Rosey Teapot

Doesn't this teapot remind you of Grandma? It does to me! It has that old-fashioned feel. I got this stamp at a show in Buffalo this summer from the Sweet Impressions booth. I used the Our Creative Corner sketch challenge for this week. I didn't have a button I liked and I didn't add anything where the butterfly is indicated on the sketch. With the flower in the corner instead of the button, it seemed too much so I left it off.

The teapot is colored with copics. (Did I mention that I'm going to be taking the Copic Certification class here in Buffalo this month? I'm really excited about it!) After coloring it, I added Shimmerz paint to the flowers and leaves in pink and celery. The fleur di lis punch is a new one from EK Success that I got at Michael's. It folds flat! Great for storage! The dp is SU's Tea Party and the ribbon is certainly celery grosgrain. Pretty simple card. I love the spring colors!

I have one tip for you. You can see that my ribbon is wrapped around the dp. Since the paper is so thin, it always gave me trouble to tie a ribbon around it. I would always end up with another layer so I'd have cardstock to wrap it around because I'm not a fan of wrapping my ribbon around a card so that it shows on the inside. So what I did was mount the dp on a piece of some thinner cardstock I got at Walmart in a ream. (I can't think of the name of it right now, but I bought it because people love to use it for coloring with copic markers. I'm not a fan of it. I use PTI's stamper's select for that.) So you can't see the layer underneath, but the dp is now sturdy enough to wrap and tie your ribbon around. (Oh, one other thing...as I was putting this together, I noticed my dp has the SU stamp on it in the upper left-hand corner! Ugghh! Doesn't that make you mad?)

Don't forget that this will be my first week on the Copics Colour Challenge Design Team! Make sure you stop by on Wednesday when a new challenge is posted! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!
Recipe
Stamps: Sweet Impressions
Paper: PTI white, pretty in pink, certainly celery, Tea Party dp
Ink: Adirondack black
Copic Markers: Y21; YR20 & 31; RV10,21, & 23; YG11; G21; W-1
Accessories: Oval and scallop nesties, fleur di lis border punch, corner rounder, certainly celery grosgrain ribbon, Shimmerz pink and celery paint, primas, brad, dimensionals

Brilliant Pumpkin Gardens

What? What kind of title is that? I know, crazy huh? Well that's what Emily, the host of the color challenges on SCS, came up with today. Brilliant blue, pumpkin pie, and garden green. (You can find the challenge here.)I didn't think it was that unusual when I first saw the combo this morning. When I came home from work, I had no intention of making a card. But I went to my stamp room for something, and pulled out a piece of cardstock in each of these colors and kind of liked it! Then I remembered SU's Jersey Shore retired dp had these colors in it. The green in the dp is actually wild wasabi, but it's very close to garden green. Then the wheels started turning! I just received this Happiness is a Journey stamp set yesterday and it was calling me! I saw a lot of stampers use this for Christmas cards, and just had to have it! I started my card first by choosing the colors and dp. Then I looked through my sketches that I collect and came across one from Our Creative Corner that worked perfectly. I then inked up the image in brilliant blue and mounted it on the pumpkin and green. My base is PTI white, then the blue and a strip of the dp with a skinny piece of pumpkin that I scalloped with SU's punch. I'm not crazy about the sentiment...I don't think it "goes" with the card, but it was round and worked with the sketch. If I had more time I would have searched for something else, but at the moment I was happy with it! It's backed with a piece of pumpkin punched with a marvy scallop punch. When it was all put together, the top corners looked bare. Well, as luck would have it, I just went to my stamp store on Friday and bought these Candy Dots in orange, dark blue and light blue. Remember those candy dots on paper we used to eat as a kid? They look just like them! My aunt used to have a corner store and sold all sorts of candy. When we would go there to visit, she would give me a small brown paper bag to fill with whatever candy I wanted! Those candy dots alway made it into the bag! Memories! Ok, back to the card. I'm pleased with the card and this really only took about 45 minutes to make! I'm getting better at making them faster! (Big smile on my face!) Well, have a great week, and thanks for stopping by!











Recipe
Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Riveting
Paper: PTI white, brilliant blue, pumpkin pie, garden green, Jersey Shore dp
Ink: Brilliant blue
Accessories: Circle, Marvy scallop and scallop border punches, candy dots, dimensionals