A Card for Allie

It is my niece Allie's birthday today!  And one thing that Allie & I share is our love of cardmaking (you can see a link to her blog over there on the right side of mine).  So when her birthday rolls around, I pull out all the stops to make something extra special, as I know she'll appreciate the love & work that go into it.  Being that she is a tea lover, here's what I came up with:

 This is Verve's One Cup stamp set, along with Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid Chill papers.  The dark blue cardstock & ink is Sapphire from Close To My Heart.  I coloured the cups with Copic markers and added a few translucent sequins to finish things off.

Happy Birthday, Allie!

Freshly Made Sketches #253

Here is the last card in my tea-themed set.   This time I'm using the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

Patterned papers are Urban Prairie from Basic Grey; Stamp set is One Cup, Verve; Stitched Banner and Circle STAX dies from My Favorite Things; Cups of Cheer dies from Memory Box; Onyx Black ink from Versafine; Your Next Stamp gumdrops.

Mojo Monday #484

I have my third tea-themed card to share today, using this week's Mojo Monday sketch, and Verve's One Cup stamp set:

Patterned papers are Urban Prairie by Basic Grey; Stamp set is One Cup by Verve; Stitched Square STAX die by My Favorite Things; Your Next Stamp gumdrops, Ink is Onyx Black Versafine; Cups of Cheer die, Memory Box.

Viva La Verve - tea card

I have another of my tea-themed cards to share today, this time using the first September Viva La Verve sketch, and the Verve One Cup stamp set:

I flipped the sketch!

Patterned papers are Urban Prairie by Basic Grey; Stamp set is One Cup, Verve; Enamel dots are Your Next Stamp; Cups of Cheer dies are Memory Box, Stitched banner and circle STAX dies are My Favorite Things; Versafine Onyx Black Ink;

The Challenge is back!

It's been a busy summer... and a little slower here on my blog.  I've done a lot of crafting, but mostly behind the scenes, and not a lot that I could post (yet!)... so I am very happy to be able to participate in a few challenges this week.  I've put together a set of tea-themed cards for a coworker, so I'll share them over the next few days.  First up is for The Challenge on Lesley Croghan's blog with a sketch:

Patterned papers are Urban Prairie, by Basic Grey; Stamp set is One Cup by Verve; Tilda Swirl and Cups of Cheer dies from Memory Box; Stitched Banner and Circle STAX dies from My Favorite Things;

A Tea card

You may know that I'm a huge coffee card fan... but I've also been known to have a cup of tea or two.  This Verve stamp set has the best sentiments, so I was very excited when it arrived in the mail last week!  I've used Sketch 1 for June on the Viva La Verve Sketch blog, along with the July inspiration from the Verve blog:

Patterned papers are Sunkissed by Doodlebug Designs; Cardstock is Black, White Daisy, Glacier & Cashmere, Close To My Heart; Stamp set is One Cup, Verve; Ink is Onyx Black by Versafine; Circle STAX die, My Favorite Things; Cup die, is Cups of Cheer by Memory Box; Honeydew Baker's Twine, The Twinery; Gumdrops by Your Next Stamp.