After waiting ALL day Saturday for UPS to deliver my Stampin’ Up! preorder, it finally arrived after 9:00 PM but at least it got here! I present to you my first card out of all the things! I couldn’t wait to see and use the new In Colors so I chose this stamp set and designer paper to make my Sweet Sorbet Cup of Tea Card. There are dies in the Tea Boutique Suite but for this first card, I kept it rather simple.
The card base is the very pretty color I love already, Sweet Sorbet. I also really wanted to use the new Tea Boutique 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, so I simply picked the pretty teacup print on the top of the package! I decided to simply cut a strip about 2″ wide by 5 1/4″ to put on the left side of the card.
The striped teacup is stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink on a scalloped rectangle in Basic White in the Scalloped Contours Dies. After the cup was stamped, I stamped the leafy stems with the new Parakeet Party ink. I dared to stamp the row of little flowers without much thought in Petal Pink ink but didn’t get it lined up right. If I didn’t mention it, you probably wouldn’t notice it or think that it was “wrong”. There are several greetings in the Cup of Tea Stamp Set, some larger and some really small to fit on the little tag stamp and die! I just stamped the greeting next to the cup. Now that I see the sizes of things, I would probably stamp the cup a little lower on the diecut. The diecut piece is layered on the new Starry Sky dark blue In Color. The whole piece is then popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals®.
On the inside of the card, I added a layer of Basic White with a 1″ strip of the “other side” of this same designer paper on the left side of the white layer. That way it is easier to write a message or stamp on the inside of the card.
This Tea Boutique Suite is going to offer lots of great cardmaking opportunities! There is even a matching set of Tea Boutique Cards and Envelopes to which you can add stamping, paper, and/or die cuts.
Who doesn’t enjoy a cup of tea now and then so they will certainly enjoy a Cup of Tea card!
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