Birthday card with tea cups and bunny

Hello everyone, I'm here again with a new birthday card that I made for my friend who loves tea and who always had a bunny since I've known her. 

But the story doesn't end here. Unfortunately, on his birthday, I forgot to call and say happy birthday to her. I had never done that before, and luckily I had a good excuse for doing that.

For her birthday I also bought a lot of teas and tea blends. 

And the bunny looked so ill lately that one of the vets advised to euthanise the bunny. But luckily they asked another vet who didn't see this necessary at all. So the bunny is still alive and seems really happy.

Now, about the card making. 

For the background, I used a cream white paper and embossed it with the Lace embossing folder by Tim Holtz. 

The cups were coloured with Distress inks, then I muted the colours with wet white paint. And when it was dry, I added white dots with a very fine brush and acrylic paint.

What I used:

Sizzix Texture Fades, Lace embossing folder (661824)

Sizzix Bigz die, Teatime (660234)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Carrot Bunny (665213)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Falling Hearts  (664415)

My Favorite Things, Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set

Ranger Distress inks 

Ranger embossing powder (super fine white)

etc.

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

Tea time - tag with tea cups

Hello crafty friends, I'm here to show you my first inspirational project for our May challenge over at Country View Challenges blog. Our theme is Tea Party, Birthday Party and the lovely Miriam will be your hostess.

And here is my tutorial.

I cut out a tag from chipboard with the Tag&Bookplates Sizzix die by Tim Holtz.

Then I added a layer of gesso on both sides.

When it was dry, I painted with PaperArtsy Cheesecake paint.

When the paint was dry, I stencilled the pattern of the Stampers Anonymous Flames stencil by Tim Holtz. For this, I used the Ranger Opaque Matte Texture Paste.

The cups were cut out from 300gsm watercolour paper with the Sizzix Tea Time Bigz die by Tim Holtz.

I stamped and heat embossed flowers to the middle of the cups. For this, I used the Stampers Anonymous Spring Shadows stamp set and two Ranger embossing powders (Sky Blue, Sage).

I inked the edges with Pumice Stone and Antique Linen Distress inks.

I cut out the word TEA with a retired Sizzix Strip die, the Boardwalk.

I used the Botanical Remnant Rubs to write the time on the paper of the teabag. For this, I used the "timeless" word of this set and of course, I cut off the "less".

The rose was - I think - part of the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Ephemera layers, Botanical set.

If you have a project related to our May theme, please don't hesitate to join us where you can win a £20 voucher.

With this tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Not a card

Tea time in London

During the Easter holiday, we had been in London for 8 days. And since the weather was awful (rain, rain, rain) we took to drinking tea. We really loved the Whittard of Chelsea Tea Bar at the Covent Garden.

With this card, I would like to remember those lovely moments.

The background paper was painted blue with DecoArt Spa Blue and after drying I toned it down with a little white. 

I stamped the London images with Ranger Archival Shadow Grey. 

With Schmincke ink pen I doodled white border lines onto the grey basic card and onto the blue top.

I added remnant rub-on sticker words on the cups: life, moments.

All the edges were inked with Ranger Distress Ground Expresso.

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Monday Challenge: Lets Doodle

I hope you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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12 tags of 2016 - April - Tea for two

I've just finished Tim's April tag. This month the main theme was the mosaic technique. If you click here you can see what Tim has created and here you can also find his detailed tutorial.

So with the inspiration of Tim I created this:

Actually I made this for my daughter who is away right now :-( She went to a one week camp with her class to the south of France, 1000 km from here. Before she left she told me to make her a card and because she always takes my Tim's tags from me and takes them to her room I decided to make this April tag especially for her. This is why this tag is girly.

I chose the tea theme deliberately too, since we just came back from London about a week ago.

Well, this is the brief story of my tag :-) I hope you like it!

What I used:

Sizzix Movers&Shapers Die, Tag&Bookplates by Tim Holtz (656938)

Sizzix Decorative Strip Die, Alphabetical by Tim Holtz (657482)


Sizzix Bigz Die, Tea Time by Tim Holtz (660234)

Stampers Anonymous Stamp, Reflections by Tim Holtz  (CMS111)

Ranger Distress Embossing Powder, Peeled Paint

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera, Emporium (TH93189)

Ranger Distress Ink Pads and Spray Stains (Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain, Bundled Sage, Frayed Burlap) 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Chit Chat Stickers (TH92998)