Hi there sweet and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here today on The Greetery Blog! Hope you’re having a wonderful Summer and enjoyed a fun 4th of July holiday! To share with you today, I made a sweet Summer tea party card! I used a fresh color palette that inspired me from an Instagram post with some cool graphic art. I am always inspired by color palettes! These happy teacups are perfect for a “just because” card. I love the blues together with that pop of orange and stripes for good measure.
My finished card is a cream A2 card base, layered with blue and white striped patterned paper, then a cream layer to feature the teacups. I used the Sips Tea Dies set to die cut three teacups. I gently inked the edges of the cups with darker blue ink. I also splattered on some white paint. I used the Lemon Blossom Die set to die cut two oranges and two leaf clusters. I inked and splattered those too. On the cream panel I used just a small portion of the Flourished Phrases Merry Stencil to add a little flourish to that top left corner. I used the small flowers from the Sweetest Corners Stamp Set to add flowers to two of the cups. Be sure to look at your stamp and supplies in new ways!!
The sentiment was stamped in black ink onto cream cardstock. I used the Sign Off Sentiments stamps and matching dies for the sentiment. I stacked the teacups and affixed them to the card with foam tape. Then I tucked in those little sweet oranges under the stack. (My favorite tea is the Good Earth Sweet and Spicy tea which has orange on the package!) What is your favorite tea? A few tiny orange hearts complete my card.
That’s it for my project for today. Wishing you a delightful rest of your Summer. I hope you have a lovely and creative day. It’s always my pleasure to share with you, and I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, stay cool and keep on crafting!! XO Wanda
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SUPPLIES:
- Sweetest Corners stamp set
- Flourished Phrases Merry stencil
- Lemon Blossom die
- Sign Off Sentiments stamp set and die
- Sips Tea stamp + cut combo
- Cream and shades of blue cardstock
- Distress Inks
- Enamel Dot Hearts (Doodlebug)
- Striped paper (Doodlebug)
- White paint
9 comments
Such a sweet summer Sippin’ Tea make, Wanda!!
So very summery and refreshing!
So cool! Michigan is feeling like California these days. 90’s and we are not getting rain that we need. I love the sentiment set. I haven’t been doing too much crafting lately. Lots of outdoor work, done very early before the heat sets in. Thanks for sharing this, so beautiful! Hugs
Hi, Wanda and Betsy et al –
This is so pret-tea! I love your color choices, Wanda. I think it’s an impossibility of the universe for Wanda to make a bad card, actually…
Lori S in PA
Love your card Wanda! The tea cups are a fav of mine and your oranges make a wonderful combination. The flourishes are The Perfect touch!
Btw, I’m a coffee enthusiast except for iced tea in the summer. 🤗 Thx so much for the inspiration!
Wanda, this is adorable! I love those blue tea cups and the oranges! Such a fun summer card!
Your card is so sweet Wanda! Love the blues and orange and those little hearts – just wonderful! Thank you!
Such a sweet card; love the colors and design layout!
Wanda…what a delightful and pretty card…. all those creative ways to use your other stamps/dies…who would have thought?….Blue and orange….I would not have known those colors go well together until now…using the lemon as an orange….my goodness…and that little flourish at the top!! Your supply list is cool, too! So busy w/ veggie gardening, I have not had much time crafting with cards…