Hi everyone,

Are you glad it’s the weekend? I definitely am. I’ve had a lovely craft class yesterday making some Christmas projects. We even celebrated a birthday and had birthday cake.  The rest of this weekend I will be preparing for the Craft Alive show in Morwell which runs from Friday to Sunday next week. 

I’ve been inspired by a couple of challenges for this card. I started off with the Just Add Ink Challenge of Just Add “H” – this could be a technique, stamp set, background, object. 

These challenges always makes me feel like I need to browse through a dictionary because I want to pick something unusual. Flipping through my stamp sets, I came across the Tea Together stamp set and my brain just went “High tea”. So there you have it – my “H” component. 

My layout was inspired by the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenge sketch which provided so many possibilities. Sketches are great to work with as it gives your project some direction to go in.

To start off, I stamped the images on Shimmery White cardstock. I stamped off on scrap paper first and then stamped the image to have a lighter outline. This is my first attempt at some no-line watercolouring. Using an Aqua Painter and ink refills, I added Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and a little bit of Pretty Peacock to highlight the images blending the stamped outline.  I left the layers to dry a little between colours. To get a nice water colour look, create a wash with the colours so they are not intense but instead a bit runny.

Leave the images to dry and make sure it’s completely dry by using your heat tool. Then run them through the die cutting machine. I masked the bottom of the images with post-it-notes and stamped the leaf image – once in full strength and once second stamping. I love how this little tea set turned out. 

The Gray Granite Designer Series Paper is from the Come to Gather pack and is one of those sheets that could get lost among the darker, Autumn colours in this pack. It’s what I call, a hidden gem – something that could be missed in the catalogue . As we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia it’s easy to flick past some of these pages. These papers are beautiful and there are some sheets in neutral shades which are great for so many projects. 

Finally I added the Balmy Blue Gingham from our Subtles Designer Series Pack and some of the Gray Granite Textured Ribbon. The sentiment is from the Host stamp set – Time for Tags and I’ve die cut it with the tag from the Cup of Cheer dies. I’ve stamped the tag with the frame stamp from Very Versailles which is a lovely set to add texture to your cards. 

Now all I need are my scones and chicken and cucumber sandwiches!

Measurements 

• Gray Granite – 14.8cm x 21cm (scored in half)
• Shimmery White – 16.5cm x 8.5cm 
• Come to Gather DSP – 12cm x 10.5
• Gingham – 2cm x 10.5cm (2 strips)
• Whisper White – scrap (for tag)

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Product List

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $38.00	Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set [149275] $40.00	Time For Tags Cling Stamp Set [149423] $22.00	Tea Time Dies [149697] $37.00
Cup Of Cheer Dies [151150] $52.00	Twinkle Builder Punch [146321] $31.00	Come To Gather Designer Series Paper [150454] $20.00	Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149615] $20.00
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad [147118] $13.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [150090] $6.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [147168] $6.50	Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [147163] $6.50
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Gray Granite 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [147656] $13.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00