This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is "Anything But a Card". I put a lot of thought into my design for this inspiration project. Since it is a tea bag holder, I decided that Dream Garden, with its oriental flair, would be the perfect set to ink up! I worked with a technique that I rarely use, brayering, and selected a color which I never use...Cameo Coral. Sit back with a nice cup of hot tea, and enjoy today's "Dream for the PPA"! Mmmm...make mine Peach, please!
The Stampin' Schach Tips:
- Summer Sun was lightly brayered onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. A 1" circle was then punched out of a sticky note using the 1" Circle Punch and positioned onto the previously brayered area. The area was then brayered again with Summer Sun, and the sticky note circle removed.
- Cameo Coral was brayered onto the top of the cardstock and extended toward the Summer Sun section. For a smooth transition, I sponged additional Cameo Coral into the Summer Sun area.
- The images from Dream Garden were inked with Jet Black StazOn and embossed with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder.
A wonderful tutorial by Beate Johns for making the tea bag holder can be viewed by Clicking Here. To learn more about brayering, Michelle Zindorf's tutorial is a wealth of information. I plan on making several of these to give as little "thank-you" gifts for the tea drinkers in my life. They also work great for flat squares of chocolate!
Have fun with this week's challenge! Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think about today's project. And remember, please do not hesitate to email me if you have questions about the techniques that I use or the cards that I make. Until next time...
Have fun with this week's challenge! Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think about today's project. And remember, please do not hesitate to email me if you have questions about the techniques that I use or the cards that I make. Until next time...
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Stamp Set: Dream Garden (114395); Inks: Cameo Coral (103035), Summer Sun (100537), Jet Black StazOn (101406); Designer Series Paper: Kaleidoscope---inside of holder (115680); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Textured Cameo Coral (108697---Earth Elements assorted), Basic Black(102851); Tools: Brayer (102395), Stamping Sponges (101610), Heat Tool (100005), Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (109130), 1" Circle Punch (109046); Glitz and Glam: Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (115605)
24 comments:
Wow!!! what a cute idea. I never would have thought after seeing the sneek peak, that this would be a tea bag holder. I think it's just peachy... love your work.
hugs
Darlene-Joy
Really gorgeous! I love those rich colors and the embossing really makes this card. Beautiful.
Wow, Ann! The embossing and the brayering are beautiful! Thanks for the links to the tutorials. I think that I am going to make several tea bag holders as thank you gifts for my son's teachers!
I love your tea bag holder... love those colors. Hugs,
Oooooh, that is gorgeous!!!
Wow, Beautiful!
Gorgeous - love your brayer effect! I am too chicken to try it but I love the results when I see other people do it! Very elegant card!
Sorry - very elegant tea bag holder :)
Ann, this is Dreamy! I couldn't resist. I love what you have done with this SCENIC card!
Over the moon! LOL. Beautiful and perfectly constructed as always. Glad it didn't turn out to be a tattoo. Hugs. Mary
Abosolutely wonderful!!!
Oh Ann....that is just beautiful! I must get this set...I missed it. How you have used it is absolutely stunning! I love the embossing...makes it all just pop right off the page, but the geisha look very demure!
Stunning! Love the color combo. As usual, you rock! Love the idea for the tea bag holder, too!
What a great idea for a small gift. As usual, you did a beautiful job with the colors. And embossing is my favorite technique to use. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oooooh, this is very pretty! Love that it's a teabag holder, too! :) tfs
The brayering you've done is great! I have a hard time with it, so happy to see it is possible-lol! Glad you used Cameo Coral- one of my faves! :)
Beautiful! I love the coral tones!
Beautiful, as usual! I hope there was camomile tea in there! :o)
You did a terrific job!
This is beautiful, Ann! I love the colors and the technique you used! Great idea for gift-giving! Thanks so much for sharing! Great job with the challenge!
WOW! Ann, stunning creation. I love the colors and the embossing. You did a fabulous job!
Have a great day!
Hugs, Arlene
The colors and blending of the sky looks wonderful! I would have never thought of doing a tea bag holder. Thanks for the great idea!
Absolutely stunning, Ann.
You are a true artist.
Oh WOW -- this is absolutely stunning!!
Another beauty. I love that you combined the brayering with the embossing. Really beautiful!
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