Let's Get This Par-TEA Started!

Yes, indeed, let's get this par-TEA started and win some Blog Candy!

My aunt is in her 90s and she is a great admirer of my cards, so of course, I keep mailing them to her! She is a tea drinker so I thought she would be the perfect card recipient when I came across this image of a teacup in my stash. The card layout came from a sketch that I used in a previous challenge ages ago.

Double Trouble Challenge #152 is participating in the Fall-Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. It's  worth playing along! Double Trouble lasts for one week only to coincide with the Coffee Lovers Challenge.

There are specific details at the Double Trouble Blog but in summary:

Thing 1 (required): Trouble Maker is reminding us that the time is here to create at least one card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. You are free to enter cards continually for the duration of the challenge at Coffee Lovers but no more than four cards at Double Trouble.

Thing 2 (optional): Double Dare is asking you to be sure to link your coffee-tea-cocoa-cider project HERE. Then watch on the days that drawings are made to see if you have won a prize.

Thing 3 (optional): Isn't it just like Twisted Sister to change things up? She wants you to include a sentiment that uses a pun. I really did not want to add my pun to the front of my card, so inside of the card, I handwrote, "Let's get this par-tea started."

We've made a change in our routine for this challenge - we have BLOG CANDY! Each Design Team member has a giveaway for those who wish to play along. We hope you'll visit each member's individual blog, view the prize, and leave a comment - BUT - this will not qualify you for the prizes. After viewing each individual blog, go back to the Double Trouble Blog and leave a comment. From those comments, we will randomly select the names of Blog Candy recipients. Please join in the fun. A photo of the items in my Blog Candy giveaway is below. 

To clarify, the Double Trouble Challenge #152 closes on Friday, November 10, 2023, along with the Coffee Lovers Challenge. Be sure to check back at both challenges to see if you have won any prizes.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate your comments and wish you good luck in winning blog candy.

Melanie

Materials

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White & Basic Black

Paper: Paper Rose "Katie's Tea Party"

Sentiment: Paper Rose Sentiments Sheet

Misc.: Clear droplets and CTMH thin foam tape

BLOG CANDY:

La-la Land Crafts "Astronaut Marci and her Stellar Friends"

(One of the stamps has been gently used, the dies have not been used.)

Includes two stamps with four images and a variety of sentiments.

Also includes three die sets - a four-piece spaceship, a three-piece satellite, and a one-piece  moonscape.

A Delightful Day

 

It's time for another biweekly sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. This is Challenge #630, which began on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, and will be closing on Sunday, November 5, 2023. The required sketch is shown below. This challenge also has an option to include a theme of warm drinks. For example, cocoa, coffee, tea, cider, etc. I went with what could be any warm, steamy beverage, but my personal choice would be coffee.

My interpretation of the sketch is obvious, at least to me. I used the edge of a plate for the large curve of the partial circle shape, hand-cutting it from patterned paper and backing it with blue cardstock. The mug was simply cut with my trimmer. The blue half circle and the mug's white handle were die-cut along with the flourishes representing steam. The sentiment was stamped and die-cut. I popped up several elements with foam tape and then added the white enamel dots. The card front was adhered to a layer of blue cardstock and then onto a white card base. I always decorate the inside of my cards with a little something. This time I used scraps of patterned paper and flourishes.

If you haven't tried our sketch challenges, we urge you to join us at the TSOT #630 Blog and play along in our challenge fun. Every Tuesday, we begin a new biweekly challenge so there is always a challenge underway. 

I appreciate your visiting my blog and thank you for your comments.

Blessings...

Melanie

Materials

Stamp: Brutus Monroe "Daisies for Days" (sentiment)

Ink: Stampin' Up! Boho Blue

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic White, Boho Blue, Baked Brown Sugar

Patterned Paper: CTMH (Toffee mix-in)

Dies: Brutus Monroe "Daisies for Days" (sentiment), Kokorosa "Large Dragonflies"  (flourishes), Hero Arts Infinity (circles)

Misc.: CTMH thin foam tape & Spellbinder enamel dots

Size: A2 (5.5" x 4.25")