"My Cup of Tea": Lawn Fawn Inspiration Week

Good evening, everyone!  Welcome to the last night of October's Lawn Fawn inspiration week!  Tonight we are showcasing the new set "My Cup of Tea"....I am sure you can guess the theme.  Tee hee!  I combined the set with two others in order to really customize the sentiment.

I should preface this by saying that my mom loves ALL dishes.  I don't think she has ever met one she didn't like...well, unless it had a chip.  Tee hee!  She also LOVES beautiful teapots and matching teacups and/or mugs, depending on the style.  When I saw this stamp set, I immediately thought of her.  So, I wanted to make this card in honor of my wonderful mama...so the sentiment had to be just for her!

The challenges that I created this for will be listed and linked at the bottom of my post.  Here is what I came up with!

  "Love You, Mom!" supplies: 

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (purple) & Papertrey Ink (vintage cream) 

Paper: Glitz Design (Dance in Sunshine: Polka, Damask)

Stamps: Lawn Fawn (My Cup of Tea, Say Cheese Too! & Sophie's Sentiments sets)

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: eggplant, marigold, leather)

Distress Ink/Blending tool: Tim Holtz (antique linen)

Lace/Button: craft supply

Ribbon: Renaissance by Design

Twine: May Arts

Flowers: Recollections

Jewels: Doodlebug Designs

Glitter: DecoArt

Label die: Spellbinders (Fancy Tags Three)

Diecut Machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft

Instructions:  Make card from purple cardstock.  Cut damask paper slightly smaller, then cover the top with yellow dotted paper.  Wrap green crocheted lace around the middle, then adhere to the front.  Fold ribbon ends as shown, then adhere to the middle of the lace.  Diecut the label from cream cardstock, distress ink the edges and adhere to the middle.  Tie a double bow from twine, thread a button around the middle and then adhere to the lower left corner of the label.  Stamp the teapot to cream cardstock, cut out and cover in glitter. Adhere the teapot to the label, overlapping the twine bow, then stamp the hearts coming from the spout.  Cut a banner edge to a cream cardstock strip, distress ink the edges and stamp the sentiment to it.  Adhere below the label, and then accent the left side with two paper flowers.  Add purple jewels to the label to finish.

So, this stamp set begs the question... what is your favorite kind of tea?  I live in Montana, so I am a lover of hot drinks when it is cold outside- which is a LARGE portion of the year.  Apparently I am very "British" when it comes to how I prefer my tea...because unless it is mint or orange tea- I prefer cream and a bit of sugar (splenda) in mine.  My latest tea fave is this cinnamon tea I picked up in Kenya.  There aren't many just plain cinnamon teas out there that I fancy...but I LOVE this one.  I will be so sad once it is all gone...which means I will just have to plan another trip to Kenya! Tee hee!  I have this coconut chai tea that really love too, and it is decaf.  And I can't forget the one forever favorite- Constant Comment orange tea.  My girlfriends and I used to sit in Perkins for hours, just chatting, eating a slice of pie and making as many cups of tea possible with the one teabag we each had.  Such good memories from high school and college.  

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Lawn Fawn gals have come up with using "My Cup of Tea"!! ♥♥♥

Chari Moss

Chan Vuong
Julie Campbell
Latisha Yoast
Lea Lawson  {You are here!!}
Lynnette Kauffman
Teri Anderson
Tiffany Johnson

Nichol Magouirk

And as always, there will be lots of giveaways on the Lawn Fawn blog this week!!  Click on these links and follow the comment instructions for your chance!! 

 Win all THREE sets!!

Winter Fox

Sally's ABCs 

My Cup of Tea

Until later,

~Lea L.

Lovely Challenges I Used Today

-Frosted Designs Card Sketch #3

-Stampin' Royalty challenge #92- color (old olive, more mustard, so saffron, elegant eggplant)

-Lawnscapings challenge #19- add dimension

-Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge- recipe (yellow, ribbon/lace, flowers, buttons)

-Ribbon Carousel challenge #24- sparkle & bling

-The Stamping Boutique challenge #17- someone special (my mom!)