Friday 6 March 2015

Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Today I am joining in with the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop which has been organised by Amy Tsuruta for the coffee loving cardmakers group. You can find all the details and other entries here. We were asked to make a card with the theme of Coffee, Tea or Cocoa and a Spring feel to it. I chose to go with tea, since I have more stamps and dies that are tea related than coffee ones. Here is my entry.


I used a 5" x 7" white landscape card blank and added some pretty patterned paper from Graphic 45's Botanical Tea collection. Where the papers joined I covered the seam with some Spring Rain Papertrey card which I had diecut with a Cottage Cutz "Tea Time Border" die. I used some of Ken Oliver's Stick It adhesive before I cut the border and I can highly recommend it as it saves so much fiddling about with glue and is really secure. 

The fancy teapot, cups and saucers and teaspoons were all cut and stamped with My Favourite Things Die-namics "Always Time For Tea" stamp and die set and more of the Graphic 45 Botanical Tea papers. They were added to the card with some clear foam tape for added dimension. Finally the sentiment, also from the same MFT stamp set, was added (appropriately) in Espresso Truffle Memento dye ink.

I decided to make a second card, which was almost identical to the first, apart from the design and position of the tea set. I wanted to ensure that the text on the background paper was visible on each card since it is a quote about tea and friendship and ties in nicely with my chosen sentiment.


There are already over 400 entries in this blog hop - that's an awful lot of beautiful inspiration! Thank you for taking the time to read this far! 

Lynn

34 comments:

  1. This is awesome love the row of teapots, lovely colors it's all about spring.

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  2. Love both of your cards and that sentiment is so sweet! They really look like Spring!

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  3. What a pretty and feminine card! Love the tea pots!

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  4. So pretty, love all the die cutting!
    Thanks for joining in the fun♡

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  5. What an adorable card! You have some fabulous die cuts!

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  6. Two very pretty Springtime tea cards! Great layout and what a sweet tea border. Just wonderful. Bev

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  7. How pretty! Love all the die cut elements ♥

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  8. Lovely card. That tea time border is adorable.

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  9. Such a pretty card! I love that blue borders of tea!

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  10. Sweet pot of tea and I love your use of the dies, so beautiful.

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  11. Love your pretty card. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly {blogspot}

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  12. What a gorgeous die cut and I just LOVE that patterned paper!!! :)

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  13. This is great!! I love your border of tea pots!!
    Thank you for your inspiration!!! I am lovin’ the coffee lovers Blog Hop.
    Have a blessed day DIANA L.

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  14. Lovely cards--I like the tea time border.

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  15. What a pretty way to use those graphic 45 papers, Lynn, love your tea card and that tea pot! So glad to see you at the hop, hope to see you next time!

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  16. Lynn what pretty papers you used lovely design!

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  17. Both cards are very pretty, love the tea pots and sentiments.

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  18. Both cards is fun and I just love love this paper by Graphic 45

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  19. Great papers! Love that border!

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  20. Very pretty paper; one of my favorite G45 collections.

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  21. Amazing teapot border- lovely card.

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  22. pretty border of teapots :-)

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  23. These are both such lovely creations! I love the mix and match of the romantic patterns. I am now following your blog!

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