MMTPT179, Teal, Flowers, Hearts & Angels!

Hello, Happy New Year Everyone! This is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT179. This weeks challenge is to include teal, flowers, hearts and Angels. The Destination Station this week is fellow SCSer Sonja (Soni B). Last year wasn't the best for Sonja, so we are sending wishes for a new and better year!

I already had this Angel Riley sitting on my desk. He's coloured with copics and covered in glass micro beads.

I used taken with teal, with a layer of white embossed with little hearts, and dp on the bottom with flowers.

Riley is popped up, and I finished it with white taffeta ribbon.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

MMTPT172, Will & Nate are 6!

Hello, I made these cars for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT172! The Destination Station this week is to Will and Nate Renz, the twin sons of Katie Renz, who recently lost her battle with cancer. The boys will be celebrating their 6th birthday on November 19th, the first without their Mom, so we're making sure they gets lots of extra birthday wishes!

So I couldn't think of what car stamps I had and decided to search SCS for a punch art car. Fortunately Lynn Pratt had just posted this car with a link to her free template, how perfect was that!

So I made each boy there own cool bug with personalized license plates!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

MMTPT171, Diva Cat!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT171! This weeks challenge is all about bling & cats, two of my favorite things! The Destination Station is happy mail to John & Jane who have 2 diva cats of there own!

I don't know where the cat stamp is from, but I stamped it in memento ink and then coloured him/her with copics. Of course he/she had to have a rhinestone necklace!

This is a center step card, and I managed to use up some more dp scraps. This was actually paper I made using glossy white, a couple of reinkers and then I spritzed on some gold smooch.

The sentiment is from a MFP set called Speedy The Cat's Friends, I popped it up on a tag from spellbinders fancy tags die.

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

MMTPT170, Mosaic!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT170! This week we were to try our hand at mosaic! This weeks Destination Station is to fellow Teapotter Kathy (CAKath).

I used the Elements of Style set, one of my favorites! I coloured the image with copics, using R20, R11 & R000 for the flowers and YG61 & YG63 for the leaves. I also shaded around the image using C1 and colourless blender. Then I cut the image into squares & glued them onto black.

The card base is black, with a layer of blushing bride embossed with the vintage wallpaper EF. The main image panel is popped up and I added some dazzling diamonds to the flower centers. It's finished off with some black taffeta ribbon and black gems in the bottom corner to balance it out!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT169, Teaparty Kong Style!

Hi out there, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT169! Better late than never! This weeks challenge is all about taking the King out of Kong so he can relax and behave at the Teaparty!

Well it may not be the real King Kong, but Riley as King Kong should work just as well, I know he'll behave! I met some of the requirements, bananas, trees and even some monkey friends who wore hats to the party! lol

The papers are from Daisy D's Bambino pad!

The sentiment is from MFP's Floral Tea set.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT167, Fishing Riley Referee!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT167! This weeks challenge was to make a masculine card, with vertical black & white stripes, or horizontal rainbow stripes, and a fishing theme...I think I got everything! lol

This weeks Destination Station is to Chip in Ohio, he is the husband of fellow teapotter Karen (Redbugdriver). It sounds like Chip has had terrible problems with his foot resulting in his latest surgery (partial amputation), requiring him to be away from home for the next 3-6 weeks at a rehabiliation center. Hopefully this happy mail will make the time fly by!

I used Fishing Riley and coloured him with copics.

I love how this turned out, but I can't take full credit, I was inspired by this awesome card from PickleTree!

Recipe
Stamps: Fishing Riley
Paper: black, white, real red, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, certainly celery, bashful blue, baja breeze, dp welcome neighbour, recollections
Ink: memento tuxedo black, baja breeze, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie
Accessories: copics, Fiskars wave punch, die-namics sun & rainbow, ProvoCraft fish die, dimensionals, ribbon, button, twine, cupcake punch (cloud)

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT166, Get Well Hydrangea!

Hi All, I made this card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT166! This weeks Destination Station is to Sharon, who has had multiple surgeries on her foot that has been very problematic, and she needs some cheering up!

I also used the MOJO Monday sketch MOJO209!

Since Sharon loves hydrangeas, I decided to try and make one! This stamp is called Fat Mice Flower from Totally Stampalicious. I masked off the flower (which was a daisy) stamped the image, and coloured with copics.

The 3D hydrangea was easy, just fiddly! I punched 3 circles from wisteria wonder, 1-1/8", 3/4" & 1/2". Attach the 3/4" circle to the larger circle with dimensionals, and the the 1/2" circle on top of that with dimensionals. Then I punched 26 of the small flowers with the MS hydrangea punch. I added a drop of liquid pearls to the center, sponged the edges...very fiddly...and then shaped them so the petals curved up. I used liquid tombo glue to apply them, starting at the top and working my way down. It also helped to have my paper piercer handy or anything with a pointy end to help press them into place.

Recipe
Stamps: Fat Mice Flower, Ladybugs & carnation (MFP sentiment)
Paper: concord crush, wisteria wonder, white, certainly celery, dp cheerful treat
Ink: memento tuxedo black, concord crush, wisteria wonder, certainly celery
Accessories: copics, MS hydrangea, liquid pearls, circle punches, ribbon, MS rose leaf punch, butterfly EF, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT163, A Teaparty For Michelle!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT163! This weeks Destination is Michelle, it sounds like she's has alot of stress in her life lately, so we're having a teaparty to celebrate a new beginning!

We were to bring girly, flourishes, pearly curly things etc. I was able to fit a few of those things in!

The teacup image is from Mark's Finest Papers Floral Tea set. I recently saw this post by Maureen, and loved the circle punch technique so I had to try it!

The background and the heart are embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper EF.

I was too late to enter it, but I used the sketch from a new Blog Freshly Made Sketches FMS1.

I hope she likes it!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT162, Eula's 109!!!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT162. This week we are making Birthday cards to send to Eula for her 109th Birthday! She sounds like an amzing woman.

We were supposed to bring something beautiful to us. I do love flowers, and colour but my card today represents my love of crafting. I had some little white strips left from another project and they made me think of the faux trellis I have wanted to try, and my SU stamps don't get inked up nearly enough, so this is my first flower trellis! I hope Eula likes it!

The card base is black, with a layer of daffodil delight embossed with the vintage wallpaper EF.

I stamped the image from SU Elements of Style, 2 times and coloured with copics. The image and the frame were made with the octagon nesties. Then I cut some of the flowers from the 2nd piece and popped them up with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Silhouette Sentiments set, punched out with the MS tag. I thought I was done, finishing it off with some black taffeta ribbon & micro brads, but decided it needed a bit of glitter, so I added that too!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT161, Ladybug, Ladybug...

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT161! This week we are to bring ladybugs, lots of ladybugs!

This weeks Destination Station is Fort Lupton, Colorado to Julie (julesanne). Julie is a fellow teapotter, who just had extensive back surgery, so we are sending her well wishes this week!

The image I used is from Bugaboo Stamps, it was a freebie awhile back, which fits todays challenge perfectly!

I coloured the image with copics. Then I coloured an extra flower and popped it up.

The card base is real red, with a layer of white and a layer of garden green dp.

The main image is popped up, and I finished it off with some taffeta ribbon!

Have a great day!
Laurie

MMTPT160, Blue Bird!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT160! We were to bring birds, hearts & ribbon...I didn't realize til after it was done that it was blue ribbon...oh well, at least the bird is blue! lol

The Destination Station this week is to Barbara a friend of a fellow Teapotter's Mother who is facing another round of ovarian cancer.

I decided I wanted to use my 2-step bird punch and make a Blue Jay so I did a search in the Gallery at SCS and found this awesome post by AnnetteMac! So I did my best to case her blue jay!

The card base is blushing bride, with a layer of white embossed with the love language EF. The bird was punched out of white and coloured with copics. The beak & eye are black cs.

The branches are wild wasabi also made with the 2-step bird punch, and the flowers were made with the 3 flower punch. I first put liquid pearl in the center of the flowers, bu I can never get the peeks to go down, so I sprinkled on some dazzling diamonds glitter.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT157, Bouncy Hello!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT157! This weeks Destination Station is to someone on the list of the Hugs and Hope for Sick Kids!
We are to bring happy upbeat cards in green, blue and yellow! Well when I read that, I immediately thought of Bouncy Ball Riley! He's definitely Happy and Upbeat!

I cased myself with the layout to save time. I coloured Riley with copics, matted with daffodil delight and popped them up.

The card base is pacific point, with a layer of wild wasabi and then white embossed with the swirl EF. I hope this brings a smile!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT156, Miss Gingey!

Hello, well I was so busy getting ready for the 2 releases last week, I'm very late to the teaparty! I guess it's cold tea and no cookies for me this week! lol

This weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT156 is going to a fellow Teapotter, and it's a surprise who it will be, what fun!

Since it was July when the challenge was first posted we are going with a Christmas in July gingerbread theme!

I used a Gingey image from Bugaboo Stamps, and for the layout I cased myself and copied a card I made last week!

The cardstock is cajun craze, with certainly celery and vanilla. The dp is from a Daisy D's pad.

I coloured the image with copics and added glitter to the big candy and you can;t really see it, but I also added crystal effects to the icing on Gingey!

I finished it off with some copper cording and a mini Christmas ornament!

recipe
Stamps: Bugaboo Ginger
Paper: cajun craze, certainly celery, white, very vanilla, Daisy D's
Ink: cajun craze
Accessories: copics, crystal effects, dazzling diamonds, die-namics, copper cord, mini ornament, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT155, Just Chillin'!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT155! This week we are to bring happy colours, critters, think comical, fun, and cheerful!

I'm using Poppi Penguin, this is a sneak peek because he will be available in stamp form at Totally Stampalicious on July 28th! When I read the challenge and we were asked to include a funny joke, I always thought a penguin joke my Hubby told our Daughter years ago was funny.

The Destination Station this week is to a brave young 13yr old who is about to have his 17th surgery. He loves jokes so we're hoping to tickle his funny bone!

I stamped Poppi Penguin twice and coloured him with copics. I added crystal effects to his glass and popsicle. I chose the picture so you could see the shine!

The card base is black with dp from Amanda Blu. I made the dotted panel using the SU dot, dot, dot stamp.

Here's what it says inside:

A man drives to a gas station and has his tank filled up. While doing this
the clerk spots two penguins sitting on the back seat of the car. He asks
the driver, "What's up with the penguins in the back seat?"

The man in the car says, "I found them. I asked myself what to do with
them but, I haven't a clue."

The clerk ponders a bit then says, "You should take them to the zoo."

"Yeah, that's a good idea," says the man in the car and drives away.

The next day the man with the car is back at the same gas station. The
clerk sees the penguins are still in the back seat of the car.

"Hey, they're still here! I thought you were going to take them to the zoo!"

"Oh, I did," says the driver, "and we had a great time. Today I'm taking
them to the movies."

LOL, well I think it's funny, I hope Jake does too!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT154, Daisies & Bees!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge, MMTPT154. The destination station this week is to Rita, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The challenge this week is to bring at least 3 daisies (oops) birdies, bumblebees, but No trees! Well I didn't bring a tree, but I fell short on the daisies and I have a butterfly & ladybugs instead of a bird...I guess it's the back door for me!

I used last weeks MOJO198 sketch for my card today.

This is Deacon Bugs, he is a Bugaboo image available in stamp form from Totally Stampalicious. I coloured him with copics and added some crystal effects to the ladybugs & bee, some glitter to the bees wings & tiny gems to the flower centers.

The card base is riding hood red, with a layer of white and a layer of daffodil delight dp. On the white side I stamped it with a stamp from the SU Polkadots & Petals set in black to look like the teapot.

The faux stitching was made with the zigzag sew easy tool and a 0.3 black copic liner.

The strips are just scrap dp I had and the butterfly was made with the sizzix die & daffodil delight. I sponged the edges lightly with riding hood red and added a couple red gems in the center.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT152, I've Got Your Number!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT152! This weeks challenge is to include numbers!

It's tickle a Teapotter week, which means this weeks Destination is to a fellow Teapotter, and it's a secret who, but I know these numbers apply to almost every stamp addict! lol

This is the lovely Stampalicious Scarlette, isn't she just perfect for this challenge! I coloured Scarlette with copics, and I tried to stick with the colours of the inspiration teapot.

The card base is poppy parade, with a layer of certainly celery. The background on the celery is a stamp...actually many stamps. It's called Get Organized from cdstamps.com (it may not be available any more). It's meant to organize your stamping stuff, but I keep all the stamps on the acetate as they came, inked it up and stamped in onto the background piece. The edges are sponged and I used a white poster paint sharpie to dot around the edges.

Scarlette is popped up, and so is the sentiment which is also in the Scarlette set from Totally Stampalicious. The leaves were made with the sizzix little leaves die, and the flowers with the boho blossom punch. I finished it off with some little black gems for the flower centers!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT151, Designer Dodge Balls!

Hello I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT151! This weeks challenge is to bring round cards, I'm so glad I bought this die last week, it's perfect for round cards.

This weeks Destination Station is to Sandy, a friend of fellow Teapotter Charlene (Cookiebaker) who is currently undergoing chemo for her second bout with breast cancer. Because of this, I decided to use Breast Cancer Stella, from Totally Stampalicious, but I didn't use the traditional pink!

The colours I used are this weeks colour challenge colours CC328, cherry night cakes!

Stella was coloured with copics, I paper pieced her dress and added pearls for earrings.

The card base was made with a Marianne Designs Die LR0112. The card stock was folded in half and then I placed the die off the fold a bit for the front & back would stay attached.

The faux denim was made earlier, please follow this link for the Faux Denim Tutorial!

The branches were made with the 2 step bird punch. The button is chipboard, I covered it with cardstock to match and tied on some linen thread.

Stamps: Breast Cancer Stella
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Vanilla Neenah solar crest, SU dp
Ink: memento tuxedo black, night of navy, crumb cake
Accessories: copics, petite oval/scallop nesties, circle nesties, Marianne Designs LR0112, distressing tool, 2 step bird punch, linen thread, dimensionals, chipboard button


Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT150, Get Well Wishes From Charlie!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT150! This weeks Destination Station is to Jessica, the daughter of fellow teapotter Cathy (Mutnik) who was seriously injured in a fall while riding her horse this week. You can find all the info here!

I used Charlie Horse from Cleardollarstamps.com, this is 2 different stamps, Charlie Daisy and Charlie Gets Giddy! Isn't he perfect to cheer up a horse lover!

I coloured both images with copics, masked the horses and sponged in some clouds with soft sky and a scallop circle for the cloud mask. The flowers Charlie is holding were cut out and I added some really thin strips for stems and hand cut a couple leaves. All the flowers have tiny pink gems in the centers.

I loved the 5x7 double twisted easel, so I decided to try & make another size. So here's a tip you can learn by my mistakes, you MUST start with a square piece of cardstock! If it's not square, it won't work.
So for this card I started with a 5.5" square piece of cardstock.
Score in half at 2.75"
Then cut the unscored side at 2.75" down to the score line
I found this cool design on Kim's blog here, just scroll down a bit, you can follow her pictures and these measurements!

The finished card when folded is 2.75" x 5.1/2"
For some reason the light makes the panels look slightly different in colour, but they aren't IRL.

I used a label punch from SU for the sentiment which is from Mark's Finest Papers set Ladybugs & Carnation. It's popped up to work as the stopper, and I dressed it up with some flowers with gemstone centers, and some sheer ribbon!

Stamps: CDS Charlie Daisy, Charlie Gets Giddy, MFP Ladybugs & Carnation
Paper: pretty in pink, white, certainly celery, dp Echo Park-a walk in the park
Ink: black, soft sky, certainly celery, daffodil delight
Accessories: copics, scallop circle mask, gems, ribbon, SU label punch, marvy flower punches, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT149, CAS Flowers!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Teapot Tuesday Challenge MMTPT149! It's a clean & Simple challenge with flowers! I used the teapot for inspiration! This weeks Destination Station is to Lindsay! She's has been battling cancer, even during her pregnancy, I can't imagine how scary that must have been! She is now having to undergo a heavy dose of chemo and will be confined to the hospital for a month.

Since Lindsay loves to buy and give homemade cards, along with the cards we are sending her, we are sending the pieces for her to put together & make her own cards!

My card to Lindsay is a get well card, but for the card I'm sending for her to put together, it says Happy Birthday, you can never have enough of those!

It's definitely a CAS card! The card base is tempting turquoise with 2 pieces of white embossed with the swiss dot EF. The sentiments are from Mark's Finest Papers - Ladybugs & Carnation. The flowers were made with the sizzix Birds & Blooms die and the leaf with the sizzix little leaves die.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

MMTPT148, Sync or Swim!

Hello, I made this for this weeks Teapot Tuesday challenge MMTPT148! This week we were to bring 2 or more of the exact same thing something!

This wonderful image was provided to us by fellow teapotter Leigh from Happileigh Scrappin!

I have 3 swimmers dressed the same with the same teacups and 3 purple flower gems on the caps!

The image was coloured with copics, and I added melon copic atyou spica to the teacups, glitter in the water and the little flower gems.

The image was cut out with the mega rectangle nesties and matted on a scallop rectangle.

The card base is elegant eggplant, with a layer of cosmo cricket dp. The panel going across was made using a mask that I cut wavey, then I sponged in soft sky and marina mist. I finished this piece off by tracing along the waves with a glue marker and adding glitter.

The sentiment is from a Mark's Finest Papers set called Floral Tea. It`s punched out with a MS tag punch.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie