Papertrey January 2011 Blog Hop Challenge

The Challenge:   New Year's Resolution

With the new year comes a clean slate along with many resolutions.  This month's blog hop challenge involves challenging yourself to use a Papertrey stamp set that has yet to see ink or even one that might be collecting a little dust! Go through your stash and see what little used treasure it might hold.  2011 is the year where what's old is new again!

     The Tea for Two set had been on my Wish List for a long time and I finally received it as a Christmas gift. This is the first card that I attempted with this set and I must say that it was a challenge. I have seen so many people use vintage doilies with this set and I really wanted to try that, but after several days of trial and error I just couldn't seem to make it work. 

Here's the card and a little tea bag pouch I made for my sister-in-law's birthday. She LOVES tea, so I know she will appreciate this little giftie!!

     I started by making the background paper on the bottom portion of the card, with a small medallion from Places, Please using Garden Green and Star Spangled Blue inks (CTMH). The small dot between each medallion was created using the smallest polka dot from Polka Dot Basics I.  I used a gold metallic pen to highlight each dot as well as a variety of dots on the rest of the card.

     The inverted scallop matting and one of the banner borders were cut from vanilla card stock and stamped with Text Style using the Vintage Tea Dye - Chamomile. The edges were distressed with both Chamomile and Chai inks. I also used the PTI Banner Border to make the green border and a thin rectangular piece (this acts as a 'table top').

     The Teapot die was used to cut the teapot, stamped with a polka dot image from Tea for Two and then mounted onto the card with dimensionals. The sentiment - from Mega Mixed Messages was stamped with blue ink and trimmed with Tea Dye Duo; a gold metallic eyelet was added and the panel was tied to the teapot handle with a thin piece of vanilla ribbon. The 'steam' from the teapot spout was created using 4 Stamping Bella gold dots.

 The inside of the card uses a sentiment from the Big Birthday Wishes set and a little medallion from Places, Please.

Card:

Stamps: PTI Tea for Two; Places Please; Text Style I; Polka Dot I; Mega Mixed Messages; Big Birthday Wishes

Inks:  Close to My Heart Garden Green; Star Spangled Blue; PTI Vintage Tea Dye Duo

Paper:  Core'dinations Vanilla Cream; SU Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi

Other Supplies:  PTI Banner Border die, Tea for Two teapot die;  Nestabilites;  corner rounder punch; Gelly Roll Gold metallic pen;  Stamping Bella Gold Dots;  gold eyelet;  vanilla ribbon

While making the Tea Bag Pouch I found that the new PTI Lunch Box Note Die and the Library Pocket Die are a perfect match. 

     I die cut the Library Pocket in blue card stock and used score tape to hold it securely on the inside of the Lunch Box Note.
The Tea for Two Label die was cut, stamped and attached to the little pocket.




     In order to hold the note closed over the tea bag, I added a little blue 'belly band' and then a label. The Friendship Jar Label was die cut, stamped with the matching frame image and then the medallion from Places, Please was stamped into the center so that it matches the card.

Tea Bag Pouch:

Stamps: PTI Tea for Two; Places Please; Friendship Jar.

Inks: Close to My Heart Garden Green; Star Spangled Blue;

Paper: Core'dinations Vanilla Cream; SU Pacific Point

Other Supplies:  PTI Tea for Two Label Die;  Friendship Jar Label Die; Library Pocket Die; Lunchbox Note Die;  corner rounder punch; Gelly Roll Gold metallic pen; 

Thanks for visiting. Hope you find lots of inspiration from all of the entries in the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. I know I always do!!