Steaming Cup of Tea

Here is the cup I came up with for my Tea Pot.  I am not completely happy with it.  It looks lopsided to me, but I made it for my mom and Moms love anything their kids make for them don't they???  Even if their kids are parents themselves!

I just made the pattern for the cup by hand and used small strips of paper left over from my tea pot to put a pattern on the cup.  The steam was from the cricut cartridge Joys of the Season.  I also used my glitter pen to add some sparkle to the "tea" and "steam".

Let me know what you think.

Bear Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card I made for my niece who loves bears.  When you open it, there is a shadow box inside.  To make this card I cut a piece of cardstock at 5 1/2" X 12".  I then scored it at 4", 7 3/4", 8" and 11 3/4". I used the Creative Memories oval cutters to cut the oval shape out for the shadow box.  This is cut in the middle of the 8"  score line and the 11 3/4" score line section of the card.  After folding all the score lines and cutting the oval shape out, lay the card with the inside of the card facing down and put tape on the very last 1/4" section.  Now flip the card over so the outside is down and fold the card at the 8" score line (making sure the adhesive is facing up).  Next fold the card at the 4" score line (over top of the oval cut out section) and make sure that you press the card against the adhesive.  When you open the card you should see a small shadow box that opens as you open the card.

The brown paper I used to make this card with I purchased at Big Lots a few years ago, it is Susan Winget's Spice Lattice.  The bear came from other paper I purchased on clearance by K & Company and is called Teddy Embossed paper.  I used my oval cutters and cut around this bear and the small bear that I used on the inside of the card.   The ribbon is from Paper Trey Inc and I punched the cream colored cardstock with my waterfall punch. 

I chalked around the edges of the oval cutout and each of the bear cut outs.  It is hard to tell from this picture that the inside is a shadow box, so the next picture I turned the cards so you could see the shadow box.

Let me know if you don't understand my instructions or have any questions about how to make your own shadow box card.



Tea Pot

Here is a tea pot I made with a cut file I purchased from My Time Made Easy.  Here is the address,  http://mytimemadeeasy.com/.  Just search under the store for Tea Pot and you will find it listed there.

I created the knob on top from strips of left over paper.  I made two circles and joined them together at opposite directions.  I just love how it turned out and plan to give it to my mom who actually collects Tea Pots.  I would like to try and make a matching tea cup and saucer to go with it, I will let you know if I actually succeed at that!

Thanks for coming by!