Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Teacup full of violets

The other day, during my daily blog hopping, I was inspired by this post by Debbie Olson. While I love the new Lockhart stamp that Debbie used, it looks a bit like a few that I have in my collection. It wasn't as easy as stamping a single image and coloring, but I think it was worth the extra effort to get a similar look without having to buy any new stamps *wink*

First, I inked the edges of the coffee cup image from PTI Warm Happiness Too, careful NOT to ink the inside portion of the cup. Then I took the tiny little flower from Little Bitty Bird and stamped some flowers with the stem, and others carefully inked not to include the stem. I stamped them randomly inside the cup, then used my green copic markers to add some dots here and there to look like leaves. To add more interst, I used a Stardust pen amongst the leaves to fill in any little empty spots. Then I masked off the cup, and used the "cup shadow" from Warm Happiness, and stamped it under the cup. I am quite happy with the finished image :) I just love making discoveries like this!! :D



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Warm Happiness, Warm Happiness Too, Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Tea Dye Due, Lavender Moon
Paper: Lavender Moon CS, Stampers Select White CS, Happy Spots PP
Other: Lavender Moon Satin Ribbon, Mat Stack 1 die, Warm Happiness die, Chocolate Bakers Twine, Vintage Cream Button, paper doily, Copic Markers, Stardust pen

13 comments:

Stephanie said...

Awesome card, Audrey!! It's perfect! But just to be fair I don't think you give yourself enough credit for those "good ideas." You are always coming up with something incredible!

Amy Kolling said...

This is just awesome! I love how you thought outside the box and used those teeny flowers! Love the purple hues too!

Heidi said...

Beautiful card Audrey! I love the softness and the way you used what you have to create the image you had in mind.

IamDerby said...

Beautiful and brilliant!

Cathy Weber said...

I always love seeing cards made with stamps someone already owns. Your card is a very good take on the card Debbie made. You did a great job masking the flowers. They look just like a stamp of a teacup with flowers in it!

Debbie Gaydos said...

Soooooo so pretty! You did a great job improvising!

Blew said...

Great idea! I may have to try this using one of the cups from Tea for Two. I wonder if the flowers from Asian Fusion would work.

Kim O'Connell said...

Really delicate and beautiful! Love the solors!

Jill Norwood said...

Love how you brought the stamps together to make the image! So crafty and smart! And it turned out so beautiful too! :) Jill

Debra said...

Beautiful card, Audrey. My fave color is purple, but I really struggle using the color for some reason.

Tracey McNeely said...

Very romantic card. Lovely.

Jen Adcock said...

Yep. This is a goodie! I love how innovative you are. So so pretty.

Mad for Paper said...

what a great idea! I am getting a lot more ideas to put into this cup and the original mug too.
TFS
Ang

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