Thursday, May 21, 2009

Tangerine Tea Time

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I am so sad....I cut into my last piece of Tangerine Tango today.  I know I can get more....but don't know if I can justify it when it will be gone next month!  Anyway, I needed a quick little gift for a customer this morning, and the Project Tuesday challenge interested me, so I thought I would give it a try.

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The challenge was to make a peek-a-boo treat holder; directions are here.  This is another Papertrey set that Shawn lent me and I thought it would be cute made into a teabag holder.  It's called Tea for Two!!!  So very cute.  I got a K&Co "recycled" pad yesterday (on sale!!) in these wonderful summery citrus colors, so that drove my color selection.  I inked the teapot in Apricot Appeal, then used a dauber to add some shading around the edges with Tangerine Tango BEFORE I stamped it.  I then stamped it on WW and stamped the outline in Really Rust....I think I am in love with this set!!!  I just adore how it turned out!  Anyway, I added a little MS scallop and popped up the teapot on dimensionals. 

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Here are a couple inside shots:

 

 

 

 

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You get the picture!  I tied it all up with pretty melon-colored twill from Taylored Expressions!  Very easy, fun project!  Thanks for visiting today!

17 comments:

Carol L said...

This is so pretty done in that Tango color! I love how it holds the tea bag! What a thoughtful way to pass the tea:)
Carol

Harriet Skelly (SCS hskelly) said...

LaAnne, this is so pretty!

CeeCee said...

How clever of you to color Apricot Appeal with Tango Tangerine. I love that orange and you made me realize that I don't use it as much as I should. Thanks for the reminder and thanks for sharing your lovely card!! It's yummy colors and tea -- what more can a girl ask for?!
CC

Kim Evans said...

Oh! This is so CUTE!! I love this set, too, and think I may have to "spring" for it. That's really hard for me to buy non-SU! stamps, but this one is adorable. Good for you to use up your Tangerine Tango, too! That's on my "to do" list - and not to reorder. I know we'll love the new In Colors, too! Thanks for sharing this little treat - it is lovely :-)
Kim

Diana Mancuso said...

This is so sweet! I love the dimension of the teapot and the colours are so... tangy! I love it!

Rachel Liberty Photography said...

WOW! What a pretty card and awesome colors! Jessi and I are really going to miss the in colors too!

Lisa said...

great job love the colour

Vickilyn said...

Very cute!! Love the color and the teapot!

Stamp and Smile said...

Very SWEET LeAnne!!... :) I seen this set on Dawn McVey blog... you sure did an awesome job with the coloring of the tea pot!! Wow'za girl... TFS! Michelle :)

ChristineCreations said...

This is SO pretty LeAnne! I love that DP with the Tangerine and the apricot elements. I may have to try that combo.

Angie Tieman said...

How cute and what a great project! I love the way that color really pops and orange spice tea is my favorite, so perfect!

Jennifer Meyer said...

Hi LeAnne :) I LOVE the fun design and adorable teapot image! Let me know if you need more TT cardstock, I hardly dipped into mine!

Have a wonderful weekend and Thanks for playing along with Stamps and Smiles,
Jennifer :)

Jetstudio Designs said...

Very pretty. I like the summery orange! These are always great gifts to have on hand.

Tammy Hershberger said...

I'd be in love with that stamp set, too! That tea pot is adorable, and I love how you stamped it with the apricot, tangerine and rust! Very cute project!

Deb Neerman said...

Oh, I love this, LeAnne!! So clever ... and cute! Love the DP you used ... looking at this beauty is like a sunny day!

Anonymous said...

This is so sweet! I love that stamp set...in fact I just ordered it and can't wait to see Mr. Brown (lol). I will have to check out the directions for this sweet holder. I love it!!

mudmaven said...

Absolutely, totally gorgeous! Who knew that Tangerine Tango could look so very, very elegant! ~chris