Happy Tuesday, peeps! If you're on the east coast, did you get plowed out yet? Another load of snow for the winter of 2026! At least this one didn't have single-digit temps!!! The sketch from Sunday Stamps and the inspiration from Inspired By was my basis for today's card!
I had gotten a cute little tea-time stamp set recently from Colorado Craft, and this was the first time inking it up! I pulled out some softly-hued DSP and stamped my little tea-drinking mice directly on it:
I did some paper-piecing of the cups, using some scraps of DSP from various pads, then colored the images with Copics. I did add a wee bit of "sugar" to the teaspoon!
The horizontal strips were embossed with a cross-stitch die and I added some little pink flower sequins and a diecut sentiment; another CCC sentiment went on the inside:
I saw another card today from MarDi using these mice, and I must say, after seeing hers, I was almost ashamed to post this one. Her card is AMAZING! You can see it here! I PROMISE I did not copy her card, but we both must have thought these little mice fit that challenge perfectly, LOL! All the samples from Inspired By were really amazing this week! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Tea Time Fun (Colorado Craft Company), Birthday Wishing (Colorado Craft Company) |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic White, Blushing Bride DSP (ret), Rustic Blooms (Not2Shabby), Sending Love (Gina K) |
| Ink | Versafine Black |
| Accessories | Dimensionals, Pink Floral Gems (from my stash) |
| Tools | Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitching Lines Dies (Ellen Hutson), Rounded Rectangle Layers Dies (Impression Obsession), Copics |
This is adorable! I have this set too and don’t use it enough! Snow totally missed us…..for once!
ReplyDeleteLeAnne. This card goes right up to the top of the heap of my favorites from you! Oh, my goodness they are just TOO CUTE! It's clear to see how perfectly perfect they are for that IB challenge, and I LOve the cut strips with the debossed X's!
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I love how you did this with the images on the patterned paper and the mugs in other patterns. The spoonful of sugar is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThose tea sippin' mice are adorable and your card is beautifully crafted! I love the paper pieced cups and the sugar! The embossed strips are a nice touch also.
ReplyDeleteYou card is as sweet as MarDi's card, but it's appeal is more to the non-artistic type stamper like me!!! At least I can imagine making a card more similar o yours but would never attempt the other style. Hope that makes sense! Your cards are always fabulous and should always be published!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that is the most yummy, scrumpdillicious card I’ve ever seen!!! How delightful! Your paper piecing is astounding! Fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThat's just the cutest paper piecing! Adorable. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute, LeAnne, but I'm going to be checking my tea cups very closely after seeing this!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness gracious is this ever CUTE!! Love the mice and the sweet little cups!
ReplyDeleteLove your cute card and yay for getting to ink it up!!! Thank you for joining us at Inspired by... ~Von Marie~
ReplyDeleteI am drinking my first cuppa tea this morning and came across your card--those tea-drinking mice are adorable! I love how you stamped them directly on the DSP and paper pieced the cups, so cute!!
ReplyDeleteThis is super cute - love the paper piecing and the highlighting on the mice. Plus the added sugar makes it super fun! Thanks for sharing this over at Sunday Stamps!
ReplyDeleteDarling!! I love your use of our "Wide Open" sketch...those mice and paper paper pieced mugs...Perfection!! Thanks for playing along with us over at Sunday Stamps...You rocked Claire's sketch. Deb Horst, DT #SSC380
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