It’s a dreary, cold Monday here today but I have a bright and cheerful Cup of Tea for you. Actually this card is for a very good friend who is facing a tough health issue, so I’m hoping it cheers her up a bit.
Speaking of friends, my good friend and fellow stamper, Jeanie Stark and I got together last week to stamp although we mostly just chatted. However, Jeanie brought this card idea with her when she came over. She was inspired by a card from Rachel Tessman. So we decided to give it a go. You can see Jeanie’s beautiful creations HERE.
The unique thing about this card is that the card front is a piece of double sided DSP rather than card stock. I used the Tea Boutique DSP along with the Cup of Tea bundle.
Materials & Measurements
- Card Front: DSP cut at 6″ x 5 1/2″ , scored at 4 3/4″ x 1/2″ on the 5 1/2″ side
- Tahitian Tide card stock (for back): cut at 4 3/16″ x 5 1/2″ and a 1 1/2″ panel for card front
- Sweet Sorbet card stock (for inside): cut at 5 1/4″ x 4″ & a 1/8″ strip. Also a 1/4 x5 1/2″ strip for card front
- Basic White card stock (for inside): cut at 3 3/4″ x 5″
- Crushed Curry card stock for tea cup die cut
Details
- Line the DSP panel up along the 1/2″ score line, fold the 1/2″ around the Tahitian Tide card stock and glue. The back of the card will look like this…
- Fold back on the 1 1/4″ score line to show the alternating side of the DSP on the front of the card.
- Before gluing this panel to the card front, glue the 1 1/2″ Tahitian Tide panel underneath the folded DSP. This will reinforce the edge of the card front and make it sturdier to open.
- Then glue this panel to the card front.
- Add the 1/4″ strip of Sweet Sorbet.
- I used a retired doily as a pretty backdrop for the die cut tea cup.
- The sentiment is from the Plentiful Plants stamp set.
- In this photo you can see how pretty the inside is with the DSP. I love the beautiful impact it makes upon opening the card.
- I stamped the sentiment, from the Cup of Tea stamp set, on the top portion of the card so I could include a personal note.
I’m running very low on the Tea Boutique DSP, so I stamped a couple of lemon slices on the envelope front.
This was a really fun card to make and as you’ll see with Jeanie’s cards, the possibilities are endless with all the terrific Designer Series Paper choices. There is only 2 more days to take advantage of Sale-a-bration and there are some very nice papers to select from that would work beautifully on this type of card. I’m sure I’ll be creating more cards using this layout. I hope you’ll give it a try, too!
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A Look at What’s Coming…
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Thanks for stopping by today…I hope the week ahead treats you well!
Take care,
Rosanne
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I love how our cards look so different even with the same design. It really lets the DSP shine! I love your color choices and DSP. THe inside is so pretty and I love the way you did it so you can write a note too! Woo Hoo! Can’t wait to get together again!!!