Invitation to High Tea

Something New

I’ve had a few requests to see a gallery of my cards, so I’ve added a gallery page here on my blog with a slideshow of card photos.  I’ll be added to the gallery over time, including some cards I made a long time ago, but have never blogged.  Hope you’ll check it out, and let me know what you think.  Now for today’s card.

Inspiration

It seems tea parties are the theme of choice for wedding showers – I’ve had two orders for wedding shower invites this year – both were for tea parties.  This one is a little more formal than the first – the shower is a small gathering for High Tea.  Here’s the design.

Ingredients

Note: Finished Card Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2 size)

Paper

Blush Blossom (SU!)	4 1/4” x 11”, scored at 5 1/2”
I Do Hydrangeas Patterned Paper (American Crafts)	4 1/4” x 5”
Sage Shadow (SU!)	1/2” x 3 5/8”, and 4" x 4 1/4"
Whisper White (SU!)	3/8” x  3 1/2”

Inks

Memento London Fog (Tsukineko)

Sage Shadow (SU!)

Stamps

Floral Tea (Mark's Finest Papers)

Tea for Two Additions (Papertrey Ink)

Accessories

Edge punch (EK Success)

Glossy White Acrylic Paint (PLAID)

Small paint brush

Labels 10 Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Grand Calibur (Spellbinders)

Ribbon (Mark's Finest Papers)

Bow-Easy

Markers – Sage Shadow, Blush Blossom (SU!)

Corner Rounder Punch (SU!)

Glue dots

Scissors

Scor-Pal

ATG 714 (Scotch)

Craft knife (Xacto)

Rotary Trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

Base Card

Score and fold the base card.  Use the corner-rounder punch to round the two corners on the folded edge of the card.

Use the edge punch to punch across both the front and back of the open end of the card.  I punched both at the same time so the edges line up.  Using the white acrylic paint and paint brush, paint the edge of the card just to where the embossed pattern from the punch starts.  Paint the edge on the inside of the card, too.  Set aside to dry.

Images & Sentiment

Stamp the teapot and the cup on white paper, using the gray ink.  Use the SU markers in matching colors to color the flower and leaves on the stamped images.  Carefully cut out both images. While I always use scissors to do the majority of detailed cutting, I used a craft knife to get the open space started inside the handles of both images, and finished up with tiny snips of the scissors.

Assembly

Cut a "placemat" from the patterned paper, using the Label 10 die. Mount it on the upper portion of the card front.  Add the teapot and cup, leaving space in the upper left corner of the mat.

Tie a bow and attach it using glue dots.

Add the sentiment below the mat.

Final Notes

Inside the card, I created another mat, using the solid sage-colored cardstock.  I punched the four corners of the mat to continue the theme, and mounted it inside.

Then, I printed the details in gray for the invitation on white cardstock, and cut it to fit.  I rounded the corners on this piece, as well and added it on top of the green mat.

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Tea Party Invite “Reject”

Inspiration

Another late night post, but still on Sunday!  In my last post, I told you about the tea party invitation order I was working on – I’ve spent most of the last 24 hours completing those 57 cards, and I’m finally done (yea!).  The post last Wednesday was the card design that was chosen by the shower hostess.  Here’s the other design I did in the same paper that I will use in different colors for some other occasion.  It uses a new dies I picked up at a stamp show in January – they are called “Geo-Dies”.  They are really intricate dies that, after cutting out the pattern, you fold part of the die cut to create a really beautiful result.

Remember, I also needed to create a pocket on the inside for a recipe card.  Here’s the inside, which also uses a Geo-Die.

 

Ingredients

Note: Finished card size is 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”

Paper

Green #3 Textured Cardstock(DCWV):  12” x 12”, cut and scored to pattern below

Lavender Lace (SU!):  1” x 3 1/2”, and 3 1/2” x 3 1/2” (for inside)

Playful Heart Shimmer Glitter paper (Heidi Grace):  4” x 4”, cut with scallop blade

White Silver Metallics (Wausau):  4” x 4”, and 3” x 6” (for inside)

Stamper's Select White (PaperTrey Ink):  4” x 4”, and 3/4” x 3 3/4”

Inks

Lavender Lace (SU!)

Versamark (Tsukineko)

Stamps

Tea for Two (Paper Trey Ink)

Floral Tea (Mark's Finest Papers)

Accessories

COPIC Markers (Imagination International)	Bow-Easy
Geo Dies(Pop-Ups, Etc.)	Grand Calibur (Spellbinders)
Dandelion Green Ribbon (Lasting Impressions)	Heat Gun
Silver embossing powder (Sweet Stamps)	Glue Dots
Geo-Dies((POP-UPs, Etc.)	Scissors
Adhesive Transfer Gun 714 (Scotch)	Scor-Pal
Rotary trimmer with scallop and straight blades (Fiskars)

Instructions

Base Card

Since the cardstock is 12" x 12", I was able to get 2 cards out of each sheet. However, cutting it out was a little tricky – I needed to create the inside pocket.  Here’s the pattern I used.  

To create the pocket, simply put adhesive along the left edge of the triangle, and fold the triangle up along the score line.  This will adhere the pocket along the outside edge of the card.

Images

Stamp the tea pot and tea cup images with embossing ink on the white card stock, and emboss with silver powder. Color the images with COPIC markers. I kept it very simple, and only used V20, YG25, and E31.

Cut a small strip of white paper using the scalloped blade, measuring 3/4” x 3 1/4”, and stamp the sentiment in lavender on it.

Assembly

Cut a circular pattern in silver using the Geo-Die, and fold per the directions.  Cut the long patterned paper in silver, and fold.

Mount the scalloped patterned paper square on the front of the card, followed by the circular die cut.  Mount the trimmed tea pot in the center of the silver die cut. Tie a pretty green bow, and add it using a glue dot.

Mount a solid lavender panel below the bow, and add the white sentiment strip on it.

Mount a lavender triangle on the pocket, and then add the long silver die cut so that it covers both the edge of the triangle and the edge of the pocket.  Add the teacup image on top.

Invitation 

For the invitation text, I again printed the information in purple ink using the computer and mounted it facing the pocket.

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