So here's a picture of the box. Pretty eh? And a tea cup I cut from one of these boxes! The inside of the box is beautifully printed. Crafters heaven. Each box also has interesting information on each side and a yoga position. The one on this box is a breathing exercise for mental clarity. Well, we could all do with a bit of that. Also, each teabag has a little tag with a saying on it. A bit like fortune cookie teabags!!
I took a piece of Prima Craftsman patterned paper and used gold embossing paste and a chevron stencil. I also applied some of the paste around the panel edge using my finger. I cut three Cheery Lynn Tiny Rum Punch Doily from gold card. I cut the cup freehand frm the box, inked the edged with Walnut Stain and covered it with glossy accents.
I wanted to put a chocolate tea bag in my cup so I mounted it on some foam. Unfortunately the teabags are a bit big for my cup so I made a vellum bag and added some foil hearts. They go well with the teabag tag sentiment ' The Beauty of the heart cannot be stolen'.
There seems to be a lot of giving on this hop so I thought I do a little bit as well. If you would like the chance to try some of these teabags leave a comment saying you want to try chocolate tea and I will send this card and 6 choco teabags to one lucky commenter. I will post worldwide.
Joining the fun at
Coffee Loving Card Makers Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 174 - Doilies
Virginia's View Challenge 13 - Embossing
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Thanks for dropping by. Hugz
40 comments:
The cup is beautiful. Love how you embellished around it. TFS
What a beautiful cup of coffee...love it.
I LOVE, Love, Love this card! And I never heard of choco tea before! Does it actually taste like chocolate? Like you are drinking a cup of hot chocolate? Anyway, your card is beautiful! I love how you recycled the box and that tea bag tab is great! Also like the heart filled tea bag!!
Oh, this is awesome!
Yes, would love to try chocolate tea! As I was reading your post, I was wondering why I haven't seen this tea here in Nova Scotia, Canada. We do have some Yogi teas, but not this flavour. Is it a black tea or an herbal tea? I like that it's organic. I drink one called Chocolatey Chai, it's a supermarket brand here in Canada (PC Organics) and it's my favourite. Anyway, getting back to your card LOL, I like it a lot - it has a mixed media feel to it. Your coffee cup looks amazing and I love how you made your own little teabag! I enjoyed visiting today!
Great card!
What a gorgeous cup! I love the teabag with it as the sentiment!
Pretty card, Gail, I love both cards and your tea cups! Happy Thursday and happy hopping!
What an awesome and fun card! ♥
Chocolate tea, eh? That's one flavor I've never tried.
Beautiful!! :-)
What a fun card, love the pocket!
Cute card! Love the idea of recycling the cup for your card!
Hi KT, this is a spice infusion, no black tea. It's my favourite from the Yogi tea range. Good luck. Hugz
Hi Lori, it's a spice infusion and has a define, but subtle chocolate taste. A lovely alternative to hot chocolate. Yummy. Hugz
DELISH! In every sense of the word!!!
Such a cute cards and chocolate tea never heard of
That should be definite, not define!!!! Hugz
How clever...awesome upcycling! Love your project, it's beautiful!
Thanks for joining in the fun♡
What a beautiful cup of coffee!! Definitely makes me want to try Chocolate Tea!!
Oh this is so pretty!!!
How awesomely cool is this?!! Love that you've repurposed the inner portion of the box for this magnificent card! Fantastic design. And thanks for the tea info - I'll be looking for it at our supermarket on Monday. Sweet! Bev
Love this great tea cup! And the pocket of foil hearts is awesome!
Yes, please! I could stand a dose of mental clarity here! Love your art today, Gail! Your free-hand cutting of the tea cup is as good as if you had die cut it! Another talent from my friend Gail! This is perfection at all levels!
How neat, I love that you cut the cup from the box! I've never heard of this tea, but I'll look for it now.
Super cute, and the tea looks delish.
Love the exotic look of your card, Gail!! Wow...you cut that cup freehand....color me impressed!!!! I can't do "anything" freehand. Ugh. The gold accents on your card are so gorgeous.
Thanks so much for the chance to win some of this intriguing tea!!! I love tea (and chocolate) and would love to try some!!!
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I had to sit out this hop, but your card is so fantastic, Gail! I must say you are a clever bunny and a perceptive one to notice the design elements all around you! Your sweet vellum bag o' hearts is also clever as a replacement for the fat teabag! Hugs, Darnell
Such a fabulous ornate card, Gail!
Brilliant use of the box and the teabag sentiment is perfect!!
Fab that you could repurpose the box... it's gorgeous! FAB teabag, too!! Chocolate tea?! Who wouldn't want to try it?!!! Count me IN!
Really beautiful and I love the vellum packet of hearts!
How creative!! Love how you substituted the hearts! I would love to try this tea! (Just added it to my Amazon wish list too lol) Adore everything about your card and your story makes it that much more special!! :)
These are beautiful. And oh boy would I loVe to try some. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
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Gail what a fun and imaginative card. Love your little tea bag with the hearts. Good luck and thanks for joining in on the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs challenge.
Awesome AND clever!!
Love the hearts on bag. So cute!
Great card, thanks for sharing
How pretty! Love how you used the packaging, and no wonder; it's beautiful.
What a super card- love you've repurposed the packaging and CHOCOLATE TEA?! Wow!
Gorgeous design!! Love the gold and embossing! So glad that you join the fun over Virginia’s View “All Things Embossed” Challenge!
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