Monday 15 April 2019

Pixie Tea

Hello Nomad fans.  Gosh, busy here today!  I must have bus syndrome.  You know, never one when you want one and then three arrive at once.  Anyway, it's the 15th so time for a new challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and this time the theme is On Wings She Flies.  We want to see your stamped makes featuring winged females.  I decided to use the sweet Tee Hee Hard Luck Pixie and a tea cup die cut from Marianne Designs.


Hmmm, tea!!  Bliss for me.  Being British I have a distinct weakness for a lovely cup of tea.  Loved when Lost Coast Designs released this cute tea bag carrying pixie.


I started by making the tea cup.  I die cut it from some greyboard ex-packaging.  I masked the inside of the cup and then stamped with Lost Coast Designs Yourba Adire background stamp and Stormy Sky distress ink. 


I made a card base from some patterned paper and stamped Tee Hee on it using black archival.  That gives me all the little details I don't want to fussy cut.  Then I stamped again on a scrap of white card and coloured with distress inks.  She's got Worn Lipstick socks, Peeled Paint trousers, Stormy Sky shirt, Mowed Lawn hair and a Rusty Hinge tea bag.  I gave her wings a very pale Stormy Sky wash and added some glitter.  Then I fussy cut her, the tea bag and tea tag.


I stuck everything on the card base, tucking the tea tag behind the cup cos I do dislike a soggy tea tag!!  I added a few black pen details to make it look like the tea bag is causing ripples.  Oh yeah, I used Rusty Hinge for the tea in the cup as well.  Then I finished by stamping the Carmen's Veranda clear stamp word Bliss.  Hmmm, tea!!  

Thanks for dropping by.  Link up your stamped winged females for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  Remember, the more players the bigger the prize!!

A pot of Keemun tea has been brewing whilst I've been typing so me and my tea are going out in the garden to enjoy the sunshine.  Hugz

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7 comments:

cass said...

Very cute card with great paper. Thanks for joining us at CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge this month.

Di said...

Oh Gail - what a cute pixie! And even better - one with a teabag! Super colouring as well as a lovely design.

Hugs

Di xx

Darnell said...

I am smiling ear-to-ear, Gail! This whimsical delight just makes me happy! Every detail is amazing, as is your coloring!! Happy Easter! Hugs, Darnell

Cec said...

Adorable card. Love your tea cup made from the greyboard packaging and that whimsical little fairy flying overhead. Thanks for joining us at Frilly and Funkie.
Hugs!
Cec

EmmaT said...

Gorgeous and fun, love the image. Yep you can't beat a good cup of tea:-) EmmaT

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

I'm a tea drinker, too! And the look on that pixie's face is exactly how I feel when I find my first cuppa in the morning. I love this project. So whimsical and beautifully composed! Thanks for sharing with us at the Frilly and Funkie "Re-Use, Re-Purpose, Re-Cycle" Challenge!

Maggi said...

What a cute card! I love your little fairy bearing a tea bag, she's so cute and whisical. Thanks so much for joining in the Frilly and Funkie challenge.