Time for tea ...

... Good afternoon all - it's another glorious day here in Northville, so this is going to be a quick post as I'm about to take Kathryn and her friend Naomi to the pool.  This card is for two challenges:

• Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge - WMSC104 - designed by Teresa Kline
• The Ribbon Reel Challenge - RR31 - a beautiful inspiration photo provided by Debbie

I had such fun making this card - and I see that these stamps feature heavily on the Ribbon Reel challenge - but then they are just perfect!!  Just edited the picture - it was a bit pale, now it looks more like the real card!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Afternoon Tea, Florentine Frippery, Afternoon Tea Sentiments

Inks:  Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress - Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender

Spellbinders: Labels 24 (S4-353) #4, Classic Ovals Sm (S4-112) #4

Accessories: Paper - Sweet Wishes (free with Papercraft Essentials); Lace from Waltzingmouse, Twine and card from stash

I found this lovely paper pad in my stash and it is just perfect for the challenge, featuring all the colours in the inspiration photo.  The lace is from Waltzingmouse - so very pretty - and I attached two layers beneather the toppers.  I stamped the Labels 24 Florentine Frippery in Versamark, heat embossed and then inked over with Tumbled Glass - you can't see the pattern very clearly in the picture, but it is lovely in real life.  Next I stamped the sentiment, cut it out with my Nestie and inked while still in the die.  I stamped the tea cup twice, once on patterned paper and once on white card which I coloured to make the tea.  I finished off by making three little tags - they are double sided - and attaching them underneath the topper.  While the paper does feature flowers, I thought it might be cheating a bit, so I cut out a few to add to the topper.  Here are the challenge graphics:

That's all for now.  It's 33C here and time for our trip to the pool.  See you later.