Do You Stack Up - teacups? .....

...  Morning all - I've been so excited and it's been really hard to keep this under my hat, but I can tell you now - I've been invited to be Guest Designer at DYSU Challenge - thank you ladies!!  Sadly, this is the last DYSU challenge - but we're going out in style and the theme this week is Turquoise - one of my favourite colours.  I was given a digi image from Rhoda Design Studio - teacups!!  I made two cards.

Stamps: Rhoda Design Studio - Teacups Digi Image; Waltzingmouse - Afternoon Tea, Afternoon Tea Sentiments
Inks: Distress - Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass, Broken China
Dies: Spellbinders - Labels 20 (S5-026) #3
Accessories: Promarkers - Marine, Petrol Blue, Turquoise, Ivory, Warm Grey 1, Cool Aqua; Turquoise paper and card from stash

I like playing with digi images - you can make them fit whatever size card you need.  I printed this onto white card and cut it out with my Spellbinder die using the "out-of-the-box" technique.  I decided to have ivory teacups with the patterns in turquoise and just a touch of orange.  I mounted the image on some turquoise paper from my stash.  I decorated the card base with various stamps from Waltzingmouse - they were made to go with these teacups!  And the sentiment is just fab.

I was having so much fun with the teacups that I made another card!  I decided to go a bit bolder this time.

Stamps: Rhoda Design Studio - Teacups Digi Image
Inks: Distress - Tumbled Glass
Dies: Spellbinders - Labels 18 (S4-310) #5; Simon Says - Folded Banner (S116)
Accessories:  Promarkers - Marine, Petrol Blue, Turquoise, Ivory, Warm Grey 1, Cool Aqua; Stampin' Up Design Paper - Tempting Turquoise, Crumb Cake;  Sentiment computer generated; Card from stash

I opted for portrait style this time - so the teacups were printed bigger!  I used Promarkers to colour the cups and then fussy cut them out!  I mounted them onto a pretty label that I cut from Crumb Cake DP; I inked the edge of the label while still in the die.  The sentiment is a quote from C S Lewis and seemed appropriate - I printed it on the PC and cut it out with the super folded banner die (a present from my buddy Tara).  I inked the edges and then attached it to the card.

Thanks again to the DYSU team for asking me to join them - I've had such fun!  That's all for now.  See you soon.