bugbites...: Tea Collaboration

Hello there Coffee/Tea loving crafters! I'm joining my fellow Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog designers and the Honey Bee Stamps Blog designers in a fun little collaboration hop this fine National Tea Day! If you've arrived here from Erin's blog, you're on the right track. If not, you can find the complete blog list at the bottom of my post. I'm playing with the fun new sets Tea Time (and coordinating Honey Cuts dies), Perfect Blend (sentiments).

Here are the deets for this fun hop:

Commenting is open until Friday, April 26 at 11:59 pm and a winner will be announced on both the CLC + HBS blogs on the 27th.
Winners will be picked from across all participating blogs, the more they comment, the more chances to win.
Two $30 HBS Gift Cards (one awarded via the CLC blog and the other on the HBS blog)

I created a couple cards and had a TON of fun! To create my first card, I stamped the tea mug onto some coral cardstock and then fussy cut the image. I then added a bit of highlighting and shading with Copic R22 and a white Gelly Roll pen. Next, I stamped the lemon slice onto some cardstock and colored with Copics Y32 and Y19. I did some polka-dotty background coloring with Copics Y32, R22, BG01, BV04, BV00 and C-3. I thought it was a bit too busy so I toned it down a bit with a drybrushing of ivory acrylic paint and a few splatters of paint here and there.

Next, I selected a variety of words from the sentiment set to create a TEAlightful sentiment and then started to assemble the card. I added some golden yellow Hemptique twine for another touch of texture.

My second card was inspired by the crisp and clean designs of the Honey Bee Logo. I love this design but it is very challenging for me as I have a difficult time with restraint. This card is as close as I usually get with the crisp/CAS design. LOL And YES, this card is COFFEE but who doesn't love to back up a shot of tea with a yummy cup of joe? I do, I do! You can simply exchange the sentiment from COFFEE to TEA on this card so it will perfectly suit your recipient...That's another thing I love about this sentiment set. It's perfect for both!

I loved the little star anise (I think that's what it is) stamp so I used it as a background using some yummy dark aqua ink. I colored the insides with the same yellow as used in the previous card. I also highlighted the edges to give them some pop.