Teapot Tuesday is here again and this week we are sending sunshine to Mary Jane who is slowly recovering from a stroke. Thank you to Preciouskitty for telling us about Mary Jane.
Our challenge this week is to bring flowers. I love cards with flowers, and I think my favourite dies are rolled roses. Sadly 3D flowers are not suitable for international post, so I had to settle for floral paper.
The DP is from a 6 x 6 pad by My Minds Eye called "Follow your Heart". I have added little Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch flowers. In order to adhere them to the fence I wove a little strip of green metalic paper through the fence and actually glued the flowers to the paper. The "wrought iron" around the sign is really a "gate" die cut in half.
The awning is a Martha Stewart border punch. I added some lace to the inside of the windows - paper curtains have been scored, pleated and inked. It is hard to see in the photo, but there is acetate in the windows. Liquid pearls were used here and there. I also scored the background paper and inked the lines to give it a bit of "depth".
The sign was written with a Micron pen, and of course Mary Jane's florist is not open Tuesdays as all her clients are at the teaparty!!!
Thank you for looking and have a wonderful week everyone.
Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 GMT Views: 6625
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Tue, Jul 02, 2013 @ 5:23 PM
WOW!!! Just WOW! The details in this are amazing! Outstanding- over the top incredible! It is absolutely gorgeous and surely will bring a smile to Mary Jane! I had to go back and look at it three times!
Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6277
Tue, Jul 02, 2013 @ 6:11 PM
Wow, Susie you out did yourself with this card. Everything is so sweet and just love the elements added to make a pretty card even prettier ---love the windows.
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Sat, Jul 06, 2013 @ 10:32 PM
Oh Susie! What a delightful flower shop! Mary Jane will be so touched by this wonderful creation. I too had to go back many times to savor all the amazing details on this charming teapotter beauty! Your use of the gate to frame your sign is BRILLIANT! Your curtain treatment on your window is genius and your flowered design paper to represent the flowers in your shop is... I have run out of the best descriptive words so I guess we will say it has left me speechless! :-) I am sorry it has taken me so long to spend time in the gallery and to see your contribution...my week has been crazy! A fav for SURE!!!