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Sunday 14 March 2010

Time for tea with a quick card




Over at Play Date Cafe this week, we were given the freedom to choose the colours we wished from an inspirational bathroom still life photograph. I chose to go with the lime green from the background, the aqua blue in the soap, the tan in the ceramic pot and the white in the soap dish.


I also decided to use my new Papertrey Ink stamps and anything I found in my scraps box. We're in March and I still haven't bought any new 12x12 papers (and stamps don't count). Mind you, it's the Harrogate Craft fair next week. It's easy to be sanctimonious when you haven't had temptation come your way. Will I still be annoyingly smug by this time next week?

Again, I've kept the design graphically simple. Saying that, my craft desk looks disgracefully cluttered and messy afterwards, given that all I've produced is one small card. The card may be clean but my fingers are coated in ink and glue. I'm not complaining. It's deeply satisfying haha.

12 comments:

Suzanne C said...

Lovely interpretation of the colors. Sweet card!

Michele said...

Lovely card, Paul. Great mix of papers and gorgeous teapot stamp! x

Julie Ranae said...

Paul ~ Soooo glad you used some of the blue in this photo. I love your interpretation for the PDCC : )

Anne Jagger said...

Gorgeous Paul. When did you get your Papertrey stamps?????????? Love buying them but don't like the postage! Ha ha.

Lisa Somerville said...

Great interperation of this weeks colors! Thanks for playing at the PDCC!

Anne Jagger said...

How fab about the stamps Paul! Bless her! x

Ruby said...

Such a lovely card Paul, love that teapot!

Where do you get your Papertrey goodies? I'm like Anne, I don't like the postage lol :o)

Unknown said...

This is fabulous, Paul! Love the layout and your take on the inspiration photo!! Thanks for playing with the PDCC!

Mona Pendleton said...

What a fun card Paul! That PTI Tea stamp set is one of my faves & you really showcased it well! Thanks for playing along with the Play Date Cafe :) Hope to see you this week!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

Wow--this card is beautiful! Love that teapot! Great take on the challenge! Thanks for playing along with the PDCC!

Sarah Anderson said...

Paul this is beautiful, love the teapot image and the simple design :)

Jacqueline said...

ow, well done, you created a super card!