Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Friendship Tea

Friendship Tea



This week is FRIENDSHIP TEA time!

Eileen's tea cup scoreboard die cut makes the perfect presentation to any special event! Here I used the 3D tea cup as a vase. Buttons whipped into flowers & tucked within the tea cup. The saucer is trimmed with lace and tinted an orange to fit the color scheme that Brenda Pinnick of Color U challenged us with. Since Brenda is all about COLOR, I used plenty of it for this project making it very festive. Here are the two samples we were to choose from:

I chose color scheme #1, working closely with the violet, orange and off yellow.
Taking those three colors in acrylic, pooled so sides were touching, I pounced the colors randomly until I got the look I wanted with all pieces separate. When good & dried, red liner tape was applied to the edges to keep a firm hold when assembled. After assembly, I decided the cup & saucer needed a sheen so out came the polyurethane spray! I later added the white ruffle lace to the saucer, stippled it with orange StazOn to keep within the color palette. Swavorski crystals add jut the right amount of BLING every girlfriend needs to be noticed! Painted the little tag and added friendship saying, strung it with wire & hung off the cup. Green pipe cleaners were stems for my button flowers. Put all this together & you've got a wonderful little party favor or a little centerpiece that would delight just about anyone!

Enjoy!

If you like what I've done with my project, please take a moment to Vote for Me!
To vote, visit Eileen Hull's blog and leave a comment saying you like my project.
I appreciate your support!

Check out all the other blogs for additional inspiration on this ONE die!

Eileen Hull
Blog Hop: Sparkle's Tea Cup
Bonnie Bruns
Just a Thought or Two
Make your own pretty scented tea cup flower bouquet by JGoode Designs
Modern Surrealist 2 in 1 Bohemian Tea Cup Magnet for the Sizzix Blog Hop!!!
Sandy Laipply
ScoreBoard Tea Cup
Sizzix ScoreBoard Blog Hop Tea Cup
Tea Cup Party Favors
Tea Cup Pin Cushion
Tea Cup Vase
Tea for Two in Blue
Tea for Two, Two for Tea...
The Perfect Blend
Lisa Rojas http://www.stampinqueencreations.blogspot.com/

14 comments:

eileen hull said...

Ronnie, great job and love the vase idea. And the button flowers! Thanks for hopping with us :-)

JGoode said...

I love what you've done with your tea cup... the texture, the use of the colors and your fantastic button flowers - thanks for sharing your talent for the world to see!

Marisa Pawelko said...

Love your funky paint job!

Unknown said...

Hi, Ronnie - Your creations are beautiful! I wondered where I could see things you have made. Now I know. How can I join your blog as a follower? I couldn't find that tag.

Unknown said...

Veronica you made my day with your comment! Thank you!!! I love yours too! It is so pretty! I did not use the colors I was supposed to which is something I need to work on. Yours is so colorful! I am inspired and will try to be better at following instructions!!! (The color challenge!)
Bonnie

Unknown said...

Veronica! You made my day with your comment on my tea cup! I love your paint job too! All the bright colors. It inspires me to use more color! (I did not put much color in mine that is for sure!(I love you project!)
Bonnie

Michelle Frae Cummings said...

This is so colorful! I love the button flowers!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love the textured look and the flowers too. Great job.

Angel Plank said...

I love the vase and button flowers. Very pretty!

madelinesthoughts said...

Love what you did to color the teacup.
The button flowers are so cute.

Laura Bray said...

Button flowers and a tea cup? What more could a girl want?

Scrapfaire said...

F-U-N project.

BrendaPinnick said...

sweet! I love your approach and the finished project!

Debra Quartermain said...

So cute and just says fun!