Tea for two, three, four, five.......

Hello again, everyone: Yesterday I shared for the first time on THIS POST my own experiences with discrimination as a woman born and raised in Mexico City.

What's happening now is a reaction to all the injustices of the past and, unless we ALL pull together to seriously try to solve these problems, I honestly think we as a Country, will be consumed in a sea of discontent and pain.

".......AND IN THE END, THE LOVE YOU TAKE IS EQUAL TO THE LOVE YOU MAKE......."

John Lennon & Paul McCartney.

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I often browse Pinterest for inspiration for my cards as well as recipes, pictures, etc.  Sometimes, a handmade card catches my eye and, if I'm lucky enough that the person who made that card left information about it, I go to that post, find what stamp sets were used to create it and then, go on a hunt until I find it, usually eBay and Etsy.

This sweet row of teapots is from a 2004 Stampin' Up! stamp set called "Best Borders", and let me tell you, the other 3 images are just as adorable as this one.
The year this set was available was about 4 years before I started stamping, otherwise I would have bought it on the spot!!!!
I stamped the image with Stazon black ink and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, the lace border is from Martha Stewart.
The sentiment is from a retired SU set called "Tea Together".
The rubber part on each row is just about 5 3/4" so, if you want to mail them, you will need to make a special envelope, which is not a problem if you have an envelope maker.
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This is the INSIDE of my card.

The border is from a retired SU set called "Delicate Details" (2017), the sentiment is from a Flourishes set called "Grab a Cup" (2013) and the stalk of teacups are from another retired SU set called "Morning Cup"(2010-2011).

I want to play with the following challenges.

Less is More

Crazy 4 Challenges

Include Lace, real of faux.

Color Crazy Challenges

Week 21 "AG coloring challenge"

Crafty Catz Challenge

#509 AG option of CAS

Thank you for visiting.

Stay healthy and safe.

XO

Maria.

Tea For Two or Three.....

Hello dear blogging friends: It's time for another fun challenge over at the RETRO RUBBER Challenge Blog and it's all about STRIPES, hope you can come and play along with my teammates and me in our gallery.

Here's my inspiration card.

These pretty teacups are from a very old Flourishes set called "Christmas Tea" and it's from back in 2010, love these elegant and beautiful cups.

I stamped them on watercolor paper with Stazon black ink (I finally got a re-inker) and colored them with some shimmer paint. Just the Cardinal is colored with SU "Real Red" marker.

The DSP is also from SU but it's very old and I only had a few scraps, love it, this panel is die cut with a Cross Stitch die from Gina Marie Designs.

The sentiment is from the set. I added some enamel dots for a bit of bling.

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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.

The border is a leftover piece from that pretty DSP, the sentiment and the row of cups are from the set.

I hope you find a bit of time to come and play along with us in the gallery of the RETRO RUBBER challenge and don't forget to stop by the blog to check out my teamies awesome creations.

Remember that at least one of your stamps should be OLDER THAN A YEAR and if you could provide an approximate age that would be wonderful.

I'm playing along with the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamp "Feminine/Girly"

Use Your Stuff

Challenge #350 "Stitching real or faux"

Sunday Stamps

Challenge #200 "Sketchy"

Thank you for stopping by, your comments always make my day.

XO

Maria.