Tea Party Favors & Gifts

Having a tea party soon?  I've got some great projects you can use as party favors, or maybe just a little gift for a friend who could use a cup of tea.  

When I first looked through the Occasions catalog, the Tea Together stamp set was the last thing I thought I would be buying as I don't drink tea!  However, I love pretty tea pots and tea cups and after seeing so many amazing projects from other stampers, I couldn't resist buying the stamp set myself.  I got the awesome matching framelits for free with the Sale-A-Bration special.  I have really loved playing with this sweet set!

Project 1--Scallop Tag Tea Packet Holders

I saw some gorgeous tags made my Peggy Noe and knew I wanted to case her idea and turn the tags into tea packet holder.  You can learn more about making this project on my YouTube video.  Measurements and supplies listed below.

Supplies

Stamps: Tea Together, Flourishing Phrases

Cardstock: Tranquil Tide, Shimmery White 

Ink pads: Tranquil Tide & Sahara Sand

Blends: Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight

Tools & Embellishments: Tea Time Framelits, Lace embossing folder, Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Butterfly Duet Punch, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels, White Baker's Twine, Glue dots, Dimensionals

Measurements

Tranquil Tide: 2" x 8", score at 4"; 3 1/8" x 1 7/8" (to emboss)

Shimmery White: 3" x 2" to stamp & die-cut tea cup; 2" x 2 1/2" to stamp and die-cut rose, 1/" x 1 1/2" for greeting (trim down after you stamp)

Project 2--Matchbook Tea Packet Holders

The base for these matchbooks is so easy to make!  Watch my video to see how easily you can cut four matchbooks out of one sheet of card stock.

Supplies

Stamps: Tea Together

Paper: Blushing Bride and Whisper White cardstock, Floral Romance DSP 

Ink: Basic Gray, Blushing Bride refill with aqua painter to color flower

Blends: Light Old Olive, Light Smoky Slate

Tools & Embellishments: Tea Time Framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, 1" punch, 1 1/4" Scallop punch (retired now, use the new 1 1/8" punch instead), 1/8" circle punch, Dimensionals, Glue-Dots

Measurements

Blushing Bride: 7 1/4" x 2 3/4"; with 7 1/4" at top, score at 3/4", 4 1/8", 4 3/8", scrap to scallop punch

Pink Vellum DSP: 2 1/2" x 2 5/8"

Whisper White: 2 5/8" x 2 3/4" for the front layer; 3" x 2" to stamp & die-cut tea cup; scraps to stamp and die-cut the flower and to stamp and punch the greeting

Project 3--Pocket Card Tea Packet Holders

This last packet holder might be my favorite!  It's like a card, with something special tucked inside.

I made two different sizes.  The first one is perfect for a single tea packet, and the second one is big enough to add a gift card.

Smaller Card (3 1/2" square):

Supplies

Stamps: Tea Together, Humming Along (greeting)

Paper: Blushing Bride and Whisper White cardstock, Floral Romance DSP 

Ink: Rich Razzleberry and Sahara Sand ink pads, Blushing Bride ink refill with aqua painter to color light flower

Blends: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Tools & Embellishments: Stitched Framelits, Tea Time Framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Blushing Bride Satin Ribbon (retired now, try Petal Pink Variegated ribbon instead), Tear Tape, Mini-Dimensionals, Glue-Dots

Measurements

White Card Base: 3 1/2" x 10 3/8", with 10 3/8" at the top, score at 3 1/2" and 7"

Flower Vellum DSP: 3" x 1 1/2" (front), 3" square cut in half on the diagonal (inside)

Blushing Bride: 3 1/8" x 1 5/8" (front); 3 1/8" x 3 1/4" (inside)

Whisper White: 3" x 1 /2" (to put under vellum DSP on card front); scraps to die-cut stitched oval and to stamp and die-cut flowers.

DSP for optional envelope: 6 1/2" square (follow instructions on the Envelope Punch board for 3 1/2" x 4" card.  You can also make one for 3 1/2" by 3 1/2", but it will be a tighter fit).

Larger Card (3 1/2 x 4 1/4):

The design for this card front was inspired by a card by Judy May.

Supplies

Stamps: Tea Together

Paper: Blushing Bride, Whisper White, and Rich Razzleberry cardstock, Floral Romance DSP 

Ink pads: Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, plus Blushing Bride ink refill used with aqua painter to color light tea pot, Old Olive &  Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write markers (colored directly on the rose rubber stamp)

Blends: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Tools & Embellishments: Tea Time Framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Blushing Bride Satin Ribbon (retired now, try Petal Pink Variegated ribbon instead), 1 1/4" Scallop punch (retired now, use the new 1 1/8" punch instead), Tear Tape, Mini-Dimensionals, Glue-Dots

Measurements

White Card Base: 4 1/4" x 10 3/8"; with 10 3/8" at the top, score at 3 1/2" and 7"

Flower Vellum DSP: 2 7/8" x 3 5/8" (front), 3" x 3 3/4" cut in half on the diagonal (inside)

Blushing Bride: 3" x 3 3/4" (front)

Whisper White: 2 7/8" x 3 5/8" (to put under vellum DSP on card front); 3 x 4 1/2" to stamp and die-cut stitched tea pot; scraps to stamp and die-cut rose and oval.

Rich Razzleberry: scrap to die cut scallop oval

DSP for optional envelope: 6 3/4" square (follow instructions on the Envelope Punch board for 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" card.)

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy these delightful tea party favors.  Let me know if you give them a try.  Remember, you can get the Tea Time framelits for free with a $100 order until March 31st.  After that, they will be available for purchase.  Use the following hostess code at my online store this month and you will receive 10 yards of Stampin' Up ribbon as a thank you gift from me:

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Happy Stamping!

~Marsha

Get Well Soon Gift Pouch

Today I want to share this adorable get well soon gift pouch.  I first saw this idea from Dawn Griffith HERE back in 2016.  I recreated it using new product and slightly changed the measurements.  This was a make & take project at my recent craft retreat and it was a huge hit!  From the front compartments, you can pull out a package of tissues and a package of Halls drops.

On the back of the package, you can attach a pack of chicken noodle soup.

It's nice to have a little gift ready that I can take to friends who are under the weather.

You can watch THIS VIDEO to see me make this project step by step.

The measurements are below (all in inches).

Backdrop & Tissue Compartment:

• Daffodil Delight : 4-1/4" x 10-1/4", with 10-1/4 side at the top, score at ½", 1-3/8", 3-3/4", and 4-5/8"
• Lemon DSP (from Tea Boutique pack): 4" x 3"
• Striped DSP on the back (from Day at the Farm pack): 4 x 5-3/8

 

Front piece to hold cough drops: 

• Daffodil Delight: 3 x 4-1/2, with 4-1/2 side at the top, score at 1/2 and 1-5/16 (1-1/4 plus 1/16^th)
• Striped DSP: 2-3/4 x 2-15/16 (3 minus 1/16^th)

 

Strip on the back to hold the soup:

• 1-1/4 x 4-9/16 (4-1/2 plus 1/16^th)
• With 4-1/2 side at the top, score in ½” from each side
• DSP (Lemon pattern): 1 x 3-5/16 (3-1/4 plus 1/16^th)

You will find a list of supplies used at the end of this post.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you give this project a try!

Happy stamping,

Marsha

Product List

Sweet Citrus Bundle (English) [160645] $49.50	Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158763] $24.00	Cup Of Tea Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158661] $23.00	Designer Tags Dies [159165] $32.00
Tea Boutique 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158659] $12.00	Day At The Farm 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160835] $12.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $8.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $8.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $8.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485] $7.00

New Catalogs, New Products!

Although I have a craft room full of stamps, ink, and paper, I still get so excited to browse through the new catalogs!  I attended OnStage in November where I first got to browse through the 2019 Occasions Catalog and 2019 Sale-A-Bration catalog, plus see and try out the new products.  I received some free stamp sets at OnStage, I've placed orders, and I've attended other stamping events which has given me lots of play time with new stuff!  Yippee!

Let's first take a walk through the Occasions Catalog to see some samples of the wonderful new products.  Some of the cards show products from both the Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog which I will shorten to SAB Catalog when I give page numbers.

Turn to pp. 4-7 of the Occasions Catalog to see the gorgeous All My Love Suite.  It's perfect for Valentines Day, Weddings, Thinking of You, and more!  The suite includes the Forever Lovely Bundle, the Meant to Be Bundle, gorgeous paper, and embellishments such as Heart Epoxy Droplets and All My Love ribbon.

The Meant to Be Bundle was one of the first bundles I ordered.  As soon as it arrived, I had to test out all the die-cuts.  Aren't they wonderful?

These are a few cards I've made so far:

These are some photos I took of the display boards at OnStage featuring the Forever Lovely Bundle.

I made the first card below at OnStage and the second card at a class with Janet Wakeland.

I had the opportunity to go to an event put on by Janet Wakeland where I played with many items from the new catalog.  Most of the following projects were made at her studio or at OnStage.  I made a few on my own with inspiration from Pinterest.

Wonderful Romance (p.11), Well Written Framelits Dies (p. 27), Gingham Gala DSP (p. 35) and the ribbon is a free item in the Sale-A-Bration catalog:

Beauty Abounds Bundle, (p.13)

Sweetest Thing (p. 15)

Incredible Like You (p. 21)

Bloom by Bloom (p. 25)

Amazing Life (p. 28)

Nine Lives (p. 32), this card also shows the Heart Epoxy Droplets colored in with a Stampin' Blend.

Butterfly Bundle (p. 35) and Botanical Butterfly DSP (p. 9 of SAB catalog).

Humming Along (p.36)

Needle & Thread Bundle (p. 39)

Geared up Garage Bundle (p. 43)

Card made at Inkerbelles Team Meeitng with Michelle Suit

Artfully Aware (p.46) and Strong & Beautiful  (p. 48)

Tea Together (p. 49) plus Tea Time Framelits Dies (p. 17 of SAB catalog)

Here are a few more projects made with items from the 2019 Sale-A-Bration Catalog:

Hello Cupcake (p. 6 SAB)

Card design cased from Amy Koenders, inspired by catalog sample

Home to Roost (p. 11 SAB)

Lasting Lily (p. 19 SAB)

Card design cased from Jan Clothier

Card design cased from Mary Fish

Here are a couple of photos from OnStage.  It was such a blast to be with my stamping friends.  Join us at the next one!

My awesome team leader and longtime friend, Michelle Suit.

Members of the Inkerbelles Stamp Team.  Millie made us the awesome scissor headbands!

Thank you for stopping by!

Please use the following host code for online orders during the month of January:  

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If your order is over $50 (before shipping and tax), you will get a free classic ink pad* from me (your choice of color) in addition to your free Sale-A-Bration products!  E-mail me your choice of color after you place your order and I will send it to you at the beginning of February. 

Happy Stamping!

~Marsha~

*If you place your order before my monthly Make & Take class, you can choose to attend my class for free instead of getting the ink pad.  See my calendar HERE.