Hugs and Hot Tea~

My friend Maggie sent me an altered journal the other day with a steampunk theme in rich teals and browns. What a nice surprise~ I love happy mail! Check out some of her creativity at her scrapbook gallery. To thank her I made a teabag card for her in vintage pinks and gold, with a touch of blue.

This little pocket card has pink roses, golden flowers and a chipboard butterfly painted blue on it. It also has pink eyelets, and I used a strip of torn fabric to tie it closed~ Nice combo of Old World and shabby chic, right?  I used my Verve stamps and Distress Inks in Mustard Seed and Worn Lipstick.

Inside there are two teabags...I put it in the mail to her this morning.

I like that these little cards can hold gift cards as well as teabags. For my friends who drink loose tea, I place small ziploc bags of fragrant tea in the pockets :)

Speaking of loose tea, I just learned that Upton Tea

provides a service that is fun and unique! They will personalize a printed label when you order tea from them....what a wonderful touch to a gift!

These are teabags from my friend Leintje in the Netherlands. I am sharing them with others. Isn't it a small world?

Hugs and Hot Tea...Happy Easter! Rejoice~

I am sharing this with Bev at Pink Saturday

Sending You Tea~

My thoughtful friend, Cindy, sent me an email letting me know about a cute creation posted on Cosmo Cricket's Facebook page. It was a teabag card! The minute I saw it I stopped what I was doing and started rummaging through paper scraps. Cosmo Cricket offers a template but I made my own version using measurements from two teabags. I had so much fun making the first one that I decided to make a second card and shoot a tutorial to share!

You will need~

• cardstock for the card, additional decorative paper optional
• glue
• string or ribbon to close
• circle punch
• something to decorate the front
• 2 teabags

I also used Verve Stamps, Distress ink, flowers, chipboard, Crop A Dile, adhesive paper tape, paint, printed Eiffel Tower image from Graphics Fairy, scallop edge scissors.



One piece of cardstock 6 & 1/2" wide x 5 & 3/4" high. I used Pink Paislee 



Fold bottom up 1 & 3/4" to form pocket. Then, 3/4" from outside edge, punch a shallow half-circle. Ink edges. Now is the time to adhere horizontal ribbon, if desired, across the back & above the pocket

 

Cut two pieces of cardstock 4"x 1"(save one for outside spine). Cut two pieces of decorative paper 2 & 3/4" x 3 & 3/4", ink edges and glue to inside back. Fold card in half, open, then glue narrow strip to interior center, overlapping it's edges on the decorative paper you just adhered.

                                  
I used adhesive paper tape along the folded bottom for reinforcement.(the tape was 1/2" wide, so 1/4" will be seen on the outside and inside bottom edges) The Tim Holtz  tissue paper tape would also work nicely. I tried just folding the bottom, and scoring then folding the bottom, but even using cardstock the crease was weak.

Remember~If you want to use ribbon and not have it show on the inside, place the ribbon horizontally above the notched edge and adhere the decorative paper and center spine over it, letting it extend beyond the card edges long enough to tie. You can also attach the ribbon/string on the outside, use another closure or go without! I used 2 different methods~



I used scallop edge scissors on the top, inked all edges, used glue dots to secure notched flap in place along sides and center..leave pocket open for teabags! See the paper tape along the bottom?



Here are the teabags nestled in their pockets...now to finish the front~ I did some stamping.



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I used my Crop A Dile to set heart-shaped eyelets

 

I glued the second 4"x 1" piece to the outer spine

 Here is the first teabag card I made with graphic 45. This one ties with green ribbon. I also used a small printed image of the Eiffel Tower on the front, and edged the print with a tiny bit of pink Adirondack paint dabber called 'Rose'. 



This little card has a chipboard teapot covered in decorative paper, stamping, inking, punched corner pieces, a paper rose and a Studio K epoxy sticker.

 
                         
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