SNS Blog Hop, Day 2

Today is Day 2 of the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog Hop. Although I'm not *officially* part of the hop today, I am still playing along. My card features Korin's sketch for the challenge that she recently began posting on Fridays over on Paper Craft Planet. I love sketches because for me, the hardest part is the layout.

This card uses different images from the same set I used yesterday, Warm Up! I used a piece of DCWV designer paper for a muted tea-colored background. I stamped the tea bags and tea pot on white card stock, colored them with prismas and baby oil, sponged the edges with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink and then matted them on black. The black circles were cut using Nestabilities. I machine stitched with black thread around the edge of the Ballet Blue mat after sponging it with distress ink and distressing the edges with my fingernail. I embellished with flowers and ribbon that were given to me by some of my challenge chasing friends, along with a button and thread bow.

For today's blog hop, you'll want to start at Chrissy's. I'm sure she's got something fabulous prepared for you, along with the rest of our team. Make sure to return tomorrow for the grand finale` of this month's hop...there will be a reward for your persistence!