Hello everyone! You might have noticed that it's been quiet around here for a few weeks! I was in Scotland from September 22nd through October 2nd. Usually I try to stamp ahead of time and post cards while I'm traveling but this time there was so much to do, the trip kinda snuck up on me!
This was my second trip to Scotland. Last year we went in May, so the weather was similar. We repeated some of the same locations/activities this time, dropped some and added a few different ones too. One of the things included for both trips was a trip to the Balmoral Hotel for afternoon tea! Here's a photo of my desserts from last year (we had pastries, dainty sandwiches and savories before that, hence the to-go box)! This year I was more "in the moment" and didn't take nearly as many photos. It was so nice to be able to relax and enjoy without feeling the pressure to document.
For this year's tea I was seated on the inside corner of a table for seven which meant that the server had to reach w a y across the table to pour my cup of Jasmine Silver Tip green tea...and he MISSED! Oopsie! So my card for today is inspired by the pretty Balmoral table setting and a well known passage of scripture to go along with that "mishap."
I used our Coffee or Tea bundle for the cup die cut and some of the sentiments, adding the greenery from Farmhouse Signage to the top of the tea cup to mimic the Balmoral's china. If you look closely you can see a splash of tea underneath the tea cup.
On the inside that splash has become more of a puddle, just as it was IRL! 😂
Supplies:- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Farmhouse Signage
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Coffee or Tea? Bundle
- Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Circles LG
- Craft Consortium Ink Drops Organic 6x6
- Luxury Pearlescent Metallic 105# Cardstock - Quartz White 6 ct
- Melissa Frances Self-Adhesive Round Pearls - Cream
- May Arts 1" Sheer - 100 Yard Spool - White
- Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Celestial Copper
The results of spinning with friends in the Lounge at the hotel in Dumfries.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond! 🎶
Another coo...
and another wonderful tea at Kitchen Coos and Ewes.
Sunset on the beach and bay behind our hotel on the Isle of Mull, taken through the dining room window with such a magnificent view.
The ruins of the nunnery on the Isle of Iona.
Some of the Iona flock...I have spun fiber from this flock in the last year too! I am knitting some of it into fingerless mitts.
And in this photo I was spinning the Iona Abbey color way (from Inglenook Fibers) while visiting the Abbey. Such a beautiful, sacred, serene space. I love it there so much!
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