Tea Time

I received this stamp set earlier this week, and the die for it came later this week, and I also finally ordered and received the new Speckled Egg colour of Distress Oxide inks.

I can honestly say I am not over the moon about the Speckled Egg, but had to complete my set, and in saying that I think I need to take some therapy for my full set syndrome!

The little hedgie set is really cute though. I have admired him for a few months, so am happy that I finally got him.

The background is done using a Kaisercraft stamp called Paint Splatter. I have had this stamp for a long time, and finally pulled it out to use for this card. I heat embossed gold embossing powder on Neenah cardstock then die cut the piece using Penny Black's Stitched Stackers die.

I then sponged on the Speckled Egg, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire, blending as I went then set it aside to dry.

With birthday money I invested in the Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing Set. Here are the colours that are included in this set. Before I invest in the tubes I like to try out colours to see if I like them. I really wanted to try the Quinacridone Rose and the Pyrrol colours, along with the Goethite and Phthalo Green Blue Shade.

I used the Pyrrol Scarlet on my teacup. It was a toss between it and the Quinacridone Rose as both would look great with the blues.

First I coloured the hedgehog using my Nuvo Aqua Pens and stamped on Arches Cold Press watercolour paper. I then stamped another hedgehog on photocopy paper and cut out the hedgehog, to use as a mask while heat embossing the balance of the Teacup in gold.

Painting with the Pyrrol Scarlet, then to add some highlights on the teacup I cleaned my brush then swiped along both sides of the line in the middle of the teacup, which removed some of the colour, and lightening the area. With a damp brush I then blended the colours.

For the Hedgie I mixed together the Goethite with Burnt Sienna, and watered down a bit of it for parts of the face and paws. To make the black I mixed Jane's Grey with Burnt Umber until dark, added a bit of Pyroll Crimson and more Jane's Grey to get the rich black.

And some Quinacridone Gold to his cheeks to finish.

I attached the panel to my Neenah cardbase, then attached the Teacup using foam squares. I die cut the TEA letters from the gold cardstock twice, glued together and attached using Nuvo Adhesive.

I had a difficult time getting a picture of this card as my camera did not like the Pyroll Scarlett. It kept coming out looking like a layer of grey went over it. I moved windows and finally the colours showed correctly. I don't use lights to take pictures, so it is something that is done by natural light. Some times it doesn't work out!

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