Pals Paper Art Challenge 289

Hello my crafty friends!

I am playing along with the Pals Paper Art Challenge today!

I am trying to give more love to my Stampin' Up! products, and as a member of the Pretty Pals, the PPA is a perfect place to do just that!

I must say, Ms. Lynn's color choice gave me a very difficult time coming up with a design! But here it is...;-)

Welcome to my Japanese tea ceremony!

I remember going to tea ceremonies with my mom and grandma when I was a kid. 

I can't remember if they dressed me in kimono though... It's a very uptight event and as a child, I did not enjoy much...*LOL* 

I was dying to play with the Cups and Kettle Framelits Set!

I actually heat embossed the stacked cups image from the matching stamp set, A Nice Cuppa, but I didn't like the Blushing Bride Emboss Powder on the Pear Pizzazz cardstock...

So I was staring at my pretty kettle, decided to add vellum on top, and the Botanical Flower design on the vellum gave me the idea of flowers coming out of the kettle. 

I wasn't trying, but those flowers look like cherry blossoms, and my kettle looks like a traditional Japanese iron kettle, and even my watercolored background looks like I spilled some green tea! It brought back those memories from my childhood...love it!

My notes...

Stamp: A Nice Cuppa

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Night of Navy, Watercolor Paper, Botanical Garden Vellum Pack (SAB), Twitterpated DSP

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Night of Navy

Accessory: Subtles Candy Dots

Tool: Cups and Kettle Framelits Die, Bird Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Die-namics Zig Zag Rectangles STAX (My Favorite Things)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!