Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC91)! Christmas Tea and MORE!

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It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC91)! This week I am your host! I am challenging us to and inspiration challenge. The inspiration is Cafe Baudelaire Prints. Visit the site and choose a print that inspires you. The images are French shabby chic, but that style card or project is not required. We would love to see what you create with your cardmaking style. If you can, be sure to include the print or the link to the print that you chose for your inspiration! That is one of the fun parts, after all.

I was sick earlier in the week so I have my Flourishes FTTC post today! I chose the inspiration posted to the left. The warm tones and touches of colors! I kept with the Tea Party theme. I am using Flourishes Christmas Tea and Christmas Music Background. I also used one of the border images from Fanciful Flourishes to stamp along the top of my card. First of all, this is a 5X7 card. Really hard to get a good picture with a card this size. I stamped the stacked teacups from the Christmas Teaset onto Annalee dp. I added glossy enamel and let dry. I cut out and adhered to the frame portion of the card. I stamped the Christmas Music and placed behind the frame. I added a gem flourish and placed little assorted color roses. I added a crunch ribbon bow with flower. I used a Karen Fosters Scrapsticks stickpin behind and also to hold my invite for Join Us for Christmas Tea tag. This particular stickpin comes in pewter, but I used a brown copic marker to give it a more bronze feel.

This card is also for a few other blog challenges!
Incy Wincy: Anything Goes!
The Shabby Tea Room: Inspiration with Tea Cups!
Wild Orchid: Classic Christmas
Creative Card Crew: Punch It! (tag)
Tip Top Tuesday: Christmas Inspired
The Creative Cottage: Embossing!
Stamp Vacation: Chose Three (Letter T(tea cups), tag, pop dots(tea cups are popped up)
For Fun: To Use Metal (stickpin)
Purple Frog: Sparkle (gem flourish)
Daring Cardmakers: TOPAZ (used lots of kraft sponged with vintage photo
Raise the Bar Challenge: Let's See Curves!

Be sure to check out the blog team designers to see what they created with the Cafe Baudelaire Prints inspiration challenge!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

35 comments

AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 2:35 PM
WOW! So elegant and Vintage!! I adore the teacups with the colors and that fabulous ribbon!! :) HUGS
BeckyNovember 7, 2010 at 3:34 PM
When ever I need inspiration I come over here :). This is gorgeous. Beautiful tea cups and you do the most fabulous ribbons and bows.
MarisaNovember 7, 2010 at 4:27 PM
Love your tea cups and the vintage feel to this card. Hoping you are feeling better now :)
Sarah ANovember 7, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Wow this is an amazing card, love the vintage feel! All the elements are working together perfectly!

Thanks for joining us over on Incy Wincy this week.

Sarah x
Lynn MercurioNovember 7, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Oh Betty, this is GORJUS! Love the vintage feel and how wonderfully the tea-cups work into that theme. Lovely job.
Wanda CullenNovember 7, 2010 at 7:25 PM
Your card is a vintage Victorian masterpiece! You've captured the inspiration piece so well!
Vicki DutcherNovember 7, 2010 at 7:52 PM
Awesome take from the inspiration! Elegant vintage!
Silke LedlowNovember 7, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Hey Betty...happy to see you are feling better!! Your FTTC challenge was really fun and you created another BEAUTY! awesome take on all the challenges and your IC photo! Hugs ~S~
BarbaraNovember 7, 2010 at 9:28 PM
Betty, this is GORGEOUS! I love the warm vintage colors! It's perfect! And I'm so glad you're feeling better, girl!
DebbieNovember 7, 2010 at 11:46 PM
OUTSTANDING, Betty! WOW!! I truly love this design ... thanks for sharing with us in the Tea Room :)
Mary MarshNovember 8, 2010 at 12:09 AM
so glad t ohear you are felling better gf, love this gorgeous creation-a vintage masterpiece
paper funNovember 8, 2010 at 12:49 AM
Your card is lovely. I love your ribbon and how it lays on the card. The teacups are so fun.

Thanks for joining us at Creative Cards Crew.

Mari
CraftinGrannyNovember 8, 2010 at 1:27 AM
Beautiful vintage card! Gorgeous colors. Thanks so much for joining us at For Fun this week. Hope to see you back next week. "Hugs" Carol
Berry November 8, 2010 at 4:29 AM
Wow what beautiful work thanks so much for joining us at the creative cottage challenge this time and good luck! Hugs Rebekah xx
LyndaNovember 8, 2010 at 7:22 AM
What a little beauty! Thanks for joining in with Daring Cardmakers.

Lynda xxx
Dawn B.November 8, 2010 at 7:59 AM
OH my goodness this is a work of heart.. I LOVE the colors on the tea cups.. What a great way to master the inspiration. SO much beautiful texture. You did a great job.. Hope you are feeling better.
angelwhispersNovember 8, 2010 at 8:02 AM
This sure has the sparkle factor just love it and such beautiful colours!!

Thanks for joining us over at the CPFC this week Chanelle xxxx
Sandy AngNovember 8, 2010 at 10:12 AM
This has so much romantic charm !
Love to see you at my challenge - http://angsandy.blogspot.com/2010/11/sandys-challenge-1.html
tiggertasticNovember 8, 2010 at 1:37 PM
this is such a stunning make, i love all the texture you have created

Sarah-Louise
tiggertastic blog
CPF - DT / CCC - DT / BMD - DT
Cor*November 8, 2010 at 2:41 PM
oh I am so jealous of your ability to do a stunning vintage piece. Thanks so much for participating in our PICK 3 Challenge over at SV. You now have an entry towards the $25.00 gift cert to Marks Finest Papers as well as 4 of their Dec. stamp sets!!
Powerful Search EngineNovember 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM
This is gorgeous love the vintage vibe xxx Thanks for sharing with us at The Crafty Purple Frog. Hugs Pascale
UnknownNovember 8, 2010 at 4:46 PM
smashing creation x Thanks for joining us this week at TOP TIP TUESDAY x Leigh x
ChristineCreationsNovember 8, 2010 at 6:51 PM
I absolutely love these Christmas cups done in patterned paper like this Betty! And you are a master with these crinkled ribbons. So warm and rich!
PeggyNovember 8, 2010 at 7:29 PM
What a beautiful mix of vintage! Love the teacups stamped on DP!! Gorgeous Gorgeous card Betty!
Stacy MorganNovember 8, 2010 at 9:10 PM
Very shabby chic indeed... Beautiful Betty.
Francie G.November 8, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Wow! What a vintage beauty, Betty! Fabulous!
Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkieNovember 8, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Totally jaw-droppingly GORGEOUS. I LOVE this, Betty. The texture, the distressing, the ribbon, just everything is fabulous. This was a wonderful challenge. I so wanted to play along - even had a print picked out, but just ran out of time.

Hope you are feeling better!

Hugs,
Linda
UnknownNovember 8, 2010 at 11:34 PM
Gorgeous inspired card Betty! Beautiful faux stain background and tea cups!
I'm glad you are feeling better!
VickyNovember 9, 2010 at 4:22 AM
WOW...this is beautiful & the flourish looks fabulous.
Thankyou for joining us at Crafty Purple Frog this week, hope to see you again.

Hugs Vicky xx
SaskiaNovember 9, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Beautiful card, so elegant!

Lovely to see your work at Daring Cardmakers! Thanks for joining us!

Sweet greetings, Saskia
(guest designer)
Helen DooleyNovember 9, 2010 at 11:18 AM
LOVE IT!!
Thanks for playing along on For Fun this week.
CherylNovember 9, 2010 at 1:41 PM
This is gorgeous! I love the vintage feel.
Jayne HaywardNovember 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Gorgeous image and love the sparkle used with the added roses.

Thanks for joining in with us over on TCPF

Jayne xx
LisaNovember 9, 2010 at 11:17 PM
This is so gorgeous! Thanks for joining us this week at FFC!
Edna MorrisedieNovember 14, 2010 at 1:27 AM
All around gorgeous, I love the romantic and vintage feel to this, perfect embellishing!