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Jul 31, 2015

No Ordinary Paper Stamping on Tea Bags

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 In case you are wondering, yes I am addicted to rubber stamps!  My lovely friend, Bonnie, saved these giant tea bags for me.  I decided they would be perfect for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - No Ordinary Paper.  I am going to give this card to Bonnie as a thank you for having us at her house to make our Cardboard Crush journals.
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 The tea was removed from the bags and the bags left out in the sun to dry.
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 I decided to try my new Distress embossing powders.  They are different!  But good color choices.  I colored the image with a watercolor brush and Aged Mahogany and Evergreen Bough Distress pads.
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 I glued the tea bag to a piece of light brown cardstock, then crumpled and distressed the edges.
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 I hot glued some vintage trim to the seam, between the two Authentique papers.  Aren't these drool worthy!!!
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 Then I took the cut off of some Authentique paper, with this little sentiment and spritzed it with water and crumpled it up.
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 Lastly I added some vintage seam binding and a DIY button brad, tutorial HERE.
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 I've enjoyed making distressed cards lately and curling up the paper edges with a bone folder, similar to curling ribbon.
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Here's my finished card, which I am linking to the SSS Monday Challenge Blog HERE.

4 comments:

  1. The effect is amazing! That is truly no ordinary paper! Lovely design and details!
    Beautifully done!

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  2. Oh my gosh....never would of thought about stamping on a tea bag...wow, looks amazing! Beautiful card !

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  3. How cool and it turned out so well. No ordinary paper for sure! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!

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  4. Another wonderful creation! I love idea of tea bag!
    Ileanaxx

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