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Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Greenhouse


Every year about this time, my mother, sister, grandma, aunt and cousin get together for a  Greenhouse Party. We casually stroll through their aisles of bright, beautiful wonder carefully selecting our own plants to pot. It usually takes a fair amount of time because of the chatting, laughing and decision making, but the end results are spectacular and unique to each person's tastes. Of course, we then also partake in a fair amount of cookies and lemonade afterward!

Waltzingmouse Stamps is celebrating their two year anniversary and thought it would be fun to join the tea party! I decorated my Tea Bag Baggie with stamps from Teeny Trees, after die cutting a window from the front panel for some added interest, and to give a peek of what might be hiding inside. I'm looking forward to giving my mom and grandma some hugs!

I used the colors from this week's Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge to help with my choices for a cohesive design.




Supplies Used: 
Cardstock: (Vintage Cream) PTI
Stamps: (Teeny Trees) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: (Old Olive, Buckaroo Blue Pigment) Stampin' Up!, (Vintage Photo Distress) Ranger
Fiber: (Ivory Burlap String) May Arts
Tools: (DieCut) Wplus9, (Tea Bag Baggie Template) Waltzingmouse Stamps
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46 comments:

  1. LinMay 15, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Beautifully done, Karen - I love the soft natural colors and your idea to use the tea-bag design!

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  2. Diane JaquayMay 15, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    This is beautiful, Karen! Love the soft, muted look, and the circular design elements!

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  3. Virginia L.May 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    You have such a BIG talent using the muted tones and colors for your designs!! LOVE the rustic feel of this card!! Simply beautiful!

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  4. LaurelMay 15, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Always love to see what you do!

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  5. JennyMay 15, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Such a sweet Tea Bag and love the story attached to your creation, sounds a fantastic family get-together :)
    Jenny x

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  6. Michele GrossMay 15, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    So pretty! Love the pattern you created :)

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  7. Handmade Creations by StephanieMay 15, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    beautiful as always!!!!!

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  8. LindsayMay 15, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    This is fabulous Karen! Love those stamps!

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  9. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)May 15, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    This is great, love that you've used those colors for this tea party... it so reflects what you'd bring to the table.

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  10. LynnMay 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Sounds like a wonderful girls day out! Love the circles on this and the touches of distress ink.

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  11. Jay GeeMay 15, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Gorgeous Karen. I love how you used the tree for the background stamping too.

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  12. BabyBokChoyMay 15, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    How's the weather lately for you? We are finally back in the 60's, yikes!!! love your sweet greenhouse baggie, very unique!

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  13. Amanda WinkelmanMay 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Love it, Karen! Love the blue circles and how they mimic the circle of the tree image! Beautiful.

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  14. Sharli SchaitbergerMay 15, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Hi Karen,

    It's just delightful! It makes me want to drink tea and plant things! LOL I guess living in the desert I never fully developed my gardening instinct - my Steve is teaching me so I won't always have a black thumb.

    I love your project - the colors are great together and the tree - well, just perfect!
    Hugs!

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  15. yyamMay 15, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Such a lovely tradition! What a great way to spend delightful time with family! :)

    Love how you used one stamp so spectacularly! :)

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  16. alexandra s.m.May 15, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    really beautiful and serene Karen!
    I don't know how you do it but you always amaze me!

    TFS~

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  17. Deborah FringsMay 15, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    These colours are just wonderful - love the distress finish to the baggie!!

    Your family outing sounds like such fun - my mum and I love to visit our local garden centre!!

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  18. ~amy~May 15, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    LOVE your shaped card...sooo very clever!

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  19. Joanne GilchMay 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Luvin your baggie!!!! Nice story about gardening! The colors..... blues, greens and browns make a lovely combination!!

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  20. farmhouse-storyMay 15, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    your family tradition sounds wonderful, karen! love the inking on your cute tea bag, and the bkgd stamping:)

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  21. Jen W.May 15, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    This is such a perfect little gift for your greenhouse outing and I LOVE that tree stamp! I may be driven to buy some Waltzingmouse stamps...

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  22. TrinhMay 15, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    The Greenhouse tea party sounds so fun! I would love to do that with my mom and sisters. Your tea bag baggie is perfect; love how you used the OTWC colors!

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  23. JanetcraftMay 15, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    wow this is really an artist's work...with one stamp, you can varies so beautiful..impressive!!

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  24. Anita RexMay 15, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    Absolutely stunning! I love how you used the colors and that tree! :>

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  25. KryssiMay 15, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    gorgeous. beautiful. classy. timeless. pick one! :)

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  26. kasia c.May 16, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Sounds like fabulous ladies day out!

    LOVE this little "tea bag" So perfect, right down to the little tag. Fabulous! :)

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  27. InkyfingersMay 16, 2011 at 5:06 AM

    Love the colours and distressing that give such a homely feel to the lovely baggie. Enjoy your greenhouse day!

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  28. Sherry EckbladMay 16, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    absolutely perfect. I love the tea bag card.

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  29. ~Tammy~May 16, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Karen, this is amazing! Perfect use of the OTWC colors! Sounds like you had an amazing ladies day out! :-) Thanks for joining us, we always love seeing your work in our challenges!

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  30. TigriswillreignMay 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Fabulously beautiful!

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  31. KaryMay 16, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Hi Karen! Your tea baggie looks great! I hope you'll have a wonderful time at the Greenhouse Party. What a treasured tradition!

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  32. shawnteMay 16, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    lovely design! i really like how it says 'hugs' on the little tag-it's the little details that really make a project stand out, and you did a great job of adding cute interesting detail!

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  33. Alice May 17, 2011 at 2:41 AM

    that is such a wonderful tradition! it has to be fun since there are snacks involved! =) love how you decorated the baggie. so peaceful and pretty!

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  34. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comMay 17, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    This is wonderful - the way you used the circles is fab and the shape of the holder with the little "tea bag" tag hanging down is perfect!!!

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  35. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Fab creation! Love your art creations. Fab use of colours. :)

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  36. Tosha LeyendekkerMay 17, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    So beautiful and charming!! Love the colors and how your used the Teeny Trees!!

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  37. CyndieMay 17, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    This is really lovely; I love the vellum window and your soft background design with the hint of shading on the edges.

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  38. jenMay 17, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    you make those trees soooo appealing!! love what you've done with this tea bag! :D

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  39. Jocelyn OlsonMay 18, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Ooooo! I am loving what you're doing with the WMS! Great balance of the OTWC colors--it's stunning!

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  40. Emily LeiphartMay 18, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    This is so cute! I don't know if that swirly stamp was meant to be a tree but I love that you used it as both a tree and a background.

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  41. UnknownMay 20, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Oh this is gorgeously understated and elegant!!! thank you for joining our tea party and Good luck in the draw!

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  42. PaulineMay 21, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Beautiful stamped circles, love these colours too, Good Luck!

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  43. ValerieMay 22, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    This is so cute & clever!! Love how you interpreted the inspiration photo and color prompt.

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  44. Amy KollingMay 23, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Oh you did a fabulous job with these muted colors for the challenge! I love that stamp set and don't use it nearly enough! Beautiful job as always! Thanks for sharing it with OTWC!

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  45. Tenia NelsonMay 26, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    So so love this!!!! Thanks for playing at OTWC!!!

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  46. Jaclyn MillerMay 26, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    What a clever project - I love how it looks so aged. Thanks so much for joining us at OTWC.

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