Tea Pot and Cup with Tissue Paper

Hi Dreamers!
I spent the whole day cleaning my house yesterday.  Still have to do the upstairs, but now the downstairs is nice and clean.  Gave my new vacuum cleaner (Riccar -made in the USA) a good workout!  Last night I had some time to make these fun Tea themed cards.  I used stamps from the Relax A Bit Stamp set from Mark's Finest/Heinrich.   Take a look at the first card.  It is a smaller card measuring 4 x 4 1/4".

To create this soft and muted effect:

• Stamp the tea pot on white CS with Black dye ink.
• Color the image with Copic Markers.  Don't worry about shading.  Just use  darker colors
• Stamp the tea pot again on white Tissue Paper.
• Line up the image exactly over the colored image.
• The colors on the first image will show through the tissue paper.

• Wrap the tissue paper around the White CS and glue
• Layer onto blue CS and onto a Pink base
• Stamp this fun sentiment on the inside (also in the Relax a bit stamp set)

The Second card is made the same way.

• This time I glued the tissue to the colored image and then cut out both at the same time.

• I used a sketch from 365 Cards for this layout.  I dropped the top part of the sketch to the bottom.

• This sentiment is from My Favorite Things

• I used the same Copic Markers to color the cup

And, now a few fun challenges for my Tea Themed cards with Tissue

Mark's Finest: use tissue paper
Simon Says Stamp: something new---I used two new stamp sets
365 Cards: sketch day 305
By the Cute and Girly: cute and girly
Cute Card Thursday: something new--stamps

So, has everyone recuperated from the Holidays?  I am trying to play catch up a bit now.  I would like to make some changes for the new year.  Not sure what these changes might be--yet.  Maybe trying to sell my cards at shows, teaching ?? Not sure, but I like change.  I just feel like I need a change.  I will have to put my thinking cap on and come up with something.  LOL  What do you have planned for the new year?  Well, have  a great day!  Love ya.
Karen