Project Inspiration: A Sweet Teapot House Card Steeped In Love by Brenda Noelke

Happy Easter, fellow crafters!! Brenda back with you today!! Easter is the perfect time to celebrate fresh beginnings, sweet moments, and the joy of creating something heartfelt to share with the ones you love!! I love the versatility of the Build-A-Teapot Die Set from the March release and the sentiment from the Home Is Where the Heart Is Sentiment Stamp Set paired perfectly with it!! I chose to lean into the whimsicality of the Build-A Teapot Die Set for my sweet card today!!

Supplies

Stamps: Home Is Where the Heart Is Sentiments

Dies: Build-A-Teapot, Reflections: 1 Corinthians 6, Handmade Quilt Cover Plate

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Royal Velvet, Ripe Avocado, Olive Twist, Aqua Mist

Cardstock: Pale Peony, Lemon Tart, Green Parakeet, Ripe Avocado, Spring Rain, Lilac Grace, Fine Linen, Cocoa Bean, Stamper’s Select White

Other supplies: foam squares, Versamark ink, white detail embossing powder, Rustic Jute Twine, brown ink, Star Dust Stickles, liquid glue

Step 1: Die-cut a panel of Spring Rain cardstock with the Handmade Quilt Cover Plate Die. Trim the panel slighlty, then ink the outside edges with Blueberry Sky and Dark Indigo inks using blending brushes. Adhere to A2 white card base.

Step 2: Die-cut the largest die in the Reflections: 1 Corinthians 6 Die Set from Stamper’s Select White cardstock. Blend Aqua Mist ink onto the center with a blending brush, then adhere to the background.

Step 3: Die-cut the greenery in the Build-A-Teapot Die Set from Green Parakeet and Ripe Avocado cardstock and add shading with Ripe Avocado and Olive Twist inks. Adhere with liquid glue.

Step: 4: Die-cut the small flowers in the Build-A-Teapot Die Set from Pale Peony, Lemon Tart and Lilac Grace cardstock. Blend with Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise and Royal Velvet inks, then adhere with liquid glue.

Step 5: Die-cut all the elements for the teapots, ladder, teacup, sweet treats and large flowers from Pale Peony, Spring Rain, Lemon Tart, Lilac Grace, Fine Linen, Cocoa Bean and Stamper’s Select White cardstock using the Build-A-Teapot Dies. Add ink with Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Royal Velvet, Blueberry Sky, Aqua Mist and brown ink. Adhere each element together with liquid glue, then pop them up onto the background with foam squares.

Step 6: Stamp the sentiment from the Home Is Where the Heart Is Sentiment Stamp Set onto Cocoa Bean cardstock with Versamark ink and emboss with white detail embossing powder. Trim into a narrow banner and adhere with foam squares.