Tea Bag in a Jar

This card had its start by my desire to send a card with a tea bag gift. I've seen so many cute ones recently. The American Crafts 'Neopolitan' series has a 12x12 paper that features canning jars and this was also an inspiration. I also had my Inky Antics clear stamps out (the one with the mouse and a teacup). By folding an individually packaged tea bag to fit the shape of the jar, I was able to use Merikan tape (available at Ben Franklin Crafts) to affix a clear acetate sheet over the teabag (run the tape along the inner edge of the jar) before cutting off the excess acetate. The basic card is 9-1/4" x 3-7/8" with a 1-3/8" square window cut out. (I used an old Making Memories card but I'm sure you can fashion your own long card to fit a long envelope.) My card was so old that it had some fading on the front, which is why I smudged the front with purple ink. I liked the look but it needed words and some mouse footprints (I had no stamp so I drew them in).The inside of the card was easy to finish with the images (adhered with pop-up dots) and words from the Inky Antics set (purchased from BFC). I stamped the images on paper from the Artist Marker Pad (a product purchased from Ben Franklin Crafts) which is specifically designed to work with Copic pens. The paper has a smooth finish and accepts the ink well. This card was so unfussy that I'm going to make a bunch of them and perhaps put a birthday or thank you message in some of them. I hope you liked visiting this blog and that you'll return often. Make someone smile today......send them something you've crafted!