Teapot Specimen card

I’ve been wanting to make a specimen card for a couple of weeks now, ever since watching a YouTube video by Shanouki Art (she has great art journal videos, too). I had a sheet of Stamperia’s Alice Tea Time paper and thought it would be perfect for this project.

First, I cut out the teapot using scissors and an exacto knife. Then I glued it between two layers of some old acetate packaging I had on hand.

I made the outside frame using Tim Holtz’s smoosh and layer technique. I recently created a bunch of backgrounds this way and unfortunately don’t remember which colors I used on each one. A square die made cutting out the middle very easy. I rounded the corners and made a second, matching frame to attach to the back of the card.

To further decorate the frame, I used a Tim Holtz Butterfly Melange stamp on the top left corner, some stenciling on the top right with Tim Holtz Flourish, a flower from Tim Holtz Botanical Layers and a stamp from Papertrey Ink Simply Jane.

I really love how the card turned out and definitely want to try another specimen type card again soon!

Materials used for this project:

Stamperia Alice paper 

Tim Holtz Butterfly Melange stamp

Tim Holtz Flourish stencil

Papertrey Ink Simply Jane stamp

MFT Square die

Tim Holtz Botanical Layers

We R Memory Keepers 3-way corner rounder

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink pads in Victorian Velvet, Frayed Burlap, and others (sorry, can't remember)

Acetate

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Recycle (acetate from old packaging)

Coffee Lovers Spring/Summer Hop