tea for three paperie.

First of all, thank you so much for all of your sweet comments on Maia's party post!  My heart swelled to read them all.  If you didn't catch yesterday's tea party, click *here* - there are a few new stamp sets up for grabs, but only until tonight!

Today, I thought I'd share some of the party paperie with you: invites, thank you cards, and some of the decorations.

The first thing I had for the party was that pretty fabric banner.  All of the party colors were pulled from the springy fabrics.  I went with mainly yellows and blues, and just a few touches of pink on the invite:



I love these images so much!  The slouchy stuffies, the "you're invited" banner, the spilled milk under the table - I'm so excited to have seen them come to life, just as I imagined.



I did some masking, and stamped all of the elements onto the table in one layer (only the banner was paper-pieced, for the tiniest bit of extra dimension.)  I then cut out the table and all of the toppers as one unit.  I think that makes it look like something out of a paperie store...

A few of my favorite decorations from yesterday's party:



I just love the little bear sitting next to his frothy drink!  I first printed the word "sweets" (and another with the word "sips" for the drinks) via computer, before die-cutting the label.  I then stamped the bear in the corner, and masked him to be able to nestle the drink "behind" in behind. so cute.

These little chair-back decorations were such a sweet touch.  Very pottery-barn-party, if you ask me.  I matted the tea pot image with 2 cupcake stand die-cuts, and layered ribbon to match the party.  Even thought you wouldn't have seen it if I didn't point it out, it was a hit at the party :)



tea for three. with steam escaping the three. it doesn't get sweeter than this.

And every good party host sends out thank you cards, right?  (let's pretend I always take my own advice):



Funny enough, the thank you card marks the first appearance of a rag doll at this tea party.  I know the little dolls are the stars of the stamp sets, but I wanted to show that these sets are so versatile - and also, no one upstages my Maia, hee hee.

Some creative masking allowed me to create this little scene, and I sponged some antique linen ink over-top to further the granny-chic vibe of our tea party.



From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all of your encouragements and beautiful comments on Maia's tea for three party!

♥.

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