Gold Rimmed Teacups for Sketchy Challenges and PPP!

 Good morning!  I'm so excited to share my latest artwork with you!  I have had a severe lack of mojo and haven't crafted for over a month!  (I like to work ahead, hence all the work you've still been seeing).  I think my month off has served me well though as I am so thrilled with this creation which went from idea to finished product in one evening!  It is a few days late for our new challenge at The Sketchy Challenges but better late than never, right?  Our sketch is a stunner this fortnight designed by our lovely Sabine.  I am also entering my canvas into Prima's Product Pick for August.

 I am in the middle of a major re-decoration and re-furbishing project in my dining room and this little canvas is going to take pride of place on my new picture wall.  I just need to find a frame for it as I can see it nestled in an ornately carved shabby white frame.  To make the background following Sabine's sketch I have used triangular pieces of butterfly adorned paper from Webster's Pages which I have whitewashed with Gesso to mute the colours into the background.  I then added texture with some tissue paper which was also coated with Gesso.  A little stamping here and there with a Tim Holtz Flourish stamp and some Hero Arts stamps and the background was done!  Let's get down to some details.  I hope I don't bore you with all these photos, as always when I really love something I've gone a little overboard with them :)!

 The first gorgeous little gold rimmed teacup was created with some gorgeous Prima paper which I was loathe to cut into but I think it looks just like a little china teacup pattern!  The paper for the saucer and the second teacup is also from Prima.

 All the teacups have gold rims created with embossing powder.

 The textured dots on the background are tissue paper balls covered with Gesso and I added a little snippet of Tim Holtz trim to the left of the teacup.

 Here you can see some of the stamped flowers in the background, stamped with some Hero Arts stamps.

 I am calling my canvas "Time For Tea", hence the gorgeous Prima clock and clock hands which I have also embossed gold as the black looked too heavy for my delicate china teacups.  The pink lily was a gift from my lovely friend Chelsea, thank you again :) and the lace for the bow is from The Ribbon Girl. 

 The handles have also been given the "gilt" treatment along each edge.

 The third teacup was created from some Webster's Pages paper and is home to a delicate pink rose.

 The hydrangea represents the circular element on Sabine's sketch (in case you cannot see the sketch in my canvas).  I adore hydrangeas and how each large flower head can consist of many colours of tiny flowers!  All my hydrangea flowers are from Prima.

 You can see in this photo that the canvas is very 3 dimensional and the pieces protrude quite a way out from it!

 The wooden butterfly is by Kaisercraft.

 Another view just because I love it lol...

...and another!  I hope you like it as much as I do and I've inspired you to join us at The Sketchy Challenges.  Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's stunning creations.  Thanks for looking! x