This was the first time that I tea dyed so I am not an expert. I soaked in tea for about half an hour and then put it in cold water with a splash of vinegar to set it. I tried English breakfast first but found it to be a little bit orange. I liked the earl grey better. I never would have guessed it would be so different. Thanks for tour kind comments.
Oh Pam, what a lovely card!! I don't even know what sealing wax is!! LOL I have several white laces that I would love to tea dye but I'm not sure how to do it. Do you just make some tea and drop the lace in there for a little while?
Oh my gracious Pam this is such a delightful vintage card! I love all the layers of TH papers & the cardinal is so pretty done with the polka dot paper. The lace all around such a perfect touch & yes messy is good on your sealing wax!:))
An absolutely amazing card! There's no doubt there was a lot of work put into this, and it certainly paid off. I love the very vintage look of this, and especially that you cut the cardinal from patterned paper. Simple as this sounds, I wouldn't have thought to do that. I don't believe I've ever before seen sealing wax used on a card. This is just gorgeous - thanks for sharing.
I started this card about a week ago but needed to put it aside to work on other projects. I actually made the quilled roses for the project I was working on Thursday but didn’t wind up using them. I think they were just what I needed to finish up this card. The Cotten crocheted lace started off white and new. I tea dyed it in earl grey. I cut the cardinal from chipboard with a TimHoltz die. The extra branches came from the pine cone die. The merry Christmas is sealing wax. Marylou has convinced me that my sealing wax should be intentionally messy and I know that she is right. When I make them perfect they look like plastic.
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