Hello Happy Hoppers! Today I'm switching it up a bit. Not because I've had enough coffee, but because my Matcha is feeling a bit shafted...You see, I AM A MATCHAHOLIC. Yes, it's true. I drink at least one cup of this frothy goodness every day so I think it's about time that I shared the love of the almighty Matcha! Soooo..It all started this morning on my drive to work. I planned up a bit of a bubbly idea...and literally, thought about it and planned it all day long!
When I got home tonight, I whipped up a cup of Matcha, and headed to my craft room:
I grabbed a few spoonful (or two) of foam off the top of my tea and placed them on the watercolor paper. Oh those bubbles....Tiny bubbles, big bubbles, rainbow bubbles, just the most delicious bubbles you ever did see! After that dried a bit, I dabbed off the leftovers with a cloth and blasted it with a heat gun.
Next it was on to creating the card:
Using some Pan Pastels (in the colors of the "rainbow" seen in the bubbles), I rubbed a bit here and there onto the paper and on the vellum circles I diecut. I also used the regular and pierced dies to create some additional circles. Once assembled I selected my focal image...
Yeah, I like Big Cups (Matcha bowls) and I cannot lie! I stamped the sentiment onto the largest vellum circle then painted the backside with some Olive Green acrylic paint. After that dried, I burnished it with the end of the paintbrush to create the "white" for contrast and dimension.
Look at those gorgeous trails and pools of matcha powder...MMMM...It's a bit difficult to see the shimmer here, but there is a golden sheen all over this panel from the Pan Pastels. I decided it needed a bit of coppery color, so I splattered a bit of Bronze Silk on too. Beads of Journey Glaze were also randomly placed on the piece for fun.
I mounted this piece "wonky style" onto some vellum, added Green Olive satin ribbon, then applied it to another panel of watercolor paper. It was mounted onto a Hazelnut Blend card base.
And the final outcome...Ahhhh delish! Don't worry, only about a teaspoon of my cup of matcha tea was wasted in this adventure... I drank the rest. YUM!
FSJ Products Used:
Non FSJ Products Used:
Canson Watercolor Paper
Matcha
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Super Sponsor Prize:
NEW (To be released July 1.) "Hey Sugar" stamp set
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Day 4: Coffee Buzz...
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