Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Sweet

It's time for a new challenge at the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Sweet.

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I went with the idea of a warm drink and giving a card to someone who is sweet!


I started with the plaid based on the inspiration photo.  Then I found a Verve stamp set with a cute little mug and a fun sentiment.  I originally just had a white background but it seemed really flat, so I dug out a scrap of woodgrain.
Do you like the real mug in the background?  A few months ago, I decided I needed to spend more time staging my photos just to add some interest.  My family teases me unmercifully about this because for awhile I was coming home with bags of props every day for my "staging".  Now we can be in a grocery store or an auto repair place or a shoe store and they will see some small little knick-knack and yell "staging!"  It's cute, but very annoying.   When I was ready to photo this card, I didn't have a good prop - so I grabbed my son's favorite coffee mug.  I thought he'd be impressed.  Instead he said in a disgusted voice "Mom. Not everything is for staging."  
Be sure to check out our guest designer for this challenge: Karen Letchworth at My Cup Runneth Over .   I hope to see you playing along with our "sweet" challenge!  

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