Summer Bliss with A Slice of Orange

This week's Challenges by AR theme is "Summer Bliss with a Slice of Orange," courtesy of Lyn. Well, nothing says summer to me more than a nice, cool drink, so I created this fun set using Adela's Tray Chic template and a dressed-up plastic margarita glass I picked up on clearance at the end of the season.

The tray's base is cut from a piece of poppy red paper. The inside and sides are covered with a plaid patterned paper with stripes in a coordinating red, orange, and green--super festive! I used green baker's twine to secure the sides of the tray.

The glass is decorated with similar elements. I used the same striped paper on an orange tag base and added the adorable penguin with drink in hand from the Salud set from The Cat's Pajamas. The "margaritas" sentiment is stamped on a green sentiment flag and attached to the tag underneath the penguin and embellished with a button tied with twine. I used the same twine to attach the tag to the glass to tie the pieces of the ensemble together.

For full details on how to play along with the challenge, check out the Challenges by AR blog. And, for ideas and inspiration to get you started, check out the challenge team's creations. Here's where you can find them:
Vicki Garrett
Maria Levine
Magdalena Cortez
Lyn Bernatovich
Lori Tecler (you're here!)
Lisa Somerville
Lisa Eisner

Materials Used:
Tray Chic template (Creations by AR); Salud stamp set, Neenah white cardstock, Versafine Onyx Black ink, CutUps Inside Pinking Border die, Divine Twine green baker's twine (The Cat's Pajamas); markers (Copic); Fresh Mango cardstock (Gina K Designs); Poppy Parade and Pear Parfait cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Bloom and Grow designer paper (My Mind's Eye); tag die (Sizzix); green button (Michaels); foam tape