This is the china I bought while in the service. Most of the married women and many of the men on our small base made fun of me, asking what I needed something so delicate and beautiful, as if I weren’t a woman just because I was a WAC. It was self-care and I’ve never regretted it or the time I spend over a cup of tea or coffee any time anywhere!
No papers or elements are recolored. Background is paper 23 in soft light mode over paper 13 in overlay mode over paper 16. Maroon layer is paper 17 in difference mode over paper 15, wheat colored layer is paper 19 in darken mode over paper 21.