Feedback, please? (+Mother's Day cards)

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I'm designing an invitation for a bridal shower, and I would love it if you guys could please give me some feedback on the mockup.  In particular, should I get rid of the words on top?  And is the pattern on the teacup too busy?



And, so that this post actually has a legitimate finished craft on it...

A crane for my grandmother, and a mama and baby bunny for my mother:

More images and commentary (including a rant about the ridiculousness of the fact that I was utterly unable to find cornflower blue paper in all three stores I went to today) on my wordpress blog, here.