Life Begins After Coffee...

Happy Monday everyone! I am sharing this cute card over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. I used some Paper Sweeties goodies for this one - so fun!

   

I created the coffee pot background and then built the card from there :) This is the "Life Begins After Coffee" mini stamp set...so fun!

 

Thanks for stopping in today - so happy to share what I've been up to in my craft room! Cheers!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop!!

Happy Fri-YAY!!

Today is Day 1 of our Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and we are sooo excited :) This time, there will no longer be a seasonal theme requirement for the linked up projects so the doors are WIDE OPEN coffee-lovin' crafters...get your craft on!

I loved creating this #madforplaid card for the hop today - I stamped the red cardstock with the Buffalo Check stamp from Stampin' Up! using Early Espresso ink and it turned out beautifully. 

The cups are dies from the Stampin' Up! set Coffee Cafe, hello friend dies are from My Favorite Things and the knit cable embossing folder is from Stampin' Up! as well. 

If you haven't checked out the hop, you really, really should - it's amazing!  Click HERE to start at the beginning and see all the wonderful Sponsors and Super Sponsors! Happy crafting! CHEERS!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers and Paper Smooches!!

I am so excited to be hopping with Paper Smooches and the rest of the Design Team at Coffee Loving Cardmakers today! If you arrived here from Robyn's blog then you are on track. If not, head on over to the Paper Smooches blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun along the way. And here is the rest of the line-up just in case you get lost:

Paper Smooches Blog
Alice Huang
Jill Hawkins
Karin Akesdotter
Michele Boyer
Savannah O’Gwynn
Teri Anderson
Coffee Loving Cardmakers
Amy Tsuruta
Kerry Urbatch
Helen Gullett
Lisa Bzibziak
Robyn Jordan
Lori Turner (you are here!)
Annette Allen
Dana Warren
Erin Thiem
Katie Brooks
Kathy Schweinfurth
Lisa Golzbein

For my first card, I used the oh-so-fun set called "Caffeinated" and I will definitely be using this set, along with the matching dies, a lot in the future! SO FUN!

I used the iced coffee/tea die and cut it out of the black front layer then secured it over top of the white card base in my Misti and stamped the image inside the die cut hole so it would match up. I then stamped the image again on the polka dot yellow paper and fussy cut it out. I used Copics to color in the straw to match the designer paper. 

I then stamped the "cute tea" sentiment from the "Caffeinated Two" set onto the same yellow polka dot paper and mounted it on the black front panel and used dimensionals to pop up the entire black panel for some added dimension.

Be sure to comment along the way for your chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to the PS store...you can get yourself some of these fun goodies to play with :)

For my second card, I used the other coffee cup from the Caffeinated set and the "err mah gerd" sentiment is again from the Caffeinated Two stamp set...makes me giggle every time I hear this saying hahaha ... when coffee tastes good, I say it - A LOT! ;) 

I did a bit of paper piecing for the sleeve of the cup to tie it into the bottom layer designer paper...so fun!  

 Well, that's it for me...be sure to hop on over to Annette's blog HERE for your next stop on the hop. Thanks again for stopping in - have a fun day hopping! CHEERS!

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Wow, November 28th already...where oh where does the time go?! It was JUST summer time a blink ago wasn't it? And now, the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations is upon us! I haven't even started shopping - ACK! But...on a good note, ALL my Christmas cards are out in the mail as of tomorrow. Including this beauty I am bringing you today over at Coffee Loving Cardmakers: 

I started by stamping the sentiment and coffee cup with Cherry Cobbler and cut out the mug with it's matching die. I believe this is from Lil' Inker Designs...

 I added the layers - plaid paper, woodgrain strip, vellum circle, greenery, ribbon, then I popped up the sentiment and coffee cup to give it some extra dimension.

I LOVE plaid and these colors are so pretty together! It reminds me of a traditional Christmas...I added a few sequins to give it a bit of bling and finish it off :)

Thanks for stopping in today and seeing what I've been up to! Enjoy your Wednesday! Cheers!

 

Favorite Food/Beverage at As You Like It!

Welcome back to my blog everyone! 

The challenge over at As You Like It for the next 2 weeks is to showcase a project using 

your "FAVORITE FOOD/DRINK" (& why).

This could also be interpreted as a colour too, eg favourite is chocolate so use brown,
or you like strawberries so use pink/red.

Remember - You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

The sponsor of this challenge is

Dies to die for

Prize - £15 voucher

I think by now you've got it figured that my ultimate favorite is a drink and yes, it's COFFEE! I made a bunch of crochet coffee cup cozies for Christmas presents and to sell and they went like hot cakes! I like hot chocolate and I only drink tea when I'm sick. Coffee is the bomb! I love all the different varieties you can get (breakfast blend, espresso, columbian, etc) and all the delicious flavor shots are a bonus as well! 

Here are a couple more cozies that I crocheted:

I hope you can come on over to As You Like It and get creative with us! You have until June 15th :) Happy crafting!

2 Sketches 4 You #40

My good friend, Tamie, led me to this wonderful challenge! Hop on over to see what beautiful creations Tamie did for this one....

This sketch comes from Laura and Kazan over at 2 Sketches 4 You. This one was a lot of fun to do - really got my mojo flowin...I used a special stamp I've been *hoarding* for a couple years now and haven't put any ink on it (yes, I know...it's a coffee stamp and I haven't used it yet....head hung in shame). BUT..tonight was the night and I think both cards turned out "ok" but my coloring tonight leaves much to be desired LOL....thanks for poppin' in....happy stamping!

These are the 2 cards I made for the sketch challenge....I used different punches and pearl configurations along the bottoms of each card....these cards are both 5 x 5 cards. Thanks for clickin' by to see my works of art! Stay warm...

Thanks a Latte....

Oh my goodness is today a day for latte's or what?!? This wind and blowing snow is crazy....the thermometer is reading -24C but with the windchill, it is -33C!! Brrr...good thing I got to stay home today and light my candles, bake, and play in my craft room :o)
After I got all my prep done for my second Stamp Club night this coming Monday, I sat down and made a little sumthin' sumthin'...I was at the Drayton Valley SS with my good friend, Leanne, last Monday and I bought a new stack of designer paper called The Sweet Stack by DCWV. I saw this sheet and saw "COFFEE" written all over it - not really sure why, maybe just the colors...so I went to work. Please see the recipe below. Thanks for stopping by on this cold, blustery night! Take care....

Recipe:

Stamps: Hot Stuff from MFT

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Sweet Stack DP

Accessories: chocolate ribbon, nestabilities, sponge dauber, half-back pearls, blender pen