Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Hop Day 4: Miss Ink Stamps!

Hello there coffee loving crafty peeps!  It's DAY 4 of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring/Summer hop and today I'm sharing my fourth project with you today!  This time, I'm featuring the fun new stencil called "Latte Love" and the oldie but goodie coffee set "Brewtiful" from Miss Ink Stamps.  

To create my card, I started out by stenciling some Citrus Green and Cottage White Folk Art paint over the stencil using a foam dauber.  After that, I attached some sparkly washi and tied on some crumpled tissue paper for texture.  I used some green ribbon and some satin twine along with a bit of golden trad to tie on a yellow button.  

To finish things off, I added some green Nuvo drops and added some Lucky Leprechaun Dazzle Dust over the drops to make them sparkly.  I mounted the panel onto some yellow cardstock and then onto a yummy lime card base.  

Thanks so much for hopping over to check out my project.  I hope it inspires you to create something for the hop!  See you tomorrow for DAY 5!  Make sure to play along too.  You can upload your card and check out all the entries and Super Sponsors HERE.  

 

Sending a whole latte love...

Hey there inky friends!  Today I'm sharing a sweet little coffee collage card that'll be heading out in the mail soon.  I wanted to spend some time this weekend (in the brand new year) digging into some old but loved supplies collecting dust.  I've decided that this is the year to go through all my stuff...and get more acquainted with supplies I haven't used in a while.  

I pulled out my Pan Pastels and decided to use a few colors on the pretty Floral Wave Offset stencil from Miss Ink Stamps.  I used to blending brushes to create this beautiful blend...  I used PanPastel 520.3 Ultramarine Blue Shade and 430.5 Magenta to create this beautiful background.  

After creating the background, I  stamped the images from the Brewtiful set with VersaColor ink (Nocturne) and then heatset before applying more PanPastel over that.  I fussy cut all the images and then started assembling the collage using some of my most favorite embellishing touches.  

Take a closer peek at the collage...I mounted this cardfront onto some white cardstock before adhering it to a blue card base.  

I really love how this card turned out and I hope you like it too.  I'll see you again soon with another fun creation!  Have a great weekend!  

Brewtiful blessings...Miss Ink Stamps

Hello there inky friends! I'm excited to share that I've been invited to join the Miss Ink Stamps design team family and I'm so excited for the opportunity to create with their stamps!  Today is my first day sharing on the Miss Ink Stamps blog so I thought I would pop over here to share too.  

I created this card with a few favorite sets:  Brewtiful and Gardenia.  I also used the Mouse Flower stencil for the embossed background as well as the yummy Fairy Dust glitter for the base of one of the yummy layers.  

I added some of the gardenia leaves to the cup from the Brewtiful set and colored everything with some pretty aquas and lavenders.

I enjoy coloring, adding layering and attaching ribbon to my cards so this card was a little taste of my favorite things.

Thanks so much for hopping over to check out my card.  I hope it inspires you to get creative and make something pretty!  I'm looking forward to creating and sharing more creations with Miss Ink Stamps!

A New Stamp Company Is In Town...Welcome Miss Ink Stamps!

Hey there inky friends!  I have the great privilege as a Coffee Loving Cardmakers designer to play with some new stamps!  Today I get to welcome the newest stamp company to our family!  Welcome to Miss Ink Stamps!  I'm thrilled to be able to share some projects featuring your two new coffee themed sets:  Java Joe's and Brewtiful!   These sets were so fun to design with and I hope you enjoy what I've created for you.  

My first card features the Java Joe's set.  I love the whimsy and playfulness of this set so I tried to create something to make any coffee lover smile!  Happy was the word...and when I read Happy, I immediately thought of YELLOW!  SOOOO...I created a card with some green and a POP of yellow!  The coffee shop was stamped on green cardstock and colored with Copic Markers and colored pencils.  I also used a white Gelly Roll pen to create some highlights and added pop. 

After coloring the images, I set them aside and started working on my background panel.  I cut out a polka-dotty stencil using my Silhouette Cameo and then painted some polka dots onto the paper with ivory acrylic paint.  After that (it was almost immediately dry), I machine stitched the border and tied a green ribbon around this panel.  After that, I assembled the the images onto the card panel and tied a little button to the bow.  I mounted this panel onto an A2 white card base (side fold) and this card was done!

Next up was the springy card featuring the Brewtiful set.  I selected the colors for this project based on the printed paper I wanted to use.  This printed paper comes from an old collection of 6x6 printed paper from Fun Stampers Journey.  It's about time I use that paper I've been hoarding!  LOL...

After mounting the printed panel onto the yellow panel, I machine stitched the top and bottom for added texture and interest.  Then I attached some orange ribbon.  I just love ORANGE in the springtime!  

After assembling the card panel, I attached the stamped/colored images and added some gloss to make them shine.  I also pulled in a little of the white Gelly Roll pen.  

My third card is the fancy-schmancy one!  It also features the Brewtiful stamp set.  I researched the colors of the leaves, berries and flowers of the coffee plant and tried to match the colors I found using Copic Markers.  

After coloring the images, I mounted them onot a rose colored cardstock and then mounted this panel onto a cream cardstock base.  I wanted the image to be my main focus so I kept a lot of white space around it!

Isn't the image just gorgeous?  I just love this set so much!!!  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you were inspired by my projects today and I hope you'll hop over to Miss Ink Stamps and check 'em out!  I know you'll find something that would love to hop right into your cart!  

Thank you to Miss Ink Stamps for allowing me the opportunity to guest design for you.  I had a ball playing with these coffee images and I learned something new too!  Now I'm on a quest to find some dried coffee flowers so I can taste some homemade "tisane".