Joy Clair and Coffee....Coffee and LOVE!

WOO HOO!!!  Today I'm sharing a project for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Are you playing along?  Joy Clair is a Super Sponsor and they're excited to join the fun in the hop!  Make sure you hop over to the Coffee Lovers Blog Post HERE to check out the hop! 

I hope you've been enjoying the coffee-licous creations so far!  As a coffee lover myself, I've been waiting for this hop since the conclusion of the last hop!  The Coffee Lovers Blog hops are so fun and full of inspiration (and encouragement to shop, shop, shop) don't you think? 

Today, I'm sharing a card featuring the foam art in the Coffee Talk stamp set.  I'm also featuring the deelish cardstock from Bazzill Basics!

To create this card, I used the following Bazzill Basics Paper: 
Bazzill Basics Bling:  Regal 
Bazzill Basics Pale Rose

I cut a 12x12 piece of Pale Rose Cardstock up so that I would have a 5x5 square card base and a 4x4 piece to stamp on. 
I cut a 12x12 piece of Regal Blingy cardstock so that I would have a piece of 4.5 x 4.5 to use as a layer.  I also used a scrap of printed paper from a retired My Minds Eye printed paper pad called Vanity Fair.  
I started out by cutting my Pale Rose cardstock into a 5x5 card base.  I also cut a panel that was 4x4 so that I could splatter some Walnut Stain Distress Oxide over it.  When I was satisfied with the splatter of the ink and some water, I blasted it with my heat gun so that it would dry quickly.  Then I stamped the heart pattern foam art over it using white ink.  Next, I dried it again and rubbed some Gold Pan Pastel over that.  Next, I used my Misti to stamp the additional heart design foam art with some dark chocolate ink onto a scrap of white cardstock.  I fussy cut the foam art and rubbed it with some Gold Pan Pastel to get it shimmery and started to assemble the card.  

I wanted you to see all the shimmer and shine on this card so I tilted the paper a bit so you could see the deelish metallic sheen on my paper.  Just love how it transforms a regular card into something so elegant.  

After arranging the printed paper and the foam art onto the card front, I stamped the MMMM... sentiment onto the splattered panel, mounted the bling panel onto it and wrapped this panel with a yummy mocha satin ribbon then I attached this panel onto the card base using foam squares. 

And there you have it!  A perfecty gorgeous card to share with a coffee loving friend!  Thanks so much for hopping over and enjoy the rest of the hop! 

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2018

Hello there coffee loving crafters!  I'm joining the fun ALL WEEK long as we share delicious creations featuring winter/holiday themed coffee/tea/cocoa cards!  Today, I'm sharing a sweet little peace card featuring Super Sponsor's  Joy Clair's Coffee Talk stamp set and the sentiment from Fruit of the Spirit.  I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Catherine Pooler's Over Coffee ink.  I colored the image lightly with Copic Markers.  

To make the coffee a bit more realistic, I added some glaze then heated it to create a "bubbly" texture along the edges.  I also added a few dots here and there to help ground the image.  I mounted a bit of black cardstock at the bottom and tied a little black twine across the bottom before mounting to the white card base. 

Pretty CAS, right?  Shocker, for sure.  I'll be back tomorrow with another fun card.  Now, I'm off to hop, hop, hop and get my coffee fix! 

Coffee Talk with friends...

Hello there Joy Clair and Coffee Loving papercrafter fans!  It's Kerry here and I'm joining my fellow Joy Clair designers and my fellow CLC designers for a special hop today featuring the deeeelish coffee/tea/cocoa sets from Joy Clair.  They're the perfect additions to your drink collection and we hope you find our creations inspiring!  

To celebrate this hop, Joy Clair is giving away $25 gift certificates to TWO lucky winners.  Leave us a comment by 11:59 EST on 5/18 for your chance to win!  Winners will be chosen at random from all the comments received and will be announced on the Joy Clair blog on 5/31 and on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog on 5/19.   

**And as an added bonus, one commenter on MY post will receive their very own custom stamp from Joy Clair.  Yes, they provide custom stamps too,  so check 'em out HERE!  

For this hop, I created two fun little cards featuring the new Coffee Talk set and the ever popular Tea Party Background stamp.  

I used pretty much the same layout for both of these cards.  To create this first card, I stitched the background paper to form a "steam" design then stamped the latte cup (and the Lion foam art) using my Misti and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I cut my Tea Party background stamp so that I could have two strips of images.  After cutting the strips, I cut out one rose teacup and one plain teacup so that I could make this background stamp more versatile.  After stamping the two tiny mugs, I colored each mug using some of my softest Copic colors.  To finish things off,  I added some Nuvo Drops Pearl and Black and flicked a bit of Nuvo Clear Shimmer on for good measure.  I also stamped the mmmm sentiment and mounted everything onto black cardstock before mounting it with foam squares onto a white card base.  

 I just love the Lion Foam Art!  So unique and so awesome! Faith and Coffee...Hand in hand!  :)

The stitches just make this card so deelish!  

Now this second card is a layered delight.  I created the background using a stencil from Fun Stampers Journey.  I distressed some Memento color onto the stencil and then applied a few pieces of washi tape onto the panel then, stitched away!  I stamped and colored the latte mug and Lion Foam art with Copic markers.  Last up was applying some kraft paper bag.  This added a bit of dimension and gave a nod to my love affair with texture.  

I layered a scrap of green cardstock onto the stamped panel then added another kraft layer to make it appear to be a stack of papers.  I love this effect!

And yes, COFFEE IS my love language.  Is it yours?  

Thank you for stopping by!  Please head on over to Helen's blog to see her gorgeous creation!  If you're lost and want to get back on track, I've provided the complete blogroll below.  Have a GREAT rest of the hop!  Have fun!  

Joy Clair Blog

Kerry Urbatch (That's ME!)

Helen Gullett

Donna Green Idlet

Ceal Pritchett

Monica Maier

Angie Cimbalo

Nicole Winslow

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jenny Fruchey

Lindsay Adreon

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog

Amy Tsuruta

Laurel Seabrook

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak

Robyn Jordan

Becca Cruger

Dana Warren

Erin Thiem

Kathy Schweinfurth

Katie Brooks