Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop Starts NOW!

 

Hello there inky friends!  Today begins the fun Coffee Lovers Hop for Spring and Summer!  I'm joining my fellow Coffee Loving Cardmaking teamies as we usher in a brand new hop.  I hope you find some time to join the fun and share some deelish creations with us!  Hop over to the START page HERE to read more about it and to find a list of all our fabulous super sponsors!  Play along and you might win a coffee/stamper prize!

On this first day of the hop, I decided to feature SUPER SPONSOR Graciellie Design.  Gracie is debuting a brand spankin' new digi called "Spring Coffee" that you can find in her shop HERE.  You can check out all the inspiration from this new set on the Graciellie Design Blog HERE.  I thought it would be fun to create a fun little notecard set in the rainbow "Easter Egger" design.  These tiny little notecards have a topfold and are colored on both the front and the back.  To create the digi design, I just rotated the floral to-go cup to fit atop another cup and shrunk it down to be a half-pint cup.  Definitely need SEVERAl cups of these to start your day!

I used colored pencils and Wendy Vecchi Ranger Blendable Ink to create the colored rainbow of cups!  

Yummy, Yummy!  Gotta love this set!  

Graciellie Design Spring Coffee Cup Mega Bundle

Thanks for hopping over and I will see you again tomorrow for another fun coffee-licious crafty project!

Music is POWER! Richard Garay Designs PERK!

Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm sharing a fun card created using the special incentive digi set from Richard Garay Designs.  This digi set is called Music ON and it is available as a FREE download with a $50 purchase!  

I merged a few parts of several sentiments together to create my custom sentiment and then printed some of the cassette tapes.  After printing, I colored them with some rainbowlicous Copic colors then fussy cut the images.  After that, applied some colored Dazzling Pat (I added sugar drops to bottles of reinker to get a custom rainbow color collection of Dazzling Pat).  I then splattered it onto the sentiment page and let dry.  I applied a bit of black acrylic ink splatter and then let it dry.  

Next, I mounted the page onto a lime green panel and then mounted again onto a white card base. 

I merged a few parts of several sentiments together to create my custom sentiment and then printed some of the cassette tapes.  After printing, I colored them with some rainbowlicous Copic colors then fussy cut the images.  After that, applied some colored Dazzling Pat (I added sugar drops to bottles of reinker to get a custom rainbow color collection of Dazzling Pat).  I then splattered it onto the sentiment page and let dry.  I applied a bit of black acrylic ink splatter and then let it dry.  Next, I mounted the page onto a lime green panel and then mounted again onto a white card base. 

To finish the card off, I attached some black twine onto the card and then mounted the cassette tape images to the card.  

Hope And Strength...Gracie's New Digi Set

Hello there inky friends!  Hope you're hanging in there!  I just hanging around, teaching online and then making a mess of my house!  HA HA.  It's amazing how much of a mess I can make spending ALL DAY for MONTHS at home!

I decided to work on making a card with this new gorgeous digi set called Hope and Strength just released by Graciellie Designs.  This set includes two beautiful dragonfly images and seven perfectly perfect sentiments.  I love the mix of fonts too!  

In thinking about how I would feature this set, I envisioned the drafting images that are out there of all kinds of things.  Since I can't do that, I thought I'd just make due and mimic some of those elements.  I started out by creating a box to contain the image and the sentiment and then added some horizontal lines here and there as well as adding some little square "dots" here and there.  I like how the final design turned out so I clicked save and printed it.  

After cutting out and coloring the dragonfly with Copics, I mounted the design on some green cardstock and then offset some pink cardstock before mounting directly onto a white card base.  I added some microfine glitter to the wings with glaze and glitter.  That gave the wings a dimensional effect after it dried. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope my card inspires you to create something beautiful today! 

RG Ave STAY MAGICAL! Free digi set!!!

Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm sharing this sweet little rainbow card featuring the brand new incentive set called "STAY MAGICAL!".  You can get this digital set FREE with any $50 order from RG Avenue!!!  This promotion is available through the month of May!  

To create this fun card, I digitally colored the hollow rainbow image and even added an additional "bow" in the rainbow so that I could have almost all of the rainbow colors.  I colored the sentiment and inset it into the cute little cloud.  

I really love Digital stamps and the potential for editing, coloring, and embellishing!  It's also fun to just play on the computer and make things come to life!!!  After making the rainbow background, I cut and mounted it onto black taffy cardstock and then attached some black satin ribbon.  After that, I mounted the "sentiment" near the bow with two foam squares.  Next, I splattered some Dazzling Pat onto the card and added some sparkly sequins before mounting this panel onto a Tangy Gum card base.  

Thanks for hopping over to check out my card!  I will be sending it to someone special very soon.  Could it be YOU? 

See you again soon! 

Note:  I used Silhouette Studio:  Designer's Edition to manage and manipulate the digital images in this set.  :)

New Digi Sets!!! Happy Mother's Day with Graciellie Designs

Hello there inky friends!  I'm hopping in today to say that my back is starting to feel a TON better and if I just keep myself from sitting for more than 10 minutes, I feel pretty good.  Lots of stretching and lots of mobility keeps things manageable.  

I was able to work through printing and coloring this gorgeous set of images yesterday.  I've been itching to work with them since their release but that wasn't possible so I kept the print-out on my work table until I was able to get to it!  

Happy Mother's Day Digi Bundle

I decided to combine two of the newest sets for this card design.  For the pretty florals in the cup (from the Happy Mother's Day digi set), I chose a selection of pastel Copics to bring the flowers to life.  

I love the woodplank set "Hang In There" so I decided to create a panel behind the flowers.  I used a variety of browns/creams and grays to make it somewhat realistic.  I really love it!!!  

Hang In There Mini Digi Bundle

Probably about 95% of the cards I make include some ribbon treatment so of course, this card was no exception.  I tried several different colored ribbons but finally decided on this sparkly golden ribbon...It looks so pretty and gives this card an elegant touch.  I also used some glittery pen to color over the little pink flowers to make them sparkle in the light.  I also came in with the white Jelly Roll pen to give a few touches of light here and there.

Thanks for hopping over today and I hope you are enjoying these new digi sets as much as I do!!!  Have a great weekend!!!

Graciellie Design meets WOW! Embossing Powders and Glitters!!!

Hello there inky friends!  Today, I'm joining some of my fellow Graciellie Design team members as well as the designers for WOW! Embossing Powders in a fun Instagram collaboration hop!  Join us for inspiration and card ideas featuring Graciellie Design digital stamps and WOW! Embossing powders and glitters.  Make sure to check out all the inspiration and leave some love along the way.  You may win a $75 prize!  

I've included the list of all the IG participants at the bottom of my post.  Please use it to help you navigate the hop.  

My first card features the beautiful vintage roses from the "Hey Beautiful" set.  I paired the images with a fun dotty/glittery/pearlescent embossed background.  (To create the dots, just simply apply fine glue dots to your cardstock and emboss over that).

 I selected three colors of WOW! powder to create my design.

While the Mint Macaroon Embossing Powder allowed for a pearlescent and smooth dotty effect, the Oceanic Embossing Powder allowed for a deep matte finish.  To add a pop of sparkle, I selected the Crushed Ice Sparkles which really helped carry the dotty movement of my design into the next level.  This trio of powders was a dream to work with!!

My next card features the brand new digi set called:  "Coffee is Life". Of course I HAD to create with the newest coffee themed set, right?!  HA HA.

I selected a deep coral cardstock for my base and then brushed some gold medium over the paper.  While wet, I sprinkled three powders onto my panel to crate this fun brushstroke background.

The pearlescent sheen of the Metalline Himalayan Musk is just so gorgeous.  You'll see that sheen more closely in the picture at the end.  I also added two very sparkly glitters "Truffle Sparkles" and "Oh Dorothy! Sparkles".  The Truffle sparkle added a richness that worked beautifully with the colors of the digital image.  And that Oh Dorothy!, well, it added the pop of red that I wanted to pull out of the coffee bean fruits.

After working with the background, I colored the coffee flower/berry/pods using Copics and then fussy cut.  After that, I attached the sentiment banner (my preferred sentiment treatment) and added some taupe satin ribbon.  YUM!

Adding just a few strips of golden cardstock helped tie in the sparkle of the background and lift some of the gold medium through.  Just the delish layers upon layers of yummy goodness is what I was after.

 Just look at that metallic/pearlescent sheen...and that sparkle.  YUM!

Thanks so much for hopping over to check out my cards.  Please make sure to hop over to my fellow crafty peeps blogs/FB pages and IG pages to check out their work!  Also, check out all that Gracielle Design and WOW! embossing powders has to offer.  You're going to LOVE it!

Instagram HOP ROLL:  

@wowembossing (Collaboration image)

@gracielliedesign (Graciellie Design)

@joherbert (Jo Herbert)

@tenianelson (Tenia Renee Nelson)

@jenccards (Jenny Colacicco)

@helengdesigns (Helen Gullett)

@delandartie (Daniel West)

@estherasbury (Esther Asbury)

@notableink (Amber Rain Davis)

@strangelycreative (Ericka Strange)

@sanjuscreations_craft (Sandhya Iyer)

@dunjatrautmann (Dunja Trautmann)

@stampinbugkerry (Kerry Urbatch)

@danag_crafts (Dana Gong)

@made_by_moongirlor (Laura Mooney)

@prettylittlebutton (Verity Biddlecombe)

@natashavacca02 (Natasha Vacca)

@vickipoulton (Vicki Poulton)

@kraftpaperstamps (Dana Warren)

@one.crafty.ash (Ashleigh Freeston)

@scrapwithlaurie (Laurie Machnik)

Hello....YELLOW! Gracie's newest digi set...

 Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm sharing a happy little card I created featuring Graciellie Design's newest set "Retro Hello".  When I saw the sentiments in this set, I knew exactly what I wanted to create. Since the sentiments didn't quite complete my idea floating in my head, I improvised by creating a few little additions to make this card complete! 

Retro Hello Mega Digital Stamp Set

In order to make my idea come to fruition, I created a few bits digitally on my own.  The phrase "Hello Yellow" has always been a quirky little phrase that has made me smile so I knew I needed to find a way to add the Yellow part to the sentiment.  I looked through my fonts on my computer and tested a few out and finally decided that the font "Gabriella" worked perfectly.  I also created some faux smiley washi tape since I didn't have any of the real stuff. 

After coloring the phone with several yellow, warm gray and brown Copics/colored pencils, I added some Memento Sunflower ink along the side of the sentiment panel and then splattered some yellow watercolor ink onto the panel.  I also colored the smiley faces on the "washi" tape with copics. 

To finish things off, I assembled the "washi" in strategic locations and mounted the phone on the panel before punching the corner of the panel with a corner rounder.  I mounted this panel onto black cardstock to make it pop!  After punching the corner again, I mounted this panel onto a white card base using foam squares. 

VOILA!  A HAPPY Hello for you!  Thanks so much for hopping over.  I hope my card made you smile! :)

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Hop Day 2: Super Sponsor Graciellie Designs!

WOO HOOO UPDATE!  IT WORKS AGAIN!!! 

Well, here we go again...Not able to upload photos.  Come on Blogger!  Get it together!!!

I'm sharing this card for the hop on my Instagram account @stampinbugKerry and will share it here when Blogger gets its act together and gets the photo upload function working again.  GRRR...

I'll post the details in the meantime.

Are you hopping?  It's day 2 of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm hopping every day of the hop.  The hop will continue until November 8, so please join us and play along.  The only requirement is to post/share a card featuring coffee, tea, cocoa, spirits in a cup...whatever!  Since it's fall, I'm focusing my projects on Fall/and the upcoming winter season.  There are a TON of sponsors (thank you!) and lots of awesome prizes!!!

Today's card features the fabulous digital designs of Super Sponsor Graciellie Designs!  My project includes the newest designs available in Gracie's shop:    Digi Papers "Cozy Christmas" and digi stamp set:  "Cuddle in a Cup" and the circle tag/disc from the "Cheery Cocoa" Mini set.

Now there's one thing I really love:  Patterned Paper.  BUT I don't really like to print it from my own printer.  I like having it handy in a pre-printed pad all ready to go.  I also like to keep my printer working with just black ink- so I am very frugal with my colored inks.  Well, I couldn't resist the papers in Gracie's new digi set so I took the plunge and hit the print button on the red plaid pattern...Welp, it was a womp, womp, womp.  The paper printing was a disaster and I used up a ton of green/yellow and black inks in the process.  UGHHHH.. Check it out!

Well, just imagine a little more...I was DETERMINED to not let this precious ink go to waste so I cut this printed paper out and prepped for a coloring adventure.

I pulled the colors for my digital cup images from the paper that was printed.  I knew I would never get that printed design again as that "running on empty" design was a one-off.  I pulled some Copic Colors and got straight to coloring the image.  Coloring is fun anyway so I was happy to give her a go!

Well, I distressed the printed paper with some red ink and a blending brush and whipped up the card in a flash...well, maybe not that fast.  Here's the result.  I'm pretty happy with it too!

Isn't it FESTIVE?!  I love how it turned out!

Look at the fun tag.  I love that I can digitally add any sentiment to the center of the little tag circle.  

And just distressing the edges of the green printed paper with the oopsie red just helped to make the paper more intentional.  HA HA!  Matching the colors with my Copics helped too! 

I call that a VICTORY!  I still stick to it:  I DON'T LIKE PRINTING PATTERN PAPER!  PLEASE GRACIE: CONVINCE UNITY TO CARRY THIS PAD IN THEIR SHOP!!!  I'll buy several pads!!!

Gracie is offering a special sale during the Coffee Lovers Hop too!  25% off everything in her shop!  Her prices can't be beat so I invite you to hop over there and check things out!

Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you saw my awesome card on IG or on many other FB groups.  I hope Blogger workers are reading this...LET ME POST MY PHOTOS!!!  PS>>>THANKS BLOGGER FOR FIXING IT AGAIN. I HOPE YOU KEEP IT UP! 

Dual Purpose Cards...Sunday Sip!

Inlky friends!  Welcome back to another fun Sunday Sip and Share!  I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog every Sunday giving a little coffee-loving inky inspiration!  Make sure you stop by the blog and check out all the coffee/tea/cocoa loving inspiration each and every day!   

This week I thought I would share a tasty little giftie treat I created for a crafty friend.  This card is not just your average card…It’s actually dual purpose.  You see those images?  Well, they will have a completely different purpose for the recipient!  I’ll share how later on in the post.  

I started out by printing some digital images of this fun RG Avenue set called “Birthday Girl”on Avery sticker paper.  This set is available in both digi and photopolymer stamp set but while waiting for my stamp set to arrive, I thought I’d take advantage of having the digi set and playing with some stickers for my planner…Oh yeah, the sheet was originally made for my planner sticker stash.  I love that when I print out these images, I can cut them out and color them with my Copic Markers without worry of bleed or disaster.   

After cutting out my images (I prefer fussy cutting over using my machines), I colored the images and created a little collection to use throughout my planning week.  Then it dawned on me that I could share these images with a friend….And there came the “Dual Purpose” Card!  You see, the images on this card (the birthday girl and the sentiment) and the collection of frappes scattered about, are all peel-and-stick!  Yes, you got that right, the recipient will be able to peel the birthday girl and sentiment right off the backing (I popped the images up on pop dots) so that they can be used in her planner.  I’m also including all those fun little frappes in a little gift bag on the inside of the card.  Some are colored (and glossed and glittered) by me, and some are left black and white so she can color them!

For the card base-and layers, I used some scraps from previous projects.  Since I knew this card would be decomposed by the reciient, I knew I didn't want to go all out using materials that would just get thrown in the trash, so I grabbed goodies from the little scrap stash cup I have on my table.  They come in so handy.  

How fun is that?  Perhaps you'll want to give this a try!  It's easy peasy and makes for a fun little surprise for your recipient!  

Thanks for hopping over to check out my project today.  I hope it inspires you to get crafty with your stamps or digi images.  See you again soon!

RG Avenue New Release: Sea Free..

Hello there inky friends!  As promised, I'm back with another fun card featuring a NEW set from RG Avenue.  This new set is called "SEA FREE" and it contains some gorgeous images that are perfect for those calm and beachy beauties you love to create!  I've fallen in love with the little shell elements and the anchor and I'm sure the bottle could help anyone dream up an amazing adventure scene!  

Sea Free stamp and digital set

To create my card, I started out by blending Sour Crush and Sour Mist Sugar Cube ink onto the edge of a strip of Powdered Sugar cardstock.  After I was satisfied with the serene color saturation, I flicked the panel with white acrylic paint.  I made sure to vary the opacity by adding some water to the mixture here and there.  I also blended in some Sour Crush Sugar Drop (one tiny drop) to add some blue splatters.  When I was finished, I set it aside to dry and started coloring my digital images.  Yes, I used digital images as the stamp set will be arriving soon.  I just couldn't wait!  LOL...After coloring the images with Copic markers (colors listed at bottom of post), I fussy cut them and started assembling them on my card.  I tore the top edge of the blended "water" to create a little sea-spray and added the leftovers behind the bottle for dimension.  Perfectly, perfect. 

Since this card already featured "ribbon" in the images, I opted NOT to add any actual ribbon or fibers to this card.  GASP.  Can you believe that?  HA HA!  I think this card turned out beautiful and I can't wait to send it to someone special.

Thanks for popping over to check out my card inspiration today.  Please stop back tomorrow as I jump in and share another fun project featuring a brand new RG Avenue release!  See you then! 

Copics used on this project:  

Blues:  B12, B21, B93, BG70

Reds:  R0000, R00, R35

Yellows:  Y18, Y21

Browns:  Y26, E34, E71

Grays:  BV23, C2

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