Day 3: Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop...Warm Wishes

 

Hello there inky friends!  It's DAY 3 of the Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Have you hopped with us yet?  Have you found some awesome inspiration?  I sure have!  I'm hopping along trying to keep up with all the fun posts and have identified several FAVORITES so far.  I'm so inspired.  

Join the fun and hop along with us!  You can upload any crafty project that relates to our theme...and must contain coffee/tea/cocoa or cider theme.  :). Play along by sharing your project HERE.  Thanks again to all the SUPER SPONSORS who are contributing some amazing prizes!  

Today, I'm featuring a card created using the fun images/ink and papers from Super Sponsor Richard Garay 88 and Clear!  As Richard transitions his company to a new brand "88 and Clear", he has begun sharing fabulous new RED RUBBER to the stamp collection.  Not only can you purchase RED RUBBER, you can also purchase clear stamps and digital images!  

I'm playing with this adorable new RED RUBBER set called "Merry Merry".  It's a cute set that includes this adorable snowman, a cute Reindeer, a sweet cupcake, presents, snowflakes and sentiments too.  Choc full of FUN!  

I created the fun background using the snowflakes and Tangy Berry, Sour Watermelon and Sour Crush  sugar cube inks on a piece of Tangy Berry cardstock.  I then created a tag by stamping the spiced drink mug and snowflakes onto some Powdered Sugar cardstock.  I stamped the snowman onto Powdered sugar cardstock, colored it with Copics and then fussy cut the image so that I could attach it to the card.  

I wanted the sentiment to stand out so I stamped it onto a separate tag and attached it to the main tag before attaching everything to the top of my white card base.  Of course, I have an infatuation with buttons and ribbon, so I made sure to include those on this card.  :).

Thanks so much for hopping over to check out my card.  I hope it inspires you to create something yummy!  I'll be back again tomorrow with another fun project inspired by super delicious mocha chocolate!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers meets Not 2 Shabby!

 Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm joining some of my fellow Coffee Loving Cardmaker designers and the designers of Not 2 Shabby as we collaborate with some fun YUMMY Coffee/Cocoa digis available exclusively through Not 2 Shabby!  These digis are fun AND inexpensive and I guarantee you'll have an awesome time playing with them!

For this collab, I selected two different delish images to create some yummy cards.  I chose "Pumpkin Spice Everything" a fun fall themed coffee image with a great sentiment! "Warm Wishes", a yummy little hot cocoa mug with two sweet marshmallow's relaxing and a nice cozy sentiment!

Since these images are digital, I had the freedom to reverse the image to make the pumpkin appear on the left.  I also took the sentiment and repeated it over and over again so that I could use it as a background.  I saw a really pretty aqua/teal pumpkin in real life this year and just fell in love so I decided to create my pumpkin with this non-traditional but very festive color.  I used my Copics to give the perfect color to the images.  I also added a bit of white gel pen here and there for highlights.

 For my second card, I kept the image a bit small so that I could use some fun Bo Bunny winter paper (retired and from my stash).  The image comes with the sentiment on the mug but I opted to remove it so that I could decorate the mug with fun little designs after coloring.  I did move the sentiment so that I could use it separately.  That's another thing I love about digis!

 Adding some snowflakes, some diecuts and some bling/ribbon and this card is ready for mailing!

Thanks for hopping over to check out my card!  I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop collab.  Thanks so much to Not 2 Shabby for allowing us the opportunity to play with the pumpkin spice images.  I'm happy I was able to purchase the Warm Wishes set.  SUCH A STEAL OF A DEAL!  

Make sure you leave a comment on each blog in the collab for a chance to win a gift certificate (2 are being offered) to go shopping at N2S! Their shop is stocked full of goodies!

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SNOW DAYS are FUN DAYS!

Hey there inky friends...This card is dedicated to my family and friends in Arizona who have experienced a BIG snowstorm!  I'm soooo jealous!  LUCKY DUCKS!  I created this card today in honor of you.  I hope you are enjoying your glorious snow!  

To create my card, I used a mix of Copic markers (in blue and lavender) on my Gelli Plate and spritzed it with alcohol.  I then lifted the ink onto a piece of white cardstock to create the gorgeous background layer.  Next, I stamped the snowflakes from the Snowy Greetings set from Joy Clair using some black ink.

After that, I stamped the sentiment and the snowman cluster with black ink.  I cut out the center snowman and added some copic coloring.  I attached a little snow ground layer that I doodled with a marker then attached the snowman and the sentiment.  I flicked some white ink onto this panel to give some additional "snow" effect then mounted the whole panel onto a blue piece of cardstock then mounted it onto a white card base.  FINISHED!

So fun, so blue, so deelish!  Lucky ducks! 

Thanks for popping over!  I hope you enjoyed this adorable little card!  See you tomorrow!

TCP Gnome for the Holidays...

Hello there inky friends!  I'm back with another cute card featuring the playful Gnome For the Holidays set by The Cat's Pajamas.  I just love these cute images and have been having such a ball imagining all the mischief they can get into!  I think this little fella was out on a snowflake hunt with his friends late one blustery night.  He collected a few snowflakes by candlelight and was lucky to bring them back home unmelted.  :)

To create my card, I stamped the gnome with the lantern onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Next, I colored the image with a handful of Copic Markers.  I thought pairing some lavenders, aqua and grays would work perfectly!  After coloring, I fussy cut the image and started working on the background panel.  

I diecut the background panel from the Framed Up 2 Die from Kraft Cardstock and then stamped the stars from this stamp set using Catherine Pooler Neutral Twilight ink.  I also cut the circle die several times to create a shaker element:  Ring:  Light Blue cardstock, snowflake patterned paper (Here Comes Santa 6x6 printed paper pack by PhotoPlay).  After stamping the kraft diecut, I cut it in half so that I could stretch the shape to fit the full size of the card.  I added some splatters of acrylic paint and some white Jelly Roll pen to give a little flurry action to this card.  Inside the shaker, I included some iridescent no-hole sequins and some tiny white hole punches.

Once complete, I layered all of my panels, attached some aqua ribbon and some black twine and attached the cute gnome atop the bow.

I love the colors and patterns in this card!  Since I don't often use printed paper, I'm making it a goal this coming year to USE it, not hoard it!  Please help nudge me into this direction!  LOL

TCP New Release...More Snowflakes...

Hello there TCP Fans!  As promised, I'm back to share another snowflake card featuring the new Five Snowflakes dies and the Village Trees Die (exclusively from Poppy Stamps).  Both of these dies are MUST HAVES in your snowflake diecut collection!  

I created my card using some of my most favorite golden sparkle cardstock and mixed the fancy with a bit of masculinity in the graph paper.  I love to add graph paper to my "fancy cards" to bring them down a notch.  HA HA.  

The Village Trees die is a fun little die that reminds me of a frosty village down in the valley.  It sure is a place I would love to visit!  I just diecut this from a piece of white cardstock to allow the light to play off the image.  

Notice the stars and the sentiment?  They come from the Your Gift stamp set.  It's a cute little set with some fun sentiments stars and a bunny placing a star atop a tree.  

To finish off my card, I added a pretty cream colored ribbon/bow and some blingy pearls. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll be back again tomorrow with another "snowflakey" project!  See you soon!  

Hopping with TCP: October's New Christmas Release

Hello there inky friends!  I'm joining my fellow The Cat's Pajamas designers as we share some of the fun new and fabulous Christmas themed stamps and dies releasing this month!  If you've arrived here from Brenda's blog, you're on the right track!  I'm excited to share several projects throughout the month but today, my focus is on SNOW! 

I love snow.  Yes, the big, fluffy white stuff gets me all giddy and excited.  When I saw this month's collection it made me so excited and hopeful for a season of REAL snow!  I'm crossing my fingers that I will have a snowy season this year!  How about you?  Do you love snow?  

The Snowflake Border die is just too gorgeous.  I love using it as an accent and as you can see, this pretty little die can be sparkled up and intertwined with other stamps/dies.  I paired the snowflakes with the Christmas Seals stamp set.  I stamped it with VersaClair ink and added some microfine glitter for sparkle.  

I threaded a little piece of black cardstock through the snowflakes to give a little pop to the center and separate the aqua and white color.  It also helps the snowflakes show their movement, I think.

Yummy sparkle!  I love it!  

I'll be back tomorrow with another fun snowflake-inspired creation.  Until then, please make sure to hop right over to Deborah's page and check out what she has to share!

For the complete blogroll for today's hop, please check out our list below:

TCP Blog

Michele

Nancy

Christine

Julee

Brenda

Kerry (ME!)

Deborah

Lynn

Wendy

Alma

TCP Sneaky Peek Week: NORTH POLE OR BUST!

Hey there inky friends!  Ready for a little sneaky peek of what's to come at TCP?  Yahoo!  Yeppers, I'm excited to share that the October release at The Cat's Pajamas is all about Christmas!  This release just makes me smile BIG!  

Today, I'll share a little sneaky peek of the new stamp set called NORTH POLE OR BUST!  It's a fabulously playful set featuring Sprinkle, Poochie and Penguin!  WOOP WOOP!  Yep, this set screams F.U.N!  When I received it, I just had to dig right in and play!  

For my first card, I grabbed Poochie on a moped, stamped and colored him up with some fun non-traditional colors then started to assemble my project.  I stamped the fun stars in the background and then mounted a few fun diecuts from the new SNOWFLAKE BORDER, Framed Up die (the inside oval) and Framed Up 2

 Adding a bit of sparkle to the pink snowflakes made it more festive!

I just loved popping a bit of lime to the card with the sentiment oval!  Giving it a little "Swing" action with the placement really helped tie the image to the character of the card.  :)  

While I'm only sharing one project today, please make sure to come back all month long because I have a TON of projects to share...ONE AT A TIME!  I'm a tease, yes!  HEE HEE...