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!

TCP Sneak Peek Week: Day 2 Oh Christmas Tree!

Hello there inky friends!  It's DAY 2 of the TCP Sneaky Peek Week and I'm joining my fellow Cat Packers as we share inspirational peeks of the fun new set "Oh Christmas Tree" and the coordinating dies HERE!  It's also available in a STAMP/DIE BUNDLE HERE.  This set is so pretty and has a fun collection of florals and leafy elements to make collages great!

 To create my card (I made a collection of SIX perfectly using my Misti) I started out by stamping all of the floral elements using Wendy Vecchi blendable inks.  I also colored the berry stem with markers so that I could get the two toned look.  Next, I diecut the fun leaves in a few different greens, diecut the berry stem and the yellow floral bursts. I tied some black checkered grossgrain ribbon around the pane before attaching it to a piece of golden yellow cardstock and then mounting onto rich red card panel.  To finish things off, I fussy cut a scalloped strip of red cardstock and tucked it under the bottom edge of the ribbon.  I then added some Glossy Accents to give the finished card some texture and shine.

Hop over and check out my fellow DT members projects below.  

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Me

Brenda

Nancy

Wendy

Deborah

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!

Check out the other Collab Designer projects:  

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Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 4: Super Sponsor RG Avenue!

Hello there coffee loving crafters!  It's Day 4 of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm hopping every day!  Today, I'm featuring Super Sponsor RG Avenue!  RG Avenue is offering a SWEET prize for some lucky hoppers and I get to share with you some yummy inspiration!  

While late night crafting with my friends at RG Avenue Convention, I played around with the yummy new RG Avenue exclusive Gel Press Petite set called "RG PLAN".  This mini Gel Press collection includes three Gel Press shapes:  a lightbulb, Arrow and coffee cup!...Yes, you read that right, a COFFEE CUP!  RG's Gel Press Petite sets (he has three! were first debuted at Creativation and were sold out to retail distributors and online.  Now, RG is offering them exclusively in the RG Avenue shop!  Check them out here:  

RG Plan: (lightbulb, arrow, coffee cup)

RG Call (three different callout bubbles)

RG Love (heart, lips, mustache)

RG is offering two winners a stamp set and Gel Press Petite of their choice!  Sooo...Good luck and hop along for a chance to win!

So while playing with the coffee cup, I inked up the cup with some Tangy Apple and Rich Cactus ink (directly onto the plate) and then splattered some Black Taffy reinker onto the plate and then applied the plate to some Powdered Sugar cardstock.  Next, I cut out the image and used a paint brush to apply some Media Mixer and some Vanilla Cream and some Black Taffy sugar drops reinker along the edges of the cup.  After that, I just flicked some Rich Cactus sugar drops reinker and some Dazzling Pat onto the cup to finish it off before overstamping the design.  

Since it was a few days before Halloween, I decided to grab the pretty and appropriate images from the new Life Celebration set called "Boho Skull".  It matched perfectly to a ceramic tumbler I have in my pottery collection from the amazing potter/artist/teacher named Tony Young (@youngy_03 on Instagram).

I stamped the skull on the cup then distressed the paper a bit with Black Taffy ink.  I then dripped a few droppers of Rich Cherry reinker down the side to create some "bloody drips".  I also added some flicks of black acrylic paint and media mixer/rich red reinker onto the cup before coloring the flowers. 

 I colored the flowers with Copic Markers and then I fussy cut them and rubbed a bit of black ink over them with a blending brush before attaching them to the cup. 

To finish off the card, I applied the sentiment and flicked some reinker on the white panel before attaching the flowers and mounting it onto Nectar Stone cardstock and then mounting it onto a powdered Sugar card base.  I also added a few blingy bits here and there and of course, had to add some ribbon! 

Thanks for hopping over!  I hope my card inspired you and got you dreaming about some yummy fun you could have with these gel plates!  See you tomorrow!!

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! 

Club La La Land Crafts October Kit Release

Hello there inky friends!  Today I'm joining the Club La-La Land Crafts design team as we share inspirational projects featuring the cute new piggies and winter Marci in the newest adventure at La-La Land!  This month's kit is sure to make you smile!  I know it did for me!!!  Take a peek at my first two projects featuring this adorable winter collection.  

Kit Value:  $68.99 Get yours for $39.99!  

Stamp Set:  Winter Piggies

Dies:  Mountains, Lakes

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS:

Printed Paper:   LLLC Golden Sunset Designer Paper 
Ink: Black Taffy RG Avenue Ink, Ranger Distress Oxide Broken China
Copics:
Pig: E01, R00, E93, W3
Clothes and Sled: YG95, Y21, W5, W3, E81, G00,YG41
White Gelly Roll Pen
White acrylic paint (splatters)
Machine Stitching

These little piggies are so cute!  I decided to let them FLY!  The little piggie on the sled is quite the daredevil and is flying high on his racing sled. His little ice skating buddy hasn't a clue that he's about to be slammed!  HA HA!

The tiny snowman is peeking out just waiting for a turn to skate on the ice.  

My second card features gorgeous Marci all bundled up and ready for some fun in the snow.  She's not too worried about her flyaway hairs but that cap will help keep her head nice and toasty warm.  

Here are some deets on how I colored sweet Marci:  

Stamp Set: Warm Hugs Marci

Cardstock: LLLC Golden Sunset Designer Paper

Copics:

Hair/Shoes: Black Staedtler Pen, E71, E44, E29

Skin: R00,E93, E01

Clothes: RV04, BV02,B01,BG15, BG49, BG09,YG61, G12,C5, BV31

White Gelly Roll Pen

White acrylic paint (splatters)

Aqua Satin Ribbon

Thanks for hopping over. I hope my projects make you smile and get you in the MOOOD for fun in the snow! :)

Joy Clair and Rinea Foil...Icy Hot!

Hey there inky friends!  I'm sharing a fun card I created using some fun Rinea Foil products and the brand new Joy Clair stamp set called You're A Gem. Check out this fun and "Icy" card! 

To create my card, I grabbed the yummy Rinea Foil called "Frosted Foil".  I used the Starstruck Turquoise in the pad and stamped the fun gems directly onto the foil.  After stamping and cutting out the foiled gems, I used my bone folder to crease the lines so that I could bend the foil and create some dimension.  I then stamped the gem cluster onto white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. 

To add a bit more of an "Icy" look, I used the Rinea Foil 3-D Rolled Star Die Set to create some "shards".  I used the smallest die in the set and after rolling each section, I cut the piece in half so that I could have two pieces to tuck behind my gems.  Looks pretty cool, right?!  

After attaching the "shards", I added some additional stamped elements around the base panel and colored with Copics before attaching some golden thread and some bling.  I love how this icy card turned out and I hope you do too! 

Thanks for stopping over to check out my card!  I hope it inspires you to get creative with Rinea foil and the new gem sets!  :)

TCP Tuesday #361 Layer Up!!

Hey there crafty peeps!   I'm joining my fellow Cat Packers as we begin a new TCP Tuesday Challenge!  This month, our challenge is all about LAYERS.  So come on, Layer it up!  Join the fun and play along.  You have the whole month to join in on the fun for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the TCP store.  Just make sure to post a project to our blog post.  Don't have any TCP products YET, no problem!  Our challenge is open to all designs.  

I played the Layer It challenge with my diecut image- I layered the color, the paper, the paint and the embellies.  Can you spy all those layers?  The die "Snowglobe Duo Die" is a perfect die for layering.  I started out by diecutting the snowglobe image and then used some Leisure Art waterbased markers to create a watercolor background on a piece of cardstock that would be placed behind the diecut.  After watercoloring, I layered that panel, the diecut and the framed portion of the die (I trimmed it to create a stand-alone frame).  

After assembling the "snowglobe", I started working on the fun wintery background.  I used my Gel Press and pressed some white pigment ink onto the plate.  Next, I used the snowflake dies to press into the ink-onto the Gelli Plate- to create a muted snowflake background.  After that, I peeled the teal panel off the Gelli Plate and flicked white acrylic paint and sparkly ink onto the panel.  

To finish my card off, I added some fun iridescent sequins onto the panel and mounted this snowy scene onto a white card base. I added some winter snowflakes to add more layering fun! 

Thanks for hopping over to check out my card.  I hope it inspires you to create something layer-icious!  

Here are the details for the TCP Challenge:

• Each month a new challenge will be posted on The Cat’s Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
• If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat’s Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button provided.
• You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die but if you have them we would love to see them.
• On the day of the next challenge the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $50.

Baby it's COLD outside!

Happy National Cocoa Day!  I'm excited to be sharing this card featuring the new Christmas Cocoa set from Joy Clair.  I love that this set has TWO different cups/mugs that can be decorated and also has some additional pieces (whipped topping, pile of marshmallows, candy cane, etc) that can make these cups so festive.  There is even a Christmas cookie you can decorate!  The sentiments are fun and versatile with a nice mix of fonts!  Check it out HERE if you want to see the WHOLE set!  You can get this set for 25% off during the hop so make sure to use the code HOTCOFFEE25 to get your set at a discount!

To create this card, I started out by stamping the mug onto some white cardstock.  Then I applied some brushstrokes of blue acrylic paint onto my Gelli Plate.  I pressed my paper against the plate to lift the color then used the same process with some red paint.  I used my heat gun to finish the quick dry process so I could immediately machine stitch some fun meandering lines on the page.  After stitching, I applied a piece of graph paper and 

After adding the stitching and the graph paper, I applied some silver Sharpie marker onto the page in random locations to add more color.  I also doodled some words and some hearts onto the page to make it more fun.  I added a few strips of thin silver washi (and one last mini staple from my stapler).

After that, I stamped the cup again onto white cardstock and added some snowflakes, stars and dots.  I cut the mug out and popped it up on the card then to finish the panel off, I applied some glaze and a little sprinkles of microfine glitter to make it sparkly.  Mounting this panel wonky style onto a piece of red cardstock and sticking it onto a white card base finished this card off!  WAHOO!!!  Love it!

Remember, Take advantage of the discounts at Joy Clair on ANY of our coffee/tea/cocoa sets.  Just use the code HOTCOFFEE25 and you'll get that discount deducted at checkout.  Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope to be back again tomorrow with another fun coffee-loving creation!

November Joy Clair Challenge: Stencil It!

Hey there stampers!  Today I'm joining my fellow Joy Clair team members in kicking off the November Challenge on the blog with a fun stenciling challenge.  STENCIL IT!  We welcome you to play along and encourage you to post your creation in our inlinkz for your chance at a $25.00 gift certificate to Joy Clair!!!  Come on, Join the fun!

I totally intended on making this card a FALL card but...it just didn't want to be a fall card.  I think it wanted so much to be a snowy scene...so I just followed along for the ride.  

To create my "starlight scene", I made my own stencil using some punches and a piece of cardstock.  I originally started stenciling with the dauber but found that too annoying so I just inked up my finger and dabbed onto the stars and dots.  It worked much better!

Those itty bitty dots didn't stencil as well as I thought they would and just became some pin prick colors.  I think these dots would have worked a bit better in gold on dark cardstock but oh, well...I just had to keep applying the dots so it would look like I meant to have them all there.  HA HA.  

After doing the stenciling (notice my blue finger dabbed in yellow made an oopsie green star),  I started coloring one of the trees from the Happy Camper set.  I colored/painted it with a combination of Tombow #296, and Memento Cottage Ivy (with water) and Rich Cocoa (with water).  I colored the other two tree trunks and gave a little shadow with the Tombow N95.  I then cut out this tree and the other two trees so that I could figure out a nice arrangement on the card.  

 I figured out a nice arrangement, tied some twine, machine stitched some meandering lines, added some pop dots, laid the trees down, then searched for the perfect sentiment...I found it in the Salt and Light set.  Inked it up with Memento Black and stamped her on.

The stamped image was then splattered with some sparkle silk and pop dots were added to make her float on the card base.  FINITO BANDITO!  Love it!

I hope you enjoyed this creation and remember, if you don't have stencils, make your own!  Easy, peasy!

Thanks for stopping by!