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Friday, June 23, 2017

Sunshine, Jesus and Coffee...

Hey there Coffee Loving Hoppers! I'm excited to be back hopping along with you on this Summer Hop. I'll be sharing quite a few projects created using goodies picked up from the previous hop...It's such an enabler! I'm also thrilled to announce that I am continuing on as a SUPER SPONSOR on my other blog featuring Fun Stampers Journey Products. Check it out if you haven't already!

I was excited to see that Joscelyn @bossyJoscie created a Jesus and Coffee traveler mug! I had asked her to create one with scripture quite a while back and she said she would work on it...I waited paitently but didn't know when it would happen. Maybe it's a coincidence, but when I discovered it on her website a few weeks ago, I just LEAPED for JOY! I mean, the perfect cup, the perfect sentiment...Perfectly, perfect for me!!!

As soon as I saw the image and read the sentiment, music was ringing through my head. Yes, I recognized the song (current by Jeremy Camp) on the cup...

This is the song that rings in my heart...

So as I was creating this card, of course the song played on repeat in my mind. I stamped the cup onto white cardstock using Broken China Distress Oxide Ink then created the sun rays using Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide and a Blending brush.

Love this cup so much!!! Thank you Joscelyn for creating it!!!

Adding a bit of sparkle and shine along the rays finished the card off. <3 p="">
Sending you blessings and enjoy the rest of the hop!

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Sunday Sip and Share...Share the Love!

Hello there coffee-loving crafters! I was reminded that it's almost Valentine's Day when I went to Starbucks earlier this week. It's not one of my favorite holidays, but I do love celebrating "Friendship Day" with my young students at school. I love to prepare tasty little treats and gifts for them too.

I was kind-of thrilled to get the sweet coffee sleeves on my morning coffee so I collected them every day this week. Yes, I had plans to create some coffee-loving cards for the baristas who prepare my morning coffee every weekday.

Take a peek at how I repurposed/reimagined the coffee sleeves and how I created these two tasty cards!

For the first card, I used a faith-based Bible Journaling clear stamp sentiment set from Bossy Joscie. I used the "Come and fill me" sentiment and the yummy hearts. I stamped the sentiment repeatedly in a heart formation on kraft cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I applied the coffee sleeve to the design and added a bit of sparkle to the hearts.

I love that the sleeve has several different elements that are perfect for cardmakers. It gives me the opportunity to really mix my designs and make multiple cards that are completely different-with one sleeve!

Of course, none of my cards are complete without a little ribbon or twine so I selected some bakers twine tied at the top. I elected to keep the "tails" long.

I also created this card using the extra parts from the sleeve. I love how the washi creates the perfect little golden accents to coordinate with the ribbon.

The Starbucks name was perfectly suited right along the edge of this card panel!

Just look at those adorable cups! I just had to cut them out and place them on the card! It's a perfect pair, don't you think?!

Since I created two cards using the coffee sleeves, I selected the second card as my layout of choice for this week's challenge. Hope you find some time to play along with it! Remember, if you decide to play along, please add your link to the inlinkz below. At the end of the month, I will select one winner to receive a coffee-loving treat!

An InLinkz Link-up

Friday, December 9, 2016

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Woo hoo! Today is the start of the Winter Coffee Lovers Hop and I'm all prepped and ready! I'll be posting cards and projects all week long so make sure to stop by every day! I'm excited to be a SUPER SPONSOR again this season on my other Fun Stampers Journey Blog so make sure to visit there too! I'll be awarding one lucky participant a $25.00 gift certificate to shop my store! WOO!

My projects are set to post each day and each one is a special holiday gift for someone. I have created a variety of projects and I had so much fun playing, planning and creating some fun treats to share. This first project is a special card for a very special inky friend. I thought about her favorite colors, her favorite themes and even gulped down a cup of yummy coffee so I could incorporate the little sleeve in the design. This card will accompany a very special coffee-loving gift.

I used two stamp sets for this card. my first choice was the new Bossy Joscie clear set called Christian Greetings. I love this set because of the perfectly perfect sentiments and the yummy font. I also love that it has a pretty floral image in the set that can be combined for a summer/spring...and WINTER card. Yep, it's a winter rose. ;)

My second stamp set is from A Creative Journey With Melissa. I love her collection of coffee themed stamp sets and "Coffee, Tea and Wine, OH MY!" works perfectly with the floral image and the scripty sentiment I used.

ColorBox Chalk Charcoal Ink was used on the sentiment and I inked the flower with Ranger Distress Pine Needles. I watercolored a bit of Vintage Photo and painted a bit of shine with some Gold Silk from FSJ.

I hope you enjoyed this creation today and I'm off to check out all the fun and fab creations already posted! Happy Hopping and see you tomorrow! :)

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Did you say coffee???

Hello friends,
I'm excited to join hundreds of other crafters/stampers from around the world today as we show our love of the almighty Coffee! Today, we're sharing projects with you and hope to inspire you to grab a cuppa joe, some beans, some mojo and get crafting!

This Holiday Coffee Lover's hop will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 AM PST/9 AM EST. The hop will end Sunday, Dec 14th. This will allow you...and me...time to visit each and every blog and enjoy some fabulous projects (and leave a little love behind). It is always appreciated when our crafty friends take the time to stop by and check out our blogs, and even more exciting when we get to read comments about our posts/projects. To join the fun, please visit Amy's page HERE and link up your project.

*****I'm offering a tasty coffee treat to one lucky visitor. Just leave a comment for me about my projects...The winner will be announced no later than December 20 right here on my blog.

Special thanks to Amy Tsuruta for organizing this hop. Thanks also to all the other sponsors who are offering up prizes to the participants of this hop. We crafters sooo appreciate your generosity and your dedication to crafters worldwide.

One evening, I set up the ironing board near the twinkling lights of the tree and proceded to glue coffee beans together one by one. These beans would be used to create hanging ornaments for the tree. Burned my fingers a bit, but it was a labor of love. ;)

Now...On with my show and tell...

For some reason, I've had a bit of a Bah-Humbug feeling about decorating for Christmas this year. I haven't felt the urge to head to my storage building down the street and get out the billions of boxes that hold my trees, decorations, garlands, knick-knacks and stockings...I knew I had to do something to whip myself into the spirit, so I decided to stop and pick up a tree...my first EVER live tree...It's a small tree about four feet tall, and I've placed it on an old trunk. My plan was to spend the next few weeks before Christmas decorating it with homemade ornaments. Yes, I knew it would take me several weeks to get the tree decorated as I would be making the ornaments one by one, and mostly on the weekends and in the evenings after work.

One weekend, I spent some time cutting some precious fabric I had saved from my dearly departed grandma's stash. This fabric was recycled by my grandma before, so I knew it would make perfect ornaments for my tree. I cut the fabric (and added some batting), then dipped the fabric in some coffee to give it an aged look. I made four heart ornaments and each one would be decorated differently.

I decided to glue coffee beans to the outside edge of the front and back of this heart. I included some ribbon, jingle bells and a little bit of a tree branch to finish it off.

That same night, I glued some coffee beans into a cross shape and added a little plaid bow. Some gold cording was added to the top beans so that it would hang nicely from the branches.

The next evening, I sat down and ate some baby food...YES, I ate some baby food. Not that I particularly like babyfood...I wanted the jar! LOL. Beechnut baby food jars make beautiful luminaries!!! So this is one of the luminaries I made (and included a little flickering faux candle on the inside).

The next ornament created was a little coffee bean wreath. By this time, the whole living room was filled with the aroma of coffee beans, cinnamon (the pinecones on my tree) and pine...Such a heavenly combination!!! My hands smelled like I had bathed in coffee for days! AHHHH...sounds devine, huh?!

And this coffee loving hop wouldn't be complete with a little bit of stamping now would it? I pulled out some of my OLD favorites...Yep, brought back the memories...justjohanna elf in a mug, a fun sentiment from bossyJoscie, and some Copics...WAHOO!!! A little gift bag for the tree-filled with some yummy coffee samples...the perfect little tree stuffer!

Filled to the brim with yummy goodness!!!

I LOVE this stamp at Christmastime!!!

I can know say that Mr. Bah Humbug has been kicked to the curb. HELLOOOOOOO Jingle Spirit!

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today. Thank you for stopping by. Please visit the other blogs on the hop and I hope you have a very, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Happy Holidays to all!!!

Thank you to all the sponsors of this hop who are so graciously offering prizes to lucky hop participants!!!


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