Coffee Loving Card Makers - Beautiful Borders

Hello!!

I'm popping in really quick to let you know that I am on the Coffee Loving Card Makers blog today! My post features a few ways to use or make some beautiful borders! I hope you will stop by and check it out!!

Here is a little sneak peek!!

Dana

Faux One Layer Card with Art Impressions

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I'm on the Art Impressions blog today with a one layer circle card! Ok, technically it's not one layer as my card base and colored image are actually two pieces! BUT,  I wanted to hide the back side of the coloring panel, you really don't want your recipient to see it when they open the card, do you?!?! 

To create a circle card I first cut a circle from white cardstock. Then I scored some white card stock and placed the circle die on top. The die is just a tiny bit above the scored top, this will create the fold.

Next, I stamped the little floating dog from Reel Great Guys stamp set. Then I used my Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers to color him. I used AB1, AB2, AP1, AP2, BG2, BG2, BT1, CR11, EB1, EB2, EB4.

I stamped the gone fishing just above the dog and then adhered the circle to the circle card base. To make the card stand I just trimmed a little bit from the bottom. Otherwise, I kept it pretty simple, figured this would be perfect for a guy and they don't need a lot of sparkle or embellishments!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! 

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Art Impressions - Reel Great Guys

Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers

Spellbinders Circle Die

Thanks A Latte!

Hello!

I made an extra card for the Coffee Lovers Spring Blog Hop!! There is still time to play along so make sure to link up your Spring Coffee Themed card!!

For this card I used a few different stamp sets. I started with the mug from Simon Says Stamp What's Brewing stamp set and I stamped it many times on white card stock. Then I pulled several of the flower and leaves stamps from Altenew's Adore You set. I stamped the flowers and leaves randomly all over the white mugs, I did make a mask for the top of the mug so I would stamp flowers on the inside of the mug.

Next I fussy cut out all the mugs and then laid them on a white card base. When I was happy with the arrangement I used some liquid adhesive to glue them down. Once they were try I trimmed off any parts that hung over the edge. I also used some of those extra pieces to add a few more mugs around some of the big plank spaces still left.

I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color the flowers. For the leaves I used LG3, LG5. For the flowers I used the Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers AP1, AP2, BO1, BO2, DP1, DP2, VB1, VB2.  I did some loose coloring leaving some white edges on the leaves and flowers.

For a sentiment I used the Thanks a Latte from Essentials by Ellen, Oh, Frappe stamp set. I trimmed the sentiment to a strip and added it across my card with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by!! I'm doing my best to make it through the hop and comment, but now sure I'll make it! So many have already linked up!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Essentials by Ellen - Oh, Frappe, Altenew - Adore You, Simon Says Stamp - Whats Brewing
Spectrum Noir Markers
Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers

Mixing Pattern Paper Collection

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Today I'm sharing a card I made for Photo Play Paper Mix/Match Challenge. I almost forgot to post my card, the deadline is tomorrow, so if you want to play along you better hurry!! You can check out their Facebook page for the details!!

I wanted to play along because it gave me a good excuse to use the Summer Daydreams collection I got somewhat recently, LOL!! I also used the Paper Dolls collection. After checking out both collections to come up with a way to use them together I decided to use Jillibean Soup stamp set (sorry it doesn't have a name) with a super adorable whale!

To start I used a cool scallop border pattern paper from Paper Dolls and die cut it with a stitched rectangle. Then I adhered it directly to a white card base and rounded the card bases' corners.

I stamped the cute whale on the water pattern paper from Summer Daydreams and then fussy cut it out. From the same collection, I found a couple bubble stickers. I added the whale and bubbles to the card with foam tape.

From the Jilliean set, I stamped the Sea You Soon! in between the scallops. And last added a small flower sticker from Paper Dolls to the whale, making the whale a girl!! LOL!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back tomorrow with a bonus card I made for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Jillibean Soup
Pattern Paper: Photo Play Paper Collections: Summer Daydreams, Paper Dolls
Die: Gina Marie Designs: Stitiched Rectangle

2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello!!

Welcome to the start of the 2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Just a little hop for those Coffee/Tea/Cocoa lovers and Papercrafters (ok so it's really more like a big hop, but you get the idea!!) :)

If you are just stopping by my blog make sure you start at The Coffee Lovers Blog! You can link up your SPRING Coffee/Tea/Cocoa project and leave comments for your chance to win great prizes!!

I started my card with Waffle Flowers Bear & Bird stamp set, and if you follow the WF blog or Instagram you have seen Nina's loose coloring with Copic markers. I really like the looked and figured it was time to give it a try!

First, I stamped the images, placing the bear & bird in the middle and the long flower clusters at each side. On a scrap paper, I stamped one of the round flower clusters and the small coffee cup. Then I picked out 'spring' colors for my loose coloring. I kept the colors simple, a light and a dark, using my Spectrum Noir Markers: EB1, EB2, EB7, GB3, HB1, HB2, LG3, LG5, LY1, LY3, PP1, PP2, TB1, TB4.

When my coloring was done I cut out the bear & flowers with a large circle die. I fussy cut out the flower cluster and coffee cup. I used a craft knife to cut the just the bear arms, then I was able to insert the coffee cup between the bear's hands.

I added the flower cluster above the bear with foam tape and stamped the You Are Beary Special sentiment on a small die cut circle. Then I adhered some pretty pink and doily pattern paper to a white card base. I added the stamped circles with foam tape and last rounded all the corners.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you will play along with us, I look forward to seeing all your Spring Coffee Cards!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Waffle Flower - Bear & Bird
Spectrum Noir Markers
Pattern Paper: Pebbles - Garden Party
Spellbinders Circle Dies

Art Impressions Challenge #204 - Spring-y Cards

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It's the second week of Art Impressions Challenge #204, Spring-y Cards! AI is also releasing several more new Mini Watercolor sets, you can see them all here!

For my little circle card, I used the WC Cats, Sentiments, Flower Set 2, Foilage Set 1, and Small Container. Aren;t these cats so cute?

I started by die cutting a white card base with a circle die. Then I cut a smaller circle from some tiny triangle pattern paper and an even smaller circle from watercolor cardstock.

On the watercolor circle, I stamped the pots, cats, and flowers. I used the following distress markers: Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Dusty Concord, Picked Raspberry, Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge, Forest Moss, Riped Persimmon, Tumbled Glass, Pumice Stone.

Next, I die cut a small banner and stamped the Happiness Grows sentiment. I added the pattern paper circle to the circle card base and then added the stamped circle with foam tape. Below I added the sentiment banner.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Art Impressions - WC Cats, Sentiments, Flower Set 2, Foilage Set 1, and Small Container
Distress Markers
Pattern paper: Pink Paislee - Take Me Away

Crafter's Companion on HSN Today!

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This is my second post today, click here for my Art Impressions post!

Crafter's Companion is on HSN today, featuring a a lot of great products, one of them are the Create A Card Bases! My card features the Emma card base and Sheena Douglass Wild Rose Briar stamp set.

I first cut the biggest card base from brown cardstock and then a smaller on from CC watercolor card stock. Then I stamped the leaves all over the watercolor panel. On a small watercolor piece I stamped the big and small flower three times each. 

Then I used my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers to color the leaves and flowers. I used Leaf Green, Blossom, Peach, and Moss. When the flowers were dry I fussy cut them out an then adhered the smaller ones on top of the bigger flowers.

Next, I adhered the leaf panel to the card base and then adhered the flowers. For a little bit of sparkle I added big gems to the flower centers and scattered smaller gems around the card.

Thanks for stopping by! If you need some new crafty goodies stop by HSN!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Sheena Douglass - Perfect Partners, Wild Rose Briar

Die: Create a Card - Emma Cardbase

Spectrum Noir Markers - Peach, Moss, Leaf Green, Blossom

Crafter's Companion Watercolor Cardstock

Jolee's Boutique Gems

I'm Silently Correcting...

Hello!!

I'm on the Art Impressions blog today with a card featuring the NEW Teachers Rule Stamp Set! This set is so so awesome! I love all the sentiments, they are spot on!! 

I started by stamping the sitting teacher on white cardstock and then used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color her up. I used: BG3, BG6, BG10, BT3, BT4, BT5, CR7, CR11, CT1, CT4, DR1, DR6, DR7, EB5, EB6, GB8, OR1. Then I fussy cut her out leaving a small white border.

Next, I found some pattern paper that has office type forms and added it to a white card base. From white cardstock, I die cut a circle and added it to the card. With foam tape, I added the colored image.

For a sentiment I stamped the I'm Silently Correcting Your Grammer on a strip of card stock. I trimmed it down a little and notched one end. The nonnotched end is tucked under the image and-and adhered with foam dots. Last I added a few cork dots that I found in my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! 

Dana

Supplies:

Stamps: Art Impressions - Teacher's Rule

Spectrum Noir Markers

Spellbinders Circle Die

Pattern Paper: Pink Paislee - Take Me Away

Recollections Cork Dots

Coffee Loving Card Makers - DIY Stamping

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I'm popping in quick to let you know that I am on the Coffee Loving Card Makers blog today!! My post features a few ways to some creative stamping! I hope you will stop by and check it out!

Here is a little sneak peek!

Dana

Easter Blessings

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I'm on the Art Impressions blog today and Easter is fast approaching and Art Impressions has a new Easter Blessings set that is perfect for your Easter cardmaking! When I got this set I stamped all them images and colored them together. Then over time made the cards with each image. 

For this cute bunny holding an Easter egg, I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color him. I used CR5, CR6, CT4, EB1, EB2, FS6, GB5, GB8, HB2, HB3, LG4, LG4, LV3, TB3, TB4. After coloring I fussy cut the bunny. 

I pulled out an old Doodlebug Easter sticker sheet and decided to use some of the flowers from the sheet. From my stash, I found some green washi tape and I added it across a white card base. 

With foam tape, I added the bunny and flowers. I also stamped the Easter Blessings, trimmed it to a rectangle and added it to the card with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Art Impressions - Easter Blessings

Spectrum Noir Markers

Old Doodlebug Easter Sticker Sheet

Art Impressions Challenge 203 - Let's Watercolor

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It's the second week of Art Impressions Challenge 203 - Let's Watercolor. There are new Watercolor Stamps for 2017 and the DT are showing off the new stamps, but you can still play along just do some watercolor!!

I started my card by cutting a panel of watercolor card stock. Then I pulled out my Distress Markers (colors used are at the end of the post) and these AI Watercolor sets: Wooden Chair Mini Set, WC Flower Set 2 and WC Foilage Set 2.

Now, I'm not the greatest at water coloring, BUT practice helps!! So don't be discouraged!! And watercolor is very forgiving!! When I do chairs, or pots and other objects I like to color the stamp with my Distress Marker, stamp it and then give it a couple minutes to dry. Then I pull the color out with a little bit of water, also adding more color with the marker. I find that this helps keep the detailed lines better.

Make sure to check out the Art Impression blog for Watercolor Wednesday, for video on how to watercolor with AI stamps! It's a great resource for learning how to do AI watercolor!!

When I was done with all my watercolors I stamped the To A Dear Friend sentiment from the new WC Sentiments set. Last I tied some twine around the panel and adhered it to a white card base.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will play along with us and do some watercolor!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Art Impressions - Wooden Chair Mini Set, WC Flower Set 2 and WC Foilage Set 2, WC Sentiments
Distress Markers: Ground Espresso, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, Gathered Twigs, Forest Moss, Mustard Seed, Dusty Concord, Abandoned Coral, Shaded Lilac, Twisted Citron, Ripe Persimmon, Blueprint Sketch, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Rusty Wedge.

Crafter's Companion on HSN Today!!

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This is my second post today, click here if you are looking for my Art Impressions post.

HSN is having an all day craft event and Crafter's Companion will be on showing off some great new products along with CC's  tried and true Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, Aqua Markers and ColourBlend Pencils!  My card today features the ColourBlend pencils! These are awesome pencils!! I have been using these more and more and they just blend so nicely!!

I kept the card fairly simple to show off the fabulous coloring!! The gorgeous butterfly is from Sheena Douglass All A Flutter Stamp Set and I stamped it with brown ink on CC's Kraft Cardstock.

Then I colored each butterfly with my ColourBlend pencils! I used Pumpkin, Nectarine, Passion Fruit, Lake Blue, Saffron, Twilight Blue, Sangria, Boysenberry, Fireweed.

Just to jazz it up a touch I threaded some pretty dark pink ribbon around the colored panel. I thought about a sentiment but in the end didn't want to cover up the butterflies!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Make sure you stop by HSN today to check out these pencils along with all the great new products!!

Dana

Supplies
Crafter's Companion:
Sheena Douglass - All A Flutter Stamp Set
Kraft Card Stock
ColourBlend Pencils

Happy Easter with Art Impressions

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It's time to start thinking about Easter!! My card combines the Windows to the World Bunny in Tulips and the Window Die to make a sweet little Easter card!

I started with some pretty pattern paper, that to me looked like some cool wallpaper. The idea is that you are inside looking outside through the window. I trimmed the paper to fit a white card base and then placed the Window Die off to the left, securing it with washi tape. It took a few runs through the die cutting machine to cut through both layers. 

I cut the Window die again from some brown card stock. To the back side of the window I placed a piece of acetate, this replicates a real window. With a little liquid adhesive, I inserted the brown Window over the acetate. 

Next, I stamped the Bunny in Tulips and used my Distress Markers to color it. I used Gathered Twigs, Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint, Milled Lavender, Shabby Shutter, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw. I used a fancy square die to cut it out, then I placed it on the inside of the card so you can see through the window. Last I stamped the Hoppy Easter sentiment from the Hoppy Easter Stamp Set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! 

Dana

Supplies:

Stamps - Art Impressions - Bunny in Tulips, Hoppy Easter 

Dies - Art Impressions - Window Die

Distress Markers

Pattern Paper - Echo Park - Petticoats & Pinstripes

Crafter's Companion on HSN March 8th

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Crafter's Companion will be on HSN this coming Wednesday, March 8th! There are a LOT of new products and today I'm sharing a card I made with new Leonie Pujol crafty goodies!!

I started with one of the new embossing folders, Love Lines and I used some Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers to color the indent side of the embossing folder. I used Crimson, Bud Green, Orange, Yellow, Peacock Blue, Purple, basically repeating ROYGBV until all the lines were filled in. I only spritzed water twice, too much and your colors mix too much and you get a brown mess.

Then, I placed a panel of Crafter's Companion Watercolor cardstock in the folder and made sure to hold it in place as I ran it through my die cutting machine. I pulled it out and set the panel aside to dry.

While the background was drying I cut a big black heart from the Funky Heart Base Die. From the Folk Art Fun stamp set I stamped the banner and the Follow Your Heart inside on watercolor cardstock. I added some shading with my Charcoal Aqua Marker. A little fussy cutting and I'm ready to finish my card.

I added the embossed and watercolor panel to a white card base. Then I added the black die cut heart to the card, but I added it off center. I added the sentiment with foam tape and last added a few scattered black sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!! Make sure you stop by tomorrow for another project featuring some new Crafter's Companion craft goodies!! And of course tune in to HSN to see it all and get it before it;s gone!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Leonie Pujol - Folk Art Fun
Dies: Leonie Pujol - Funky Heart Base
Embossing Folder - Love Lines
Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers
Sequins: Neat & Tangled - Black