Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Paper Smooches Collaboration Blog Hop

Hello!!

Welcome to Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Paper Smooches Collaboration Blog Hop!! Paper Smooches released some fabulous coffee/tea themed stamps and dies!!  If you are here from the amazing Annette Allen, you are in the right place!! Or you can start at the beginning at Paper Smooches Blog!

So there are two new coffee themed stamps, one with a matching die. I used all three between my two cards. Caffeinated is one stamp set with a matching die set, Caffeinated Icon Set along with another sentiment stamp set, Caffeinated Two! These are perfect for mixing and matching!!

I'm not going to go into a lot of detail, to help you get on your way through the hop! For my first card I went with a winter theme, using some pattern papers and stickers from Fancy Pants Designs.

I used some metallic watercolors to color the cute coffee cup! I just love the glasses! As I'm am sure you can tell since I used it on both cards!!

For the background pattern paper I added some Glacier Paste from Tonic Studios, which added some more metallic shine!!

My second card features the other cup with the straw, coloring the image with my Spectrum Noir Markers to make some coffee! And of course the adorable glasses!

I found some festive pattern paper for the background and used the small circle dies from the set to cut some gold circles. Then a little Kraft strip for the sentiment!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Make sure to comment along the blog hob by November 6th at 11:59 PM PT. You could win a $25 gift certificate!

Your next stop in the hop is the fabulous Erin Thiem!

Dana

Graciellie Desings - Spooky Hello

Hi there!!

I can't believe next week is Halloween?!?! Where is the year getting too?? Halloween is my favorite holiday because of all the orange!! Orange is my favorite color, so yeah Halloween is my holiday!!

My card today features Graciellie Designs Spooky Hello digital stamp set! Perfect for Halloween, with lots of great sentiments to play with!

I started by resizing and printing the pumpkin and candy corn. For the life of me I thought I printed a couple sentiments, but as I was creating this card I could not find them! So I either didn't print them at all or they are lost somewhere on my craft table to be found next year!! Haha!!

After printing I used my Spectrum Noir Color Blend pencils to color the image. I've really been in a pencil mood lately!! I used a stitched rectangle die to cut out the colored image.

Then I used a Tonic Studio BOO die and cut it from some black card stock. I adhered this to the colored panel. I used a spider web stencil and brown ink to ink up a Kraft card base. Then I added the colored panel to the card with foam tape. Last I rounded the corners.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Graciellie Designs - Beautiful Destinations

Hello!

Happy Monday! Today I'm sharing a Graciellie Designs card featuring the Beautiful Destinations digital stamp set! This stamp set is gorgeous! I did it up with orange flowers for a fall feel, but you could easily make it more spring or summer like!!

I started by resizing the image in Word and adding the sentiment next to the jar. Then I printed it out on Kraft card stock.

To color the image I used my Spectrum Noir Color Blend Pencils. I used blue and white to add the water to the jar. Next, used some brown ink and a gold spray ink from my stash to add some splatters to the panel.

You can't see the gold splatters very well (anything metallic is so hard to photograph!) but it really looks great in person!! Last, I added the panel to a card base and rounded the corners.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Make sure you stop by Graciellie Designs and pick up this stamp set for your self!!

Dana

Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Trinity Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop

Hello!

Welcome to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Trinity Stamps Collaboration Blog Hop!! CLC and Trinity Stamps collaborated on an awesome coffee themed stamp set called The Frappy Camper's Perking Spot!

You should have arrived from the amazing Lori Turner! If you need to you can start at Trinity Stamps or get the whole hop list at The Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog!

My card today is the second I made with this fabulous stamp set! You check out my first card here! And there is so many things you can do with this set. In the coming weeks I plan to challenge myself to use this set in a non-coffee way, therefor getting more miles out of this stamp set!!

For today's card I decided to do a little paper piecing! I started by stamping the camper, people and coffee on white card stock. Then I pulled out a Halloween pattern pad and stamped the camper a few more times.

Next, I cut the camper out with a circle die and fussy cut the people, coffee and the pattern paper pieces. Then I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color the people and select parts of the camper. I popped up the over hang with foam tape.

I also pulled out Seasonal Sweetheart, this set has tiny pumpkins and I thought this would work great with my somewhat Halloween/Fall theme I had going on!!

After placing the paper piecing I added the circle to a panel of pattern paper that I had inked the edges. then I added the two people, coffee and pumpkins.

I stamped Rollin' By to Say Hi on black card stock and then white heat embossed. I added it with foam tape and then scattered a few sequins!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  I almost forgot to mention that their is a giveaway!! Comment along the hop for you chance to win a $20 Gift Card. Comment by 10/22 at 11:59 PM PT. Winner will be announced 10/26 on the Trinity Blog.

Your next stop in the hop is the lovely Erin Thiem!


Dana

Make a Wish with Pinkfresh Studio

Hi there!!

This is my last card I made for World Cardmaking day and I think my favorite! I love how it turned out! I made it for Pinkfresh Studio's WCD Challenge #1! The challenge is to do your favorite technique! That is hard because I love all kinds of techniques, but to choose one I picked stamping and die cutting!

I pulled out the Make a Wish stamp and die set and stamped up a cake and some flowers. I used Papertrey Ink inks doing a fall color theme. I used Scarlet Jewel, Autumn Rose, Dark Chocolate, Ocean Tides, Terracotta Tile and Summer Sunrise.  After stamping and die cutting everything, I assembled the stand, cake, flowers and candle.

Next, I used a stitched rectangle die to cut some Bristol card stock. I used the Summer Sunrise, Terracotta Tile and Dark Chocolate inks to ink up the background. Then I added it to a Kraft card base.

I added the cake to the card with foam tape. Below the cake I stamped the sentiments with the Dark Chocolate ink.

Thanks so much for sticking with me! Have a great day!

Dana

Photoplay Paper - Go With the Flow

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This is my second Photoplay Paper card for World Cardmaking Day! I had so much fun playing with the Fish Tales collection I had to make another card!

I started by stamping and cutting out the images with my mom's Brother  Scan and Cut. Then I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color them up.

From the Fish Tales collection pack I pulled out a wave pattern and I cut a panel with a stitched rectangle. From my scraps I found some light Kraft and I fussy cut a wave to match the bottom wave of the panel. I adhered it to the pattern paper panel to make sand.

I added the panel to a Kraft card base. Then I added the images with foam tape. From the sticker sheet I added the Go With the Flow sentiment flag with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Be Merry with Pinkfresh Studio

Hello again!!

My next card I made yesterday for World Cardmaking Day was made for Pinkfresh Studio Challenge #2! The challenge is to make a Christmas card. I only have one Pinkfresh Christmas set so I paired it with a non-Christmas set!

I started with Simply Succulents and stamped the pot and two cactus/succulents. Then on another piece  of card stock I stamped the flower and bird from December Days stamp set.

Then I fussy cut the flowers and birds out and adhered them to the succulents. I stamped Be Merry in brown ink below the pot. Then I used a fancy rectangle die to cut it all out.

From my stash of extra's I pulled out a watercolor smooching background that actually matched the color of succulents. I wrapped some twine around the panel and tied it in a bow. Then I added the stamped image with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Honey Bee Stamps - Thank You

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I'm popping in with my first card today that I made yesterday for World Cardmaking day! This one I made for Honey Bee Stamps, they had several challenges on Facebook but I decided to do the very first one, a Color Challenge!

I started by stamping the kittens in the metal pail from the Oh My Whiskers stamp set. Then I used a few Copic markers to color it up and used my mom's Brother Scan & Cut to fussy cut it out.

Next, I used a Gina K. Stencil called Thick Brush and adhered it over some watercolor card stock. Then I used Art Philosophy metallic watercolors to color the stencil. The set had some of the similar colors, yellow, orange, rust color and for the brown I used a Distress Marker to paint some of the openings.

While that dried I pulled out a Tonic Thank You die and cut it from Kraft card stock and then used some dark brown ink to make it darker. I trimmed a piece of Kraft and adhered the thank you sentiment to it.

The watercolor panel was cut with a stitched rectangle die and then adhered to a Kraft card base. Then I added the sentiment and strip across the card. Last I added the kittens with foam tape.!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back several times today, I have a few more cards to share for World Card Making Day!!

Dana

Sticking By Me

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I'm stopping by with my second card I made for World Cardmaking Day!! This one is for Concord & 9th! I recently picked up some of their stamps and have been itching to ink them up!!

I pulled out Stuck on You and stamped one of the cactus, pot and sign on Kraft card stock. Then I used a few Copic markers that I have to color the images. Yes, you can color on Kraft card stock!! Then I fussy cut out each image.

Next, I used the brick like background stamp and stamped it multiple times on a Kraft card base in brown ink. I used some liquid adhesive to adhere the cactus to the pot and add the flower.

I used foam tape to add them to the card base. Last, I added the sign after stamping Thanks for Sticking By Me inside. Oh, and I rounded the corners! Can't forget that!! Haha!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Hello and Happy World Cardmaking day!!

My mojo has been missing the past week or so, but I saw that were would be some WCD challenges today. So I gave it a try and was actually able to spend whole day making some cards!! Beware, I have a few to share today and tomorrow, so get ready for a lot of posts!!

My first card is for a Photoplay Paper challenge I saw on Instagram. The challenge is to make a card with your favorite products. I have a lot of there paper collections, and my current favorite is Fish Tales! In fact I ended up making two cards with this collection and stamps! I'll share the second card tomorrow probably, but my first card was made with one of the Fish Tales stamp sets.

I started by stamping the hammerhead shark and using my Spectrum Noir markers to color it. Then I used my mom's Brother Scan and Cut to cut it out.

Then I pulled out a dark blue card base and a set of Art Philosophy metallic watercolors. I used the blue watercolor and did some waves across the the card base.

While the card base dried I used a heart die to cut some red card stock. I stamped the I Love You More Than Shark Week in the center of the heart.

Then I added the heart and shark to the card with foam tape. I also added a few clear sequins, kind of like air bubbles coming from the shark. Last I rounded the corners.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back in a few with another card!! :)

Dana

National Coffee Day/Week Bonus Card

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Happy National Coffee Day/Week. The Coffee Loving Cardmakers are celebrating on the day, this past Sunday AND all week long!! Check out this post for blog hop and your chance to at some crafty goodies! Don't forget to stop by the blog each day this week for some great Coffee Inspiration!!

Today I have one card on the CLC blog and another here as a bonus! I played around with two fabulous Super Sponsors Newton's Nook and Thermoweb!!

I started with Newton's Nook Caffeinated cats and stamped it on white card stock. Then I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color the bottom 3/4 of the image. I didn't color the top part because I will cut it off. I want to see more of the background, so just just a portion of the total image.  When I was done coloring I fussy cut the image out.

Next, I used Thermoweb's Deco Foil Foam Adhesive and Crafter's Companion Chevron die. Once the foam was cut I peeled one sides backing off and added the Lime foil on top. I ran it through my die cutting machine to make sure the foil was nicely adhered to the foam adhesive. I peeled off the foil and will use what is left on a future card.

I peeled the other sides backing off and adhered it to a black card base. Then I adhered the colored cats to the foiled adhesive.  I stamped the Something to Perk Up Your Day sentiment, trimmed it and added it to the card. As a final touch I added a few matching sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Dana