Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop- Card 2

 Hello!!

The Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop is in full swing and I hope everyone is laying along and checking out all the coffee inspiration!! I've spent the weekend in the craft room and will have several cards to share over the next week!

Today I have a gift card holder to share featuring Sponsor Catherine Pooler products. I recently picked up the Gift Card To Go die along with some fall stamp sets. I decided to make a fall cocoa gift card holder, with winter pattern paper! I used Feeling Chilling pattern paper and matching CP inks! 

I started by using the die to cut a pattern and then again from some white card stock. I used grey copic markers to shade the top lid part of the cup. Then I trimmed the cardstock so all I had was the white lip. I adhered this lid to the pattern paper cup.

Then I cut the cup wrap from white card stock and then used one of the CP inks and an ink blending tool to ink up the wrap.

Next, I used the Pumpkin Season stamp set and various CP inks. I stamped and fussy cut a pumpkin, a few leaves and acorns and one of the coffee cups from the set. I arranged them on the wrap and stamped the sentiment bring on the cocoa.

You can see in the picture below that I used a Michael's gift card in the gift card slots and the wrap fits nicely over it. I can see making a few of these for Christmas gift cards!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Make sure to stop by the CLC blog for tons of coffee inspiration and to link up your coffee themed projects!

Dana

Graciellie Design - Simply Blessed

 Hello!

I have a second card featuring Graciellie Designs Simply Blessed digital stamp set. Perfect for the fall, and I went a little bit fall with this card!

I started by added two of the foliage  bundle to the card, along with a sentiment. After resizing them I printed it out.

 

Next, I used my Copic markers to color the images. I went with a rustic fall look using orange, red and a little light brown.

 

Then I used Distress Inks to make it look a bit vintage/fall like. I started with Antique Linen, adding ink at the edges and filling in to cover the panel. Next, I used a couple more Distress Inks to darken the edges, leaving the center the lightest color.

 

I decided not to add any sparkle or embellishment to let the coloring and inking shine!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Not2Shabby Collab Blog Hop

Hello!!

Welcome to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers & Not 2 Shabby Collaboration Blog Hop!! You should have come from the fabulous Robyn Jordan!! You can always start at the beginning over at Not 2 Shabby!

Not 2 Shabby has some cute fall themed digital stamps!! For the hop I'm playing with I Love Fall! So cute!!!

I used Word to resize the images, making one a little smaller. With the smaller image I cut it with a stitched circle die. Then I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir Markers.

From my stash I found a fall pattern paper stack. I picked out a few patterns, did a little layering and added some twine!

My second card uses the same fall pattern papers. I used one of the journal cards, adding a strip of pattern paper to the bottom. After coloring the image with my Spectrum Noir Markers, I fussy cut it out and added it to the journal card.

I added the journal card to some more pattern paper. Then I inked up the edges of the card before adhering it to a white card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Leave comments along the way for a chance to win one of TWO $15 Gift Certificates! Must comment by November 29th at 11:59 pm PT.

Your next stop in the hop is the wonderful Katie Brooks!!

Dana

Graciellie Designs - Beautiful Destinations

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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

Honey Bee Stamps - Thank You

Hello!

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

Graciellie Designs - With Love & Gratitude

Hi!!

I'm stopping by today with a fall themed card, even though its warm this week and not really fall-ish! But, I'm hopeful cool weather will return!! I much prefer jeans and a hoodie!!

My card today features a new digital stamp set from Graciellie Designs, With Love & Gratitude. Its a gorgeous image with some fabulous sentiments.

I started by resizing the image in Word, then printing it and a sentiment on white card stock. With my Spectrum Noir Markers I colored the image. For Mother's Day I gave my mom a Brother Scan & Cut and we finally got it out of the box. I had several images colored and used the machine to cut them out, this candle included. I have to say this machine is awesome!!!

Next, I pulled out a stencil and Therm O Web Deco Foil Metallix gel, Aged Copper.  The metallic gel is very similar to other pastes on the market. Nice and creamy, easy to apply!! And I love the metallic shine!

After the gel had dried I decided cut the panel, taking out two 1/4 slices. I added the three remaining pieces to a white card base. Then I wrapped some twine into a loose circle and adhered it to the card with liquid adhesive. Last I added the colored candle with foam tape!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Graciellie Designs Favorite Ever Blog Hop

Hello!!

Welcome to the Graciellie Designs Favorite Ever Blog Hop!! The design team has gotten together to share our most favorite Gracillie Designs!! My favorites (and its so hard to just pick 2!!!!) are More Than You Know and Fall Wishes. 

If you want to start at the beginning, stop by Gracillie Designs blog. Make sure to leave a comment along the way for your chance to win a $15 gift card to Gracillie Designs! And take advantage today of a sale of 30% off the entire shop, ends Friday September 13th!

My first card features the More Than You Know! I used Word and added three hanging baskets, adjusting the size so they would fit across an A2 card. Printing it and an birthday sentiment on white card stock.

Next, I used my Spectrum Noir ColorBlend Pencils to color the image. I decided to color each the same, along with adding a light blue around the baskets.

I trimmed down the sentiment to a strip and then notched one end one end. Then I added it to the card with foam tape. For a little sparkle I added a few clear flat sequins. Last I rounded the corners.

I used Word for my second card too, Fall Wishes. Adding two so they would fit in an A2 card, along with the Give Thanks sentiment.

Then I printed it out and used the ColorBlend Pencils to color it up. After trimming the card stock to fit the card, I adhered it to a white card base. Then I added a few white gems.

I kept this one simple, letting the image and coloring be the star of the show!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Make sure to leave a comment and continue along the hop (find the list at Gracillie Designs!)

Dana

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!! Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop!! Yay!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! You can start at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog, see a ton of inspiration and play along!! And of course there is a ton of great prizes too!!

My first card features some fab coffee goodies from STAMPlorations!! They are one of the sponsors, so make sure to submit your fall/winter coffee project for your chance to win the STAMPlorations prize!! Seriously, they have 98 items when you search for coffee!!! What couldn't be better?!?!!

I'm starting with my fall card (I'll be sharing more cards as the week goes on!) and pulled out STAMPlorations Zen Coffee 2 Cover Plate die. I first cut the die from some matte gold card stock, then I adhered it to a dark red card base.

Next, I picked out a fall pattern paper pad and different patterns out for different areas of the die cut. For example, I used a darker pattern for the coffee beans and the coffee inside the cup. After cutting I used liquid glue to add the different pieces inside my gold one. I did leave some of the areas not filled on purpose!

Then I stamped and white embossed the Perk Up! sentiment from the After Coffee stamp set. I cut the sentiment into a rectangle and adhered it to the die cut panel. To describe this, it sounds fast and easy, but it took away to cut and then adhere all those pieces!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Make sure you hop along and submit your own fall/winter inspired coffee card!! I'll be back in a couple days with another I made for the hop!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: STAMPlorations: After Coffee
Die: STAMPlorations: Zen Coffee 2 Cover Plate Die
Pattern Paper: Recollections (can't remember the name of the pad)
Gold Cardstock: Crafter's Companion

Welcome Fall

Hello!!

I'm on the Art Impressions blog with a card featuring the new Autumn Window! It seams like once Halloween was over the world went straight to Christmas!! Figured I better share this card while it's still fall!!

I started by stamping the image and then using one of AI's Stitched Square dies to cut it out. I used a bigger square die to cut some pattern paper that looks like brown canvas.

Next, I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color the Window. I used BO2, BO3, BO4, CG1, CG3, DP4, DP6, IG2, IG4, LG1, LG3, OR2, OR3, PL1, PL3, RB1, RB3, RB4, YG1, YG2, YG3.

I adhered the colored square on top of the canvas pattern square. Then I added the apple pattern paper to a white cardbase. I used the Celebrate Autumn collection from Echo Park Paper Co.

From the Ephemera pack I added the Welcome Fall sentiment with foam tape. Below the sentiment I tied a double bow from twine and adhered it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies

Stamps: Art Impressions - Autumn Window

Spectrum Noir Markers

Echo Park Paper Co - Celebrate Autumn

May Arts Twine

Coffee Loving Card Makers & Cas-ual Fridays Stamp Blog Hop

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Coffee Loving Card Makers and Cas-ual Friday's Stamps have gotten together for a special blog hop!! Cas-ual Friday's have several coffee stamps sets that you NEED in your stash!!! If you are here from the fabulous Robyn Jordan! At the end of my post is a the hop list if you want to start at the beginning.

Remember to leave comments along the way to win one of three $25 Gift Certificates to Cas-ual Fridays Stamps!! Commenting to close on Friday, October 26, 2018 at 11:55 pm pacific. Winners will be posted on Cas-ual Fridays Stamps and Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog on Saturday, October 27th.

I made two cards, one a fall themed card and the other my first winter card of the season! My first card features Coffee Talk and the To Go Cup Fri-Die. I started with a fall themed pattern paper pad from Recollections and cut the coffee cup from different patterns. Then just assembled the cup.

Next, I added a wood grain pattern to a white cardbase. For the sentiment I stamped the Coffee with some very old specialized metallic paint like stuff. I made this card while I was at home, and these paints have been on my mom's craft desk for ages!! It was a little soupy, but it still worked! I painted the coffee and stamped it on white cardstock. When it was dry I fussy cut it out.

I splattered a few other colors all over my cardbase and when that was dry I stamped the Because Adulting is Hard sentiment. The coffee cup was added with foam tape and last I added the Coffee sentiment to the cup with foam tape.

For my second card I went with a winter theme, using Fancy Pants Wish Season pattern papers, ephemera pack and puffy stickers. I started with a pink pattern inking the edges with distress ink. I used the coffee cup dies to cut a couple patterns and then assembled the pieces. Then I wrapped some twine around it and tied it in a bow above the mug wrapper.

From the ephemera pack I picked out the Chill sentiment, a snowflake and a flower bunch. I added the cup and cut outs with foam tape. At first I planned on a sentiment, but in the end I liked it with out one and just went with the Chill! Last I added a few puffy stars.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Dana Gong!!! Below is the blog hop links if you get lost!!

Dana

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