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Thursday, 24 January 2013

Coffee and friends .....

.... I'm rather late with my post today - but I've been having a lazy day.  After I cleared the snow off the drive this morning I decided to sit in the warm with a nice hot coffee and a good book.  I finally decided I'd go have a quick play - this card has been lurking in my mind all day.  I've used four challenges in the making of it:


Stamps: Lil' Inkers - Coffee Cozies; Verve Stamps - Better with You
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze; Distress - Antique Linen
Dies: Lil' Inkers - Coffee Cozies
Accessories: Cuttlebug EF - Spots and Dots; SU Card - Crumb Cake; Promarkers - Burnt Orange (Dusty Durango), Apricot (Apricot Appeal), Dusky Pink (Blush Blossom); White Lustre card from stash



I used this week's Retro Sketch for the layout and stamped the coffee steam and coffee rings directly onto the white panel before embossing.  I adhered the panel directly onto the card.  Next I diecut the coffee cups and holders, then coloured the holders with Promarkers (matching the colours as closely as possible to the Colour Q challenge).  I made the sentiment panel and attached it to the card, and then adhered the coffee mugs with dimensional tape.  I stamped the inside with a fun sentiment and a couple of coffee rings!

As a coffee lover - there is only one drink that I could use for the drinks challenge!!  Just love the smell of coffee - yum!!

I'm off to a craft class this evening at Stampeddlar - the teacher is Valerie Brincheck and I'm going to be playing with Distress Inks - so I'm going to get very inky!!  Should be lots of fun.

That's all for now.  See you soon.

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31 comments:

  1. Sandy24 January 2013 at 22:30

    This looks great Deborah, love the coffee stains and the way you've made your coffee cups stand out from the card,
    Hugs, Sandy

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  2. Stamps and Paper24 January 2013 at 23:15

    What a lovely card Deborah, love the image and great sentiment

    Anne

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  3. Unknown24 January 2013 at 23:49

    It's so cold where I live that I'm hunkering down at home, and your lovely card just warmed me right up! Great design and beautiful coloring. That embossing folder works great for this card, too!

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  4. Marybeth25 January 2013 at 00:40

    Love your coffee card and the smell of coffee too! The cups are darling. Have fun at class tonight .

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  5. Unknown25 January 2013 at 02:29

    Okay, I'm in love! Deborah this is just the sweetest card. I love how you used this week's colors. So glad you joined us this week at the ColourQ.

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  6. Sylvia25 January 2013 at 06:33

    Fabulous card, Deborah, love those coffee cups! thanks for sharing your card with us this week at the colourQ.

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  7. Jackie25 January 2013 at 06:58

    A fabulous card Deborah, but I think I would have soup instead of coffee this cold weather :o)
    Jackie xx

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  8. Kathyk25 January 2013 at 10:15

    Fab card, coffee and friends are indeed the perfect blend!

    Kathyk

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  9. Maureen Merritt25 January 2013 at 11:05

    Perfect! I love the coffee rings :) Thanks for playing along at CASology this week!

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  10. Tara Cardwell25 January 2013 at 12:59

    Brilliant combo of the 4 challenges Deborah. I LOVE that coffee ring stamp!

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  11. Jeanne J. 25 January 2013 at 13:43

    Deborah this is so smart - I love the little coffee cup rings and the cute colorful sleeves. The embossing makes this so rich looking!

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  12. Pauline25 January 2013 at 16:02

    Love the coffee rings, and those fab cups! A great card for friendship!

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  13. Jen Nelson25 January 2013 at 16:07

    fabulous sentiment

    Thanks for joining us
    Jen xx
    "Less Is More"

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  14. shirley-bee25 January 2013 at 16:54

    Great card, Deborah! I love the coffee cup rings!

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  15. Monika/Buzsy25 January 2013 at 18:00

    What a fun card Deb. Love the dimensional cups. Very creative.

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  16. Ardyth25 January 2013 at 18:15

    Love the dimension in the cups and the coffee 'stains'! Thanks so much for playing along with CASology this week, Deborah!

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  17. Chrissie25 January 2013 at 19:03

    Just love this one and the colours are superb too!
    Great card!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    Less is More

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  18. Chris Dring25 January 2013 at 19:22

    Love this! What a sweet card!

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  19. Jen W.25 January 2013 at 19:48

    Those little coffee cozies are adorable, Deborah, and the embossed background si perfect! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

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  20. Darnell26 January 2013 at 00:05

    This is a real standout in the thumbnails at Retro, Deborah! I love everything about it, down to (and, especially) the coffee rings!!

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  21. Meghan26 January 2013 at 00:56

    I love the colours, the texture, the layout...just everything! Thanks for joining in on the fun at CASology this week.

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  22. Sue Lelli 26 January 2013 at 03:30

    LOVE how you made the coffee cups pop out! Your embossing is so FAB! CUTE card!

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  23. Kim Heggins26 January 2013 at 05:32

    Deborah, I just love this card! I love anything made using those coffee stains, so fun. Your cups are adorable too, love it!!!

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  24. Anonymous26 January 2013 at 17:17

    Amazing detail on such a CAS card ... embossing, coffee stains, 'rounded' coffee cups and great colour palette ... wonderful! Anita :)

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  25. maria f.26 January 2013 at 22:35

    Playing with distress inks - you lucky! Your coffees look so warm and cozy and I love how your embossing folder mimics the swirling steam. Hope MI is treating you well (still there I'm assuming?)

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  26. Kara26 January 2013 at 23:08

    love this!! love those little coffee stains! Thanks for joining us this week at the ColourQ!!

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  27. Tracey McNeely26 January 2013 at 23:23

    Deborah I love those coffee cups and the colours that you used are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at CSAology!

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  28. Karen M27 January 2013 at 20:09

    Hi Deborah, wow! i do so love the coffee cups and the perfect little sentiment. Fab! Kx

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  29. Stella27 January 2013 at 21:46

    Wow; one card and you nailed three challenges. Clever \girl:)
    I love the argyle pattern on of the mugs ( or how do you call them; argh...my snglish!) It;s the kind of card that makes me smile:)
    Hugs,
    Stella

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  30. Judy122328 January 2013 at 03:26

    Deborah, this is amazing! The dimension on those coffee cups is so COOL! Love the stains, too...really true to life! Thanks for playing at CASology this week!

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  31. asia3city13 February 2013 at 15:56

    Niezwykła i niesamowicie pomysłowa...

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