Wednesday 17 November 2021

SHC - Caffeine Inspiration ....

... Morning all! I'm here with my weekly Seven Hills Craft blog post, and today I've been inspired by the current Autumn/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog hop. It's been such fun getting out some of my many coffee themed stamp sets. Here's my first card:


Stamps: Concord & 9th - Coffee Blend Turnabout; Altenew - Forever Friends, Birthday Builder; Sugar Pea Designs - The Perfect Blend; Waffle Flower - Coffee Cup Sentiments
Inks: Gina K - Sandy Beach, Kraft, Warm Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Turquoise Sea; Versafine Clair - Pinecone
Dies: Altenew - Forever Friends
Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Early Espresso; Copic Markers; Nuvo - Clear Aquashimmer Brush

I'm submitting this card to Seize the Birthday - STB#227 where the toppings option is Beverages. Done!!


You all know that I love C&9's turnabout stamps and this one is extra special as it's about coffee!! I stamped the image in four shades of brown ink. I trimmed the panel to 5¼" square and layered it on to a 5½" brown square and adhered it to the front of a 5¾" white notecard. I stamped the coffee mug on white card and used the co-ordinating die to cut it out, along with three extra white cups. I coloured the stamped image and on one of the other mugs stamped the label area, coloured it with Copic markers and stamped a birthday greeting. I fussy cut out the label, adhered it to the stacked mug and added it to the centre of the card. I added some sparkle to the label with a clear aquashimmer brush. Inside the card I cut a mat layer of brown card. I kept it simple on the white panel and simply stamped a greeting and added a few coffee beans for decoration.


I decided to have a go at making a mini-slimline card:


Stamps: Altenew - Forever Friends; Sugar Pea Designs - The Perfect Blend
Inks: Gina K - Cherry Red; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Versamark
Dies: Altenew - Forever Friends; Gina K - Master Layout 7
Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Real Red; Nuvo - Clear Aquashimmer Brush; Lawn Fawn - White Embossing Powder

I'm submitting this card to Just Us Girls - JUGS#610 where it's Trend Week and that is to make a mini-slimline card.


I cut a piece of white card 6½" by 6¼", and scored it at 3¼" on the longer edge to give a card 3¼" x 6¼". I used a stitch edge die to cut the white panel on to which I stamped the word 'coffee' and a verse in red ink. I layered the stamped panel on red card and adhered it to the notecard. To finish the front I stamped a coffee mug on white card and on red card. On the red mug I stamped a row of hearts in Versamark ink and embossed with clear powder. I fussy cut the red label, adhered it to the mug and used dimensional pads to add it to the notecard. I finished the front with a bit of sparkle inside the hearts. Inside the card, I kept things very simple. I stamped a row of red coffee beans and added a fun greeting.


My final card is ultra clean and simple:


Stamps: Concord & 9th - Coffee Blend Turnabout; Sugar Pea Designs - The Perfect Blend; MFT - Itty Bitty Basics, Coffee Break
Inks: Gina K - Blue Lagoon, Stormy Sky; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
Dies: MFT - Square Stax Set 1 #1
Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Bermuda Bay; Copic Markers; Glossy Accents

I'm submitting this card to AAA Cards - AAA#203 where they want us to keep everything, including the sentiment, in a one-inch space. I think my design also fits with the optional twist of masculine theme.


I stamped the Coffee Blend turnabout image once in black ink and used a square die, slightly under an inch, to cut out the mini coffee mug. I found a tiny 'hello' that fit perfectly by the side of the mug and stamped it in green ink. I layered the tiny square on to some scrap green card and cut it to exactly one-inch square. I adhered the square towards the top of an A2 notecard. I coloured the heart and added some shine with Glossy Accents. Inside the card, I kept things equally clean and simple. I stamped a fun greeting in green ink and added some coffee beans for decoration.


I had lots of fun making these coffee themed cards. 


I'm so pleased that I've been able to join in with the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - it's been a while!! That's all from me today. Keep safe. See you soon.

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9 comments:

Ina G said...

Fabulous mini slimline cards Deborah. Especially love the first one - so colourful. Thanks for sharing at JUGS this week.

Jane said...

Fab coffee themed makes. Love your inchie! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

ElizStewart said...

Deborah...love all three cards! Thanks for the reminder on the coffee blog hop. I, too, could pull out the coffee stamps and have some fun. The turnabout background on your first card is great fun! Thanks so much for joining and sharing at Just Us Girls.

mamawcindy said...

Great cards, I have also been having fun playing with all the coffee stamp sets. Your inchie is so cute!
cindys-greencricut

Ashwini Rao said...

Absolutely fun and lovely cards! I love the background and you coloring on the first one - really outstanding! Thank you so much for joining us at the Seize the Birthday challenge!

JulieP said...

These are great! Coffee then wine...or wine then coffee. LOL!! Love the background on card #1. Thanks so much for playing with us the Seize the Birthday blog Deborah!

Nancy said...

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/11/winners-for-227-beverages.html

Nancy said...

Some great coffee themed cards! Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!

ÅsaJ said...

Gorgeous inchie! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa

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