Coffee, Craft, Repeat ....

... Good afternoon! It was a gorgeous day yesterday. Started off a bit grey, but by the afternoon we had temperatures in excess of 20ºC, not typical for early April. I was able to go out for my walk and enjoy the sun and birds - it was lovely. In the morning I spent some time working on my Day-by-Day Dyalog - photos to come soon. This morning I tidied my craft space - so nice to see a clear desk, rather then all the stash covering it. Here's the card I made:

Stamps: Altenew - Coffee Love, Coffee Talk, Coffee Ring
Inks: Kaleidacolor - Cappuccino Delight
Dies: Die-namics - Cross-stitched Circle Stax #2 and #3
Accessories: White Card; SU Card and DP - Early Espresso

I've got lots of coffee themed stamp sets (well, I love coffee) so I thought it would be good to play along with the new Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - CLC#04, and I've used the sketch from this week's Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#429.

I started by creating my own background paper using lots of little coffee themed images, and stamping in the appropriately names, cappuccino delight ink! I cut a piece to size and adhered it to the front of my card. I added a thin strip of dark brown card to finish it. I used dies to cut two patterned circles from early espresso design paper and stamped a fun sentiment on the white circle. I adhered the two patterned panels flat to the card and used dimensional pads to attach the middle circle. I finished the front by adding a fun sentiment which continues inside the card with the word "coffee" 😀😁😀 I also stamped a coffee ring and layered the white panel on more of the brown design paper.

That's all from me today - hope to see you again soon. Stay home, keep safe.

More coffee and Homecoming Dance ....

... Hello! I hope that you've all had a good weekend. Ours has been busy, but lots of fun. Saturday, of course, was World Card Making Day and I got to spend some time in my craft room yesterday and today. Saturday was also the Homecoming Dance at Northville High School - more of that later! Just to warn you - there are lots of photos!

First up though is a cute and funny coffee themed card to share with you:

Stamps: Your Next Stamps - Coffee .. Right Meow!; Altenew - Coffee Love
Inks: Kaleidacolor - Cappuccino Delight; Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: Die-namics - Wonky Stitched Circles #3; Your Next Stamps - Coffee
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Baked Brown Sugar; Copics; Wink of Stella - Clear; Iridescent and Clear Embossing Powder; Glossy Accents

It's been a while since I played along with CASology - CAS#217 but I managed it this week. I still had some coffee themed stamps on my desk and I think this little kitty is so cute, cross, but still cute. I used the sketch from MFT Wednesday Sketch Club - MFTWSC#300 for the layout. And the colours are from Your Next Stamp - YNS#49.

I stamped the kitty on white card, coloured her with Copics and fussy cut her out. I added some glossy accents to her nose. I die cut a circle of light brown card onto which I stamped coffee beans. I adhered the circle to the card, added the kitty and stamped the word "BEFORE" above it. The coffee die cut was made by cutting out the word three times, sticking them together and them embossing it several times to give a thick, glossy texture. I used iridescent embossing powder as the final layer and it give a lovely shimmer (see detail photo below). I got the idea from Jennifer MacGuire. On the inside I cut a mat layer of brown card and on the white panel added the word "AFTER" and kitty sitting smiling with a full cup of coffee. I know just how she feels :))

Here's a close up photo of the coffee die cut:

I think that'll be the last coffee themed card for a while! I'm clearing my desk tomorrow.

Now, I mentioned the Homecoming Dance earlier. Kat and her friends arranged to meet up Saturday afternoon to get together for photos before going out for an Italian meal and then onto the dance. It was fun meeting all the parents and the kids, well young men and women! They all are so grown up and all looked stunning. Here are a few photos from a very proud mum:

Here are the girls - all so beautiful. They're smart too!

Kat - my gorgeous girl!

Kat and her friend Will.

 

Another of the girls - taken on the bridge in the local park.

And last, by not least, the boys!

I've been busy in my craft room and have actually managed to make several cards for some challenges, so do drop by tomorrow to see more!

Coffee addict ....

..... Hi again! I'm on a bit of a roll this week - cards almost everyday! I've got another coffee themed card for you this afternoon. It's clean, simple and funny:

Stamps: Bugaboo Digital - JJ Coffee; Altenew - Coffee Love, Coffee Talk, Coffee Ring
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Kaleidacolor - Cappuccino Delight
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Baked Brown Sugar; Copics; Wink of Stella - Clear; Glossy Accents

I made this card for the Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop and I used the colours from Colour Throwdown - CTD#412. I adore the JJ images from Bugaboo and I got this one at the recent mega sale. I printed it on white card, coloured with Copics, cut it out and added some sparkle with a clear Wink of Stella brush. I finished the image by adding glossy accents to her specs. I printed the coffee beans in ombre ink at the corners of the card. On the inside I cut a mat layer of brown card and on the white panel added a sentiment along with coffee pot, cup and beans!

I have to apologise for the photos - it's very dark here - still raining! I've had fun making coffee themed cards this week - I still have a few to make, but the Coffee challenge closes today - it's so popular with nearly 800 submissions!!! That's all for now. See you tomorrow.

Coffee - Magical substance ...

.... Hi! It's been an awful day today with non-stop rain! I think we've almost caught up with the shortage - there's been at least 1", and I know that not a lot compared to some, but I hate it! The plus side is that I've been able to play in my craft room all day. You'll see most of the cards tomorrow and Saturday. However, I do have a fun coffee themed card to share:

Stamps: Bugaboo Digital - Stella Magical Substance; Altenew - Coffee Love, Coffee Talk, Coffee Ring
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Early Espresso; Copic Markers; SU Punch - Tag

I got this image in the recent mega sale at Bugaboo Stamps. I adore Stella - she's such a happy character ;)) I printed the image on white card, coloured her with Copics, cut her out and adhered her to the card. I used a punch to cut out the message - I love this. Reminds me of me in the morning!! On the inside I added a white panel with more coffee themed words and images.  I used this week's colours from the Colour Q Challenge - cQc#361 as I think they are just perfect for a coffee theme challenge. I'm submitting to the Fall Coffee Lovers Challenge too.

I'm off to make myself a cup of coffee now and wait for Jonathan to get in. He's just phoned and said that the roads are awful, but at least the rain has eased off a bit. Bye for now!

Coffee Love ....

.... Hello again! I do hope you're enjoying my sneak peeks of Uniko's October release. I'm here with my card for the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I got some new stamps at the weekend with a coffee theme, so this was the perfect time to play with them:

Stamps: Altenew - Coffee Love, Coffee Talk
Inks: Kaleidacolor - Cappccino Delight; Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies: Lil Inkers - Dual Stitched Rectangles #4
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Vellum; Stampin' Up! Card - Baked Brown Sugar; Clear Embossing Powder

I created a background using several of the stamps from Coffee Love. I used a Kaleidacolor pad, appropriately named Cappccino Delight - I really love the ombre effect of this pad. I die cut a panel of vellum to fit over the front of the card and stamped the sentiment in the middle. I heat embossed it with clear powder to give a nice shine to the sentiment. I adhered the vellum panel with small dots of glossy accents. On the inside I cut a mat layer of pale brown card and on the white panel added a greeting and heart shaped coffee ring - they go together so well!

I had lots of fun making this card. And now to spend some time checking out all the submission to the challenge - there are always so many inventive cards! That's all for now.