Coffee ....

... Morning! I had a really enjoyable afternoon yesterday, self-isolating in my craft room. We're all fine. Kat is still at school at the moment, but not sure how long it'll be before the Government decides to shut that down. Jonathan works from home, so there's no change to his situation. My local craft group has been closed for a while. So, I made a card just for fun:

Stamps: Stamplorations - Caffeinated Zen 1; Sugar Pea Designs - The Perfect Blend
Inks: Versafine Clair - Pinecone, Acorn
Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Early Espresso; Tim Holtz Watercolour Card; Zig Clear Colour Brushes; Staedtler - Aquarell Watercolour Pencils; Clear Embossing Powder

I'm playing along with Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge - HLSWC#03 where it's Anything Goes with the option of Flowers. I'm also joining in with Coffee Loving Cardmakers - CLC#03; this is a challenge that I've been meaning to play along with for ages.

I stamped the lower coffee mug directly on the card using Versafine Clair ink and embossed with clear powder. I used watercolour pencils to colour the flowers on the mug band giving a lovely soft finish. I stamped the other mug on scrap card, embossed it and cut it out. I stamped the band of flowers on watercolour card and used Zig Clean Colour brushes to colour this band, giving a much more vibrant mug band. I attached this mug using dimensional pads. I finished the front with a simple word - "coffee" the best drink in the world, and added shadow under the mugs. On the inside, I cut a mat layer of brown card and on the white panel added a verse - so true, especially at the moment. I also added a coffee tree and some coffee beans.

I know that this is an extremely difficult time for us all, and particularly those who have got friends and family who have got Covid-19. Our village has set up a scheme to help those who really need to isolate by getting shopping, meds, etc and just making sure they're okay. Keep safe. Bye for now.

Good Coffee ....

... Hi! Good afternoon - I'm finally getting to play along with the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - FCLBH. I've been running around like a mad thing this week and only managed to get into my craft room late last night, and finished off my card this afternoon. I used some new stamps on my card:

Stamps: Stamplorations - Caffeinated Zen 1, Literary Caffeine-ations; Sugar Pea Designs - Espresso Yourself
Inks: Gina K - Kraft, Dark Chocolate; Versamark
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Early Espresso; Copics; Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder; Wink of Stella - Clear

I've used the colours from the current Sunday Stamps Challenge - SSC#161. I started by stamping the large coffee cup directly on the card and then added the words. I only added colour to the cup on this image. Using my MISTI, I stamped the cup again twice and coloured in the cup and cup band. I put the completed images back in the MISTI, inked up with Versamark and then heat embossed with gold tinsel embossing powder. Then I very carefully cut out the whole coffee cup and the lid and band from the other image. I used dimensional tape to adhere the cup and again when I attached the band and lid. On the inside, I cut a mat layer of dark brown card. On the white panel, I stamped a portion of the coffee cup, added a greeting and a few coffee beans.

I've just had a quick look at the Coffee Challenge and there are over 1000 entries! It's going to take a while to get around and have a look at all the wonderful creations! That's all for now - see you again soon.