A Hug in a Mug ....

.... Hello again!  That title kinda tells you how I feel about my morning cup of coffee!  My family will tell you I'm addicted - maybe!  I couldn't possibly say :) :)  So I'm pleased that I finally managed to make a card to join in with the 2015 Fall - Coffee Lovers Blog Hop:

Stamps: Reverse Confetti - For the Love of Latte, Caffeinated Cups; Verve - Better With You
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Baked Brown Sugar; Kaleidacolor - Creole Spice
Dies: Reverse Confetti - Caffeinated Cups
Accessories: Cream & White Lustre Card; SU Card - Baked Brown Sugar; Glitter; Copic Markers

I based my card on this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#206.  I got my new coffee stamps earlier this week and am really pleased to be inking them up.  I've got lots of coffee sets, but you can't have too many!  I stamped the cup on white card, coloured it with Copic markers, cut it out with the matching die and added some glitter to the coffee foam.  I really like the pretty cup holder - which I stamped in autumnal colours.  I used the super coffee stains from my Verve set and added rings to the card base (well, you nearly always have stains on the desk).  I finished the front with a sentiment.  I stamped the word coffee on some scrap card, fussy cut it out and attached it with dimensional gel.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of light brown card, and on the cream panel added a fun sentiment!

I have got a huge pile of ironing waiting for me upstairs - so I suppose rather than having fun in my craft room, I'd better get it done!  That's all for now.  See you tomorrow.

Edited to add:  I've just uploaded my card to the Coffee Blog Hop - I got number 543 - good to know that I'm not the only coffee addict about !!

SNG - Rule the World ....

.....  Morning all!  I do hope that everyone had a good weekend - we had a great time.   Kathryn and I got some quality girl time together on Saturday and Jonathan headed out to Grand Rapids for a photoshoot.  The weather was fab - it was cold, but we had blue skies and sunshine.  Our plans for Sunday were somewhat revised when we woke to a thick covering of snow and more snow all day.  Instead of a trip to our friends to watch the Superbowl, we stayed home.  It worked for me - lots of time in my craft room and I made this card:

Stamps: Rick St Dennis Digi - The Original Morning Goddess; Verve - Better with You
Inks: Versafine - Vintage Sepia; Stampin' Up! - Melon Mambo
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo; Kaisercraft DP - Kaleidoscope; Copic Markers

I love this image!  She's such fun and really easy to colour, you can find her and several variations on the Morning Goddess theme at Rick's Zibbet and Esty shops.  I printed her on white card, coloured her with Copic markers, fussy cut her out and then edged the image with a black marker.  One of my resolutions this year is to USE (yes really!!) the design paper that I have in my stash, so I found a piece that co-ordinated with my coloured image and covered the base of the card.  I do like the slightly distressed look to the paper.  I finished the front by stamping a fun sentiment on green card, layering it on bright pink and adhering to the card.  I then attached my Morning Goddess - glue at her feet and dimensional tape at the top.  On the inside I cut a mat layer of green card and added a fun sentiment to the white panel.

I had planned on an afternoon in my craft room tidying up, but instead Jonathan and I enjoyed a Supernatural fest!  We started watching the series at the end of last year and yesterday afternoon we reached the end of Season 6!!  Only four more seasons to go!!    We decided to watch the Superbowl too!  I do enjoy watching the adverts.  Katy Perry was super - we all enjoyed that.  As for the match - well I still find American football a bit stop/start for me, but it was okay.  I was hoping that the Seahawks would win again, but it wasn't to be!!

We've got a snow day here in Northville - Kathryn's school is closed and Jonathan's office closed too!  So a three day weekend!  That's all for now.  See you soon.

Coffee rules ....

.... Good morning! I hope you all had a really good weekend.  I had fun getting inky and making cards on Saturday and yesterday we all went out to a photo shoot - my other hobby!  We spent the day with some super photographers and two of the nicest models I know - it was a blast! 

Today's card was made with a few challenges in mind:

1. Inkspirational - INK#66 - Beverages/Drinks
2. CAS - Colours & Sketches - CASC&S#94 - Colours
3. CAS(E) this Sketch! - CTS#95

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Perfect Blend, Gorgeous Grunge; Verve - Better with You
Inks: SU - Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Crumb Cake; Copic Markers

When I saw the challenge at Inkspirational, I knew that I'd be using Perfect Blend on the card - I LOVE coffee.  This is the third card I've made this week using the sketch from the current CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge - sometimes I find a layout that just works perfectly for so many cards - and this is one!  The colours at CAS-Colours & Sketches are so pretty, soft, subtle and they did give me a few issues, but then this came together really easily.  I stamped the coffee cups four times and coloured the bands on two using Copic markers.  Then I fussy cut the cups and bands.  I used Gorgeous Grunge to create a ground for the cups and added some dots and cup rings, then I adhered the cups to the card.  I used dimensional tape for the cup with the light band.  I finished the front with this fun sentiment!  On the inside I continued the theme with more cup rings and a simple sentiment.  I'm off to have coffee with my friends this morning, and I think I'm going to give this to Lucie!

Before I go, I thought I'd share a photo of Jasmine and Andrea taken yesterday - they really are such fun!

That's all for today - have a good one and see you tomorrow!