Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - April 2025

It's time for a new Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!  I've been having fun with some Stamplorations products lately and I've used them again here today!

This month's challenge is Christmas and Coffee and/or Cocoa!  Here's how I was inspired:

That beautiful background is from an ephemera pack I got in a mystery bundle over at Stamplorations a while ago.  So many beautiful things in there I decided I needed to use them.

The mug and "snowflake" are from Stamplorations as well as the fun Becca's Grins stamp set that I took the sentiment from.  I grabbed the steam die cut from A Jillian Vance Design.  I'm gonna say my cocoa probably has some coffee in it... because that's how I roll.

Now be sure to head on over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog to see what everyone has created for today!

Thanks for stopping and hope you'll play along with us this month!

 

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - Stamplorations Awe-mazing!

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

I hope you'll join me there for the details on this one!

Thanks for stopping!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - March 2025 Edition

Hello!  Believe it or not it's time for the Crafty Elves to share the Christmas Cards we made this month!  Debra, Michael and I are hopping today!  It's a short one.. only 3 stops!  But lots of Christmas Card inspiration.

I am currently reorganizing and purging my craft room and was short on time, but I came across this fab set of papers that I picked up at a vendor show from our local paper craft store, Scraps of Love quite a while ago.

For this one, I fussy cut out a couple images from included graphic cards and used a Merry Christmas die form Lawn Fawn, and a frame from my stash cut using the Magnolia Frame die.

The rest are simple designs using the paper pack, some dies and doilies.

I just love these cute images and it's so easy to create quick and flat cards.

And I love the sentiments!

That's me for today!  Thanks so much for stopping and don't forget to hop on over to Debra's and Michael's places to see what they've created for today!

Come again soon!

 

A Lotle Coffee - Miss Ink Stamps

I do need alotle coffee!!  I decided to make a background with the Latte Love stencil.  I stenciled the latte hearts first with some Lagoon Distress Ink because the Opal deco foil is very light and I thought it might make them show up a little better.  Then without removing the stencil I added some Transfer Gel Duo and set it aside to dry to tacky.

While it was drying I stamped, cut and colored my other pieces.  When it was tacky, I added the foil and placed it in a carrier sheet and then ran it through my die cutting machine... no heat needed because the Duo gel has enough tack to transfer the foil without heat and then my gel doesn't spread!  I also took my shim out because you don't need a ton of pressure.

I thought the hearts kind of looked like water especially with that shimmery opal.

That's me for today!  Thanks for stopping!

 

Hello Sunshine - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

I hope you'll join me for the details!

 

Jillian Vance - Keep Calm Stitch On

I'm up on the blog over at A Jillian Vance Design with this one.

Hope you'll join me there for the details!

Could Have Been an Email - Miss Ink Stamps

I'm not sure how many meetings I've been in where I had this thought...lol!

Just a simple stenciled background and some of the owls from the Owls stamp set from Miss Ink Stamps.

Thanks for stopping!  Come again soon!