Friday, March 18, 2016

The Spring Coffee Hop is Here.. The Spring Coffee Hop is Here!

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Sassy Owl loves her friends... and her coffee!
 
I'm doing the Happy Happy Joy Joy Dance right now!  It's that time of year again and the Spring Coffee Lovers Hop is going on.  So many awesome prizes and fun people and ... sigh... if only it weren't still tax season.  But I'm doing my best to post something every day.
 
Just finished this one ... almost everything here can be found at the Cutting Café Shop and the Cutting Cafe' websites.

 
I just love the owls from the From Owl of Us stamp set.. and as you may know my favorite is Sassy Owl.  You can get this set in The Cutting Café Shop where there are all kinds of cute springy items including this so adorable paper pack from Doodlebug, Spring Garden.  This plaid is my favorite.  And I thought of that sentiment and typed it up on my computer... I really wasn't sure where I was going to put it, but I finally figured it out.

 
Here I used the stacked owls to give Sassy a hand in getting up to get some of that oh so yummy coffee... and don't worry... she's sassy... but she loves her friends so they'll get their turn..

 
The tree stump... I was trying to think if I had one and then I remembered a Lawn Fawn set I got a while ago... it had skinny logs on it and I just stamped two side by side to make my stump.  Those pretty flowers are from the new Wheelbarrow Deliveries set over at the Cutting Café Shop... the fern leaf was a leftover and the grass I cut by hand because I had a strip of that green left and wanted some grass.
 
 
This cup ... so pretty in those Doodlebug papers... is available at The Cutting Café and it's called Coffee Cup 2 and you can find all kinds of cool coffee cuts and other projects.  You'll be seeing some more cool stuff here this week for sure.    The coffee die is from Poppy Stamps and I bought it during the last coffee hop.
 
I have to tell this story...  The straw was not in my original design... so I had designed the card in my head and had most of the pieces together and I had the thought... well, in this oh so not real scenario, why would an owl need help getting to the top of the cup??  It can fly!  And then I thought well, who cares... but I couldn't shake it.. it was bothering me and I knew the card would bother me and then the straw came to me... because, yes, an owl could easily fly to the top of the cup, but how hard would it be for her to suck the coffee up a straw if she was trying to balance in the air??  So, now it's a perfectly believable scene.  No one will question it.  It makes sense.  Yes... this is how my mind works.  Now you know.

Come back tomorrow for more and please play along!  It's so much fun and you will meet so many nice people and maybe even win some stuff!

41 comments:

Shelly said...

Adorable!!

Becca Cruger said...

Leave it to you to mix and match these fun patterns so perfectly! AND you came up with your own sentiment, too?! You're a crafty wizard!

Lori said...

So very cute - love the owl stack!

Melanie R said...

Lots of pretty layering on your card... and that's just the way I like my coffee served - in a big cup!

Sylvia said...

What a fabulous card, Lisa, wonderful mix of papers! Happy Friday! and Happy Hopping!

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow!!! Amazing card!!!!

Jen Carter said...

Those owls are so cute!

Becca Yahrling said...

Wow, your card has everything and it is spectacular! LOVE!!!

Hetty said...

I love owls and i love coffee,so perfect combination for me.Love it. Such happy colors.

Suzanne Reynolds said...

On a roll with the comments. I was looking for your first card this morning, wasn't sure whether you had time to get one in...you did and it's adorable. Love the googly eyes and the Cup looks quite springy or Eastery. Love it.

Suzanne Reynolds said...

I had to prove I was a robot with your card...strange it happened just then.

Kim Heggins said...

Oh...what an adorable card! I love all your owls.

Karen B. said...

I adore the details on your card!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Oh, what a fabulous card!! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration :)

Ann said...

Super cute! Love the paper you used for the cup.

Doudou said...

Beautiful card! Love the owls border!

Lizzy Hill said...

LOL! Loved your 'straw story'! And I have to say you are WAAAY clever to think up that sentiment. It works SOOOO well!! Love the owls, of course. Fab card :)

Mitralee said...

YOUR STRAW STORY OMG. I thought I was the only person who worked through difficult ideas...I spotted this card yesterday and kept thinking of how genus you were...Love the stump. I wonder if Miss Regina will hook us up with one of those! Super pretty card!

~amy~ said...

This screams spring! How fun are those stacking owlie friends helping the top owl to get to the straw?!
Have loads of fun today!!!!

Lisa said...

Hey me... it's me. Here we are again! That straw story... you really do need help! Lighten up lady! :) See you around the Hop!

Ceal said...

super cute, love the mix of papers and your design

Tina H said...

Cutest card ever!! Love the stack of owls and the straw worked out perfectly :)

Melissa said...

This is so full of happiness! Fun colors, patterns and texture & I especially love that sparkly coffee die cut! :) So happy you could play along in the Spring Coffee Lovers Hop!

Bunny said...

We must be sisters and no one told us. I'd think that way too. Anyhow.......I love this. Especially the papers. Doodlebug. Cute cute cute.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

It is perfect. Nothing ever comes out the way I envision it in my mind. But that is why we call it being creative. Love all of the elements you included

Nikki said...

Great card :)

MariLynn said...

So cute.

StampingbugKerry said...

Love those doodlebug papers. The posies and the plaid are fun. Hang in there...Tax season should be over soon. I'm happy I got my refund just in time for the hop! :)

Celeste Goff said...

What an awesome card! Love the adorable little owls and the little touches of glitter!

Tracie Pond said...

Cute totem owl pole and flower cup. Tracie Pond

D.Ann C said...

Whooo cares, you say? lol! Make believe must make sense sometimes! hahaha! LOVE your stack of owls with that sentiment!!

Kelly Booth said...

Even better with Owls...Love it!

SonjaK said...

Such a wonderfully springlike coffee card design! Love all those colors.

Helen F. said...

Oh how beautiful! Love this, Lisa!

Tonya said...

Beautiful card! Love the bright colors. Thanks for sharing.

Gail said...

Nice owl stack!

Beverley said...

Love the stack of owls and lovely sentiment too. Such a cheerful Spring coffee card.Hugs Bev (Uniko) x

Michele K. Henderson said...

I love these fun spring colors! This is adorable!
Take Care!
Michele

TracyM #6773 said...

SUPER CUTE card Lisa :)
LOVE your PRETTY colours and layers, your stacked owls are a real CUTE hoot!!!

Helen Gullett said...

Super cute card, Lisa!!! I saw it on your Instagram ;)

Carrie said...

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