Sunday, February 25, 2018

Coffee Birthday Card with Cas-ual Fridays


I had some time to play along with the Cas-ual Fridays Calling All Sistahs Challenge that's going on currently.  I was inspired by the colors and ... well, of course the coffee!

I started with some of that watercolor paper pad I picked up at Walmart.  Honestly I don't do crafty shopping or any shopping there too much.  I prefer to buy from some of my favorite small crafty businesses and shops, but I was there late to pick up a couple things I needed including foam board so of course I had to stroll the aisles a bit and there it was for $5!!  It was perfect for the colors in this inspiration photo:


Perfect, right!?


I started by cutting my base with that awesome Reverse Confetti Lacy Scallop die (one of my fave background dies!).  And I started with just a plain white second layer, but then there was this leftover cut from my previous Jillian Vance project so I added that ...I think it makes a great backdrop for the AWESOME Coffee Cup die from Cas-ual Fridays!  I just love this cup with it's heart shaped handle!  Even better that I won this set!!  Thanks again to Michele for her awesome generosity!  And speaking of winning... this challenge has a $25 gift code prize... bumped up to $50 if you use Cas-ual Fridays products!

I filled my cup with a bunch of flowers cut using the Friendly Flowers dies.  I love this flower set... I didn't even cut the dies apart.  I just cut a bunch of flower layers at one time with each color and then mix and match!  


And I thought this sentiment from the Peace, Love and Coffee stamp set was just right... and since this is a birthday card, on the inside the sentiment is a simple Happy Birthday!   I'm also playing along with the Seize The Birthday Challenge which is always Birthday with an optional twist of Coffee or Tea this time around!

Hope you enjoyed your visit!  Hoping to join in on a couple more challenges this weekend.  Hope you'll get some inspiration and play along too!

11 comments:

~amy~ said...

Lisa, this is STUNNING.

Mitralee said...

Oh so lovely! I really love the background you used in the plain white! Makes the rest of the colors pop! HUGS!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is gorgeous! LOVING those colors and the added candle!!!!!!!!!

Lori said...

Really pretty card and so fun!

Verna Angerhofer said...

So pretty with the cup of flowers and the candle.

Scrapper69 said...

Ooh, how pretty Lisa! I LOVE the colors and flowers on this one and that Cup die is on my wish list! Fantastic design! Have a great day!

Theresa

sandie said...

This is such a beautiful design, so much detail and I just love how the flowers flow from the cup, coffee and flowers...the perfect combo to make someone smile, such a well thought out card, love it and thanks for joining Calling All Sistahs

Anonymous said...

What an amazing card! Love all the layers and how you've applied the colors into the card! The die cuts are all truly beautiful! Thank you so much for joining us at Seize the Birthday challenge!
Ashwini, STB DT

Heather North said...

Oh my goodness, Lisa, you put so much work into this stunning card! Thank you for entering it into the Calling All Sistahs Encouragement Challenge! I hope you will join us for our new challenge starting on the 18th!

Marci said...

Lisa, so much to say here! I love the textures, the colors and the overall mood of this card! I'm so glad you entered the CAS-ual Fridays Encouragement Challenge. Make sure you tune in again on the 18th to see our new mood board for the month of April!

Larissa Heskett said...

SQUEAL!! This is such a BEAUTIFUL Card!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Mu FULL of Flowers!! THANKS SO MUCH for playing along with the Calling All Sistahs Encouragement Challenge!! I Hope to see you again with the new challenge live now!! Have a FABULOUS Week!! =)