Gracias - Caffeine Fueled Paper Play!

I have this one up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters!

I hope you'll join me there for links and details!

I'm playing along over at Double Trouble and you should too!

 

Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas - December 2024 Edition

 

It's the 25th of the month and time for the last Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas 2024!  I've got a special project for you today!

My brother asked me for help with creating the decorations for his office door at work and he'd picked a Grinch theme... because... well... he's kinda the office Grinch.

I got the idea for this project from that.  I brought him lots of foiled gel prints and these alpha dies from Kat Scrappiness and he made bunches of signs for his door and pointing the way to his door.

I wanted him to make a sign that said Stink, Stank, Stunk! but it wasn't in his vision and I decided that I was going to do it.

I was extra inspired when I saw the October stencil release from A Colorful Life Design.

I started these at a crafty day with my crafty friend Mitra.  She supplied the approximately 6x6 square canvases.  I crinkled up some tissue paper and laid it over the canvas and covered it with white paint using a sponge.  Then I added green paint over the top and set it aside to dry.

While it was drying I die cut all of my letters from red foiled gel prints and again from green and glued them together offset.

I stenciled a string of ornaments with gold Glitz Glitter Gel across the top of each canvas.  Then I stenciled the Grinch faces with black paste and once that was dry, added a layer of Transfer Gel over the top.  When that was dry to tacky, I added Deco Foil in green/gold.

I painted some wooden snowflakes (from Mitra) with white acrylic paint, let it dry ad then painted over them with Transfer Gel Duo and again when dry to tacky, added some gold foil over it.  I finished them off with Glitter Dust Spray and popped them and the sentiments onto the canvases.  Finally I added washi tape to the edges of each canvas.

That's my project and now for a peek at what my brother came up with for his office door.

Awesome right?  It was fun to get crafty with my brother.

Well, it's been a year.  Thank you so much for hanging in with us and looking forward to doing it all over again!  Thanks for stopping and be sure to head on over to see what Debra has for you today!

And Merry, Happy, Hope your holidays are fabulous and full of love and peace!

Mom and Dad - Therm O Web

I'm over on the blog at Therm O Web with three cards!

All three use Toner Card Fronts to die cut elements of the card!

Along with a few other things!

You'll find Transfer Gel, Adhesive Tranfers and more...

And of course there is coffee!

Hope you'll join me there for links and details!

 

Puppy Latte A Day!

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with "a little bit" of rainbow!  Hope you'll hop on over there and give us a visit and play along!

Thanks for stopping and hope you'll come again soon!

 

What A Guy-Ellen Hutson and Stamps of Life Mash Up

Hello!  I've got a fun one today using a couple sets I picked up recently and I'm mixing it up with that Leading Gentleman stamp (psst... it's on sale for $7.99!!) and dies (these are on sale too for only $4.99!!!) from Ellen Hutson and the BBQ2 Stamp and dies from the Stamps of Life (I did trim them down a bit after I die cut the so that the border would be closer to the same width for all of the images)!

I love these sets together!  I also borrowed some Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline dies from my mom since we were crafting together and I wasn't planning on putting a full card together... but I do love these fun dies!

I'm playing along with this week's Double Trouble Challenge Blog challenge which is Something, Anything and Everything!  There's a special Yo-Yo twist... just get inspiration from a Yo Yo Trick and I found one named Back Burner!  If you'd like you can check it out here!

I'm also playing along at Cupcake Inspirations Masculine Challenge!

And here are the colors I used for those that want them...

Thanks for stopping again!  Hope you like this one!  Come again soon!

 

Coffee Chaos

I'm up on the blog over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers with some Ellen Hutson.  We have a new challenge and last month's winner!  Hope you'll hop on over there for links and details and to play along!

Thanks for stopping!  Please come again soon!

 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Day 6!

Hello!  Welcome to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  I have a few posts today and here I'm sharing with you some Kat Scrappiness Inspiration!  Kat Scrappiness is one of the many sponsors offering up awesome prizes for linking up to the hop!  

To play along, you just need to create something with a coffee, tea, or cocoa theme and link it up for your chance(s) to win!  (Yup! You can link up multiple new creations for multiple chances!).  For all of the rules and to check out who the sponsors are, link up or just start hopping, check out the main hop post here up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog!  And for even more fun, if you're not already a member, join us over in the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Group on Facebook here where we share caffeinated inspiration all year long!  (Be sure to answer all of the questions to get added right away!

Here's how I was inspired:

I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog today with more pics and all of the details and links if you are would like them!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and please come again tomorrow for more caffeinated inspiration!

I Love 'Roo and Kat Scrappiness IG Hop!

Excited to be hopping along with the Kat Scrappiness Design Team today over on Instagram!  We're showing off some awesome Kat Scrappiness Sequins!  I've created a shaker today and used one of the newer Kat Scrappiness Stamp Sets, Hoppy For You!  Here's how I was inspired:

As soon as I saw this set, I knew I needed it!!  That sweet mama and baby 'roo and the so pretty flowers included in the set and adorable sentiments!

I started with the background and stamped the various flowers and leaves in a random pattern in Versamark on a piece of watercolor paper and heat embossed using Wow Opaque Bright White Super Fine Embossing Powder.  Then I used the gorgeous Paul Rubens Glitter Watercolors that Graciellie made me buy to cover the panel with a couple different pinks.  Once it was covered to my liking, I went back in with some colors and a tiny brush to add some more color and make the images pop a little and splattered the whole thing with the pinks and some gold.  While I let that dry, I colored up these two:

SO cute, right... I just love these two!  I colored them with my Copics and added detail with my Prismacolor pencils along with some of the pretty flowers and then cut fussy cut them out.

I cut a heart from some pink glitter paper using the CASual Fridays Heart Board Fri-Dies and created a shaker.  I filled it with the so sweet and so beautiful Hollow Gold Heart Confetti Mix. 

I decided this simple saying from the Hoppy For You set was just right and I love a good punny sentiment!  I also scattered a few of the gold discs from the Chocolate Sprinkles Sequin Mix... 'cause I could!  And sparkly things make me happy.

Thank you so much for visiting me here today!  Now!  Head on over to Instagram and hop along with us for your chance to win one of two prizes!  Good luck!!  I hope you win!

If you're here looking for my CAS-ual Fridays post for today, it's right here and if you are looking for some Cutting Cafe Inspiration, you can find that here!  I think you might want to check them both out!...lol!  See you again soon!

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - And Then Some!

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog today and playing along with a couple challenges at The Rabbit Hole Designs and Kat Scrappiness!  I hope you'll hop on over there to check out the details!  But before you go I've got another one for you below.  Here's a sneak peek of my card up on the CLC Blog:

And before you leave, I've got something here for you:

Adorable right??  I won the Kat Scrappiness monthly challenge for April and with my prize I got the most awesome You Guac My World Stamp Set!   And since the June challenge theme is Food and/or Father's Day, it was perfect to play along!

I LOVE avocados!  Although I don't think I'd eat them if they were this cute!  Those faces!!

The leaves and vines are from Spellbinders (not sure if they are still available) and I used the Wood Grain Framed Diamond Wire Die and the Stitched Flag Dies from Kat Scrappiness... did I mention the sentiments on this stamp set?  So punny!

And there you have it!  Hope you'll play along over at Kat Scrappiness too!

Don't forget to head on over to the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's Blog to see my second entry for this challenge and for the new challenge over at Rabbit Hole Designs!

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop - Day 8 - Final Project

Guess I've gotta talk about it now... no more avoiding it.  For me, this is the end...lol!  Oh that sounds SO ominous...lol!  I mean, this is my last project for the Spring/Summer 2019 Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!  You can still link up until 11:55 pm Pacific Time tonight... but me... I need to do some shopping before all of the great sales are done!  Priorities people!!

Did you know Jessica Lynn Original has some really adorable digis over in her shop?  And all of her coffee stamps... digital and clear are on sale!  Get the code and details at her Coffee Loving Blog Post here!

Here's how I was inspired:

Isn't that cactus adorable??  He's one of the Cactus coffee digis in the shop and he is Happy Cactus In A Cup!  Of course he's happy!  He's greeting people at the Coffee Shop!

I created a very lightly stenciled background... it's not really about the background... but those stencils from MFT are awesome!!  Whether they're the star of the show or just a light backdrop!

I love cacti SO much!  They are so friendly even though they're a little prickly... don't try to hug them... it won't end well.. in case you didn't know!  I'm trying to teach that to my grand dog that has come to live with us for a little while.  He grew up in the mountains of Montana in winter so he's not used to them!

Isn't this this die from MFT great??  It's the Boutique Dynamics and you can make any kind of shop from it... but of course I made a coffee shop...lol!

My first thought for my sentiment for this one was one of the Newtons Nook cactus cup sentiments... you know.. prickly and all that... but then I ran across this Got Coffee die from Kat Scrappiness and it made me giggle as the name of this Cafe' because back in Buffalo we have Spot Coffee... lol!  Anyway, I like to make myself giggle.  AND I love this Got Coffee die!  I decided instead of trying to create a scene inside the Cafe, I'd create a shaker which was quite easy to do with this set... the window cuts out automatically when you cut out the building... love it!  And the sequin mix is from Craftin Desert Divas.  It had the perfect colors in it!

And that my friend, is it for me.  Don't worry... I know you are... I'm sure I'll be back soon with more coffee...lol!

Thank you so much to everyone who has been stopping by and leaving me some love.  Don't forget about my giveaway!  You can find out about it in my Honey Bee post here!

Come back soon and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 8 - Miss Ink Stamps!

Day 8 - Still don't want to talk about it... I'll just say you have until 11:55pm tonight Pacific time to link up to the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop for chances to win one of the awesome prizes offered up by some even more awesome Sponsors!

You have until the end of day this Sunday to comment on any and all of my Coffee Hop blog posts for a chance to win the Honey Bee Stamps Perfect Blend Set I shared in this post here.

And here's what I have for you today:

Eeep!!  You may or may not remember that over at The Coffee Loving Cardmakers we hopped along with new stamp company Miss Ink Stamps a little while ago when their proverbial doors opened... and I fell in love!  The two sets I used today... the adorable Say Cheese set with those cute mice and their adorable animal hats!!  And the animals that go along with them... and all of the fantastic sentiments!!  LOVE!  And the gorgeous Coffee plants in the Brewtiful set.. not to mention the cups, the sentiments, the beans!!  Love it all!

I started with the Jitters stencil though... I knew I wanted to make a "rainy" background of sorts and I thought the Jitters stencil would be perfect.  I taped it down over my stitched die cut layer from Kat Scrappiness and carefully added some distress inks over it.  Then I sprinkled a little bit of turquoise Ken Oliver Color Bursts and spritzed with water.

But with all of that pouring rain out there... these two are happily sheltered in this Coffee Bean plant enjoying a cuppa together... I mean what could be better on a rainy day??  Coffee with a friend I think beats just about anything!

I used that cool Reverse Confetti circle to frame them.

And that MFT Tree Branch Die Namic I picked up recently was perfect for this one!  I just love those coffee bean plant images from Brewtiful!  I added some clear dew drops all over.

And then this cute sentiment from Say Cheese... I think it's meant to go with the penguin however I thought it was perfect as a sentiment for an invitation for a friend to just hang.

I'm playing along again over at Double Trouble!  Don't forget!  If you can link up to the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop (Spring/Summer and Coffee, Tea or Cocoa Theme) you can link up at Double Trouble Challenge Blog's Spring/Summer theme and we're teaming up with them over at Three Amigos which is Food and/or Beverage!  That's a Three-fer!

And there you have it!  I love these sets!!  And Miss Ink Stamps is having a sale!  You can get the code for 20% off through today at the Miss Ink Stamps Facebook Page here!

Thanks for stopping!  I'm gonna have one more post before the hop is over so come back later today!  Or sign up in the right side bar to get email notifications!  Ya know... if you'd like to... I'm not the boss of you....