Caffeine Fueled Paper Play - Unity Stamp Co

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's Blog with a new Caffeine Fueled Paper Play Challenge and featuring some stamps from Unity Stamp Co!  I hope you'll hop on over there for a visit and to check out the details and maybe even play along!  Here's a sneak peek!

Fall/Winter 2018 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Day 5

It is already Day 5 of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!  You have until Friday to play along.  Just create something new with a Fall/Winter theme that features coffee, tea, or cocoa and link it up!  There are tons of sponsors and tons of prizes!  If you link up by Wednesday, you will be eligible for some special flash prizes too!  Check out all of the details here!  Here's how I was inspired today:

I was checking out the beauty in the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Group and was reminded that this gorgeous Coffee or Tea? Die from Stamp Simply exists AND it lives at my house!  So I knew I had to get it out and use it for the hop!

I started with some beautiful Bo Bunny papers and cut my background layer using one of my fave layering sets from Waffle Flower Stamps.

That cup, right??  Next I cut that gorgeous "doily" using the Fancy Circles die set from Our Daily Bread Designs.   I cut the cup out of a previous attempt at a background... it was from the shaving cream background/embossing technique I showed a while ago but I had put too much of the Glitter Snow EP on it for the look I wanted BUT of course I saved it because it was still beautiful and I knew I'd use it.  I thought for a background, but turns out it was perfect to cut this cup from.  I cut the handle from some gold foil cardstock.

And that ribbon!  That was plain old seam binding that I dyed using some coffee... yup!  I was disappointed that it didn't retain the smell... but basically I took the ribbon and some leftover coffee and soaked it in over the course of a few days.  I changed out the coffee each day so it wouldn't get moldy and made sure I crinkled it up quite a bit.  When it was done I squeezed the excess out and layed it out to dry.  I LOVE it!!

I chose this sentiment from a Reverse Confetti set.. Holiday Gnomes believe it or not...lol!  Hoping to use that one during the hop as well!)  I had some leftover "doily" to place along with my sentiment and I cut my "snowflakes" out of that embossed paper I used for the cup using the Bitty Blooms dies from Our Daily Bread Designs!  I thought they made really cute snowflakes!  Then I scattered around a few sequins and gems and done!

One more look before I have to run!  Of course I'm late!  I have my priorities!

I'm also playing along over at Choux Choux Paper Art's Visions of Sugar Plums Challenge (I'll be by to visit with you soon Lori!) and Double Trouble's Embossing challenge... (and oh look Tracey!  Snowflakes for your twist!)

Come back tomorrow!  I'll have some specials for you again!

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #15 - Die Cutting

It's time for a new challenge over at Three Amigos!  Our challenge this month is to use shapes you die cut.  Anything you cut using a Cricut, Silhouette, Big Shot, Cuttlebug or any other machine.  I took the challenge almost to the max.. I used one stamp and everything else was die cut with my Big Shot!  Here's how I was inspired:

I knew I wanted to make something kind of shabby chic and this Prima Rose Quartz paper pad was perfect for that.  All of these design papers came from that 6x6 pad.  I cut my first layer of the wood grain using a gorgeous Waffle Flower die from the Lacey Layers Die Set.. one of my most used dies... it's so beautiful!  And that pretty doily... I love it because it's simple and is a nice backdrop... it doesn't take over... it complements.  It's from the Gina Marie Doily Die set.

As I started this blog post I went back to look at my May one and it reminded me I used this cup then too!...lol.. I guess I love this cup!  It's from The Stamp Simply Coffee and Tea Die Set.  I love that these cup dies have a separate handle so it's easy to make that beautiful curvy handle a different color... or even gold!

I LOVE that when I cut the background woodgrain and flipped over the scraps this little piece was perfectly in tact and this die from CDD cut it perfectly!  That one is from the CDD Mini Shaker Clip Die set.

This cute sentiment came from Cas-ual Fridays Coffee Talk stamps.  I cut quite a few banners using my CDD Flag Banner Dies... another set I'm surprised I haven't worn out yet...lol!

And this beautiful Coffee word was cut using one of the word dies included in the Stamp Simply Coffee and Tea set.  I finished it off with a few sparkly gold gems and some Prima Flowers.

And that's it for me!  Be sure to visit my Amigos and see what they've created.   Check out Donna's post here and Susan is on vacation this week so she'll be around for some mid month inspiration.  In the meantime Suzanne from Double Trouble Challenges (her post  is filling and her blog post is here.  and check out the Three Amigos Blog to see who won last month and link up to this month's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you create!

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #14 - May Flowers!

So yeah... maybe this one is a little similar to last month, but so what!!  It's flowers, and I'm happy!  I don't think you're gonna complain either!

Here's how I was inspired:

So, I won a gift certificate to Stamp Simply during the last Coffee Lovers Hop (see the dates for the upcoming one in the sidebar!) and of course I had to have these beautiful cup dies from the Coffee or Tea die set!  Love them... there are two cups, in two different sizes and separate handles.  Also Coffee and Tea word dies as well as a teabag.  LOVE!

I started this one by cutting my first layer using the beautiful Waffle Flower Lacy Layers die from one of the beautiful design papers from the CTMH Gimme Some Sugar paper pack.  I love all of these papers with the subtle patterns... such a pretty backdrop for anything!

And while I was there shopping, I checked out some of the stamp sets and landed on the beautiful Rose Avenue set from Kaisercraft!  Turns out this is the project I was waiting for.  I die cut the largest cup from the set from water color paper and then stamped the roses in Versamark and embossed in gold.  I did the same with the butterflies also from the Rose Avenue set.  Then I colored everything using my watercolor pencils and a water brush.  After it was dry, I used a gold paint marker to edge my china.

Have I mentioned that I love the gold?  I used a Doily Die from Gina Marie and cut it from vellum... because I love vellum AND because I'm playing along with the Heart2Heart Challenge to use Vellum!

And of course I felt it appropriate to add even more flowers and I had some Paper Smooches diecuts sitting on my table that I cut apart and used for leaves.

A little more vellum for the CDD banner... a few more flowers, leaves, sequins and a pretty hello die from my stash cut from CTMH glitter paper in Bashful.  I used a little blue to complement the blue on the cup and a little peach to mimic the orange butterflies... I love this mix of colors!

There you have it!  Hope you enjoyed your stop here today!  Be sure to check out Donna and Susan's makes and then share your May Flower creations with us over on the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge Blog!