Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop 2016

It seems near impossible to get caught up and clear the mess (below). Two sympathy cards and one Christmas card needed to be made and mailed today. But I still wanted to get another card made for the Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

 This paper is a snippet and it is now all gone but I wanted to use it. I began by stamping a rather old stamp set from SU! onto three papers and then pieced together. The darker piece was stamped with the sentiment and I added some beans and some Wink of Stella. The designer piece was attached to white card stock and then the coffee cup was glued onto a piece of mounting foam. The placement of the cup was selected so that key words were visible and close to the beans on the paper.

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/

Paper - snippets

Ink - SU! chocolate chip, VersaFine

Stamps - SU! Perfect Blend, MFT Cool Day (sentiment),

  Paper Smooches Cyber Cafe (beans)

Wink of Stella

Mounting Foam

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop

I am guessing many of us look not only forward to this seasonal blog hop but throughout the months we collect coffee type stamps. This is my first entry for the winter blog hop and I of course will use this card for Christmas. The image is MFT "Cool Day" and the sentiment is from Purple Onion Designs.  I framed the bear with a die from the Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax from MFT. The blue background paper was embossed (Cuttlebug Snowflakes) and because I used a paper with a white core I was able to sand the embossed image so that the snowflake appears white.

The bear was stamped and colored with Copics and I paper pieced his sweater and coffee mug. The falling snow is Viva Pearl Pen. The sentiment tag is from MFT Sentiment Strips.

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/

Merry Monday Challenge #225 - Candy Cane

Another card for Merry Monday Christmas challenge and this has the subject of candy canes. The stamp set was given to me by a friend who chose not to use the set. Let me tell you this is a busy image and time-consuming. Of course I used copics and a touch of white Gelly Roll pen and a minor dab of Wink of Stella (candy cane). The die cut is from Sugar Pea Designs and the paper is Neenah, SU! and Recollections. This is the first time I mounted an entire image with a large piece of foam. The photo is not as clear as I would like.

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/12/merry-monday-225-candy-canesstill-time.html

Merry Monday #224 - Masculine Christmas

I am submitting this card to the current Merry Monday Challenge with the theme of masculine Christmas. This image is a very old SU! stamp. It was colored with SU! markers and then die cut. I mounted it onto this plaid paper and then I ran it through the Cuttlebug to emboss. The piece was put together and attached to a piece of handsome hunter card stock (I actually opened a package which I had not used). The sentiment was added and I made some snowflakes with a pearl pen.

Many of my cards I make I donate to charities and this card I will forward to Card Care Connection and they requested more winter-like cards. This is a great non-profit group and I am happy to share my cards with them.

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/11/merry-monday-224-masculine-christmas.html

Supplies:

Paper - SU!, Paper Source

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug "Argyle"

Stamp Set - SU! (name ?)

Ink - VersaFine, SU! markers

Die - Lil Inker

Other - Viva Pearl Pen, Cream

Seize the Birthday - PRESENTS

The stamp is from Hero Arts and I heat embossed it onto Neenah. This piece was die cut with one of my favorite sets from Sugar Pea (Journal Card) and I also die cut the two pink flowers. I matted with black card stock and then attached with mounting tape to a second mat of designer paper from Lasting Impressions. The final layer is white card stock and then I added enamel dots.

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2016/11/presents.html

Merry Monday Christmas #223 - (Dark blue, Light Blue and Pink)

This card for Merry Monday challenge uses stamps from Purple Onion Design. After stamping the image on white card stock I stamped on three pieces of designer paper and then began piecing. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed. I trimmed this piece and attached to a piece of pink paper and then mounted onto white card stock.

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2016/11/merry-monday-223-dark-blue-light-blue.html

Note: I cannot get the MMC image to appear. :(

Supplies:

Paper - SU! Whisper White, DSP, snippets

Stamps - Purple Onion Designs, Three Stockings

Other - VersaFine, embossing powder

CASology: Week 225 - SOFT

When I saw the cue word of soft I thought of a blanket and then I thought of this adorable stamp. Thanksgiving is just two days away, here in the states, and I have much to do which includes cleaning the craft/guest room. Before I put all my craft supplies away I decided to quickly make this card. I love using kraft paper and heat embossing so this card really is CAS. The bear was colored with pencils and a blender pen. I chose to stamp the sentiment so that the design was square like. This will be a great card for a friend who will be a grandmother in two months.

Supplies:

Stamps: Image no name, sentiment Paper Smooches "Chit Chat"

Ink: Inktense Ink Pencils, VersaMark

http://casology.blogspot.com/2016/11/week-225-soft.html