Espressly for You...

 I was asked to make a card for some colleagues, whose team leader has moved to a new position.  They told me that he loves his coffee... so I made a 5 x 7 card so the team can sign it.

I trimmed some kraft paper and stamped it with Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink with an Altenew Coffee Ring stamp.  The little bean and the two coffee sentiments are from a 2011  Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Coffee stamp set.  It's a mini 2 x 4 stamp set. The coffee cup is a digital one I got in 2022 from My Scrap Chick.  Not sure if it still available.   Being digital it was easy to size up to suit a larger card.  I used some alcohol markers to added the colour to the cup.   The sentiment is from another Hero Arts mini set - Mini Messages (2008) 

And added upside of making this card, when I was searching for the older Hero Arts stamps, I found 2 Studio G stamp sets that I haven't even opened, and a few sets I'd forgotten about that I pulled out and put close to my desk to remember to use soon.  

Hug in a Mug Thanks at Die Cut Divas.

hi there.  Last day of March and what a month it's been.   The world is in turmoil due to Covid 19 and we in New Zealand are in lockdown/isolation.  I'm coping well as I'm still working full time from my kitchen table... and get some crafting down in my down time and weekends...

So onto our last day for this month's Die Cut Divas' challenge for March.  We have been overwhelmed with the support - thanks everyone who entered...so much goodness.

My card today is a Thank You card - thanks to Chic Chickadee Crafts for sponsoring us and providing the team with some Sugartree Stamps digis to use.

I used Sugartree Stamps "Hug in a Mug"

I googled free Coffee backgrounds and found this one which I printed out and used a Lil' Inker die to cut.  I then popped it back in the printer to add the sentiment.  I printed the coffee cup onto kraft and white card stock.  I fussy cut out each to the bits and used Alcohol Marker to colour the band.  Every thing was then pieced back together and added with some 3D tape. 

You still have some time to enter... our challenge finishes at 9.00pm Pacific US time. 

Java Time at StampNation

New challenge at StampNation -  Create a card inspired by your favorite hot beverage

 

I'm not a coffee lover but totally rock Hot Chocolate.   I do make a great coffee according to my husband. 

 I used a mixture of digital and clear polymar stamps.  The background is made with the Coffee Ring stamp from Altenew stamped with Vintage Sepia Momento ink.  The sentiment is also from the same set.  The little beans and sentiment on the coffee cup are from a little Hero Arts set (Circa 2008) called Sparkle Clear Coffee (discontinued)  The coffee cup is a digital image by My Scrap Chick and is called Java Time.  I printed it, added the sentiment and coloured with distress inks - Old Paper and Ground Expresso.  I used the antlers from the Deer in the SOA Hip Holiday to make my steam - stamped in Colorbox Frost White ink.  The heart is from Candy Cane Lane set.  

Are you are a member at StampNation?  If not, I can totally recommend it.  See HERE to find out all about the community.  

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