Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Hello and happy weekend!  I've got a card today for the Spring & Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!   I've used all CAS-ual Fridays stamps and dies for this one...

I stamped the coffee beans from Peace, Love & Coffee onto the Scallop Tag Fri-die, and added the sentiment from Coffee Talk .   I colored the mug from Serendipi-tea with Copic markers and adhered it to the tag with foam dots.  To finish the card off, I layered some coordinating cardstock and added baker's twine to the hole in the tag.  My favorite part is the Glossy Accents added to the coffee in the mug!

Have you had a chance to create a coffee/tea card for the blog hop?!   I always love this hop - it's  so fun and I love to see what everyone creates - there is SOOOO MUCH coffee goodness out there in crafty-land!  

Thanks for stopping by my blog!   Any of the goodies I've used today are available at the CFS shop - and you can use the discount code KIMBERLYSENTME to save 15% on everything in the store!!  Be sure to check out all of the inspiring cards and projects on the hop - and join in as well!  Have a great weekend!

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello!!   I'm excited to be hopping along in the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!    I love these hops - it's so much fun to get inky with my coffee/tea stamp sets!   I used Lil' Inker Designs stamps & dies on today's card - I am a GINORMOUS fan of the dual dotted dies from Lil' Inker - I used both the squares and borders here.

The stamp set is called Latte Love - I paper pieced the coffee cup with papers from Doodlebug - aren't they just the cutest?   The coffee beans embossed on the white paper are from Right at Home.

Hope you've enjoyed my card today!   I can't wait to hop along and see what everyone has made.  If you want to play along, link up your card HERE!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Sending You a Cup of Happiness!

Hello there!   I'm stopping in with a card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop - and since today is National Cocoa Day, what better way to celebrate than with a nice big cup of hot chocolate?

I used stamps from Your Next Stamp to create this adorable scene.   How freaking adorable are the marshmallows swimming around in the cocoa?   I can't even handle it!  

I hope you are having a blast checking out all of the awesome coffee/tea/cocoa cards along the hop.   A big thanks to you for stopping by my blog!   If you'd like to see more of my work, you can find me on Instagram!   Hope to see you soon!

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2016

Hello!   Have you joined in the Coffee Lovers Bloghop this time around?   I'm a bit late with my entry - for some reason I thought it began THIS Friday, not last Friday, lol!    It pays to use that expensive planner on my desk, lol!  

In any case, I had just recceived the adorable Fall Fox stamp set by Sugarpea Designs in one of my orders from Butterfly Reflections, Ink.    I couldn't wait to use it, and the little fox with his coffee cup was the perfect image to ink up for this hop!!!

I stamped the fox onto kraft paper and colored him in with my Polychromos colored pencils.   I outlined him with a warm grey Copic marker to make him pop!  

The patterned papers are by Echo Park - this paper pad is by far my most used.....EVER!   I love it - it is Fall perfection!

I'm also entering this card in the Sugarpea Designs Mix It Up Challenge #17

  Thanks for stopping by, coffee loving crafty friends!  If you are interested, you can also find me on Instagram and Facebook!

  

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop & Giveaway!

                                

Hi there!    I'm super excited to share my card for the Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop, partially because I actually have it done BEFORE the start of the hop and partially because these cute images from Lil' Inker Designs make me so HAPPY!!!!   

 

I stamped the images on the bottom of the chevron paper (also from Lil' Inker) and then stamped again, colored and fussy cut the images and layered them over the images on the chevron paper.   That way I didn't have to worry about cutting their teeny tiny, adorable little legs and arms off, lol!!   I gave the donut a coating of Wink of Stella glitter pen and Glossy Accents for shimmer and shine.

I thought it was only appropriate to do a little giveaway of a Tim Horton's gift card since this IS the Coffee Lovers Bloghop, after all!   It's just a $5 gift card, but I hope the winner enjoys a delicious coffee on me! :)   To enter, just leave a comment and if you'd subscribe to my blog and/or Instagram, I'd appreciate it (buttons are on the sidebar)!   Good luck, and happy hopping, friends!!

Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop 2016

Hello, crafty friends!   I'm a few days late posting my coffee card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop, but I had a few minutes today to photograph and blog my creation, so here you go!  

This cute stamp is called Warm Wishes from Waffle Flower, and the awesome ombre patterned paper is from Lil' Inker.   I colored and fussy cut the coffee cup/saucer, adding a few details with a white gel pen.   I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it using Liquid Platinum embossing powder from Ranger.  I created a shaker using the scalloped frame die and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.   This turned out so cute - I can't resist a shaker card....or a coffee cup with a face!  

Side note - I stopped drinking caffeinated drinks about three weeks ago because between my coffee and Diet Pepsi, I was WAY too addicted!   I just started adding in one or two cups of coffee in the morning two days ago.   Goodness, I missed my coffee!   Such a relief to have it back (in smaller quantities, lol!)  Have fun hopping along!  So much coffee goodness to see!

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=344336	Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM EPJ37484	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SEA BREEZE CUPPED Sequins
*Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Copic Sketch BLUE BLENDING KIT Markers	Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153	Pretty Pink Posh 10MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins PPPSC10MM
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM METALLIC SILVER Cupped Sequins	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=344434	Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED 4 BAR RECTANGLES Lawn Cuts LF1026

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Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Yay!   I was able to finish a card so I can participate in the AWESOME Holiday/Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop!    It's getting crazy around this place....so much holiday stuff to get done before next week!    And what's up with this 'no snow' thing?   I live in Syracuse, NY, one of the snowiest cities in the U.S.,  and we've had 60 degree weather and not a bit of the white stuff yet.    I'm so sad!   It makes it hard to get in the Christmas spirit!  Sorry for the ramblings....I was able to find some time to craft this rainy day and here's what I came up with!

I have had this PTI tea set in my stash for ages and finally got a chance to use it!   I started by stamping the leaves from the PTI Turning a New Leaf stamp set in Hero Arts Soft Brown .   I added some berries with Memento Galaxy Gold ink.    I stamped and die cut the cute tea pot with the leaves (that almost match the other leaves!)  I used my brand new Altenew inks - I love how they stamp!   I added some gold accents and some red gems (it is almost Christmas!).   Sorry for the poor pictures - this darn rain is making it impossible to get a good shot!   

I hope you have time to link a card up to the blog hop - last I looked there were nearly 600 entries (OMG!)! 

I just want to mention a few giveaways going on right now - I'm part of Taheerah's Advent Calendar Extravaganza - check it out!   Click HERE for my post - you could win an amazing prize from Blitsy!

Also, I have a giveaway on my Instagram page!   Follow me HERE and look for the Giveaway photo for information on how to enter!

I'll be back tomorrow with a card for the Honey Bee Stamps blog!

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Card #2

I'm back with another card for the Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop!   For this card, I stamped the leaf background and added Perfect Pearls for a shimmery touch of Autumn.   The tag is Distress Stains on watercolor paper and the sentiment and stamp are from PTI.    

I'm not happy with how the cup turned out - I outlined it in white gel pen, but it picked up a bit of the ink color and it's not a nice pure white. Oh well - live & learn!   It's still pretty cute, and I'm sure a coffee loving friend would like to receive it in the mail! Maybe an enclosed gift card would distract from the imperfect coffee cup, perhaps?  Lol!

Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop!

                                   

Hi everyone!!   It's that time again!   Time for a Coffee Lovers Bloghop!   It's fall (yay for PSL's!!!), so for my card I chose some Autumnal colors to work with from MFT, and I used the just released (and available today!) Newton Loves Coffee stamp set from Newton's Nook Designs.

I love that sentiment!  So appropriate for so many people....by the way - has anyone had the new Starbucks Graham Latte?  I tried it the other day (with the addition of some Cinnamon Dolce syrup) and thought it was pretty good!

I hope you have fun hopping along and checking out all of the awesome coffee inspiration out there!   I know I am looking forward to seeing everyone's creations!   As always, a big thanks to Amy for organizing this fun hop!  If you would be so kind, I'd love it if you take a minute to subscribe to my blog or follow me on Instagram or my Facebook page.  Have a great weekend, fellow coffee lovers!

Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop!

Hello fellow coffee lovers!   I'm so excited that it's time for the SUMMER Coffee Lovers Bloghop!  It's always a ton of fun to participate in these hops and to check out everyone's awesome creations!   I'm super late getting my entry in - last I checked there were over 200 cards already!   That's a lot of coffee, peeps!

Here's my contribution....I went with Starbucks green....love it!   I stamped on kraft and colored with Inktense pencils.   The center stitched rectangle (from Lawn Fawn) is layered for dimension.  I wish I could tell you who made the stamps, but I have no clue!  I've had them in my stash for ages.   

Hmmm....now I'm thinking about Starbucks.   And a S'mores Frappuccino.   Oh man, could I go for one of those right now!   Have you seen the adorable mini size they have now?  It's perfect and I don't feel so guilty for having one, lol!   

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and have fun hopping along!!

Coffee Lovers Bloghop!

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Hi again!   I'm back to link up a card to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!   If you'd like to play along, click HERE!

The background is embossing paste with a Tim Holtz stencil.   Once dry, I added Distress Ink in Scattered Straw and Rusty Hinge.   I figured it kind of represents my morning coffee, lol!   The stamp is an oldie, and I'm not even sure who makes it.   Maybe Fiskars??   Sorry I'm not sure on that one!   The image is colored with Copics, with touches of Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.   It was fussy cut and mounted with foam tape.   The sentiment was embossed with Liquid Platinum embossing powder from Ranger...love that stuff!   

Hope you've had a chance to celebrate National Coffee Day - I got my free cup from Dunkin' Donuts this morning....yum!  There's a fun Q&A that goes along with the hop - here are my answers!

1. When did you start drinking coffee? - I've been a coffee lover off and on, but I really started drinking it regularly about two and a half years ago when I got my Keurig.

2. What is favorite brand. - Starbucks Caffe Verona

3. What is the most amazing coffee that you had? Remember where and when? - It's silly, but it was at a hotel this past summer.   It's when I discovered how much I liked Starbucks' Caffe Verona (see above!).

4. If I don't drink my needed coffee, I will...  - Believe it or not, I'll be okay!   I need caffeine though.   Diet Pepsi will get me through!!