Hi friends! It's the start of the
Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm popping in to share my first card for the link up. It's the 10th anniversary of the hop and I can still remember the very first one! So much caffeinated fun through the years!
It's also release day at
Not 2 Shabby, and there are some wonderful cocoa themed goodies in this month's release. My card today features papers, ephemera and a stamped sentiment from the
November Box of the Month. Although the box of the month is currently sold out, the papers and ephemera are available separately and you'll definitely want to snatch these beauties up!
This ephemera piece from the
Frosted Bliss Ephemera pack just called out my name, so I picked a pattern from the
Frosted Bliss Paper Pack to coordinate and then got to work. I've been in the mood for distressing lately, so I distressed the edges of the paper I chose. I then grabbed the Juniper Mist Catehrine Pooler Ink and did a little smooshing on some mixed media paper. I tore the bottom edge to layer behind her, then started collaging pieces of ephemera around her.
The sentiment is from one of the stamp sets in the box of the month and I embossed it in white on mixed media paper, then cut with a die from
Emily's Alphabet Die Set. I just love this shape and you'll be seeing it often. After embossing, I blended with Juniper Mist and Dress Blues ink, then wiped off the resist. (Tip: some blues have a lot of red in them and tend to add a pink tint to the white. If this happens, once it's dry, I just go over the sentiment with a clear alcohol ink blender to knock back the pink.)
Before I glued things down I tied some white seam binding around the main panel, then painted the ribbon and many of the ephemera elements with some Lindy's Magicals Fairy Fluff.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic start to your day. Be sure to check out the
Coffee Lovers Blog Hop as there are tons of super fabulous sponsors (including Not 2 Shabby) who have generously donated a bunch of prizes!
