Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

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Hi friends!  I'm taking part in the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop today.  You never need to ask me twice to make a coffee themed project!  {grin}  The hop link up list is over on Amy Tsuruta's blog, so head on over there for all the hop details, awesome sponsor list of prizes and to see everyone's coffee-lovin' projects. Many of the participants (including myself) are offering blog candy for commenters, plus there are some Super Sponsor prizes (including a Verve GC) up for grabs for participants who link up their cards to the link list.  So why not make a little coffee (or your favorite hot beverage) inspired creation and link it up?

The Viva la Verve challenge this month is a One Sheet Wonder template that I designed for making card sets.  I love to have a few coffee gift cards on hand to give to friends and neighbors we happen to see during the holidays, so I made this little card set to go along with the gift cards.

My card set uses one sheet of 6 x 6" paper from the Season's Greetings pad by Echo Park and some neutral cardstock.  Red and aqua are a favorite holiday color combo for me.  This paper has a nostalgic flair that reminds me of Christmas Eve's past spent with my grandparents and their 1950's style decorations. Fond memories, indeed.

For this set of cards, I used the Holiday Treats stamp set and coordinating Cup of Cheer Die Set from Verve.  Each circle is stamped in soft sky ink with the three sizes of snowflakes in the set, then I added the sentiments in early espresso or cherry cobbler ink.  The mugs and java cups are stamped in cherry cobbler and one in old olive and die cut.  Each background panel was embossed with a Darice snowflakes embossing folder and I sponged all of my paper layers with some vintage photo ink for an aged look.

My embellishments include my all-time favorite Christmas embellishment... jingle bells!  Gold cord, linen thread and seam binding make for the perfect way to tie these on, then I added some little wooden hearts and stickles to finish things off.

That's all about the cards, but there's blog candy for a lucky commenter as well!

Comment for a chance to win:

Just leave me a comment and you'll be in the prize drawing to with the following treats:  Verve Stamps Holiday Treats stamp set, Cup of Cheer and Coffee Word dies, Pink Paislee Snow Village 6 x 6 paper pad, aqua, red, cream and gold spools of ribbon, and  a bag full of jingle bells!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to head on over to Amy's blog for all the fun deets!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Holiday Treats (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Season's Greetings (Echo Park), cream (Neenah)
Ink; early espresso, soft sky, old olive, cherry cobbler (SU!), vintage photo distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Cup of Cheer Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), snowflakes embossing folder (Darice), Classic Cricles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), jingle bells, thread, cord, seam binding, wooden hearts, Frosted Lace Stickles (Ranger)