Let's Do This

Hi coffee loving friends! I'm excited to be back sharing another couple of projects as one of the December guests for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. I have loved the coffee sets I'm using today from a far since the first time Claire Brennan peeked them way back in the days of Waltzingmouse. I finally added them to my collection during the Gina K. Designs Thanksgiving sale and couldn't wait to play.

The first card I'm sharing uses the Coffee stamp set. I stamped the elegant little kettle and matching cup in lead ink and the coordinating flower in iced aqua. I hand trimmed these then added a bit of gloss with a crystal clear lacquer pen and set them aside to dry. Next I created a background by randomly stamping the flower images in iced aqua and the coffee bean images in stone, then adding the OK  coffee let's do this sentiment.  This panel is bordered in black with a border trim die from Verve (sniff, sniff)

The background of the card is stone cardstock, embossed with a herringbone folder and to complete this little you can do it New Year's card, I die cut the TCP Numbers Plate (they're having a 40% off everything sale through the end of the year, by the way!) from black cardstock and accented with ebony nuvo drops.

My second card uses the Gina K. Wreath Builder Templates, which I am totally crushing on recently. I couldn't wait to make a coffee wreath with this sweet littlle cup from the We Go Together set. I stamped the cup in jet black amalgam ink and then stamped the coffee beans in stone to form the wreath.  I added some coloring with copic markers and then just had to use this sentiment for a fun little snarky valentine.

I stamped the love you more* than on a heart shaped die cut and then masked off just the coffee from another sentiment and stamped it.  This is popped up in the center of the wreath and then I added the fine print *almost in the corner and highlighted with a copic marker.  I finished off this simple square layout with thin black and stone cardstock mats for a finished card sie of 4.25" square.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for having me as a guest here on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog. I had so much fun creating these little projects and I hope I gave you a little caffeinated inspiration today. Cheers!


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