Friday, June 30, 2017

Coffee, I love you to pieces!


I purchased the adorable Spencer's Set from The Project Bin during Autism Awareness Month fully intending to create cards for a co-worker who does a fabulous job with her Autistic students.  April is also state testing month for the grade/subject I teach, so the cards didn't happen. I will make some this summer to have ready for next year!

Spencer's Set goes so very well with the LID puzzle dies .....  and..... somehow, here's another coffee card.  Just shows the versatility of the set.

Linking to:
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Throwdown Tuesday  (borders)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge A/G
Word Art Wednesday
Jo's Scrap Shack A/G


Thanks for visiting!  I have totally LOVED the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, but now it's time to adult.  Have a wonderful weekend and safe Fourth of July.
Christine
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Thursday, June 29, 2017

Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue




Playing along with the inspiration photo from the Fusion Challenge with this card made from the LID On the Diagonal Die and "Love you a Latte" from Lawn Fawn.  The digital stamp in the center was a limited time freebie from Verve---always get those when you can.

Linking to:
The Fusion Challenge
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Word Art Wednesday
Crop Stop Blog
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by.  May God bless America!
Christine
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

One is not enough: Mixed Media and Coffee


So....I made a mixed media tag this afternoon, exercised, cleaned up all my supplies, cooked dinner.....and then got everything back out to make another mixed media tag.  It's kind of like coffee:  another is always good.

Supplies included:  Prima Pastel Dreams Watercolors, Verve Coffee Word Die, MFT Coffee Cup Die with up cycled sleeve, Tim Holtz die used as a stencil, and gold acrylic paint.  Lesson learned:  punch hole before adding the little circle.  :)

Linking to:
Coffee Lovers Hop
SSS Monday Challenge:  Stencil It
More Mixed Media Challenge 

Thanks for dropping by,
                   Christine

(My First!) Mixed Media Tag


This was so much fun!  I'd shied away from mixed media for several reasons, but decided to give it a whirl while out of school and stuck at home waiting on a repairman.  I think this qualifies as mixed media:  Here's what I used:  Watercolor paper, old book page, cardboard coffee sleeve, crochet cotton, Prima watercolors, distress ink, "regular ink", white acrylic for distressing, and gold metallic ink for stenciling.  There's a bit of lace, part of a die cut, and a stamped feather that I painted over, got wet, and scrunched up.  Best of all, everything was "on hand" except for the stencil which I purchased last weekend.

Linking to:
More Mixed Media Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (stencils
Word Art Wednesday

Thanks for looking,
Christine

Summer Fun at Stamp, Ink, Paper!


I picked up this cute Molly and Rex stamp set at Michael's over the weekend.  It's meant to accompany a themed planner, I think, but the images appealed to me as a crafter, too.  I made a one layer card last night and had some difficulty with the image stamping entirely ----even using the Misti.  I went over the stamp with a photopolymer eraser and the ink picked up a little better this time.

Linking to:
Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge (Summer Fun)
SSS Wednesday Challenge A/G this week!

Thanks for visiting----Christine

Lawn Fawn: Thanks




I did a little straightening in my craft room closet and "rediscovered" some pretty papers.  Blended papers from two My Mind's Eye stacks to pull together these soft layers enhanced by RC Edgers dies.  The stamps are "Love you a Latte" from Lawn Fawn...a great fit for the tiny oval window.

Linking to the Summer CLC Blog Hop
Word Art Wednesday
SSS Wednesday Challenge
Crop Stop
Tuesday Throwdown (Borders)

Thanks for visiting,
Christine



Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Thanks a Latte




It's been just as much fun hopping around looking at cards as it has been making them for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  This morning, I discovered a new challenge, Tuesday Throwdown.  The challenge to use creative borders took me directly to Reverse Confetti's Edger dies.  I couldn't resist inlaying the Reverse Confetti Wreath in gold and adorning it with a Verve Coffee Mug.


Linking to:
Coffee  Lovers Blog Hop
Throwdown Tuesday
PIP Challenge
SSS Work it Wednesday



Thanks a latte for taking a look,
Christine





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SFYTT: Wishing You a Beautiful Day



Love the Tall Tags Trio from Reverse Confetti as well as the wreath die!  I was bound and determined to piece together some tall tags to create the vertical elements of the sketch and just couldn't make it work.  So....I went "off road" with the sketch, but know the intended recipient of this card will like it anyway as she is a fan of the color yellow.  Love how the Garden Bunch layers in shades of yellow.

Thanks for stopping by,
Christine

Linking to
Reverse Confetti SFYTT
Word Art Wednesday

Monday, June 26, 2017

Add Your Own Sweetener






I found another treasure on the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop:  this marvelous digital image and sentiment from TLC offered right here.  The cheerful colors from the Sunday Stamps Challenge have once again appeared in my card...just love them!  Thanks for looking!  Christine
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Many Blessings




Swoon!  I love the inspiration photo at the Card Concept.  Reverse Confetti's Rose Garden was the perfect choice for the florals and I chose the sentiment "Many Blessings" from Verve's Autumn Blessings to open lots of options for sharing this card:  anniversary, birthday, just because, etc.  The sketch was a fun discovery made while looking at the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop entries.  I just fell in love with this coffee themed card, and decided to use the sketch for my clean and layered entry at the Card Concept.

Have a blessed day,
Christine

Linking to:
The Card Concept #76
Atlantic Hearts Sketch #218
Word Art Wednesday
SSS Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Patterned Paper)
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Never Underestimate the Power of Coffee and a Thank You


First, I'd like to say a big thank you to Sherrie, a sweet blogger whose work can be found here.  I was blessed to win a Michael's gift card offered on Sherrie's blog.  We live in a tiny town, so it takes a road trip to go to shopping, and one of the highlights of our weekend excursion was a trip to Michael's.  I got lots of card making goodies, including the fun chalkboard papers and enamel dots used on this card.  Thanks a bunch, Sherrie!

The fun digital stamp was offered by Gloria Stengel in a previous Coffee Lovers Hop.

I really need to straighten my craft room, but feel inspired to make another card.  Thanks for stopping by,
Christine

Linking to:
Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
PIP Challenge
Sunday Stamps
SSS Wednesday Challenge Patterned Paper

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Sunday, June 25, 2017

CLC Sketch--Upcycled Sleeve




We enjoyed a quick weekend trip, making a  point to stop along the way at a mom and pop bakery that looked appealing.  Both the Saturday morning pastries and the coffee were fabulous.  I loved the sleeve on my coffee cup and tucked it away for a little crafting fun.  The circle dotted with coffee beans serves as a background for a Verve Coffee Cup stamped on a bit of water color paper.  The background was stenciled in Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige ink.

Be sure to visit the Coffee Lovers Blog to play along with Kerrry Urbatch's sketch.  I love her card, the memory she shares, and the idea that it is aromatic!

Have a wonderful week!
Christine

Linking to
CLC Sketch
Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Friday, June 23, 2017

This Girl Runs on Coffee


I had so much fun making this card, but I can't wait to "remodel" it.  The sunburst background was created using Prima Confections Pastel Dreams Watercolors and  the sunburst die from Sunny Studio Stamps.  I had fun creating and cutting a gradient watercolor panel but could not  decide how to add a sentiment.  I stamped on a glittered vellum panel, and was disappointed that the stamped sentiment "feathered" on the vellum. Purely my error, and I look forward to a "do-over".  The sentiment, coffee cup, and coffee word die are all from Verve, and I use them almost as much as I drink coffee.  (grin!)

Linking to
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
SSS Wednesday Challenge (Patterned Paper)
Word Art Wednesday
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You Warm My Heart


 

Love, love, love the CAS sketch on the MFT blog and the cool summer colors in the Curtain Call Inspiration Photo.  I ran some papers watercolored with Prima Pastel Dreams through the Big Shot and added as sentiment from MFT's Perk Up stamp set.  The banner die is from MFT Blueprints12 and the heart is a SSS die.  The sequins aren't exactly placed as intended since one made a "crash landing" and stuck.   Seems like glue sticks so well when things need to be moved a bit!! 

 So loving the summer time.
Thanks for stopping by,
Christine

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Thanks a Latte!





It was lots of fun to put a card together with this sunny paper from My Mind's Eye.  The digital stamp is from a Verve collection called Three Cheers. It was a free digital set  offered for a limited time.  Don't miss these when they are available!  The coffee cup is part of a Verve photopolymer set called Coffee, and it's still available.  A twine bow finishes up this simple card.

Have a wonderful day!
Christine



Linking to:
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Sunday Stamps (Color Inspiration)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Patterned Paper)

Coffee Lovers Summer Hop: Coffee----It saves lives!


I enjoy visiting the Coffee Loving Card Makers Blog and saw a sneaky little announcement about the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  It's always so much fun.

This card features the coffee word die from Verve, a coffee cup die set from My Favorite Things, and a sentiment from A Creative Journey with Melissa.  (This set was a prize from the last Coffee Lovers Hop---Thanks, Melissa!)

Thanks for visiting,
Christine

Linking to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge (Patterned Paper)
Coffee Loving Cardmakers Summer Hop
PIP Challenge

A Little Bit of Coffee and a Whole Lot of Jesus



I ordered the Jesus and Coffee stamp from Jillian Vance Designs and couldn't be happier with it! Since being out of school for the summer, I've enjoyed experimenting with a new set of Prima Pastel Dreams watercolors and had so much fun creating the background and pairing it with a pretty plaid from Harper Finch.

Thanks for visiting,
Christine

Linking to:
Crop Stop Blog
Coffee Loving Card Makers Summer Hop
The Challenge  (Words:  Bright, Square, Watercolor)

CAS Coffee Card




 Kerry Urbatch shared the sweetest CAS card and sketch on the Sunday Sip and Share segment of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog and I was determined to give it a spin.  Central to my CASE of Kerry's card is a strip of watercolored paper cut with the Little Inkers On the Diagonal Die.  Over this, I layered the coffee word die available from Verve. Some  scraps of denim and wood grain papers were cut with Reverse Confetti's Tall Tag Trio and an old Sizzix tag die.  The trio of coffee beans is included in Verve's Coffee stamps.

Thanks for stopping by,
Christine

Linking to:
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Kerry's Sketch Post on the CLC Blog
Word Art Wednesday
PIP Challenge

Fun Friday Featuring The Paper Shelter


Happy Friday!  It's time for another Fun Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack where the theme is always Anything Goes.  The design team is showcasing images by The Paper Shelter.  One of the many pleasures of being on a design team is discovering new products and ideas.  Truthfully, it never entered my mind to use a pre-colored image, but the timing of this design team assignment has been perfect:  I am in the middle of a million things, and the use of this sweet image created such a cute and easy card.  I promise that you will have fun if you just visit The Paper Shelter's site to take a look at the precious vintage images.  If you choose to play along, you might be the lucky winner who gets to choose some Paper Shelter images for your crafting delight.

This week's challenge comes with an OPTIONAL TWIST:  The DT was challenged to feature the colors red, orange, and aqua on their cards.  That sounded a little scary at first, but those are shades included in the pre-colored image.  If you want to include red, orange, and aqua, give it a try, but it's purely optional.


Please take time to see the design team's samples and to link up your own creations.  It's always fun to see what you have to share!
Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements
WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.


Thanks so much for taking time to visit,
Christine

Thursday, June 22, 2017

God's Unfailing Love




I selected the words watercolor and flowers from The Challenge and chose shades of pink, lilac, and green from Sunday Stamps when creating this card.  The photo does not do justice to the fun embossed scallops created with some new dies from Papertrey Ink. They are called Double Ups and allow for cutting of rectangles with the option of embossing scallops on either side of the cut line.  The sweet Psalm is from Verve's Good Work set, and the card is finished with a few stitched flowers from MFT and a scattering of dewdrops.

Hoping you will know God's unfailing love,
Christine

Linking to:
The Challenge 88
Sunday Stamps
Word Art Wednesday
Crop Stop
PIP Challenge

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