Have a Cup On Us

 

Hi Friends!

In celebration of International Coffee Day, World Card Making Day and the National Coffee Day Blog Hop, there are several blog hops and prizes! 

Come hop along for a chance to win prizes!

Here is the link to the International Coffee Day Blog Hop and the  International Coffee Day Blog post at Stamp Simply!  

Come hop along and leave a comment for a chance to win!

The National Coffee Day Blog Hop and the Stamp Simply National Blog Hop post are still active as well!  Come hop along and leave a comment for a chance to win!  It’s easy to enter to win!  Just leave a comment on this Stamp Simply Blog Post telling us what your favorite HOT beverage is. This post is open for comments thru Tuesday, 10/04/22. The winner will be announced on Thursday, 10/06/22 in the evening.

Plus, Stamp Simply is one of the sponsors of the National Coffee Day Blog Hop and to celebrate, all items in the Stamp Simply Coffee Category (stamps, dies, paper, ribbon, embellishments) are 15% OFF with code Coffee2022.

FYI- The sale code is Case Sensitive and runs through 10/02/22.  Also note: Select stamps/dies that were marked at 35% OFF previously, are still on sale and you still get another 15% OFF those!!!   Shop the Coffee Category here.

To celebrate, I am sharing a fall coffee card designed with several stamp sets and supplies from Stamp Simply!

To create this card:

De-static two panels of white cardstock (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) with an embossing powder tool.

With Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp the coffee cup /images from the Have A Cup On Us Bundle and on the other panel, stamp the sentiment from Welcome Fall.

Apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, create a mask with a sticky note and stamp/heat emboss the leaf image from Harvest onto the coffee cups in the same manner as above.

Die cut the coffee cups using the coordinating Have A Cup On Us Bundle dies and color with water-based markers. Add a bit of shimmer with a clear glitter pen to both cups and set aside.

Trim the panel with the “pumpkins and spice…” sentiment to approx. 2 ¾” x 4 ¼” . 

Ink the subway style background stamp from A Cup of Java with teal ink (I used the same teal marker to color the stamp), stamp onto the bottom of the panel.

De-static the panel and heat emboss the sentiment “Rise & Shine” from the A Cup of Java stamp set with clear embossing powder (same steps as above for the heat embossing).

Add a strip of plaid designer paper (a scrap from the Doodlebug Design Pumpkin Spice 6x6Paper Pad) and mount onto a piece of teal cardstock.

Wrap a few strands of natural twine (wrapping the twine ends behind the panel) add the twine bow with a button.

Trim the pieces of Carta Bella Welcome Autumn designer paper to approx. 3 ¾” x 2 ½” and layer onto a piece of white cardstock.  Mount the panel onto a piece of teal cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of black cardstock, finally mounting onto a white card base.

Adhere a piece of 3/8" white crochet lace and a piece of scrap cardstock to cover the raw edges of the designer paper.

Adhere the layered twine/button panel onto the card front using dimensional foam and add the stamped/die cut coffee cups with dimensional foam as well.

Finish off the card with a few black rhinestones.

As many of you know, I enjoy participating with online challenges and used the Splitcoaststampers SC345 Sketch for the layout and will also be linking to the Simon Says Monday “Emboss It” Challenge, the Addicted to Stamps and More #439 Any Occasion Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #563-#564 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all of the inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the above challenge sites- gorgeous  galleries from all!

Stamp Sets: A Cup of Java, Have A Cup On Us Bundle, Harvest, Welcome Fall (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin' Write Markers- Coastal Cabana, Tangelo Twist; Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black, Coastal Cabana; Doodlebug Design Pumpkin Spice 6x6 Paper Pad, Carta Bella Welcome Fall 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Have A Cup on Us Bundle. White Crochet Lace, Natural Twine, Black Rhinestones, Pumpkin Button (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by! I am praying for those of you in the path of Hurricane Ian and hope you are staying as safe as possible.  

National Coffee Week- Taste and See

 Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  In honor of National Coffee Day this past week (09/29), I am sharing another card designed using stamps, dies and paper from Stamp Simply!

I personally love the smell of coffee, but only drink one cup every week or so.  I do drink a few café latte Protein Drinks every day though (very similar to iced coffee) and I love the coffee flavor. 

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the A Place To Start September 2021#9 Patterned Paper, Please Challenge, Addicted to Stamps and More #415 “Die Cuts or Stencils” Challenge (I used Die Cuts) and the Word Art Wednesday #511-#512 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

For the background, ink the small subway style text image stamp from the A Cup of Java with distress oxide inks (I randomly applied Rusty Hinge, Ground Espresso and Spiced Marmalade over the image), repeatedly stamp onto a piece of white cardstock and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the oxide inks dry, stamp the coffee bean image from A Cup of Java with Ground Espresso distress oxide ink over the panel, heating with a heat tool to speed the drying process.

Use a stencil brush to apply Antique Linen distress oxide ink to “age” the paper, trim to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.

Mount a strip of the rust pattern paper from the Carta Bella Welcome Autumn 6x6 Paper Pad onto espresso cardstock.

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with the Tim Holtz Crochet Die, sponge Ground Espresso distress oxide ink over the die cut “lace”, mount behind the strip of layered designer paper.

On a scrap piece of the light birch designer paper from the Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad, ink the same background stamp with the distress oxide inks as in the steps above for the background panel, lightly stamp over the birch paper.  Heat set with a heat tool to dry thoroughly.

De-static the scrap birch piece with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink from Coffee or Tea?, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Layer onto the patterned paper strip and adhere to the card front.

Die cut the “heat swirl” from the A Cup of Java dies, adhere to the background panel.

Mount the entire background panel onto a piece of espresso cardstock, adhere to a white card base.

Die cut the smaller coffee cup with the coordinating A Cup of Java dies from the fall leaves pattern in the Carta Bella Welcome Autumn 6x6 paper pad, layer a scrap piece of the Welcome Autumn paper and Tim Holtz Crochet Lace die for the “wrapper”.

Mount the coffee cup fie with dimensional foam.

To finish off the card, use a clear glitter marker to add shimmer to the “heat swirl” and add a pearl to the center of the coffee wrapper.

Stamp Sets:  A Cup of Java Bundle, Coffee or Tea? (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide- Antique Linen, Ground Espresso, Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade; Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Espresso,  Carta Bella Welcome Autumn 6x6 Paper Pad , Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- A Cup of Java Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stenciling Brush

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit!  I hope I have inspired you to create something fun this week!

Let's Do Coffee

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a card for the 2021 Spring/Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop that was designed using the Coffee & Friends 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park along with stamps, dies, ribbon, etc. from Stamp Simply.

The spring colors in the  Coffee & Friends paper are so pretty with the cute coffee images!   I paired several different patterns from the paper pad with the coffee themed A Cup of Java stamp set and dies (along with a few other Stamp Simply supplies) and Tangerine seam binding- a perfect match for this paper!

 In addition to the Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop, I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers SC229 Sketch Challenge (from 2009- so thankful they never expire, lol!) into the design.  

I am also playing along with the Simon Says Wednesday “Use 2 or More Patterned Papers” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #483-#484 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to stop by the Stamp Simply blog yet, or the other the challenge sites, I encourage you to take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of coral designer paper from the Coffee & Friends paper pad, mount onto a piece of white cardstock, trim again and adhere to a piece of black cardstock. 

Trim a piece of black plaid paper from the Coffee & Friends paper pad, mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the edge and adhere to the background panel.

On a piece of green cardstock, use a stencil brush with the Tim Holtz Lace Layering Stencil to apply green distress ink onto the cardstock. 

Ink the background stamp image from A Cup of Java with espresso ink and repeatedly stamp onto the stenciled cardstock.  Trim and mount onto black cardstock before adhering to the background panel.

De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the “Let’s Do Coffee” sentiment from the Stick Family Sentiment Add-Ons stamp set with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. Die cut the sentiment with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies (die-cutting two additional dies to mount behind the sentiment for added strength).

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with the Tim Holtz Crochet Die (I had this piece on my desk from a previous project), mount behind the sentiment and add to the background panel.

Mount the entire background panel onto a white card base.

Die cut the coffee cup using the A Cup of Java die set (I used the smaller coffee cup size) from the patterned paper from  Coffee & Friends paper.  Mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Mount the coffee die cut to the card front using dimensional foam (or chipboard) and add the Tangerine seam binding bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  A Cup of Java, Stick Family Sentiment Add-Ons (Stamp Simply)  

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Tim Holtz Ground Espresso and Mowed Lawn Distress Ink

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black;  Coffee & Friends 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- A Cup of Java, Fishtail Sentiment Banners;  Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Tim Holtz Layering Stencil- Lace;  Embossing Powder Tool, Stampendous Super Fine Embossing Powder- Detail White; , Heat Tool, Tangerine Seam Binding

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have a wonderful weekend, sweet friends!

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop- Taste and See

 Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a mixed media card designed with a few coffee stamp sets, dies along with other supplies from  The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for the 2020 Fall Winter Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop!  

Stamp Simply has the honor of being one of the Super Sponsors and we hope you can join in on the fun!  There are 72 sponsors and so much inspiration!!

The background of this card was designed using a piece of paper from the Wonderful Autumn  paper pad from Studio Light and stamping the background stamp from A Cup of Java using distress oxide inks.

The following Stamp Simply supplies to create this card:

Stamp Sets:   A Cup of Java, Coffee or Tea?  

Dies:   Stamp Simply Steel Dies- A Cup of Java (Coffee), Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Mixed Media #1, Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet

Paper:   Studio Light Wonderful Autumn 6x6 Paper

Ink and Other Supplies: Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad,   ½” Black Seam Binding, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Other Supplies from my stash:     

Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder,  White and Espresso Cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks- Fossilized Amber, Ground Espresso, Spiced Marmalade,  Nuvo Morning Dew Jewel Drops 

Again, I am so thrilled that you took the time to visit me today! I hope that I have inspired you to create a project for the 2020 Fall Winter Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop!