Thanks A Latte

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a thank you card for the coffee lover in your life.  In my case the biggest coffee lovers I know are ME and my husband!  I drink it all day long and even have an espresso machine. Naturally I love the new Coffee Time stamps and dies from Lil' Bluebird Designs.

 

For this card I created my own patterned paper by stamping some of the images at random on a piece of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch Crumb Cake cardstock.  I say random, but it wasn't completely.  I knew I was going to highlight one of the coffee cups so I needed to make sure at least one was off  center and did not overlap the edge.  To fill in the space between the cups I used the coffee beans.

For my color on this card I chose red.  I colored one coffee cup using Prismacolors and then die cut the Thanks w/Shadow sentiment in coordinating colors.  I used Soft Suede, a brown that is slightly darker than the Crumb Cake.

I stamped the sentiment Thanks A Latte slightly off center on my card using black ink.  I wanted to make sure it stood out from the background.

Then I added my sentiment with shadow on top.  This makes a strong focal point and covers the top line of stamping nicely.  I had originally planned to mask off the sentiment but this works just as well and is easier!

 

Finally I popped up my coffee cup using foam dots.

This card can be made in any color and would also look great on white with pastel colored images stamped in the background.

Be sure to visit the online store.  The big Labor Day Sale ends tonight September 10 at 9:00 pm Pacific!

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Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend.

You Warm My Heart!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a card to share for my design team post.  There's a new brand under the Scrapping Cottage line known as Lil' Bluebird Designs.  Currently there are 16 new stamp sets with matching dies and they are all on sale!  Today I'm showcasing one of the new sets on my card.

I was immediately drawn to the Coffee Time Stamp and Die set.  I stamped the images on watercolor paper and used my watercolor pencils to create a soft image for a rustic look.  The oval was cut out with the Pierced Oval set using a coffee stained paper.

The paper is from my stash and was the inspiration for my die cuts.  Once I selected my paper it was easy to pick out the coordinating watercolor pencils.  

To create my card, I layered the oval on top of the patterned paper.  I placed the sentiment near the splattered coffee inside the oval and the coffee cup was adhered underneath.

Next, I added the disposable style coffee cup on the right side of the oval and affixed the treats in the center.

The heart was the perfect finishing accent on this sentimental card.  I just love how the stamped images coordinate with the patterned paper.

Here are the products used on my card, available in the store: