Sunday Sip...Keep Calm!

Hello there coffee lovers! Today is my Sunday Sip and Share day on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog and I've got a fun little tag and sketch for you!  I hope you find inspiration in my creation and take a leap to join the fun in playing in the challenge!  The tag above features the yummy but retired set called "Enjoy Coffee".  It is currently in the Clearance Sale going on right now and you can pick up this awesome set for less than 9 (while supply lasts).   Once this set is gone, it's gone FOREVER!

Have you noticed that I have a bit of a coffee mug addiction?  It’s true!  I’m not only hooked on coffee, I’m hooked on their vessels.  I particularly enjoy collecting handmade and handcrafted mugs. The mug/cup in the photo above is one of my most recent acquisitions from an art show.  It’s a mug by ceramic artist and educator Steve Hanson.  I totally adore his work!  He incorporates unique transfer images from the past into his ceramic works.  You can check him out on Instagram (@clayprofessor) or on etsy.
I created the tag using a simple Tag Elements tag diecut from Fun Stampers Journey.  This pierced die makes for awesome stitched tags, but I opted to leave them HOLeY…hee hee…  I selected the retired (but now on Clearance for a super cheap price of $8.48 while supplies last) stamp set called Enjoy Coffee.  It’s a fun set that I will NEVER let go as I LOVE the beans, the fonts and the sentiments.  The mugs aren’t too shabby either.I stamped the tag using the coffee sentiment with Hazelnut Blend Fusion ink then distressed the edges with a Dauber Dowel and Oatmeal Cookie Fusion ink.  After that, I punched a Tag This punch out of Kraft Cardstock.  I stamped the “Stay Calm” sentiment onto Whip Cream cardstock using Hazelnut Blend Fusion ink then attached it and the tag with a Foam Square.  I tied a little Black Journey twine and Banana Cream ribbon onto the tag to finish it off.
 Just a little Journey Glaze to gloss up the coffee beans was the icing on the coffee tag!

Now let’s take a look at this week’s challenge sketch, shall we?!  

You have two options for this challenge so why not just go for it!  Make a CARD that incorporates the tag sketch or simply make a TAG.  Whatever you choose, we hope you have a ball creating and we would love to see what you make! Please make sure to include the hashtag #clcsipandshare in your social media post so we can find it easily!  Please add your link to the inlinkz below!

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PS...If you're interested, Check out our amazing CLEARANCE RACK that is almost sold out!

While you're at it, you might be interested in our BREAKING UP SALE.  SIX PAGES OF current products that will retire on June 30.  We've gotta make room for NEW goodies in our MASSIVE inspiration book!  

Spring Coffee Lovin'...

Hey stamping friends!

This Spring I'm joining the hundreds of Coffee Loving Papercrafters from across the globe as we hop, hop, hop to share our paper-crafty goods and get inspired to create, shop, brew and GUZZLE a few cups...

If you're not familiar with this MASSIVE hop, check it out HERE.  I know you'll be inspired, blown away by the creativity and um...encouraged to shop for new goodies to add to your coffee loving collection!  I've been hopping with this hop for many seasons and I appreciate all the work that Amy (and others) always put into it!  It's always something I look forward to doing each season and I wouldn't miss it for well, maybe a coffee factory or farm-to-table tour. wink wink.

So this hop, I decided to create a coordinating set.  A card AND a little Coffee Loving Locket.  I just loved creating this set as the fresh coffee aroma filled my craft room and soaked into my hands as I got lost in creating. MMMM...

The watercolor paper was spritzed with high-test Vodka then sprinkled with coffee grounds...After about a minute or two soaking in the grounds, I used my heat gun to dry the paper and "cook" the bean coloring into the paper.  After it was dry, I used my Journey Bloom Tool to brush off the coffee grounds.  I then added some stamping using a few of my favorite "Artsy" stamp sets from Fun Stampers Journey.

The locket was created in the same manner and I will create an additional blog post to show the step-by-step process in creating this fun "aromatherapy" treat.  Of course I had to add a few fun elements like the coffee grounds, the coffee cup charms AND the cute little red heart.

Items used to create these projects can be found/purchased in my FSJ shop HERE.  

Hope you enjoy!  I'll be back again to share more photos and a little tutorial Until then, I'm off to visit other hoppers!  

Items Featured In Today's Post:  

Stamps:  Enjoy Coffee,  Media Pattern, Bezel Block ATS, Damask Print

Inks: Hazelnut Blend, Beach Breeze, Dark Roast Silk, Cool Pool Silk

Papers: Oatmeal Cookie, Vellum Designer Prints, Kraft (Michael's), Watercolor Paper (WalMart)

Fibers:  Natural Journey Thread, Beach Breeze Journey Thread, Jute (WalMart)

Embellishments:  Wooden Star (FSJ Freebies), Pearl

Locket: Sparkled Round Locket, Locket Kit (used one glass) , Diamond Cut Link (Long), Crystal Ring Hoop
Charms: Coffee Cup Charm, I Heart Hearts

Tools:  Journey Bloom Tool

Adhesives:  White Liner Tape, Journey Craft Glue, Journey Foam Squares

Let's meet over COFFEE!

Hello there Coffee LOVING friends!  

I'm here today to share a fun set of "artsy" cards I created using a few of my favorite stamp sets from Fun Stampers Journey.  They are:  House to Home and Enjoy Coffee. I was also inspired to do a little experimenting when I saw the circle pattern on some new cards shown with the February Bloom Box. I noticed the cool background and predicted that it was done using the lid from our Fusion Cleaner Solution and some inks.  SOOO...I went up to my craft lab and started mixing up a brown ink concoction.  How did I make the brown???  Well, it's a combination of three reinker colors (Citrus Cooler, Limeade Splash, Beach Ball).  After "stamping" the lid over the watercolor paper, I spritzed the paper with some cleaner solution to help the ink bloom a bit.  I didn't want the ink to be crisp and clean, I wanted it to be more runny/fuzzy looking in these cards.  After that, I spritzed some Splashes (Cool Pool and  Shimmer Gold) onto the paper then quick-dried with my heat gun.  The final step was to add the House to Home pattern image in Black Licorice and the coffee beans in Dark Roast ink.  I used a fine tip Micron pen to scribble some "coffee word and some hearts" strategically onto the inked panel.  

To finish the card off, I mounted the stamped/inked panel onto Dark Roast cardstock, added some black seam binding and Black Journey Twine and mounted it onto some Butter Cream cardstock.  I attached the sentiment using some foam squares for dimension.

Just look at that yummy color!  Love the shimmer from the Gold Splashes!  

Here's the second version, just about the same as the first, just arranged a bit differently.  I also mounted it onto some toffee color cardstock from my stash (I think Bazzill)

Love how the ink bloomed when I spritzed it with our stamp cleaner!  

 Sooooo delish!  Wanna come over for some coffee?? LOL

Hope you enjoyed my cards today.  I'll be back again tomorrow to share a few cute Valentines!

PS....Remember  There are only 2 more days to become a Journey Coach at the STEAL OF A DEAL price of $99.00!  I'm looking for a few more crafters to join my team...Are YOU one of them???

Coffee Break!!!

Wahoo!  My camera battery arrived and I'm back in business!!!

My FSJ order arrived too and I was excited to pull out my newest set:  Enjoy Coffee so I could use it for a Grunge challenge hosted by ROSE.  She hosts a weekly challenge for coaches of FB and I try to participate every week.  It's hard as I only have the weekends to stamp and the challenge turn-around is every Sunday!  Sometimes I'm behind, but at least I do it, right?

Anyway, I decided to grab a cup of coffee AND have some fun with my gelli plate and acrylic paints. I made some background paper using some fun spackling tape and the tattered flowers mini dies and my finger was my applicator!  FUN!

To add some extra finishing touches, I applied some Journey glaze to the center of the mug label and the word coffee.  it gives this card a bit of shine that is needed as acrylic paint has a pretty gritty/flat appearance.

I decided not to let the used spackling tape  (stencil on my gelli plate) go to waste.  I turned it into a fun little "ribbon" embellishment by clipping one edge on point, then tying some black Journey twine around the center to "pucker it up" and give it some dimension.  I popped the coffee mug up on Dimensional Dots and added the word...All it needed was one word, right?  

A closer look at the stitching reveals some ziggy-zags...perfect for this grungy look!  

Check out the whole stamp set!  It's full of pretty, fun, quirky images...and those beans...well, I've got plans for those too!  :)

PS...If you're wondering what I'll be doing with the extra cups of coffee that I stamped and cut, stop by in a few days...You'll see where they end up!

FSJ Supplies Used:  

Enjoy Coffee Stamp Set
Lemon Grass card base (5x5)
Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock
Black Licorice Cardstock and Ink
Whip Cream Cardstock
Black Journey Twine
Tattered Bloom Mini Die (used as a mask/stencil on Gelli plate)
Journey Glaze
Gold Silk
Photo Pin Elements
Dimensional Foam Squares

Non FSJ Supplies Used:

Gelli Plate
Craft Smart Acrylic Paint:  23622 Orange, 23623 Light Orange, 23630 Espresso
Delta Creamcoat Acrylic Paint:  Leaf Green
Drywall Adhesive Tape (Lowes)
Black sewing machine thread
Dry Versafine Ink pad (for distressing)