Whew! What a hop! Another record! WOWEE! Thanks to all those who participated in the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop!
Today I'm here to share the winner of the blog candy prize I shared the other day. There were ten comments- Soooo I played random-number-generator game and look who it picked!
Congratulations Karen! I'll contact you for address information. If you wish to pass on this prize (it may not be your cup of tea), I'll select another winner.
Karen will receive this sweet little treat (and another surprise too.
Woud you like to see how these beans roasted up? Well, here you go! I roasted up a batch this Sunday evening for my morning coffee. It should make my work week much more fabulous!
PERFECTION. You should smell me...I smell like I've bathed in a batch of coffee grounds. MMMM... My kind of perfume!
Thanks for poppin' in to check and see if you won...Sorry if you didn't but now you know how to make your own! LOL
Helloooo there coffee lovers! Today I'm sharing a fun little giftie for one lucky hopper! I created a mix of my favorite RAW coffee beans and tucked them into this adorable little matchbox. Have you ever roasted your own coffee beans? It's pretty easy and depending on how "tart" you want your coffee, you can roast them as dark as you want. I purchase my RAW "Green" beans from a roaster nearby and they are very economical. The good thing about green beans is that they never go rancid. Unlike roasted beans you get from the store, these beans allow you to make the freshest of the freshest coffee around. All you need is a stove, a pan (or popcorn popper) to roast them in and a little patience!
My box contains a mix of three delish beans: Brazilian Estancia Lecy, Costa Rica Minte Brisas, (White Honey), Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. All are small beans with a variety of flavors so when mixed, they provide a nice and tasty blend.
Here's a little video to show you how you can roast your beans when you get them:
Now, let's get back to the box itself. How was it made? Well, first, I started off by cutting a matchbook die (this is a Steel Rule Die called "Matchbox" that fits in my Platinum Machine). It's a must-have die and is very handy for making a variety of fun treat boxes. I used one Corrugated Stock Sheet to create my box and folded on the score lines/taped with White Liner Tape.
After making the flower, I attached a little green Candy Dot to the center and tied some Natural Twine around the lid. Then it was time to move on to the surprise sentiment on the inside...
I stamped the "Life Begins after Coffee" sentiment from Coffee Helps set (This is the super sponsor prize Elaine is awarding one lucky hopper). I used Cocoa Powder, Oatmeal Cookie and Lemon Grass True Fusion Inks). I glued this image onto the cocoa powder panel and glued it into the bottom inside portion of the box before adding the beans.
Take a peek inside...Pretty deeelish, right?
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you were inspired by this little creation and I hope you've enjoyed the coffee lovers hop. If you haven't had a chance to hop with us yet, make sure you do...Only a few days left before prize winners are picked! Get your entries in today!
Hop Deets:
When: Friday, May 25-June 1
Theme: Spring and Summer
Use: Coffee/Tea/Cocoa images
Prizes Galore!
SUPER GENEROUS SUPER SPONSORS
Check out the lead blog post from Coffee Loving Cardmakers HERE
Hello there crafty peeps! It's Itchin' Inker Kerry here and I'm poping in to share a card I created for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring/Summer Hop that is in full swing! Did you know that my fellow Itchin' Inker Elaine is a SUPER SPONSOR for this hop? She is offering a fabulous prize to one lucky hopper? Yes! Elaine is offering THIS bundle to one lucky winner!
How do you have a chance to win the prize? Well, just play along with us and create a coffee/tea/cocoa loving card inspired by SPRING/SUMMER and you'll have a chance at winning! Amy Tsuruta will choose a winner from all entries at the end of the hop. Yes, there are over 80 Super Sponsors ready and waiting to award prizes, so get to stamping! Scroll down to the bottom of the post to see all the deets for the hop!
To create this card, I used a few of my favorite things from Fun Stampers Journey. Here's a link to everything:
This was such a fun card to create. I enjoyed lifting the impression of the Embossing Folder from the Gel Plate! Adding color was the second step! After that, it was stamping the teapot and distressing it with denim ink and my dauber. I also distressed the treat label die with bubble gum ink before stamping the sentiment with black licorice ink.
To finish the card off, I tucked some kraft colored paper under the label to add a bit more texture.
I hope you are inspired by this card. it is totally fun to create with the Gel Press and I encourage you to get yours out (if you have one) and get inky! PS...If you don't have one, hop over to Elaine's shop and grab one today!
Coffee Lovers Spring/Summer Blog Hop Details:
When: Friday, May 25-June 1
Theme: Spring and Summer
Use: Coffee/Tea/Cocoa images
Prizes Galore!
SUPER GENEROUS SUPER SPONSORS
Check out the lead blog post from Coffee Loving Cardmakers HERE
To all who have followed my journey here and elsewhere, I am sad to announce that I have submitted my resignation as an FSJ Coach. As the new Coach Handbook was released yesterday, so did the exclusivity clause. I contacted home office to share my current status as a design team member for Joy Clair (faith based clear photopolymer stamps) and Coffee Loving Cardmakers. I was given an ultimatum "Choose us or Joy Clair".
I am a stamper. I love stamping PERIOD. I will NEVER choose exclusivity over support for the many fabulous stamp companies who work tirelessly to make their business a success. I choose to support the companies and products I love.
I never became an FSJ Coach with the goal of having a business. I chose to join the coach community at FSJ for the fine products, the supportive and like-hearted community and for the joy of stamping. It was a nice perk to get a discount on products too.
Unfortunately, whether I like the product or not, I love the stamping community and ALL of the companies that work so hard to design, create and sell their fabulous products to stampers and crafters all over the world. I cannot find it anywhere in my soul to be exclusive to one company. That just cannot happen for me. I love to create and make beautiful projects and share them with others. When given the opportunity to create projects for a specific company, I want to be able to and not have to justify myself to anyone.
I want to apologize to my entire Itchin' Inkers team. I'm sorry I have to leave you without a direct upline but I will continue to help and support you in any way I can. This blog will now become a place I will share my FSJ creations and will be a place where you, the readers can be inspired or perhaps help support my team with a purchase or two.
If and when I share FSJ creations, I will refer you to one of my 'former' downline for product purchases. You can find a list of my downline on the sidebar to the right. Please contact them or shop through their sites if you wish. <3
Hello there Journey friends. Today I'm sharing a little card I created to send to a customer because I had an oopsie in a card kit package. Some days, you just need someone who's got your back...This little guy should help me deliver the oopsie goods and put a smile on her face...I hope.
Did you know this little stamp can be FREE with a qualifying purchase from my shop? That's right! This is one of our GWP stamps and it is so cute! With an order of $75 or more, you can select this "Got You" stamp set FREE! The set includes the image you see above as well as the sentiment "I've got you covered!". It's a perfect little oopsie stamp, don't you think?
I colored the images (bears, clouds and umbrella) with Copic Markers, cut them out and applied them to the Black Licorice stamped image using some Craft Glue. After adding them to the card, I embellished the bear with some added black Micron pen lines and a mouth. For the umbrella, I applied some Journey Glaze and then sprinkled with Sparkle Dust!
I also added some blue to the sky and some shadowing around the bears and the raindrops before adding some Sparkle Dust to the rain drops.
Ready to get this stamp for free? Feel free to shop my store! Our new Bloom This Way mini is choc full of gorgeous products that will get you ready for spring! Our FULL SIZE inspiration book is overflowing with yummy product too. So head on over to my shop and start fillin' your cart! As your cart fills, so do your perks/benefits!
Hey there crafters! I'm making a mad dash to finish my Christmas cards and I think I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! While some of my cards won't make it to their destinations in time for Christmas, they'll be out the door before then and I'm happy about that! Heck, it's kinda fun when I receive a card in the mail after all is said and done!
I created this card using some Cranberry Bliss ink on my Gel Press and then I rubbed a bit of water on top of it with my finger. Since it is an oily ink, the water and oil didn't really want to get along but I pushed them to "LOVE ONE ANOTHER". Once they were "blended", I used a tissue to blot some of the really juicy areas so that my cardstock wouldn't get too oversaturated. I layed the cardstock onto the Gel Press and rubbed it a bit then lifted it off to reveal the fun textured surface. I opted not to add any stamped impressions this time because I wanted to apply the "texture" using my sewing machine.
I machine stitched some meandering lines onto the cardstock then applied some Silver Sparkle scalloped washi tape and a thin scrap of Candy Apple Red cardstock. I stamped the alpha letters (to spell Merry) using the Outline Bet stamp set and Black Licorice ink then fussy cut them using my Pro Shears. While this stamp set does have an available coordinating die set, I tend to love my cuts a little closer to the line. I opted NOT to use the diecuts this time so I could get pretty crisp and close to the stamp line. I love these little scissors for super fine and precise fussy cutting. After they were cut out, I used Sparkle Silk to paint over the letters for some shimmer and shine. I also flicked a bit onto the cardstock panel.
Assembling the festive "swag" and adding snowflakes was next. I threaded a wooden heart button onto some Natural Thread and then draped it across the page. I adhered the button to the Snow Blooms Snowflake diecut (colored with Liquid Color on the Gel Press) on the right with a foam square. The red/white bakers twine was tied off in a bow (around the foam square) and draped in the same manner.
To finish the card off, I assembled the "Merry" sentiment and added some styrofoam snowballs and a few punches of silver cardstock, added some pearls and mounted the whole panel onto a Kiwi Slice piece of Cardstock.
Such a fun card and I'm one more card to the finish line! WOOP WOOP!
After stamping and coloring the background, I mounted it onto Candy Apple cardstock then colored and cut out the snowpeople, I fussy cut with my Pro Shears then doodled a snow scene to match the snowpeople. I attached some Sweet Berry Gingham ribbon and some Natural Thread to the stamped panel I applied a bit of watercolor to the snow scene then cut it out so that I could assemble it onto the cardfront. Once assembled, I tucked the snowpeople behind one of the snowpiles.
The panel was then mounted onto a card base and that was that! Finished!
Hey there, I'm back with another Coffee Loving creation and this time, I'm adding a little doodle to the mix!
Happy day 3 of the Winter Coffee Lovers Hop! How have you been keeping up? I'm working through the hop posts commenting away and have been trying my hardest to avoid recaptcha black hole! I have avoided it thus far but am keeping a slow pace so I probably will get soooo behind as usual!
As the snow fell today (we barely got a ground covering), I was all excited and decided to add some snowmen to my coffee loving creation. I'm quite bummed that it didn't amount to much and hope we'll have boatloads when we go back to school ha ha ha.
I used the fun new snowman set called Snowmen Days and then doodled a little mug to hang on the card. I paired the snowman images up with some festive pine/pinecone paper from the Through The Year Prints collecton too. Love the pattern and love the rich color.
I added some red sparkle tape and some twine to jazz things up a bit since I just can't seem to hold back and make a CAS card. LOL. I stamped the snowman and colored him with my FSJ watercolor Color Splash pencils. Yes, the mug is doodled...a mix I love to do every now and then.
Like the sketch? Give this one a try and you just might win a special treat at the end of the month! Just add your creation to the inlinkz below and you'll be in the running for the sweet prize!
Yahoo!!! It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's WINTER, CHRISTMAS and the WINTER COFFEE LOVERS HOP! Woop woop! I'm excited to be playing along again and I've got a fun project each and every day! The DT has been cranking out some fabulous creations to inspire and invite YOU to join the fun!
Join us throughout the week as we hop, hop, hop and share our awesome Winter creations. Just make sure that they include the coffee, tea or hot cocoa theme and you're good to go! As always, we've got a TON of fabulous Super Sponsors providing some amazing prizes. Also, we'll have some Flash Prize Sponsors who will also be providing prizes that will be given away in a flash!
For my first card creation, I chose to share a little mixed media card I've dubbed "Santa's Coffee Break". I included a little Santa Claus wax seal into my card design.
Santa is always a child at heart so I've added a little doodled smiley face to his favorite cup. Of course, Santa loves Peppermint any way he can have it so that yummy steam smells minty fresh!
Check out the little snowballs! I added a pile-o-snow to the canvas just by gluing them down with my Journey Glaze. This glaze can hold down anything!!! A closer look at the canvas might show a few sneaky Ho-ho-ho's here and there. I wrote them in pencil on the canvas before I brushed some Whip Cream (mixed with a little blue watercolor pencil) paint over the canvas. I didn't want the sentiment to be overpowering, so there's just a hint of "Ho".
I wonder if you can notice the stitching under the watercolored snowflake? If not, check it out. I used some black twine and just xxx a little santa stitching. Of course, I had to add a little sparkly and peppermint striped washi to the mix!
Thanks for stopping by! All products featured in this card are available in my Fun Stampers Journey Shop. I've provided links to help make shopping easier! Oh and the 12 Days of Christmas sale is going on RIGHT NOW! Flat Rate Shipping of $5.00 is offered for your shopping experience. So have fun and shop 'till you drop!
Hello there Coffee Loving stampers! It's Kerry here and I'm back with another yummy Sip and Share. This week I'm sharing a card inspired by my travels to West Virginia last weekend. The scenic drive along the Appalachians was absolutely breathtaking. I took the colors of the foliage as inspiration and started crafting...
I selected a Fun Stampers Journey Limited Run seasonal stamp set called Pumpkin Kisses because of the fall theme and how it reminds of my favorite pumpkin flavored treats...including pumpkin coffee. Since I prefer to drink coffee without sugar or sweetener, I like to make my own pumpkin spice coffee by adding a variety of pumpkin spices to my fresh ground coffee beans. As the beans are ground and used, the aroma is just fabulous. This aroma is right up there with my next favorite pine scent that fills my home at Christmas. This time of year is my most favorite, indeed!
I stamped the background images onto deep orange (Tangerine Fusion) cardstock using Black Licorice and Pumpkin Bread ink. I then applied some Brushed Gold PanPastel over the images to create a shimmery effect. After that, I stamped a few flowers using Clear Pigment Embossing Ink and sprinkled some Gold Embossing Powder over that. Thankfully, It stuck to most of my ink and I was able to heatset it so it would be permanent. I love that some areas (the non-embossing ink) left a lightly embossed area while the clear embossing ink areas left a crisp more solid gold effect.
I stamped the sentiment onto Butter Cream cardstock with Black Licorice ink then rubbed the PanPastel over that to soften p the image. After that, I popped it up on the stamped panel and added some hand-dyed ribbon (I rubbed the Pumpkin Bread ink over the Pumpkin Patch plaid ribbon to give it a richer color). Adding a double bow with a coffee bean accent to the corner of the sentiment panel finished this panel off. I mounted it onto some Butter Cream Cardstock then attached it to a Kraft card base. Poof...Voila...it's done and ready to send to a friend who loves Pumpkin Spice as much as I do!
Check out the card sketch inspired by my card! I'd love to see you play along with this challenge this week! If you do, please add your card to our inlinkz below and if posting on Instagram, include the hashtag #clcsipandshare so we can check your card out!
Hello there coffee lovers! It's Kerry here and I'm back with another installment of my Sunday Sip! This week I'm sharing a deeeelish fall card perfect for the hop! Are you enjoying the hop? It's been amazing so far and I can't wait to see how much the gallery grows!
This card was inspired by the beautiful sunflower stamp set in the September Bloom Box from Fun Stampers Journey. This set is perfect for fall cards and it pairs quite well with the Le Cafe stamp set too! I used several fall colors to create a gorgeous sunflower background: Cranberry Bliss, Citrus Cooler, Dark Roast and Pumpkin Bread. I also used Black Licorice ink for the sentiment. I chose to add a hint of the sunflower image onto the coffee mug to give it a coordinating look. Just coloring it up with my watercolor pencils and adding a bit of Journey Glaze made it the perfect addition to this fall card.
A little bling and some Journey Silks splattered here and there and the background was complete! Notice the diecut? That's actually a die from a former kit called Decorative Doily. I love that the die can be used without the doily stamp. Makes it more versatile! :)
Thanks so much for popping by today! Hope you enjoy the rest of your day and that the RECAPTCHA doesn't annoy the heck out of you while hopping through the Coffee Lovers Fall Blog Hop!
Love this layout? Join the fun and play along with it in the hop! There might* be a special treat for someone who plays along with this sketch! Just post your creation to the inlinkz (and to the Fall Coffee Lovers Hop link-up).
