And that's a wrap! Prize Winner Announcement

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

Santa's Coffee Break..

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!  

Stamps:  Le Cafe Stamp Set

Dies:  Snow Blooms Die Set

Cardstock/Canvas:  Whip Cream Cardstock, Pool Play Cardstock, Canvas Sheets

Inks:  Black Licorice True Fusion Ink, Whip Cream Acrylic Paint, Journey Color Splash Watercolor Pencils

Embellishments: Candy Apple Journey Tape, Black Journey Twine, Fashion Gold Pearls

Non FSJ:  Gold Thread, Styrofoam snowballs, Santa Claus Wax Seal, Gold Wax, Black Micron Pen

Cool Beans!

Hey there coffee loving cardmakers!  I'm back with another fun card for the coffee-lovers hop!  This time, I created a yummy card using the June Bloom Box for Fun Stampers Journey. Don't know what a Bloom Box is?  Well, it's a monthly kit that arrives at my door and includes a full size red rubber stamp set, four kitted card projects and a full color instruction booklet.  This month's kit includes a fun "punny" set with this cool beans sentiment box.

As a Creative Coach for Fun Stampers Journey, I have the opportunity to sell these kits and provide little perks to my Bloom Box Subscribers.  I create four additional (possibly more) card kits each month to send to my Bloom Box subscribers. They include tutorials too!  SO fun!  It's a great way to maximize the potential of each bloom box stamp set!

I think this set was made just for me!  hee hee.  I wonder if Richard planned the perfect timing for our hop too???

To create the card, I did a little masking of the images.  I stamped the "Cool Beans" block stamp with just an outline, then stamped the sentiments on the edges.  After that, I stamped the image in its actual design and cut it out.  Next, I distressed the edges using some deeeelish Dark Roast ink and a Dauber Dowel blending tool.  I added some Bronze and Dark Roast Silk as well as a few splashes of Journey Glaze then assembled the card.  SO FUN!

Whip Cream Cardstock, Pomegranate Splash Cardstock and Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock were a perfect combination!  Using the little freebie tags from the Spring into Summer mini just set the card off too.  Black Journey twine is also a must,  don't you think?!  Licorice Sparkle Washi and a piece of a coffee filter finish it off!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoyed this little perk-you-up!  See you tomorrow for another yummy creation!

Coffee....Coffee....all the days!

Hello there Coffee-Tea-Hot Cocoa loving creators!  Today is the day!

I'm excited to announce that I'm a Super Sponsor again! As an Independent Fun Stampers Journey Coach,  I'm fresh off the plane from Convention and I have the AMAZING new Inspiration Book and Catalog in my possession.  I also have the yummy Holiday Mini that will go live on Aug. 1!  So many new products, lots and lots of pages to drool over.  My wish list is massive! Take a look at this gorgeous cover!

You can order a catalog on my site by clicking on the image below or contact me to receive it FREE with a $100 order.  It is 335 pages of AWESOME!  The catalog is available for online viewing so make sure to check it out (click on the photo above to go to the link).

We are currently hosting a Clearance Sale! This sale will end July 1 and is "While Supplies Last" so make sure to check it out and pick up anything you really love.

To make room for new products in our 2017-18 catalog, several items are being retired.  These items are available at 30% off and will be available until July 1.  Check 'em out!

One lucky hopper (FSJ is currently available in USA and Puerto Rico) will receive a fun FSJ Coffee-Loving Gift Pack valued at $25.00.  Good Luck and happy hopping!

PS...If you're in the Northern VA, DC Metro Area, please stop by the Scrapbook Expo in Chantilly, VA this weekend.  I'm sharing FUN STAMPERS JOURNEY fun in my booth.

My free Make-and-Take features use of our newest products:  Gel Press, Liquid Color, Flower Swirls Stamp Set, Bubble Wrap Embossing Folder and much loved tool the Press Punch!  

Kisses and Hugs...Winter Coffee Lovers Hop

Hello there coffee loving friends!  Today is Day 2 of the Winter Coffee Lovers Hop and as promised, I have two new projects to share with you!  As a Super Sponsor for the hop, I'm excited to again be sharing my love for Fun Stampers Journey Products with my coffee-loving friends.  This time, I'm sharing some of our amazing dies, punches and embossing folders (with an itty bitty sentiment set too).  You can find my second project over on my NON FSJ blog HERE.  

To create my card, I first embossed my Whip Cream cardstock using the Petals Wall embossing folder.  I love the texture it provides to understated elegance cards.  I also diecut Kiwi Slice and Lemongrass Cardstock using the Summer Branch die.  Today, it wanted to be Mistletoe (hee hee).  I also punched the little tag out of Oatmeal Cookie cardstock using the Tag This punch and handle. The itty bitty sentiment comes from the ATS stamp set called Tag Elements.  To add a few red berries to the mix, I used my Press Punch and a few Cranberry Bliss scraps.  I mounted the card panel onto Lemongrass Cardstock and then onto a Rich Coral card base.

As a coordinating gift, I added more "Mistletoe", Candy Apple Red ribbon, Black Licorice twine and a little Sparkle Drop to tie off a bag of fresh green coffee beans.  This is a special blend of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, Costa Rica Monte Brisas (White Honey) and Brazil Estancia Lecy.  I love roasting my own green coffee beans and I hope the recipient of this special gift will too!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for leaving some love.  I appreciate you visiting and wish you luck in the sponsorship prize draws!  Hope you have a fabulous time hopping along.  See you again tomorrow!  :)

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Woo Hoo!!!  It's finally here!  The most fun hop in town!  It's time for another fun Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm excited to be joining all of YOU for a fabulous journey around the blog-a-sphere for some yummy coffee-tea-cocoa loving projects!  I'm excited to once again be a SUPER SPONSOR for this hop.  I'll be awarding one lucky participant a fabulous coffee-loving prize:  $25.00 gift certificate to my online FSJ shop. 

I'll be joining the hop each and every day to share some fun projects that feature coffee-tea-cocoa loving projects, so make sure to stop back every day for my treats.  

Today's treat is a little giftie I created.  I'd like to say it's a bit of aromatherapy.  When you feel the need for a caffeinated jolt, just open the bottle and take a whiff...Just don't whiff to strong- you don't want the grounds to go up your nose!  LOL

Yes, I took a trip to a Trader Joe's specifically on the search for yummy coffeelicious treats!  Since it's the holidays, I discovered a few yummy flavored coffees.  Oh this gingerbread coffee is deelish.  It's got a delicious ginger flavor with just the slightest hint of cinnamon and cloves.  It packs a chocolate aroma too-so it's just perfect for a little sniff-sniff.  Adding the coffee to a FSJ Journey Girl Bloom Catcher and chain creates the perfect coordinated gift...all that was left was the itty-bitty card!  

In order to make my gift complete, I created a little card to attach to my gift bag that this gift set will be delivered in.  I stamped and colored (with Copics) the steamy coffee mug from Le Cafe stamp set , added some red/white bakers twine and added a snippet of gold washi tape.  the card was attached to a Kraft card base using some of that yummy bakers twine!

MMM...It smells divine...and tastes good too! :)  Thanks for stopping by and for leaving your sweet comments.  I hope to see you again tomorrow as I share another coffee-loving creation.  Have fun on the hop!  :)