Autumn Blessings

Hey everyone, I'm up on the blog for Day 8 of the Coffee Lovers Blog hop and today I have a very Fall vibes card I put together.

I used a white A2 Card base and used some Wild Honey and Carved Pumpkin on it to ink distress the background.  I used my favorite stamp and die set from AlteNew to stamp and die cut the to go cup.  I actually die cut this and stamped it afterwards...I usually don't do that but it turned out great! 

I have this awesome leaf die and stamp set that came with a mini embossing folder, called Autumn Morning.  I die cut the leaves and inked them with Carved Pumkin and Gathered Twigs and I used the embossing folder to emboss the bottom 2" strip under the sentiment and the sleeve for the cup.

I started placing my leaves where I wanted them and tuck a few under the to go cup and adhered it all down.  I backed the 2" strip with a scrap piece from the JAVA GOOD TIME paper pad I had left and popped it up on foam tape. 

I added that cute little fox from Doodlebug (Doodlepop) isn't he adorable?  I added a few sequins and then stamped the sentiment, that came with the die set, inked it as well and adhered it to the card.  This card just screams FALL to me!

If you are still interested in getting in on the hop, today is the last day so hurry!  Here is the link.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kimberly

I Like Big Cups & I Can Not Lie!

Here is another card for Day 7 of the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop.  I am having so much fun making these coffee/tea/hot cocoa themed cards this year.

This one is another stash busting card, oh that makes me so happy!  I used the print paper left over from another project as my base and I found another piece of card stock in my stash I had leftover from a CTMH collection (it was so pretty).  I stacked a black card stock on top and then found 2 journaling cards, from a Echo Park Coffee collection from 2023 I still had, and stacked one on top of the black card stock.  The one that says I LIKE BIG CUPS & I CAN NOT LIE I adhered to some foam adhesive and popped it up for a bit of dimension.  The girl holding the coffee I fussy cut from another card in the EP collection, I also popped her up on some foam adhesive.

I stamped the sentiment from LET'S MEET FOR COFFEE stamp set from Brass and Bliss on to the last piece of that CTMH paper and popped it up on foam adhesive and called it done!

I was SO EXCITED to use everything from scraps!  I mean we pay good money for our products no need to waist them.

There is one more day to get your cards made and uploaded for this hop, it ends tomorrow, November 8th, 2024.  I will be uploading a couple of more tomorrow and that will be that for this year's Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop.  Here is a link if you want to play along.

Thanks for stopping my,

Kimberly

Books Are Like Friends Card

Hi guys, I'm here doing another card for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog hop.  Here is a link to check out all of the amazing inspiration that is going on over there and all the info on how to join in if you want too!

I got my color and inspiration from the coffee cup that has been sitting in my stash for 3 years! 

I started off with  blending some Broken China distressed Oxide on a card base.  I used one of my die cuts that had a great border on it and I inked that in the same color oxide.  I grabbed my heart coffee stencil from Miss Ink Stamps  called Latte Love and used Hickory Smoke distressed oxide on it. 

I popped the coffee cup up on some foam tape and then die cut the spoon (you can see the handle of it sticking out of the cup) and the steam and adhered it all down.  

I have a book stamp that I stamped on 80lb card stock and colored it in using my Spectrum Noir markers (I'm still trying to get the hang of shading). and adhered that down and lastly I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of paper (because don't we all have scraps laying around so why not use them up).

Lastly, I used some distressed oxide on it as well and adhered it down and I was done!  I love the sentiment and it was such a quick and easy card and BONUS, I used up that coffee cup that was in my stash for so long!

I hope to see you all over at the hop!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kimberly

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2024 ~ Friends Keep Your Heart Warm

 Hey guys, I'm here on Day 6 of the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2024 with FRIENDS KEEP YOUR HEART WARM...I just love that sentiment don't you?  I started off with some fabulous paper from Brass and Bliss called JAVA GOOD TIME, it's a must have paper pack if you are into coffee themed cards!

I backed one of the papers behind this really cute heart pattern paper to frame it, then I took a light brown textured card stock ran it through my die cutting machine with a super cute 3D heart embossing folder and backed it in black to give it a bit of a frame.  I used my AlteNew die for the to go cup from the Friends Forever collection and used more of the papers from that awesome JAVA GOOD TIME paper pad for the lid and the coffee cup itself...it's that paper gorgeous!  I also used the dies to make the "steam" coming from the coffee lid (still using some of that paper from that JAVA paper pad).  Before adhering it down I took my VERSA MAGIC archival chalk ink pad (in Cloud White) and skimmed it across the hearts so it gives it a bit of dimension.

I popped the to go cup up on foam adhesive, stamped the sentiment (Crafter's Companion - SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE) and cut it out with one of my stitched circle dies and done!  This would be a great card to send out to a friend in February I think, what about you?

If you want to join in the hop here is the link along with a link to my other blog showing how to Link Up.  There are lots of GREAT inspiration AND lots of prizes to be had!  Hope to see you over there.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kimberly

Wishing You Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice - Day 5 of the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2024

 Hey guys, I'm up on my blog again with another card I made for day 5 of the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2024.  Here is a link to the hop if you want to participate, and here is a link to the directions on how to link up to the hop just in case you need a little help with that (I know the first year I was just lost).

The card I made definitely has a lot of Fall vibes to it.  I am loving the stamp I got from Miss Ink Stamps, and they happen to be one of the SUPER SPONSORS of this blog hop!

After stamping the image, I colored it in using my Spectrum Noir markers, I am still learning but I'm not mad at it.  After I finished coloring and shading I let it dry and added some Wild Honey and Gathered Twigs Distressed Oxides to the background.  

I added some half pearls and then adhered it to the JAVA GOOD TIME 6x6 paper pad from Brass and Bliss (this is starting to become one of my fav 6x6 paper pads!

Well that wraps it up for me today, I hope to see you hopping along with the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2024!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kimberly

Day 5 of the Coffee Lovers FALL/WINTER Blog Hop 2024 - YOU ARE BREW-TIFUL

Hey guys, I'm up on my blog on day 5 of the  Coffee Lovers FALL/WINTER Blog Hop 2024 and a new card.  This hop is so fun and has been going for 10 YEARS!!  There are all kinds of sponsors with lots of prizes, so I hope you join in on the fun!

Today I made a card using a flower stamp and die set from Close To My Heart (I was so sad to see them close their doors) and colored it in with my Spectrum Noir markers.  

I also used one of my fav to go cup dies from AlteNew FRIENDS FOREVER collection.  This is a great size coffee tumbler!  

I embossed the cup with a 3D Embossing folders, I cut the sleeve and lid out of paper from the JAVA GOOD TIME from Brass and Bliss and popped them up on foam tape.  

I blended the background with WILD HONEY and SQUEEZED LEMONADE distressed oxides. I also stamped the sentiment using a great coffee stamp set from Brass and Bliss called LETS MEET FOR COFFEE (a must have if you are into coffee loving cards)  I added some enamel dots that have been in my stash for a LONG time (love when I can use old stash up) and then I distressed the edges of the card, adhered it to black card stock and that's it.  Easy peasy!

If you need directions on how to LINK UP here is my blog about that.  I hope you can join in on the fun this year and help celebrate 10 YEARS of coffee tea or hot cocoa themed card goodness, I mean there is SO much inspiration!

Thanks for joining me!

Kimberly

How to link up to the Coffee Lovers FALL/WINTER blog hop 2024 and my latest card!

Hi guys, it's that time of year again for all coffee/tea and hot cocoa lovers to come together and make some awesome cards themed around one of those warm (or iced) beverages!  The hop goes from November 1st to the 8th and is celebrating 10 years!  There are lots of amazing sponsors to the hop with some awesome prizes.

Here is one of my cards I'm linking up for the hop.

I used a die from AlteNew's Friends Forever to die cut the coffee cup, lid and sleeve. I used a solid paper and this awesome coffee background paper from the same JAVAGood Time 6x6 paper pad from Brass and Bliss.  I made a shaker out of it adding some bits and pieces from my stash of sequins, popped the lid up on foam tape.  I used a stitched heart die from my stash to add to the sleeve, then I die cut the cream color card stock with a frame die I have and stamped a coffee sentiment on it from the LETS MEET FOR COFFEE stamp set from Brass and Bliss and backed the entire card on some black card stock to make it pop...easy peasy!

Speaking of linking up to the hop, here are the instructions to link up to the  Coffee Lovers FALL/WINTER blog hop 2024.  Before doing these steps please note that you have to have your card/photo in either a Blog, Pinterest, FB or IG so you can link it.  IT WILL NOT LINK STRAIGHT TO A PHOTO OFF YOUR COMPUTER.  After you have uploaded your card to one of your social media sites (I use Pinterest or my blog site because I am not on any other Social Media sites) you can link it.

Go to the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog here.  Then go all the way down to the bottom of the post where the BLUE InLinkz button is (not the first one, the one on the bottom of page).

Click the BLUE button that says CLICK HERE it will take you to the InLinkz page where you will see all the sponsors first and then everyone who has uploaded their cards via their social media.  Scroll to the bottom and hit the BLUE ADD LINK button.

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It will bring you to this upload link.  Copy and paste your link (from your social media page or blog) into the LINK box then tab over and it will auto insert the title of what you have on your social media page.  You can change that if you would like. I do add my name (Kimberly B.) in that box so if I am chosen for a prize they know my name and not my Blogger name just so they know it is me.  

Scroll down a bit and hit SAVE and it will upload to the hop.  If you refresh the page you will see your card and what number card it is in relation to the hop.

Have fun!

Kimberly