Happy Birthday, Bring On The Magic

Hi guys, I'm up on the Blogger with a Challenge from Art Impressions Blog.  Their challenge this week is CELEBRATION: make something that you celebrate so I made this cute birthday card.

I made this card using lots of stamps, a repurposed packaging from a crafty order, some splatters and a cute fairy drinking her coffee (obviously it's her free birthday coffee from SB)!

This came together so fast, it was one of those creative moments after looking at the brown packaging from an order I just received in the mail.  It was so smooth and didn't get wrinkled at all during shipping and I thought to myself, self what can you use this for and all of the sudden I was making a card with it.  The colors were perfect for this cute little fairy image a friend had sent me a few weeks ago that was actually sitting on my desk and wow did it really work for this project!

I started off by cutting the brown packaging down to an 1/8 of an inch smaller than an A2 size and added it to a solid piece of brown card stock cut to an A2 card base.

I then went through some of my birthday stamps and grabbed a few I thought would work and went to town stamping the background.  I also included a couple of my "background" stamps I use specifically for making backgrounds and they really worked great together.

I added some white acrylic splatters (fun tip: I ordered a set of 3 empty nail polish bottles off of amazon...really small with a ball inside...I add some acrylic paint with a bit of water to the bottle and have it sitting on my desk for when I want to make splatters.  It saves a lot of waste at least for me, I'm a heavy hand when pouring acrylic paint and I usually wipe up the rest from my glass board so a huge waste for me.  I love these little bottles because you can put any color inside...here is a link to them (non affiliated) in case you want to order a set).

After the splatters I added the fairy image and some bling and called it done!  Thanks for hanging out with me today.  I hope I inspired you to get into your crafty space and make a card for someone special today!

Stay crafty,

Kimberly 

Coffee card - Did You Ever Want To Say?

Hey guys, I'm here as a guest designer for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog post and I am so excited!  They are all about coffee and since discovering them my stamps and dies for everything coffee has gown...STRONG, you know, like coffee😂☕️😂

This card is how I feel most mornings when my body aches or my MS is acting up...I literally have a cup of coffee in my hand and just say "Nope, not today"   Ugh! Some days life is just a bit much and is why I reach for that second cup of coffee most days. But hey, we all have our struggles in life and well, coffee helps and then we take on whatever part of the day we can.

I am loving this stamp from Crackerbox Stamps.  Her name is "Helen" and she seems to look like she needs more than just one cup of coffee most mornings too!  I mean her struggles look real!

I started out by stamping her with some alcohol friendly black ink.  I like to use Memento in Tuxedo Black when I am using my alcohol markers on a stamped image.  It's the best one that I've found to not smudge when using the markers.  In the Copic Markers I used Y08, Y11, C1, E0000, RV14, R32, B23, B26 and in the SPECTRUM NIOR, I used, E56.  I also used some glossy accents on her cup and the steam.

The stamp set from Crackerbox stamp also came with the sentiment, "DID YOU EVER WANT TO SAY?".  I stamped the sentiment and used one of my nested dies from my stash to die cut it and then I used a fine tip black pen to sketch an outline around the sentiment just to make it pop.   I added a background layer from a paper pack from BRASS and BLISS called JAVA GOOD TIME.  I also used one of the bigger dies from the same nested die set to cut and layer it them together.

I dug into my scraps and found that polkadot pattern paper, a brown card stock from the JAVA GOOD TIME paper collection and a bright yellow card stock from my stash - just to make her yellow mug pop - and then I layered them all.  I popped her up with some foam tape, adhered her and the sentiment to the front and then started on the inside of the card.

I grabbed a nesting die set I got from SBC to cut a frame using another coffee pattern paper from Brass and Bliss...have I told you I just love Brass and Bliss and I discovered them through one of the hops? They are also a SUPER SPONSOR of The coffee Loving Papercrafters...boy, they sure have enabled me to find a LOT of great stamp and die companies, maybe too much 😂   After die cutting that thick frame, I popped it up on foam tape.   

I pulled a frame die from Brass and Bliss, called INSIDE SCALLOP FRAME.  I die cut it out of the same bright yellow card stock I used on the frot of my card to give some pop and to make and outside and inside the card cohesive.  I adhered the coffee frame to the yellow card stock and then adhered that to the inside of the card. 

I grabbed another sentiment stamp from Pajama Crafter Stamp- "NOPE, NOT TODAY".  I used another die from my stash from Kat Scrappiness and stamped, die cut and adhered it to the inside of that coffee frame.  I found that little kitten in my plate of...I'll put it away some day, stash…that never seems to get put away.  I thought he looked super cute and I was happy to find him a great home.

I sure hope I inspired you to reach into your stash and pull all the things to make a fun coffee card today.  

Stay crafty my friends,

Kimberly 

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Miss Dee Coffee Card - A Cafe, mocha, vodka, valium, latte to go please

Hi guys, I'm back on the Blogger with another card in my July Guest Designer Series.  If you like snarky cards as much as I do you will love Miss Dee!  She is quirky and snarky and I just adore her!  I managed to find 2 of the AALL & Create, Miss Dee stamps on Etsy as a PNG file!  That blew my mind because I didn't think you could get them in a PNG file.  I found them on VERA LANE STUDIOS.  I do love working with PNG's because you can store them on your computer so no shelf space needed and you can resize her to what ever size you want.  I resized her to fit on another PNG background I purchased from Etsy called COFFEE SHOP by Fantasy Digitals and just printed it out...EASY PEESY!

I started out with  a brown 80lb card stock for my base and used the Stamperia stencil called ALICE IN CHRISTMAS - HARLEQUIN.  I used CLOUD WHITE by VersaMagic.  I set it aside and started working with the PNG files.

I pulled the Coffee Shop PNG into my PAGES along with Miss Dee.  I put her in front of the Coffee Shop image and sized her to fit into that space.  I printed the image as one and it comes out with her uncolored.  So cool right!  All I had to do is color her in with my Copic and Spectrum Noir markers.

I pulled out my Crackerbox stamps, COFFEE 1 stamp set and used that hilarious sentiment...I'LL HAVE A CAFE, MOCHA, VODKA, VALIUM, LATTE TO GO PLEASE.  Oh my gosh I am cracking up because it looks like Miss Dee is handing it right to me😆  I'm telling you this is my mood these past 6 weeks with life piling more and more on my plate!   Crackerbox has the funniest and snarky stamps sets and I love that they are one of our Super Sponsor during our hops!

I stamped the sentiment out and die cut it using one of my quirky dies from my stash and then used my brayer to roll some CTMH ink (CAROLINA) on it, adhered everything to the card base and called it done!

Do you use PNG images to make cards?  

I hope I was able to make you giggle and inspire you to get into your crafty space and make a card for someone you know and bring a smile to their face!

Stay crafty,

Kimberly

 

Happy 250th America!

Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger with my very first card as a Guest Designer for July.  Since it's July 3rd and tomorrow is America's 250th Birthday I really wanted to make a card to celebrate that!  I remember being a kid in 1976 when we celebrated America's 200th Bicentennial Birthday and there was such a buzz in the air leading up to the big day!  I just remember being in awe of so much that was going on; the parades, the fireworks, the cookouts, all the neighbors out in the streets shaking hands and really celebrating our 200th birthday!  It was AWESOME.  So I am dedicating this card to America and her 250th birthday!

I started out with a patterned base card that picks up that blue in my color scheme.  It's filled with colorful stars that was perfect for this card! I layered that with a white card stock and then layered red foiled card stock on top. That red really makes everything pop!  For the "HAPPY" I used a Karen Burniston "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" DIE SET.  I die cut in a heavy white card stock and inked it in red, and leaving some white of the card stock and then blue.  I adhered it to the top and moved on to my focal point.

I'm not going to lie, for those flags, I cut up a 4th of July store bought card my sister sent to me years ago. It was in a bunch of unused store bought cards she no longer wanted.  I mean who doesn't like to recycle...so I fussy cut them and adhered to the card base.

The coffee cup is from one of our Super Sponsors and a fav of mine, Crackerbox Stamps.  This is from their Coffee 1 collection.  I stamped the cup out and used a couple of Vickie Boutin color wheels (blue/greens and the red orange set) to bring the RED, WHITE and BLUE colors our flag is known for.

After stamping out and inking the cup, I stamped another one on that star pattern paper...it was the packaging from HOMETOWN SUMMER by Renne Lonney, again, recycling at it's best😋😊😊  I fussy cut the lid and the sleeve and adhered both to the cup, popping up the lid with some foam tape for some added dimension.  I die cut the 250th, which are both from Karen Burniston, and added it to the sleeve and then adhered the cup to the card.

I reached into my American Crafts Thickers FLAGS & FRILLS and found the word AMERICAN so I cut the "N" off so I could use it as the word AMERICA.  

Lastly I added some glitter stars from my stash and called it done.

Are you sending out any 250th USA Birthday cards this year?  Are you as excited as I am to celebrate our 250th?  I can only hope it is as FABULOUS as the Bicentennial 200th birthday celebration I remember as a kid!

Thanks for hanging out with me today and I hope I inspired you to get into your crafty space and make a handmade card for someone and put a smile on their face.

Stay crafty my friends,

Kimberly

 

Holly Jolly Christmas Wishes card

Hey guys,  I'm here as a guest designer again for the month of July for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge Blog #55 and I am so excited!

If you are a coffee lover this blog and challenge is for you!  Each month they host a challenge, challenging you to make a Christmas card using either coffee or hot cocoa/tea themed card.  I am a huge coffee lover and I also have a love for coffee cards.  My stash of coffee/hot cocoa and tea overrunneth, just like my coffee cup in the mornings!  

Today I started out with a little inspiration I took from one of the Pretty Pink Posh cards on their website...I love getting inspired by others! 

I used a die set from them called WINTER MUG.  It is so good and comes with a large coffee mug, a candy cane, ghost, leaf, marshmallow and a couple of other bits.

OK, so is anyone else like me and have quite a collection of old stash of just about everything?  I have 2 bins of Christmas bits and bobs and paper and an entire 9x7 storage bin full of Christmas dies and stamps.  So when I reached into my stash of Christmas papers I had plenty to pick from.

I found this nice shade of textured red card stock which I loved. I die cut the coffee cup but wasn't satisfied with it so I ran it through a 3D embossing folder I have from Spellbinders and loved how it came out.

I then reached into my stash of Whimsy stamps goodies...oh I just love that shop!  I had purchased a honeycomb drips stencil a few months ago and hadn't used it yet so I pulled it out and used the drip part to make the mug look like it was overflowing with goodness.  I actually cut another mug, stenciled the white card stock with some CTMH SHORTBREAD ink and then fussy cut the the drips and adhered it to the red mug.

I started digging through all the Christmas papers and goodies I have in my stash and came across the paper with the music notes with a vintage vibe to it.  I also had a scrap piece with MERRY EVERTHING and HAPPY ALWAYS printed on it so I layered them at an angle and adhered it down to the the green gingham paper which I layered on top of a black 85lb card stock.

I grabbed my Stampendous! SNOWMAN HUGS die set and die cut the candy cane.

I thought something else was missing so I die cut it again out of some red foil card stock and snipped it so it didn't have the curved part...so it looks like a peppermint stick or cinnamon stick.  

I decided to give it a little extra and added some WOW embossing SPARKLING SNOW and heat embossed some of the candy cane, cinnamon stick and the drips.  I adhered it all together and layered it on top of the Christmas papers.

I found my Arden laser cuts, SEASON OF JOY and pulled out some Christmas stamps, poinsettia leaves, a heart and a small tag with a cute bow from the collection and layered them around the mug.  I also found the HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS and CHRISTMAS WISHES sentiments in the collection and thought they would be perfect for this card!

I die cut the snowflake from the Pretty Pink Posh Winter Mug set and adhered it down.  I added a thin piece of green foiled card stock, that I ran through another 3D embossing folder, to the bottom of the card just for added texture, adhered it all down and called it done!

I hope I inspired you to hop along with us this month for this coffee loving, Christmas fueled hop; make a coffee inspired Christmas card for someone special, get some inspiration from others and don't forget, there is a prize each month, so maybe even win a prize!

Thanks for hanging out with me today,

Stay crafty,

Kimberly

Coffee and Gansta Rap

Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger with this month's Just For Giggles IG hop.  If you know me you know that I just love funny and snarky cards!  If you love to make funny, punny or snarky cards this hop is for you.  It's once a month and anyone can join in the fun.  Click this LINK and head over to my IG to join in on the hop and get some giggles in today!

Today I decided to download one of the PNG's that I purchased off of Etsy.  Soooo, I am new to PNG's and I kind of went crazy on buying them.  I mean so inexpensive, you get multiple images and they take up zero room.  So the days I am not in a mood to pull out my Copic or Spectrum Noir markers I can reach into my newly acquired stash of PNG's.

I picked my latest download called FUNNY CARTOON CAFFEINATED QUIRKY BIRDS by HBM Clipart.  If you are interested in PNG's they have a lot to offer, just click on the link.

I used 2 birds for this caffeinated card.  The parrot is so vibrant and the cup it's holding left enough room for one of my stamps, COFFEE AND GANSTA RAP.  That stamp has been in my stash forever.  It was small enough to fit into that cup...but the great thing about PNG's is you can resize them to any size you need so if it didn't fit I could just adjust the bird to size!  The brown bird had a cup that already said "speed mode engaged" so I thought the two sentiments on the cups went well.  I did reach for my fine colored pens and just gave their feathers a little more dimension along with a bit of Copic to help.

After I printed and added some flicks of the markers I used a die from my stash that I had gotten off of Amazon...it's quirky so it went perfectly.  I also used a postage die from Scrapbook.com with papers from Whimsy stamps and Brass and Bliss.  Both are the top 2 companies I love to buy from!

After adhering everything together I printed out the sentiment and added some glossy accents to the whip, the eyes and the coffee beans and called it D-O-N-E!

I hope I was able to make you giggle with this card and don't forget to head over to the Hop for some more funny/punny/snarky inspiration.

Stay crafty!

Kimberly 

Happy Holidays - Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

Hey guys,  I'm so happy to be a guest designer this month for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge Blog!  If you are a coffee lover this blog and challenge is for you!  Each month they host a challenge, challenging you to make a Christmas card using either coffee or hot cocoa/tea themed card.  I am a huge coffee lover and I also have a love for coffee cards.  My stash of coffee/hot cocoa and tea is HUGE!  So I was super excited when I was asked to guest design for this month!

I actually made a pretty simple card, because sometimes, life needs simple.  I have recently really gotten into digi stamps.  I think it's more out of the necessity of using less space in my craft room because I have no more space to use...I know I can't be the only one like that.  So today I downloaded a digi image from Angie Bloom Digital Designs, called LOVE YOU MORE, GIRL.

After I downloaded the image I popped it into Canva and put the Christmas tree behind it (the tree is part of Canva's elements) and then added the window in front of her so make it look like you are looking in seeing her relaxed and cozy by the tree sipping on her coffee, or hot cocoa.   The window actually comes with the digi stamp set.  I then downloaded the image to my computer, put it into my PAGES and printed it on some 110lb white card stock.

I used my Copic and Spectrum Noir Tri-blends to color her.  I then used some distressed oxide from Tim Holtz in Mustard Seed to give the tree a glow.

After coloring I reached into my Arden SEASON OF JOY collection and grabbed the frames in green and red to balance the card, added the gold foil card stock and the HAPPY HOLIDAYS sentiment (again from Arden's Season of Joy collection).  I did add a sketchy boarder around it using my fine point black pen just to make it pop.

Well that does it for this digi Christmas card.  I hope I inspired you to dig out those coffee inspired stamps and dies and head over to Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge and join in on the fun.

Stay crafty my friends,

Kimberly

This is my mug shot

Hey guys I'm up on the Blogger with yet another snarky card...boy I don't know what is in the air but I am full of snarky this month!  I am doing this for the Simon Says Stamp Blog - MAKE A BACKGROUND challenge and Pammie's inky Pinkies - anything goes blog challenge.(2609) Click on the links to follow, join in and get inspired!

Today I'm using lots of background stamps for the background.  I somehow amassed an entire box of background stamps and I am not mad at that!  I love using them to create backgrounds for cards, layouts and junk journals.

After I finished up the background I reached into my Brass and Bliss, JAVA GOOD TIME paper pad and used a  Deckle Fram die from them as well to die cut it and frame the A2 card.  This paper was super busy  but by me using it as essentially a border it really worked!

I then printed out the Digi stamp of Miss Dee I found on Etsy (shop here).  I couldn't believe I found a Miss Dee stamp in digi form!  Guys, I have ZERO space left for any more dies or stamps so I was super excited!  I pulled out all the markers...I use both Copic and Spectrum Noir.  I'm not fabulous at shading but I'm getting there.

After I colored and fussy cut everything out I figured out the placement and are you ready for this...I ran my background through my printer to get that sentiment because it was also part of the digi collection!  It came out perfectly!  I think I actually let out a little scream😆

I adhered everything together but something was still missing so I reached into my scraps and had this tiny piece of brown left from one of the JAVA GOOD TIME papers and it pulled it all together!  

Thanks so much for hanging out with me.  I hope I inspired you to make someone laugh by making them a snarky card today.

Stay crafty

Kimberly

Cheers to All and to all a Good Night!

Hey guys I hope everyone one is keeping warm...Old Man Winter is really giving it to us this year!  

I'm up on the Blogger with this cute Hot cocoa/coffee themed Christmas card.  I know we just got over the Christmas rush but it will be upon us before you know it and I always try to get at least 2 done a month so I am not scrambling at the last minute.  I say that but the inside of my cards seem to take me just as long as the outside some times and until I know exactly who I am sending them to I hold off on doing the inside of them.

I am playing along with a couple of different CHALLENGES this week:

12 Months of Christmas-Christmas card (option-cocoa)
 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #50

I was surprised on how fast this on came together using 2 wonky stitched circle dies, an image from Angie Bloom Designs, a stencil in my stash and some Copic Markers and a cute Stamp set from Scrapbook.com  

I love these 2 challenges because they get me making those Christmas cards during the year so a lot less stressing in December! Click on the links to join in on the fun and to win some prizes and to get inspired! 

Thanks for hanging out with me,

Have a crafty day!

Kimberly

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog hop - Brewing up good vibes

Hey guys I'm here with another card for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog hop.  Here is the link to join in and have fun or just get some great inspiration from all the ladies!  

I'm using my Marci Coffee stamp for this one but decided to do a little paper doll dress up like we did when we were kids.  I stamped her on a pattern paper for her top and then stamped her again for her pains and cut both and glued her to a full stamp of her.  I used my Copic Markers on her boots, hair and skin.

I added tom scraps from my stash, a sentiment stamp from La La Land Crafts and some fall leaves I die cut and inked up and lastly a border die for the top.

Thanks for stopping buy and hanging out with me for this hop.

Have a crafty day!

Kimberly 

Coffee Lover Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025 - Brew in Hand Big Plans Ahead

Hey guys, I am still making cards for the Fall Winter Blog hop.  Wowsa, this year I am really killing it with these coffee themed cards❗️  If you haven't ever participated or you need some amazing inspiration from DT's, Super Sponsors (lots of giveaways) or just all of us who love coffee themed anything, click on the link to find out how to join us this year.  It runs from November 7th - 14th (2025).

I'm here with a new card featuring some amazing La La Land Crafts stamps and papers.  If you haven't heard about La La Land Crafts you are missing out❗️  Here is a link to all of their website. 

I started out with the La La Land Crafts 6x6 paper pack called IN THE CITY.  It is GORGEOUS and thick and did I say GORGEOUS? I love the scene on this one and the colors.  Since 2 sheets of the same scene come in each pack I used up both of them.  One I used as my base and the other one I used a fancy bracket die cut...I do like the look of a pop up on part of the paper that blends but still has a great demential effect.  I made sure to glue it to match up with the base paper.  

I then took my Marci Coffee rubber stamp (sorry guys, it's part of their monthly club and isn't offered any other time that I know of) and I stamped her with some Momento black ink before using my Copic and Spectrum Noir markers to color and blend her in.  I'm not mad at the way she turned out but can I just say that the DT over on LaLaLand Crafts are PHENOMENAL at blending and well you will just have to go check them out.  I'm blown away and not sure I will ever be at that level...but again, not mad at her.

After I finished coloring and blending I fussy cut her out and added some foam tape to half of her and the other half was adhered to the popped out part of the bracket die.

I then reached into another coffee stamp set I got from LLLC, again part of that monthly kit so not available solo, and stamped the sentiment BREW IN HAND BIG PLANS AHEAD. I stamped it on a 4x6 K & COMPANY paper pad that I am in LOVE with called SOLID MAT (scooped 2 of them up at my Ollies which bought out some of Joann's stock when they went out of business and the price is STUPID CRAZY).

Inside of the card I used a paper pad from Hobby Lobby that had the color I felt matched pretty good.  I then used the rest of that LLLC paper and glued it over top of the 6x6 paper from Hobby Lobby...guys this stuff is so beautiful that I didn't want to waste any of it.  

I then cut one of the fancy brackets (the largest one) and used some SALTWATER TAFFY distressed oxide to get the color I wanted and I glued it down.  I then had the rest of that paper left after cutting the fancy bracket for the front of the card and decided not to waste that either.  It brought the scene inside the card and I loved that look❗️ Using the smaller solid fancy bracket (why yes, yes they are a nesting die set) I stamped the sentiment that I had from Brass and Bliss called ALL YOU NEED IS COFFEE on top of the die.

Well, that's it...this is a bigger card than I usually make so I will need to make an envelope for it but I don't mind because I am definitely not mad at the way this turned out.

Thanks so much for hanging out with me for some more coffee loving cards.  Don't forget to head over to the blog and leave some love, get inspired and try hoping along with us this year.

I hope your day is fueled by coffee and love.

Kimberly

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025 - How to make me Happy card

Hey guys, I'm here with another fun coffee card for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop for 2025.  If you have never participated here is a link to find out how and a link to all of the Super Sponsors that usually have some pretty good deals going on for this hop!

I started off with a coffee stamp set I just purchased from Amazon (click here to see it).  I will say, I wasn't overly happy with it when I got it.  It is a bit flimsy and one of the stamps almost looks like she has a mustache...that's what I get for buying cheap stamps.

 But they turned out to be cute stamps/images so I guess I'm not that mad at them.  Anyhoo, I started with the cute image of a woman in slippers sitting back having a cup of coffee...I can't say that I've ever gone to the store in slippers but hey, a coffee run is a coffee run. 

I used my Copic Markers and my Spectrum NoirMarkers to color her (still trying to work on my shading technique, it's slow going, I really need to watch more vids).

After I finished coloring the image, I pulled out a double frame die from Whimsy Stamps and cut it out using a 6x6 paper from Brass and Bliss Java Good Time paper pad.   After die cutting it out I backed it with a toffee colored textured card stock.  

I pulled out my Vicki Boutin 12x12 paper pad I just got, I think it's called Art For Everyone.  I found this paper that looks like it has coffee rings on it and in the same color scheme as the clothes I colored on the image so I was super excited to use it - happy coincidence for sure. I backed the VB paper with the same toffee colored card stock to balance out the card and then adhered it all together (popping up the image on foam tape to give it a bit of dimension).

I reached into my coffee sentiment stamps and grabbed a Brass and Bliss stamp set called LET'S MEET FOR COFFEE and stamped it on the top.

This card was so simple and easy to make...I hope it has inspired you to pull out your coffee stamps and make a card and hop along for the 2025 Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog hop.

Thanks for hanging out with me,

Have a crafty day!

Coffee Lover's Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025 - Holiday Cheer

Hey guys I'm here with a Christmas themed coffee card for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Here's a link if you want to join in on all the fun now through the 14th of November.

I used my La La Land Crafts to go coffee die set and made a shaker out of the "sleeve" of the togo cup.  I also used some Christmas Tonic Studios glossed mirror papers and my tiny Varsity alpha dies to make the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and hanging out with me!  Don't forget to head over to the hop and check out all of the amazing inspiration for coffee cards this year!

Happy crafting,

Kimberly

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025 - Coffee Time

Hey guys, yeap, I am here with yet another coffee themed card for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025.  As always, here is a link to go over and check out all the inspiration and if you are a coffee/tea/hot cocoa lover join in and have some fun with us this year. 

I am really loving all of my new coffee themed and inspired stamps and dies this year!  My collection has really grown.

Here is another one from the Amazon stamp set I bought that I don't love but I'm not too mad at it.

I started this one off with an A2 base in the same color as her sweater (or pretty darn close to it).  I added a slightly smaller coffee themed paper from Brass and Bliss called Java Good Time.  

After adhering them together I moved on to cutting that postage frame (I got this from scrapbook . com). I used the largest and then the one that was 2 sizes smaller so I get that wide space in-between.  I adhered the large one down and then popped the smaller one up on foam tape.

I then used my stamp platform to stamp out the image.  I used my Spectrum Noir and Copic markers to color her in and then adhered her to the middle of that smaller postage die.

Using the same stamp set I stamped the sentiment "Coffee Time" along with 4 of the coffee beans.  I then reached for my Ranger Perfect Pearls and dusted the image before it dried and it gives that gold luster look to it.

Well that was a pretty easy card to make...I hope it inspired you to dig into your stamps and dies and make a card for that special someone.

Thanks for hanging out with me today,

Have a crafty card making kind of day,

Kimberly

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025 - You Got this Girl!

Hey guys, I'm here with another coffee inspired card for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025...here is a link to all the fun!  

I am using some chipboard pieces from the I AM collection. I just wanted to show you that cards don't have to be super challenging or technical to be cute.

I had these pieces left over from a collection that was gifted to me and thought what a cute coffee card this would make.  

I started with the A2 card base in a cream color and I inked the edge in Walnut Stain.  I then reached into my scraps and found this piece of 12x12 I had cut into previously from a Vicki Boutin paper pad and well it looks like coffee rings to me so I thought the colors were perfect and the rings were too so I adhered it to the top of the base.

I grabbed the 3 pieces that were perfect for this coffee themed card and laid them out where I wanted them.  I reached into my Brass and Bliss stamp set called LET'S MEET FOR COFFEE and used the YOU ARE BREW-TIFUL sentiment.  I stamped it on a die that I had in my stash and added the thread and DONE!

See how easy that is and a great way use up those left over pieces in a collection.  I hope you were inspired to grab a collection you are almost done with or you have no idea what to do with and make a card out of it...coffee themed or not.  But if it is a coffee themed card here is a link to join us on the hop or just go and look at all the inspiration the ladies have to offer this year.

Thanks for hanging out with me and I hope you have a crafty-card making kind of day😋

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Hop 2025 - Coffee + Friends Make the Perfect Blend

Hey guys I'm back on the blog with yet another coffee themed card for the Coffee lovers Fall/Winter Hop for 2025.  Here is a link to all the fun and inspiration going on through the 14th of November.

Today I have pulled a few different sets to complete this coffee themed gift card holder... For the outside of the card...

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6x6 paper pad from Brass and Bliss called JAVA GOOD TIME.  

COFFEE + FRIENDS MAKE THE PERFECT BLEND stamp set from Amazon.  

Moving on to inside of the card...

Karen Burniston pop up die set #1146 -Mini Pops Pop Up    

Pattern paper from the JAVA GOOD TIME paper pad  

To go cup from AlteNew - FRIENDS FOREVER collection. 

LA LA LAND CRAFTS - CHINCHILLIN' stamp set 

Don't forget to head over to the hop and check out all the inspiration from everyone!
Have a crafty day!
Kimberly

Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2025 - May your Coffee be stronger than anything you face today

Hey guys, I'm here with card #6 for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop for 2025.  If you have never participated here is a link to find out how and a link to all of the Super Sponsors that usually have some pretty good deals going on for this hop!

Today I'm working with one of my favorite AALL & Create Stamps of Miss Dee.  This one is Stamp #704 and she comes with some pretty snarky sayings.  For this card I didn't use any of her sayings but I paired it with a Coffee Stamp set from Brass & Bliss that has a couple of snarky sentiments as well so they were a perfect fit.

I started out stamping Miss Dee and coloring her in with my Spectrum Noir markers, I was trying to match the pattern paper I used from my scraps and I think I nailed it.  I set her aside once I was done and started working on the rest of the card.

For the Base I used a paper from Craft Consortium called Metal Textures and backed it with a metallic copper card stock I had.  I cut the copper card stock to an A2 size and then the CC paper an 1/8 of an inch smaller and adhered them down.  I then took some cream color textured card stock (sadly I was out of the copper metallic paper) and cut it about a 1/2" smaller than the A2 size. I reached into my scraps and used that pattern paper I had (last piece of that) cutting it down about a 1/8" smaller than the textured card stock and adhered theme together.  I backed it on some thick foam tape and adhered it to the card base.

I forgot to stamp my card before doing all of that but it worked out because that thick foam tape really lets the stamp soak into that paper so it worked out with me stamping it after the fact.  

I added that tiny coffee cup...I have had that die for-EVER and couldn't tell you where I got it but it has a bunch of Fall icons (think pumpkin, pie, coffee, leaves) that are all on one die and so tiny.  I think it's to use for shaker cards but I don't do many of them and almost forgot I had it but glad I remembered because it was perfect for this card.

I used more paper from that Craft Consortium paper pack to line the inside of the card. I then cut 2 squares (3x3 and one slightly smaller than that) and adhered them together and then used the 2nd part of that sentiment.  I thought about putting it on the front but I thought it went better inside.  I used the last of that scrap from the front of the card to tie it all in and I am done!  I do love Miss Dee and her snarky self!

Thanks for hanging out with me during the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Blog Hop!

Have a crafty day,

Kimberly