One Cup At A Time

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a card made using one of the stamps I purchased from Unity Stamp Co during one of their sales. These last few months have been really rough.  Between losing my mom, getting COVID again, bronchitis and a host of other issues, this Coffee is Not Enough perfectly sums everything up.

I started out by stamping everything in memento tuxedo black ink onto Copic X-Press It card stock using my MISTI© before coloring her up using Copic© markers. Once the coloring was finished, I lightly blended some Tim Holtz milled lavender distress ink around her to help lighten the white spaces before layering and adding brads.  As an afterthought, I ran a paper distresser along the edges of the bottom layer before adhering the image panel to a lavender card.  The only embellishments added were some purple sequins, silk flowers,lavender bling and a touch of white gel pen to her eyes. I'm pretty happy with how the card turned out especially with how I've been feeling.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #68 - Use Your NBUS (image)

Shopping Our Stash #534 - Time For A Hot Drink (coffee)

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Nov/Dec - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 673 to 674 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

A Place To Start Nov 2024 - Anything Goes Optional Thanks (anything goes)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Milled Lavender Distress Ink

Card Stock: Copic X-Press It; Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Copic Markers, Sequins, Silk Flowers, Bling, Blending Brush, Paper Distresser, Brads, Glue Dots, Glue

 

 

Life Happens

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a card I started earlier in December, but never finished until the New Year's weekend and then just now photographed.  I rediscovered this cute kitten digital image from Gracielle Designs' Sweet Tea in my to be used digital folder.  Don't you just want to give this little kitten a hug??

I started out by combining the image, and saying, in a watermark program then printed it out onto Neenah white card stock before coloring it using Castle Arts pencils then layered it and added some blue brads.  Once that was finished, I stamped the card using a long retired Like It A Latte wood block stamp set in pacific pointe ink.  Once the background was done, I stippled some more pacific pointe ink around the edges before adding my layered image.  As an afterthought, I spritzed some pacific pointe marker to help fill in the white spaces around my main image.  After adding some winter blues sequins from Picket Fence Studios, the card was finished.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #58 - Use Your NBUS (image, saying)

Word Art Wednesday Wks 629 to 630 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Jan 2024 - Anything Goes 

I Spy With My Little Eye #10 - Something Old/Something New (old SU coffee background set/ new - kitten in cup/saying)

Little Red Wagon #737 - What's New (digital set with kitten in cup/saying)

Crafty Animals #79 - Anything Goes Using An Animal (kitten)

Critter Crazy #82 - Anything Goes With Featured Critter (kitten)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Gracielle Design; Stampin Up

Ink: Stampin Up Pacific Pointe

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Sequins, Stipple Brush, SU Marker, Color Spritzer Tool, Brads, Glue Dots, White Gel Pen

 

The Most Important Meal Of The Day

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today I have a card to share I made for the Coffee Loving Card Makers blog hop.  I'm a little late to the party thanks to another migraine (Mother Nature make up your mind what season we're in) and being just plain sick for the last couple weeks.  I decided to use some stamps I had received from a friend recently.

I started out by stamping my Cathy image, and saying (retired), from Art Impressions in memento tuxedo black ink on vanilla scrap card stock before coloring using Castle Arts watercolor pencils and a blending marker.  Once the coloring was finished, I layered it and added brads.  Setting my layered image aside, I took my Down To The Last Cup background from Picket Fence Studios and stamped it repeatedly in Adirondack espresso ink using a MISTI before stippling more espresso ink using my paper pouncers before adhering it to an espresso card base.  After adding my layered image, I pulled out my Sakura 3D glaze pens and highlighted parts of the image before adding coffee beans sequins.  I'm really happy with how it turned out since I made it while dealing with this migraine.  I needed to try focusing on something besides the pain and this card was fairly easy for me to make.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #56 - Use Your NBUS (stamps, sequins)

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Hop - Anything Goes Coffee/Tea/Apple/Hot Chocolate 

Crafty Calendar Nov 2023 - Anything Goes 

Polkadoodles Wk44 - Anything Goes 

Aloha Friday #4 - Food and Drink (coffee)

Double Trouble #152 - Deja-Brew Optional Pun (coffee, pun in saying)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Art Impressions; Picket Fence Studios

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Adirondack Espresso

Card Stock: Stampin Up

Accessories: MISTI, Castle Arts Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker, Glue, Sequins, Brads, Glue Dots, Paper Pouncers, Sakura 3D Glaze Pens

 

Woodblock Wednesday

 

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today is another Woodblock Wednesday challenge.  I'm loving these fun monthly challenges because it's forcing me to pull out those wood stamps and actually use them instead of collecting them.  

I've had this Garfield© stamp for, what seems like, ages.  I found it at my local Michael's but the saying I found in an online store years ago. The card uses the coffee bean trio from a retired Stampin Up Espress Yourself set.

 

I started out by stamping Garfield, and the saying, in memento tuxedo black on some scrap white card stock before coloring using Castle Arts pencils.  Once my image panel was layered, I added some faux brads since I didn't have any matching ones so I just made my own.  My card is stamped in Tim Holtz broken china distress ink before stippling the edges in the same ink.  Once my card was finished, I added my layered image panel before adding some prima flowers with ice stickles centers and some blue fiber around the edge.  I'm happy with how this turned out considering I've been dealing with migraines and some health challenges lately.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Woodblock Wednesday - Use Those Wood Block Stamps 

Through The Craft Room Door Dec 6 2022 - Anything Goes 

Critter Crazy #69 - Anything Goes With A Critter (Garfield)

Show Us Your Pussycats #84 - Anything Goes With A Cat (Garfield)

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Rubber Stampede (Garfield); Art Impressions (saying); Stampin Up (coffee bean)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Broken China

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Fibers, Prima Flowers, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, 3D Glaze Pens

 

#woodblockwednesday

The Early Bird

Hello and welcome. First, I'd like to apologize for not posting in a while.  I've been dealing with some health issues on top of my migraines. 

 

Today I'd like to share a card I made using an old Garfield stamp (Rubber Stampede) and this hilarious saying from Art Impressions and a long retired Stampin Up set Espress Yourself.

I started out by stamping Garfield and my saying onto some scrap white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring Castle Art pencils using the Art Nudge #4 to guide my color combo.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled some dusty durango ink around the image panel using my Picket Fence Studio Blending Brushes before layering and adding some brads.  I then took a black artist pen and added some faux sewing around the edges.  The card is stamped using the coffee cup border from Espress Yourself in dusty durango ink.  I then stamped the coffee beans also in dusty durango ink and layered onto a gray card stock scrap before adding my layered image panel popping it up using dimensionals.  I then finished the card off using some copper cord from my stash. 

Challenges entered:

 

MMTPT692 - Reflection Of Your Collection (coffee stamps) 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2021 - Use Your Unloved Stash 

Aud Sentiments #288 - Anything Goes With A Sentiment 

2021 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 45 - Anything Goes Colouring 

 

 #fallwinter2021clh

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and a fabulous rest of your week and weekend.

Stamps: Rubber Stampede, Art Impressions, Stampin Up!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Dusty Durango

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, Copper Cord, Brads, Black Artist Pen, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, PFS Blending Brushes

PIP2136

 Challenge 2136 - Team A, Sept. 6

Sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

https://www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps FB

 

Hello and welcome to another challenge for Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we are being sponsored by  CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.  I would like to thank them for their sponsorship.  My card today is using a stamp set, and matching die, that I am IN LOVE with!!  Did I say I was in love with them?  The stamp set has just enough snarkiness to be funny, yet there are sentiments in it that are great for other times.

 

I started out by die cutting my coffee cup using the Coffee Cup Dies from groovy guava card stock then stippling some guava around the edges to "age" the cup a bit before die cutting my coffee saying from scrap close to cocoa card stock.  I then stippled matching cocoa ink over the lettering to help them stand out on the card base.  My sayings were stamped in memento tuxedo black ink from Coffee Talk onto scrap guava before punching the saying out and stippling guava ink around the edges then popping it up over the die cut coffee saying.  The second half of the sentiment was stamped in memento tuxedo black directly onto my die cut coffee cup before adding punched cocoa flowers using Ranger glossy accents as the adhesive.  The final touches was some guava ribbon I've had for a while and copper ice stickle centers

Challenges entered:

 

Crafting Happiness #112 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday- Stamp It 

Use Your Stuff #430 - Anything Goes 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to join in the challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.

Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa; Stampin Up Close To Cocoa

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up Groovy Guava; RAK Background

Accessories: Big Shot, CAS-ual Fridays Dies, Ribbon, PFS Blending Brushes, Ranger Glossy Accents, MS Punch, Copper Ice Stickles, Dimensionals