A Good Day

Hello Friends,! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was good, but way too short! I'm actually heading out of town on a business trip today, so I spent my weekend washing, packing, shopping, and making sure my hubby has everything he needs for our little princess.

I can't believe that August is already here! I realized over the weekend that I need to start planning Paige's birthday party because October will be here before you know it! I remember when I was pregnant, our friends told us that once she gets here time was going to fly! They were not kidding!! I personally treasure every minute I spend with Paige because she's already getting very independent. It's going to suck when she doesn't "need" me to do things for her anymore.

Okay, before I start crying let's get on to today's card! You all know that I love my coffee, and today I'm sharing yet another coffee card. Hey, it's Monday, what better way to start the week?

This sentiment could not be more true! I try to start every day with a smile and a positive attitude, it's amazing how far a smile will go! So, I broke out my Copics to color the coffee mugs, I know my coloring isn't great, but I tried! I also used my go-to plaid patterned paper from Lawn Fawn. They recently released new plaid papers for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and winter. You know I'll be picking those up! The stamp set I used is called Latte Love from PTI, it's one of my all-time faves!

Well, I hope all of you have a very Happy Monday and a wonderful week. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Carol

May your coffee be strong...

Hello Friends! I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was really good, but very HOT! I can't believe how hot and humid it is already! It's funny, living in South Florida, you seem to conveniently forget how darn hot it is down here until summer hits again! Oh well, I guess I better up the water intake, and note to self: buy more sleeveless tops! LOL!

So, today I'm popping in to share a cute coffee card with you. You all know that I love me some coffee, and when I saw this sentiment from Taylored Expressions I knew it had to be mine!

Isn't that awesome! I've had the stamp set for a little while now, but just recently had a chance to ink it up. I gave this card to one of the mom's at Paige's school, Candice, she is so sweet! We had a quick conversation one day and she mentioned that she drinks an iced coffee from Dunkin' Donuts every morning, it's her "me" time. So, I decided to make her a card and drop a DD gift card inside. She really liked it, and I was so happy to make her day.

 

As you can see, I pulled out my plaid patterned paper from Lawn Fawn {again} and added those coffee cup stains to the background. That's actually a wood block stamp from Hero Arts called Painted Circle. I added that cute mug from PTI's Candy Cane Christmas stamp and die set, even though it's a holiday set, it's definitely all-year-around worthy!

 

Well, I have to get ready for a business trip so I will leave you for now. But, as the card says, May your Coffee be Strong and your Monday be Short! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol

A winner will be announced tomorrow...

Hello Friends! Just popping in to let you know I'll be posting a winner from my giveaway tomorrow, 07/31. I heard a few folks were having problems leaving a comment but you should be able to click on the icon for either Google (if you have a gmail account), or Facebook to post your comment. I hope that helps and good luck!

I also have a card to share today.

I made this card for my co-worker. She lives in Texas and she sent me a of coffee called The Taste of San Antonio. She's been telling me about it for awhile, and let me tell you it was worth the wait! The coffee has a hint of cinnamon, chocolate, and vanilla it's very good! It's almost like you're drinking dessert. :-) You know I love coffee and you also know how strongly I feel about sending thank you cards, so this is the card I came up with to send to her.

 

I decided to use the chalkboard technique for this card, and used white and gold embossing powders for the sentiment and the stack of coffee cups. I used my Copics to color the cups and it really helped that I embossed the cards because it makes it harder to color outside of the lines! I really like this stamp set and I'm not sure why I don't pull it out more often. It's a set from PTI and it's called Latte Love - cute, huh?!

 

That's it for me today, I hope you have a nice evening and I'll check back in tomorrow with the giveaway winner! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol



Coffee Cards

Hello Friends, and happy Saturday! I hope you all had a great week and are looking forward to an even better weekend! I haven't quite decided on what are plans are yet, but I'm sure I'll think of something!

Today I'm sharing a set of cards I made for my co-worker. She asked for some cards that had a gift card holder inside. She likes to give Starbucks gift cards to friends and family (my kinda girl!). So, I pulled out my cute image from MFT called Miss You a Latte and whipped up this set of cards.

I actually made a set of 5 cards, but one card went rouge and stayed behind in the house when I was taking photos! I colored the MFT image with Copic markers, added some polka dot paper and a ribbon to the front. On the inside, I cut out the gift card holder from my Silhouette and stamped a cute coffee cup image from PTI on the inside. My co-worker really liked them, and she told me I should quit my job and make cards full-time! LOL! I think I'll stick to doing it on the side, I kinda like being able to pay my bills! :-)

 

And, as promised, here are couple of pics of Paige from Easter weekend!

 

Well, get out there and enjoy your Saturday! Thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Latte Anyone?

 

Hello friends! I really have a love for coffee and the a la modes from MFT! My Favorite Things really has a lot of great images to choose from and this one is after my own heart being double-fisted with coffee and all! I used some patterned paper from Studio Calico for this card, a sweet doily, and the image was colored with Copic markers. You definitely get a different look when you used Copics on kraft cardstock, I think I like it.

 

So far my weekend has been pretty quiet. My husband had to work all day on Saturday so I took the opportunity to relax a little and craft a lot! I currently have 3 orders to complete and my goal is to have them all done by next weekend.

 

I have one more card to share today. This one is also a girly card and if you know me, you know I'm pretty darn girly!

 

This card uses some images from Papertrey Ink and the patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket. I like the colors in this paper pack, bright and cheery! I hope the rest of your Sunday is wonderful, and I hope to see you back here soon! Thanks so much for stopping by. :-)

 

Carol

Coffee Anyone?

 

 

Hello Friends! Well anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE coffee so when I came across these stamps at Joann's I just had to have them! I made this card for my co-worker Amanda who gave me the cutest the little magnet for my cubicle that says "I {heart} coffee" and that just made me smile! So, I made her a quick thank you card to let her know how much I appreciate it. And, if you know Amanda this sentiment is definitely true about her! LOL!

 

The coffe image is a stamp from Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo. Those beautiful patterned papers are from the Delighful collection by Authentique. I'm sure I will be using these stamps again and again, I hope you don't get too bored with them!

 

Have a great day everyone and I thanks so much for stopping by!