Last one for the Hop (I think)

Couldn't finish my coffee cards for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop until I did one with a digi from Bloobel Stamps.  These fun quirky stamps are some of my faves and I'm crushed to see that she's closing up shop on June 18th.  The good news is that all stamps are now $1.50 with and additional 30% discount on the top of the store page, if you purchase $5.00 or more.  This digi is called Scared of Mice.  No, she seems to be scared of decaf.  Click HERE if you'd like to see the Bloobel Coffee Themed digis.  I've used a few of them in past Hops.  Like this one,

  
and this one (clearly I have an issue with decaf)

  

and this one.

So I hope you go and take a look around Bloobel stamps.  The first page of digital stamps has two cute freebies.

The cup and steam on today's card were done with stamps from Super Sponsor Verve Stamps.  EEEK!  They are also closing up shop and have a 55% discount store wide (except the two new limited edition sets).  I've already placed my order and stuff is selling out fast. 

I'm kind of sad now, not only because of the store closings, but because the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop is almost over.  Thanks so much to Amy, the Super Sponsors and all involved with making this such a fun and inspiring event.  Looking forward to the next one already.

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art June Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, Simply Papercraft #58 AG, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #236 AG (2/3), Crafting With Friends #68 (2/3), ...

Great Ideas

It's the final day of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I still have loads of ideas.  This one I got from a coffee meme featuring Albert Einstein which reminded me of the fabulous #2102 Einstein digi by Sandra Caldwell .  I found a copyright free backboard image with mathematical stuff on the net and added the coffee equations in white with my Printmaster Platinum Program.  I colored Einstein and a stamped coffee cup from Verve stamps with Copics and stamped a Verve sentiment (both from the Coffee set).  So sad to see that Verve Stamps is closing it's doors.  Funky DP is from my stash.

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art June Linky Challenge AG, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, Simon Says Monday Masculine (4/5), Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #236 AG, Crafting by Designs For the Boys, Simply Papercraft #58 AG, the Outlawz Festive Fridays AG theme, Crafting With Friends #68 AG (1/3), Color Crazy Challenge Wk 21 AG, the Creative Crafters #4 AG, 

Got Coffee?

Here's a quickie I did after my hair appointment because I wanted to sneak another entry into the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Butterfly theme, or should I say Coffee theme with butterflies?  LOL  Of COURSE it's Coffee themed for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and again I used real stamps from Super Sponsors Verve Stamps (for the cup and steam) and sentiment from A Creative Journey with Melissa.  The cup was stamped with Memento so I could color with my Copics and I used Pumice Stone Distress Ink for the steam.  The sunflower sticker is from JoLee's and I've cut and matted the image with Spellbinders Postage Stamp dies.  The butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch and the DP is from Authentique.

I'm also adding this to Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, Simon Says Wednesday AG, ...

A Cup of Kindness

It's probably gonna be a lean day today for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop because I have a much needed appointment at the salon, and it takes forever to bring this gal back to an acceptable state of boofiness.  LOL  I do, however, have something to share, again using stamps from some of the Super Sponsors.  The beautiful image is last year's Jessica Lynn Originals Coffee Lovers limited edition digi .  I've colored with Copics and cut with a Kat Scrappiness double Stitched Rectangle.  The sentiment is from the Coffee Helps set from Verve Stamps.  I die cut a second frame (I think perhaps also from Kat Scrappiness but I can't find the packaging) and added it on top at an angle and popped the whole shebang with foam on some pretty sparkly DP from SEI.  Finally, I added two more punched butterflies for the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Butterflies challenge.

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, Simon Says Wednesday AG, Simply Papercraft #58 AG, 

A Good Day

Well yeah, it's a good day for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is that this is my 3rd post of the day for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  WooHoo!  In case you've noticed, it's ALL about the COFFEE this week so it's only natural that my entry for the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch challenge is just that.  Here's the Sketch.

To be honest, I was having a bit of problem with it until I remembered the cool graphic coffee sentiments I had from Designworks at Creative Market.  It's dedicated to my hubby who makes my coffee every morning (mainly because his grinder and espresso machine is beyond my patience level, but still... I appreciate it greatly).  I rotated the sketch a quarter turn, printed the sentiment in brown and used scraps on my desk.  Added some rick rack and and Doodlebug clips to the top and bottom of the sentiment and called it done.

I'm adding this to the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge #82 AG, Simon Says Monday Masculine (it IS for my hubby), and Dream Valley Challenges #180 for a Man or Boy.

Summer Loving

Told you I had a few in the works for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Better get more done, too because tomorrow I'll not be crafting.  Cactus Coffee is from Super Sponsor Craftin' Desert Divas colored with Copics and cut with a double stitched Rectangle Die from Super Sponsor Kat Scrappiness.  Sun stamp and sentiment plus die from Super Sponsor Verve Stamps.  DP is Rise and Shine from Cosmo Cricket and flowers are from my stash.  OOOps!  So busy crafting I forgot to post this one!

I'm adding this to Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, Simon Says Wednesday Use More than One Stamp, the Outlawz Festive Fridays AG, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #235 AG, 

"Bean" Thinking of You

Gotta say I'm kinda proud of this one.  One of the things I love about the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is that it gets me trying to use my actual physical stamps.  Here's one with ALL real stamping.  YAY, me! (And thank god for the Misti)

I had this in my mind because of my new bold alphabet die set from Super Sponsor Altenew and the fact that it's getting close to Father's Day.  Although my Daddy's been gone 13 years now, rarely a day goes by without me thinking of him and he sure loved his coffee.  So I kept this masculine, stamping in brown Memento and using kraft grid paper from a Tim Holtz stack that referenced my daddy's mechanical engineering profession.  No computers when he was working.  Drafting was done by hand on.  

I taped the letters together to get an idea of where I wanted to stamp and used the Coffee Beans from the Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed stamps from Stampers Anonymous.  The additional beans are from Super Sponsor Verve's Coffee set (OOOH!  I even MASKED some!) and the sentiment is from Verve's Rise Above set.  After stamping, I cut the letters and popped them up and there ya go.

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, Simon Says Monday Masculine Challenge, Simon Says Wednesday Use More than One Stamp, the Outlawz Monday Greetings AG, and Dream Valley Challenges #180 for a Man or Boy.

Anything is Possible with Coffee!

Although I missed posting yesterday for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop (because we finally had some nice weather) but I've got tons in the works, but not completed.  We'll see how that goes... 

I thought it would be fun to created a little scene with the cute Unicorn by Ike's Art that happens to be the May Progressive challenge image (in Ike's FB Group) and tie it in with the Hop.  He's colored with Copics and I added a little cup to his hand that was fussy cut from some old Cosmo Cricket DP.  He came with a rainbow and clouds but I screwed up coloring the rainbow so I die cut a rainbow instead.  The sun was stamped and die cut with sets from Super Sponsor Verve Stamps and the first part of the sentiment is also Verve with "coffee" from a set from a Creative Journey with Melissa.  The cool coffee pot button at the end of the rainbow is from Super Sponsor DL.Art.  The buttons come in all sort of themes and  come regular, flat backed or as pins so you can collect and pin them anywhere you want. 

Gotta run now.  We're going on a picnic.

   

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, the Outlawz Saturday Paper Ala Mode Create a Scene, Dragonfly Journeys #119 Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Simon Says Wednesday Use More than One Stamp, 

More Super Sponsors for Day Two

It's day two of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop and I've got another offering featuring more of the hop Super Sponsors goodies.  The adorable image is Cuppa Mouse by Limited Runs Stamps.  I play in the Progressive challenge in the Limited Runs FB Group and received it for free, but you can buy in for only $1.00 until June 13th HERE.  I colored the mouse and latte with Copics and die cut the image with a Spellbinders circle prior to paper piecing the cup so it could extend outside the circle.  It was popped on two layers of the Spellbinders peony dies and then the fancy (I can't remember the name) circle, cut with craft.  The gingham layer was cut with a Heartfelt Creations die.

The sentiment is from Super Sponsor Verve Stamps Coffee Helps set and stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa.  The gorgeous double crinkle ribbon bow is from Super Sponsor DL.Art.  The DP's are from Prima and S.E.I.

If you just happened upon this post and want to know about the Hop and how to participate, click HERE.  There's LOADS of inspiration and prizes to be won.  WooHoo!

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, the Outlawz Festive Fridays Birthday (or AG) theme, Jo's Scrap Shack #235 AG, Simon Says Wednesday Use More than One Stamp, 

It's a Coffee Date!

Okay, so I lied.  Here's another quickie.  This one sort of made itself.  I have a bunch of stuff printed for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop and this fun Graphic from the Cafe Line Icons by Made by Made colored up in a flash with my Copics.  I still had the Coffee, Tea and Wine, Oh-MY set on my desk from Super Sponsor A Creative Journey with Melissa which seemed appropriate so I stamped and cut it out with a small Spellbinder's square and backed it with a Spellbinders Postage Stamp die.  The Coffee shop itself was cut with a Stitched Banner by Gina Marie and I added a cute little Doodlebug Design sun paperclips available from Super Sponsor Doodlebugs HERE to the corner.  Old DP's from my stash are from Heidi Grace.  WooHoo!

I'm entering this in the LPOCF #82 AG, ...

It's the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop!

It's the first day of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop 2018 and things are really rolling.  Don't know how many entries I'll get in (because I'm the slowest crafter EVER, I never work ahead and have the worst time making decisions) but I did managed this for my first post using some of my previous winnings from the fabulous Super Sponsors.  I won this adorable stamp from Stampendous called Coffee Crazy at the last hop and you can get yours HERE.  I've stamped (Yes, REAL stamping, YAY me!) with Memento and colored with Copics.  The sentiment is from the Coffee, Tea and Wine Oh-MY! set (Got all my bases covered) from Super Sponsor A Creative Journey with Melissa.  Finally I added some flowers from my stash a top a gorgeous crinkle ribbon bow from Super Sponsor and dear friend DL.Art.  Short post but gotta HOP!

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #82 AG, 2 Crafty Critter Crazies May AG/w critters, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #235, the Outlawz Festive Fridays AG, Simon Says Wednesday Use More than One Stamp,