November and The Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

  I don't know why I just love this hop.  I don't really make coffee cards, but it always makes me happy when I see the hop start!  

Check out the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop here.

I'm also entering the Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 56, which is all about using snippets.

I had die-cut this card base months ago and just didn't get around to using it until now.  I paired a wonderful coffee cup with a cute gnome and that wonderful striped paper.  The candy cane is part of the mug die set.   I only had a small piece of striped paper left and a little bit of red paper for the cup & candy cane, so I used what I could.  It's really cheery and I think much better in person than here.  

Close-up below.  The glittery die-cut is actually a snow flake cut up to fill the cup.

Supplies:

The Stamp Doctor (Spellbinders) Side Step Card Die

Rubbernecker Michael Winter Gnome Die & Stamp (separately sold)

Elizabeth Craft Designs Hot Chocolate (candy cane & mug)

Poppystamps Stained Glass Snowflake die

Sentiments are pre-cut in my stash - not sure of company

Kat Scrappiness "America The Great" enamel dots (red & white dots)

Vagabond die cut machine

White glitter paper

Patterned paper is from Stampin Up, I think

Still Time for the Spring-Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Friday, March 19 - Friday, March 26, 6:00 a.m. Pacific

Where: Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

 I finally got to my second card for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop and I totally LOVE it!   I found this cute gnome from Digi Doodle Studios and thought he would be perfect for most seasons with his cup of hot chocolate.  Today, he's celebrating a birthday and I'm not sure whose, but someone will be delighted to receive this little guy.

I'm entering  the 

Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Creative Moments - Anything Goes (211)

The House That Stamps Built - "Anything Goes" (A2421)

Mix it Up - "Anything Goes" #47

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - "Anything Goes"

A Bit More Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" # 136

A Perfect Time to Craft - "Anything Goes" #3-2021

Supplies:

Sunny Studios Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies

Rubbernecker Birthday Balloons

Digi Doodle Studios Antoni Coffee Gnome digi

Digi Doodles Winter Ombre Slimline Digi Paper Pack

Copic markers on balloons and gnome

Eyelet Outlet enamel dots

Vagabond die cut machine

The Steam Looks Spooky!

A pretty simple card and a kind of scary steam rising from the cup.  That steam happens when your Nuvo Crystal Drops get out of hand.  I have friends who will get a kick out of it.  But it does look like tentacles coming up from the cup.

A zarf is something that helps you hold a hot cup without burning your fingers.  I put the word "Coffee" over the zarf , printed, colored and cut the cup.  

I had printed out "Take a Break, part of the Caffeine Fix Digital set from Hero Arts, no longer available since A2Z Scrapbooking closed.  I used a new die-cut to cut out the sentiment on the Hero Arts card set I bought a couple years ago at Target.

I'm entering the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop here.

Supplies::

Hero Arts Caffeine Fix digital kit, no longer available

Letmefun Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle Frame Cutting Dies

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Ebony Black

Hero Arts card I purchased at Target about 4 or so years ago

Vagabond die cut machine

Your Paper Coffee Cup Should Always Come With a Zarf

A zarf is something that helps you hold a hot cup without burning your fingers.  Zarf is a peculiar looking word loaned from Arabic and originally denoted a metal holder for a drinking glass — which would be unwieldy to handle if it contained a hot beverage.

I know I'm just odd when it comes to words, but a zarf is a zarf.  

I printed out a coffee digi from Hero Arts (no longer available) and colored the cup after setting the sentiment of "Take a Break" on top of the zarf  on the cup in Word.  I colored with Copic markers and free hand cut the cup out, outlined in black and found an old Hero Arts card that was sold in Target years back.  I think it looks well on that background and I believe I even used the stamp that came with the card package.

It's very simple, but I rather like it.

Supplies:

Hero Arts digital Caffeine Fix (no longer available at A2Z Scrapbooking which closed its doors October 31st, 2019

Copic markers

Hero Arts Stamp "Thinking of You" (Wood block stamp with card set)

No die-cutting (imagine that!)

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Ebony Black

I'm entering the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop here

Graciellie and Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

If you are looking for the A2Z Scrapbooking blog hop, please click here.

  

I'm loving this cup and lots of different colors.  Happily this image fits the Die Cut Divas' and the Spring & Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop, flowers and coffee, tea or a hot chocolate.

Close-up below

I'm entering the Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Supplies:

Graciellie Designs Coffee and Love Digital Stamp Set
Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX
Vagabond die cut machine
Copic markers: (flowers - Y04 & Y08, cup - V91 & V95, leaves - YG01 & YG03, background V2, V3 & V5)

Graciellie Flowers With A Fun Kitten

If you are looking for the A2Z Scrapbooking blog hop, please click here.

Graciellie Design is Die Cut Divas' sponsor for May and isn't the saying "April Flowers Bring May Flowers"?  

So it is with our theme, 

Use flowers or a flower in your project. Visit Die Cut Divas.

It is also time for the Spring & Summer Coffee Lover's Bloghop, which is always such fun, May 25, 2018 through June 1, 2018.

I took two digital kits and combined the kitty with the "to go" cup and it is really the cutest combo I've done in a long time on a card.   I fussy-cut the kitten and cup with flowers.  The papers are scraps from the infamous scrap pile.

Close-up below

Isn't this the cutest?  It makes my heart melt.

I'm entering this card in the Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

Supplies:
Graciellie Designs Coffee and Love Digital Stamp Set
Graciellie Designs Sweet Tea Digital Stamp Set
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
Vagabond die cut machine
Copic markers (kitty - E30, cup - E53 & E95, not sure of the other colors)

Winter Coffee Loving Blog Hop

Friday, December 8 - Friday, December 15, 2017

I love this challenge because I rarely work with coffee products in my creations.  I do love Tea and most of my friends are tea lovers.  Some do love their coffee.  I don't have that many coffee, chocolate or tea  stamps or digitals to work with, but the Hero Arts digital Kits at A2Z Scrapbooking has saved the day.  My card is up today on A2Z Scrapbooking today and A2Z Scrapbooking supports the Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  Go check it out.

In Word, I copied the cups in different sizes to see what I liked.  I then went to colors (2010 Word, Colors is located under Format) and found the color and and this cool design.  Perfect.  I found another light color for some background cups.  I liked this background so much, I created a second page of this background.  It really does give me an icy feel to the card.

I chose some glitter papers to die cut and went for it.  A couple Nuvo Crystal Drops Simply White drops went in the middle of the stars.  The inside of the cups is colored first with B21 and then colored over with BG23.

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Please join us in this months "Make it Pop" challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp AND, if you used Hero Arts, a $20 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month





The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code Arlene15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you're looking for a Hero Arts product you don't see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.


 Hero Arts Kitchen Silhouettes kit only available at A2Z Scrapbooking
Elizabeth Craft Designs (EDC) Sleight Gift Card Holder Pop-up (stars)
EDC Curvy Leaves
Cottage Cutz Let It Snow
Glitter Papers
White card stock
Vagabond die cut machine

Coffee for Retirement

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

THE FALL HOP 

When: Friday, September 15 – Friday, September 22
Time: 6 am pacific
THEME: FALL
USE: coffee, tea &/or cocoa images

Join us at Coffee Loving Cardmakers.
Be sure to visit A2Z Scrapbooking to see today's post.

Retirement is right around the corner for my boss and me.  In this post, I'm going to focus on a card I made for my boss, who loves his coffee.  I just received my new die and had to play with it.  I just love the coffee cups from the A2Z Digi kits, so off I went to design my card.

I have already taken it to work and my photo of the entire card was blurry, darn.  I've left with part of my card, but not too much is missing.  SInce he is retiring, I thought "Take a Break" would be good with the white side printed with "A Long One".  Happy Retirement is written inside with lots of signatures.  I love the colors, bright and cheery.  This is an interactive card and I thought it would be fun.

Close-up below with the cup sliding on it's track to the right.

Please join us at A2Z Scrapbooking in this months "CASE a Designer" challenge for your chance at a $25 gift card to the a2z store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month.

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code ARLENE15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you're looking for a Hero Arts product you don't see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from within the shop.



 A2Z Scrapbooking digital kit Caffeine Fix
White sheet of 8 1/2 " X 11" card stock folded in half
Two black Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectagles
Elizabeth Craft Designs Sliders and Spinners
Distress Ink Carved Pumpkin
Copic markers E31 and E37

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop Spring 2017

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop for Spring  

HELLO from me to you!

WITH ENOUGH COFFEE, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

A digital stamp set lets you vary the size and colors you use.  This is my card to wish all the coffee lovers in the world a Happy Coffee Loving Day!

The digital stamps I'm using are from A2Z Scrapbooking store here.  The exact digital set is here.  Some Copic markers finish the coffee cup.

See the A2Z Scrpbooking post with our other DT entrants to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

You can use code Arlene15 at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of $25 or more (before tax and shipping).  If you need craft items that you don’t see in the store, don’t forget you can special order them here at the A2ZScrapbooking Store.

Free Shipping on Domestic Orders $50.00 or More.  Be sure to check out our sales/ retired section for 50%- and more off.

2nd Chance to Win: During the month of March, we’re giving you a second way to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the a2z Store! We’ll do a random draw from the blog comments during the month of March for one gift card. You can enter once a day by commenting on the blog post and earn up to 31 chances to win! If you’re feeling it, you’re welcome to enter both the Hero Arts with Stencils challenge and the commenting challenge…maybe you’ll win both!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Winter 2016

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Be sure to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop here.

I love using my Hero Arts Coffee Cup Frames dies.  I'm afraid I made seven instead of one.  But I am very happy with all seven and they will not go to waste.  .  I'll show you all of them, but I think my favorite is the first card up.