Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Coffee Date


Hi, Coffee Loving fans!  I'm really excited about our new feature where each of the DT invite one of their friends for a crafting 'Coffee Date'!

I'm thrilled to have my good friend Mary Reiner join me today! Mary and I have known each other for a long time (a really long time) and over the last several years have shared our love for cardmaking!  Here's a little bit about Mary...

 
Hi! My name is Mary Reiner and I live in Columbus, Ohio. I’m married and have two children in their twenties.  By day, I am a test coordinator for a local school district.   Paper crafting has been part of my life for over 25 years. I started making scrapbooks when my children were younger; but eventually card making took over. I’ve been making cards for about 10 years. After a stressful day, I look forward to my crafting time. Just give me some chocolate and some pretty paper and I’m good! Kathy and I met about 25 years ago when we both worked for Limited Too. She made awesome projects back then as well! We reconnected a few years ago at a paper crafting garage sale and now we get to see each other pretty often.  I’m so happy she asked me to be her “coffee date.” 

Our cards were inspired by a sketch and color combo:


  Here's Mary's card (it's it beautiful?!)


Coffee Cup Image:  Unity Spring To Go
Sentiment:  Altenew Coffee Talk


Here's what inspired me:

 
We have a little giveaway!  Leave a comment on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog for a chance to win a coffee-loving prize package (US only).  For an additional entry, leave a comment on our blogs:

Commenting open until Saturday, August 3rd.  Winner will be announced on our blogs Sunday, August 4th. 




18 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards! I love your take on the sketch, and Mary's too! Pretty layering and paper choices! Love your mix of patterns!

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  2. Love your card! Looks like you both had a fun coffee date!

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  3. Having stamping friends is the best. Having stamping friends on a coffee date is all the ultimate fun! Love the cards

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  4. The stamps are so cute. I love coffee themed cards! Just about everyone loves coffee, so the cards can be changed to fit many occasions (just change the sentiment). Thanks for showing us.

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  5. This card looks so
    happy and cute!
    Carla from Utah

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  6. Love the colors and brightness of the design papers used and your interpretation of the sketch. Your cards always inspire me during the Coffee Lovers BlogHop. It's fun to see side by side the interpretations of the sketch and colors used.

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  7. I love all the layers and the design. Just beautiful cards!

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  8. Beautiful cards and a great card sketch to use!

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  9. I love both cards! Yours is fab with the pattern papers and what a great friendship to have! Beautiful inside and out!

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  10. So bright and cheerful! I love the gorgeous inspiration colors you used.
    Absolutely beautiful.

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  11. Thanks for letting me join you, Kathy! This was so much fun! Your card is so pretty! Let's meet for coffee for real some time:)

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  12. Ahh really cute cards! Nice to hear the behind the scenes stories. Nice color scheme too.

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  13. Both cards are beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  14. Wonderful card, Kathy! I love the punny sentiment and the pretty patterns mixed with the floral banner!

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  15. Both cards are beautiful! I love making cards too, your paper choices work so well together.

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  16. So cute and cheery with these colors and patterns.

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