Welcome to the Saturday Coffee Cafe featured on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog -- so glad to see you!

 This sentiment from Sugar Pea Designs just makes me laugh.  There may be times of the day that are too early for wine, but thankfully for me, it's never too late in the day for coffee!  I used to take a cup to bed at night, but I've gotten much better and usually have my last cup after dinner these days.

 

 I played around with some Distressed & Oxide Inks and created the background that came out looking like wine and coffee colors.  Just love working with those inks because I never know exactly what I'm going to get, yet always pleasantly surprised!

Products Used:

Distressed Oxide Inks (Walnut Stain)

Distressed Inks (Milled Lavender)

Concord & 9th Let's Chat (coffee cup)

Sugar Pea Designs The Perfect Blend (sentiment)

Coffee word die cut (Verve Stamps)

Sequins from Drive By Crafts (Mocha Latte)

Thanks so much for stopping by -- see you next time!

Sip & Savor Summer

 

Summer is one of my favorite seasons.  I love the longer daylight hours, enjoying nature in full bloom and spending more time outdoors. I'm savoring every last drop!

 My card today is full of summer fun!  I layered lots of bright colored pattern paper and color coordinated these adorable cups from the new Verve Fill My Cup stamp set and coordinating Happiness In A Cup dies then added the sentiment from the Always Time set.  The three new coffee/tea sets and dies work so well together and the combinations are endless!

 

 

 

 

Verve Stamps July Release Day!!

Welcome back to Day 4 of Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops!  

It's an exciting day as there's new Verve in the store this morning! Three beautiful new sets and coordinating die sets just released and they're all available in the shop right now. To celebrate our new release, we're putting on another blog hop with a fabulous giveaway!

Today's featured focus is designer's choice, so you might just sneak a peek at a whole bunch of must-haves!

I've totally enjoyed being a Verve Guest Diva - thanks so very much for the opportunity, Julee! -  and have absolutely adored working with this month's release!  You're sure to see many more projects from me using these fabulous coffee/tea themed stamps and dies!

My card today is featuring the new Always Time stamp set and coordinating Kettle Time Die Set and I added two flowers from another favorite set, Joyful Blooms.  Pearl embellishments just seemed like the perfect final touch.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Laurie
6. Marisa	12. Lesley

Verve Stamps July Release - Fill My Cup

Welcome back to Day 3 of Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops!

The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Monday, July 10. And if you just can't wait, you can pre-order our July Release Collection at a 25% discount through tonight.

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Fill My Cup stamp set. This set also coordinates with the Happiness in a Cup Die Set we shared yesterday.

For my card, I added lots of yummy layers of pattern paper and colored-coordinated these super cute cups.  This sentiment is so perfect for me...and so true!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Laurie
6. Marisa	12. Lesley

Verve Stamps July Release - Happiness Is and Happiness In A Cup Dies

Welcome back to Day 2 of Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops! 

The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Monday, July 10. And if you just can't wait, you can pre-order our July Release Collection at a 25% discount through July 9!

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Happiness Is stamp set and coordinating Happiness in a Cup Die Set.

Fourth of July may be over, but I couldn't resist creating a red, white and blue project especially with these darling star cup images!  I filled a tube with fun red, white and blue sprinkles and added a little gift tag.  You might be wondering what sprinkles have to do with coffee?  Well, they have nothing to do with coffee, but  in our house, we eat our ice cream out of coffee cups!  

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Laurie
6. Marisa	12. Lesley

Verve Stamps July Release - Always Time and Kettle Time Dies

Welcome to Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops! 

A new release is just around the corner and for the next few days we'll be shining our creative spotlights on the new Verve sets and dies releasing Monday, July 10.

Today the Divas and special guests are sharing inspiration featuring the new Always Time stamp set and coordinating Kettle Time Die Set. Check out the Verve Blog post today for the full hop list, prize details, reveals and a little more on this fun new set.

 I'm super excited to be a Guest Diva for the July Release!!  Not only is it an incredible honor - thank you, Julee - but I'm a coffee addict and the Always Time and Kettle Time Die Set just speak to my soul!!  The tea/coffee images are adorable and perfect for using on pattern paper and the sentiments...oh, so perfect!

For my card, I used several coordinating pattern papers (I just love pattern paper!) and white embossed the sentiment on the distressed wood grain paper.  I stamped and die cut the pot and cups from pattern paper and filled in the "coffee" with a copic marker.  The finishing touch...what else?...coffee beans!

I also created a couple little gift cards using the Coffee word die on the right side one.  I stamped on the muslin bag with one of the sentiments and filled it with coffee beans.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances!

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Lesley
6. Marisa