Coffee Overload

It's time for the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter Hop and I went crazy with the A Jillian Vance Designs Coffee Die...as you'll notice in my multiple posts. I've had this for awhile and first saw it on the CLH, but I had to cut about a million versions and use it. Unfortunately, I don't think it's available anymore, but they have a lot of coffee/tea products here.

I bought some Crystal Tints paints because it's so cool-looking and is reminiscent of stained glass because of its shiny colorfulness. I only bought the pink, yellow and blue colors just to try them out. I like them and plan to use them again. They have the consistency of thin nail polish.

For this one, I cut a die and adhered it to white cardstock, then I painted in the panes and topped it with two more white dies. It's easiest just to paint the panels and then add a clean version of the die cut on top so you don't have to be too careful while painting. And wash those brushes or plan to throw them out, because the paint will dry hard.

The background is a sweater pattern embossing folder from Stampin' Up and you can find a similar one here from Darice, as the Stampin' Up version doesn't seem to be easy to find...I guess I hold onto  my products a long time! But when you have favorites, you use them again and again.

Happy Hopping!

Chark

Can't Stop, Won't Stop

I can't seem to stop  making coffee cards for the CL Blog Hop. What is that all about? And I'm a tea drinker! But I do send a lot of Starbucks gift cards to the college students in my life, so I will use these. Still, my son said today, "you don't drink coffee," when he saw my new card. Yeah, I know, son.

I think this guy is super cute. He's from the Valentine Doodlebug collection this year and he looks like he's had a little caffeine, so I drew him a little cup and used the Hero Arts digi Caffeine Fix coffee beans to make a background and then a big bean that I printed "Bean Me" on.

I added some thin gold stickers for a border and adhered my layers. He's definitely ready to give someone a coffee gift card!

Don't forget to comment on this post or any post on my blog this week (or you can comment on my coffee cards on my flickr account if you hate blogger's captcha problems) to be entered in my giveaway of 5 free digi stamps from 2 Cute Ink. Here's a couple of images you could choose from if you're the winner!

Happy Wednesday!

Chark