Paper Pieced Coffee Christmas Card

Hello crafty friends. I'm back with another card for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. I'm still laser focused on buffalo plaid and once I get in the zone, there's no turning back, haha! I hope you'll link up, June 25th is the last day. The theme is masculine, coffee or tea and Christmas. Scroll down for creative details, prize info and my supply list.

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My finished project is an A2 sized card, but to begin, I stamped my coffee images on a trimmed card panel that would be sized down a bit when finished.

I stamped my coffee stamps from the Wendy Vecchi stamp set "Let's Shop", using my Misti stamp positioner and black hybrid ink.

Next, I stamped onto patterned paper from Echo Park Paper. It's a retired paper pad but there's a similar pad link in my supply list below. The woodgrain and buffalo plaid scream masculine, wouldn't you agree?

I trimmed the front of the cups only and began paper piecing them with glue, onto my stamped card panel. I know some folks find paper piecing to be tedious, but I actually love it. It's calming and soothing for me! I also used a dark brown Copic marker to color in the coffee.

Lastly, I used my Scrapbookcom A2 nested rectangle dies for my black mat and card panel. If you make a lot of A2 sized cards, I highly recommend this die set. I use it a lot tot create different mat sizes and as of this writing, it's currently half price.  

My mat and card panel are adhered flat, however the stamped sentiment is popped up on foam adhesive. The sentiment is a combination of stamps: Waffle Flower Craft (Merry Christmas) and Wendy Vecchi (friend) which is a word from the "Award Winning' Ranger ink stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure and link up your newly created card here to be in the running for a sponsored $25 gc prize from Jaded Blossom. Good luck and see you next time!

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Spellbinders Birthday Celebration Collection

Hello friends! The new Birthday Celebration Collection drops today at Spellbinders and they sent me some products to create with. I'm so happy to share this trio of cards with you! I'll be showcasing some future collections as well and will keep you up to date when those release in the next month.

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For the card above, I created with the newly released "It's Party Time" stamp set and "Stitched Fanfare" cover plate, along with the Stitched Medallion Die in my stash. I've seen a lot of creators use the stitch plates without stitching and I used it in that manner today, allowing the green cardstock to peep through and pull out the green in my stitching on the Medallion die cut. I paired two strands each of a blue and green embroidery thread for my topper. I really like the effect and how it complements the green peeking out from under that gorgeous die plate cut. I'll be bringing you more stitched products soon so stay tuned. It's so much fun!

I also masked my sentiment so I could stamp one of the words in blue ink. I love that this stamp set also includes sentiments that are not just for birthdays. It's always a plus when you can get more mileage with your stamp sets.

Let me also mention that you'll want to check to see if these die plates will work with your die cut machine, if you use something other than a Spellbinders Platinum 6.

For this next card pictured above, I broke out my Glimmer Hot Foil System to foil with the new "So Many Candles" hot foil plate, using the Aura hot foil. It's a very subtle, shimmery gold and one of my favorites. I should note that all my foiling is done on the Spellbinders Glimmer 
Specialty cardstock which is a synthetic cardstock. I know other creators who use other types of cardstock but honestly, I haven't had much luck getting great results with other brands. I have, however, had absolutely GREAT results with this synthetic cardstock! I highly recommend that you give it a try!

I used alcohol markers to color my candles and stamped my sentiment from It's Party Time. I fussy cut around the stamped sentiment, adhered it to colored cardstock, then fussy cut the colored cardstock, following the same contour and popped it up on adhesive foam.

 

Lastly, I wanted to create a card that followed a patriotic theme, creating masked sentiments from It's Party Time to provide a more generic celebration, other than birthday. I know, it's a birthday set, right? I always like to show other ways to use an intended set. More mileage, remember?

Again, I foiled on the Spellbinders Glimmer cardstock with silver foil and the So Many Candles hot foil plate, then colored with alcohol markers. I did some splatters with Ranger dye ink blended with isoproply alcohol and created a focal point for my sentiments that included some puffy fabric stars from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by. If you'd like to do some shopping, I've provided convenient affiliate links below, at no additional cost to you. Have a great day!  Terri

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Masculine Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge

I'm guest designing this month for the June challenge over at the Caffeinated Christmas card challenge blog. The challenge theme this month is "Masculine". Scroll down for more challenge details and a few creative details on my card.

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**We would love for you to link up with a newly created card this month and be in the running to win a  $25 gift code from sponsor Jaded Blossom. 

For this card, I wanted to incorporate buffalo plaid because I often associate that with the men in my life. I reached for my Echo Park Paper pad A Lumberjack  Christmas. It's a retired paper pad so I've included a link at the end of this post that is an EPP cousin to this set, Let's Lumberjack. 

Next, I did some staggered stamping using my Misti on a card panel with my Scrapbookcom black hybrid ink, the Scrapbookcom stamp set Christmas Expressions and an A2 Neenah card panel.

I trimmed my card panel just a bit and created a woodgrain cardstock frame with my paper pad and nested rectangle dies. Both my card panel and frame are adhered flat.

Next, I die cut multiple letters to spell HO HO HO from the LDRS Creative Sophie Alpha Uppercase die set. I love the font style. I cut the letters with my buffalo plaid paper and also with black cardstock to offset and glue for a shadow effect. 

I replaced one of my O letters for a coffee cup from the Wendy Vecchi stamp set, Let's Shop. I stamped in hybrid ink then colored with copic markers and fussy cut. All of my images are popped up on adhesive foam.

Lastly, I stamped a sentiment inside my card from the same Wendy Vecchi stamp set. Hey, it's a guy card and they don't need all the frills, right? Haha! I like simple, myself.

Be sure to link up your newly created masculine, coffee or tea themed card here, by June 25th. Thanks so much for stopping by. Most of the products I used are linked below or scattered throughout this post, if you're interested in adding some of these items to your stash. I've provided convenient affiliate links at no additional cost to you. See you next time!

Terri

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