Orange Spice Card - Sideways Series #1

Hello crafty friends, let's welcome Brutus Monroe in the house! I'm always looking for new coffee themed products for my cardmaking, particularly with Fall just around the corner - my favorite season of the year! I was thrilled when I spotted the new Brutus Monroe Orange Spice stamp set release! It's also available in the Pumpkin Spice Inspiration Box which is chock full of all kinds of crafty goodness. Plus, I'm starting a new cardmaking series, called "Sideways". It's all about the impact that offset focal points can make. It might be a stamped image, a die cut edge, etc. If you're a front and center girlie or guy, maybe this will inspire you to go "sideways" and try something different! If you wish to search for more sideways cards from me in the future, use hashtag #wmwsidewaysseries although I don't currently have a timeline for this series.

All my coloring was done with my OLO Marker artist markers too, and you'll find all the clickable shopping links at the end of this post. Plus, get details on that paper straw that I fashioned. Get to scrolling!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

As I said before, Fall is my favorite season. Cooler weather is my jam and we've been having lots of it here in the southern United States, which is unusual this time of year. I always get in the mood for soups and made my first batch of Lasagna soup for the season. Yes, I know, Fall isn't officially here yet, but indulge me!

Now, I initially stamped my cup image on an A2 size card panel and trimmed it down a bit, because I didn't want to much open white space. My dimensions are 3.75 x 4.75 inches which is considered a small-size greeting card, passport size. This provides a more intimate space when working with minimal images.

One of my marker colors is not pictured in the photo, as it was attached on the flip end of one these markers. It was OR2.5, Orangutan. However, all my marker colors are in my supply list at the end of this post.

I typically purchase the brush tip half markers which allows you to connect two markers together with a connector ring. I've had these markers for quite some time and have yet to purchase ink refills. They hold more ink than any full size marker on the market!

I did have a tiny bit of bleed with the hybrid ink I used to stamp my image. I should have heat set my stamping, and didn't. Or allowed it to properly dry naturally. I'm ok with it though. I also used a white gel pen to further embellish my images, and used the mask technique to stamp some of my words in color. 

Speaking of which, the sentiment stamp included is a one-line image. However, I wanted to stamp my sentiment with stacked wording, so I grabbed my scissors and promptly chopped up my sentiment into 3 sections. No worries, I do this all the time, and you can too!

The words will easily re-align with my stamp positioner, the next time I use this sentiment in it's intended form.

 

For the straw, I trimmed a section of patterned paper from the Brutus Monroe Flannel paper pack. I love all the plaids in this gorgeous set of paper. Athough there's a new Pumpkin Spice paper pack that just came out, I'm all about that Flannel paper today. I laid my trimmed paper across the top of the pumpkin and used a pen to draw a curve, following the curved line of the pumpkin. Then, I took my scissors and trimmed off the the paper strip just above the drawn pen line, and adhered my straw, even with the pumpkin curve. So easy! I splattered on some black paint and called it a day.

Thanks so much for popping in today. If you decide to do some shopping or wish to browse for more product information, simply click any of the affiliate links below. These are provided at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much and have a spice filled, caffeinated day!

Terri

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Autumn Leaves Coffee Card

It's National Coffee Day and I'm thrilled to share this card that represents my favorite season of the year and my favorite life sustaining beverage!  This day was made for me! I'm sure many of you feel the same so, yes, I will share this day with you as well, haha!

This card features the Fall Breeze stamp set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps and has quickly become a favorite of mine.

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If you follow me on Instagram, I frequently share my coloring and tips along the way. If you hop over there, you'll see the beginnings of my color choices for this card and how my followers influenced my color choices!

Here's a bonus tip: I chose to create a white rim around the top of my cup. Just use a light color and draw a line with your Copic Marker from one side to the other. I used my lightest yellow marker. Just make sure it's a color that will easily blend in with the other colors you're using.

 

I kept the same color scheme throughout this project, blending with my Copic markers. I even did a little stamp surgery on the flourish that's stamped randomly. Yup, I cut my stamp in pieces. It will still stamp beautifully when I piece it back!

Let me mention, that when I stamped these images, I wanted a more muted tone, not a harsh black. It really makes the leaves look more natural, if that's possible! My absolute favorite brown is a hybrid leather colored ink that I use allllll the time. It's a great earthy tone and really helps bring your colored images to life. Hybrid inks are a must for me when coloring with Copic Markers as I have no issues whatsoever with bleeding. 

There's a lot happening today, including a blog hop over at coffeelovingcardmakers.com that celebrates this day. Stop on by and visit my peeps, leave comments along the way and maybe win a prize!

If you'd like to shop for any of the products used on this card and create your own masterpiece, I invite you to shop through my affiliate links below, at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Also sharing for these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge

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Mini Slimline Kitty Mug Card

Hello friends, I'm popping in to share some awesome new products from Catherine Pooler Designs. I made this sweet mini-slimline card featuring images from the new Mug Shots stamp set and Daily Grind paper pack, watercoloring with inks from the Date Night collection and stamping with Icing On the Cake and Midnight.

Here's a quick tip to get the reverse image of the mug. Stamp just the cup, masking the handle with tape. Then, mask the cup and flip the stamp upside down so the handle is on the right, then stamp!  Easy peasy!

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I hope you'll stop by stop and see what's new! Click on any of my affiliate links below to take you there. Those links feature the products I used on my card.  Thanks for stopping by and stay awesome!

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