SUMMER Coffee Loving Cardmakers Hop! Plus, Blog Candy!

It's time for all things coffee, tea and cocoa related, plus bring on the summer sunshine!  The quarterly blog hop from coffeelovingcardmakers.com begins today, hosted by the always lovely, Amy Tsuruta and her team.

Link up here: http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/1184

My project today features a free digi from Stamplorations (cups) and a sentiment from one of their stamp sets.  You can grab those here and here (scroll down to find the digi).   I colored up my cups with Tombows and made colorful, tropical coozies for my cups out of scrap paper.  The coozies and lids are both popped up with foam squares.

Aren't they adorable?

I made my own background paper with Bristol Strathmore watercolor paper, Ranger distress sprays, TCW Stencils and Inka Gold.  I also inked up a white doily with distress ink and white splatters.

I hope you'll create something and join in.  There are over 50 sponsors who are giving away prizes as well.  The hop ends on 6/24/16 at 11:55 pm pacific time.  Scroll to the end of the hop post to find the Inlinkz button to link up.  Be sure and read the rules as back linking is not allowed.  Most importantly?  Have fun!

P.S.  I will be offering blog candy!  Winner's choice of a Starbucks $10 gift card or a Dunkin' Donuts $10 gift card.  Here's how to win:

* Leave a comment on this post

*Extra Entry for following me on Google Friend Connect (upper right on my blog sidebar)  - please comment that you followed.

*Extra entry for commenting on any of my other posts shared on the coffee hop this week.

If you'd like to follow me on any of my social media, that would be lovely as well, but not required.

facebook.com/wavingmywand

instagram.com/wavingmywand

twitter.com/wavingmywand

pinterest.com/wavingmywand

Also linking to:

Stamplorations Anything Goes Never Ending Challenge

A Vintage Journey Texture or Paste Challenge

Creative Artiste Challenge #15 Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude Challenge #16 Anything Goes

Supplies: Bristol Stathmore 300 series watercolor paper, The Crafter's Workshop stencils (well rounded), Ranger distress sprays (seedless preserves, wilted violet, dusty concord), Stamplorations digi and sentiment, Pretty Pink Posh mini sequins, DoubleClick Skittles bubble embellishments, Inka Gold, Tim Holtz water brush, Lil Inker Designs oval stitched mat die, Xyron adhesive, Thermoweb foam squares, Coredinations A2 Ivory card, Neenah extra heavyweight white cardstock, Tombow dual brush markers

#summerclh #coffee #tea #cocoa #summer #coozies #coffeecup #latte #distress #ranger #timholtz #TCW #thecraftersworkshop #bristolstrathmore #strathmoreart #thermoweb #tombow #tombowusa #doubleclickskittles #prettypinkposh #inkagold #viva #coredinations #Neenah #xyron #watercolor #wavingmywand #stamplorations #digi #digital #stamp #card #craft #scrapbook #papercrafts #diy #stencil #lilinkerdesigns

Embossed Wedding card

 Love is in the air and wedding cards abound.  I'm making them left and right for various family members.  Yes, my sister always calls when she needs something but, hey, that's what sisters are for right?  Plus, I have a nephew getting married soon so there's lots of prep going on for that (congrats Jake!)  But today, I have a wedding card made by request of sis.  It's going to a former student of hers who is getting married.

I've done some embossing and sanding and used my Lil' Inkers Designs oval stitched frame to showcase this sweet sentiment.  I also stamped a congratulatory quote inside as well.

I'll be entering this into a couple fun challenges today:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge In the Middle 

Lil' Inker Designs Monthly Meetup

Additional supplies: Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins, May Arts Ribbon white mesh ribbon, Tombow Mono Super Bond adhesive runner, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Unity Stamps Sentiment 9/2013 kit of the month (Happiness Has No Limit), Simon Says Stamp light gray cardstock, Stickles Stardust glitter glue, Core'dinations dark gray cardstock, Close To My Heart Black archival ink, Wink of Stella glitter brush clear,

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#ssswchallenge #lilinkerdesigns #cre8time #wedding #love

Rudolph, crafty tips & Bella Crafts Quarterly

I submitted this project for the Bella Crafts Quarterly blog and got word that they published it today.  It's a nice tutorial on crafty time saver tips plus watercolor stamping. 

Check out all the photos and article here: 

http://bellacraftsquarterly.com/time-saving-tips-crafting

#cre8time #dcwv #mayartsribbon #clearsnap #colorbox #gluedots

*Rudolph Studio G stamp by Hampton Arts

Cutting Edge Blog Hop @ Pretty Pink Posh

There's a pretty cool blog hop going on over at Pretty Pink Posh, maker of all things sequins, dies, stamps and general cuteness!  When I saw all the fun going on and the sponsors, I had to jump in.

As luck would have it, I just got this new stamp set from Waffle Flower last week.  It's their brand new "A Homemade Christmas" set.  When I saw that they were a sponsor for the hop I decided to break in my new stamps.

I'd been pondering what to make, and all my crafty thoughts went straight into this gorgeous teal/gold panel card.  One of the requirements is that you use a die, so I went for my Lil Inker Designs Stitched oval mat frame.  The rest of my supply list can be found below.

Follow this link to the Cutting Edge Blog Hop with Pretty Pink Posh and check it out.  Even if you don't enter a project, you might still win a prize.  Be sure you read the rules for the hop entries.  Good luck and I'd love it if you leave me some bloggy love!

Supplies:  Pretty Pink Posh yellow sequins, Waffle Flower A Homemade Christmas stamp set, Lil Inker Designs stitched oval mat frame, Spellbinders Golden Glow ink, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass distress ink, Inkssentials mini blending tool, Memento Luxe black ink, Stickles yellow glitter glue, My Mind's Eye 6x6 Remarkable paper pad, We R Memory Keepers large enamel dot, Zing aqua embossing powder, Versamark ink, American Cradts adhesive glitter tape, Glue Dots, May Arts Ribbon natural twine, pop dots