Reading & Coffee

One more card for the 2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - this is getting addicting!

I was going through my stamps looking for ideas.   A friend's birthday is coming up and we usually exchange small gift items.  She is also a retired librarian so I was looking for something bookish and found this stamp with a woman reading and holding a cup of steaming coffee.  Perfect!  A great gift card for my friend and I could add another card to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. 

A pretty ribbon is needed on the top of this gift card to finish it.  Off to the craft store!

Happy Monday!
Kathy

Coffee and Hugs

 I spent a little time in my cave this afternoon working on cards.  Working is not an accurate description.  I had fun playing with paper and ink while I listened to a book on CD.    Had I made my cards in the morning I would have had my three favorite things at one time:  nice cup of coffee, a great story to follow and and time in my cave!

This card has several layers:  base card, green dotted background, notebook paper, coffee cup and sentiment.  I stamped the coffee cup on the notebook paper and again on another piece of paper.  Then I fuzzy cut the coffee cup, added dimensions to the back and placed over the stamped cup.  The 'hugs' sentiment is from Winnie & Walter.   I was fortunate to win one of the prizes offered by Winnie & Walter in the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and purchased a set of dies.  And, finally, I added some bling!


I'll be posting this card to:
2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 



Dare 2B Artzy - Lots of Layer

 

House of Cards March Challenge - Make a Scene and/or Colors  ---   GREEN








Hope you had a great weekend.  I did!

Take Care,
Kathy

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Spring 2017

Another Coffee Lovers Blog Hop !  Great fun making coffee related cards for this blog hop.  This is a favorite blog hop for many card makers as evidenced by the hundreds of cards already linked up and the blog hop just started two days ago!

I plan to make a couple coffee cards.  Here is the first which is a flat gift card.  'Thanks a latte for all you do!'  This would be a great card as an end of the school year thank you for a teacher, especially a man,  I selected a navy blue card stock that has gold arrow tips.  The sentiment is in navy and red and the coffee cup in blue.  A gift card can be slipped behind the coffee cup and a little blue twine holds the gift card in the slot.

We are expecting rain today so I'll be spending the afternoon in my cave!  yay!  😍

Take care,
Kathy 

Thank You Note Cards

Hi Everyone -
Receiving thank you notes seems to be a thing of the past.  I send out a few every year, but not as many as I have.  So to be prepared -- here are a few that I made for future use.

I inked the 'thanks' stamp (Stampin Up) with different colors and then stamped in the middle of the note card.  Because the letters are recessed, the ink does not touch the letters - unless, of course, you accidently tip the ink pad the wrong way....

Then I sponged the different colors around the word and leaves to make the white word stand out a bit more. 

Spring is here!  Hurrah!
Kathy

Birthday Balloons

This month I have made several cards, but have not posted them.  The cards went into the US mail immediately so I would not be late.  So far, I have mailed the cards on time - give or take a day or two.  😊

I did take a few pictures of my latest cards -- balloons -- lots of balloons! 

Love that dog!

Have a great weekend!
Kathy