Coffeelovers Look Back

The 2023 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop is coming up later this week, and we were invited to show our favourite projects from previous years. 

I have only made cards for a few of the years, but here is my favourite from each year, linked to the original blog post.

2019

2020

2021

It was hard to choose which one I liked best from each year! Now I need to get ready for this year's blog hop!

Sympathy card

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card this week. I already had the feathers stamped for the Gina K. Designs October Monthly Mix challenge - Emboss Resist, and thought it was the perfect focal point for my card.

The feathers came from the Stamper’s Favorites stamp set. I stamped them with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them in white. Then, I blended Blue Lagoon and Medium Lilac ink over the feathers. The sentiment is from the So Many Sentiments stamp set, and is stamped with Obsidian Amalgam ink.

I layered the front panel with Blue Lagoon cardstock before attaching it to a white card base.

Everything is from Gina K. Designs, except the VersaMark ink and embossing powder.

Zenflowers Emboss Resist Card

This month, the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix challenge is to use the Emboss Resist technique.

I started by stamping the flowers with VersaMark ink, and heat embossed them with white embossing powder. Then, I blended ink (Honey Mustard, Sweet Corn, Tangerine Twist) over the panel, using the flowers as a guide. I used a piece of paper towel to gently rub the ink off the embossed areas.

I stamped the sentiment with Chocolate Truffle amalgam ink on a strip of vellum, and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I folded the strip around the panel and attached it to the back, and then adhered the panel to a piece of Honey Mustard cardstock before adding it to a white card base.

The stamps (Zenflowers, Birthday Blessings) and inks are from Gina K. Designs.

October Scor-Pal More Than One Score

 

This month, I made a simple pop-up card, with an Autumn theme.

When you open it, it has a pop-up element.

To make the pop-up element, you just need a piece of cardstock that measures 2" by 3". Using your Scor-Buddy, with the 3" side at the top, score it every 3/4", and fold along the scores.

Fold the left and right sides in to the middle, and add Scor-Tape to the side flaps.

Remove the backing paper, turn it over, and attach it to your card base, lining up the crease in the pop-up element with the crease in the card base.

Then you can attach anything you want popped up. If you have a larger item, you can make the pop-up element longer, and if you have a smaller item, you can make it smaller. You could make several, if you have several small items to add, especially if you were making a landscape orientation instead of portrait.

Then you can decorate the front of your card. My supplies are from Gina K. Designs.

I used the dies from the Autumn Wishes and Electric Pop Flowers stamp sets to cut out the leaves from white cardstock. Then I attached them to a white card panel and blended Sweet Mango, Sweet Corn, Honey Mustard, and Red Hot ink over the front of the panel. 

I used Chocolate Truffle amalgam ink to stamp the sentiment, from the Autumn Wishes stamp set, and then I clear embossed it before rounding the corners. I added this to the front panel and added a Chocolate Truffle panel before attaching it to a white card base.

For my popped up element, I stamped the leaves and added a Chocolate Truffle panel. I also added a few metallic leaves for some sparkle.

This is a quick and easy way to add a pop-up element to your cards!