Penguin Palace Challenge #31

This month, the challenge on the Penguin Palace Challenge Blog is a Colour Palette Inspiration photo.

Here's the card I came up with.

I used the Penguin Palace Scents of Fall Stencils 360° to make the background, and the sentiment is from their An Amazing Friend stamp set.

I inked the stencil with Gina K. Designs Dark Carnation, Cherry Red, Fresh Asparagus, Dark Sage, and  Sweet Corn ink. For the pine cones, I used a VersaMark marker and coloured in all the sections that had Sweet Corn ink. Then I heat embossed them with Gold embossing powder. I trimmed down the panel and attached it to a red layer before taping it to a white card base.

After I stamped the sentiment, I cut it out with a stitched circle die, added a red layer and added it to the card.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card 9

I found another coffee themed stamp set, so I have my last card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

The Picket Fence Studios Coffee in Hand stamp set has many cute coffee themed sentiments, so I stamped one of them with Gina K. Designs Obsidian amalgam ink, cut it out and lightly blended some 

Gina K. Designs Red Velvet ink over it. 

I stamped the two coffee pots, from the same set, and used my Sand Dune Spectrum Noir sparkle marker to add some coffee. In person, it looks brown, but the sparkle makes it look silver in the picture. 

The background is made with the Picket Fence Studios Sweater Pattern Maker stamp, and stamped with Red Velvet ink. I layered the background with some red cardstock, added the sentiment, and popped up the coffee pots with some foam squares.

I would like to thank Amy and her team for all the work they put into this, and also the Super Sponsors!

     
 
          

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card 8

I have another card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. This one uses a background die.

I cut out the background die and attached it to a white card base.

I stamped the image, coloured it, and cut it out with the die. I die cut an oval, stamped the sentiment and added the image before attaching it to the background.

Supplies used:

Penguin Palace Classic Diamond Backdrop die

                          Rabbit Cafe stamp set and coordinating dies
Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card 7

 

I have a pretty rainbow for my next card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I stamped the STAMPlorations Coffee Cup Parade stamp, and blended Gina K. Designs Cherry Red, Wild Dandelion, Lucky Clover, Turquoise Sea, and Wild Wisteria ink over the top.

I cut it out with the CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die, and mounted it on a white card base.

I used the CUTplorations Thanks a Latte die for the sentiment and added some sparkle with a Wink Of Stella pen.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card 6

 

My next card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is a winter scene, with some cute penguins and their cocoa.

I stamped the penguins and cocoa cups, cut them out with the coordinating dies, and coloured them. 

I stamped the trees, and then stamped off before stamping the back layer of trees. I blended some blue ink that was left on my blending brush to the top of the scene, and added some snow mounds at the bottom.

Then I stamped the sentiment, adhered the penguins and cocoa cups, added a black layer and attached it to a white card base.

I used the following supplies:

Gina K. Designs: Playful Penguins stamp set and coordinating dies, Winter Terrain stamp set
                  Christmas Pine ink
                  Obsidian Amalgam ink
Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card 5

 

Isabel Christina Stamps, a Super Sponsor, also gave a freebie for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I used it for Card #5.

I printed out the image, and used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the pieces. While it was still on the cutting mat, I coloured it with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. It was easier this way, as it gave me something to hold onto while I was colouring.

I wanted a subtle background, so the images showed up well, but it might be a little too subtle in the picture! I used the Carta Bella Lattice Stencil and Gina K. Designs Bubblegum Pink ink for the background pattern.

I popped out the images, and used the negative space to help me line up the images in their original configuration. I trimmed down the sentiment, matted them with Navy cardstock and added them to the background. The front panel was layered with Navy cardstock and then added to a white card base.

Thank you, Isabel Christina Stamps, for the sweet image and sentiment!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card 4

 

This card uses a Digital freebie, called Santa and Elf Brentwood, that was given by Jessica Lynn Original Studios, one of the Super Sponsors of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I printed the image, and coloured it with Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers. I love the sparkle that they give! I trimmed it down, layered it with a red panel and attached it to a piece of patterned paper. I added all of this to a white card base.

Thank you, Jessica Lynn Original Studios, for the cute image!

Coffee Lovers Hop Card 3

 

I have another card for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. This is card 3.

For this card, I used the Dare 2B Artzy Latte Love stamp set, and the coordinating Frappe & Donut die set.

I stamped the cup, sleeve and top with Gina K. Designs Obsidian amalgam ink, and coloured them with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. Then I cut them out with the dies and glued them together.

I stamped the sentiment and coffee beans with Gina K. Designs Chocolate Truffle amalgam ink, added a piece of patterned paper from Gina K. Designs Give Thanks paper pack, and popped up the cup with some foam squares.

Coffee Lovers Hop Card 2

 

Today I have my second card for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

It is a digital stamp from Stamplorations, called Coffee Bloom Prints Digital Stamp. I printed it on a lighter weight cardstock that would work with my printer, and coloured it with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

Then, I fussy cut it and attached it to an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of heavy weight cardstock. I scored and folded the cardstock along the left side of the mug. Then, using a Fiskers fingertip detail knife, I cut around the mug to trim off the extra cardstock.

This makes a nice shaped card, which stands up. I didn't add a sentiment to the front, as I didn't want to cover up any of the pretty design!

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

Here is my first card for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I am a little slow getting started, but I hope to have more cards in the next few days.

I stamped the images and then used the stencil for the background. I coloured in the teapots and teacups with coloured pencils, and added my sentiment. This was a quick and easy 1 layer card!

Supplies:

Funky Fossil Time for Tea stamp set

Funky Fossil Pincushion Pattern Stencil - I thought they looked like snowflakes!

Gina K. Designs Tranquil Teal and Bubblegum Pink ink

Blending brushes with some blue and pink ink left on them

November Scor-Pal More Than One Score

 

This month, I made a card with a few simple scores and folds. and it's easy enough that you can make a batch of them for your Christmas cards.

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Buddy

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

4 pieces of double sided paper or cardstock - 2 1/2" x 1 3/4"

A piece of cardstock for the middle - approximately 1 1/2" - 1 5/8" square

A piece of cardstock for the layer - 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

An A2 size card base

I used DCWV Holiday Collection - The Christmas Stack for my double sided cardstock, Recollections Matte Gold Foil cardstock for the layer, Gina K. Designs Holiday Frame stamp set for the sentiment, and a Cottage Cutz Stitched Square die for the middle piece.

To start, lay out your 4 small pieces of cardstock in the arrangement you want. 

For the 4 middle corners, on the back of each piece, make a mark 1" from the corner on each side. Then, line up the marks with a score line on your Scor-Buddy and score. You'll notice that there are marks at the bottom to help you line up with the inch marks at the top.

Fold along the score line toward the front.

Tape the 4 pieces to the outer corners of the layer and place the small square in the middle. Then, tape all this to the card base.

Here's another picture, showing the shine of the foil and embossed sentiment.