Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #9

 

I have a mini slimline card for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop using supplies from Gina K. Designs.

I started by inking up the Art Deco stencil with Honey Mustard, Tomato Soup, and Faded Brick ink. Then I spritzed it well with water and placed my cardstock over the stencil, pressing down to transfer the ink to the cardstock.

Once the panel was dry, I stamped the images and sentiment, from the Perfect Blend stamp set, with Warm Cocoa ink.

After I added a brown layer, I attached it to a white card base.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #8

 

I made a slimline card for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I used the Funky Fossil Designs Time for Tea stamp set and stamped the images with Gina K. Designs Passionate Pink, Tranquil Teal, and Dark Orchid ink. The sentiment was stamped with Obsidian Amalgam ink. 

I coloured in parts of the images with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and backed them with some gold glitter paper.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #7

 

I used a cute snow globe on my next card for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

The snow globe die is by Craftmania Dies. I cut it out twice and cut out the middle of one of them. I blended some blue ink, whatever was on my blending brush, on the background. I cut a small hill out of white cardstock and added it near the bottom. 

I stamped and die cut the penguins and cocoa cups, from the Gina K. Designs Playful Penguins set, and coloured them with Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers.

I stamped the sentiment, from the Gina K. Designs Winter Terrain stamp set, on the front layer.

To assemble, I added some acetate on the back of the front layer, and adhered some foam tape all around the snow globe. On the background, I glued some snowflakes from the Picket Fence Studios Icicles Sequin mix, and added some Mica Flakes before taping the front panel onto the background.

I added the penguins on the front along with the cocoa cups.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #6

 

My 6th card for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop  has a tag as the focal image.

The tag is made with the Gina K. Designs Decorative Tag Die. I stamped the cute mouse, from the Simon Says Stamp Cocoa & Love set, with Gina K. Designs Soft Stone ink and coloured it with Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers. I stamped the sentiment, in Dark Chocolate ink and the hearts, in Red Velvet ink. I added some glue to the hat brim and ball, the whipped cream and the bottom of the coat, and heat embossed some Gina K. Designs Puffy White embossing powder to give it some texture. 

The background paper is from the Gina K. Designs Winter Cheer Patterned Paper pack.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #5

 

My next card for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop uses the Rabbit Cafe stamp set by Penguin Palace (now Sunbird Spark).

I stamped, coloured and then cut out the image with the coordinating die. 

I masked off the diagonal stripe, stamped the snowflakes, from the Gina K. Designs Sparkling Snowflake stamp set, with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with Silver embossing powder. I added a strip of Scor-Tape on both sides and added Crystal Glitter Ritz Transparent Micro Fine Glitter (Cool Highlight).

I stamped the sentiment and popped up the die cut image with some foam squares.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #4

 

My 4th card for the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is a gate fold card.

The image and sentiment are from the Whimsy Stamps Comfort and Joy stamp set. I stamped the image with Gina K. Designs Obsidian Amalgam ink and coloured it in with coloured pencils. I added some glue to the whipped cream, sprinkled Gina K. Designs Puffy White embossing powder over it and heated it to make it puff up.

I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark ink, added gold embossing powder and heated it until it melted. 

For the card base, I used a piece of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" cardstock and used my Scor-Buddy to score the folds at the two score lines marked with a circle. This makes it really easy to make a gate fold card base. I added some patterned paper from the American Crafts Holly Jolly paper pad to the two side flaps before attaching the image to the left hand flap. To finish it off, I added a few snowflake sequins.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #3

 

One of the Super Sponsors of the 2024 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, Jessica Lynn Original, has a free digital image that we can download and that is what I used for this card.

I downloaded and printed out the image, and then coloured it in with Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers. I chose a Fall colour palette.

I added an orange layer before attaching it to a white card base, and finished it off with a couple of shiny leaves.

Thank you, Jessica Lynn, for the free image!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Card #2

 

My second card for the 2024 Fall / Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop uses a stamp set from Dare 2B Artzy, called Latte Love.

One of the stamps in the set has a bunch of coffee related words in a slim rectangle shape. I stamped this 3 times, using Gina K. Designs Faded Brick ink, stamping off before stamping the background.

I stamped the coffee cup and handle with Gina K. Designs Chocolate Truffle Amalgam ink and cut them out with the matching die set, called Frappe and Donut. I used coloured pencils to add some colour to the dots and then glued the handle on.

I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it in white. I added the strip to the background and attached the coffee cup before adhering it to the card base with some foam tape.

2024 Fall / Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

It's time for the 2024 Fall / Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! I will be making several cards over the next few days, which will all have a coffee, tea, cocoa, or apple cider theme.

My first card is made with some supplies that I won in a giveaway!

I used a Darice embossing folder, called Coffee Pots, to make the background. I inked up the raised part of the design in the embossing folder with Gina K. Designs Coral Reef ink, added a piece of cardstock, and ran it through my Cuttlebug. Then I blended some more Coral Reef over the design to give it some colour.

The coffee cup and sentiment are from the Catherine Pooler Life is Brew-tiful stamp set. I used Gina K. Designs Kraft ink to stamp the cup and Chocolate Truffle Amalgam ink to stamp the sentiment. I added some details to the cup with some coloured pencils, and popped the sentiment up with some foam squares.

November Scor-Pal Project

 

This month, I have a 6 Sided Box to show you. I am getting an early start on my Christmas boxes this year! Here are the supplies you need to create this box.

Supplies:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

TheStacker

Cardstock: 8 1/2” x 9 3/4”

Patterned paper: 6 pieces – 1 5/16” x 5 5/16” (You can also cut them to 1 1/4” x 5 1/4”)

2” Circle punch (optional)

Ribbon to decorate

Step 1:

With the 9 3/4” side of the cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 1 1/2”, 3”, 4 1/2”, 6”,       7 1/2” and 9”.

Turn the cardstock 90 degrees and score at 1 1/2” and 7”.

Step 2:

With the long edge at the top, cut along the score lines from the bottom up to the horizontal score line. Repeat along the top edge. Trim off the top and bottom sections in the 3/4” flap.

To make the top and bottom flaps fit better when folded, measure 1/2” from each cut line along the bottom and cut off a triangle on each tab. Repeat for the top edge. You will end up with the following shape.

Step 3:

Crease along all the score lines. Add Scor-Tape along the long tab on the right, and on the top and bottom tabs as shown in the picture.

Step 4:

Add Scor-Tape to the patterned pieces and tape them to the cardstock.

Step 5:

Remove the liner from the tape on the right side tab and attach it to the inside of the left hand side to make a cylinder shape.

Step 6:

Fold in the tabs on the bottom, starting with the tab to the left of the tab without any tape. Remove the tape liner as you go and attach each tab to the one below it.

If desired, punch a 2” circle from the patterned paper or cardstock and tape it to the bottom.

  

       

Step 7:

Place the item you are gifting inside the box and then fasten the top in the same manner as the bottom.

Decorate with ribbon and a bow, if desired.

Penguin Palace Challenge #42

 This month, the Penguin Palace Challenge #42 is a Fall Moodboard.

Here is the card I made.

I used the Scents of Fall Stencils 360° stencil, and blended Gina K Designs Faded Brick, Honey Mustard, Dark Chocolate, Warm Glow Amalgam, and Skeleton Leaves Amalgam ink through it, turning the stencil 60° each time. I thought the maple leaves looked a little too red for the colour palette, so I added a bit of Dark Chocolate over them.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Wishes stamp set, stamped with Gina K Designs Obsidian Amalgam ink, and cut out with the coordinating die. To make the shadow layer, I used the same die with brown cardstock, cut it in half horizontally and added the pieces to the top and bottom on the back of the sentiment.

I layered the stencilled panel with some brown cardstock and adhered this to a white card base.

October Scor-Pal Project

 

This month I have a quick and easy card to show you. It is called a Z fold card.

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Buddy

Scor-Tape

Cardstock base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Supplies to decorate your card. I used Gina K. Designs Peaceful Violets stamp set and dies, So Many Sentiments stamp set, Obsidian Amalgam ink, Wild Dandelion ink, Spectrum Noir markers.

Step 1

With the long edge of the cardstock at the top of your Scor-Buddy, score at 4 1/4". Flip the cardstock over and score at 2 1/8". It is easy to find that measurement, as there is a circle on the Scor-Buddy.

Step 2

Fold the cardstock along the score lines, placing the bump on the inside of each fold.

Step 3

To decorate, use an image that is large enough to cover most of the front of the card. If you don't have a large image, use a square, circle or other shape as a background. 

The large image will cover part of the inside of the card, so you can stamp your sentiment there or write a message.

I blended some ink on the top flap and stamped some of the images in the same ink. 

Step 4

Tape the large image onto the top flap, making sure to only put tape on the top half of the image. Decorate the inside of the card, if you wish.

Gina K. Designs September Challenge

 The Gina K. Designs September 2024 Monthly Mix Challenge is to make your own metallic cardstock. We can use things like embossing powder, foil, metallic paint or metallic ink.

I chose to use foil on my card.

I started with a piece of cardstock and blended Applemint, Turquiose Sea, and Bubblegum Pink ink on it. I used the background die in the Floral Banner Die Set to cut out the shape.

Using a Deco Foil Toner sheet, I made a piece of foiled cardstock with Silver Sequins foil. I then cut out the detailed design with the Floral Banner Die and glued it on to the back layer with Connect Glue.

On another piece of cardstock, I used the Harvest Flourish Stencil with Soft Stone ink to create a faint background. I stamped the sentiment, from the Birthday Blessings stamp set, with Obsisian Amalgam ink, added the floral banner and attached the panel to a piece of Bubblegum Pink cardstock before adding it to a white card base.

Penguin Palace Challenge #41

 This month, the Penguin Palace challenge is Die-Cutting. 

I decided to use a layering die set from Penguin Palace.

I love this set because it does all the work for me! It is called Butterfly Emergence 2 in 1 Layered Die Set.

I picked out my cardstock colours and cut each layer . Then I glued all the layers together and attached them to a white card base. I decided not to add a sentiment because I didn't want to cover up the beautiful pattern!

September Scor-Pal Project

 This month, I have a heart shaped box to show you.

Supplies needed:
Scor-Pal
Scor-Tape
The Stacker
Heavy weight Cardstock – 2 pieces of 8 1/2” x 10 1/2”
                                           3 pieces of 8 1/2” x 11”
If you wish to add any stamping to your cardstock, do it before you start scoring. I used the Stampin’ Up! Crosshatch background stamp, using Stampin’ Up! Melon Mambo ink, and stamped it several times to cover each of the 5 sheets. When scoring, have the decorated side facing up.

Decorations and Embellishments – I used Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites Blooms Three and Blooms Four, and Picket Fence Studios Leaves for Flowers stamp set and coordinating dies

Step 1

Using one piece of 8 1/2” x 10 1/2” cardstock, with the long edge at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 4”, 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 6”, 6 1/2”, 7”, 7 1/2”, 8”, 8 1/2” and 10”. Turn it 90° to the right and score at 1/2” and 5 1/2”.

For the second piece, score at 1 1/2”, 2”, 2 1/2”, 3”, 3 1/2”, 4”, 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 6” and 10”. Turn it 90° to the right and score at 1/2” and 5 1/2”.

Crease all the score lines, and firmly crease the 1/2” and 5 1/2” lines and the 10” lines.

Step 2

For each piece, hold the cardstock so the 1/2” score lines are at the top and at the left. Trim off the small square at the top left hand corner. Cut up from the bottom along the score lines to the 5 1/2” line. Trim off the bottom left flap.

Trim off a bit of the large 4” bottom flap so it will fold more easily. Refer to the pictures for placement.

Step 3

Turn each piece over, and add Scor-Tape along the top 1/2” flap and along the left edge above the 5 1/2” score line.

Step 4

Remove the liner from the Scor-Tape on the left side of one piece and attach it to the right flap on the other piece. Repeat to attach the other sides together. Remove the liner from the Scor-Tape on the top flap and fold to the inside.

Step 5

Turn the box over and fold in the flaps. Temporarily tape the flaps once you have the heart shape you want. Trace the heart shape twice on one sheet of 8 1/2” by 11” cardstock, cut them out and attach Scor-Tape to the wrong side of each.

Make sure one of them will fit inside your box – you will need to make this one a bit smaller.

Step 6

Remove the temporary tape and tape the cut out hearts to the bottom of the box, both outside and inside.

Step 7

Cut one of the 8 1/2” x 11” pieces of cardstock in half to make two pieces measuring 4 1/4” x 11”. Place one in your Scor-Pal and score at 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 6”, 6 1/2”, 7”, 7 1/2”, 8”, 8 1/2” and 10 1/2”. Turn it 90° to the right and score at 1/2” and 1 1/2”.

For the second piece, score at 2”, 2 1/2”, 3”, 3 1/2”, 4”, 4 1/2”, 5”, 5 1/2”, 6” and 10 1/2”. Turn it 90° to the right and score at 1/2” and 1 1/2”.

Crease all score lines and firmly crease the 1/2” and 1 1/2” lines and the 10 1/2” lines.

Trim the top left square where the two 1/2” score lines meet, and add Scor-Tape to the same areas as the box bottom.

Step 8

Assemble the top the same way as the bottom of the box.

Step 9

Trace two hearts on the remaining piece of 8 1/2” x 11” and attach as before.

Step 10

Decorate as desired.