Coffee Card for a Guy

It's SPRINGTIME which means it's time for another Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop!!!

For each blog hop, we get a free digi image from JessicaLynnOriginals.   But I also fell in love with this spring release from Jessica and had to snap it up to make a card for a guy. He will love the sentiments on it.  

I digitally colored this image.  After printing, I added quite a bit of additional color with color pencils to create the effect of "wood" planks. 

I also used Stampin' Up dark brown cardstock for the card base and a striped paper which had no identifying label.   Various bakers' twine in matching colors added the finishing touch. 

I placed the card on a piece of "woodgrain" paper for my photo.  I'm wondering if that is a distraction from the actual card.  

This one I'm entering in

Coffee Lovers Bloghop.  Entry #3  I'm #656 

the Outlawz Color Challenge for Week of March 21  CCO321


Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge SCO32217
This card was showcased the following week when the next sketch was posted.














the Male Room Challenge #56 Use Wood #36

the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #111:  Masculine-Anything Goes #22
Wow!  This card won!

Your Next Stamp (another coffee lovers hop sponsor): Challenge #60 Color #33 x

I Spy Coffee

It's SPRINGTIME which means it's time for another Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop!!!

This time I used the freebie Finding Coffee digi by Sheri Russ at super sponsor STAMPlorations.  I couldn't help but think of the "I Spy" books while hunting for the coffee cups and coffee pots among the flowers.  So I went with that idea, coloring only the cups and pots.  I used watercolor pencils in pastel colors to keep with the spring theme.

Entering:

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Entry #318

STAMPlorations (Never Ending) Anything Goes Challenge #1481

Warm Cocoa

It's SPRINGTIME which means it's time for another Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop!!!

For my first entry, I'm combining a JessCraftsDigitals freebie mug with a Limited Runs boy image from Nikki's Progressive Challenge.  (I was unable to participate in the challenge so I'm using the image now.)  Background star paper, sentiment, and picture frame are from Imagine That! digistamp.

How about a little warm milk at bedtime?  Could be warm cocoa.....  

This is a totally digital composition.  I used PSE to digitally color the images and layer them into a 6x8 scrapbook page.  A picture of my grandson will go where the stars currently reside.  

Entering:

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Entry #1  I'm #75

Down Memory Lane with Imagine That! Digistamp

Wishing Kristy a very happy fourth birthday of her business, Imagine That Digistamp.  I love being on her design team and using her digital products.

Here's some info from the blog:

Over the past four years, Kristy has created an incredible array of digital goodies. You can find everything you need in the store--digistamps, sentiments, papers--for every kind of card imaginable--birthday, get well, sympathy, thinking of you, holidays and occasions, etc. Well, its Imagine That Digistamp's fourth birthday this month and we were thinking that it would be the perfect opportunity to take a little walk down memory lane. Over the next two days we are going to showcase our DT members' favourite sets! We hope that you'll enjoy this little trip through time.

Please do visit the blog to see what's showcased by the design team.

I'm up in the first blog post going down memory lane.

After guest designing in the third quarter, I joined the design team on October 1, 2016 as a Craft-astic Connoisseur. 

This was my first official Design Team make on my LOTSA SCRAP blog. 

I used the pumpkin outline and the sentiment from the Scarecrow set found in the store HERE.

It's hard to narrow down Kristy's images to one favorite set, but I just love The Great Outdoors because of the camper which reminds me of my sister's Airstream Bambi.  I used it in this Christmas card for my sister and her husband.  The camper was a bonus because I originally got the set to use in Girl Scout camp scrapbook layouts. 

The Great Outdoors                                   Snow Mice


Christmas Sled                                         Owl With Robin



There's more!!!!!!!!  There will be another memory post (from other design team members) at 8pm today (Pacific Time Zone) and then two tomorow, one at 8am and one at 8pm.  Be sure to stop by The Creative Playground blog to see all the design team memories!  And while you're there, be sure to comment to win!  DO THIS ON THEIR BLOG, NOT MINE!!!!

Comment to WIN

From now until end of day on Friday, March 24th, leave a comment on any of the four 'Walk Down Memory Lane' posts for your chance to win. Simply let us know the name of ONE of your favourite sets presented over the past four years and you might just win it! We'll choose one person for every five comments left, with a maximum of five winners.

Fairies, Flowers and Four Leaf Clovers

This is a 100% Digital Composition for my 8.5 x 5.5" journal.  All digital products are from Gecko Galz.  
It Isn't Being Green digital paper pack
Blarney collage sheet
Lucko the Irish collage sheet.

Composition is based on these challenges and prompts:

Digital Whisper's Dreamers Challenge for March 5 is Four Leaf Clover.  Guidelines and links are HERE  #10  inspiration only

Gecko Galz FaceBook Papercrafting Group's March challenge (one of several) is Things With Wings 

Yvonne from Art Journal Journey has chosen Out and About for our March journaling theme. #49
inspiration only

Digitally Sweet Challenge #160 Anything Goes -- last challenge--must be 100% digital  #5
At mid-month, this little work of mine was featured on their BLOG and now I've been chosen as Top 3

Pixels and Paper Hello Sweet March Challenge:  Flowers #2  The flowers in the teacup reminded me of the flowers on top of the Bookmark that I used in my composition. And then we have the green and hints of pink, reminding us of spring.  Winners announced on April 8 x


Gecko Galz Blog Customer Challenge -March -  Fairy Garden  #1 x

Easter easel card

Time for a new monthly customer challenge from the Creative Playground at Imagine That! digis by Kris.  Please head there for all the details and more inspiration from the design team.

Here's my design team make .

I used the tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers to create the easel card HERE

I used the pre-colored digi from the set and then added parts of the outline digi to add my own colors of red and lilac.  (The color red is very important in Polish culture.).  Fussy cut the banner and leaves and used dimensional adhesive for 3-D effect; Copic markers.  I just happend to have some red flowers in my stash that matched perfectly.

link to store for Lamb With Cross

Anniversary Card

Time for some Thursday Inspiration from the Creative Playground. Here's my design team make for Imagine That! digis by Kris.  This is a digital composition printed out as an anniversary card

 using digi images from Kris:

Owl Always Love You: sentiment   Whooo Loves You! owl couple

using digi paper and elements from Sara:

Owl Always Love You woodgrain paper                     Owl Always Love You elements

SWAK

The February inspiration at Art Journal Journey is 50 Shades of Red.

I created a digital composition which I printed out and glued into my 8.5x5.5" journal.  I may add some Perlen-Pen to the water drops, but right now it's purely digital.

Digital sources are Scribbles Designs, Gecko Galz, and Imagine That! digistamp.

Entering These Challenges:

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #31 Sweet Inspiration #33 x



More Mixed Media Challenge Always anything goes with optional color-red #37x

Get Creative: Challenge 55 Use Red and one other color #34  Top 5


Gecko Galz Facebook Papercrafting Challenge:  February use the letter L (love)
Winner

Gecko Galz blog February Vintage Valentine Challenge  #4 x

Airplane Birthday Tag

Time for some Thursday Inspiration from the Creative Playground. Here's my design team make for Imagine That! digis by Kris.

Using the following kits from the Imagine That! digistamp store.

Airplanes                                                     Take Flight                              

 Tags and Labels

Entering these challenges:

The Male Room: #54 Wheels I'm #7 x

Outlawz Color Challenge Feb 14 CC0214  #126 in site-wide link up

Valentine

Time for some Craftastic Connoisseur Saturday inspiration for Imagine That! digis by Kris.

Using these sets from the Imagine That! Digistamp Store:

Lorie's Seeds of Love

Tags and Labels

A new Anything Goes challenge has started at the Creative Playground. You have until March 3 to link up your creation.  If you use an Imagine That! image, you will receive this month's freebie:





I'm Entering these challenges with my seeds of love Valentine:

Path to Positivity: Challenge #45 optional Road Ahead  I'm #9
I'm reminded of Johnny Appleseed when I see Lorie planting her seeds of love. Perhaps she'll take them on the road the way Johnny did.

Mojo Monday sketch #482  I/m #51 just for fun x


The Card Concept Love and Romance Photo Inspiration  I'm #28 x


OUTLAWZ (ning site; sign-in) Twisted Thursday:  Feb 2-8 Anything Goes with Optional Twist--TicTacToe  TT020217  I covered the card except for lace and arrow. x