Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Happy National Coffee Lover's Day!

If you can't start your day without some java you already knew what today is all about. Chaitali Narla of Cuts, Crops and Creativity is hosting the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Organizing has been going on since the summer and this is going to be big!

She has invited card makers from all over the world to participate and you can too!

There are some awesome prizes to be won! all the detailS of the prizes and where to link up to the hop are HERE on Chaitali's blog!...

Here is my card for the hop. I CASED myself from this card HERE using Reverse Confetti's Be a Barista and Go Together and one again using my favourite patterned paper for coffee cards Basic Grey Persimmon!

My favourite fall treat from Starbucks is a Salted Caramel Mocha, half sweet.

What is your favourite fall coffee treat?

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop Q & A (as suggested by Virginia Lu)...

1. When did you start drinking coffee?

I remember sitting with friends one weekend after I was married and discussing how could anyone drink coffee--yuck! Well throw in two years of teaching and I became a coffee addict just in time to have to stop drinking for a while it because I became pregnant with my first!

2. What is favorite brand? 

I love Starbucks Guatemala, Tim Hortons (because I am a real Canadian) and Green Mountain Coffee Nantucket Blend K-Cups.

3. What is the most amazing coffee that you had?

Most amazing was at Soporafino's in Oshawa before we even lived here with my husband. Amazing food too. We went there every year for Valentines Day. Sadly they closed a few years ago.

4. If I don't drink my needed coffee, I will...

...be a zombie until I have my cuppa to get going.

I am also linking this up to the Inkspirational Beverages/Drinks challenge!

I hope that you come and play along!
Thank you Chaitali for organizing this fabulous blog hop!
Have a wonderful day!!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Cuppa Cocoa Reminder

There is still time to play for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Cuppa Cocoa

Like most paper crafters I have some some big time shopping and hoarding issues.  LOL It felt so good to type that out loud! I love patterned paper and I have a closet full of 12 x 12 sheets waiting to be used for scrapbooking and I have now managed too accumulate three plastic bins full of 6 x 6 pads that I could not live without. Sound familiar?   I am really trying to explore using patterned paper in my cardmaking, I love it when I see so many of you using it, what seems to be effortlessly too! Swoon ! So although it feels awkward, it does feel good to cut into these pads with the intention of making something pretty.  Wish me luck on this endeavor. I love the theme of the current Curtain Call Challenge  so I wanted to make another card. This one is more coffee inspired and once again I am using paper from my Persimmon pad. I am also submitting this card for the current Reverse Confetti SFYTT challenge.

You have another 3 days to play along, the challenge closes on February 10th!  Hope you play along.

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Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Cuppa Cocoa

photo credit: aerie by American Eagle

We have a fabulous new sponsor, My Favorite Things, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Cuppa Cocoa challenge!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a $20 gift certificate to use at My Favorite Things!

Believe it or not these are the first sheets of paper I have removed from my Basic Grey Persimmon paper pad.  I was late getting this collection and it was time to get cracking on Christmas so this week's challenge seemed the perfect time to use some of this fabulous paper.  I paper pieced my cup of cocoa and added some fussy cut marshmallows on the side.

You won't want to miss what our special guests and crew have whipped up for Cuppa Cocoa!

Cuppa Cocoa Designers

Jody Morrow, MFT Designer

Heather Jensen, Guest Designer

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Barb Murphy

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Cuppa Cocoa and play along with us!

Cardstock: Rustic Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Persimmon (Basic Grey)

Stamps: Be a Barista, Sweet Thing (Reverse Confetti) Hot Hot Hot (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: Soft Suede (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Stitched Mats, Stitched Squares (Lil' Inker)

The Card Concept - Challenge #1 - Colours

Well here we are with the first challenge for The Card Concept!

Our first challenge is a colour challenge, so you as a participant use the colours to create your card and then create your card based on one of the six defined styles from The Card Concept. I am one of the Clean & Simple Designers for The Card Concept and here is my card based on the colours.  Inspired by these colours I made a smaller card (4 1/4" x 4 1/4") which I added a stitched square to that was slightly smaller. I used a smaller image and sentiment and then added some enamel dots to add interest without clutter.

I added another cute sentiment to the inside of the card...

Head on over to The Card Concept blog to see all of the lovely inspiration from the designers, find a design style that you think you are or want to try and join in the fun, we can't wait to see what you decide to do!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Geri Greening

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Kerin Sylvester

Kay Miller

Deanna Dean

Cindy Lovell

 Karen Davis

Lee Ann Barrett

Narelle Farrugia

Teresa Kline-Guest Designer

Cardstock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Petterned paper: Sweet Blush Pattern pack (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Be a Barista (Reverse Confetti) Hot Hot Hot (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: Soft Sueded (Stampin' Up) Sweet Blush, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Squares (Lil' Inker)

other: enamel dots