Morning Cup for Paper Players #99

Happy Sunday to you! It's time for a new weekly challenge over at the Paper Players. This week, Lesley is our wonderful hostess with a fabulous color trio of Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo and Basic Gray. Great combo, don't you think? 

I saw this awesome sketch over at The Sweet Stop blog and wanted to give it a try: 

Ok, I don't really know what I was doing with the paper piercing. I had this idea that it might look like a "faux" table/tablecloth under the stamped images, but some ideas just don't come together as planned. *sigh* But the image was already colored and glittered. I NEVER waste glitter! Shameful! So there the paper piercing is...I guess it's kind of "pointing" to the sentiment. No, not really. Ugh! Now I'm just trying to justify it...so I'm just going to change the subject. Anyhoo, all of the supplies I used are listed at the end of the post. ;)

Quick shot of the inside of the card, with a sentiment that is SO true! Gotta have coffee! This card would be perfect paired with a Starbucks gift card, wouldn't it? Hmmm, Starbucks sounds really good right about now...

Hope you will join us over at the Paper Players and play along with Lesley's colors. The challenge is open until Friday, June 15th until Noon (PST).  Stop by and visit the rest of the Design Team to see what they have whipped up, too:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Thanks for stopping by! Have a HAPPY day! :) 

Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Morning Cup
Paper: Cheerful Treat DSP (ret.), Melon Mambo, Lucky Limade, Basic Gray and Whisper White card stock
Ink: Basic Black and Basic Gray Classic ink pads
Accessories: Lucky Limeade and Melon Mambo Stampin' Write markers, Houndstooth Embossing folder, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Stack, Bitty Banners Framelits die, Dazzling Details, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Rhinestones
Non-SU Accessories: gray markers, oval and scalloped oval dies

Card Monkey Coffee

Hello and Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a great day today! Here is a card that I created inspired by this week's challenge from A La Card Monkey. It immediately caught my eye because the sketch is centered around one of my favorite things: COFFEE! Of course I had a trusty Starbucks cup by my side, when I made this one. Haha! 

The main image is from a retired set called Sip by Sip. After I colored it in, I decided to abandon the search for patterned paper and used an embossing folder to mimic the steam coming off the cup and a paper crimper to mimic the little "sleeve" on my Starbucks cup. What is the actual name for those things? Does anyone know? I also added some Crystal Effects to the coffee in the cup and on the coffee pot. 

When it came to the color combo I just HAD to use Early Espresso. ;) What goes great with coffee? Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler sounded good to me, so they were added, too. I also love using that satin ribbon, any chance I get. It ties perfectly EVERY time! Behind the little hearts, I added a layer of Glimmer Paper for a little pop of sparkle.

Here is the shot of the inside of the card, made with scraps from the front. I stamped a little trio of coffee beans, because they were too cute NOT to:

Thanks for visiting today! Before you go please leave a comment to say hello. (Scroll down two posts to check out my give-away, going on through Friday, too!) Have a fantastic rest of your day! Is is too late for more coffee? Hmmm.... :) 

Stampin Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Sip by Sip (main image, retired), Morning cup (sentiment) and Espress Yourself (coffee beans, inside, retired)
Ink: Early Espresso and Basic Black Classic ink
Papers: Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla card stock
Accessories: Paper Crimper, Pinking Hearts Border punch, Word Window punch, 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch, Scalloped Oval punch, Crystal Effects, Early Espresso 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Red Glimmer Paper (Occasions Mini catty), Baja Breeze Stampin' Write Marker, Riding Hood Red Stampin' Write Marker and Stampin' Dimensionals
Non SU! Accessories: rectangle/scalloped rectangle die cuts, swirled embossing folder, gold brads and gray alcohol-based markers

Keep it Simple Sunday, Week 4

Hi there! I'm into my fourth week of Keep it Simple Sunday, where I focus on creating CAS cards in 30 minutes or less. I don't know about you but one of the most time consuming processes for me, is picking out patterned papers to match my projects. So, today I just decided to eliminate them all together and focus on the image. This way, it gives me a chance to show off my awesome coloring and shading skills...umm...NOT EXACTLY!! I'm trying to get better and that's all that matters, right? Haha! 

I think the details are pretty self-explanatory, so I'm only going to mention a couple things. I used a glitter pen on the heart and then added some Crystal Effects to give it a little pop.The baker's twine on this card was actually sent to me by one of my bloggin' friends, Cheryl. (click her name to visit her blog, you will be glad you did!) :) Here's the inside of the card:

I'm also submitting this one to That's Krafty Thursday at The Spotted Chick's blog. It's a fun challenge that asks participants to use Kraft (Crumb Cake) on their projects. Love it! :)

That's all for today! Thanks for stopping by and please visit again soon. If you have a chance, please leave a comment and say hello before you go. Have a great rest of your day! 
(PS: I have something to share...take a peek at the top of the left sidebar...right above the clock! I got the ok to post it a little while ago. Eeek! I will "officially" let the cat out of the bag soon, but I was too excited not to give a hint today!)

Stampin' Up! Supply List: 

Stamps: Morning Cup

Ink: Basic Black classic ink

Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Whisper White card stock

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border punch, Square Lattice Embossing folder, Crystal Effects and Stampin' Dimensionals

Non-SU! Accessories: heart brads, baker's twine (thanks, Cheryl!!), button, red glitter pen and alcohol-based markers