Monday Espressosions Christmas in July

Monday Espressosions

Ah Mondays – when coffee becomes an essential drug. Luckily, I’m popping in to share a bright and cheery caffeinated card to go along with your warm beverages this morning.

Debossed Distress Ink Coffee Card  I don’t know about you, but I’m TERRIBLE at planning for the holiday season. Being a cardmaker, everyone expects a homemade card from me. But being a procrastinator… welp, I always run out of cards. So I vowed to start my Christmas in July this year.

IMG_9339I started my card by sponging a background in cool shades of blue Distress Inks.

IMG_9340I brushed some of the darkest shade of blue onto a snowflake embossing folder and used it backwards to deboss the pattern into my cardstock.

IMG_9341Ooooooo!
It definitely made me want to run my fingers all over that texture.

IMG_9338I made some white splatters using Distress Spray Stains, to add some additional visual interest to my background.

Debossed Distress Ink Coffee CardIt’s pretty rare for me to make a card with zero stamping, but that’s exactly what I did! I added two die cuts – a coffee thermos and a sentiment phrase – both from STAMPlorations to complete my look.

Thanks for popping by and I hope you all have a lovely Monday!

8 responses to “Monday Espressosions Christmas in July”

  1. amytsuruta Avatar
    amytsuruta

    Oh this is fabulous! Love it Becca!

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  2. CHRISTINE MILLER Avatar

    This is so pretty—great debossing. Glad to hear that I am not the only card maker who procrastinates with Christmas cards!

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  3. carol Avatar
    carol

    Fabulous wintry wonderland-and-coffee card! Cheering your decision to start Christmas cards in July…I am still procrastinating!
    ~carol

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  4. Holly Flores Avatar

    OMGosh this is so fabulous

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  5. Ann Avatar

    Such a frosty fun card.

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  6. fiki Avatar

    so pretty card!
    love it!

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  7. Hetty Sanders Avatar

    Grea card, Becca! Thanks for the how to make it!
    I got thst cup.

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  8. Terri Burson Avatar

    No stamping? Gasp! Well, it works so there you go.

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