Coffee Loving Papercrafters

Hello coffee loving friends! Esther Asbury here, and I’m happy to announce that I’m back as a guest designer this month!!

Today I have a “Lift-the-Flap” card for you. To be honest, it sort of came together by accident. I decided I wanted to make a text background for my card, but then I didn’t want to cover any of it up with my coffee image. So….I created a little interactive element where you can lift the image and view all the sentiments!

I started by cutting a piece of Canson Watercolor Paper to 4.25 x 5.5 and arranging some text stamps (from Reverse Confetti) over top in a fun pattern. Using my stamping platform made it easy to ink up and stamp them all at once! I stamped them in Versamark Watermark ink and embossed them in midnight black embossing powder.

Next I added some coffee bean shapes with walnut stain distress oxide and Helen’s make marks 2 stencil from Stamplorations.

I stamped, colored, and fussy cut my images and layered them on an octagon shape which I attached to the card front with a piece of dark brown card stock. Here’s what it looks like when you open the flap.

Supplies and Tools:

• Drink More Coffee (Reverse Confetti)
• Sentimental Gems (Reverse Confetti) 
• Snow Bunnies (Reverse Confetti)
• Pattern Blocks (Reverse Confetti)
• Make Marks 2 Stencil (Stamplorations)
• Spellbinders Large Octagons Nestabilities
• Canson Watercolor Paper (Simon Says)
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Veramark Watermark Ink
• Midnight Black Embossing Powder (Stampendous)
• The colors of RangerDistress Oxide (Simon Says):
  • Walnut Stain
  • Fossilized Amber