Coffee Loving Papercrafters

Hello Coffee Lovers!!

Have you checked out the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop??? If not get on that!! Tons of inspiration!! Tons of prizes to win!! Check out the post here and get your project linked up!!

It’s time for Brew & Craft Your Stash!! Challenge #34 in the 75 Creative Card Challenges Magazine by Paper Crafts 2013!! Grab your drink of choice and get ready for some great crafty ideas!!!

Challenge #34 – Use Entire Package of Embellishments! This is a fun challenge as we all have embellishments that haven’t been used!! The four cards in the magazine used a range of embellishments on their cards! One used cut felt smiley faces, another use flower embellishments. The other cards used buttons and 3D circle embellishments!

This was a fun challenge for me! At first I had no idea what embellishment package to use! So I left that until the end! I started by using Concord & 9th Daily Wear and matching die. I stamped the girl, book and coffee mug. I used a stitched rectangle to cut out the face, then the matching dies for the book and coffee mug. Then I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color everything up.

I need more Birthday cards so I went with the birthday sentiment, stamping it in the bottom left corner. Then I adhered the book and coffee mug with foam tape.

I picked out some pretty pattern paper and adhered it to a white card base. Then I started going through my embellishments to find what I could use all on a card. Finally I found a package of cork dots! Like enamel dots they come on a clear acetate sheet. I liked how they were arranged on the sheet, small to large. I cut each row and then played with placement on my card base. When I liked the placement I adhered each dot with some liquid adhesive.

The cork is the same thickness as my foam tape, so I added some foam tape in-between the rows of cork. This way the colored panel has some more support. I also used some liquid adhesive with the cork to help adhere the colored panel to the cork. A little weight while it dried and then it was all ready to go.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!! I hope this inspires you to grab a package of embellishments and use it ALL!!!

Dana