Coffee Loving Papercrafters

We’re so excited to introduce our August Guest Designer, Carol:

Hello, I’m Carol (aka *~c*), waving from my home situated in a town close to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada, which I share with my husband and sweet miniature schnauzer, Lily. My card-making journey began about 12 years ago, when I was searching the web for a new hobby to pair with my then – and recently renewed – passion for cross-stitch. The discoveries revealed sparked a passion, and here I am, thoroughly immersed in playing with paper, stamps, dies and ink.  Cross-stitch and sewing with felt are also part of my crafting repertoire. The friendships made through the warm, encouraging crafting communities are treasured immensely. I’m truly honoured and delighted to be the August Guest Designer at Coffee Loving Cardmakers.

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I’m thrilled to be the August Guest Designer at Coffee Loving Cardmakers; thank you so much for inviting me, Amy!  Even though my coffee taste runs exclusively to ‘hot-and-black’, it’s a must-have, several-times-a -day beverage. I pair it with toast and peanut butter in the morning, with homemade cookies in the afternoon and, on days where splurging is in order, with something from a local bakery that has overtones of coffee. Yep…I love my coffee! 

Today – as you can see from the photo above – I’m sharing a trio of cards featuring products from super sponsor, STAMPlorations. As you may know, Shery offers a wide range of paper goods and thin dies; those coffee-themed are definitely my favourites. 

My first two cards use a combination of For the Love of Coffee – Ephemera and Coffee Backgrounds ATC. I attached four of the backgrounds together, placed a rectangle frame overtop and ran them through my big shot. After that was cut, I used an oval frame to cut out the middle section. Net result: one rectangle background; one oval background. I added two oh-so-pretty images from the ephemera collection, along with a sentiment cut from one of the ATCs Easy-peasy.

The oval, for the second card, was attached to a scallop oval background, then paired with a coffee mug die cut, sporting texture from the Circles All Over cover plate, and another ATC sentiment, cut into three pieces. 

My third card showcases three more of the wonderful coffee ephemera pieces, a Java Great Day Phrase Die sentiment and, again, the Circles All Over cover plate.

Thank you so much for spending time with me today. Off to brew a cup of coffee, then make another card, or three!

For more inspiration make sure to stop by Carol’s blog + Instagram.