Happy September! We’re so happy to introduce our Guest for September, Jennifer K.
Jennifer K (K is for Katherine) here to publicly “Espresso my love” for making cards. I’m also so excited to be invited to be the September Guest Designer at Coffee Loving Cardmakers.
I credit the Coffee Lovers with inspiring me to get more involved in the great international card making community. It’s such a friendly, talented, supportive group and the wide variety of sponsors showcased are terrific.
A couple years ago I altered my career path & no longer work outside the home. I chose to call it a promotion to “Chief Domestic Officer.” Now maybe instead I should call myself a stay at home dog parent, lawn care specialist, barber, chef, barista, household supplies manager, janitor, general accountant…oh so many different hats to wear at home! I drink lots of coffee to stay on top of things in an active lifestyle at my rural Missouri home shared with my husband and sweet Labrador retriever.
Fully caffeinated & with creative energy to spare, I have been crafting more & more. I discovered the Coffee Loving Blog Hop last fall & I just never quit making and posting cards to my Instagram account. Yep, definitely no more half-caff for me.
Here’s a list of the main supplies for this new coffee inspired card:
The card background uses an Altenew stencil and a few of my favorite Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks, Cantaloupe, Sprout, & Marine. I kept the included center mask in place with the stencil & started with the Cantaloupe ink then added Sprout and Marine colors, each lightly blended on top of the stencil on some basic white cardstock.
I cut the die twice, once in white and other with Lawn Fawn watercolor pattern paper that closely matched my light teal blue card base. I layered the two die cuts together for added dimension then covered the white heart shape that popped out of the coffee steam with a generous spread of Gina K Designs Glitz Glitter Gel. I then glued the layered die cut and glittered steamy heart into the center of my stenciled background.
I didn’t have to look long to choose just the right sentiment for the coffee heart. The sentiment is from Newton’s Nook Designs set, Love Cafe.
Just a few added confetti bits for a touch more shine and the card is done. I enjoyed picking out one stencil, one die & one stamp to see what I could create.
Thanks for scrolling this far. I’ve got more stamps brewing for next time. Since I recently reorganized, I rediscovered treasures in my stash perfect for all coffee lovers. Until then, enjoy your last weeks of summer and all the iced coffee drinks you can!
For more inspiration make sure to stop by Jennifer K’s blog + Instagram.
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