2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: International Tea Day

Hello everyone!!! For all Tea Lovers all around the world… Happy International Tea Day… Hope you all get to enjoy your favorite tea. Today is the Day 7 of the Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop! Have linked up and blog-hopped yet? You do not want to miss this Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

When: December 9 – December 16

Time: 6:00 am pacific time

Theme: WINTER/HOLIDAY

December 13th – National Cocoa Day

December 15th – International Tea Day

This time we have 61 SUPER SPONSORS that giveaway amazing prizes! Not only that, there are also Flash Sponsors that giveaway prizes during the blog hop is open. Check out all the details HERE to know how you can play along and link up your project(s)!

On my card today, I use Unity Stamp – October Kit Of The Month and Treats of Friendship stamp set from Close To My Heart (retired).

I stamped the tea cup and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black on Canson watercolor paper and watercolored it with Spectrum Aqua Markers. I tear the bottom of the paper after that.

For the bottom background, I did heat-embossing resist with Koi watercolor paint. I stamped the snowflake with Versamark ink pad directly on the watercolor card base and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder (CTMH) and Craft Heater. I added the Koi watercolor paint on it and love watching how the heat-embossed images resist the paint 🙂

I wrapped some May Arts Ribbon – Natural Twine around the panel and added it on the card base with 3D foam tape. I finished the card with some white snowflake sequins that I got from a crafty friend.

That’s all my card today and I hope you all got to enjoy your cup of tea today 🙂 THANKS a latte for visiting me today!


I play along at:

Challenge Weeks #260-#261 – Anything Goes

CAS Watercolour December Challenge

December CAS Card Challenge

December Challenge – Theme and Sketch

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with Our Daily Bread Designs

Hello everyone!!! Today is the Day 6 of the Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop! Have linked up and blog-hopped yet? You do not want to miss this Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

When: December 9 – December 16

Time: 6:00 am pacific time

Theme: WINTER/HOLIDAY

December 13th – National Cocoa Day

December 15th – International Tea Day

This time we have 61 SUPER SPONSORS that giveaway amazing prizes! Not only that, there are also Flash Sponsors that giveaway prizes during the blog hop is open. Check out all the details HERE to know how you can play along and link up your project(s)!

Today, I am sharing my coffee project with one of my favorite stamping companies, Our Daily Bread Designs! And they are one of the Super Sponsors for the first time.

I created my card using the stamp and dies from the new Coffee Bundle (Beverage Cup Dies, and I Love Coffee stamps). For the background I embossed the white cardstock using the Snowflake Sky Die. And I also use the Layered Lacey Ovals Dies and Ovals Dies for the sentiment.

The paper I used is one of their new paper collection, Holly Jolly. And I finished my card with some glitter on the cup using Spectrum Sparkle brush for extra bling on it 🙂

That’s my clean-and-simple, plus some layers card today. I hope this can inspire you to create and link up with us at Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

I also play along at:

ODBDSLC281 Let’s Be Sentimental

Challenge Weeks #260-#261 – Anything Goes

Paru’s Card Making Challenges – December

Thanks a latte for visiting me and have a fabulous day!

Peace Love Joy Coffee Christmas Card

Hello everyone… I have one more coffee card to share with you on the Day 5 of the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 🙂 There are 2 posts earlier on coffee project here and hot cocoa project here.

It is 12 more days until Christmas Day and I gotta make couple more Christmas/Coffee cards for friends and send them out this week… This one is clean and simple with Christmas colors – red, green and white.

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I stamped one of the cup from the new STAMPlorations – Coffee Petites with CUTplorations Stitched Circle Die set on a canson watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink, then I cut it out using the Circle Die. I colored the cup with Spectrum Aqua Markers and Spectrum Glitter brush.

For the mat background, I die cut a red cardstock with Craftin Desert Divas – Fancy Frames dies, then I stamped couple snowflakes from STAMPlorations – Framed Christmas: Peace Love Joy stamp set on it with Hero Arts – red mini ink pad, and added some glitter with Spectrum Glitter brush.

I stamped the sentiment from STAMPlorations – Framed Christmas: Peace Love Joy stamp set on the card with the Hero Arts – green mini ink pad. And finished the card with some snowflake sequins.

That’s my “last minute – CAS Christmas card” 😀 Thanks for visiting and have fabulous day!

Today, I am playing along at:

Addicted To Stamps and More – CAS Challenge 224

12 Days of Christmas Cards Challenge

CAS(E) this sketch 201

STAMPlorations December CAS Card Challenge

CUTplorations December Challenge

STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge

AAA Cards – CAS Game #79 – Christmas

Paru’s Card Making Challenges – December

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Happy National Cocoa Day!

Happy National Cocoa Day!!! Hope you have a fabulous and delicious hot cocoa 🙂 And today is the Day 5 of the Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop! We have 400+ link ups now! WOW! Lot’s of coffee/tea/cocoa themed projects for sure… And the link up and hop is still open until December 16th!

Celebrating this National Cocoa Day, I made this hot cocoa pocket gift:

I made this pocket out of an envelope. I sealed the envelope on the back, then die cut the top with one of the Concord 9th – Bags & Tags Dies.

I stamped the plaid pattern on the front pocket using Concord & 9th – Lots of Blots stamp set. Then I decorated the front pocket with the sentiment from the same stamp set and die cut it with the circle from the Bags & Tags die set. The cup is from the Mittens & Mugs stamp & die sets from Concord & 9th old but goodie sets.

Embellishments I used on this pocket are the gold sequin ribbon from Hobby Lobby and Christmas washi tapes that I got from Pick Your Plum a while ago.

I made couple of them to give to my best friends at church this Christmas. I hope you all are inspired today to create and share your Winter coffee/tea/cocoa themed project with Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop! Come hopping along with us, visit the participants and leave them some love, too. And…there are LOTS of giveaways!!!!

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

When: December 9 – December 16

Time: 6:00 am pacific time

Theme: WINTER/HOLIDAY

December 13th – National Cocoa Day

December 15th – International Tea Day

This time we have 61 SUPER SPONSORS that giveaway amazing prizes! Not only that, there are also Flash Sponsors that giveaway prizes during the blog hop is open. Check out all the details HERE to know how you can play along and link up your project(s)!

So… let’s get crafting and link up!

THANK YOU so much for visiting me today and have a fantastic day!


I play along at:

Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #4: Winter

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge #86 – Anything But Card

{PIN}spirational Challenge #180

Paru’s Card Making Challenges – December

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with Joy Clair Stamps

Hello everyone!!! Today is the Day 5 of the Coffee Lovers Winter 2016 Blog Hop! This is an amazing blog hop and link up party for all cardmakers and papercrafters hosted by Coffee Loving Cardmakers! Let’s grab your favorite drink, create a coffee/tea/cocoa project, link up and hop along today!

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

When: December 9 – December 16

Time: 6:00 am pacific time

Theme: WINTER/HOLIDAY

December 13th – National Cocoa Day

December 15th – International Tea Day

This time we have 61 SUPER SPONSORS that giveaway amazing prizes! Not only that, there are also Flash Sponsors that giveaway prizes during the blog hop is open. Check out all the details HERE to know how you can play along and link up your project(s)!

Joy Clair is a one of the Super Sponsors, and we are offering a $25 dollars Gift Certificate for the 2016 Winter edition to shop with us at Joy Clair Store! Be sure to join in on the fun and link up your coffee loving projects to play along. We can’t wait to see all the coffee loving creations.

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Today, I am sharing my card on Joy Clair Blog using the newest Coffee Lovers stamp set and Christmas Border stamp set:

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On my background, I stamped the holly leaves border with green ink pad to create a monochromatic background. Then I cut both side of the card diagonally to create a tree shape card.

Then I stamped the mugs on white cardstock with versafine black onyx ink pad 3 times, and I fussy cut them one. I did the same step with the hearts.

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After all the pieces ready, I arrange them on the card. I found some Christmas scrap paper to use on the card as the borders with the mugs.

For the sentiment, on a red cardstock, I heat embossed the sentiment that I stamped using the Merry Christmas from the Christmas Border stamp set and the other sentiment is from the Coffee Lovers stamp set. I used Versamark ink pad, Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder and craft heart to do the heat embossing. Then I added them on the card.

I finished my card with some clear gems. This card fits in a regular A2 envelope and mail-friendly 🙂

I also linking up at:

Challenge Weeks #260-#261 – Anything Goes

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Coffee Loving Sunday Sip & Share

CWS Challenge #9: Use Christmas Stamps

AAA Cards CAS Game #79 – Christmas

12 Days of Christmas Cards Challenge with Kylie and Friends

Paru’s Card Making Challenges – December

THANKS a latte for visiting me today and hope you all have a fantastic day!