Hello hello hello everyone… Happy Friday! I hope you all have been having amazing week… Today, I join a collaboration blog hop with Coffee Loving Cardmakers and STAMPlorations. And… I have coffee and tea themed projects to share with you all.

On my first cards, I use the new Zen Coffee Coffee 2 Cover Plate Die – CUTplorations and Heartfelt Thanks Stamp Set to create these monochromatic cards. It is easy and quick cards to make.

For the background, I created the watercolored backgrounds with smooshing technique using Catherine Pooler’s Ink Pads and water. After that, I cut them with the cover plate die. I used spray-glue on this intricate die-cuts. Other ways to add intricate die-cuts on card is that you can add the double-sided tape – such as Stick It, or Scor-Tape, or Silhouette Adhesive Sheet (or others that thin enough for cut) – on the back of the cardstock before cutting it with dies.

I stamped the sentiment on piece of vellum with VersaFine Clair Ink Pads and dried it with craft heater. I added them on the front of the card with dries-clear adhesive glue and I cut the extra from the edge of the cards.

On my second card, I used the Cup of Bloom 3 Stamp Set, Always Tea Time Stamp Set, and Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies – CUTplorations.

I stamped the cup on a piece of watercolor paper with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad and colored it with ADORNit Watercolor Cakes and waterbrush. I added some gold splatters on it using one FineTec Gold Palette. I dried the panel with craft heater and then cut it with the largest size of Crazy Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies. I added it on card with the Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner® Grand.

I stamped the one of the sentiments from the Always Tea Time Stamp Set with Purple Delight VersaFine Clair Ink Pad on a white cardstock, cut it into banner, and I added on the card with 3D foam tape.

***BLOG HOP AND GIVEAWAY***

Both Coffee Loving Cardmakers and STAMPlorations Design Teams have created projects to share with you all. Hopping along with us this week and you will be inspired! Not only that… you have many chances to with the $25 STAMPlorations Gift Certificate from STAMPlorations only by leaving a comment on all participating blogs to be eligible. Commenting closes on Friday, August 3 at 11:55 PM Pacific Time (Saturday, August 4th, at 2:55 am Eastern Time).

So… Here’s the full list of the Collaboration Blog Hop participants…

STAMPlorations Blog

Vicki Dutcher

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog

Amy Tsuruta

Becca Cruger

Dana Warren

Helen Gullett –> You’re Here

Kerry Urbatch –> You’re Next Stop

Katie Brooks

Kathy Schweinfurth

Laurel Seabrook

Lisa Bzibziak

Robyn Jordan

Before you go… STAMPloratons is having a special sale just for this Collaboration Blog Hop! Get 25% OFF from the Coffee/Tea Lovers section from July 27th through August 3rd. Use this coupon code: COFFEECOLLAB when you checkout (cannot combine code). No minimum Order… HAPPY SHOPPING!

I hope you all are inspired today with these projects. Have a great hopping and caffeinated day!!!

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