This is my third post today… New Month, lots of new challenges and updates to share with you 🙂 You can check on the new Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge and a2z Scrapbooking September Challenge posts to play along with their challenges.

Not only those challenges, but Coffee Loving Cardmakers also has a new CASEing DT challenge this week. This is week we are going to CASE one of Amy’s card:

And here’s my CASE card:

I used one of my favorite Coffee stamps from Close To My Heart that is retired. I stamped the cup and colored it with CTMH Watercolor Pencils. I stamped the sentiment on a piece of vellum with Cocoa Pigment Ink Pad from Basics Exclusive Inks™ Mini Pigment Pads Set, added some Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder, and heat set it with Craft Heater. Then I added on the card with Tombow Vellum adhesive and added the cup with 3D foam tape.

And for the inside card, I hand-wrote the sentiment using Tombow Dual Brush Pen 🙂

For the card base, it is easier if you can just die-cut it with circle die, but since I do not have any circle die, I use Martha Stewart circle cutter for my card base. I cut out an A2 card base with it. So, my circle base is abour 4.25″ in diameter. If you do not have any circle cutter like this, you can also simply trace a circle using a bowl or a cup on an A2 card and cut. But make sure trace the circle slightly off the folding edge so you will have a bit of it to hold the front and back card, just link in the picture above 🙂

So… I am inviting you all, my coffee/tea/cocoa loving cardmakers, to play along and link up your CASE cards at Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. You have until September 14, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

See you there!

THANKS A LATTE for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

I also play along at:

SSS Monday Challenge: It’s A Stitch Up

SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

September is finally here and it is time for the new challenge at a2z Scrapbooking! This month, the theme is Make It A Tag. Perfect for Holiday projects, don’t you think?

As you can see, I go with Christmas tags and cards for this challenge using the new Coffee Cup Tags Stamp Set and Die Set.

You are invited to play along with by linking up your projects HERE with the theme of this month to win the $25 Gift Certificate from a2z Scrapbooking store.

In the meanwhile, visit the a2z Scrapbooking store to get your crafting supplies, especially Hero Arts products, you can get 15% OFF your order $25 or more (exclude shipping) by using this code at the checkout: Helen15

Supplies I used to make these cards and tags:

• Hero Arts Coffee Cup Tags Stamp Set
• Hero Arts Coffee Cup Dies set
• Hero Arts Autumn Ombre Ink Pad
• Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Ink Cubes (Red and Green)
• Doodble Bug Christmas Twines
• Hampton Arts Assortment Red Gems
• Sizzix Tag die set
• Paper Studio Holly Leave Embossing Folder
• Darice White Cardstock
• Tombow adhesive runner
• 3d foam tape

THANK YOU for visiting me today and have a fabulous blessed day!

I also play along at:

SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

WAW Anything Goes Challenge Week 246 – 247

Work It Out Wednesday August 2016

Today is the reveal day for one of the August Card Chain Challenge. It is a monthly card chain hosted by Deborah. This is a fun way of sharing handmade kindness to crafty friends (old and new). I met lots of new crafty friends through this challenge and sending one of my handmade card to them is a joy for me. If you love making new friends and sending handmade cards, then you might wanna check out this challenge 🙂

Every month, Deborah will have a sign up link up on her blog and you can play along by linking up your information on the recent month. For September sign up, you can go here. If you are new to this challenge, you can read all about it here.

This is my card that I sent to my new friend in Canada.

Deborah provides options for us to create our card. This month CCC, I picked the Product Option – Paper Smooches stamp, Theme – Friendship, and the color palette.

I stamped the flower cluster from Blossoming Buds stamp set on Canson Watercolor paper with Versafine Black Onyx ink pad. Then I colored it with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and watercolor brush to give the watercolor look. On a piece of vellum paper, I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine ink pat, too. Then I dried it up with my CTMH Craft Heater.

I added the vellum paper on top of the watercolored panel then using CTMH Mini Stapler, I secured the corner. Then added the panel on the navy blue card base using Tombow extreme adhesive runner.

I love the softness given by the vellum. And hopefully you are inspired today to create handmade card to send out to your crafty friends 🙂

THANK YOU so much for visiting me today! Have a fabulous and blessed day.

Good Morning… It is Thursday and it is time for taking a coffee break with us at Coffee Loving Cardmakers.

Today we are talking about how we, cardmakers and papercrafters can be part of making the world green-er by recycling our coffee boxes and wrappers into something else.

I have been collecting some K-cups boxes and cup sleeves to use them as embellishments. For sample, I made a card using one of the the cups I cut out of the K-cup box.

I cooperate Paper-Smooches – Cyber Cafe stamp set on this card, stamped the background and sentiment using Distress Mini Ink Pads. The glitter papers and foil chevron papers from the pad I found at Walmart last Fall 🙂 I finished this card with orange twine from American Craft. I have Fall colors in my mind when I made this card.

I hope you will visit me at Coffee Loving Cardmakers today and share your ideas of recycling for making cards.

THANK YOU for stopping by today and have a fabulous day!

I play along today at:

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – CASEing DT Link Up Party #1

Paper Smooches August Challenge: Friendship

WAW Anything Goes Challenge Week 244 – 245