Friends, Coffee and Donut

Friends, coffee and donut are 3 happy words for me. What an abundant life when it is surrounded by friends who care and encourage each other. I am blessed with those kind of friends.

Coffee… oh I love good dark roasted coffee 😀 My husband actually introduced that to me since we got married. I was not a coffee drinker, but coffee he got have been so good! I feel in love with good coffee, strong coffee. Saturday mornings are our special time, drinking coffee together.

This card I made using Treats of Friendship stamp set, the new set on newest CTMH Seasonal Expressions 2. Cute cute cute set for coffee and donut lover 🙂

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I cut White Daisy cardstock for 2 card based, standard size 4.25″ x 5.5″ using Fiskar Paper Trimmer, then score them in the middle.

For the background paper strips, I used is Sarita paper packet, this pretty paper is retired, I love the ikat pattern for sure. I stamped the coffee cup with Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad several times on a piece of White Daisy cardstock. And I fussy cut 2 cups, a lid and the band using Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors. I was thinking to give some texture and I cut a piece of Sarita fabric (retired) and glued it using Liquid Glass on the stamped cup in White Daisy cardstock. I colored the coffee bean with CTMH Watercolor Pencil and wet it using aqua brush to give watercolor effect. Since it is a cardstock, need to be very careful with the flow of the water, do not want to be too wet.

The sentiment and hearts are from  new stamp set, Finding The Words. I stamped them using Lagoon, Cotton Candy, Honey and Gypsy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads. I finished my card with some sequins from the new Oceanside Sequins and Sparkle Clear Assortment.

How about some donut, my friends?

From the same stamp set, Treats of Friendship, I stamped the donut on a piece of Chocolate cardstock with Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad and fussy cut it using my Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors. And then stamped the donut again on a piece of White Daisy Cardstock with Honey Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad, fussy cut using Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors and colored the sprinkles using CTMH Watercolor Pencil. Using adhesive runner, glued the sprinkle on top of the chocolate donut and add them on the tag.

I love these Confetti Wishes paper packet. They have fun patterns. I cut a strip of diagonal pattern paper and attached it on the card using adhesive runner. Then I cut the tag out of polkadots pattern, cut some the Silver Shimmer Trim and secure them on the tag using this awesome Mini Stapler.

For the sentiment, I stamped it first using Honey Exclusive Ink Pad and then over-lapped with the Black Exclusive Ink Pad.

I finished my card with Silver-White baker’s twine.

My favorite donut is Crispie Creme but unfortunately, we do not have any of their shops close by. We have to drive at least 1,5 hour to get Crispie Creme! My second favorite is Amish donut. A giant, sugar glaze donut what it is. Once on a while we will go to our favorite Amish bakery on Saturday, not so often because it takes 50 minutes drive to get there…

Yah, now you can imagine where we live, way way from a big city 😀 We live in a country, a lovely little town.

Thank You for visiting today and I hope you can enjoy them as much as I do 😀

Friendship Week and Inspiring Bloggers

This is an honor to know that my dear friend, Ramona, featured me as the Friend of the Week (week 167) and Inspire Blogger at her weekly blog post here. Over there you can link up your social media links (different every week) and your favorite blog post of the week that you want to share with her readers. This is an amazing link up party!

And more to that, she awarded me as the 4th recipient of the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.

I am so new with this award but here some details that I read from her blog:

Recipients of this award are encouraged to:

  • Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog.
  • Display the award logo.
  • Nominate 15 bloggers (more or less) who inspire you and share their links with your readers.
  • Leave a comment on their blogs so they know that they’ve been nominated.
  • Mention three things that have inspired you during the past week.

Feel free to customize these rules to make them work for you!

Here are the current recipients of the Inspiring Blogger Award:

These 4 bloggers are the most inspiring bloggers in my life lately… They are just awesome!

My dear friend, Joanne – Days and Thoughts, encourages me with her blog posts every day I receive on my email. I love her heart and love for the Lord and how she show it to the world through her thoughts and posts. I guarantee that you will be blessed when you visit her blog and read her posts!

Another friend who has been inspiring me a lot with her amazing scrapbooking layouts is Ashley Horton! She is a scrapbooker, paper crafter and also cutting file designer. Her cutting file shop is The Cut Shoppe, over there you can find LOTS of cute cutting files you can use with your die cutting machine. You will find inspirations for Bible Journaling on her blog, too!

Amy Tsuruta is one of my source inspirations when it comes to Clean and Simple card designs. She is just awesome! Check her blog and you’ll see what I mean 😀

Last but not least, Lauren – Thinking Closet is an AMAZING crafter!!! She has been inspiring me with a lot of stuff on her blog: DIY projects, Cameo projects and her way of worshiping the Lord with her Bible Journaling!

I hope you can visit their blogs and find lots of inspirations! And I would like to THANK YOU for visiting me today! I hope you find more inspirations today!

This Is The Best Time To Join

I have been CTMH consultant for almost 2 years and loving it. As a consultant beside can get the new products before the release time, I also can get them in special price PLUS direct discount, too!

So, if you ask, Do I earn money as a consultant? YES! I am so blessed to be able working from home, I can still spend time with my family, and also having fun crafting. And most of all, CTMH cares for their consultants and constumers. You can find more details on the Close To My Heart Tab Menu.

Are thinking about joining Close To My Heart? March is the month to do it!

New Consultants who enroll will receive a FREE shoulder tote (a retail value of over $26 USD / $29 CAD) in their New Consultant Kit. Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 USD / $109 CAD and includes nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies. Including your FREE shoulder tote, that is a savings of over $290 USD / $320 CAD!

Additionally, new Consultants who remit $300 worth of commissionable sales in their first 40 days after their New Consultant Kit ships will receive the rolling tote (a retail value of $149.95 USD / $164.95 CAD) as a FREE bonus (not including shipping/handling)! These organization pieces are designed to help you get your business rolling, but they are only available while supplies last, so hurry on over and join today!

You can pick the best fit consultant kit for you either Scrapbooker kit or Cardmaker kit, to check out the list of products you will get on your choice of kit and join my team please click on THIS LINK.

Contact me at any time if you have any questions through email: gulletthm (at) yahoo (dot) com

I can’t wait to have you in my team 🙂 So excited!

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Moment Of A Lifetime To Join CTMH Team

Are you still thinking about joining Close To My Heart? You still have until the end of the month to join my team! This is the most amazing opportunity to do your favorite hobby and provide for your family from home.

I would love to share an amazing moment for you to join this amazing team of Close To My Heart. They are one of an amazing crafting companies out there where you can grow learning in your hobby, share and inspire others, and the most important thing is that you can work from home. I have been CTMH consultant for over 2 years and I am loving every moment of it. I got to have crafting time with my daughters and friends, teaching them, learning together and inspiring each other. My team is a group of amazing crafting ladies who supporting and encouraging each other to grow in the business and also to learn new techniques.

For only $99 USD / $109 CAD you will receive your choice of New Consultant Kit (Scrapbooker or Cardmaker) includes nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies!

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PLUS…. you will receive a FREE Shoulder Tote! That is a HUGE savings of over $290 USD / $320 CAD!!!

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For more detail of this special offer and to check out the list of products you will get on your choice of kit and join my team please click on this link:

Be A Consultant Today

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions! Can’t wait to have you in my team 🙂

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring Blog Hop Winner

I am so sorry for the late post about the winner from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring Blog Hop Winner. THANK YOU for being patient 🙂

The winner is #139 commenter and that is… DAWN from Designs By Dragonfly, from comments on blog hop post Day 4.

CONGRATULATIONS, Dawn! This prize will be on the way to your home, I have sent Dawn an email 🙂

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