Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Spring & Summer 2018
I love coffee…I love tea…enough said! Honey Bee Stamps is once again a sponsor of the Coffee Lovers Bloghop. I have participated in the hop before but I am excited to be hopping along this time as a Honeybee DT member!
The inspiration for today’s card came from watching the Royal Wedding this past weekend. I was fascinated by all the clothing choices, hats, and fascinators. When they showed Pippa Middleton’s (Princess Kate’s sister) dress I immediately thought of the Arizona Green Tea can. Apparently, so did most of social media! Go ahead, google it. I know…now that is all you can see when you look at my card! LOL
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I started off by stamping the background. I arranged multiple coffee and tea words, from the Perfect Blend Stamp Set, on top of Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Glossy Cardstock. I stamped it using Versamark Ink. I kept rearranging the words and stamping as I moved up the paper. I found the Misti to be very useful for this technique. Be sure to clean the stamps off well before you arrange them each time. I filled in the small gaps with other small images from the same stamp set. Dry the ink well with a heat tool.
Once the stamped images were dry, I rubbed Altenew’s Minty Mint dye ink directly over the card. The Versamark Ink acts as a resist. Wipe away the excess ink.
I stamped out multiple flower images and leaves, from the Sweet As Honey Stamp Set, onto Distress Watercolor Cardstock using Ranger’s Archival Black Ink. They were watercolored using Distress Inks. (Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Mowed Grass, Wild Honey) A coffee cup, from the Coffee Break Stamp Set, was stamped and watercolored in the same manner. (Cracked Pistachio, Shabby Shutters)
I die cut a branch, from Distress Woodgrain Cardstock, using the Branches and Leaves Die. It was colored with Distress Inks and a finger dauber. (Antique Linen, Vintage Photo) The flowers and leaves were cut using the coordinating Sweet As Honey Die Set. The cup was cut using the coordinating Coffee Break Die Set.
Honestly, the Sizzix Sidekick NEVER leaves my desktop anymore. I have also fallen in love with the Therm O Web Purple Tape for die cutting. It holds well and is easily removed.
I colored the edges of #80 Neenah cardstock, using Vingtage Photo Distress Ink, and taped it to the front piece using a Kokuyo Tape Runner. It was all glued to a #110 Neenah Cardstock card base. The branch, coffee cup, and a flower were glued to the front using a Lawn Fawn Glue Pen. If you haven’t tried this glue yet, you really should! The rest of the flowers and leaves were scattered among the branches and glued down using the glue pen.
I stamped the sentiment, using different groupings of words, from the Perfect Blend Stamp Set. I glued a leftover flower at the bottom.
For an additional touch, I stamped a sentiment on the envelope flap using the Angel Policy Stamp Set, with Altenew’s Sweet Leaf Dye Ink.
Enjoy the rest of the hop. To see what the other Honeybee DT members have created click HERE. To follow the Coffee Lovers Blog hop and see what all the other companies and participants have contributed click HERE. Better yet, create a coffee themed project and join in the fun!
Thank you for taking the time to visit with me today. You are always welcome to join me here and to visit my Instagram account at jadanchik. Enjoy the rest of the hop!
Joyfully,
Jo Ann
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