For my third and final card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop, I combined Concord & 9th's Let's Chat stamp set with Altenew's Poinsettia & Pine stamp set. Gold embossed and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers, then Merry Christmas sentiment from MFT.
This was inspired by a card Jessica Frost-Ballas made last summer!
Enjoy!

Mugs and Kisses

My second card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop was supposed to be a Christmas Card. . .but I think it looks more like a Valentine. So I think I will save it for February!
I used My Favorite Things dies, cardstock, and printed paper, and Essentials by Ellen coverup die!

Mugs and Kisses!!!!!!

Starbucks Shaker Card

My first card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop was inspired by The Daily Marker's Kathy Rac! I used a small Red Cup from Starbucks to create the shaker box, filled with clear beads and silver stars from Pretty Pink Posh. I mounted it on Elf Green cardstock from My Favorite Things, and white embossed a greeting from Sunny Studio!

The Starbucks mug is my favorite Christmas mug from 2007!
Enjoy a Cup of Cheer!!!!

Thanks a Latte

 

My third card for the Fall 2016 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, and I really mixed it up with this one! Tim Holtz embossing folder and Distress Ink, My Favorite Things Coffee die and sentiment stamps, Simon Says Stamp stitched leaf die, and Pretty Pink Posh sequins all combined to make this fall coffee card! Enjoy!

Coffee & Friends

 This is my second entry for the Fall 2016 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. This time I used Lil' Inker designs with a touch of Lawn Fawn paper. There is always time for Coffee & Friends!! Absolutely!

Fall 2016 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

My entry for the Fall 2016 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! I combined Lawn Fawn's Love You Latte and Jump for Joy stamps and dies with My Favorite Things card stock for this celebration of cooler weather ~ perfect coffee time!

Coffee Lovers Bloghop

I wanted to make one more card for the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

For Christmas last year I designed coffee cards and gave sets to friends as their Christmas present.

So I decided to revisit my design but make it look more "springy!" I used papers from Lawn Fawn, my favorite Verve coffee stamp set, and a Pretty Pink Posh scallop frame die cut.

AND, as you can see, I now have a Foldio2 for taking card pictures (so pardon the picture with my "craftermath" in the background!!)

Enjoy!
Miriam

Hi there! Some of my very favorite cards to make are Coffee Cards. For the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop I combined a coffee card with my other favorite card to make. . .a shaker card.

Using Lil' Inker products I created this card. I am also playing with my new Foldio2 for taking pictures of my cards. I hope you like! Enjoy!

March Mix It Up Challenge

For the March  Mix It Up Challenge pairing Essentials by Ellen and Pretty Pink Posh products, I created this card using the following:

Essentials by Ellen:
Mondo Hydrangea stamp set
Julie's Smooth Bristol paper

Pretty Pink Posh:
Storybook 1 dies
Gold sequins (6mm and 4 mm)

Also:
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 set watercolors
Wow gold embossing powder
Versa Mark ink
Gold foil cardstock
Neenah Solar White 80-lb cardstock

Using my MISTI, I stamped the Mondo Hydrangea and Thinking of You greeting on each of two 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 pieces of Julie's Smooth Bristol with Versa Mark ink then embossed in gold. For the first piece I watercolored using a combination of Cornflower and Purple, let dry, then cut using the Storybook die centered over the hydrangea. For the second piece I watercolored with Cornflower, let dry, and then cut 1/4-inch off each end. I then placed the cut pieces from the Storybook 1 dies over the hydrangea and mounted with foam tape making sure the cut piece of hydrangea matched the base hydrangea. I then mounted the hydrangea base on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of gold foil cardstock. This whole piece I mounted on the Neenah Solar White cardstock card base. To finish off the card, I added Pretty Pink Posh gold sequins.

Gold is so hard to photograph, so I hope you can enjoy this card!!

Thanks,
Miriam

Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday

Roses for You! New stamp set, new watercolor technique!!

I am so proud of this card!! I made a set of 5! Simon Says Stamp Roses for You water colored with Distress Inks (Festive Berries, Abandoned Coral, Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, and Peacock Feathers) on Brisol paper. My Favorite Things Red Hot card stock card base, and finished off with Pretty, Pink, Posh sequins.

Enjoy,
Miriam

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 264

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 264

For this MFT Stamps Sketch Challege I selected a sheet from the Painted Prints Smitten 6x6 Paper Pad for my card front then cut the heart using the Stitched Heart STAX. To create the shaker I cut Pink Lemonade card stock and stamped with the BG Tiny Hearts background stamp for the backing, attached vellum to the printed paper, added foam mounting tape and Pretty Pink Posh sequins, and attached the stamped backing. Next I cut Pink Lemonade card stock using the Horizontal Stitched Strip Die-namics and adhered to the shaker box then tied twine around and tied off in a bow. Finally, I used the Label Tape Die-namics to cut Sweet Tooth card stock and embossed using the Label Maker Love stamps words Valentine, Be, and Mine, Versa Mark ink, and clear embossing powder. Finally, I mounted my completed shaker box on a Sweet Tooth card stock card base.

Fun for Valentine's Day!

Thank you for looking!
 
Miriam

Essentials by Ellen January Pin-Sights Challenge

Essentials by Ellen January Pin-Sights Challenge

For the Essentials by Ellen January Pin-Sights Challenge I made this card using the following products:

• Ranger Distress Ink Festive Berries
• Hero Arts Glorious Petals stencil
• Sheer Shimmer Spritz
• Essentials by Ellen Folk Hearts dies
• Winnie & Walter LOVE die
• Pretty Pink Posh Crystal Clear sequins

The background technique is one demonstrated by Jennifer McGuire on her blog:
http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2016/01/distress.html




I then added a Folk Heart die cut from Essentials by Ellen vellum, LOVE cut four times and stacked and glued together, and finished off with Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Enjoy,
Miriam

Essentials By Ellen January Mix It Up Challenge

Essentials by Ellen January Mix It Up Challenge

For the January Essentials by Ellen Mix It Up Challenge I created this card using the following My Favorite Things products:

• Die-namics Flamingos
• Die-namics Stitched Hearts
• Razzle Berry Card Stock

and the following Essentials By Ellen products:

• Bohemian Garden Clear Stamps
• Bohemian Garden Dies
• Mondo Magnolia Clear Stamps "Hello"
• Craft-A-Board (6x12)

 Using Pickled Raspberry Distress Ink I water colored the stripes on Tim Holtz Distress Water Color Paper for the background. I cut the flamingos from water color paper and used Worn Lipstick Distress Ink to color. I then embossed the "Hibiscus" from the Bohemian Garden Clear Stamps as well as the "Daisy" on water color paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I die cut using the Bohemian Garden dies. I cut the heart using the brand new MFT Die-namics Stitched Hearts from Razzle Berry card stock and also from Essentials by Ellen Craft-A-Board to mount the card stock heart. Finally, I heat embossed the "Hello" from the Mondo Magnolia Clear Stamps set using Versa Mark ink and Clear embossing powder. I then assembled the pieces to create my Mix It Up Challenge entry and added Pretty Pink Posh sequins as a finishing touch.
Hope You Enjoy!
Miriam

Wednesday Sketch Challenge for MFT Stamps-Sketch 262

For this MFT Stamps Sketch Challege I used Kraft card stock and used the Die-Namics Horizontal Stitched Stripes to cut gold foil and polka dot paper from the MFT Dots & Stripes Neutral 6x6 paper pad to create the base of the card. I then used the Die-Namics Coffee Cup set to cut the cup and hearts. Using the Perk Up stamp set I embossed the I Love You sentiment on the cup and "checked" the Trenta in gold ink. For the finishing touch I added the gold ribbon and bow!

Fun for Valentine's Day!

This is my first Sketch Challenge! Thank you for looking!