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Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (and giveaway!)

11 Dec

Good morning!!  I’m so excited to be sharing a card for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop as a member of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team!  Over the next 8 days (December 11-18th) crafters from all over the world will be linking up their newly created coffee, tea, and cocoa card creations in a massive blog hop!  We have some fabulous sponsors and flash sponsors who will be offering prizes throughout the blog hop and we also have prizes for superstar commenters who leave some love on all the entries!  For more information or to link up your card head here!

Since this is our holiday-themed hop I wanted to create a Christmas-y coffee card!

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I actually stopped by Starbucks yesterday to pick up a latte to keep me company while I was crafting and I saw that adorable espresso mug.  I don’t actually drink espresso but I had to bring one home anyway.  And while I was looking at it I decided it would make a fun design for a card!  To create this card I used dies from Memory Box and Concord & 9th to make a branch of a Christmas tree.  I die-cut the mug from a My Favorite Things stamp set and then added the gold embossed hearts with a heart stamp from Concord & 9th!  I added some antique linen distress ink to the mug to give it a little shading and then “hung” it from my branch with foam mounting tape.  I didn’t have a Starbucks logo stamp but thought the die-cut poinsettia would be holiday appropriate!  I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from My Favorite Things and added a strip of red glitter paper to the bottom of the card.  To finish the card I added wink of stella glitter and glossy accents to each light bulb and stickles to the center of the poinsettia.  Here’s a closer look at the mug and tree branch!

It’s not a perfect match to my cute mug but it’ll do! 😉

GIVEAWAY:

Anyway, what’s a coffee hop without a giveaway?  You see, that mug was SO cute that I couldn’t just buy one…I had to bring home a second one for a lucky crafty friend.  I will randomly choose one commenter to win that mug and some surprise crafty coffee goodies that I picked out to go with it! 😉  All you have to do is leave some love on any of my coffee posts this week!  However, for extra chances to win you can 1- subscribe to my blog via the sidebar and leave me a comment telling me that you’re a subscriber; 2 – follow me on instagram (@jessicaafrost) and leave me a comment telling me that you’re a follower; or 3 – like my crafty Facebook page (all the sparkle) and leave me a comment telling me that you’ve liked my page!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!

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  1. carol` says

    December 11, 2015 at 9:20 am

    Such wonderful Christmas-themed coffee card! I need a poinsettia mug in my cupboard!
    ~carol

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  2. ~amy~ says

    December 11, 2015 at 10:01 am

    Jess! Love how you were inspired and your card is so fabulous + creative!

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  3. Ruby says

    December 11, 2015 at 10:27 am

    Love your card! I’m a subscriber and a big fan! LOL 🙂

    Reply
  4. Hetty says

    December 11, 2015 at 10:36 am

    What a fun card, great decoration o the tree!
    Happy holidays to you and yours!

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  5. Jennifer Scull says

    December 11, 2015 at 10:42 am

    oh wow! what a clever idea! it would be so much fun to have a coffee themed Christmas tree! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Melissa L. says

    December 11, 2015 at 11:10 am

    This is gorgeous, Jess. I love it!

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  7. Sylvia says

    December 11, 2015 at 11:11 am

    What a cute card, Jessica, love all the die cuts! Happy Holidays and thanks for being a designer for this awesome hop!

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  8. Vinita Jain says

    December 11, 2015 at 11:25 am

    Love your cute poinsettia on a mug with all festive decoration, so Christmassy!
    I am already a follower, but don’t have Instagram! Thanks for the chance to win some Coffee candy!

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  9. Sheryl Sharp says

    December 11, 2015 at 11:36 am

    Amazing card; love all of the die cuts you used. I’m a subscriber. What a sweet mug!

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  10. *Vicki* says

    December 11, 2015 at 11:48 am

    Such a festive fun and clever design here!! LOVE that coffee cup over the tree branch!! So fun!! 😉 Thanks for sharing!

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  11. KellyJean Gettelfinger says

    December 11, 2015 at 11:53 am

    Such a cool card!

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  12. Becca Cruger says

    December 11, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    I love it when art imitates art! So creative!

    Reply
  13. Suzanne Reynolds says

    December 11, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    How clever hanging the holiday cup to a branch of your tree…very unique card and love all the die cuts. Thanks for being a super sponsor at the Holiday Coffee Blog Hop.

    Reply
  14. KT Fit Kitty says

    December 11, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    This is such a cute idea to have the cup on the tree! Adorable! Love all the die-cuts!

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  15. KT Fit Kitty says

    December 11, 2015 at 1:11 pm

    Back to say… already a follower!

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  16. KT Fit Kitty says

    December 11, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Back again…I already like your fb page! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  17. glow:) says

    December 11, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    hey jess.. sweet:) i love that darling coffee card.. like that cup is super inspiring:)

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  18. MariLynn says

    December 11, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    Love the poinsettia on your cup and really like the strip of sparkle red at the bottom.Great job.

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  19. Larissa says

    December 11, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    OMG I LOVE your card. Thank you so much for sharing. It is super awesome.

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  20. Bev says

    December 11, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    This is darling, and a brilliant idea!! I’ve thought about buying those little cups just to hang on the tree, but I like your idea much better!! Makes a great card! Love this!

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  21. Michele K. Henderson says

    December 11, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Wow! Jessica, this is one of very favorites so far! LOVE the color and the sweet design! Gorgeous!
    Holiday Hugs!
    Michele

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  22. Dawn E says

    December 11, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    creative card!

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  23. Lisaerica says

    December 11, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Hi Jess, this card is too stinkin adorable! I love the lights on the tree. Who names that die cut? The cards likeness to the cup is awesome. I’m a fan and a follower in case you didn’t know, lol. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

    Reply
  24. Ann says

    December 11, 2015 at 5:46 pm

    Adorable and creative card! And lovin’ that little Starbucks cup.

    Reply
  25. Bad Kitty says

    December 11, 2015 at 6:01 pm

    great card!
    Bad Kitty’s Craftroom
    >^.^<

    Reply
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