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Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (day 7) and a GIVEAWAY!

5 Mar

SpringCoffeeLoversBH-011-300x180We’re in the home stretch now! 🙂  Many thanks to everyone who has been commenting this week!  I read all of them and greatly appreciate your kind words!  I mentioned a giveaway yesterday of a $10 Starbucks card to help get through the Wednesday slump and the winner is Sylvia!

“I think this card, is my favorite of yours, Jess, I am partial to kitties!, just purrfect! Have a lovely day!”

Thanks Sylvia!  I’ll be in touch!!

Here’s my card for today!  I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone and use chipboard and washi tape on a card for the very first time!

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop www.allthesparkle.comI recently placed an order at Create a Smile Stamps and Christine kindly included the cute mug and coffee chipboard as a gift!  How did she know I’d need them this week!? 😉

I used the Bokeh Dots set from Ellen Hutson to create a (very) loose interpretation of coffee stains and drips from a mug in one corner of the card.  Then I used Mama Elephant Ocean pigment ink to color the chipboard mug and I heat-embossed it to give it a shiny look.  I backed the chipboard mug with white cardstock and colored the accent line and heart with a matching copic marker.  I colored the coffee sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate dye ink.  I used the Stitched Rectangle dies from Simon Says Stamp to create the mats for the card and added a couple pieces of washi tape for a colorful accent.  To finish the card I added enamel hearts for the steam!

I enjoyed making this card although it’s totally different from anything else I’ve made.  I was adding it to my card gallery and laughed because it looks like it’s made by a different cardmaker.  Oh well…it’s always good to learn new things! 😉

Thanks for visiting and I hope you’ll come play along at the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  It runs through March 6th so you’ve still some time left!!  Many thanks to Amy for putting this all together!

GIVEAWAY

I will be selecting one random commenter to win a $25 gift card to My Favorite Things to pick up one of their fun stamp or die sets!  I will be posting several times during the Hop…each post you comment on will get you another chance to win!  If you missed a previous day you can find my cards here, here, here, here, here, and here!  Also, subscribing to my blog via the button on your right will also get you another chance (and if you’re already a subscriber, I’ll count that as an entry, too!)! :)

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Categories:
bloghop, card-making, crafting
Tags:
coffee lovers blog hop, create a smile stamps, ellen hutson, simon says stamp, washi

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  1. Janis in ID says

    March 5, 2015 at 3:34 am

    Fabulous card. LOVE the colors. Thanks for all the chances to win!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

    Reply
  2. Sylvia says

    March 5, 2015 at 6:55 am

    Another great card, Jess, I love the color…a lovely blue, but I really like the layered cup on this one! Thanks for the gift certificate! It made my night…thank you! Have a happy Thursday and happy hopping, though I know you are enjoying yourself!

    Reply
  3. Sue D says

    March 5, 2015 at 7:20 am

    Fantastic card. I like this color combo, use of washi tape, your coffee stains and the cute chipboard pieces.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  4. ~amy~ says

    March 5, 2015 at 7:20 am

    Yay for Sylvia!

    Your card rocks…love the pops of aqua! Aren’t those chippies so much fun?!!!
    Thanks for joining in the fun♡

    Reply
  5. anja curvers says

    March 5, 2015 at 7:29 am

    Oohhh this is awesome Jess you really rock this bloghop another great card love the design, the colors simply everything. And thank you again for the chance to win. anjacurvers@gmail.com

    Reply
  6. Lori Kobular says

    March 5, 2015 at 7:33 am

    This is so darn pretty! I love the brown and aqua together! That coffee mug is so sweet! You did a great job coming out of your comfort zone!!

    Reply
  7. D.Ann C says

    March 5, 2015 at 7:45 am

    Love that color combo! That mug needs to be a die!

    Reply
  8. KT Fit Kitty says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:01 am

    Well I love it! This colour combo is one of my favourites and I love the cute mug! the washi tape is a nice touch too! And thanks for another chance to win your MFT prize – I get excited every time I read about it! fitkitty1@gmail.com

    Reply
  9. Vanessa b says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:02 am

    Amazing card. I love everything about it!! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Kristie G. says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:21 am

    Congratulations to Sylvia! I LOVE this card for today, Jess. Great colors! You have rocked these coffee cards. I have enjoyed visiting each day! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Holly AKA KopyKat says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:47 am

    This is so adorble!!! I haven’t missed a day.

    Reply
  12. CHERYL L. says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:55 am

    Really like that card. Love that color combo!

    Reply
  13. Vickey E. says

    March 5, 2015 at 10:05 am

    Wow! This card is super cute and I love the chipboard with the mug, colors, enamel dots and washi tape. It may have been out of your comfort zone, but you scored big! Home run, Jess!

    Reply
  14. Bev says

    March 5, 2015 at 10:16 am

    Love these colors together. ME’s inks are some of my favorites – such rich colors. That coffee cup is awesome. Great first time out using the washi and chippies. Love this!

    Reply
  15. Celeste Goff says

    March 5, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Love everything about this awesome card!

    Reply
  16. Dawn E says

    March 5, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    love that chipboard mug!

    Reply
  17. Nancy Carroll says

    March 5, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    Wow, too cool that you got that chipboard just in time for this, it’s awesome, love the circles and the awesome use of the washi!

    Reply
  18. Amy M. C. says

    March 5, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    The chipboard mug is really neat. The colors are pretty and I like your use of washi tape.

    Reply
  19. Amanda says

    March 5, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    Oh nice, such gorgeous colors!

    Reply
  20. Teresa Godines #6857 says

    March 5, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Love that blue against the brown background. TFS

    Reply
  21. Ann says

    March 5, 2015 at 3:16 pm

    Super cute, love that shade of blue.

    Reply
  22. Angi B. says

    March 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm

    Fabulous color combo!

    Reply
  23. Kara Lynne says

    March 5, 2015 at 5:35 pm

    I LOVE it! The aqua washi with the chipboard is fantastic! I love the little hearts coming out of that fantastic card too! This is a great card, Jess!

    Reply
  24. Shelly says

    March 5, 2015 at 6:18 pm

    Oh, this is too fun! Love it!

    Reply
  25. Brandi R says

    March 5, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    Awesome card! Adorable cup…love it ♥

    Reply
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