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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

9 Dec

Busy day on the blog with lots of giveaways!!  For the Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop with Newton’s Nook Designs please click here!  For the Simon Says Stamp Diecember blog hop please click here!  For the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge post please click here!

Hooray!!  It’s that time again!  The Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is here!  I love celebrating all things coffee, tea, and cocoa with the super supportive and friendly crafting community!!  This is always one of my favorite hops…and I look forward to being inspired all week long!  Today I’m representing Lil’ Inker Designs and showcasing a brand new stamp and die set that is being released today!  Here’s my first card (and don’t forget to check out the TWO giveaways at the bottom of this post!):

Isn’t that latte mug adorable?!  To create my card I stamped the mug from Latte Love onto cardstock and added a little shading with copic markers.  Then I stamped the holly from Rustic Christmas and colored it with copics.  I used the coordinating dies to die-cut both images and then adhered the holly to my saucer.

…And then I went a little crazy.  Ha!  I really wanted a Christmas tree but I didn’t have a die that was quite as big as I wanted.  As I was flipping through my Lil’ Inker Designs stash I stopped at the Leaf Pattern cover up die and realized that I could make my own tree from all of the leaves!  So I die-cut the Leaf Pattern cover up die with green cardstock and set out to adhere the leaves together on a piece of wood-pallet patterned paper to form a Christmas tree.  But it would be quite the boring tree without any decorations, right?  Next I die-cut the Baubled Wreath with red cardstock and used the circles as Christmas ornaments!  Once those were adhered I added a little clear spectrum noir sparkle to each ornament.  I stamped my sentiment from Latte Love onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Finally I adhered my sentiment and my mug with foam mounting tape and added a sprinkling of metallic gold sequins to finish the card!

So earlier I mentioned two giveaways!  Lil’ Inker Designs is one of the sponsors for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and she is giving away Latte Love and the coordinating dies!  If you link up a card to the hop you’ll be entered to win!

But if you just can’t wait to have Latte Love you can head over to Lil’ Inker Designs and do a little shopping!  Laura has several awesome coffee stamp sets (I’ll link to some of my favorites below in my supplies) and she’s offering free shipping today and tomorrow!

giveaway

To celebrate the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop I’m giving away a $15 Starbucks gift card (or a gift card to Lil’ Inker Designs) to one random commenter!  Leave a comment and let me know your favorite winter drink before 11:59PM EST on Friday, December 16th and I’ll announce a winner on December 19th!  I’ll be posting several times this week and you can comment on every post for additional entries. 

If you’re here for the first time I hope you’ll come by again!  You can also find my cards on Instagram and Facebook, my video tutorials on YouTube, and you can subscribe to my blog via the button the right!  Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!

supplies

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Lil’ Inker Designs Latte Love
Lil’ Inker Designs Latte Love dies
Lil’ Inker Designs Rustic Christmas
Lil’ Inker Designs Rustic Christmas dies
Lil’ Inker Designs Baubled Christmas Wreath die
Lil’ Inker Designs Leaf Pattern Cover Up die
Lil’ Inker Designs Coffee Cozy
Lil’ Inker Designs Coffee Cozy
Lil’ Inker Designs Coffee word die
Lil’ Inker Designs Coffee Talk
Lil’ Inker Designs Coffee Talk dies
Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120 LB Base Weight 12 Pack 120WCBW
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN LEAF GL11
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SCHOOLHOUSE RED SR1
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM METALLIC GOLD Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 6MM METALLIC GOLD CUPPED Sequins PPP027
Crafter’s Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Gold
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Wagner
Copic Markers
Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun
Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White 660340
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Comments

  1. M Samuelson says

    December 10, 2016 at 7:17 am

    Jess, I first saw this on your IG and fell in love with it!! My fav drink? well since it is 4:16am here in California right now I have my second pot of french press going.. But if you ask me later maybe something a lil stronger!! Anyways super cute card love that your improvised the tree with leaf die cuts!!

    Reply
  2. rhowell2 says

    December 10, 2016 at 7:19 am

    Love the card, just found you through another blog hop and hope I will find lots of inspiration from you. I love coffee and cocoa as well so love your card.

    Reply
  3. tomandmiriam says

    December 10, 2016 at 9:01 am

    I love your creativity! Your use of the leaves from the coverup die is amazing!! Thanks for the always wonderful inspiration, Jessica!

    Reply
  4. Megan W says

    December 10, 2016 at 10:32 am

    I am really enjoying this hop, seeing everyone’s wonderful creations, and finding new companies, too. Thanks for sharing yours! 🙂 my favorite winter drink depends on the occasion. I love hot cocoa by the fire, but my go to is a caramel latte, iced, hot, OR frozen!

    Reply
  5. Teri W. says

    December 10, 2016 at 11:41 am

    Such a fun card. I love how the image pops against the background. My favorite winter drink is hot mulled cider in front of a roaring fire.

    Reply
  6. Becca Yahrling says

    December 10, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Your handmade tree is just fabulous – love it!
    Gorgeous card!
    My favorite winter drink is a Peppermint Mocha from SB. Yummy!

    Reply
  7. Maria says

    December 10, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    Love the pretty layered tree and the pretty swirling hearts!! Fab card…love it!!

    Reply
  8. 4hetty says

    December 10, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    What a wonderful Christmas card, Jess. A great die with many possibillities.
    Love the new stamp set.

    Reply
  9. thepaperymakery@gmail.com says

    December 10, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    Cute card! I love the use of the background die to make a tree.

    Reply
  10. Elizabeth says

    December 10, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    Love how you made the tree!

    Reply
  11. Kerry Urbatch says

    December 10, 2016 at 5:53 pm

    Love how you used that die to make a tree. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Echo M Noble says

    December 10, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    I love everything about this card! So beautiful and great way to make a lovely tree!

    Reply
  13. Lisa Bzibziak says

    December 10, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    What a fantastic way to create a wreath! Beautiful card and love the new sets! My very favorite winter drink is Tim Hortons English Toffee Cappuccino… I can’t get it where I live now so here my favorite is just my morning coffee at home with some flavored creamer. Thanks for the chance to win and the inspiration!

    Reply
  14. Terri Albro Burson says

    December 11, 2016 at 1:06 am

    Brilliance with the tree! Such a great idea! Love your card. My fave drink is Starbucks Chestnut Praline Latte! However my every day coffee is Seattles Best #4.

    Reply
  15. Imke says

    December 11, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Great, how you´ve created the christmas tree. Great card for the Winter Coffee themed blog hop !

    Reply
  16. Indy says

    December 11, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    This is a perfect blend of coffee and Christmas! Just love this card!!

    Reply
  17. Christi Flores says

    December 12, 2016 at 9:46 am

    This is beautiful!!! My favorite drinks for winter are hot chocolate and pumpkin spice lattes. 🙂

    Reply
  18. Lynda says

    December 12, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    Wonderful card! Love caramel lattes at any time…

    Reply
  19. Renee G says

    December 13, 2016 at 12:50 am

    I love a cup of tea in the winter.

    Reply
  20. Tracie Pond (Creations For Kindness) says

    December 13, 2016 at 2:01 am

    cute hearts!

    Reply
  21. Crimson Owl Creations says

    December 13, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    Beautiful Christmas card! My favorite winter drink is white chocolate mocha! YUMMY! I’ll even drink it in the summer too!
    Holiday Hugs!
    Michele

    Reply
  22. gracefulcoffee says

    December 13, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    My favorite winter drink is peppermint mochas! 🙂

    Reply
  23. blissfullyscrappy says

    December 14, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    Love this card! That tree is amazing – and so innovative! My favorite any-time drink is a peppermint mocha from Starbucks! I drink it all year round!

    Reply
  24. Ericka Monger Strange says

    December 14, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    Great card! Love the texture of the tree and the cup. So pretty!

    Reply
  25. Amanda S. says

    December 15, 2016 at 1:26 pm

    My favorite winter drink is a caramel brûlée latte! It’s delicious.

    Reply
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