January Flavor of the Month Blog Hop ~ Coffee, Craft, Repeat!!

Coffee, Craft, Repeat!

Calling all caffeine and crafting lovers! This month's card kit is packed full of caffeine goodness! I know you are just going to love all this fabulous inspiration by our Design Team this month! Hop on along and we will inspire you with coffee and crafting!

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I am so excited about the January FOTM card kit!! OMG! It's my all-time favorite, hands down! How could it not be... one word, COFFEE!! Love it!

My first card is from Collection One using Sketch #3. This is a very simple card with a few layers. I stamped the image using the Chocolate Brown ink pad included in the Banana Split level. I added a touch of pink in the center of the coffee to highlight the heart shape. My last little touch was the 3D Coffee sticker.

My second card is from Collection Two using Sketch #4. How cute is this stamp?! She was so much fun to color... I just love it! I had some fun paper piecing this one with the Cream & Sugar papers from Doodlebug Designs... Oh, I love these papers! I stamped the sentiment in black and added a few sequins to finish off the sketch. Here's a list of the Copic markers I used ~ Skin - E0000, E00, E53, RV0000; Hair/Hair Rollers - E21, E23, E25, RV0000, RV04, RV06; Coffee Cup - E34, E51, E57, BG10, BG45, N0, N1, 0; Pajamas/Slippers - RV04, RV06, RV11, N0, N1; Ground - N0, N1, N3.

My third card is from Collection Three using Sketch #2. The sketch for this one made for a pretty simple card. I kept the layers very simple and added a strip of grosgrain ribbon. The sentiment I stamped with the Chocolate Brown ink included in the Banana Split level. I then fussy cut it and added a bit of white twine. I popped it up using a few glue dots. I also stamped the coffee cup using the Chocolate Brown ink. I colored it in a bit with Copic markers and then die cut it out and matted it on a die cut scalloped circle. I adhered a few sequins and called this one done. I'm not usually a soft pastel color kind of gal, but I think this turned out pretty cute.

My final card is from Collection Four using Sketch #1. As soon as I saw the High Five papers for this collection, I just knew I had to use this funky green and blue paper. I love the design in it! I adhered all my layers to a white card base. I stamped the fun coffee cup from Avery Elle's Cool Beans stamp set using Memento tuxedo black ink and then colored in the lid using a couple Copic markers {B00, B02}. I paper pieced the sleeve with the same paper and adhered it to the cup. I stamped the sentiment underneath and popped up the whole panel on the card. I added a paper flower with a little sequin center. I think it's cute and I just love the sentiment for this one!

I had so much fun playing with this awesome kit! I hope you've enjoyed the cards I shared! Now it's time to check out all the other fabulous creations from the Design Team.

~ Blog Hop Line Up ~

Scrapping for Less

Crystal O. Minkler <--- you're here

up next ---> Teresa Russell

Tanya Hahn

Jessica Wilson

Katie Williams

Stacy Tiedemann

Tina Smith

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal