Polka Dot Orchard ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hi there crafty peeps!

I have one last card for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

I can't believe that it's the last day of the hop! So sad!

But I have had a blast creating and hopping... checking out 

all the fabulous inspiration shared... just awesome!

My last card is featuring the gorgeous coffee cup found in the Polka Dot Orchard digi set 

called The Way of Beauty. I absolutely love that Jessica used the flower from her logo for this image!! Absolutely gorgeous!! And a blast to color too!

Knowing that my time today was limited, I wanted a card design that would be quick so I pulled out my Simple Impressions: Celebrations Patterned Paper collection from Papertrey Ink which gave me a great layer to start with. I die cut the paper with a rectangle die and adhered that to an Aqua Mist layer that I had die cut with a scalloped die. I adhered both layers to a white card base and then got to coloring!! I used the following Copic markers on the image ~ Y000, Y06, Y13, Y17, 

Y19, N0, N1, BG000, BG15

I die cut the sentiment with a banner die and popped it up on the card. I also popped up the coffee cup on the card using foam tape. My final touch was some enamel dots in a similar color.

Love how this turned out!! I sure hope you've enjoyed my last card for the hop!

Thanks so much for checking out my blog!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Unity Stamp Company ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hi crafty peeps!

Can you believe that there's only a couple more days for the Spring/Summer Coffee 

Lover's Blog Hop?! I can't believe it's almost over!! So sad... but I have a fabulous new release to share with you from Unity Stamp Company called Cafe Delights!!

When I saw the gorgeous Cafe Delights stamp set, I just knew I had to combine it with my first and most favorite Unity stamp of all times... Dream of Being!! I decided to go with rich browns for the building and some pops of red and yellow to finish it off. The Dream of Being image just had to be colored with a light aqua to contrast the rich colors. I used the following Copic markers for my card:

Sky/clouds ~ B0000, N0

Sidewalk ~ N0, N2, N4

Menu ~ N2, N5, E57

Cafe/open sign ~ Y06, Y19

Building ~ E07, E08, E09, E55, E57, E59, N0, N2

Canopy/tables ~ R14, R27, R29

Dream of Being Girl ~ E000, E51, BG10, BG32, E55, E57, E59, R14, N2

I used the Newton's Nook Square die to die cut my colored image and the back layer of Aqua Mist card stock. I adhered the layers with mono multi liquid glue and then popped up the whole square panel with foam tape onto a 5 x 5" square card base. I fussy cut the Dream of Being girl and adhered her directly to the panel with liquid glue. I decided to go without a sentiment on the front... I just couldn't cover any of the front panel.

Here's a close up of the colored images. Love love love the new Cafe Delights kit!!

Don't forget to check out the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!!

Thanks for checking out my blog!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

The Rabbit Hole Designs ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hey crafty peeps!!

So, a few days ago I shared another card using The Rabbit Hole Designs stamps... you can check that card out here ---> Handmade Brew card. When I made the background for that card, I also made this background that I set aside just for the Caffeinated Rabbit! I have been just itching to ink this guy up!! I love this stamp so much!

This was totally me this morning!! LOL... 

So, I considered just leaving the background as is, but as I was reaching for my stitched rectangle die and I saw the Cover Up Stitched Clouds die by Lil' Inker Designs.  I thought it would make the background even better and I have to say that I love it! I very simply colored the rabbit with just a little touch of N0, N2, and R20 Copic markers. The cup was colored with V01 and V06. Now I was gluing down the rabbit and decided to put a little grey mat under him... imagine me doing a mad dash for the grey card stock LOL!! Well, since I was in a hurry I just hand cut my oval-ish mat and glued it hastily down and then finished adhering the rabbit. It was all very hare-ied *wink* *wink* and hilarious to me, anyway!

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of the same grey card stock using VersaMark watermark ink and then heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed the sentiment down to a flag and then popped it up on the panel. The main panel is also popped up on the white card base. 

There you have it... a fun, quick card!

There's a couple more days for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop. I sure 

hope you've had a chance to play along!!

Thanks so much for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Polka Dot Orchard ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hey crafty peeps!

I'm back with another... yes, another... coffee themed card for the Spring/Summer 

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!! I absolutely love love love this gorgeous coffee cup stamp by

Polka Dot Orchard called Good Morning Spring.

It's so beautiful and was so much fun to color!!

I used the following Copic markers to color this digi stamp ~ BG000, BG01, BG09, BG49, Y000, Y13, Y17, E0000, E95, G000, G07, G17, W00, W1

I have been in the habit of finding my papers first and then coloring, but today I colored AND then went searching for just the right papers... Lol... it got a little scary! But I found these gorgeous papers with a very similar yellow and warm greys that I thought would be perfect! The papers are from The Paper Studio and they are called Ninth Street.... a gorgeous pad of papers!!

I just love how this card turned out!

Be sure to check out the Spring / Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!!

Thanks for checking out my blog!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

The Rabbit Hole Designs ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hey crafty peeps!

Today, I'm sharing my love of coffee using The Rabbit Hole Designs little freebie stamp that I received in my last order from the new May release!! If you're not familiar with The Rabbit Hole Designs stamps... you are missing out!! After you check out my card, go check them out!

Once I saw this sweet little stamp set I just knew I had to make an alcohol ink background and pull out my much neglected Alcohol Lift Ink ink pad. I used turquoise and raspberry alcohol inks and just swiped the ink across the yupo card stock using a blending tool with the felt. I stamped the beautiful partial coffee image several times, along with the 'Love' and 'coffee' stamps. I even decided to stamp a few of the caffeine molecule stamp... so fun! 

I'm not sure why my card has a yellow tinge in this picture, but I took a few different photos and couldn't get a better picture so... here it is. 

I mat the alcohol ink layer onto a piece of Tempting Turquoise card stock and wrapped the vellum layer over top securing it with adhesive on the back. I popped up the panel onto a white card base and added a few white enamel dots... bam! Love how it turned out!

I encourage you to check out the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop... it's so much fun!

Thanks for checking out my blog post today!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

DeNami Designs ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hey there crafty peeps!

I'm back with a cute card for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

I was lucky enough to have won a prize during the Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop back in November from DeNami Designs and I thought it would be fun to use my prize in a post

for this hop so... here is the card I created!

I stamped the adorable little coffee cups several times over a scrap piece of white card stock along with the cute little owl using Memento tuxedo black ink. I then colored in the images with the following Copic markers ~ RV0000, RV02, V000, V01, B000, B00, Y000, Y02, 

N1, E21, E23, E25, YR02.

For my sentiment, I decided to go with a fun CUTplorations die from STAMPlorations called Java Great Day Phrase die. Isn't that fun!? I thought it was cute with the little owl!

That's it for me today!! Thanks for checking out my blog!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs, 

Crystal

~ Friends of Unity May Blog Hop ~

Hello crafty peeps!!

Can you believe that it's time for another Friends of Unity blog hop?! I cannot!! 

Time just zips on by!! It's so crazy... well, this month we have another fun cue... 

Isn't that a fun cue?! I love it!

I thought I'd stick within the citrus fruit family and play with some lemon stamps but... with a twist because I want my card to also work for the fabulous Spring / Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop so here's what I came up with... 

My favorite drink, any time that we go out to eat, is an Arnold Palmer... a yummy mix of iced tea and lemonade!! It's a great way to have iced tea without having to add sugar or sweetener... LOL! I know some of you are thinking I'm crazy.... iced tea HAS to have sugar! I'm cutting back on that stuff sooo... anywho, I thought it would be fun to combine the sweet jar from the new May 2019 KOM called Sweetness, Miracles and Wishes from Unity Stamp Company with the beautiful lemons from the July 2018 KOM called Stand Tall. 

I stamped my images onto Canson XL watercolor paper and colored them in with my ZIGs.

I trimmed my layers and adhered them to a white card base. I fussy cut the jar and popped it up on the card. I couldn't find the right yellow to back the sentiment so I just used the yellow ZIG markers to color the edges... easy peasy!

So I'm not only playing along with the Spring / Summer Coffee Lovers Blog hop... 

I used the Freshly Made Sketches #386 for my card...

AND... I'm also going to enter my card in the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge... 

Do you ever play along with challenges?! I think they are a great way to get inspired!

So, I think it's about time to get hopping... but before we do that. It has been a

good long time since I've done a giveaway for our Friends of Unity hops... I think we're a bit overdue! I'm not sure how it happened but I accidentally bought two of the brand new Cuddlebug Fawn stamp kits for my latest order with Unity Stamp Company so

I'll be giving away one of those kits to one lucky winner!!

All you have to do is hop along with us and comment on each of our blogs! 

I'll use Random.org to choose one lucky winner that I'll announce next month during our June hop!! 

Thank you all again for your lovely comments and support!! 

Happy Hopping!

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Robyn

Kim

Bobbie Sue

Dawn

Jeanie

Eileen

Thank you friends for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Polka Dot Orchard ~ Coffee Lovers Spring I Summer 2019 Blog Hop

Hello again!

I have another post today for the 2019 Spring / Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!! This time featuring Polka Dot Orchard's gorgeous Flowers in Bloom digi set!!

I combined the sentiment and the top flower together and printed them off. 

I also printed the beautiful coffee cup on a separate sheet that I added several different sizes of the same cup. Love the versatility of digis!! I colored the images using the following Copic markers:

Flowers ~ YR01, YR02, YR27, YR68, Y02, Y06, Y17, Y26, G99, YG95

Cup Sleeve ~ YR0000, YR000, YR21

Cup ~ W1

I fussy cut the cup and popped it up on the card! Isn't that flower just gorgeous?!

I love this digi set!!

Have a blast hopping along with the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal