I Miss You a Latte

 

I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's Blog today and I'd like to welcome you to my ICU! It's so much more relaxed here than my regular ICU at work. Even though I work nights and drink a lot of coffee, I'd much rather be drinking it here and sharing cards with you guys!

Today I have a fun and fresh card to share with you featuring dies from Super Sponsor Jaded Blossom and Simon Says Stamp and a sentiment from My Creative Time.

I don't know about you but whenever I see a cute little smiley face on inanimate objects it just makes me smile too! The cute little coffee cup is from the Jaded Blossom Coffee Dies and the adorable little face is from their Fresh Faces stamp set.

Since the Heart Sprinkle Wreath has cut outs, I decided to do some ink blending on the bottom panel with Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks so that a pretty little rainbow would show through to the front of the card.

I popped the adorable little coffee cup on some foam tape in the center of the wreath and I added a fun caffeinated sentiment from the My Creative Time "Not a Decaf Day" stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed taking a break in my ICU today and you got some inspiration from my adorable little smiling coffee cup!

Have a great day, I already am!
Lisa 🙂

Hello Anya!

 

Hello and welcome back to my blog! It's my day again up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog and I have another caffeinated creation to share with you!

Today's card has a short story behind it. During the recent Coffee Lover's Hop I spied an adorable card that I fell in love with by a fellow card maker named Suzanne. She posted her card on Instagram and the minute I saw it I knew I had to have the adorable stamp that she used. 

Here is a link to Suzanne's sweet card.

@acreativemuse

Not only did I fall in love with Suzanne's card but I ordered the stamp and picked her card as my designer pick at the end of the hop! The adorable stamp is called Coffee Cup Anya and it is from the Greeting Farm. It's an older stamp but I was lucky enough to find it at Simon Says Stamp.

Here is my card with sweet Anya popping out of her coffee cup!

This was a pretty easy card to put together. I stamped and colored Anya with Copic markers and used the Stitched Rectangle Dies from Kat Scrappiness to cut out a few different size panels to matt her and my patterned paper onto. The pretty plaid paper is from the Doodlebug Made With Love patterned paper pack.

I finished off my card with some pretty Glacier Sequins by Lucy.

I love being inspired by other card makers. It's always fun to find a new stamp to play with and this little coffee girl was a nice addition to my collection!

Thanks for stopping by today and make sure to spend some time browsing your favorite crafty friends social media to get some inspiration and leave some love!

Have a great day, I already am!

☕️  Lisa  ☕️ 

I've Coffeelings For You

Good morning and welcome to my ICU!

I am up again today on The Coffee Loving Cardmaker's Blog and I've got a pre-Valentine's Day card using some old and new stamp sets. If I'm being honest I'm not thrilled with how my card came out. It's one of those cards that looked waaaaaaaay different in my head and didn't come out quite the way I expected.  The funny thing about that is, those are usually the cards that everyone loves.  Go figure!

I was really inspired by a background that Heather Nichols did for Taylored Expressions recently where she did a stenciled cloud background on kraft paper and then she stenciled some red hearts on top of it. That was where the idea for my card started but it just got lost along the way. 

Here is my caffeinated inspired card for you today:

I started with a kraft cardstock panel and I stenciled some white ink over the My Favorite Things Cloud Stencil. After that I took the Feathered Stencil from Taylored Expressions and brushed on some Cherry Pop ink over the clouds. I die cut the entire panel out with a scalloped rectangle die from Neat and Tangled. For my coffee cup I used the Kat Scrappiness Layered Coffee Cup die. I just love the size of that cup and it comes with a separate die for the koozie which I ran through my paper crimper.

For that cute little bear I fished out an old Simon Says Stamp stamp set called Circle Friends. I always loved the cute little animals in that set. The sentiments are from the recently released Caffeinated stamp set by Paper Smooches. 

For a little extra love I added some Red Heart Sprinkles from Kat Scrappiness.

There you have it in all its stenciled glory! I guess you can't love 'em all...

Thank you Heather Nichols for the inspiration, I will continue to be inspired by everything "kraft" related that you do! 

Have a great day, I already am!

🐻Lisa ☕️

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B.Y.O.Bengay

Good morning and welcome to my blog!

Today I am up on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog and I have a snarky birthday card to share with you today. The brand new Sassy Birthday Sentiments 2 have some of the funniest birthday sentiments I've ever seen. I also love the new stencils available in the shop.  They work great as background stamps like the Twisted Sunshine Stencil or they can be masked off to create funny sayings like the "LOL" on my card using the Spell It Stencil! Since this is the birthday month for The Rabbit Hole Designs I decided to use their logo colors for this card.

Card Recipe

1) I started off by blending Tumbled Glass and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks over the Twisted Sunshine Stencil on to a piece of Bristol Smooth card stock.

2) Next I took the Spell It Stencil and masked off the "L" and the "O" so I could create the abbreviation "LOL" towards the bottom of the card.  I used Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Ink for this to complete the logo colors for The Rabbit Hole.

3) For the sentiment from Sassy Birthday Sentiments 2 I stamped it with Versamark Ink on to black card stock and heat embossed it with white powder then adhered it across the center of the card.

4) All that was left was to add some pretty Rabbit Hole sequins around the card for some fun!

I am really enjoying the Sassy Birthday sentiments, they are unexpected 

and always get a good laugh from the recipient!

Make sure to check out the shop for these products from The Rabbit Hole Designs!

Sassy Birthday Sentiments 2

Spell It Stencil 

Twisted Sunshine Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And don't forget to visit Simon Says Stamp for all your Rabbit Hole needs as well!

For more inspiration, updates, and news make sure to check out these places ...

The Rabbit Hole Designs

The Rabbit Hole Designs Instagram

The Rabbit Hole Designs Facebook Page

The Rabbit Hole Designs Pinterest

The Rabbit Hole Designs YouTube

Have a great day, I already am!

👵🏻 Lisa 👨🏻‍🦳

Happy First Birthday/Anniversary Rabbit Hole Designs

Yay! The big day is here!!

Happy 1st Birthday/Anniversary to 

The Rabbit Hole Designs!

Today is the day where all the festivities of the weekend will start

on Facebook on the event page for The Rabbit Hole Designs.

Here is the link so you can join the party!

Happy 1st Anniversary Rabbit Hole Facebook Event Page

The fun has already begun and here are some of the details:

Use code Birthday to save 20% off all stamps, dies, stencils.

Not applicable to previous orders. May be used more than once.

Does not apply to shipping and tax.

**Please Note: Free Shipping WILL NOT be available during the time this discount code is in effect. **

This code will expire at 10:00 p.m. PST on 01-12-2020

Isn't that fabulous!!!

I'm kicking off the birthday weekend with this birthday card that 

I made using the Twisted Sunshine stencil and the 

Scripty Happy Birthday stamp set. As a tribute to The Rabbit Hole

I used the color scheme of their logo.

Here is the colors that I matched up with their logo if anyone is interested.

Doesn't that cute logo stamp look great all colored up!

The sentiment on my card is from the 

Sassy Birthday Sentiments 2 stamp set and is so appropriate 

for today! This company is run by 2 very strong funny women and 

the truth is they are not "bitches" at all but warm and sweet souls

with great big hearts!

TRHD Products used:

Twisted Sunshine stencil 

Scripty Happy Birthday stamp set

Sassy Birthday Sentiments 2 stamp set

So HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rabbit Hole Designs

and congratulations to Maryann and Heather for a super successful first

year and here's to many many more! It's been a fun ride this past year!

Don't forget to check out The Rabbit Hole Designs stamps at

Simon Says Stamp and 

For more inspiration, updates, and news make sure to check out these places ...

Happy 1st Anniversary Rabbit Hole Facebook Event Page

The Rabbit Hole Designs

The Rabbit Hole Designs Instagram

The Rabbit Hole Designs Facebook Page

The Rabbit Hole Designs Pinterest

The Rabbit Hole Designs YouTube

Have a great day, I already am!

🎂Lisa 🎂

Season's Greetings

Hello crafty friends!

Today I had some crafty time and I decided to play with some new 

crafty goodies I got recently from Simon Says Stamp and Taylored Expressions.

I just love the new Large Gnome Wafer Die from Simon Says Stamp and 

there are so many different ways you can dress them up. 

They are also available in a small version which I think I might

have to add to my collection as well.

For the background of my card I decided to do some stenciling with the 

Confetti Toss stencil from Taylored Expressions.

I spread some Nuvo Glacier Paste in Sea Sprite over my stencil 

and the results are magical!

It's so hard to pick up the sparkle in a photograph!

This is my first time playing with this paste but I can see that

I will have to order more in different colors.

It really is the perfect medium for stenciling!

For the sentiment I used the Clean Line Christmas 

stamp and die combination.

I used Cupcake ink from Taylored Expressions

for the sentiment. It matched the

patterned paper on the gnomes.

I really like how the dies cut the sentiments out

with a border around the exact shape of the stamp.

For the snowy hills that the gnomes are sitting on I cut

some white glitter paper out of the 

Stitched Hillside Borders from Lawn Fawn.

Those dies are perfect for snow or grass or hillsides!

I really love how this card came out but for some reason I wasn't 

able to get a picture of the card that I liked.

The lighter colors just seemed to get washed out in photography.

I am entering my card into the Monday and Wednesday challenges 

over at Simon Says Stamp.

The Monday challenge is Stars and the Wednesday challenge

is Traditional Christmas. I love how this card fit both challenges this week.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day

I already am!

❄️Lisa ❄️

Coffee Gnomes

Good morning and welcome to my blog!

Today I am up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog and I have some holiday themed 

caffeinated inspiration to share with you in my ICU!

Today in the "Intensive Coffee Unit" I have a pair of tags with some 

Coffee Drinking Gnomes!

This Simon Says Stamp Gnome Wafer Die is just too cute and I know the second

I put that cute little gnome together he/she needed a coffee cup to go with!

The Karen Burniston Coffee Charms Dies were the perfect size to pair with this

gnome die cut and I distressed them with some Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink.

I started out with some Simon Says Stamp Stitched Dress Up Tags and die cut 

them from some Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock.

To give these tags a fun background I used the Echo Park Shine on Stars Stencil

and taped it down to the tag with some Therm O Web Purple Tape.

Next I sponged over the stencil with some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink on

one tag and Picket Fence Distress Oxide Ink on the other.

While the stencil was still in place over the tags I also layered on some 

Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel to add some holiday sparkle!

For the sentiments on my tags I used stamps and dies from the

Simon Says Stamp Clean Line Christmas Stamps and Dies.

I used vellum to stamp on so that the background would show through.

I love how the dies cut out the exact shapes of the sentiments, it such a clean look.

I will be entering my tags in the 25 Days of Christmas Tags put on
by Tracey McNeely each year.
I was inspired by Becca Yahrling's tag this year.
I love how she made a white patterned background on her kraft tag,
so I recreated that look on my tags here today.
Have a look, so cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,  if you have any questions

about my tags, feel free to leave a comment below.

Have a great day, I already am!

☕️🧙🏻‍♂️Lisa 🧙🏻‍♂️☕️

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at no additional cost to you. These are

links to products that I may have been 

sent or ones that I purchased on my own.

Either way, they are products that I

use frequently and LOVE!

The Rabbit Hole Designs September Release Day 3

I hope you have been enjoying The Rabbit Hole Designs September release so far!

Day 3 will not disappoint!  We have 2 final stamp sets to share with you!

They are called Pumpkin Friends and Gourd-geous.

Here is Pumpkin Friends

Here are my 2 cards for this stamp set:

I love the distressed look on this card and the tiny key charm hanging from the top 

just gives it a real antique feel.  I used the sentiment from the Boo To You stamp set

that was featured yesterday, it's such a great font!

Here is the second card, I decided to make a fun Halloween scene 

with some fun die cuts!

Next up is the stamp set called Gourd-geous. This stamp set 

is being released with it's own die and I just love how it cuts

out that crooked hat so perfectly!

Here are my 2 cards for this stamp set:

The first card is a shaker card with a distress ink blended background.

Shakers are my favorite and I love how these 3 inks blended so well together!

I love how cute this second card is with all the fun layers!
I just love how happy that pumpkin looks, he really stands out
on the top layer with all of those yummy sequins around him.

Here is the hop list so you can visit all of my talented teamies and see

what they have been stirring up in their cauldron for this release!

Katie

Shanna

Niccole
Amanda S
Amanda W
Lisa (you are here)
Charmaine
Echo

There's lots of scary fun and a giveaway each day of the hop!

Thank you so much for joining us for our September release!

Here are all the details including a special discount code!

Every order placed will be eligible for a 10% discount.
Discount Code TRHD2019
This code will only be accepted until Friday 8/3/2019 12:01 am PST.
EXCLUDES Dies and Crafters Essentials.  Not applicable to previous orders.
May be used more than once. Does not apply to shipping and tax.

GIVEAWAYS:
To celebrate day 3 of the Inspiration Hop The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away the
stamp sets Pumpkin Friends and Gourd-geous, to One lucky winner.
Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on participating blogs,
so make sure to visit each stop and leave a comment.
Leave comments by 11:59 pm PST 8/29/19 on all participating blogs.
Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 8/30/19

Don't forget our exciting news that I've been sharing every day!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a free gift with any Rabbit Hole
purchase, NO CODE REQUIRED!
How awesome it that?
Head over there and claim your free stamp set while supplies last!
They Don't Mind Your Pumpkin Hair! 

As always sweet friends, if you've made it this far, thanks for stopping by
my little blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!
I already am!
🎃Lisa 🎃

The Rabbit Hole Designs September Release Day 2

Welcome back to day 2 of The Rabbit Hole Designs September Release!
Yesterday was so much fun we thought we'd do it again!

Today we are featuring 2 new stamp sets called
Pumpkin Hair Don't Care and Boo To You

Pumpkin Hair Don't Care

Here is a shaker card and a tag featuring this crazy looking pumpkin:

For my second project using the Pumpkin Hair Don't Care stamp set I made a tag

using the Puzzle Box stencil for the background.

Here is a look at the second stamp set we are featuring today called 

Boo To You

Boo To You

The first card I made uses just the witch's hat from the stamp set.

How funny does this oversized witch hat look on Inky the Octopus!

I just knew that the funny sentiment from the new Hex Yeah stamp set

was the perfect addition to that crazy look on Inky's face!

My second card uses the Happy Halloween sentiment

from the Boo To You stamp set. I just love the fun font in this set!

The little black kitty with her pumpkin are from the Hex Yeah stamp set.

They were the perfect addition to this banner shaped card!

Here is the hop list so you can visit all of my talented teamies and see

what they have been stirring up in their cauldron for this release!

Katie

Shanna

Niccole
Amanda S
Amanda W
Lisa (you are here)
Charmaine
Echo

There's lots of scary fun and a giveaway each day of the hop!

Make sure to come back tomorrow for day 3 of the inspiration hop

to see all the projects showcasing the last 2 stamp sets!

Here are all the details including a special discount code!

Every order placed will be eligible for a 10% discount.
Discount Code TRHD2019
This code will only be accepted until Friday 8/3/2019 12:01 am PST.
EXCLUDES Dies and Crafters Essentials.  Not applicable to previous orders.
May be used more than once. Does not apply to shipping and tax.

GIVEAWAYS:
To celebrate day 2 of the Inspiration Hop The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away the
stamp sets Pumpkin Hair don't care and Boo to You, to One lucky winner.
Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on participating blogs,
so make sure to visit each stop and leave a comment.
Leave comments by 11:59 pm PST 8/29/19 on all participating blogs.
Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 8/30/19

Don't forget our exciting news that I shared yesterday!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a free gift with any Rabbit Hole
purchase, NO CODE REQUIRED!
How awesome it that?
Head over there and claim your free stamp set while supplies last!
They Don't Mind Your Pumpkin Hair! 

As always sweet friends, if you've made it this far, thanks for stopping by
my little blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!
I already am!
🕷Lisa 🎃

The Rabbit Hole Designs September Release Day 1

It's that time again! The Rabbit Hole Designs fabulous New Product Release

for September is here and we are scaring up some fun!

Halloween is right around the corner and The Rabbit Hole has you covered

with some fresh new designs featuring messy haired pumpkins and sassy

witch stamps! There will be a total of 5 new stamp sets being released and over

the next 3 days the DT will be inspiring you with some awesome projects

so stay tuned to all of The Rabbit Hole's social media sites!

Today we are focusing on the new stamp set called

"Hex Yeah"

Isn't that Witch image amazing!!!

And I just love the sassy sentiments to go along with!

Here are my 2 cards using this awesome stamp set!

That cute little spider you see on my cards is from another stamp set being released 

today called Boo To You which we will be featuring in tomorrow's posts so make sure

to check back for lots more inspiration!

Here is the hop list so you can visit all of my talented teamies and see

what they have been stirring up in their cauldron for this release!

Katie

Shanna

Niccole
Amanda S
Amanda W
Lisa (you are here)
Charmaine
Echo

There's lots of scary fun and a giveaway each day of the hop!

Here are all the details including a special discount code!

Every order placed will be eligible for a 10% discount.
Discount Code TRHD2019
This code will only be accepted until Friday 8/3/2019 12:01 am PST.
EXCLUDES Dies and Crafters Essentials.  Not applicable to previous orders.
May be used more than once. Does not apply to shipping and tax.

GIVEAWAYS:
To celebrate day 1 of the Inspiration Hop The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away the
stamp set Hex Yeah to One lucky winner.
Winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on participating blogs,
so make sure to visit each stop and leave a comment.
Leave comments by 11:59 pm PST 8/29/19 on all participating blogs.
Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 8/30/19


OK there is one more bit of exciting news that I have to share with all of you
Rabbit Hole fans!  Simon Says Stamp is giving away a free gift with any Rabbit Hole
purchase, NO CODE REQUIRED!
How awesome it that?
Head over there and claim your free stamp set while supplies last!
HEX YEAH!!!!!

As always sweet friends, if you've made it this far, thanks for stopping by
my little blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!
I already am!
🧙🏻‍♀️Lisa 🧙🏻‍♀️