Paper Sweeties 7th Birthday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Paper Sweeties is celebrating their 7th birthday all this month!

To help celebrate this milestone, the Coffee Loving Cardmakers are 

collaborating with Paper Sweeties to help celebrate! 

Both design teams have made beverage/birthday themed 

projects to inspire you! 

I am a very lucky designer because I am on both of their design teams

so it's an extra special collaboration as I am representing 

Paper Sweeties AND Coffee Loving Cardmakers!

That's why you will notice 2 different watermarks on my cards.

It just means I love both teams very much!

Now on to my projects

For my first project I made two cute little coffee themed tags with the Sweet Cuts For You 

die as a base.  The sweet little coffee cup stamp and die is from the 

Coffee, Yes Please stamp and Sweet Cuts die. The sentiment on the tag with the blue 

cup is also from the Coffee, Yes Please stamp set. 

👀👀 I have a special sneak peek on these tags as well! 👀👀

Starting on August 15th, those adorable cupcakes will be available as part

of a stamp and die set called Cupcakes and Sprinkles!

Wait til you see what the Paper Sweeties designers have in store

for you with the new release starting August 14th.

The second project I have for you today is a sweet card that uses images and dies from 

the You Warm My Heart stamp set with matching Sweet Cuts dies.

I layered some pretty patterned paper on to a kraft card base and then placed a 

doily in the center.  I popped up the teapot and coffee cup up on foam tape and stamped the

sentiment on to the doily.  The sentiment is from the Coffee, Yes Please stamp set.

Easy peasy but oh so sweet!

You can hop along with us for inspiration and fun!

Here is the hop list for Paper Sweeties followed by the

hop list for the Coffee Lovers so you can follow along!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Diane Hover
Karen Bull
Karen Letchworth

Larissa Heskett
Lilian Forsyth 
Lisa Golzbein
Robyn Jordan
Sarah Wyles
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Taylor Golzbein

Coffee Loving Cardmakers

Amy Tsuruta

Lori Turner

Helen Gullett

Lisa Bzibziak

Lisa Golzbein

Paper Sweeties 

Thanks so much for joining me today here on my blog!
Enjoy all of the beverage/birthday themed projects and
make sure to check back with Paper Sweeties all month long
to celebrate their 7th birthday!
There will be more inspiration and lots of fun planned!

Have a great day!
💕Lisa💕

Celebrate Your Birthday!

Good morning and welcome back to my blog!

Today I'm up on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog with another card featuring the 

newly released Sassy stamp set! I just love that sweet Unicorn!

I started off with a black card base and I covered it in some pretty rainbow 

patterned paper with gold flecks in it.

Next I cut out a white frame using the Inside Scalloped Rectangle Dies 

from Craftin' Desert Divas to bring focus to the main images.

I used my Copic markers to color Sassy and that sweet cloud and then I cut

them out with my Scan n Cut.

To finish off my card I added the die cut word Celebrate in black

and I heat embossed the birthday sentiment from Doggone in 

white on to black card stock.

Thanks so much for joining me today on my blog!

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

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 🦄

Perk Up!

Welcome back to another blog post for The Coffee Loving Cardmakers!

Today in my ICU I have a sweet coffee card that is sure to perk you up!

I used a darling stamp set by Darcie's Heart and Home called 

Mocha Me Crazy. I just adore the sweet graphics in Darcie's stamp sets!

Here is my card for today:

I started with some Doodlebug patterned paper from the Cream and Sugar 

paper pad and covered my card base with it. The little coffee cup and percolator

from the Darcie's Mocha Me Crazy stamp set 

were watercolored with my Zig markers and cut out with my Scan n Cut.

The center white panel was embossed with my large circles embossing folder

and layered on the patterned paper.  I used a banner die from MFT to cut out the

 floral strip under the main images. To finish off my card I stamped the sentiment from 

the same stamp set on to a speech bubble from the Lawn Fawn Chit Chat stamp set and dies.

I just love how this sweet set turned out!

I'll be back again soon with some more caffeinated craftiness in my ICU!

Have a great day,

I already am!

☕️Lisa ☕️

*Please note affiliate links have been used when possible

at no additional cost to you.*

The Rabbit Hole Designs August Release Day 3

Hi there and welcome to the August 2019 release for The Rabbit Hole Designs!

I hope you enjoyed all of the Inky and Sassy fun we've been sharing over the last two days!

Today we are having fun with Stencils!

There are 4 new Stencils available in the shop that you are going to love!

Every order placed will be eligible for a 10% discount. 

Discount Code TRHD2019

This code will only be accepted until Friday 08-02-2019.

EXCLUDES Dies and Crafters Essentials.

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

Does not apply to shipping and tax.

Today we are featuring 4 brand new Stencils for you to create with!

Candy Twist Stencil

Circles and Stars Stencil

Diamond Flower Stencil

Puzzle Box Stencil

I have 2 cards to share with you today using the new Stencils.

My first card features Inky the Octopus and the Circles and Stars Stencil.

My second card features Sassy the Unicorn and the Puzzle Box Stencil.

I did a little bit of masking on this card so that the stencil showed

up in a heart pattern.

These stencils are so much fun to create with and they can be 

quite addicting! The Rabbit Hole Designs also carries quite a few fun

products for you to use along with these fun stencils!

Make sure to check out the Crafters Essentials sections in the shop to see

all the fun products!

GIVEAWAYS:

To celebrate day 3 of the inspiration hop, The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away two of the Stencils featured 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 08-01-2019 on all participating blogs.

Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 08-02-2019

Why not go on an inspiration hop now to see what the amazing

Rabbit Hole Design team has made for this fun release!

Don't forget to leave some love for your chance to win this new stamp set!

The Rabbit Hole Designs Blog

Lisa G (you are here)

Katie

Shanna

Niccole

Maria

Amanda S

Amanda W

Thanks so much for joining me for the final day of the August new release

for The Rabbit Hole Designs! What a fun release!

I hope you take advantage of the sale going on and get your hands

on some of this Sassy, Inky goodness!

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

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 🐙

The Rabbit Hole Designs August Release Day 2

Hi there and welcome to the August 2019 release for The Rabbit Hole Designs!

I hope you enjoyed all of the Sassy fun we shared yesterday!

I had so much fun creating cards with the new Sassy stamp set and today

I have some Inky antics to share with you!

Every order placed will be eligible for a 10% discount. 

Discount Code TRHD2019

This code will only be accepted until Friday 08-02-2019.

EXCLUDES Dies and Crafters Essentials.

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

Does not apply to shipping and tax.

Today we are featuring the second new stamp set, Inky!

This stamp set features 3 crazy octopi, 2 ink blots and some fun

and snarky sentiments that are sure to give your card recipient a chuckle!

Today I have 2 more cards to share with you featuring those crazy Octopi!

GIVEAWAYS:

To celebrate day 2 of the inspiration hop, The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away the 

stamp set Inky 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 08-01-2019 on all participating blogs.

Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 08-02-2019

Why not go on an inspiration hop now to see what the amazing

Rabbit Hole Design team has made for this fun release!

Don't forget to leave some love for your chance to win this new stamp set!

The Rabbit Hole Designs Blog

Lisa G (you are here)

Katie

Shanna

Niccole

Maria

Amanda S

Amanda W

Thanks so much for joining me for the second day of the August new release

for The Rabbit Hole Designs! Make sure to come back tomorrow

to see the all the inspiration projects using the brand new Stencils!

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

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 🐙  

The Rabbit Hole Designs August Release Day 1

Hi there and welcome to the August 2019 release for The Rabbit Hole Designs!

Let me start by saying that this is going to be a super fun release!

There is 2 new stamp sets and 4 brand new fun stencils that are all 

available for purchase today!

Every order placed will be eligible for a 10% discount. 

Discount Code TRHD2019

This code will only be accepted until Friday 08-02-2019.

EXCLUDES Dies and Crafters Essentials.

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

Does not apply to shipping and tax.

Today we are featuring the first new stamp set, Sassy!

What could be more fun that a barrel of monkeys???????

I'll tell you what .......... rainbows and unicorns, that's what!

This new stamp set called Sassy has 2 spunky unicorns and one sweet

little cloud raining hearts! There's also some fun fun sentiments 

and one snarky hashtag!

Here's a look at Sassy the unicorn in all her glory!

Sassy

Today I have 2 cute cards to share with you using Sassy the Unicorn!

For my first card I used some pretty patterned paper for my background and I colored

and glittered up my pretty little unicorn.  I just love the sweet cloud that comes

in this stamp set! I gave my cloud the proverbial "silver lining" with some glitter!

I separated my patterned paper with a decorative scalloped edge using the 

Kat Scrappiness Stitched Scalloped Border die.

For some sparkly finishing touches I used some clear sequins as accents.

On my second card I used the brand new Rabbit Hole Circles and Stars stencil to create a fun

background for my card in rainbow colors. Next I used the Stitched Scalloped Border die 

again on some purple glittered card stock to set off the background of the card.

I stamped the sentiment from the Sassy stamp set and finished it off with

the word "Awesome" as a die cut.

Of course I couldn't leave well enough alone, I just had to add some glitter

to my sweet unicorn and her cloud!

I discovered that I am physically unable to make a unicorn card

without using copious amounts of glitter............ sorry, not sorry🤩🤩

GIVEAWAYS:

To celebrate day 1 of the inspiration hop, The Rabbit Hole Designs is giving away the 

stamp set Sassy 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 08-01-2019 on all participating blogs.

Winner will be announced on The Rabbit Hole Designs blog 08-02-2019

Why not go on an inspiration hop now to see what the amazing

Rabbit Hole Design team has made for this fun release!

Don't forget to leave some love for your chance to win this new stamp set!

The Rabbit Hole Designs Blog

Lisa G (you are here)

Katie

Shanna

Niccole

Maria

Amanda S

Amanda W

Thanks so much for joining me for the first day of the August new release

for The Rabbit Hole Designs! Make sure to come back tomorrow

to see the all the inspiration for the second stamp set Inky!

You're going to love all the silly Octopus shenanigans!

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

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 🌈 

Pear Blossom Power Pack Hop

Welcome to my blog if this is your first time stopping by and if you've

been here before than welcome back!

Today I have a really exciting project to share with you!

My friend Amanda from Pear Blossom Press has asked me to join in on her

Pear Blossom Press Power Pack Blog Hop

The Power Pack is an incredible device that allows you to make easy 

light up cards! Trust me when I tell you how easy it is!

I was intimidated at first but I'm so glad I gave it a try because it turned out

to be SOOOOOO much fun! I even made a video to show you my entire

process for making my card. I had never made a light up card until now but I 

know I will be making more thanks to Amanda's awesome Power Packs!

Here are 2 pictures of the card I created for the Blog Hop,
the second shows the card lit up in the dark.
I'll give a quick description with links to products used but 

for the full instructions please see the video below.

Card Recipe:

Step 1 - I used the Kat Scrappiness Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Dies to cut a piece of Bristol Smooth Card Stock.

Step 2 - Next I taped the Brutus Monroe Tangled Waves Stencil to my card stock and used the Picket Fence Life Changing Brushes to blend Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean 

Distress Inks over the stencil.

Step 3 - I stamped the Angler Fish and Starfish from The Rabbit Hole Designs  SoFishticated Stamp Set in Gina K Amalgam Ink and colored with Copic markers.

Step 4 - I used my Scan n Cut to cut out the images and painted Inkon 3 Liquid Pixie Dust to them. This will give your images beautiful sparkle and shine. I used the Stitched Flag Dies  to stamp my sentiment on to and colored with Twisted Citron Distress Ink.

Step 5 - Place your stenciled panel over your card base and mark where you want your Power Pack 

battery and LED light to go. Build your circuit with the copper tape included in the Power Pack by connecting positive to positive and negative to negative. Use a double layer of foam tape to build up your card around your circuit.  Make sure not to cover the copper tape with the foam tape.

 

Step 6 - Press the button and watch your LED lightbulb light up!

Step 7 - Repeat step 6 over and over and over because it's just SO MUCH FUN!!!!

You can see the video on YouTube or you can watch it here:

Make sure you hop along today to see all the inspiration using the Power Packs.

You can enter to win your own set of Power Packs by commenting on the blogs and 

videos as you go.

Prizes 

Three Power Pack Kits will be awarded to winners, chosen at random, from comments left on participating blogs and videos. Comments must be posted by 11:59 pm PDT on August 3, 2019. Void where prohibited by law. For complete contest rules, click here.  Winners will be announced on August 5, 2019 here.

Here is a list of all participating designers:

Pear Blossom Press

Jess Francisco

Lisa Golzbein  (you are here)

Jenn Gross

Daniel West 

Jessica McAfee

Complete Product List with links

(affiliate links used when available at no additional cost to you)

Pear Blossom Press Power Packs

Brutus Monroe Tangled Waves Stencil

Gina K Amalgam Ink
Inkon 3 Liquid Pixie Dust
Peacock Feathers Distress Ink
Picket Fence Life Changing Brushes
Salty Ocean Distress Ink

The Rabbit Hole Designs SoFishticated Stamp Set

Stitched Flag Dies 

Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Dies

Twisted Citron Distress Ink


Thanks for stopping by today!
Have a great day, I already am!
💡Lisa 💡

Doggone Birthday

Good morning and welcome to my blog!

It's my turn over on the Rabbit Hole blog today and I have a fun shaker 

card to share with you using the Doggone stamp set.

I just love the looks on the dogs faces in this stamp set!

I also love making shaker cards and I never have enough birthday cards on hand. 

Card Recipe

1)  I layered some cute dog themed patterned paper on a kraft card base.

2) Next I covered the patterned paper with another smaller kraft panel and stamped

my sentiment directly in the center.

3) Then it was time to create a shaker frame from more kraft paper and acetate.

4) I poured some red and gold sequins over the sentiment to match the patterned paper

and then laid the shaker frame over the sequins.

5) The last step was to color my cute doggies with some Copic markers 

in some light grays and adhere to the shaker frame.

Easy peasy and a cute card to give for some belated birthday wishes!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and make sure to check back

on the 29th for the exciting August release!

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

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 🐶 

I Like Big Cups

Welcome back to my blog and thanks for stopping by!

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today with 

your daily dose of caffeine in the Intensive Coffee Unit!

Today I have a fun card to share with you using the Kat Scrappiness
Layered Coffee Cup Die and a funny sentiment stamp from the
Sassy Coffee  stamp set by Technique Tuesday.

I started off with a cream colored A2 sized coffee base and layered a kraft colored panel

cut out with the Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle dies.

Then I embossed it with the Tim Holtz On The Go embossing folder.

I used the Kat Scrappiness Layered Coffee Cup Die because I wanted a large

coffee cup die to take up most of the room on the front of the card.

I just think it paired so well with that hilarious sentiment!

A while back I saw a card on Instagram using that Starbucks logo stamp and 

I loved it!  After a little research I found out that it was sold

at Viva Las Vegas Stamps and I had to order it.

The truth is I'm not really a fan of Starbucks coffee (too strong)

but I think their logo is super cool! 

What self respecting Coffee Loving Cardmaker could 

resist a Starbuck's logo stamp.😂🤣

I used Lucky Clover Distress Ink for the Starbuck's stamp.

To get the coffee koozie to match, I also blended the same ink on some paper

to cut the koozie out of and ran it through the EK Succkess paper crimper.

I finished my card off with some cute little coffee beans from the 

Kat Scrappiness Let's Get Caffeinated stamp set and of course 

I used Ground Espresso Distress Ink to stamp them with!

Thanks so much for joining me today in my ICU,

I'll be back in a couple of weeks with some more caffeinated inspiration for you!

Have a great day, I already am!

 ☕️Lisa ☕️

*Please note affiliate links have been used when possible

at no additional cost to you.*