Ingenious Inkling

Coffee Lovers Mojo Monday

Yesterday's two sticker cards came together so quickly, I had to make one more for the Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop.

 

 

I used two more images from the Coffee First Sticker Set from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (and I still have enough to make quite a few more cards) - remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order with the current Mojo Monday Sketch.

 

The sentiment is from {a vintage girl} & her daughter's Motivational Quotes.

 

 

Since I attached my sentiment directly to the card, I couldn't add the bow from the sketch, so I added a few wraps of twine vertically instead.

 

But First Coffee

I had some fun this morning making a few more cards for Amy T's Coffee Loving Cardmakers' Fall/Winter Blog Hop.

 

 

For both cards, I used the "Coffee First" stickers from {a vintage girl} and her daughter - remember you can use my discount code SMILYNSTEF for 15% off all purchases from the store.

 

 

The first one uses this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

 

 

Rather than a sentiment across the top, I used one of the Valentine Dividers Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (so versatile ... not just for Valentines) and I created my sentiment from the Vintage Typewriter Keys Stickers.  I stamped a Sentiment from Amy Tangerine Slice of Life on the bottom of the pretty pink Bokeh paper.

 

While I had my supplies out, I went ahead and made a second using the Layout from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I flipped the sketch on it's side and layered a kraft and white doily under a scrap of coffee-colored paper from my studio table.

 

 

The cup, croissant and sentiment along the bottom are all from the "Coffee First" Sticker set ... and the sentiment at the top is from GRL PWR, also from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  I finished with a wrap of coffee-colored twine.

 

Hot Drinks for Cold Nights

Always fun to join Amy T for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop.

 

 

I started with the Coffee To Go Die from Impression Obsession.

 

Then I took my inspiration from the Fusion Card Challenge Autumn Challenge (with a slight twist on the sketch since I wanted my strip of leaf paper to point upwards).  I added a tiny Doodlebug Heart sticker and a punch heart to decorate my coffee cup.

 

 

I love the colors from the Die Cut With a View Fall Gathering papers.  I'm also joining the Hot Drinks for Cold Night's Challenge at Shopping our Stash.

What The Phở (Faux)?

This is the kind of card you end-up making when you spend your afternoon on a video-call with some of your favorite crafty, snarky, punny cardmaking friends.

It all began with a small strip of Faux Leather made from Masking Tape and Ink that was leftover from this card I made in February 2012 (yes, I saved it for 8+ years for the perfect opportunity to use it) and the X is for fauX Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

 

 

When I asked my friends what I should pair with said piece of Faux Leather, that led to punny discussions of Phở (aka Faux), which reminded me that I actually had a Waffle Flower Food Adventures Pho Stamp that had never seen ink.

 

Then of course my girlfriends helped me with two stickers for the perfect Snarky Sentiment to finish the card.

You're on My Mind

I love the simplicity of the Inspiration Photo at The Time Out Challenge.

 

 

I kept my card equally simple with Woodgrain paper, a doily, a 3-D plant sticker and sentiment from the Bonus Stamp Set from Stamp Joy - Full of Flowers - Singles (I just love that sentiment).

 

Be an Orange Cat

The current Facebook Challenge for Waffle Flower is to Everything Orange.  Since Orange is my favorite color, I had fun combining a number of Waffle Flower Products and Orange Designer Papers from my stash.

 

 

I started by die-cutting the Waffle Flower Be a Cat Die from three different colors of orange cardstock.  Then I paper pieced the whiskers, head, nose & ears.  I decided to use some orange eyeball stickers from my stash because I loved the eye-lashes.  I added a bow tie from the Waffle Flower Be Accessories Dies.

 

My layout is this week's Mojo Monday Sketch.  Rather than the horizontal piece across the bottom, I had my Kitty hold a sentiment from the Waffle Flower Lacy Flower Stamp Set.

 

I had a few painted Waffle Flower Greenery die cut leaves left-over from a prior project, so I added them together with a fussy cut bloom from Waffle Flower Lacy Flower set.

I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Inspired by a Movie Challenge ... because you know my favorite Orange Cat?

 

He sure looks like he will make someone smile when he arrives through the mail. 

Let's Squash It!

I discovered a new Challenge Blog - Let's Squash It! - an Embossing Folder Challenge.  The first Challenge is to use one that is both Geometric & Metallic.

 

I had lots of choices, but settled on the We R Memory Keepers Hexagon Gemstone Embossing Folder with a Mossy Green/Gold Metallic paper.  I mounted it on a mossy green card base.

 

 

I die cut My Favorite Things Wild Greenery Die-Namics from a Distress Oxide Background in my stash and positioned them inside the MFT Single Stitched Line Tag-Corner Rectangle Frame cut from a matte gold cardstock.

 

Sentiment is from My Favorite Things Essentials Sentiments ... and I finished with a scattering of tiny golden gems.

It Was Enough

This morning's card was inspired by the Just Add Ink Just Choose Two Challenge.

 

 

I chose to combine Sequins with Metallic Foil together with the Sketch Saturday Layout.  My background is Gina K. Designs Dazzling Orange Foil  with her Holiday Foil Mates ... and there is Gold Foil in my alcohol inked rectangles in the sketch.  I added a scattering of orange sequins.

 

The leaf is a 3-D sticker and the stamped sentiment is from Essentials by Ellen You Should Know.

 

 

And a bonus card inspired by my childhood memories of the Undertaker roaming through the grounds at Silver Dollar City when I was a kid measuring us for his coffin.

 

The skeleton is from vintage Cosmo Cricket and the sentiment is pure Cathy Zielske Hollaween for Simon Says Stamp.

Salon Fun

This afternoon I had fun making cards with The Salon Collection by Echo Park.

The first one uses this week's CAS(e) this Sketch! Layout.

 

 

I love the little pops of pink on the single layer design.

 

 

Then I used this week's Global Design Project Layout.

 

 

Next, it was this week's CAS Colours & Sketches Layouts.

 

 

I love that Bobby Pin Stamp.

 

 

And then this week's Freshly Made Sketch.

 

Love the color combination of this collection.

 

And one more to round out the group.

 

Love Bug

When I saw the inspiration photo at the TGIF Challenges, I couldn't resist using some of my favorite Vintage Rides Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter ... remember my discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.

 

Aren't these Vintage Rides perfect for the challenge.

 

 

I cut several circles from wood grain designer paper and added my cute little love bug.  My Aunt had a VW Bug when we were kids, and we loved riding in it with her.

 

The sentiments are from the oh-so-timely Quarantine - Social Distancing Quotes sticker set.

While I had my products out, I went ahead and made a second card.  I cut a slightly larger circle for the larger Love Bug.

 

 

This time I stamped sentiments from Taylored Expressions Little Bits of Birthday.