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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Coffee lovers Hop

Welcome

This card was made as a "oops I missed your birthday" card,  
and also made with the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop in mind.  
I think the sentiment fits the occasion.

The stamps are from one of the major sponsors of the hop, Verve Stamps, and the set is Coffee Helps


I started with the dp, but decided that gray on white with embossed gold dots was a bit blah, so coloured the roses with chalks, and liked the results at the time.


The sentiment was initially stamped onto the dp, but it warped and did not emboss well, so plan B - put it onto plain white card, die cut it and sponge the edges with gold Delicata ink.


I also stamped and embossed the coffee mugs as I went, and coloured them with prismacolor pencils before fussy cutting them.


I laid out the card, was happy how things looked, so wound the bakers twine around the dp, and adhered it to the base, having previously gold embossed the edges of it.

Then I discovered another BIG OOOPS - I had adhered it upside down, so that meant a quick rearrangement of the elements before adhering them over fun foam.  

Some gold sequins in the centre of the flowers on the cups and on the sentiment panel and the card was done - finally 😏, by then I was having second thoughts about the flowers being coloured, but I was not going to start again! 


I finished the inside with a strip of the dp (uncoloured) and a gold bordered ribbon.

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36 comments:

Dawn T said...

Fabulous Maxine. Love your sentiment and the coffee cups are adorable

aussie aNNie said...

This sure looks lovely. Your whole card is great and the flowers are gorgeously coloured. Love the embossed sentiment.xx
.♥
[aNNie]

froebelsternchen said...

A beautiful card Maxine! Happy day! oxo Susi

Mac Mable said...

Absolutely stunning. Love how you coloured the flowers on the DP, it looks beautiful. Those cups are so cute and the gold sequin is such a clever idea for the centres. I think the sentiment looks great on the plain card as it helps it to stand out. Loving the gold edge embossing too...One stand out card x

Barb said...

This is a lovely card Maxine and I love the little coffee cups. That's a super sentiment too. Barbxx

~amy~ said...

So pretty, love the gold embossing.

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Maxine, your card with those little coffee cups is just too sweet. Love the look.

Monica said...

Hi Maxine,

This card is so pretty. The embossing looks awesome and the over all effect is very charming.

Thank you for all your kind words.

Love,

Monica

Shelly said...

This is so pretty! Love the embossing!

Heidi said...

Just love how you combined the flowers with the cups!

MiamiKel said...

Oh Maxine this is my tyoe of card indeed! I hoped to play in the hop but just did not have the time but I sure love your card !!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

I need one of those oops I forgot cards. This one is so cool and fun with the cups and flowers.

Gerrina said...

The colours are so great! Beautiful card for the hop! Wish you a good week! Hugs, Gerrina

Pam Tiedtke, or Pammie Lou said...

Great card! The embossing really makes it pop! Very pretty! Thanks for joining us at PIP Challenges!
Hugs

stampingbowd said...

This is so very pretty! Coffee cards are the best!!! The rose paper is beautiful! Gorgeous card!

aussie aNNie said...

Hi again Maxine, yes that is my man and me in the pic. Taken when grand daughter was born in October last year. It is a bit 'squashed and spread' to print to fit into the small frame...thanks for your kind words. You know you are eligible to enter that challenge living in NZ. Only two days left for this one and I am sure this card is definitely suitable..xx.♥
[aNNie]

Lovely Linda said...

Wow Maxine - that is a lot of fussy cutting - go you!! Love the embossing too and those flowers are perfect coloured - another lovely card my friend! <3

Becca Yahrling said...

This came out beautiful! Love the gold & pink. And I'll bet it's really gorgeous IRL with all that yummy gold shine.

Fran said...

Absolutely beautiful! I know the recipient will just love the card you made. Hugs, Fran

Verna Angerhofer said...

I love the gold embossing and that is a great sentiment as well.

Sue said...

Stunning card, Maxine! Lovely shine on your embossing and a beautiful design.

Hetty said...

Wow, beautiful card. Sweet cups and wonderful sentiment in gold.

Planetsusie said...

This is so pretty - love those little flowered coffee cups. Thank you so much for playing along with our IntAAS (Flowers) challenge this fortnight. Hope we see you again very soon. Hugs to you Sue Pxxx DT

Fikreta said...

Very pretty card with great sentiment!

Bonnie said...

Love these little coffee cups and the wonderful embossed sentiment!

ShazInOzCardsCalligraphy said...

Great card, love the sentiment, very apt, and Maxine, I think we've all glued a card upside down at some time or other. ;)
Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Shaz in Oz.x

{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}

SewPaperPaint said...

I just love this design - the gold EP is perfect and the little cups thrill me! Hugs, Autumn

Darnell said...

Oh, my, I can so relate, Maxine, which is why I started the Boo-Boo Hop! But I'm glad you kept at it because it really, truly is a gorgeous card and worth all the effort! Sorry I've missed so many posts from not being on the computer much. I think of you often! Hugs, Darnell

Lisa said...

So beautiful! Love the gold embossing and thos pretty cups!

crafty said...

A lovely card. Thank you for sharing your talent with us at Crafting From The Heart.
Mary

Monika Reeck said...

oh sweet tiny cup Maxine
lovely sentiment too
wonderfully made
hugs
Monika

Marilyn said...

This is a fabulous and cheery card Maxine!

Pamellia said...

Stunning design! You always do such wonderful things with embossing powder! I love the big gold sentiment in the fancy font, it really grabs the eye! The sequins are a great addition to the coffee cups and I adore the rose paper backing! So beautiful. hugs :)

Yvonne Garner said...

It's amazing how the sequins add so much to the design work. Well done. Thank you for sharing your card with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenge.

Chris said...

Love the gold embossing - it really makes your card pop! Thank you for playing along with my heARTful stamping challenge last week!

Neet said...

Gorgeous gold embossing Maxine. This is a fun card and I guess that coffee 'just hits the spot'.
God Bless
Neet xx