Love You A Latte

 

I made this Valentine with a latte love, for my coffee loving son.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	The Greetery Cozy Cup stamps & dies Concord & 9th Heart Smile stamps & Heartstrings dies SugarPea Designs Espresso Yourself stamps Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies MFT Fishtail Flags Die-namics
Cardstock	80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest Neenah Desert Storm 80 lb. Cover
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black SU Soft Sage PTI Classic Kraft, Pure Poppy Memento London Fog Delicata Silvery Shimmer
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Tile REflection 3D Embossing Folder Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" 3M foam tape

I'm playing at:

Cupcake Inspiration #562 - Valentine's Day

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Hearts

Four Seasons Challenge - Anything Goes Winter

Can You Handle The Pressure

AG Embossing Folder with a twist of hearts

Happy Birthday Dog

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list. Your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation.

Today's festivities are inspired by International Dog Day which takes place on August 26th. International Dog Day is a special day to celebrate all dogs around the world. Read more HERE.

The challenge runs from August 5th - August 15th.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the theme. For my dog-themed card, I used Funky Fossil Designs Pawsome Heart stencil to create an embossed background of paw prints. I framed the square with a scalloped square die from Spellbinders. I stamped and fussy cut one of the dog images and the party hat from Catherine Pooler's Peeking Pets stamp set. I colored the hat and adhered but to the embossed square. I gave my dog sunglasses which are die cut from Sugar Pea Designs SugarCut Basic Bookmark Dies. I used SSS Holographic card stock for the lenses for a very cool affect. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Birthday Sampler stamp set.

I used dog, paw print, twine and texture from the Inspo List.

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Stephanie Lanzalotto - that's me!

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans 

Joanne James

I'm also playing at:

AAA Birthday #40 - Anything Birthday Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Birthday

You're Tops In My Book

Time Out #218 begins today. It's a Theme Challenge where our challenge is to be inspired by these words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped make my dreams come true."

The challenge runs from Thursday, July 14th  to Wednesday, July 27th. We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. Winner will receive a $25.00 gift voucher to the Newton's Nook Store.

My card was created with my NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) Sugar Pea Designs stamps and dies. See supply list below. I also used my SSS A2 stencils and masks for the first time with DO ink. I love the way my card turned out, and I can't wait to send it to a former boss of mine who is a favorite person of mine and the most wonderful advocate of children's literacy. 

Supplies~

Stamps: Sugar Pea Designs Book Club stamps 

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide

Other: Sugar Pea Designs SugarCut Book Words dies and SugarCut Basic Bookmark Dies, Simon Says Stamp Stencil A2 Masks,Tonic Mirror Card Gloss Card Stock. WOW clear embossing Powder.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Aloha Emily!

This is the back of my grand niece Emily in this adorable bathing suit (Land's End) last summer. The minute I saw it, I saw a card. It only took me a year to actually make, but I was inspired by the current CCCB challenge to finally do it. I can't wait to send it to her!

City Crafter Challenge Blog #421 - Pineapples

To create my card, I used Reverse Confetti's Big Stripes Cover Plate and Sugar Pea Designs Pineapple Paradise stamps.

I'm also playing at:

ATSAM #301 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use A Die Or Punch

Happy Birthday Jon

Today is my twin sons' 17th birthday. Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town.... (Joni Mitchell - Circle Game)

Anyway, Jon LOVES his lattes. I love him a latte. So it seemed only right to make him a latte themed card. CASology's current cue is COFFEE, so put that all together and this is what happened:

How 16 springs and 16 summers have gone by so quickly is a mystery to me, but here we are. Jon is a beautiful young man both inside and out.  This morning I was thinking about tomorrow's driver's test, and what a huge thing that is to both parent and child. I said to Jon, "I will miss you in my car".  And will I ever. Years and years of singing with my boys at the top of our lungs.  Some of the best, funniest and important conversations happened with them in my car. I love you. Please be safe in every way imaginable. As you take this huge step on your way to adulthood, keep me tucked in your heart. Love, Mom.