Cup Full of Peeps

Hey everyone - just stopping in quick to share a card I finally finished for the Spring Coffee Lover's Blog Hop happening right now!

Except...there's no coffee on it. Or cats. Yes, it's possible I've been replaced by a pod person. But I do have PEEPS!

Peeps in a cup. Because what else would you do with them, eat them?!? Hah!

The sugary darlings are from the March 2016 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit and are encrusted with Ranger Rock Candy glitter. The cup is a die from Simon Says as well...I'd never used it...oops...LOL

No fussy cutting! The kit comes with matching dies, but I let my new Brother Scan 'n Cut do the work. So. amazing. Scor-tape is holding down those bunny Peeps quite nicely, and I used foam tape on the bottom of the cup so it fit snugly over all that sugar. I think I'm getting a cavity just looking at those bad boys...

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Happy Crafting!

I am linking up to - Spring 2016 Coffee Lover's Blog Hop, Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Food and Drink

Coffee and Friends...Spring Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Happy Friday everyone! I'm here with one last coffee card before the Spring Coffee Lover's blog hop closes down tonight. Anyone else dying for warm weather, flowers, and no snow??

Oh yes, I desperately want warm weather so I can break out the t-shirts, grab a good book (and tons of sunscreen) and go lounge in the sun!

Of course, meeting friends on patios for coffee is also fantastic. I colored my gal in with Spectrum Noir markers, then fussy-cut her out for layering. Chocolate (or is that coffee?) brown card base with some MME chevron papers, Pretty Pink Posh heart confetti and edge die, and the sentiment heat embossed in Ranger Liquid Platinum powder.

Thanks for stopping by! I am also linking up to:
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Unity Stamp Company Friends with Flair

Happy Crafting!

That Darn Cat...Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Good morning everyone! I just couldn't let a good Coffee Lover's Blog Hop pass without entering at least one card, so I'm here today with my first entry.

Now here's the thing; the theme is spring, but right now in the Northeast we just got hammered with yet another snow storm. Yeah, not very spring-like outside...and when it is spring, you get mud. So instead of flowers and butterflies, this one is more reminisce of going stir-crazy waiting for spring to come!

If you've been here before, you've heard I have cats. When Newton's Nook came out with their new Naughty Newton stamp set, one cat in particular came to mind:

I'm shocked he's not sleeping in the clean laundry...

Meet Jasper. Jasper is...well, overall a good cat. Other times, however, Jasper is a bit of a jerk. Anyone who's been to my house learned fast never to leave any beverages unattended when Jasper is around. The little furball has broken two of my coffee mugs over the years and wasted countless amounts of caffeine.

Looks just like him...I clipped out the flower pot Newton there knocked over and replaced it with the coffee mug from the Verve Holiday Treats stamp set that I won during the last hop.

I colored in Jasper with my Spectrum Noir markers, fussy cut him out and added in the coffee cup. I then figured out where I wanted him on the watercolor paper and grabbed my Distress Inks and water brush to paint in that poor, wasted cup of coffee.

While it dried I used the Mama Elephant frames to die cut the deep chocolate (or is that coffee?) brown cardstock and add it to the kraft base card I created. I die cut the watercolor paper to fit on top, then stamped the little sayings in black Versafine ink. The word bubble is a set I won from My Favorite Things and the patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye. I heat embossed the 'bad kitty!' in Ranger super fine black powder and then broke out the foam tape to add it and Jasper to the card. A little Ranger black enamel for his name tag and the front was done!

And for a change, I stamped the inside, too:

I love how it turned out, and may need to frame it as a warning to others...LOL

Also linking up to:
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Virginia's View Challenge 13 - Embossing

Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting!