You've Been On My Mind

 Hi all,

Today I have the great pleasure of guest designing for the newest As You See It Challenge. Challenge number 269 is a recipe challenge. The ingredients are embossing, pastel colors, twine or ribbon, die cut or punch, and "thinking of you" type sentiment.

I had tons of fun using all of these ingredients. To make this card, I've used a Stampin' Up embossing folder, linen thread, Pink Fresh Studio stamps and dies, a Reverse Confetti sentiment, and Gina K Designs inks in pastel colors.

The background was made by inking up one side of the Tasteful Textile embossing folder with GKD ink cubes in three colors, then spritzing it with a little water before placing the card stock in and running it through my machine. This background is layered onto a white card base. The lattice is cut from the PFS Diamond cover plate die. I cut three of these and glued them together for dimension. The flowers are from the PFS stamp, die and stencil set called Beautiful Blossoms. They are stamped in black ink and I used blending brushes and the layering stencils to color the flowers and leaves. After cutting them out with the set dies, they are glued onto the lattice with liquid glue, and the middle flower is popped up with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the Reverse Confetti Butterfly Wreath stamp set on kraft card stock and cut it out with a die from the GKD Master Layouts 2 die set then glued it across the bottom with liquid glue. The small butterfly is also from the same Reverse Confetti set and I used a light pink Copic marker to color it. For the ribbon or twine ingredient, I just tied a very small bow with SU linen thread and used a glue dot to adhere it to the sentiment strip.

Here is the inside of my card. This is a PFS stamp set called Hugs and Good Vibes. I thought it worked well with a "thinking of you" theme. I used ink cubes to get the different colors over the large stamp. These are the same colors I used to ink up the embossing folder for the background. The stamped panel and the kraft mat are cut with the Gina K Designs Master Layouts 1 die set.

I hope you join in the fun. I can't wait to see how everyone uses the ingredients for this fun challenge. Thanks to the Design Team for inviting me to play along as a guest designer. 

Colleen

Supplies

Stamps: Pink Fresh Studio Hugs and Good Vibes & Beautiful Blossoms stamp sets,  and Reverse Confetti Butterfly Wreath stamp set

Paper: Gina K Designs white and kraft card stock

Ink: Gina K Designs ink cubes and ink pads in Key Lime, Lovely Lavender, Sea Glass, Innocent Pink, Dusty Rose, Lemon Drop, and Black Onyx, Pink Copic Marker

Other: SU Tasteful Textile embossing folder, Gina K Designs Master Layouts  1 & 2 dies sets, Pink Fresh Studio Diamonds cover plate and Beautiful Blossoms layering stencils, GKD blending brushes, Misti, Gemini Jr, foam tape, SU linen thread, SU mini glue dots and mini Dimensionals.

Coffee & Friends

 Hi Peeps,

This card fits both the Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge and the current Coffee Chalkboard theme for the Fusion Card Challenge.

I have in my stencil stash a coffee themed stencil from Picket Fences that I bought a few years ago and I don't think I'd used it yet. I thought it would work well for the Stencil Press technique, so I pulled it out with the other stencils that I used on Saturday. I used a dark slate shade for the background and then blended each row of coffee pots in rainbow order using pastel shades, which works well for both challenges. Very serendipitous!

I followed the top cross option on the Tic-tac-toe grid and the sketch for the Fusion challenge.

All of the stamped images are from the Reverse Confetti set called Be a Barista. Here is the inside of this card.

I recommend checking out Jennifer's video here. It's super fun! 

Thanks for checking in,

Colleen

Supplies

Picket Coffee Pot Stencil, Reverse Confetti Be A Barista stamp set,  Gina K Designs card stock and inks, Concord & 9th Glimmer papers, Copics, Taylored Expressions Large Scalloped Border die, blending brushes, Big Shot, Misti, SU Dimensionals, Connect liquid glue

Simply brew-tiful

Hi peeps,

I haven't played along with the Fusion Card Challenge in quite awhile. I always save their new sketch to my computer's desk top thinking I'll get to it, but unfortunately, I usually run out of time. I put all of the blame on that work thing that I have to do five days a week. I loved the sketch this week, and though I'm not a coffee drinker, I do have some cute coffee stamps, so I decided to make a card after we finished dinner tonight.

I found some really pretty patterned papers in my stash. These are from a 6 x 6" pad called Take Me Away from Pink Paislee. For you coffee drinkers, aptly titled, LOL. Here's my card.

The card base is Oyster Gray card stock from Ellen Hutson. It's such a nice weight and very smooth. This gray shade is beautiful. The patterned paper background is matted with SU Poppy Parade as is the hearts piece. The scalloped border die is by Taylored Expressions. I cut it out twice, once with the poppy and once with the gray and then layered them. The sentiment is from the Lil' Inkers set called Latte Love and it's stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink. The green coffee cup is also from this set, also stamped with Memento black, then colored with Copics. The to-go cup is from the Reverse Confetti set called Caffeinated Cups. It's stamped with Memento black on the Oyster Gray card stock and the belly band is paper pieced with the background paper.

For the inside, I've used another Reverse Confetti set called Be a Barista for both the image and the sentiment. They are stamped on X-Press It Blending card stock that is again matted with Poppy Parade. The sentiment is stamped using Poppy Parade ink. The cup is colored with Copics and the band is paper pieced with the heart patterned paper used on the front.

I have friends with birthdays next month. This will go to one of them.

Thanks for looking in,
Colleen


Supplies
Stamps: Latte Love set by Lil' Inkers, Be a Barista and Caffeinated Cups sets by Reverse Confetti
Paper: Ellen Hutson Oyster Gray card stock, SU Poppy Parade card stock, X-Press It Blending card stock and Pink Paislee patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Copics, SU Poppy Parade, Hero Cup of Joe ink cube
Other: Taylored Expressions large scalloped border die, Lil' Inkers and Reverse Confetti set dies, Misti, Gemini Jr, dimensionals and Gina K connect liquid glue

Thinking Of You.

Hello stampers,

I hope your week has started off well. It's a pretty busy one for me, but come Thursday evening, I'm done until the Wednesday after Memorial Day!

Sunday evening I made this card using the new Paper Players Challenge. Nance is the hostess this week with a fun theme. Clean and Simple Butterflies. I combined a couple of different sets to create my card.

My card is a one layer card, although I did die cut the butterflies and pop them up with foam tape. The branch with flowers are from a set in the upcoming SU 2017-2018 catalog called Colorful Seasons. I stamped the flowers, masked them off, then stamped the branch. The butterflies are stamped with Distress Oxide inks onto watercolor paper and cut with the corresponding dies. (Butterflies and dies from Reverse Confetti). While it's difficult to see in the photo, I used a Wink of Stella glitter pen over the butterflies to give them some sparkle. A few sequins was added for embellishments.

Here is the inside:

Branch, flowers and sentiment from SU and tiny butterfly from Reverse Confetti.

Loved Nance's challenge this week! Lots of pretty cards in the gallery too.

Have a good rest of the week and thanks for looking in today,
Colleen


Supplies
Stamps: Colorful Seasons set by Stampin' Up and Butterfly Dreams by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SSS Heavy White card stock
Ink: SU Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, Fresh Fig, Old Olive, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks
Other: Reverse Confetti Butterfly Dreams dies, clear and white sequins, the Big Shot, dimensionals

hello

Yes, hello to all-

I have a super simple and quick card to share with you today. I made this late last night before going to bed and it took no time at all. Notice, there is no stamping on the outside. It's all patterned papers and dies! Something that I rarely do, but I kind of like the way it turned out.

I recently received my pre-order from SU for the new 2017-18 Catalog. Every year I order the new In-Color inks and card stock. This year, I also ordered the DSP that goes with because the floral images are beautiful.

The layout comes from the current Sunday Stamps Challenge. This week it's Sketch Fun week!

This is a CASE of a card that's in the new SU Catalog too. My card is quite different. The use of the negative butterfly die cut is the part that I've CASE'd.

I did do stamping on the inside. The sentiment comes from Altenew. I also utilized the "positive" butterfly die cut.

That's it from me today. Since I've finished work for the day, I'm going to do some more crafting this afternoon. Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Inside greeting from Altenew Build A Flower: Aster set
Paper: SU Powder Pink & Whisper White card stock and SU 2017-18 In Color DSP
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Other: Reverse Confetti Butterfly Dreams dies, Die-namics Zig-zag Circle and Stitched Rounded Rectangle dies, Avery Elle Sentimental dies, SU In-color glitter enamel dots, the Big Shot, diemnsionals

Let Your Dreams Take Flight

Hello stamping friends,

It's been a blustery day here today. Not as much rain as was predicted, but pretty cloudy and breezy, and cold. As with most Saturdays this spring, we went to our little friend's Little League baseball game in the morning, then went shopping for ceiling fans this afternoon. We skipped lunch, so had a little nosh of chips and guac at a neighborhood Mexican restaurant while the Kentucky Derby was run. Now, I'm settling in to watch some Big League baseball, Padres vs Dodgers this weekend.

I made this card a few nights ago for the current Mojo Monday contest. I love these patterned papers from We R Memory Keepers. They're called Chalkboard and the floral images are very pretty. I've paired the papers with Reverse Confetti butterflies.

The butterflies are stamped in Pool Party ink using my Misti stamping tool. I stamped them several times to make them very bright.

Here is the inside. There's a fun sheet of patterned paper striped with all of the single sheet patterns. The stamps are another Reverse Confetti set.

I hope your weekend is going well. Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Butterfly Dreams and You're So sets by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Pool Party and X-Press It Blending card stock and We R Memory Keepers Chalkboard patterned papers
Ink: SU Pool Party and Memento tuxedo black
Other: Reverse Confetti Butterfly Dreams dies, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Square dies, Nuvo glitter drops in Silver Moonlight, the Big Shot, dimensionals

OH YEA!

Hello again,

My quick second post for the second card using this week's Color Throwdown colors.

Since I was having fun with watercolor paper, I made one more background panel. This time I rubbed the ink pad directly over the paper. The color is Fossilized Amber Oxide Distress Ink. I spritzed it with a fair amount of water then used a large paint brush to spread the ink over the entire paper. I dabbed the brush onto the purple ink pad and mixed it in lightly. After it dried, the surface has that muted look that the oxide inks do. When I was making the panel, I had no plans for it, but after it was dry, it reminded me of a sunset sky. I just received the city scape dies from Altenew. A perfect match for my panel!

The sentiment bubble and stamp are Reverse Confetti.

Time to go to work. Thanks again all,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Reverse Confetti Figure Of Speech set
Paper: Strathmore watercolor paper, SU Blackberry Bliss and Old Olive card stock
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks
Other: Altenew Layered Cityscape Cover dies A and B, the Big Shot, Reverse Confetti Figure of Speech dies, SU small rhinestones, dimensionals

Life Is Beautiful

It's Sunday evening here on the West Coast. As we are fond of saying, "a school night," which means tomorrow is work. Weekends just go by too, too quickly.

I had a little stamping time today and managed to make another card for the 2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  I combined a couple of sets, nestling this cup of coffee among some spring flowers. My layout is based on the current CAS(E) this Sketch.

I did lots of masking to make this card. It was actually fairly quick once I got the 3 masks cut out. The flowers are from the Altenew set called Spring Daisies. The coffee cup is from Reverse Confetti.

I hope you all have a great week. Thank you for looking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Spring Daisies set by Altenew and Caffinated Cups set by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Mambo Melon and X-Press It Blending card stocks, SU vellum
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Mambo Melon, SU Emerald Envy, SU Hello Honey, SU Baked Brown Sugar, SU Craft Black, Copics
Other: Misti Stamping Tool, Die-namics Wonky Stitched rectangle die, SU clear EP, heat tool, the Big Shot, Pretty Pink Posh clear glass beads

Let's Chat

 

Good Morning and happy weekend!

I got some crafty time in last night after dinner and made this to participate in the 2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog hop. Now as I've mentioned before on posts with coffee themed cards, I don't drink coffee. I don't particularly like the smell of coffee. But, for some reason I think the coffee themed stamps and papers are so CUTE, so I have several of them in my arsonel, LOL.

I've combined the Concord & 9th set with some yummy French macarons from Avery Elle.

Since it's the Spring hop, I found these bright flowered patterned papers from Crate Paper. The images are stamped on cream card stock and colored with Copies.  On the inside, I used more of the same papers and stamps from Reverse Confetti.

Since there are prizes to be won by participating, I think I'll make a few more cards today. After all, it's my favorite weekend past time.

Thanks for stopping by,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Let's Chat set by Concord & 9th, Bonjour set by Avery Elle, Be A Barista set by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Pacific Point and TE Choice Buttercream card stock, Restoration Collection by Crate Paper patterned papers
Ink: VersaMark, Momento tuxedo black, SU Pacific Point, Copics
Other: Avery Elle dies, Spellbinder dies, SU White EP, heat tool, Baker's twine,  SU enamel hearts, the Big Shot, dimensionals

You're Good Peeps

Hello,

I'm having an "office day" this morning which means that I'm hanging out doing computer work until 2 pm today. This makes time for me to post another card that I made on Sunday.

This is an Easter card using this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #213.

I started by sponging Flirty Flamingo ink over a Crafters Workshop stencil in the upper corner of a white panel. The panel is glued to a card base of Flirty Flamingo card stock. I stamped the chick from the Reverse Confetti "Carton Cuties" set three times on some X-Press It Blending card stock, colored them with Copies and cut them out using the Carton Cuties dies and popped them over the sponged corner with dimensionals.

The sentiment is stamped on black card stock with VersaMark and embossed in SU white EP.

Very quick and simple, but pretty cute.

Thanks for looking in today,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Carton Cuties set by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black and X-Press It Blending card stocks
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, VersaMark, SU Flirty Flamingo and Copics
Other: Carton Cuties dies, Crafters Workshop stencil called mini Gathered Flowers, Ranger Blending tool and applicator, the Big Shot, white sequin, dimensionals

A Hippity Hoppity Hello

Hello and happy Sunday afternoon,

I've been feeling pretty poorly for the last 3-4 days and I'm getting sick of being sick, LOL. Somewhere, I picked up a really nasty cold virus. Couldn't be because my work takes me to hospitals and urgent care facilities. I thought I was fighting it off, but on Friday it really got the best of me and yesterday I did absolutely nothing but watch tennis and baseball. My two favorite sports as least.

One evening earlier in the week, I stamped this Reverse Confetti bunny image onto SU Naturals card stock with SU Archival black ink and colored it with colored pencils while watching TV. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it at the time, I just felt like coloring. Since I felt a little better this morning, I decided to turn it into a card. I looked around for a sketch to use and decided that she would look great showcased using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

A quick post today. I did feel like doing some stamping today and I made a few more cards that I'll share later this week. I hope you all have a great week ahead!

Thanks for checking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Bebe Bunny set by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Naturals, Whisper White and Wild Wasabi card stock and Crate Paper patterned papers
Ink: SU Archival Black
Other: Die-namics Stitched Rectangles dies, Prismacolor colored pencils, My Minds Eye enamel shapes, the Big Shot, dimensionals

Oh Yea!

Hello and happy day after Christmas,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day with family and friends. I traveled the length of California to spend a few days with my mom and brother. We had a very low key and quiet day, which was perfect.

Before I left, I had made this card for Mr. Personal Chef and left a little goodie for him. We don't typically do a whole lot for each other on Christmas as we like to do fun things throughout the year instead. But, since I was leaving for a few days, I thought he needed a little treat.

I used Jen's Freshly Made Sketch for the layout.

Have a nice week and thanks for looking in,
Colleen


Supplies
Stamps: Figure Of Speech set by Reverse Confetti
Paper: SU Heavy Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Real Red card stock and Taylored Expressions patterned papers
Ink: SU Cucumber Crush and Real Red
Other: Reverse Confetti Figure Of Speech dies, Die-namics stitched frame dies, enamel shapes, the Big Shot, diemensionals

Coffee & Friends Warm the Heart

Hi friends,

Today's card uses the current Sunday Stamps Challenge sketch for inspiration and the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop (which is actually over with.)

I'm not sure I have ever put Poppy Parade and Pool Party together before, but they look pretty great together. Bright that's for sure.

The background panel is a new-ish Die-namics die, but instead of popping out the pieces, I left them in for an embossed look. The banners and paper piecing on the cup are patterned papers from Pebbles Woodland Forrest pack.

Here's the inside:

Hope you're having a great day. Thanks for checking in,

Colleen

Supplies

Stamps: Be a Barista and Caffeinated Cups sets by Reverse Confetti

Paper: SU Poppy Parade, Pool Party, X-Press It Blending card stock Pebbles Woodland Forrest patterned paper

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Poppy Parade and Pool Party

Other: Lawn Fawn banner dies, Caffeinated Cups dies, Die-namics Stitched Frame and Split Chevron Cover up dies, Doodlebug enamel shapes, the Big Shot, dimensionals

Batty For You

Hello and welcome to a new Paper Player's Challenge. Our first one for October! This week, the very talented Claire is our hostess with a seasonal theme challenge.

Perfect for finishing up your Halloween cards for friends and family. I know well see some spooky and cute cards in our gallery this week.

Since I was traveling for work most of last week, I didn't have a chance to sit down and make my card until yesterday. Unfortunately for me, I seemed to have picked up a "bug" in my travels and with a pounding head and upset stomach, my creativity was running at about 5% of normal, so I needed to find a quick and simple sketch. This week's CAS(E) this Sketch came to my rescue.

Using some older Reverse Confetti sets, I put together this pretty simple card. The card base is SU Basic Gray. I cut the top panel of Very Vanilla with the largest MFT Wonky Stitched die and stamped the bottom line of bats. I cut a Very Vanilla banner using a MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags die and stamped the same bats on it, then I cut another banner from Basic Gray for layering. Using the Mini Misti for placement, I stamped the sentiment in Pumpkin Pie ink. After putting the card together, I thought it needed a little more embellishment, so I added the large bat in the upper right corner and the two black pearls in the lower right corner. 

The inside is super simple as well.

Here are the links to the rest of the DT's blogs. Be sure to stop by to say hi.

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James-Off this week

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy 

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester-Off this week

Have fun with Clair's theme. I'm looking forward to seeing all of your spooky treats.

Thanks for stopping in,

Colleen

Supplies

Stamps: Spooky Cuties and Spooky Sentiments sets by Reverse Confetti

Paper: SU Basic Gray and Very Vanilla card stock

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Basic Gray and Pumpkin Pie

Other: Die-namics Wonky Stitched and Pierced Fishtail Flag dies, black pearls, the Big Shot, dimensionals

Warm Wishes

Happy Monday to you all,

While waiting for a 62 page set of instructions to print out for a work project for tomorrow, I'm multitasking to post this card that I made last night after dinner.

While looking for some challenges I ran across Leslie's Inspired By All the Little Things challenge. This week there is a cute table-scape inspiration. I also came across the CAS on Sunday challenge, which is to make a "one layer card."

Here's what I came up with to combine these two challenges:

The card base is SU Naturals card stock. I scored it at 5.5 inches and ran it through the Big Shot using the Mama Elephant Sew Fancy die set to add a bit of interest around the outside of the card front. Using the Lawn Fawn set called Love You a Latte, I stamped the cup, masked it and stamped the saucer, then the spoon. They are watercolored with Zig Real Brush markers and an aqua painter. After the paint was dry, I masked all images and stamped over the whole card front with the SU Hardwood stamp using SU Sahara Sand ink. Using my Mini Misti, I stamped the sentiment, re-stamping a few times to get it nice and dark over the Sahara Sand. A few little blue enamel hearts added for embellishment.

For the inside, I wanted a larger cup, and used Reverse Confetti's Be A Barista set. This cup is colored with Copics. I used the little stitched die from the same Mama Elephant die set.

A simple and quick card to make.

I hope your work week is a good one. As always, thanks for looking,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Love You a Latte set by Lawn Fawn and SU Hardwood - outside
Be a Barista set by Reverse Confetti and SU Hardwood- inside
Paper: SU Naturals white card stock
Ink: SU Archival black, Zig Real Brush Water Color Markers, Memento tuxedo black, Copics, SU Soft Suede, SU Sahara Sand
Other: Mama Elephant Sew Fancy dies, aqua painter, the Big Shot, Mini Misti, enamel shapes

You're Just My Cup Of Tea

Hi again everyone,

Welcome to my second post this afternoon.

The ladies over at the CAS(E) THIS SKETCH blog have a fun and creative challenge this week, and I wanted to jump right in. The sentiment is separated with an image. I immediately thought of doing a "Thanks a Latte" type card, but it morphed into a tea theme instead. Blame it one these pretty Pink Paislee patterned papers.

As I was saying, I had pulled out my Reverse Confetti Be A Barista and Caffeinated Cups stamp sets all ready to do a coffee card, but while looking though patterned papers to use in the background, I saw this pretty cross stitched rose and thought tea instead. After trimming the patterned paper down for the card, I used the extra to stamp the cup. It's stamped with SU Wild Wasabi and Pretty In Pink. I used an aqua painter to water color Wild Wasabi in the white spaces. The tea is stamped first with Baked Brown Sugar, stamped off once, then a layer of Hello Honey over the top. After stamping and coloring I cut it out with the RC coordinating die. I placed the image on my card and then lined up the sentiment and stamped it using my Mini Misti. Because the sentiment is on one stamp, I taped off the bottom half then inked it with Memento tuxedo black, removing the tape prior to stamping. I followed the same process for the bottom of the sentiment. Unfortunately, I missed covering a wee bit of the upper letters with the tape. A carefully stamped tea bag solved the problem. The cup is raised with dimensionals.

Here is a look at the inside. Here I colored the image with Copics. One of my good friends, who only drinks tea, no coffee (like me) has a birthday in a few weeks, so I think this will work well. (she doesn't read my blog so it's safe to post)

Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps: Be A Barista and Caffeinated Cups sets by Reverse Confetti
Paper: TE textured pink card stock, X-Press It Blending card stock, Take Me Away by Pink Paislee patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Wild Wasabi, Pretty In Pink, Baked Brown Sugar, Hello Honey, Copics
Other: Aqua painter, Caffeinated Cups dies, Mini Misti, the Big Shot, Dimensionals

Life Is Good

Hello again,

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I made several cards yesterday morning and even a few more yesterday afternoon. A couple are for challenges that end tomorrow so I'm going to have a few blog posts today to squeeze in my submissions.

First up is a card that I made for this week's Freshly Made Sketchs challenge.

I had way too much fun with this Fall coffee card, and I used many products to make it. Love Cindy's sketch this week and I'm definitely saving it in my "sketches" folder for another time.

I started with dry embossing the front of the card base with a TE embossing folder. The square of patterned paper, cross banner and oval are all cut using Die-namics. The focal image is form Reverse Confetti and the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn. I have the tools and I'm using them all, LOL.

Here is the inside of the card:

More coffee fun from a gal that doesn't drink it.  I hope you all have a nice and relaxing Sunday afternoon.

Thanks,
Colleen

Supplies
Stamps-
Card front: Caffeinated Cups set by Reverse Confetti and Life Is Good set by Lawn Fawn
Inside: Caffeinated Cups and Be A Barista sets by Reverse Confetti, Time for Bubbly set by MFT and Sweater Weather set by Lawn Fawn
Paper: SU Delightful Dijon and Mossy Meadow card stock, X-Press It Blending card stock and Pebbles Woodland Forrest patterned paper
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Crumb Cake, Delightful Dijon, Mossy Meadow and Early Expresso
Other: Taylored Expressions Scattered Leaves EF, Die-namics Stitched Square, Pierced Fishtail Flags and Stitched Oval Frame dies, Reverse Confetti Caffeinated Cups dies, SU banner punch, the Big Shot and dimensionals

Thanks A Latte

Hello all,

I hope you're having a great weekend so far. Today is Sunday, and that means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge. Laurie is our hostess and this week we are playing Tic-Tac-Toe. I think these are some of my favorite challenges to do.

For this one, I decided on the right side, down option of masculine-red-diecut.

I used a sketch from Sunday Stamps Weekly from a few weeks ago. The coffee stamps and dies are from Reverse Confetti. The patterned papers are Lawn Fawn, and I found these enamel stars in my stash from Doodlebug which I thought made great embellishments to go along with the stars in the patterned papers. The curved banner is the new SU punch.

The large cup is die cut from white card stock. Then I stamped the tall coffee cup onto the red patterned paper and fussy cut it for paper piecing. The "coffee" was stamped on white and fussy cut and placed into the top of the cup.

Here is look at the inside with more stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti. The cup and coffee are paper pieced here as well.

It's funny that I don't drink coffee but I love all of the coffee related paper crafting creativity we see around blog land lately. Go figure!

Stop by the rest of the DT's blogs for more awesome Tic-Tac-Toe inspiration. You'll find them here:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester

I know you will all have loads of fun with this challenge and I can't wait to see what everyone creates. 

On a personal note, our East coast vacation is coming to an end. We fly back home to San Diego on Tuesday.We've had a fabulous time!

Thanks for stopping by,

Colleen

Supplies

Stamps: Be A Barista and Caffeinated Cups sets by Reverse Confetti

Paper: Taylored Expressions textured red card stock, X-Press It Blending card stock, Lawn Fawn patterned papers

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Riding Hood Red, Hero Arts Cup O Joe and Soft Brown

Other: Reverse Confetti dies, Die-namics large banner die and Fishtail Flags Stax dies, 

SU Banner punch, Doodlebug enamel stars and dots, the Big Shot and dimensionals