Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Coffee, Anyone? A Winter Coffee Card

Crafty Gals Corner asked me to be a guest designer for the month of December and I was pleased as punch! CGC was actually one of my first Design Teams ever and I'm so pleased to be frolicking around in bloggyland with them again!





This week, we are being sponsored by Faery Ink and when I was browsing through their digi stamps I came across Bella Sweet Tea, which is this warm and cozy girl drinking a mug of joe (or cocoa or tea depending on your imagination). 

Here she is all colored up with Spectrum Noir markers. 


I colored her on some glittery Copic paper that I got from Paper Temptress so she shimmers just a little bit. By the by, just as an aside about the Copic paper - I got a sampler pack because I wanted to try it out and I honestly can't believe how much of a difference using Copic paper makes. I was having pretty big issues with my markers bleeding outside the lines using regular heavy weight cardstock, but now I can even color in small areas and not be worried about bleed. End rant. 


To me, the image seemed juuuuust prissy enough to pair it with the sentiment from my Caffeinated Christmas stamp set that pokes fun at high-maintenance coffee orderers. 



As you can see (maybe), I added a big bow and made the center cutout into a flat shaker with lots of rock glitter. 


Here's an up-close and personal shot of all that glitter! 

Speaking of glitter, I wanted to make certain to use some  because we are playing the fiddles for sweet Virginia Lu. She's run such a classy, amazing, inspiring challenge for the past while, but the last one is her swan song. She's shutting it down her famous Virginia's View Challenge for the time being. 




So here's to you Virginia! Thanks for all you do for the world of cardmaking! 

Make sure you head on over and play along with the talented gang up at Crafty Gals Corner! It's Anything Goes and Faery Ink is supplying a very generous prize this week. 

I'm also going to play along at:
City Crafter - All about Winter (no Christmas) 
Tuesday Throwdown - Snowflakes 


Thanks for popping by! Hope you all are having a very Merry December! 
 


28 comments:

  1. So sweet and adorable! Love the sentiment! Shery says my stamps are supposed to arrive this week! Can't wait!

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  2. This is such a precious card, Becca! And I love the colors. :)

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  3. A very sweet card Becca and what a modest Christmas wish list from the little miss.

    B x

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  4. Very sweet Becca, the idea of a glitter shaker is a great one, I always manage to get my glitter everyway. I even managed to get Stickles glue all over my desk when I squeezed and the top flew off!!! :)

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  5. a darling card, beautiful colored and an absolutely great sentiment.

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  6. She is so prety n innocent will she bother santa so much ?? :) loved your CAS card n of course the sentiment !

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  7. what an adorable image and your coloring is so perfect! I love your sentiment stamp. Your card gave me a great idea on how to use that stamp! Helene

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  8. What a gorgeous card this is!! The image is beautiful and colored perfectly!! I love the glitter paper you used!! This is just so fabulous my friend!! Awesome design and details!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  9. This is so beautifully colored...very impressed. Good to know Copic paper makes such a difference...need to shop! Anyway, the entive card is lovely and the sentiment is perfect with her.

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  10. Just prissy enough is a perfect expresso.... I mean expression!!! Love the shaker - NICE 'snow' in there... Here, she'd be holding iced lemon tea to hold back the heat.....

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  11. Fab card Becca, great pairing of image and sentiment. Carol x

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  12. Love the sentiment with thst sweetly colored image. ❤️

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  13. Perfectly colored,perfectly CUTE!!

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  14. Adorable! I agree about the paper...this weekend I was working on that squirrel card and was so frustrated at how much bleed I was getting and finally I realized I forgot to use the special paper! And I do love the shimmer...added bonus... Your card is the most adorable...she is so cute and of course your fun stamps!

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  15. Ohhh Becca that card is perfect!! Your snarky sentiment with the prissy image is absolutely brilliant :-)
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  16. Great card and I can see the glitter. Love the saying and it's one fun Christmas Card!

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  17. Such a darling card Becca....so pretty with the glitter! :)
    Suchi xx

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  18. Oh, really lovely shaker card with this sweet girl with her cup! Love Faery Ink's girls, they are always all wonderful and this is perfet for the season!Great idea to make a shaker with a sentiment!

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  19. Absolutely gorgeous card, that's one of my favourite images from Faery Ink. Creative Blessings, Tracy x

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  20. Oh she's cute, Becca! Love her little cuppa and her cardigan, and she even has barrettes! Your coloring is amazing; you should come over and give me a few lessons! Sweet snowflakes on the kraft, and I do love that you've made it a shaker!! This is just a glittery delight! Love it! Bev

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  21. cutest card ever!!! that sentiment is too fun!! and cute wintery girl, snowflakes are always a great touch!!!

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  22. What a lovely card!! Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!

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  23. What a sweet Miss and so nicely colored and glittered! That sentiment is just the best Becca! I used it on my Coffee blog hop card today!! Julia xx

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  24. Oh how fabulous!! I LOVE the coloring on this card. Her dress looks so real!! The addition of the sparkle makes it shine!! Love the fun sentiment you used too!!

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  25. Becca, she is just as sweet as can be! :) I love those delicate snowflakes and that sentiment is too stinkin' CUTE!!!

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  26. This is so cute! Beautiful details and sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown.

    Kim - TTDT

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  27. LOVE the sentiment and the girl looks AMAZING!!!!

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