Carry a Big Tumbler! by Janet

Hello everyone. Today I bring you a square card. It measures 4 1/2" and features the hard working, but very cool lady of the 5928-Stay Hydrated Set. The heart paper is one of the great little patterns in the 5832-Gnome Paper Pack.

To make this card, I started by stamping and coloring the lady. She's obviously a very busy lady with a HUGE tumbler to keep her going. I had some fun with her outfit by adding the vertical (and slimming, ha ha ha!) stripes in coffee colors on her shirt. A white shirt is worn over the top but I added a pink striped collar and folded sleeve trim. I stamped and colored another of the cups to add to the top of the first cup. It gives it more dimension and emphasizes the hugeness of the tumbler. Before fussy cutting the second cup out, I chose the swirl pattern and stamped it with Versamark and applied white heat embossing powder to it. I added it to the top of the first cup with foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it in white to match the tumbler. I cut it and the scallop background with punches in my stash. Finally I added a wax seal and brown ribbon. I made the seal over a month ago and have been waiting for the right project to use it. I think I found it!

 Thanks for stopping by today. I hope my card gives you some ideas of your own. Please visit the store to see all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Be sure to take a look at all the new releases while you are there. Have a great weekend!

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Coffee Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a coffee-themed card created with the 5518 - Hot Mess Laugh Lines Set. This stamp set includes one main image a large variety of fun sentiments to customize your project. I can honestly say that this lady looks the way I feel after a busy week.

For the stamping, I used black ink and colored the lady with Copic Markers. I stamped the image a second time on to plaid pattern paper and cut out the arm chair to give a fabric look. This is a fun way to add texture to the chair and I love the plaid design!

I wanted it to look like she was sitting in house, so I used a ruler to draw the wooden floor planks and molding. To add some color to the walls, I ink blended with Distress Oxide ink before stamping the sentiment with black ink. I like that it looks like a spotlight in the center of the card and the blue tones are so pretty!

Lastly, I added layers of yellow, green, and blue plaid paper before attaching the card to a white card base. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card and are having a wonderful day!

A Hug in a Mug by Crystal

Hi Ai fans! This week I played with the matchbook Coffee Shop stamp set. I stamped all of the images onto smooth white card stock. I colored everything in with alcohol markers. I love using lots of different color that you might not normally see in a coffee shop.   

I die cut all of the pieces out. Since the pieces are to be used for a little matchbook card I had to cut the tabs off. 

I added Kraft card stock to the bottom of the card to look like the ground and adhered a banner with the sentiment "A hug in a mug" onto pattern paper, On the top half I added pattern paper at the top to look like wall paper. It was so fun to use this stamp set in a different way then it was intended.  

Happy Stamping! 

 

Girlfriend Blend Coffee Card | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I'm sharing another coffee themed inspired card. I couldn't resist coloring up the Girlfriend blend set! Don't forget to enter in your own coffee cards in the current challenge. 

Using a stamp platform, I stamped the Girlfriend Blend image on Neenah 80lb Solar White card stock with Gina K. Amalgam ink. I really had coffee on my mind for this one. Which is why I kept my coloring to mainly neutral tones. I used BV00 to add shading to the caffeinated ladies light skin tones. Blending that out with E51 and E00. I shaded in a table for them to lean on and sketched in the blue sky, B41 & B00.

Once the coloring was done I used the largest Hexagon Double Stitch die to die cut the Girlfriend Blend image. Since I was die cutting I went ahead and die cut a green card stock with the Stitched Rectangle Double Stitch die and also the ovals, or petals/leaves. Twice with a shimmer green card stock and four times with a Chartreuse felt. The oval die is from the Tag Double Stitch die.

I added a strip of Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate card stock to the bottom of the image. For the sentiment, "Never underestimate the power of being properly caffeinated." I heat embossed with white embossing powder on Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate card stock. 

Copic Markers Used:

W9, W6, W3, W1, W0

C5, C3, E81, E77, E74

E59, E51, E43, E35, E34, 

E31, E18, E17, E15, E07

E00, RV55, RV11, R81, 

R83, R27, R17, R14, R12

B41, B00, BV00

Thank you so much for joining me today! Happy Stamping!!

No talkie before coffee!! by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!

I've got a couple cards today featuring Hot Java Mama Stamp Set! She's stamped onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copics. This is the way I feel this morning! LOL! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:
E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E23
W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6
R81, R83, R85
RV32, RV34
B000
Y19
YG91, YG93

Latte Love by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

I think everyone LOVES the AI Girlfriends line, and I'm no exception! I adore this brand new stamp set from Art Impressions! Coffee and Girlfriends....life is good!! This is U4897 Latte Love which was just released at AI. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today and hope to see you again soon! Until then - stay crafty!!

Copics used:  E000, E00, E11, E15, E17, E19, E21, E23, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, E53, BG000, BG32, BG34, R20, R81, R83, R85, R89, RV14, RV17, RV52, Y32, C3, C5, C7, T1., T2, Blender

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Fill 'er Up by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

Today's card just makes me smile :o)  It's fun, bright, and coffee themed - all of my favourite things in a card!  I am using one of the two images in the Hot Java Mama set #AICS32 available exclusively at Hobby Lobby stores (you can find it online!):

 Copics used: E11, E00, E000, R27, R24, R22, R20, B01, B00, B000, B0000, YG03, YG01, YG00, YR16, YR15, YR12, Y32, E18, E15, E13, E07, E02

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Robe Spinner by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

It's time for another Ai Spinner card!  I am using Robe Spinner (Sku #4677):

 I don't have the dies yet, so my gal is just fussy cut out, then glued together over a piece of sewing thread.  BUT... you can find the Robe Spinner Die (Sku #4696) here in the Ai store to make assembling your card even easier!  And if you're not wanting to make a spinner card, I made a flat version of my card using just the front image:

 Copics used: Hair & Skin - E57, E55, E53, E00, E000, E11, R20

Purples - BV08, BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000

Greens - G46, G43, G41

Pinks - R85, R83, R81

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