Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day Six: coffee, here & now + giveaway





Hello!  Today is Day Six of the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  I'm so thrilled to be a part of this hop and hope you enjoy all the inspiration!


I managed to create this yesterday afternoon.  It's been quite warm here in Washington so my Craft Studio gets hit with the afternoon sun = too hot to craft too long....whew!

cardstock:  recollections/110, stampin' up basic black  stamps:  sweet stamp shop/cuppa coffee, kellie stamps set  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  top dog dies/mini coffee, stampin' up embossing folder, starbucks coffee sleeve 

For you challenge junkies, can you guess what inspired my card?  This is actually the 2nd version of the card.  The first one wasn't hitting me but I'm keeping the pieces for another day.  Did I mention how HOT it gets in my studio...


White is so fun to photog {so not serious}....Do you see the embossed coffee cups?  I used a Starbucks coffee sleeve to die cut the sweet scalloped sleeves from the Top Dog Dies Mini Coffee Die Set.  Yes, they're on SALE people...until June 15th.  It's the coffee sleeve that gets me...do you see the piercings along the scallops?  sooooooo SWEET.  Top Dog Dies is one of our NEW Super Sponsors for the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop <--  they're giving away

Top Dog Dies Coffee Cup and Finishers Die Set!!




The 'coffee' stamp is from Sweet Stamp Shop's new sets, Cuppa Coffee.  

Sweet Stamp Shop is another NEW Super Sponsor for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Check out all the sets they are doing as a giveaway for the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop:







...check out THIS post to see the details!

So back to my card, I was thoroughly inspired by the wonderful Michele Ferguson via Muse:



Inspired by:

White space ✔

Trio of elements✔

Botanical dry embossing✔

Pops of black✔


Check out the awesome Field Notebook I picked up at the Seattle Roastery:


Yes, I even picked up the menu's because, hey, we crafters can work magic with anything (wink).  The cover of the notebook is birch wood veneer...very coolio.


All you have to do is leave me a comment and a way to reach out to you in case you're the lucky duck!  Commenting will be open until Saturday, June 13th @ 11:59 pm pacific.  Winner to be posted sometime on my blog Sunday, June 14th!

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Have tons of fun hoppin'....I know I will♡