Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: you're the best!

Today is the day...in honor of National Coffee Day, Chaitali came up with this super hop:

Coffee Lovers Blog hop

Make sure you stop by her blog!

Check out the sponsors!

Something that is newly added to the hop:

Flash Sponsors!  Every 3 hours there will be a giveaway posted on the FB Event page!

A BIG Shout out to ALL of the wonderful Sponsors for this event!!!!

...and there's more!

We decided to throw in 2 special choice awards

Chaitali's Choice

&

Amy's Choice

We will each pick a winner and they will be posted on Chaitali's blog on Friday.  Each winner will receive a $15 Simon Says Stamp Gift card!

So, if you've been following me for any amount of time, you'll know that I have several coffee stamp sets.  There has been chatter regarding this hop for a bit and I was fretting about which stamp set to use.  

So, my resolution was to post coffee themed cards this entire week!

Who bought the Simon Says Stamp October kit? 

Bonus points for using that awesome yarn that I picked up in Friday Harbor.  Really, it was for the spool but isn't it a gorgeous color and matched the Basic Grey Grand Bazaar perfectly:

paper & stamps:  simon says stamp october 2014 kit  other:  wool yarn

I'm trying to find another 'sweet spot' for photography.  With the change in weather and lack of natural light it's been a challenge.  Yes, I have 2 light tents, but after stepping away from them, I don't want to go back.

If you could see the room that this photo was taken in.  Yup, it is my craft room and basically everywhere except on top of that vintage suitcase is a PURE MESS.

Can you tell that the mug is on foam dots?  I colored in the coffee with copics.

I did a very clean & simple version of 

retro sketches

Also linking up to Simon Says Stamp:

Anything Goes!

I'm really looking forward to hopping this evening {darn work gets in the way of my crafty time!}.

Virginia Lu came up with some questions that we could add to our post today:

1. When did you start drinking coffee?

I can't remember when I started but I'm sure that it was when I started to work full time, way long time ago.

2. What is favorite brand (you can name up to three). 

I know, I'm going to be boring and say Starbucks.  I like them for their consistency.  

3. What is the most amazing coffee that you had? Remember where and when?

Kyoto, Japan October 2000

4. If I don't drink my needed coffee, I will...

get a headache

become grumpy

need to go to sleep

(not necessarily in that order)

Thanks so much for stoppin' by!!!!!!