Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day One: Autumn Wishes


post 1 of 2...click here for the Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop



Today is the day!  I can't believe that it is the start of the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  The many hours of work behind the scenes makes these hops truly worthwhile.  I'm always so amazed at the creativity and how awesome everyone is!

Before I get to my project, I wanted to do a couple shout outs.  First, I wanted to thank Chaitali.  If it wasn't for her, we wouldn't have a blog or a Facebook Group.  She's the techie behind everything.  The very first hop that started a year ago, was on her blog!

Since Chaitali is sitting this hop out, I reached out to my fabulous friend, Kimberly Wiener.  She has this magnificent "Can-Do" attitude that is such a wonderful personality trait that she rocks.  The Hop graphic is a collaboration between Chaitali & Kimberly.

Debra Davison has agreed to be, the coffee princess.  She's 'subbing' for me when I step away from Coffee Central.  Debra is always popping into the FB group and is extremely helpful.

If you don't know yet, we have 42 Super Sponsors...our Summer Hop had 34 Super Sponsors.  I know, right?! So fun....everyone is eligible for prizes, you just need to link up a newly created Fall Themed Coffee, Tea &/or Cocoa project!

So let's get started, shall we?

cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  pebbles/harvest  stamps:  precious remembrance fall colors/coffee love  ink:  ranger archival black, distress ink ripe persimmon/spiced marmalade  other:  mama elephant/basic cut 

Fall, my most favorite season of the year.  We've been having a great September, it's been cooling down, thankfully,  since we had a super hot summer in the pacific northwest.

I combined 2 stamp sets from Precious Remembrance, Coffee Love + Fall Colors.  I stamped the To Go cup in Ranger Archival Black, masked it off and stamped the falling leaves in distress ink.

I kept the overall design pretty clean so that the leaves and the coffee cup are the star of the show!

Big thank you for stoppin' by!!!  I'm so looking forward to seeing all of the projects!

Comments

Julia Aston said…
Love your die cut framings and the wonderful fall leaves!
What a wonderful creation for the hop! Love the leaves with the coffee cup (reminds me...Starbucks Egg Nog lattes are coming soon!!!)
Love your stamped leaves! Beautiful colors!
Take care!
Michele
Brandi R said…
Wonderful card, Amy! Perfect fall colors ♥
Vicki Dutcher said…
Super fun! Already a success and its only been 30 min. Going to try and hit all this time around -- we shall see~
Jennifer Scull said…
what a fabulous card with those fall leaves!

I have been so excited about this hop! I already have several cards made and plan to spend the weekend creating more. I LOVE coffee and FALL! :)

enjoy your weekend and thanks so much for putting all of this together!
Sylvia said…
Beautiful card for fall, Amy, love those leaves! Let the excitement begin! Happy Friday!
Shari said…
Love this card. Great colors!
Helen Gullett said…
Your CAS card is amazing! Love those leaves and coffee cup! For sure your are queen of CAS, Amy!
DIANA L. said…
I love the clean look of this Amy what a fun card!! I have to get working on some more coffee cards Have a blessed day
DIANA L.

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Annie said…
Beautiful colors and love your die cut layers! Thanks for sharing this inspiration! ~Annie
Hetty said…
Beautifulcard,Amy and this hopis going to be so much fun!
Thanks to all your helpers too.
None None said…
This is beautiful, Amy!! I love the colors of your leaves and the vertical placement of the sentiment. Looking forward to hopping around and hopefully participating (just need to dig through my stamps and see if I have something that fits....)
Nancy Thomas said…
Gorgeous rich colors and a beautiful CAS design.
cm said…
Your fall themed coffee card is gorgeous, Amy...love those leaves! THANK YOU for hostessing the amazing hop...you. are. awesome!
Hugs~c
Cindy C. said…
Lovely Fall theme coffee card Amy!! Thanks so much for hosting the hop!!
Shelly said…
Oooh, this is sooo pretty, Amy!! Love the colors!
And a big thank you for hosting another amazing hop!! :)
Happy Friday...enjoy!
KT Fit Kitty said…
Your fall coffee card is gorgeous, Amy! I love those leaves! Wonderful paper-piecing on the cup! Thanks for all your work in organizing this hop - I enjoy your hops so much!
donna mikasa said…
Woo hoo! Can't believe it's that time of the year! LOVE your autumn themed cup and the overlapped leaves. Thanks to all of you for all that you do!
Fab card, Amy! And, thank you for organizing this hop!
2amscrapper said…
Thanks to you, Amy, and the fabulous coffee loving team! Wonderful card to start us off! Helene
Dotty Jo said…
Well done, Amy - hope to join in this time! Jo x
Doudou said…
Beautiful coffee card, love the colors !!love so much this blog hop!!!!
Happy Dance said…
Gorgeous Fall coffee card! Thank you once again for working so hard and making this hop the fun and success that it has become. You're the best! Bev : )
Nicky G said…
Love it, well done :)
Miriam Prantner said…
Love the look of those leaves and the subtle sentiment that goes vertically! Great card!
Such a fab CAS card. Thanks for organising the hop Amy.
Hugs
Marie DT over at MWLW
Xxxx
Becca Yahrling said…
Lovely! I love the sentiment, the whole design, it's great!
Judy1223 said…
Amy, this is FABULOUS!!! You used some of my favorite stamps and I adore the lovely fall colors and leaves! Gorgeous! Off to Pin this! Thanks again for all your hard work on the hop, I love it!
Seriously I think this hop is going to be very bad for my bottom line, but thanks for all the crafty inspiration and hard work girlfriend, now would you mind popping over with some coffee in hand?
Chriss Blagrave said…
Lovely sketchy to go cup and the leaves give great depth to the card! Love your framing too :)
Thanks so much for putting this all together and thanks to Chiatali and Kimberly! You gals rock!
Dee Earnshaw said…
Love the simplicity of this card:)
Unknown said…
Such a super cute card Amy! I love your colors you used!
Unknown said…
Amy-great card! Thanks for doing such a great job putting the hop together. You rock, girl!
surprise me said…
Very nice card. Thanks for the hard work on this hop!
D.Ann C said…
Adorable card! Thank you (and your little helpers too!) SO VERY MUCH for all your hard work in putting this fun event together!
An'Jenic G. said…
Pretty Card. I love the leaves and this stamp set together both have this fall rustic look. AJ
Celeste Goff said…
Wow, this is just beautiful Amy!! And thank you so very much for all of your hard work to make this awesome hop possible!
Krissy said…
The perfect fall card!!!
Your card makes me look forward to a crisp Fall day and cup of hot cocoa :) Hugs...Janie
Tracie Pond said…
Such pretty leaves, Amy. Thank you for your dedication in putting this blog hop together. You are truly appreciated.
Nance said…
Beautiful, Amy! Makes me imagine pumpkin spice coffee in that cup! Congrats on another fabulous blog hop!
Brithzi said…
Love your card, love coffee and of course love the Coffee Lovers blog hop.
Dana Joy said…
Awesome card Amy. Thanks again for hosting this hop. You're awesome!
VanessaB said…
So pretty. I love the leaf border. :)
New Creations said…
Love those gorgeous fall leaves with your coffee love! thanks again for hosting this great hop! Love it!
these are super fun and great! Love!
jen said…
Those leaves look beautiful falling behind that uber cool cup! Thanks for all your work on this amazing hop!
Nikki said…
Fantastic fall coffee card thanks for this wicked hop too of to check it all out
Unknown said…
So excited for this hop! Love your fall leaves paired with the coffee cup!!
paola said…
Beautiful card Amy! What a wonderful way to start the hop. :) <3
Lesley said…
Hooray for another successful hop! Your card is adorable! Love those leaves. xo
CecyMedina said…
Love the colors! very cute card
Debra Davison said…
Love your card and choices of papers, patterns etc !! So glad our love of coffee and card-making has brought us together...
Unknown said…
love this Amy! thanks for being our hostess!
Diane Jaquay said…
LOVE everything about this, Amy! I'm so happy I could play along this time, I was at the beach this summer and totally missed out on the last hop!
Sheryl said…
Beautiful crisp, fall card Amy!
Papertangler said…
I really like the simplicity of this card. Warm and toasty feel. Yum.
Papertangler said…
I really like the simplicity of this card. Warm and toasty feel. Yum.
Chark said…
Beautiful fall card and thanks for making such a fun group! thanks to Chaitali, Kimberly, and Debra--you guys make a great team!
Giovana said…
Your card is super cute!!
Ceal said…
Super cute Amy, love how you added the leaves
Anonymous said…
Fabulous card to begin the Hop! Thanks for the great crafty inspiration Amy :)
LauraEva said…
wow--this is my first time hopping along! Although I am familiar with your work, Amy. And I am so impressed--wow!! What a great card! You totally rocked it!
AmethystCat said…
love the fall leaves with the cup - cute!
katieo said…
I love the fall leaves with the coffee cup. I wonder what is in the cup? A pumpkin spiced Latte?
Janis said…
Thank you, Amy!!! I look forward to your hops. Your card is wonderful. Love the pretty leaves and the scalloped mat.
<3 J

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Monika Reeck said…
I love that leaves really fall theme showed on your card Amy
perfecto card again
Unknown said…
Awesome card! Love your design with the leaves falling into the cup!
Diana said…
Love the beautiful leaves!
Diana said…
Love the beautiful leaves!
Migdalia said…
Absolutely Gorgeous!!
Have a blessed day,
Migdalia
Crafting With Creative M
Ann said…
Lovely fall design.
Kelly said…
thanks for all your hard work. love those leaves!
Debi said…
Great fall card. Love the leaves and CAS design.
Samantha Mann said…
Oh I LOVE those beautiful leaves in the background! It totally makes me want to cozy up with a hot cup of coffee (and a hoodie!!)! Ha!
Lisa said…
Those leaves are great! I've never seen those stamps before....love your card!
wendipooh13 said…
ohhhh love this esp the fall leaves!!!
Beautiful, fresh fall card! Great stamp sets too!
jessica said…
Your card is AWESOME!!!!!
This is wonderful!!!! Thanks for Inspiring!!!
Rubeena I. said…
Your cards are always just so CAS but awesome! I love that about your work! xoxo
Ruth G said…
Beautiful! I love the colors and these skeleton style leafs are wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing!
Marlena M. said…
Fantastic images Amy! I love your clean design. Funny thing, I didn't realize you were the hostess here until I dove deeper...(I found the challenge via Verve and Waltzingmouse)...but I was thinking about you and how much you love coffee! ha ha ha...glad you "found" this challenge! ;)
Waving My Wand said…
The trick of this hop? Trying to remember if I already commented or not, LOL. This is a beautiful start to the week Amy. Love!
Ashley Newell said…
Super cute card, Amy! i love the leaves! Thanks for all your hard work on the hop!
Gail said…
I love this card and the way you did the leaves is outstanding.
What a gorgeous card - I love the leaves! Thank you so much for organising this fun hop and for all your hard work.
D- said…
Your card is gorgeous. Love the wonderful colors. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for another FUN hop! Happy Coffee Day!
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
Imke said…
Very pretty "fallish" coffee Card, Amy !! Thanks for this fun blog hop !
MariLynn said…
Love the color of the leaves. Just gorgeous.
ionabunny said…
Cool card. Thanks for another fun hop. Hugz
Donna said…
Darling fall/coffee card, like how you used the leaves!
Very prettycard, clean and simple, but fall colorful.
PiecesbyEmily said…
Such a pretty fall card, Amy! And THANK YOU for all the hard works making this a huge success and a great place for our crafting community to share our love for coffee inspired projects.
Intruderlady said…
Love this card. Great idea those leaves.
Hugs,
Kitty