Heather's Coffee Break

Monday, February 20, 2012

Hello Crafty Friend

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Weekend... and for some of us it is still going on today!

(woohoo for a 3 day weekend!!!)

I created this card over the weekend. It is my first time creating a stair step card. I wish I had been a bit more creative with it :D it is sort of plain, but still 'works'. I can picture butterflies peeking / springing out from the stair step behind the main image :) Maybe Next time.

This card was created using the Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp E(spresso) Mail. She was colored with prismacolor markers and stamped with momento ink. I used a thick Bazzil textured cardstock for the base, papertrey inc cardstock for the image, and designer paper by BasicGrey: Ambrosia that was RAKed to me by my lovely friend Linda. The sentiment stamp was a gift from Stacy. It is from the Crafty Sprouts set: Lets go Blog Hopping.

Speaking of blog hopping...
Don't forget our BLOG HOP is coming up this Saturday!

We will be releasing RUBBAH and have lots of fun things to share with you!

We are also having a Presidents Day Sale in the shop.

One Day Only!

Take 30% off your entire purchase, including rubbah!

use the code take30 at checkout

{{SHOP NOW}}

challenges for this card:
Paper Lovin' Gals Photo Inspiration
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Color Combo

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Movie Night!!!

I don't know about you, but we are so busy during the week we always like to have a 'movie night' with the kids on the weekend. It happens sometimes on Friday night, and sometimes on Saturday night and is sometimes a short show, but we do it together with snacks and laughing and a little fighting between the kids :D but I love every second of it.

I created this card using the Fresh Brewed Designs Rubber Stamp: Candy Corn Girl.

I LOVE to use stamps for themes other than what they appear to be created for. She is easy to mask off with the bowl of candy corn, or to cover like I did. The spider in her hair is easily hidden by drawing over it to be a hair bow, placing a rhinestone or flower... and voila! She is ready to go! :D

Candy Corn Girl was colored with prismacolor markers. The pink paper was created by me :D
I used some dyes my mom gave me, splashed a few dots on the paper and swiped over it with a sponge. I then took two nestabilities dies and created this fun little frame for my sentiment. I used black and white twinery twine around the left side of the frame. The pop corn was created using puffy paint. Her shirt was an oops, but looks cute IRL. She was covered with fun flock, but it did not look as fuzzy and full as I wanted... so I added more and made a mess.. then I decided to add stickles over it. It made a crystalized looking sparkly shirt. Not sure what to call it. but It was NOT exactly what I wanted nor was it a total disaster :D

This card was created for the
Play Date Challenge: Black and White with a splash of Hot Pink
and for the Sketch at Eat Sleep Stamp

I hope you all have a super wonderful bright sunshiny Saturday

LOTS of HUGS and SMILES!

Heather

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Can I Have Your Number?

HEHEHE!!!

We are cooking up some RED HOT creations at Freshly Brewed Challenges this week. Hop on over and check it out / play along!

ok, back to my hehehehe~ This card is one I had fun creating. It is simple but not simple at the same time. I had some designer paper that had die cuts out of some of the flowers, so I thought it would look really pretty with the red peeking through. This phone just kept saying pick me pick me... so I did... and then I was online looking up lame pick up lines praying I did not get a virus at some of the sites, hahah!

All in all... I still went back to the one thing I thought of to start with... "Can I Have Your Number?"

and the inside says "Can I have it?"... repeatedly. I took the card and showed my husband who immediately burst out laughing. I only know this quote because of him... he only knows it because of people he works with that showed it to him.... I have not seen or heard this quote in years... but, still, it popped in my head when I was creating this card. IF you now what this is from... at least say that you do so I am not the only crazy one out there :D HAHAHAHAHA!

The image is a Fresh Brewed Designs rubber stamp: Hello

I fussy cut the image and attached it to a clear acrylic piece I cut

with a scalloped oval spellbidners diecut.

Big Hugs! Lots of Love! and Many Smiles to you today.

Heather

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

One Hot Valentine!

I know this image is not one you would typically use for a Valentine, but when I think of the word HOT she is one of the stamps I think of :D. Her boots, tights and her funky shirt just equal Hot and Sassy - don't you think? The inside says Valentine - I think you're HOT!!! {sortof punny with the hairdryer too :D HEHEHE!!!}

The ribbon, hand cut felt hearts and the brad are all from my scrap pile / box. The image was colored using Prismacolor markers and pink stickles. The designer paper is Letterbox Truly Yours by American Crafts.

Yesterday was our Super fun and GROOVY blog hop! If you missed it go HERE to see them all. and go HERE to find out more about our NEXT blog hop for our Rubbah stamp release :D

Here are the challenges I am entering this card into.

Celebrate the Occasion - 1E - #50 Valentine's Day (Must Use a Heart)
ColourQ - #124 Color Challenge*
Cards For Men - 2W, must be masculine - (1st week) Valentines day/ Love
Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - M, 1E/week - (February) Valentine`s/Love
Crafting When We Can - 2W, 2E, C5 - (2nd week) Valentine/Love
Creative Inspirations Paint - 1E - Hearts
Fussy & Fancy: With all my Heart

Monday, February 13, 2012

GROOVY BLOG HOP with FBD!!!

Hey! Here's the skinny. Fresh Brewed Designs has been preparing something totally funkadelic. I mean, it is RAD man. I am totally diggin' it and know you will too. First, you have to make sure you aint trippin and are starting at the right pad. Your first stop is HERE at Heather's Coffee Break. You are right on track man!

We have all been so stoked about this hop! The team and our jive guests have created some projects that are out of site! I mean they are totally off the hook bro! So get down and boogie with us.. feel tha funk and get ready for some total SWEETNESS

I created two cards for you. The first is using our One Cool Cat digital stamp

I paired him up with some AC Paper in Abode Somerdale Road.

I love the shiny embossed chairs, don't you?

Next up is our lovely Flower Child Digital Stamp

She is paired up with the soft and sweet designer paper by Autumn Leaves called Mod.

So what do you think? Far Out right?

It is time to take this party to the next stop. Boogie on down to Celeste's groovy blog and check out their hip to the groove creations. Be sure to leave a bit of love (a comment) on each hop stop for your chance to win all of the digis released today!

Peace Man! I will catch you on the flip side!

Here is the WAY COOL hop order:

Heather: http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/

Celeste: http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.com/

Gale: http://galevarland.blogspot.com/

Linda: http://stamperstouch.blogspot.com/

Stacie: http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/

Rhonda: http://bumblcreate.blogspot.com/

Yolanda: http://www.justyolie.com/

Stacy: http://impressionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com/

Kenzie: http://kraftyhugzz.blogspot.com/

Vanessa: http://vanessaspapercreations.blogspot.com/