Morning coffee - nothing better!! For a swap I am participating in I needed to create a coffee or tea themed card that featured a cup! I acquired this coffee cup stamp (Stamp Barn) years ago and it is still an image I love to use!! I stamped it on coffee themed vellum, gold embossed it and cut it out using an oval framelit (SX) which I recently acquired while on vacation. I added colour on the back using water based markers to give it subtle colour. Using the largest label framelit from the same set of dies, I cut the brown layer from a paper bag which I painted with coffee (instant and a bit of water), stamped some coffee beans (Pink Cat) on the bottom edge and embossed it using a swirl embossing folder (TH). I layered the two die cuts, inserted a distressed laser printed greeting and sewed on a chipboard button using gold embroidery thread. I layered this element to an embossed maroon layer and used tiny gold staples to adhere all the layers together. I flattened the tines of the staples using my hammer and glued this piece to my dark brown card front.
On the scan the cup seems a bit askew which is not as obvious in real life but may be just a tiny bit. I am happy with the look of my card and really like all the layers.
Just a note,
Frogs Whiskers from Campbellford, ON have acquired Stamp Barn and feature all of the stamps on their website.
My card is on its way to my swap partner tomorrow!!
Therese
