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Coffee Break

Posted on December 27, 2025 9:45 PM by Julie Comment

Today, I have a coffee themed retirement card. Perfect for a coworker or friend who is hanging up their work hat in favor of taking up a sunhat or fishing hat. Or just off to enjoy life and travel. These colors work great for guys as well as gals. Change the greeting and you have a totally different theme.

A big congrats to Tracy, the newest Featured Stamper FS986! She has a very inspiring little gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the coffee theme but changed most everything else. It started out much more similar, but things happened. My cup is bigger & fit better vertical than horizontal, so I changed that. And my designer paper was only partial & had a circle cut out of it. I decided to use it as is & just put a circle frame around it. My greeting wouldn’t fit stamped on the paper so I put it on a separate layer.

After die cutting all the cup pieces, I put them together. The hardest part is just deciding which colors to use for the cup. Just pick 2 shades of a color & you’re good to go. I used blues because I thought they’d be a nice contrast to all the browns. Instead of adding a circle or oval to cover the cut out in the designer paper, I decided I liked it as is, so I cut a blue circle big enough to go around it, then used a smaller circle to cut out the inside to make a frame. The greeting (love how snarky it is), was stamped on a piece of vanilla & cut w/ a tag die. It was cut half way, then die turned around & cut the rest of the way, making both sides the same. The cup is popped up 1 layer & everything was attached to a large blue background.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Happy Retirement set

Paper: Staples 110# white, dk brown, cocoa, sky blue, cornflower blue, scrap of lt gray, Brass & Bliss: Java Good Time paper pad

Ink: Versaclair pinecone

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Lg Coffee Cup, Stitched Rectangles, Offset Tags, Circles, Stitch Dot Circles dies, Misti

Happy Retirement set 37047	Lg Coffee Cup die 5847-02D	Offset Tag dies 5505-03D	Stitch Dot Circle dies 5821-02D	Circle dies 5002D
Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D	Java Good Time paper 2020	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink	MISTI
AC color card stock

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Mornings are Hard

Posted on September 27, 2025 10:16 PM by Julie 1 Comment

Coffee and humor. What could be better first thing in the morning? I believe everyone either is or knows someone who has trouble BC (before coffee) in the mornings. I am this person. This would be the perfect card for that coffee lover and maybe stick in a gift card for a free cup.

A big congrats to Loni, the newest Featured Stamper FS973! She has a sweet little gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the colors & coffee theme, but used a big die cut instead of a little stamped image, moved the greeting to its own panel & added designer paper.

To make my card with the lack of coffee impairment greeting, I die cut the big coffee cup & paper pieced it. I ran the ivory band thru the paper crimper but it flattened a bit when I attached it. I die cut 2 sizes of the new Tall Hex dies & used one behind the cup & the other to stamp the greeting on, as well as some coffee drips & ring. I used the same set of drips & rings on the dk brown panel & cut the edges of it w/ an edger die. The cup & greeting are popped up one more layer before being attached to the designer paper & a pumpkin colored mat.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

( You can go directly to the items by clicking the name under the pictures below.)

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Coffee First set, Splatter Stains set

Paper: Staples 110# white, dk brown, pumpkin, ivory, tan, Brass & Bliss: Java Good Time paper pad

Ink: Versaclair onyx, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse ink: set #3

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Mix & Match Coffee set, Rectangles, Tall Hex, Classic Edge Cuts dies, Misti

Coffee Cup Mix & Match dies 5706D	Splatter Stains 3006	Tall Hex dies 5819-02D	Rectangle dies 5003D	Classic Edge Cut dies 5807-01D
Coffee First set 37042	Color Fuse Ink set #3	Java Good Time paper 2020	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink
MISTI	AC color card stock

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Holiday Coffee Thanks

Posted on December 14, 2024 9:55 PM by Julie Comment

Today, I have a sweet little coffee thank you card with a Holiday theme. A great way to show your thanks for a lovely gift or party and maybe even stick in a coffee gift card for someone you want to thank. Your appreciation will surely be noticed with this. Change the greeting and make it a winter/holiday time birthday and stick in that gift card for them.

It’s my turn to host the Featured Stamper Challenge FS932, so a big congrats to Jenn! She has wonderful gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the layout & coffee theme but used different dies, a little different colors & made my divide a curvy line instead of straight. I also added an embossed greeting.

After die cutting the Lattice Cover out of heavy white, I attached to another piece of the same heavy card stock. I knew I wanted to add the divide so I wanted it to be sturdy enough to handle it. I used one of the Wavy Lines dies to cut off the bottom section. I used the same die to cut out a section between the top & bottom in order to place a piece of designer paper between them. After looking at it, I decided to trim down the cut out section & attach it to the center of the designer paper, for a little more interest. The greeting was heat embossed with a green glitter powder & cut using its coordinating die. For the coffee cup, I used a different piece of the same paper pad plus some dark red for the accent parts. I also added some of the red to the edges of the cut to make it stand out more. Some holly with a little red stickles on the berries was added to the top of the cup.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

( You can go directly to the items by clicking the name under the pictures below.)

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Thank You set

Paper: Staples 110# white, Recollections heavy white, dk red, Brass & Bliss: Holly Jolly paper pad

Ink: Versaclair Rain Forest

Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Lattice Cover, Wavy Lines, Thank You set, Mix & Match Coffee set, Winter Minis dies, Crossover II, Misti, Stickles

Coffee Cup Mix & Match dies 5706D	Lattice Cover die 5735D	Wavy Lines die 5737-01D	Thank You set 36057	Thank You dies 36057D
Winter Minis die 5328-12D	Holly Jolly paper 2209	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Versafine Clair ink	Ranger Embossing Powder
MISTI	Stickles	Recollections Hvy Wt white c/s	AC color card stock