Coffee Loving . . in the nick of time!

I really wanted to make another "coffee card" for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Summer Blog Hop . . . but had to do it this afternoon, as the hop closes tonight! I made it!! I had gotten this beautiful new coffee cup stamp . . . just had to have it . . . and wanted to use it. Staying true to my vintage theme, I embossed the cup with Judikins' "Egyptian Gold" embossing powder . . . .Love it! It's gold embossing powder, but with flecks of gold glitter in it! It went onto a vanilla cardstock layer, diecut with a rectangle stitched die (from Pink & Main), then onto some "barnwood" patterned paper from an old Bo Bunny paper pad. I used Stampin' Up's new burlap ribbon, with another layer of an old Stampin' Up lace border on top of it. The paper rose was made with Donna Salazar's "Rose Creations" dies from Spellbinders .. . yes, I use these flowers on approximately every other card I make!! . . ..  from some old Stampin' Up patterned cardstock . .. and all mounted on a Stampin' Up "Soft Suede" card. 

OK . . . I'm tired . .. gotta go get a cuppa' coffee!!

Check it out . . . there are almost 800 cards on the summer hop!!! WOW!!

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/06/summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop-2/

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/06/summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop-2/

Coffee Lovers Summer Blog Hop

Time for the summer version of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Those of you who know me, know I LOVE LOVE LOVE me my coffee!! So, it's only natural that I'd love to participate in this hop.

Here's my card . . . . hoping I have time to make another one, too, but we'll see!

In keeping with my love of all things vintage, I used a vintage print of the coffee cup, from some vintage style paper I had. Mounted it onto some Soft Suede cardstock from Stampin' Up, the layered on top of a lovely brown doily I found at Hobby Lobby, and put it on a So Saffron card. The coffee beans are from an old Stampin' Up set, and the greeting (PERFECT for a summer theme, don't you think?!!) is from a coffee set of stamps I got from Stamplorations.

Hop on over to Coffee Lovers and check out all the FUN cards!!

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2016/06/summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop-2/

Are you ready????

Finally got those "I'm in love" flowers made into a project!! I was going to make some cards first, but found some really cool "vintage style" frames using my 40% off coupon at Michaels, and created this idea first! I love the feel of these . . . and this stamp is such a wonderful saying. I will be selling some of these this fall at a "boutique" sale I'll be participating in, at Mercy Multiplied in Lincoln. Several of us who own our own direct sales businesses will be holding the boutique on September 17th and donating a portion of our profits to help the girls at Mercy, in Lincoln. (you'll all be notified, and getting invitations!!)

Now I've got to get making more flowers . .. I have some other wonderful scripture sayings that I want to use, with these same frames and flowers! Hope you get some crafting in this weekend . . . .and feed your creative soul!!

I'M IN LOVE!!!!!

OMG . . .  . I have started using some new products I "found" several months ago . . . and this is definitely my new "obsession"!! The company is "Heartfelt Creations" and the first products I've been playing with are the "Sunrise Lily" stamp set and coordinating dies. They also sell a "kit", and you can go online to their website (www.heartfeltcreations.com) to watch videos on how to do their particular technique of "flower shaping". It's really very easy . . .  the kit helps, but you can also use your own firm foam pad and a stylus (you really need a couple of different sizes). I now have a wholesale account with them, and will be selling their products on my website. (https://bellacosavintage.com). Only one stamper took advantage of my "pre-order offer" to purchase items at my wholesale price; however, I ALWAYS sell UNDER retail price . . .somewhere about halfway between wholesale and retail . . .so you will always get a "Deal"! Check out Hearfelt Creations and let me know if there's something you'd like. I have a limited supply from my first order, but I will keep a "waiting list" and when I have enough orders for another purchase, will do so.

And . . . . drumroll please . . .. are these flowers GORGEOUS, or what!!!???!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I'll show you a few more I made, soon . . . and then, stay tuned for what I plan to do with them!!

Sunday Swappin'!!

Sharing swaps from my group this Sunday. I'm waaaay behind on blogging . . . .definitely experiencing that phenomenon that the older you get, the faster time flies! I believe these swap cards were from April, but I'm not even sure of that, at this point! Nevertheless . . . enjoy the inspiration!

Graphic 45's "Cityscapes" Fun

Wow! What a long weekend of FUN I had! Tea with the girls at Linde Lane on Thursday; stampin' workshop with Jilli on Friday; our big annual "craft yard sale" on Saturday (thanks to all those who came!!); and the "frosting on the cake" . . . our last "Over the Top" Graphic 45 workshop with our frioend Anne, on Sunday! Anne is moving to Missouri and we are all going to miss her greatly . . .but so happy that she will be having a blessed life as mom and grandma there! These are the three cards we did Sunday, using Graphic 45's wonderful "Cityscapes" line . . . just love it! Cards can be masculine or feminine, depending on the embellishments you choose.  Then the fourth card is another I did with this line . . . I have to trim it down just a tad so it will fit in a 5.5" x 5.5" square envelope . . . but I love the format of this easel card. 

Hope you're "doing something creative every day"!!!

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!

Today is Nat'l Scrapbook Day . . . and since I've just recently started doing a bit of scrapbooking again, I thought I'd share with you. First are 2 pages I did for the quilting group in Lowell, Oregon, as the leader of the group wanted to start keeping a scrapbook of their annual show and sale for Lowell's "Blackberry Jam" celebration each July. Ruth had given me a couple of fabric scraps from the quilt the group raffled off last summer, as well as some photos from the event . . . so I incorporated all of those into the double-page 12" x 12" layout for them. I was pleased with the way it turned out . . . but am already thinking that this year I'd like to go even more "vintage style", so that will be fun!

And, for those of you who might like to do some Graphic 45 scrapbooking, I have some kits available for these pages. Everything is already cut for you, in case you don't like to "fussy cut" . . . all you have to do is glue things down and add your own photos, to make a bright and lovely "summertime" layout! Kits are $15 for the double-page layouts. Email me if you're interested!

Happy Scrapbook Day . . . and Happy Mothers Day tomorrow to all those moms out there! Enjoy your day!