Coffee Loving Cardmakers Guest Designer August 11 2023 - Featuring the Perk Up Kit from Taylored Expressions

Hello,

Welcome to my second post as the August Guest Designer for Coffee Loving Cardmakers. 

When it comes to beverages, coffee is tops as my favourite; when it comes to crafting, stencils top my list as my #1 reach-for-them-first favourites. Single, layered, with dies: stencils, in their various forms, are really taking the card-iverse by storm and they are, to say the least, plentiful in my stash, too.

A while back, I purchased Taylored Expression's Perk Up kit and ohmystars! Everything included - stamps, stencils, dies, foil it sheets, sentimentsm envelope seals - is a coffee-lover's delight. Today, I'm sharing not one, not two, but four easy-to-make cards. 

The first three showcase the assortment of cute coffee mugs that you first stamp, then stencil and, if you so choose, die cut. I used two Catherine Pooler Designs inks for these. Card #1 is simply an  inked panel, a die cut frame elevated for some dimension, and a sentiment that, I'm sure, resonates with many of us. Short Mondays + strong coffee...yes, please! 

Cards #2 and #3 showcase a trio of 'extra' stenciled die cut mugs paired with two of the Foil-It sentiment sheets. These are designed to use with a Minc or laminator and deco foil sheets. Easy to add a bit of sheen to your backgrounds, if you so choose - and choose I did. Black deco foil for both of these.

For Card #4, I 'had' to go all rainbow! I used one of the Foil It coffee mug sheets (laminator + gold Deco Foil), which means no stamping required, an assortment of Concord & 9th inks, and a TE sentiment strip.

A second photo, simply to share the pretty sheen of the gold foil. 

Thank you so much for spending time with me today. I hope my cards inspire you to show your coffee stash some extra love and attention.

Thank you for dropping by!