Long Time No See!!

TAP TAP TAP......hello anybody there?? 

Well it seems my blog has been in lock down too! I'm not the best at keeping it up to date 

but then things have been different (i.e home tutoring/mentoring our 24 year old Autistic lad) 

so hopefully that's a good enough reason.

I have been crafting and, in fact, sharing everything over on my Instagram acct 

(link in the side bar) as well as posting every week on the Seven Hills blog so

 I have a quite a few cards to share here now!!

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Let's start with something topical! I was inspired by the fun cards I saw on social media 

for those who had lockdown birthdays, I decided to try an make my own hybrid version for

 a family member and these fun toilet dies from Create a Smile sure helped!!

I do love to mix up all my alpha stamps and dies for these cards, the challenge makes

 the end result more satisfying. I've used new and old fonts... yes I do have quite a collection,

 some are even Quik cutz dies.. remember them?

This next card was inspired by a Jennifer McGuire video, I wanted to try a bridge card to 

use with the Kraken set from Avery Elle...

I love how this turned out and it was fun to colour too. The lighthouse from Shine Bright 

was a perfect size for the scene as well.

Just look at those rough waves!!

 This is how the card looks from above and it just folds flat sideways for posting... 

check out Jennifer's video here

One more project for this blog post and this was a card for my Mum earlier in the year which I framed afterwards, it seemed the perfect piece of wall art for a coffee addict :)

The background stamp was one I picked up at a local craft fair in February... isn't it fab? I over stamped with a woodgrain background too and then added the wording over a square of cream vellum....another rummage through alpha sets for this one too😉

When it came to framing, I used this deep box frame with a piece of dark brown card-stock layered behind the card which is raised away from the background for a floating effect. Mum was chuffed with it and it hangs pretty in her kitchen or 'Coffee HQ' as it's otherwise known :)

Well I think that's all for this time... I don't want to shock blogger!!

I've lots more to share so will be back soon. 

I've listed items I've used as much as I can down below.

Lock down card:

Bella letters - Mama Elephant, Simple Alpha die - Altenew, Mini Well Connected Alphas - MFT

Whimsy Alpha - Mama Elephant, Cool Cuts Potty die and Oh Poo stamps - Create a Smile

Kraken Card:

Legendary, Shine Bright - Avery Elle, Cloud Stencil - MFT, Waves dies - MFT

Coffee Art:

Love of Coffee - Picket Fence Studios, Tall Type - Concord & 9th, Coffee Love - Altenew

Mug and font are older discontinued stash

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Need Coffee

I love the Message Letterboard die.... this design is a total CASE of this pin on Pinterest but I knew

 it would work so well on the letterboard :)

I used a take out cup die from Lil inkers and cut the base twice to get the striped segments and coloured them with Copics :)

Thanks for stopping by :)
Jenny x

Stash used:
Letter Message Board - Sugar Pea Designs
Coffee Cozy die - Lil Inkers

More Coffee

More coffee anyone???... yes please :)

I saw this poster on Pinterest and it made me think of the MFT Coffee Date set and how well the solid colour blocks would work with the simple line drawn images. It gives a modern yet retro look....

I needed a card for a coffee loving guy and this seemed a good design. I played around with the images on the card panel until I was happy and then stamped them all at once with my Misti using Memento ink

The colour blocks are distress inks sponged between four strips of masking tape and then I went back to the Misti and re-stamped the images in Versafine Onyx black for a more defined image.

Love the new sentiment labels from Mama Elephant.... lots of options and a very useful size too :)

Thanks for stopping by :)
Jenny x

Stash used:
Coffee Date - MFT
Occasional Labels - Mama Elephant

Retro Coffee

You know when you buy a stamp set with an idea in mind how to use it?? Well I got round to putting it into ink and card and I'm so pleased how it worked out :)

I know... it's quite bright but that's what the retro style dictates and distress oxide inks give it a fabulous chalky matt texture too. I used the dies first to make masks before adding my colour blocks then purposefully stamped the images off-set for that iconic look.

I added detail to the coffee pot using a simple diamond shaped mask before adding the colour, then used the negative part to make black diamonds on top of the orange ink.

Great quote too although some would say it's never to early for wine but that's a whole different debate ;)

This card also features on the Seven Hills Crafts blog with a couple of 'extra how' to photos :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Coffee Date stamps and dies - MFT

The Perfect Blend - Sugar Pea Designs