Coffee for Dad

I'm going to start by saying.. "Thank goodness for coffee!"

Not only is it a much needed drink around here but also a great theme for masculine cards

and luckily the girls at Altenew agree because they put the word DAD on one 

of the mugs in the Coffee Love stamp set...

It just so happens that my dad is a coffee drinker so this card was always going to happen.

I smooshed the background with watercolour and went for a monochromatic 

colour theme.. 'coffee' colour of course :)

Love it when a card kind of makes itself :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stamps:

(Coffee Love) Altenew

(Balloon Messages) Waffleflower

Dies:

(Finished Frames) Avery Elle

(Easel Die) Avery Elle

A Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

The new challenge this month at Seven Hills Crafts is a

TIC-TAC-TOE board ... they seem to be a favourite for challenges and 

it's fun to see which line inspires your crafting project too :)

As you can see, I went with the diagonal line containing animals, big words and die cutting.

I went through my Paper Smooches stamps and found these cute critters to sit 

alongside the Big sentiment.... love the whimsy style of the letters which

 are a great size for cutting with patterned paper.

We'd love to see you play along with us... which line on the board inspires you?

All the details can be found on the blog here with details of the prize up for grabs

Hope to see you there :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

  

Keyrings!!

I was pretty chuffed last autumn when I decorated a couple of coasters using coffee stamps from Altenew. The ink took well to the chalk paint I'd used on them and didn't smear when the varnish went on top....  I also loved the distressed look so I thought I'd decorate two keyrings in the same way.... 

Okay, so they're quite large keyrings... the sort you have around the house,

 not to hang on your car keys.. Lol 😊 

We needed one for our conservatory door key so I naturally

reached for Altenew's Garden Grow stamp set. 

As before, I stamped the images using the masking technique and then used the negative part of the mask to sponge and swipe colour through onto the pots. The chalky surface absorbs the ink so you need a few more layers for a vibrant finish. To colour the smaller leaves

 I used a cotton bud to pick up and apply the ink.

For the rather regal looking cat I made a couple of negative stencils for the simple markings

 which I layered.... I thought they matched the fun whimsy style of the image :)

I finished them off with a couple of coats of matt Mod Podge to protect them

 from knocks and scratches, which I'm sure they'll be subjected too!!

Thanks for stopping By :)

Jenny x