Thanks a Latte!

Coffee of the Day - Sweet Potato

Crossing another card off of my 'honey do' list, and of course this one was loads of fun to make! :)

Some very special friends of ours sent me a most delicious package of coffee a little bit ago, so I wanted to make a coffee themed thank you card for them. Out came a stamp I had not used in ages - one of the cutey Riley & Co. moose stamps.

papers are from the Basic Grey Hey Boy collection, sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Perk Up set (another from this great set is stamped inside), flowers are a combo of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts, linen thread is SU!,  and wood veneer pieces are by Latina Crafter. a Starbucks coffee cozy was re-purposed for a bit of fun! :)

a word of caution with these particular wood veneer pieces - as cute as they are, they are VERY THIN. the first banner I used broke apart just from trying to put glue on the back. quite flimsy. cute, but not easy to use. for the bigger pieces, it's not a big deal, but tricky with the banner. I decided to use foam pop ups on this one, just on the ends, to minimize the amount of handling required. it still almost broke apart. I'm a bit worried about how it is going to do going through the mail, even with all of the bubble wrap I added. crossing my fingers. I would recommend hand delivery for the future.

Hope you have a great weekend! :)

Challenges:
Digi Sketch - sketch with animals twist (both)
4 Crafty Chicks - chevrons
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Loves Rubberstamps - add a sentiment
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Make My Monday - coffee or tea
Not Just Cards - anything goes
613 Avenue Create - anything goes with celebration twist (only used a/g)
Pile it On - cute animal
Scribble and Scrap - anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - thank you
Wags 'n Whiskers - lots of layers
Crafts 4 Eternity - wood (veneer pieces)

Riley the Moose goes camping

Coffee of the Day - Cinnamon Hazelnut

Not much chatter as I have posted several other things today. Gosh, lots going on this weekend!

I made this card using the cute 'Riley the Moose in a tent' stamp from Hanna Stamps. It is a special card in honor of the camp where my hubby is the Director, Camp Burton. Even though there are lots of cabins, Riley decided to head outdoors to gaze at the stars! I'm thinking of doing these cards for a fundraiser for camp. CB is such an amazing place! Hundreds of lives are impacted by the love of God every year. My family is truly blessed to be a part of this ministry.

Did some other stamping yesterday, but came to the realization that today has to be all about organizing my stamp room. It is a mess with stuff stacked everywhere.

Enjoy your Sunday!
Jennifer

p.s. don't forget to enter my blog candy contest at the post below!

Riley the Moose enjoys his coffee! :)

Coffee of the Day - Cinnabon again, because hubby brought me the most DELIGHTFUL Pumpkin Spice Latte yesterday! That is probably one of my ab fab fave flavors of coffee! yummmmmmmm.....

Well as I was blog hopping this week, I came to the shocking realization that I had Riley the Moose stamps that had never seen ink! HORRORS! I also noticed the abundance of circles on many of the projects that I saw. Soooooooo...... I decided to combine both with a theme for one of my most fave things in the world ever - COFFEE! Grins! :D This cute little patootie is sittin' in his easy chair, feet propped up, enjoying that YUMMY little cupcake (I went back and blinged it up a bit with a rhinestone cherry on top), and savoring his GLORIOUS cupppa joe! Notice that he even has a special mug - covered in polka dots no less! who in the world would drink out of a PLAIN MUG?! not me, that is for sure. I seem to collect coffee mugs and have so many amazing ones.

The papers are from Basic Grey Archaic collection, ribbon from May Arts, fibers were a wonderful little treat from Etsy, and you gotta love the dew drops! I thought it appropriate to finish off the card with the sentiment from Stamping Bella (there is a free shipping special going on through Nov. 4). Don't you think he's 'hot stuff'?! ;)

have a great day! don't forget the BLOG CANDY!
Jennifer