Low on Caffeine

Hello hello 😃

I'm back with another coffee themed card..... well, it's never far from my mind 😉

This design was heavily inspired..... okay, a total CASE of this graphic on Pinterest 

because I thought it would work well on the Letter Message Board die from Sugar Pea Designs...

I used the Lil Inkers Coffee Cozy die for the take out cup and cut the base part twice, using a knife and ruler I trimmed one of the shapes on all sides so it was smaller. To make the three gauge sections I removed two narrow strips across the diagonal and then coloured two of the pieces grey and one red. I love the strong contrasting colours of the graphic so kept mine just the same... it also means it makes a great card for both the guys and gals 😉

 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Letterboard Love

Have you noticed that Letter Message Boards are an 'on trend' accessory for the home at the moment? Well I was pleased to see them make an appearance in the crafting world too... basically what I'm saying is, I had to have the Letter Message Board die by Sugar Pea Designs....

They are good for any type of occasion but excellent for witty quotes or punny sentiments and this one is a classic!!
I started by stamping out the various shapes of lollies from Sugar Pea's Summer Scoops stamp set using different inks. I used selective inking and masking to get the shading and multi-colour effects. Dies are available but I stamped them out with lolly sticks in place so I just used scissors for the simple shapes.

The alphabet that comes with the letter message board is all joined as one die which actually makes life a lot easier!! I just keep it handy on my desk and run it through with any scraps of white card leftover from projects and put all the letters in a small box ready for another time. For this design I wanted to highlight the word ICE so I used Lawn Fawns Finley's ABC's which is unfortunately out of stock at the moment but will be here in a couple of weeks with Lawn Fawn re-stocks..... but any large simple font would work instead.

I love the striking look of the colours against the black backdrop. I think I will have a lot of fun with this die set 😉

  

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x