Thanks A Latte “Easy to Embellished” vol 2

Welcome back and thanks for joining me for my second “Easy to Embellished” card series. Today’s cards feature the “Perk Up” stamp set and coordinating thin cuts. I also incorporated the leaf image from the Hawthorn scrapbooking stamp set. I’ve had so much fun creating with these stamps! Below is card number one. It’s a quick and super simple card you can pull together in minutes.

Card #1 recipe: Begin with a piece of White Daisy trimmed to 4”x 5.25”. Stamp your leaf 🍁 in Canary onto card as shown then secure a mask over your stamped image. (You will stamp your leaf onto a scrap and fussy cut to create your mask). You can now stamp the coffee cup over your masked leaf. Next stamp the java jacket in Sangria and then the lid in Black. I then stamped the coffee stain rings in Toffee, stamping once and then again before re-inking. Stamp your sentiment in Black ink. To add a few finishing touches I doodled around the edges to create a border then added a bow tied from jute from my stash.

Card #2

For my 2nd card I dressed it up a bit by adding color. Starting with a piece of Almond card-stock for my base, I then trimmed a green center piece from a Hawthorn Picture My Life Cards measuring 2.5”x4”. I love the green and gold crackled background on this paper! Next tie a bit of gold embellishing thread around the bottom of the center piece. On a scrap of White Daisy stamp the leaf in Goldrush ink and the coffee cup and lid in Black. Line up the coordinating thin cuts, secure with removable tape and use your die cutting machine to cut images. If you don’t have the coordinating dies then just fussy cut around your images. Instead of stamping my java jacket onto the cup, I stamped the backside of my patterned paper and trimmed around the stamped image. This allowed me to use the other side (plaid) without the stamped pattern showing. Stamp the sentiment onto the leaf. Use your favorite adhesive to adhere everything into place. Lastly I finished the card by adding a frame from the stitched rectangle dies also cut in Almond.

Card #3!!!

I saved the best for last! This one is definitely my favorite! There is a lot going on here to give this card the wow factor. I layered the center of my stitched rectangle die (in Almond) onto a piece of Sangria (4”x5.25”). I love, love, love ❤️ the stitched detail in these dies. For the center I trimmed a piece of the Hawthorn plaid patterned paper to 2.5” x 4.25” and cut the bottom into a banner shape. Add your Gold thread before you adhere everything down so you can wrap it around the card stock. I stamped my coffee cup onto another picture my life card and then colored the inside of the cup with a dark brown marker to resemble coffee. I then fussy cut the java jacket from the corrugated paper. I still can’t get over how 3 dimensional that paper looks! You have to touch it to see that it’s flat. For my leaf, I first stamped onto the Canary ink pad then rolled the edges very carefully onto my Sangria ink. This gives those lovely edges to the leaf. So pretty! I applied a little sparkle to the leaf tips with my clear shimmer pen. When you look at the photo below that coffee looks real. The trick is to apply a thin layer of liquid glass to give it that glossy effect. I also added a bit of dimensional foam to pop the leaf up on top of the coffee cup ☕️