Jul 02 2007

Friends and Coffee…what could be better?

Published by Shel9999 at 4:40 am under My Designs, My Favorite Things

Coffee1I made this for a friend I don’t get to see much… actually, I’ve only seen her once.  But how nice it would be to sit and chat with her while enjoying our lattes.

I think this is one of the cutest sets from My Favorite Things…”Hot Stuff”.  I love the little swirls of steam rising outside of the box.

For this card, I stamped the lady three times, once onto the patterned paper and twice onto vanilla cardstock.  I colored the mug on the first vanilla image, cut out the dress from the patterned paper and adhered it to the same vanilla image.  On the extra image, I colored and cut out the arms, then attached them to the first image.  I stamped the beans separately, coloring, cutting them out and attaching in the corner.

I didn’t have any matching ribbons, eyelets or brads so I made my own “rivet-type” things.  I punched the center hole (1/4″) from the darker green paper then used a 1/2″ punch, centering the 1/4″ hole, to punch the “rivet.”  I then punched a 1/2″ circle from the lighter green and adhered that beneath the darker green.

The inside of the card reads “The perfect blend.”  I think I’ll include a small gift card, enough for a Grande Vanilla Latte, no fat, light whip…or something similar. ;)

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

p.s.  I’ll be working on more SU designs as soon as I get my order!

     Cardstock:  SU Very Vanilla

     Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Tres Jolie Bonjour “Memories” Floral Stripe/Turquoise and

     Tiny Dots/Bleu Papier

     Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Hot Stuff”

     Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, SU Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery

     Accessories:  ¼” and ½” circle punches, aquapainter

     Finished card size:  4 ¼” x 4 ¼”

11 Responses to “Friends and Coffee…what could be better?”

  1. # Lauraon 02 Jul 2007 at 6:41 am

    I love the colours in your cards. Beautiful!

  2. # trudeeon 02 Jul 2007 at 6:53 am

    I have a feelin’ that gal in Colorado will love it, M!! :D Love those rivets and your paper piecing!!

  3. # well said cardson 02 Jul 2007 at 8:08 am

    This is such a cute card and it makes me miss some of my girlfriends on the East Coast! boo-hoo!!! Thanks for sharing - I love that set.

  4. # Donnaon 02 Jul 2007 at 4:23 pm

    LOVE your card - esp the masked coffee bean corner! tfs

  5. # twinkson 03 Jul 2007 at 2:08 am

    Beautiful written; cute card. I especially love the coffee beans in the corner - such a nice touch. I agree, for me this set was too good to pass up; it was my first purchase of MFT stamps and I’m sure it won’t be my last, but this one said it all for me and my GFs who love to sit and chat with a cup of joe. TFS!

  6. # lacyquilteron 03 Jul 2007 at 5:13 am

    Beautiful card. That is a wonderful set.

  7. # christina (cmf1216)on 03 Jul 2007 at 5:23 am

    Great card! Love the colors and your *rivets*!! You are doing such terrific things with the MFT sets — you so deserve to be on the design team!! :)

  8. # jacksonbelleon 03 Jul 2007 at 8:11 pm

    This is just darling! I LOVE the colors you used M! :)

  9. # leslierichon 03 Jul 2007 at 8:51 pm

    Fabulous paper piecing and, oh my gosh, I love the color and design of that paper! Just beautiful! They’re lucky for sure to have you on their design team!

  10. # juliehrron 06 Jul 2007 at 12:55 pm

    Well, I envy that friend muchly, Michele! This is just beautiful! LOVE IT!!!

  11. # debon 06 Sep 2007 at 4:07 pm

    Beautiful card, the colours are so pretty, this card would be so appropriate for many of my friends!

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