Saturday, December 6, 2008

Coffee and Cookies

Hello and Happy Weekend. I've had a yucky cold all week, but it is finally starting to get a bit better. I meant to get this card posted last night, but my poor fevered brain just couldn't manage it.

I made this for my husband's birthday, which was yesterday. He loves his morning Mocha and loves to dunk his cookies in coffee, so I combined two sets from Gina's last release. My Cuppa Joe was illustrated by Rupa Shevde and Have a Cookie was illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger.

I colored all the images with Koh-i-noor pencils and blended with OMS (odorless mineral spirits). The background is sponged. The vertical panel on the left is cut from a coffee sleeve from Starbucks.

For the large blue layer, I stamped the snowflakes from Funky Christmas, in Versa Mark and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I sponged in the blue. The sentiment is from Just So Sporty.

Amazing new stamp storage system!

Have you seen this post by Gina? She previewed the wonderful new storage system that will be available in her store after the release this coming week! I love this new storage system! It is exactly what I have been looking for to store my unmounted stamps. Also, be sure to check out this post by Melanie, to hear what she has to say about it.

Blog Candy!


Asela is having a blog candy contest on her blog and giving away her new set! You are going to love it!

Have a great day!

14 comments:

Cathy said...

I love this,I can't believe that I haven't saved a Starbuck's sleeve to use :)
Can't wait to see your sneak peaks for GinaK's next release/

Jane Izumi Matsumoto said...

Cool card! Just love what you did with the sleeve from Starbuck's. I saw the storage system... it's just what I have been looking for! I need to get organized. Those boxes are perfect! Off to check out Asela's blog candy. TFS!

Cat Tidwell said...

Oh what a neat idea to use the sleeve Theresa! Wonderful card! My DH does the same thing, dips cookies in his coffee, lol! Excellent coloring on them cookies too, they look soo real!

Cant wait to get that new stamp storage...I am such desperate need of it!!

fishlips said...

Thank you Thank you bunches... I've been to the blog candy give away and I can't what to see her design and well the new storage system from Gina K will just be so perfect... Thanks you Bunches for all the information....

Your Husband card is so Stunning and so cleaver that you even used the paper from his own coffee sleeve, Wow you always amaze me in so many ways!!!!!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE! Trena said...

Theresa! This layout is so cool and your coloring is phenomenal!!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Cindy Haffner said...

So yummy, awesome job.

Carolyn King said...

So very clever and a work of art too!--Hope you are feeling better!!!

Lee said...

Ohhh I'm working on something combining these two perfectly matching sets also!!! This card is soooo fabulous....you know I sooo adore your style!!! And I can't wait for that new storage system.....I absolutely gotta have it!! LOL

6 wacky women said...

Gorgeous card, Theresa
Your detailed work is amazing. Hope you feel better soon.
Karen x

Cindy Lawrence said...

So fabulous, Theresa!!! Love the shading on your images! You are in SO MUCH TROUBLE, though...you made me get into the Oreo's! Ha Ha

Shirley said...

What a really cute card! Great for those Starbucks people too!

Donna Baker said...

oh my - I ADORE this card, the colors your sponging, wow! and why haven't I used the oreo cookie yet I ask myself??!

Deb Wood said...

I still didn't get the coffee set, WAH!! Maybe next year!!!!

Melanie said...

yummy!!!, I've been meaning to do a coffe and cookies card, you beat em to it! and much better that I'd haave, i might add!)