Coffee Loving Cardmakers: January Guest Designer – January 13, 2017

Posted on January 13, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m very happy to be back with you today with a post as the January Guest Designer for Coffee Loving Cardmakers!

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I have 2 cards to share with you today.

For this 1srt card, I stamped the ‘cup with steam’ image (see here for how I made this stamp)

in my favorite Hero Hues blue dye ink onto white linen cardstock.

Then, I sponged teal ink onto the entire linen panel, over the stamped image. Next, I die cut the ‘thanks’, matted the panel in blue and attached the teal card base.For this next card, I repeatedly stamped the image onto watercolor paper.

Then, I sponged the same teal ink onto the entire watercolor panel, over the stamped images. Next, I die cut the ‘thanks’, from blue cardstock twice, stacked the ‘thanks’ and attached a blue card base.

As I mentioned last week, I needed to increase the number of masculine cards in my stash, so I took this opportunity to make 2 more. To make both of these cards, first, I created a homemade foam stamp, using a die, and stamped the cup with steam.

I used the CUTplorations die to make my stamp. CUTplorations-coffeecup-preview

I have a fun discount code for you! Shery, of STAMPlorations, has generously given me a code to share with you.

Use COUPON code STAMPGIRLMELISSA and receive 20% OFF at STAMPlorations!

This technique was inspired by Jennifer McGuire in one of her recent videos on how to stretch your supplies.

I’d like to play this multi-cup card at WAW Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #264-265.

I am also offering this card up for CASEing at Chasing Mojo with Sweet Kobylkin:

I had a lot of fun using this technique. I loved how the homemade stamp printed the images. I hope you enjoyed your visit and look forward to seeing you next week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

Melissa

P.S. Here’s the coupon code again. There’s no expiration, as long as I’m a STAMPlorations Girl, this code will be valid.

P.P.S. Here’s a fun video for your encouragement.

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers: January Guest Designer – January 6, 2017

Posted on January 6, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m very happy to be with you today with a post as the January Guest Designer for Coffee Loving Cardmakers!

Want to warm up with some tea? I love me a BIG cup of tea, especially on a day like today. It was 16°F (that’s about -9°C, right?) when I checked the temperature this morning! BRRRRR! You’d never know that I grew up in Maine!

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I’ve become a WEATHER WIMP! I’d better toughen up because my family and I are moving back to Maine this Spring!

Anyway, nothing like warm tea on a COLD day!

Thanks so much, Amy, for inviting me!

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I have 4 (+ 1 = 5) CAS cards to share with you today.

I’d be very happy if you’d like to……

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I’d like to play this red version along at FUSION. I flipped the sketch and used the photo for inspiration too. Happy 3rd Anniversary!

I decided that I needed to increase the number of masculine cards in my stash, so I took this opportunity to do so.

I used the CUTplorations die to make my stamp. CUTplorations-coffeecup-preview

I have a fun discount code for you! Shery, of STAMPlorations, has generously given me a code to share with you.

Use COUPON code STAMPGIRLMELISSA and receive 20% OFF at STAMPlorations!To make these cards, first, I created a homemade foam stamp, using the die, and stamped the cup with steam. This is a new technique to me and was inspired by Jennifer McGuire in one of her recent videos on how to stretch your supplies. I stamped 3 blue cups and 1 black one and 1 red one.

Here’s a quick slideshow of the process that I used to make the red stamped card.

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For this blue card, I used a CUTplorations ‘thanks’ word die, sponged with Hero Arts blue dye ink.

Then, I triple-stacked for the sentiment on this first card. I’d like to play this card at CASology. The blue is a cool/cold color and I love to drink tea when it is cold outside. Using the negative from the die cut on the first card, I made a ‘thanks’ stencil and sponged the thanks onto this next card.I fussy cut my stencil out and added that as the sentiment on this third card.

I kept this next card very basic and B&W.

I cut around the negative space that remained from one of the white ‘thanks’ die cuts from the first card (above – the card with the blue ‘thanks’ stacked on top of several white ones) and attached the white outline as the sentiment on this card.

I had a lot of fun using this technique. I loved how the homemade stamp printed the image. I enjoyed it so much that I have 2 more cards to share with you next week. Those two are less CAS and I’m excited to share those with you too. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
Melissa

P.S. Here’s a fun video for your encouragement. Happy New Year!

P.P.S. Here’s the coupon code again. There’s no expiration, as long as I’m a STAMPlorations Girl, this code will be valid.

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FUSION – 3rd Anniversary

Does warm tea for a COLD day count for CASology? 🙂

SSS Wednesday’s: Simon Says: New Something: Making a foam stamp with a die is a new technique to me.

WAW: Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #264-265

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{Mixed Media Tutorial} Melissa Gets Shakin’ with Coffee – Tutorial for December 19, 2016

Posted on December 19, 2016 by melissadawnlane

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Hi! I here to share that I have a new Mixed Media Tutorial up over at the STAMPlorations Blog today. Just in time for those last-minute gifts, I’ve made a Coffee Shaker Gift Tag & Gift Card Holder. Please go on over and visit the STAMPlorations blog to see all of the details. blog I hope you enjoy seeing the process I used to create it. img_2804_edited-1

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and look forward to reading your comments over at the blog!

Grace & Peace,

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P.S. Have you seen my other STAMplorations Mixed Media tutorials?

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STAMPlorations – Holiday TAGplorations – Reminder 1

Posted on November 5, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m excited to be here for STAMPlorations with a reminder post for the first ever Holiday TAGplorations event. I made a bunch of tags for the kick-off day. You can see those here if you’d like. Remember to comment and link up over at the 4 November post. 🙂

I have two tags to share with you today.

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This first one is on the Christmassy side, but could be used for Thanksgiving as well. I did some masking and sponging to create a plaid cup. img_3526_edited-1

I used the CUTplorations Coffee Cup Silhouette Die to make the first die cut.

I used the smallest of Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies to make the second tag (below).

I sponged red orange and yellow ink onto the die cut that I used on the first tag while also using it as a stencil/mask to make the second one-layer tag. I used some rainbow hemp cord on this tag. I got it from Really Reasonable Ribbon, but I don’t think they carry it anymore.

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I hope that you enjoyed seeing these tags today. Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

Melissa

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Event details:

*When: Beginning November 4, Friday, 8 a.m. Pacific/Los Angeles Time (GMT-7)

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*Commenting and linking up is from November 4 to November 25, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (3 weeks)

*Winners will be announced on December 9 in the November Challenges & Hops winners post

*Prizes:
10 prizes (with a value of $178+) will be distributed among randomly drawn winners:
– (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $15 gift certificate to the store
– (3) randomly drawn participants to the TAGplorations linky party will each receive the Luggage Tag Dies
– (3) randomly drawn participants to the TAGplorations linky party will each receive the ATC Tag Builder Dies
– (1) randomly drawn participant to the TAGplorations linky party will receive a $25 gift certificate to the store

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CAS Coffee I

Posted on October 19, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m here today with a fun and bright CAS coffee card.

I used a CUTplorations Coffee Cup Silhouette Die

I sponged red and yellow ink onto the die cut. I planned to make another card and so masked off a card front, using the die cut as a stencil, and used it (the one on the left in the photo below) to make another card.