Nothing says "love" like coffee

I don't know about you, but I *ADORE* coffee. Not like the way I adore my husband, or kids, or dog, but more like a new pair of pajamas, a really good sale... that kind of adore. It's kind of like fuel for my soul, or at least enough juice to make me halfway functional each morning.

And this stamp set that just came in this month's Simon Says Stamp kit is really a classic! For this card I stamped on Bristol cardstock and heat embossed with detail white embossing powder.

I colored in the images using my Zig clean color markers and a waterbrush. I tried to keep it pretty simple and only used three shades of pink, and then added just a touch of gray at the end to help add a little dimension.

I started out A2 size, but decided to make it a smaller, square card. When I trimmed off the extra, I couldn't part with it, so I added it to the inside of the card. The stamping was like my coffee... good to the last drop!

I have a feeling I'll be using this stamp set A LOT.  For now though, hope you enjoy and remember to do something creative today -- with or without caffeine!

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Garden Hello!

Even though the roses aren't blooming in my garden yet, I decided to create some in my craft room! For this card, I die cut the flower and leaves from Pop Tones cardstock, and then again with vellum. I colored the vellum with various ink/markers to see which I liked best.

The distress ink was my favorite, so I die cut again and then pieced together the puzzle. It's inlayed in the card and then a few more details finish it off.

Simple, but sure to bring a smile through the mail! In the meantime, I'm linking up to Simon's Monday Challenge....

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You are my Hero tag

I LOVE these crazy birds! And what I love about Tim Holtz's stamps is that I'm a bit more inspired to create something masculine as my style tends to be very feminine most of the time.

I cut a rectangle and rounded the corners to create the tag. Embossing and inking really adds some dimension and interest.

I love the way it turned out and especially when it's hung on a bottle of "Not Your Father's Rootbeer"... it's so yummy. Enjoy!

Linking up at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog....

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