Special Friend Blend – Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

28 Feb Special Friend Blend – Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Hi crafty friends … and coffee lovers near and far!  I love a Saturday when I find myself ‘relatively caught up with my to do list’ and have a little time to get my craft on just for fun!  It doesn’t happen that often, so I treasure these little moments when I can play with pretty little bits and bobs ‘just because’!

I found the Coffee Lover’s Spring Blog Hop for the very first time yesterday while enjoying some pretty inspiration around town on Instagram and Facebook … where have I been living … apparently under a rock!  This theme is right up my coffee and tea lovin’ alley!  I’m still savoring the last little bits of my favorite holiday peppermint coffee each morning … soooo, yummy!  {click on photos for larger view}

So, I sat down at my craft desk, pulled out some of my favorite colors of papers and embellishments … and of course a couple of yummy coffee/tea related stamps and dies and got busy!  Aqua and pink is my all-time favorite color combo to use when I make little handmade goodies, so this one came together quick and easy for me … it was so much fun to whip up!

The sentiment tag can reference the blend of the coffee along with the sweet cupcake – a perfect pairing in my world … or it can reference the blend of some delicious spring mix sequins my sweet friend, Taheerah, sent to me from Pretty Posh Pink this past holiday – mixed with some yummy colors of sequins from the Paper Sweeties boutique.  This card takes me to my ultimate happy place … I hope it makes you smile too!

Stamp supply list:  Tea For Two, Sending Sweet Thoughts, Pretty Posies, Hand Stamped by (sentiment on back of card)

Die supply list: Tea For Two Sweet Cuts, Sending Sweet Thoughts Sweet Cuts, Pretty Posies Sweet Cuts

Embellishment supply list: Cookie Dough Sequins, Cotton Candy Sequins, Marshmallow Sequins, Robin Egg Baker’s Twine

Hugs – xoxox

Inspired by these challenges too:  Color Throwdown #331 – color palette; JUGS #282 – photo inspiration/polka dots, flowers, white; Fussy & Fancy #133 – tic tac toe/lace, ribbon, sentiment; Fusion – bow ties & other things/colors, bow; 7 Kids College Fund #120 – ATG; Simon Says Stamp – ATG; House of Cards – February/love; Tuesday Throwdown #233 – ATG; City Crafter Challenge Blog #250 – use your scraps/tiny piece of acetate, scallop frame from another project, piece of patterned paper, snipett of white cardstock for sentiment; 613 Avenue Create #112 – ATG; The Shabby Tea Room #246 – mason jar love/colors; Uniko Studio #18 – birthday