International Coffee Day Hop

 The Coffee Loving Cardmakers are having a Blog Hop to celebrate International Coffee Day and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is one of the sponsors offering a $25 gift code to one lucky commenter. Hop on over there to get all the details and enter to win. 

I used the BRAND NEW Foliage Die set from SNSS to create the wreath for this card. Click here to shop the entire October Release

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Supplies and Tools:

• From Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps:
• Foliage Die Set
  
• Fall Breeze Stamp Set 
• Fall Breeze Die Set
• Texture Tiles 4 
  
• Blessings Word Die 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
• Arteza Real BrushPens
• These colors of Distress Ink (Ranger):
• Shabby Shutters, Rustic Wilderness, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door
  

 This post linked to:

• Krafty Chicks Challenge - Anything Goes
• Shopping Our Stash - Leaf me Alone
• Festive Friday Challenge - Gingham, Green, Die Cut

National Coffee Day

The Coffee Loving Cardmakers are having a Blog Hop to celebrate National Coffee Day and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is one of the sponsors offering a $25 gift code to one lucky commenter. Hop on over there to get all the details and enter to win. 

I went with a Christmas themed coffee card because I wanted to showcase the NEW Christmas Cookies dies in my fun candy cane striped cups. 

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Supplies and tools:

• From Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps:
• Christmas Cookies Stamp Set
• Christmas Cookies Die Set
• Texture Tiles 4 
• I Like Big Cups
• Coffee Word Die  
• Peppermint Stripe Stencil 
• Large Snowflake Die Set 
• Holiday Greens Mini (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  
• White Gel Pen
  
• These colors of Distress Ink (Ranger):
• Candied Apple, Barn Door 
  

This post linked to:

• Allsorts Challenge - Spots or Stripes
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• As You Like Challenge - Favorite way to add snow
• white acrylic paint splatters because it's quick and easy

Give Thanks

  I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog today with this rustic autumn card. I started out with a kraft card base and inked the edges with gathered twigs distress ink. Next, I layered designer paper from the Wonderful Autumn paper pad over top, cutting a brown strip to go across the top and embossing it with the Woven embossing folder. I love the look of lace and twine together, and you can't get any prettier than the Venise lace Stamp Simply carries in their store. 

The leaf was stamped on watercolor card stock, colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens, and die cut with the coordinating dies. I layered a die cut leaf behind and sentiment in front and then finished it off with a seam binding bow. 

Supplies and Tools from Stamp Simply:

• Give Thanks Stamp Set
• Give Thanks Die Set
• Harvest Stamp Set
• Harvest Die Set
• Wonderful Autumn Designer Paper (Studio Light)  
• Woven Embossing Folder (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Skeleton Leaves (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Venise Lace     
• Kraft Twine 
• Rust Seam Binding
  

 Other Supplies:

• Canson Watercolor Paper
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves Ink
• Gathered Twigs Distress Ink (Ranger)
  

 This post linked to:

• Use Your Stuff Challenge - Woodgrain
• Double D Challenge - Things that fall
• Make my Monday Challenge - Autumn Flora or Fauna
• Shopping Our Stash - Leaf me Alone

DIY Buttons

 I'm up on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog today sharing this cheery autumn card that features handmade buttons that I created using some of the smaller images from the Happy Scarecrow set. 

Do It Yourself Buttons:

• color and die cut the images you want to turn into buttons
• die cut a matching piece of thin cardboard (cracker/cereal boxes work great!)
• glue your image and cardboard cutout together
• punch two holes in the center for buttonholes
• thread some pretty ribbon or twine through and tie
  

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Supplies and tools:

• From Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps:
• Happy Scarecrow stamp set
• Happy Scarecrow die set
  
• Texture Tiles 4 
• Church Family
• Decorative Frame Toppers
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Cardboard
• Crochet Lace
• Burlap String
• Crochet Thread
  
• Black Rhinestones
• Hello Doily Dies (Sizzix)
  
• Woven Embossing Folder (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger):
• Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo
  

This post linked to:

• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks Challenge - All Occasions
• Die Cut Diva's Challenge - Anything goes with optional autumn