Happy New Year!!! Here’s a cup of cheer to start the new adventure in 2025. Kicking off our new year, here’s the first Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge of this year.

This January Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge theme is “Snowflake.” You need to corporate snowflake with coffee/tea/hot cocoa theme at your newly created Christmas card. Head over to the CCCC blog post here to read more info and see inspiration from the team. You have time until January 14th to link up your project.

I made this hot cocoa mug card using stamp set, die sets, papers, and embellishments from couple of our Super Sponsors:

• Dare 2B Artsy – Cup of Cheer stamp set
• Dare 2B Artsy – Hot Cocoa Mug die set
• Dare 2B Artsy – Slim Mini Wavy Layers die set
• Dare 2B Artsy – Holly Days 6×6 paper pack
• Twiddlers’ Nook Frosty Flakes embellishment mix

It’s your turn! We would love to see your take on this month challenge. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Happy National Cocoa Day!  We’re celebrating with a load of, yes, you guessed it, Cocoa inspiration.  At the bottom of this post is a linky with all the participating design team projects – Click on the blue button.  Leave comments on all the posts for a chance to win a $20 Gift Card to your choice of Super Sponsor.

I had fun making this center step cocoa card. I wanna have a wonderful life like that marshmallow guy soaking in a cup of warm cocoa! LOL… And yes, life is sweeter with wonderful friends and some hot cocoa in the Winter for sure.

I made my center step card using some of the products from Super Sponsor – Dare 2B Artzy:

• Crazy 4 Cocoa Stamp Set
• Crazy 4 Cocoa Die Set
• Center Step Die Set
• Holly Days 6×6 Paper Pack

I stamped the image and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the image with Altenew Artis Markers.

Commenting to stay open until December 16th at 5 am pacific. Winner will be drawn from across all the comments.  Wrap up post will be on the blog, Friday, December 20th. Grab your hot cocoa and hop with us today!

Thanks for hopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful hot cocoa day!

Hey hey hey all coffee loving papercrafters! Hope you all have been having good week so far… It’s time to take a little coffee break… I am up at Coffee Lovers Papercrafters Blog sharing these Cup of Cheer cards.

Have you hopped along with our 2024 Fall-Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop yet? You still have time until Friday, November 8th at 11:59 PM Pasific to hop along and link up your newly created coffee/tea/cocoa theme projects. Head over to this blog post to start the hop and link up party. There are lots of inspiration and prizes from generous super sponsors!!!

On my projects today I use several products from our super sponsors. I also was inspired by the November theme from Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: Coffee + Red + Green. And the sponsor for this month is Pink and Main who is generously provide the prize for one lucky winner! For a chance to win the prize, link up your newly created Christmas/Holiday themed card with a Coffee, Tea and/or Cocoa theme.

On my first card, I use:

• Pink and Main: Mugs Foilable Panels
• Pink and Main: Cup of Good Cheer stamp set
• Pink and Main: Stitched Arches dies
• Therm-o-web: Deco Foil Transfer Sheets, Emerald Watercolor
• Twiddler’s Nook embellishment mix

And on my second card, I use:

• Pink and Main: Mugs Foilable Panels
• Pink and Main: Cup of Good Cheer stamp set
• Pink and Main: Hello Darling stamp set
• Pink and Main: Stitched Arches dies
• Therm-o-web: Gina K. Designs Fancy Transfer Foil, Red Velvet
• Twiddler’s Nook: Christmas Confetti Clay Embellishment Mix

I used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong to put together all pieces on the cards and I used dries-clear permanent adhesive glue to put the embellishments on the cards.

That’s my projects for today. Thanks stopping by my blog today!

Happy Monday… Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and there are many ways we can express our gratitude.

Today, I am up at Imagine Crafts blog sharing a step-by-step tutorial on how to make these CAS Happy Thanksgiving Cards.

Here are the craft supplies I used to make these CAS Happy Thanksgiving cards:

Imagine Crafts:

• VersaFine Clair (Sand Dune, Portobello, Cheerful, Summertime, Red Tulip)
• Tear It! Tape
• Sponge Daubers
• Imagine Craft Mat
• Staz-On All Purpose Stamp Cleaner

Others:

• Fall Colors Stamp Set (Precious Remembrance Stamps)
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80 lb
• Burlap Twine
• Stamping Blocks
• Micro-tip scissors
• Paper trimmer
• Bone folder

May you and your family have a wonderful thanksgiving season… Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.