Jul 22 2009
Strong Coffee - Wacky Wednesday #21
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Strong coffee! I can always use some of that!
Today is Wacky Wednesday!! Yay! The famous and famously talented Kittie is our hostess this week and her challenge is for us to use CIRCLES on our cards. I’ve used several on my card below, starting with the Basic Grey Porcelain paper.
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The yummy latte (or coffee with Baileys!) was stamped in Ranger Clear Resist ink on watercolor paper and painted using Tombow markers and a water brush. Then I cut it out and mounted it on 3 layers of circles cut with my circle Nestabilities.
The stitching was done by piercing first with my piercing tool/mat/template, then sewing with a needle and 2 strands of DMC floss #3862 (which is an incredibly close match to the new Soft Suede from SU). I fell in love with how the hand stitching looks when I first discovered Peet Roeven’s blog - Peet’s Scrapalbum. She’s has such amazing style and hand stitches on almost every one of her cards! Here’s a link to her tutorial: Hand Stitching
You have to play along with us! Come on! Everyone can do circles!! Check out the details of the challenge here: Rubbernecker Stamps blog. And here’s some more inspiration for you:
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Kittie * Linda * Shelly * Sherry
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Thanks for visiting today! And I’d like to issue a little reminder that the 2009 edition of Dare to Get Dirty begins at Splitcoaststampers tomorrow (Thursday). There’ll be challenges all day long for 3 days straight, so make sure you have lots of caffeine and adhesive, and join us there!
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- Stamps: Coffee Time Set (458), Grid background (451)
- Paper: watercolor paper, soft suede, dusty durango, Basic Grey - Porcelain 6×6 pad
- Ink: Ranger Clear Resist, Adirondack Espresso, Tombow markers
- Other: water brush, clear embossing powder, corner rounder punch, Martha Stewart arch lattice border punch, circle Nestabilities, piercer & mat & template, needle & DMC floss #3862, foam tape
I am sitting here laughing as I don’t recall reading that sentiment in the set before. I instantly had visions of a bee hive hairdo. Then I thought to myself…what am I laughing at with all the gel and spray I use???? Talk about hair helmet. This is a darling card, Broni. I love how you painted the image.
WOW!
I want that drink………NOW!!!!
I love the clear embossing and the great colors!!
Beautifully done!
That’s a lotta circles ya got goin on here, Broni!!!! I love the paper you used and your hand stitching looks AWESOME!!!! The coffee image is beautifully colored and I love the scallops along the side…gorgeous card!!!!
Love it!!! Your watercoloring is awesome! Love that sentiment!
Beautiful card! The coffee looks like real! What a fun challenge!
Beautiful card! I hope to find time to play along with the challenge.
Just gorgeous, Broni! Love that sentiment!!
YUMMY! Between your grillin’ CTD card and this yummy latte, I can feel the pounds just jumpin’ on my thighs! Awesome paper you’ve used here–I love it!
Love this card, Broni! Love all the circles, that wonderful hand stitching, and that frothy looking cuppa joe! And thank you for your sweet comment on winning the latest challenges both at CHF and at Rubbernecker.
This is an awesome card!! The dp is perfect for the circles challenge! The border and layout are gorgeous! Great sentiment!
The perfect paper for this challenge and love the looks of that yummy latte!!!
OMGosh, this is awesome! Great design, love the stitching and the latte’ looks real enough to drink right up!
Yumma yumma, I’d love to have summa this!
That sentiment … oh my word!! LOL
Darling card, Broni!
~Bev
Yummy….Gorgeous Broni, fabulous colors!!
Love all the circles and the great hand stitching! Gorgeous card, Broni!!!
That coffee cup looks absolutely delicious! Yummy coloring!
This is so yummy!! I love the papers, edging and your sewing too!!