Perk Up! Card and Suncatcher

Posted on November 9, 2020 by dannscraftingwhims

It’s time for the 2020 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

As I’ve been overwhelmed with family health issues, I haven’t done much crafting this year, but I did make one fun project that I’ve saved for this hop:

This sweet faux stained-glass suncatcher is hidden inside this card:

Nice, bold fall colors!

Ever since I got the A Jillian Vance Grandpa’s Glass: Cup of Love die and stamp, I’ve wanted to make a stained glass suncatcher. I learned a few things while making it….

I used StazOn to stamp on the plastic. I could have re-stamped it, but it was enough for what I needed. JudiKins cleaner does a good job of removing the ink and the stain left behind will not affect the stamp.

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Ebony Black, Gloss served as the ‘lead’ outline.

I was excited to try Nuvo Jewel Drops, but was disappointed to find that that only the Strawberry (more orange), Orange Marmalade (more yellow) kept any color… Lemoncello, Periwinkle, Rosewater and SeaBreeze dried practically clear, so I switched to more opaque Nuvo Crystal Drops for the cup (Navy Blue and Midnight Blue with Apple Green mixed with Woodland Green for the green tea look)

I solved the problem using Copic Markers to color the clear areas. Better! But there was one problem I hadn’t foreseen…

Oops! Solution….

Just cut off the bottom!

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I hear it’s still hanging in the green-tea-loving recipient’s window, so the colors must be ok and the Nuvo Drops haven’t melted off the plastic after several weeks. So, despite a few set-backs, I’m pleased with the end result.

Have fun with the rest of the Coffee Lovers Hop!

~D.Ann

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2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop – Life is BeauTEAful card

Posted on December 1, 2018 by dannscraftingwhims

Hello and welcome! Time has flown by. I can’t believe it’s already time for the 2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Here is my first card, using fall colors:

The inside and envelope coordinate, too:

Oh, and FYI that sentiment is done by some precision cutting of two different stamps. : )

Materials used:

Hero Arts Tea Party Fancy Die
Hero Arts To Seize or Not to Seize & Kit-tea stamp sets
Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies
Your Next Stamp Coffee & Tea Border die
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge & Barn Door
Tsukineko Memento dye ink: Tuxedo Black
Core’dinations cardstock: white & black
Scotch tape runner
Sookwang Scor-tape double sided adhesive
Simply Defined ‘Stay Put’ adhesive glue

I am playing along with the following hops and challenges. Be sure to click on them for more information on how you can play along and enter for prizes:

2018 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Hop
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
CropStop November Linky Party #45 Anything Goes (Core’dinations, Ranger, Scotch, Scor-Tape & Tsukineko)

Hopefully, I’ll see you back real soon with a couple of other caffeinated cards I’ve made, if I can get them typed up. : )

~D.Ann

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Dreamerland Wondering How You Are Doing Kitty Card

Posted on October 25, 2018 by dannscraftingwhims

Hello again, sweet kitty loving peeps! (and everyone else, which is probably about 1% of you. lol!)

The Cat Lovers Hop continues and, of course, I have yet another kitty card!

Isn’t she just the sweetest? So, is Kitty wondering how the girl is doing or is she writing to someone wondering how they are doing?

One small detail: To give our gal some depth, after stamping and diecutting, I popped just her head up with a foam dot. The girl got folded at the knees and just her feet and head got foam dots. Also, the first pile of stamped books I fussy cut so they’d appear farther back than the diecut pile with the edge.

Supplies:

Dreamerland Crafts: Just a Note to Say & Wondering How You are Doing stamp & die sets
Tonic Studios: Ornate Frame dies
Recollections 110# ivory cardstock
Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa & Tuxedo Black dye ink
Copic Markers: B21, 24; BG13, 45, 72; BV04; C1, 3; E00, 11, 23, 31, 33, 37, 51, 55, G02, 25; R22, 24, 29, 89; RV17, 19; V04, 06, 12, 15, 17; Y17, 28, 32; YG63, YR04, 07, 31
Pebbles, Inc. Pearlescent Chalks Jewel Tones
Shuttle Art Gel Pens
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents (window panes)
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops – Copper Penny (window latches)
Simply Defined Stay-Put glue
Misc. Foam Dots

CropStop Linky Party #44 Anything Goes Pebbles, Ranger, Tonic, Tsukineko

***** Giveaway now closed *****

Lets have another giveaway! Check out this little package (#6) of feline goodies that I have to for one of you:

A cat scarf, pen, color in post cards, kitty tissues, cat eraser, washi tape, sticky notes, a magnetic bookmark, and even a glow-in-the-dark cat necklace! Furbulous fun, eh?!!

What do you have to do to be eligible to win my prize package #6? If you’re interested, just leave me a comment using the word “hairball” somewhere in your comment.

Bonus entry option #1: Be a follower of my blog and leave me another comment.

For a second bonus entry, follow me on Instagram (@d.ann.c), like and comment on the post featuring this project. (It doesn’t have to be a long comment, just a heart will do.) Come back here and leave a comment letting me know that you did it and your Instagram name.

Bonus entry option #3 (for a total of 4 possible entries): Follow me on Pinterest(@dannscrafting) and re-pin any one of my cards or projects that you like. (If you don’t like them, you don’t have to pin any. lol!) Come back here and leave a comment letting me know your Pinterest name.

You will have until Midnight, Eastern Standard Time, October 28, 2018 to get your comments in. Sometime after noon Eastern Standard Time on Monday, October 29, I will publish a post listing all winners from giveaways on my blog from this hop (chosen using Random.org). Winners will have 48 hours to claim their prizes so, if you’re not subscribed, be sure to check back later that afternoon for that post!!

~D.Ann

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Sparkling Mixed Media Coffee/Tea Calendar

Posted on December 13, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Hi, all!

It’s been a rough few weeks with a nasty relapse, but I’m back briefly to post this sparkling mixed media coffee/tea calendar that I made as a gift for a friend. (and for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and the December Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge)

As you probably know, it’s also time for the winter Coffee Lovers Hop. Winter in Florida doesn’t mean snow, it just means different flowers and perhaps a few more hot beverages, but there are enough warm days for a nice cold frap, too! There is the RARE frost this far south, so I really frosted everything up on this.

That frosting goes well with MarkerPoP’s day 10 theme: Sparkle. I love the various sparkling products used, like the Stickles on the cups and feathers, the Extreme Peacock embossing powder on the feathers and the copper glitter paste on the stenciled background. The flowers have Flower Soft centers

That fab musicalbutterfly just sparkles and shines! You can’t hardly tell in the pics, but a layer of Glossy Accents over the fraps looks just like the plastic cups they come in.

Even the whipped topping on the fraps have some frosty sparkle in them!

Materials used:

Stamplorations stamps: Coffee & Dog Roses, Trendy Feathers, Trendy Feathes 2, Trendy Butterflies, Tea Cup Row, Always Time for Tea
Stamplorations ARTplorations stencil: Swirly Blooms
DoCrafts 2018 calendar tabs
KaiserCraft Bracket Album (just one ‘page’)
Plaid Apple Barrel Jet Black acrylic paint
Tsukineko Memento dye inks: Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black
Core’dinations paper: white, lilac, gray
Tsukineko Versamark ink
Recollections gold detail embossing powder
Judikins Extreme Peacock Embossing Powder
Copic Markers:B24; G24, 99; R20; V04, 09, 15, 17; Y15, 17, 35; YG61, 63, 67
Sakura Gelly Roll pen – white 08
BoBunny glitter paste: Copper
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Ranger Stickles: Lavender, Rose Gold, Seafoam, Star Dust, Turquoise
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stickles: Dusty Concord
Ranger Ice Stickles: Silver Ice
Nuvo Crystal Drops: Copper Penny, Gloss Dandelion Yellow, Gloss White
Flower Soft: Daffodil (the flower centers)
Misc. Vellum
Recollections Floral Embellishments
Simply Defined ‘Stay Put’ liquid adhesive
Scotch adhesive dots – medium

I’m playing along with the following challenges and hops. Click on any of them for more information on how you can join the fun:

Stamplorations December Mixed Media Challenge

Stamplorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

2017 Winter Coffee Lovers Hop

MarkerPoP Day 10 Challenge: Sparkle

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Gift It

CropStop December Challenge Linky Party #35 (Core’dinations, Flower Soft, Plaid, Ranger, Scotch, Tsukineko)

Repeat Impressions DCC126 – Glitter

I have a couple of additional projects that I already made for the Coffee Lovers Hop… If I can manage to get them posted, you’ll be hearing from me again real soon, so stay tuned!

I’m glad you stopped by today and, as always, I appreciate your comments!

~D.Ann

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FabScraps Tea Card and Teapot Shaped Gift Set

Posted on June 23, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

I’m glad you could stop by to see this sweet little gift set for the Summer 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! We’re already zooming up toward 200 entries – and it’s still day one!

I was so pleased that my order of the FabScraps For the Love of Tea paper pack arrived in time for this hop! The lovely flowers remind me of my Aunt’s garden in summertime!!

The sentiments on the paper are so FUN! Add some pearls and lace and you’ve got a sweet shabby chic gift set in minutes.

The pack comes with two teapot gift ‘boxes’ ready to fold… I think I’m going to save the other one to use as a template to make my own from other papers.