Upcycled Starbucks cups | D.Ann's Crafting Whims

Hello again! I just couldn’t wait until tomorrow to post this card, so I’m back already. ; ) The Summer 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is in full swing.

During the spring hop, I saw some cute cards done using the spring coffee cups from Starbucks, but my stores didn’t have them yet. When they finally came in, I snagged a yellow one which I thought was bright and sunny for summer. And when the recent sticker collecting promotion ended, I asked my local manager for some of those fab watercolor-look leftover frap stickers and he kindly obliged.

I took some inspiration from MFT’s Sketch Challenge, added a couple of travelling birds from South America (SSS Monday Challenge) and out comes a fun up-cycled summer card. Another serendipitous moment came when I was looking through my stash for some red embossing powder to match the card and came up empty. Brain fog kept me from remembering to just stamp in red and use clear embossing powder. I tried a neon pink, but it didn’t look right. Then I went over it with a Copic marker… I love the burning after glow the neon left. Unfortunately the camera just doesn’t catch it as well as the eye does in real life. You’ll just have to come over to see it!

Materials used:

My Favorite Things BB Polynesian Paradise stamp set
Core’dinations Parisian Nights A2 card & white cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink
Copic Markers: B24,29; BV02; C3,5,7;R29,35; Y13,15,17,35; YR04
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops Navy Blue
Pigma Micron 005 green archival ink pen
Tsukineko Versamark ink
Recollections Opaque Neon embossing powder: Neon Pink
Tombow Xtreme permanent Adhesive
Starbucks cup and stickers
Laura’s Loft glitter pearl stickers

I am playing along with the following challenges… click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun…

Thank you so much for stopping by! Now off you pop to keep on hoppin’!

~D.Ann

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Good evening! I have just finished another card and wanted to get it in just in case I’m too busy tomorrow morning.

This one was inspired by several things. Last month at the Crafting Desert Divas’ release hop they gave away an adorable coffee mouse digi stamp from Too Cute by Jessica which goes perfectly with the Coffee Lovers blog hop. Their current challenge is ‘favorite color combo.’ (You can find more info HERE.)

Right now my favorite color combo for this card is redish-mauve, tan, brown and cream – which also happen to be a majority of the colors in the current Unruly PaperArts challenge: Coffee and Cream. (You can find the details HERE.)

I also wanted to up-cycle the glasses on the fun LARGE CUPS that I get my venti green tea frappuccinos in:

Yes, it’s brown instead of bright green as I have them add raspberry syrup and green and red = brown! After I was done, I washed the cup and cut out the glasses.

The cute mouse made a perfect candidate for wearing the Starbucks ‘sunglasses’ – something we wear even in fall and winter in Florida – and even my barista knows I like big cups as he’ll sometimes throw my venti into a treinta cup rather than throw away the excess.

I did alter the digi a bit by coloring the nose and feet to make them mauve so they matched better. Then I hand drew dashes and dots around it to frame it. I love how easy Cordinations paper makes embossed images stand out when you sand them! I see that folder as my Venti Green Tea Frappuccinos and my Venti Pumpkin Spiced Lattes! : ) Good thing I’ve learned to make them myself, or I’d go broke!!

Materials used:

Too Cute by Jessica – Coffee Mouse digi stamp
Sizzix/Tim Holtz Texture Fades embossing folder: On the Go
DCWV card
Coredinations The Chocolate Box cardstock: Amaretto
Neenah Astroparche cardstock: Natural
Recollections cardstock – maroon
Copic Marker – R89
Pigma Micron pen – red
Papertrey Ink button – Canyon Clay
Faber-Castell Gelato – red
Misc. balsa wood doo-dads (they were on long sticks and I cut them off), twine, and adhesives.

This card will be playing along with the following hops and challenges. You can click on the highlighted links to find out more info. on each of them:

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2015/09/2015-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/
Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party – Color Combo: http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/search/label/Linky%20Party
Unruly PaperArts September challenge – Coffee & Cream: http://www.unrulypaperarts.com/2015/09/september-2015-reader-art-quest-coffee.html
Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Tim Holtz, which you can find here: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/stamptember-exclusive-tim-holtz/ On the Go embossing folder
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – No designer patterened paper

Hopefully I will have my blog candy together by the next post – stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, leaving those encouraging comments and for following my blog if you like what you see – you’re all very much appreciated!

-D.Ann

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