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Monday, February 1, 2010

A Great Cup of Coffee

Bev (beestamper) from my Doubledog Dare Challenge (DDC) group challenged us to make a non-challenge card.  I never was very good at math but wouldn't this challenge make this a challenge card thereby cancelling the non-challenge?  LOL!  I'm just pickin' on ya, Bev! 


Anywhooo, I've been anxious to ink up my coffee-themed stamps by Rubbernecker. Isn't that coffee bean background stamp a cool idea for us coffee lovers? I used the polished stone technique on the background and then stamped the coffee beans over that. I used Copic markers to color my coffee pot and mug.



I like to finish off the inside of my cards as much as possible.  For this one, I kept it simple.  I black embossed the coffee pot inchie and also tag punched the corners to coordinate with the outside of the card.

If you'd like to play along with us, just be sure to use keyword DDC when uploading to Splitcoaststampers!

12 comments:

Stef H said...

oh this is wonderful. i would not think to use blue for a coffee card, but, girl, this is gorgeous!

hugs :)

Traci M said...

Charlene, those coffee beans are cool beans...love the background and fun color scheme! The inchie inside is adorable!

Sabrina said...

Oh goodness - we used to have a coffee pot just like that, only red. Come to think of it, maybe we still do! I love the look of the coffee bean background. If I weren't saving for a fast camera lens I'd be off faster than you could grind the beans for a cup of coffee to check it out. The colours and angles make this a good guy card, too.

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

Wonderful colors and image....and I don't think you cancelled yourself out!!!

Cheryl said...

Love it Charlene, what a fun card! The colors are great...neat coffee bean papers! And I absolutely love the images and that sentiment...perfect!

Julia Aston said...

I was thinking that same exact thing Charlene - that once you took it on as a challenge it couldn't be not for a challenge - but then I got lost -------

Love this coffee card - great colors and DP!!

the 2nd half of the challenge was to send it annonymously to someone in the mail... did you miss that part?!?!? LOL!@!!!

Joan Ervin said...

Boy, am I behind with my DDC challenges....it doesn't pay to take off for a week or so unless ya have someone to make cards while you are gone...I need an assistant!!!! You sure did a fabo job on this wonderful non-challenge challenge card!!!!! I love the colors, stamps, layout, inside....love it all, gf!!! Hope you had a great birthday, Charlene...I finally got your card in the mail...just don't look at the envie!! I had to make one cause I was out of the square ones. Hope you can figure out how to get it open...LOL!!!

Unknown said...

Hmmmmm...that non-challenge card challenge kinda sounds like the double negative I teach my kids about in Language Arts class. Fun card, though...makes me want to go have a cuppa!!!

Silke Ledlow said...

Beautiful card - Charlene!!! The BG stamp is really cool...for a second I thought it was DP!!! Hugs ~S~

Lorraine said...

Hmmm, that polished stone background is awesome. Gonna file that one away!

Joanne (jojot) said...

Char Char.....I is luvin' wats ye be doin' wit dis tee n' coffe set.....an' doin' it awl wile prepearin' fer a beeeg trip..I M N Awe

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Awesome Bert!! LOVE the polished stone bg with those beans!! And the colors with those images are fabulous!