Happy Thursday!
Only those who know me best know that I love coffee. I’ve been known to indulge in a mocha latte or two, or three! So, I decided to celebrate my love of a good cup of coffee in today’s post.
Yesterday was another nice day, so I spent a little time outside sketching prospective projects for blog posts. This card was the first one I sketched. I don’t think it would be horrible to share my sketch with you. Keep in mind that my pencil moved really fast, so it’s not very neat. I hope you can see it. Don’t you just love my coffee cups?
I stayed with the Warm Hugs stamp set and the overall design, but switched to Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP rather than Heartwarming Hugs DSP changing my color palette completely. The sentiment stayed the same, but I stamped three coffee cups on the card, not five. Also, I was only going to have steam coming from one coffee cup, not all. I think I was thinking that the steam in the center cup might give this card a very unique design element. I’m not sure what I was thinking, but I like the three cups, all with steam!
I know we have our personal way of creating. Most of the time, I look at a piece of patterned paper, a sketch (not my own), a particular stamp set or die, or a color combination and know what I want to do with it. There are those times though, when the catalog inspires me or a Pinterest post or another blog post. Today, I was inspired by my own pencil and graph paper sketch which I CASED from the Warm Hugs Bundle.
So, wherever you find your inspiration, keep creating beautiful projects.
The only limitation is your imagination!
I love the warmth of the colors in this paper – BRILLIANT to pair it with these coffee mugs! This is such a sweet card. I do the same with sketches – I often jot them on scrap paper before anything is cut or assembled.
Thank you, Brian. I love the colors in the paper, too. They are warm and inviting. Penciling the sketches does work. Always grateful for your comments.
You have made some gorgeous cards using this bundle! I think it’s time to order my own set. I really like how versatile it is.
Hey Barb…thank you so much… and you are one of those who know how much I like my coffee! This set caught my eye as soon as I saw it. It’s not just holiday. I think you’ll enjoy owning it.
Cute play on words–I enjoy the many little cups of coffee on this card, reminds me I need a refill.