TEN-MINUTE TUESDAY - Card Chicks

 Good morning, crafty friends!

It's Card Chicks Tuesday. Our October kit came from Sue Brandon. In lieu of stamped images she sent us a sketch and the kit then turned us loose on our own creativity.

I knew as soon as I saw the kit I wanted to use Merry Cafe (retired SU). Here's the card I came up with:

In the video below you'll see me put the little pumpkin down next to the big one. After I'd gone to bed last night I thought it would work best on the cup so I moved it before taking the photo. 

Goodness, tomorrow is WOYWW. We are creeping closer to having been together for 600 weeks without skipping a beat! That's a long time for a blog hop to last, and it's all due to our fearless leader, Julia and the amazing team of bloggers that can't wait to meet up each week! There's always room for more bloggers to show off their desks. Come join us!  Click HERE then click on Julia's link of how to link up with us.

Here's the video for today:

COLOR CHALLENGE #6 - Updated!

I know today is Mixed Media Monday but since this card had issues last week, I wanted to get it up today. I have my Mixed Media project in progress and ready to photograph so will have that up for you next week. 

Okay... the die cutting machine is working again and I'm able to play with my toys. That is a really good feeling. While I was able to fill the time last week with other projects, I hated that the blogs were on delay - yet again.

I got the idea for Bob's birthday card from THIS video by Barb Stamps. The inspiration card comes at about the 7:42 mark. You'll see I did mine a bit different.

I put the sentiment on the cup on the outside then left the inside mostly blank. I'll be adding a Bass Pro gift card with removable glue dots to the inside. 

The sentiment on the cup as well as the small heart on the lid are stamped in Dapper Denim.

Inside, I stamped the sentiment in Tangerine Tango on Very Vanilla then die-cut with the heart from Sealed With Love. This was NOT a perfect match, but worked in a pinch. I raised the heart up on a mini-pop dot.

DIRECTIONS:

Stamps - Merry Cafe (SU Holiday Catalog)/ Coffee Cafe (SU Annual Catalog)/ Sealed With Love 

Cardstock - Dapper Denim/ Early Espresso/ Very Vanilla

Paper - Painted Autumn (SU Holiday catalog)

Ink - Dapper Denim/ Tangerine Tango

From the Dapper Denim, cut a base 4-1/4 x 11 inches.

Turn the base horizontal long-ways and score at the 2" and 7-1/2" mark

Fold these up to meet one another and crease.

Top outside panel - cut 1-3/4" x 4"

Bottom outside panel - 3-1/4" x 4"

Cup panels -

Dapper Denim - 3-1/2" x 2-1/2"

Early Espresso - 2-1/4" x 3"

Knowing what I wanted to do, this card came together in just a few minutes this  morning. I already have October's picked out. Now to get the card made before the Vagabond decides it needs another vacation. ;-)

Creative Blessings!

COLOR CHALLENGE #6

Apologies for no card yesterday! We had storms roll through then Windows 10 did an upgrade and I couldn't get to my sample. Finally had a computer by 4 p.m. but I have a standing rule of finishing up business for the day so that I can shut down by 5. Unfortunately, that meant catching up on the day job instead of popping in here.  

UPDATE!  There will not be any cards posted until next week. In putting this card together this morning, my Vagabond died... with the plates stuck mid-row. Grrrr. I do not have time to dismantle the machine today as I have a project I MUST get done for my boss.

I promise.. things will be back running to my desired standards soon. Thank you for your patience.

As we were driving back from OK last month I realized I'd failed to post the August challenge! Things were a bit hectic getting the girls ready to go back home. I am sorry I missed posting the challenge. I was just busy soaking up love and hugs to sustain me until we see them next year.

My daughter was born in September and she does love her coffee. Pumpkin Spice Latte is her favorite so I thought this was the perfect color combination to make her birthday card. I'm not going to show you her card though. I'm never sure which of my blogs she visits and I don't want to give anything away. Her birthday is the 26th - same as mine. Now that's a birthday present!

from my Pinterest Board - Color Inspiration

I am utilizing the Coffee Cafe and Merry Cafe sets from Stampin' UP! Merry Cafe is part of our Holiday catalog:

 and coordinates with the Coffee Cafe set in the Annual catalog and the matching framelits dies. 

Bob's birthday is in October. Quick funny story. When I first met Bob, he did not drink coffee. The first morning we actually spoke, I offered him a cup of coffee. He accepted and he's been a coffee drinker ever since... to the point of buying an Espresso machine! LOL Here's the card I made for him:

That's mine.. let's see yours! Just add the link to your blog post (not your blog URL but the url to the actual blog post) and Mr. Linky will add you to the list so we may stop by to check out your creation!

RULES:

There aren't any rules. You may use any company product you like. My only request is if you use a stamp or something special, link to the company so we may add to our stash, too :-D

KEYWORD: KCC6 

And remember to grab the Color Challenge button on my sidebar to link your followers here. I'd love to have them playing along!