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All I Need Is...

Last year, I purchased a few fall items that I wanted to use together to create a birthday card.  I did not have a plan going into the creation of this card.  I created different elements and then decided how they would best fit together.  I started out by cutting a 4.25” x by 5.5” piece of red foil cardstock and embossed it using the Doily 3-D Textured Impressions embossing folder by Sizzix.  The red foil cardstock embossed beautifully.  
I mounted this panel to a kraft card base using double-sided adhesive.  I used the same red foil cardstock to cut a coffee cup and handle using the Spellbinders Cup and Beans die set.   I also used dark brown cardstock to cut several coffee beans from the same die set. I wanted the coffee to be a cappuccino, but the die set does not have a foam die.  I found a foam image using Cricut Design Space and cut it with my Cricut machine.  I colored the foam using alcohol markers.  I used a blue watercolor background from my stash and used foam tape to glue the background to the red foil embossed panel.  I glued a pile of die-cut coffee beans at the bottom of the card panel and glued the coffee cup and foam slightly above the pile of coffee beans.
I stamped an image from the Simon Says Stamp Fall Frenchies stamp set and colored the image using alcohol markers.  The stamped image was popped up with foam tape so that it appeared as though the dog was sitting on top of the pile of coffee beans and leaning against the coffee cup.


On the inside of the card, I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set that says, "All I need is a pumpkin spice latte, a cozy sweater, and my dog."  

I had a great time playing with some of my new products and challenging myself to use them in a creative way.  The recipient of this card loved the combination of the stamped image along with the coffee cup and coffee beans die cuts.  Her only complaint was that I covered up too much of the foil embossed card panel. 😜

All I Need Is...
Supplies:
  • Recollections Cardstock - Kraft, Off White, White, Dark Brown, Red Foil Cardstock Paper
  • Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock
  • White Gesso
  • Blue Watercolor
  • Sizzix Doily 3-D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
  • Spellbinders Cup and Beans Die Set
  • Momento Jet Black Ink
  • Simon Says Stamp Fall Frenchies Stamp Set 
  • Brother Scan-N-Cut
  • Alcohol Markers Copic and Spectrum Noir
    • Dog (E39, E73, E35, E34, E11)
    • Sweater and Scarf (TB9, TB4, PL5, PL3, YG 17, YG13)
    • Coffee Foam (E11, E00, Blender)
  • ½” Double-Sided Adhesive
  • Foam Tape
  • Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue
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