Coffee Card Using Tim Holtz Set With Distress Inks

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A month ago I picked up this great Tim Holtz coffee set at Michaels, it included coordinating stamps, dies and the On The Go embossing folder.  

I went back last week after taking a class in distress inks, to use a 50% off coupon and picked up a Distress Ink Kit that had neutral colour mini distress ink pads in it.   Using one of the tags from the kit, I followed the instructions for blending then decided to use the coffee stamp & die set to make a card.

I stamped the coffee cup onto the tag, then I stamped it again on a scrap of cardstock and used Distress Inks to shade the cup,  then I stamped a third time for the coffee sleeve and used more distress inks for slightly different colours.   I used the included coffee cup and sleeve dies to cut out the stamped images then used foam tape to layer them over the original stamped image.    

The tag was really long so I cut an inch off the bottom then stamped the sentiment from the Tim Holtz set on the scrap piece and cut it out with the coordinating die.   I topped the tag with some twine from my stash and frayed the top.

I embossed my  Early Espresso card base with the On The Go embossing folder then used some Walnut Stain Distress Ink on the cups closest to the outside edges.  

I used my CTMH Shimmer Brush on the Coffee Sleeve to add a little bit of shimmer to the logo area.

Distress Inks Used:

Walnut Stain

Vintage Photo

Antique Linen

Faded Jeans

Tumbled Glass

Shaded Lilac

Hickory Smoke

SSC104 Treats of Friendship Coffee Stain Card

I just can't get enough of the CTMH Treats of Friendship Stamp Set.

I've had an idea "brewing" in the back of my mind for a while now and when I came across this challenge over at Sunday Stamps I knew it was the right design for my Coffee Stain Card.

I had already done up a bunch of the background papers last month using Rubbing Alcohol & CTMH Desert Sand Re-inkers.  It was really easy to do but a little messy but I managed to contain it by putting my cardstock in the bottom of one of my empty CTMH order boxes then do my stamping and paint brush splatters.

I used Kraft Cardstock as my base.  Then I inked the edges of my background piece with Desert Sand Ink.  I added a strip of Bronze Shimmer Trim with a piece of Glacier Extra-Thick Twine above it with a knot of Twine to the right. 

I stamped two of the coffee cup image and fussy cut the lid and label off of the White Daisy piece after colouring with ShinHan Clay & Mahogany Markers and glued it onto a piece of Jackson patterned paper.   The donut was stamped on Kraft cardstock and Blossom patterned paper.  I coloured the sprinkles and added glitter to the Blossom piece then attached it the Kraft donut.   The sentiment also comes from the Treats of Friendship Stamp Set and I stamped it in Black Ink onto a piece of Colonial White Cardstock that I had sponged with Desert Sand Ink around the edges. 

Close To My Heart Products Used:

CTMH Treats of Friendship Stamp Set

CTMH Kraft Cardstock

CTMH Colonial White Cardstock

CTMH Jackson Patterned Paper

CTMH Blossom Patterned Paper (currently on backorder)

CTMH Black Exclusive Ink

CTMH Desert Sand ReInker

ShinHan Clay Marker

ShinHan Mahogany Marker

ShinHan Cerulean Light Blue Marker

ShinHan Tender Pink Marker

CTMH Bronze Shimmer Trim

CTMH Glacier Extra-Thick Twine

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