This week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge gave me exactly what I was looking for – a sketch to inspire me to make a quick-and-simple card. The sketch was the perfect inspiration, but I started a simple idea and then added a little and a little more until the card (still simple) took a little more time than I had expected. I guess I was just having so much fun that I let the time fly by. Here’s my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge:
And here’s the banner for Karren’s challenge that inspired my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Press On. Coffee-themed stamp sets and papers are always so popular. Coffee lovers really, really love their coffee (guilty as charged!), but these sets are really great for anyone who knows someone else who loves coffee. Gift cards, sweet tags or handmade cards can be personalized so wonderfully with sets like Press On, new in Stampin’ Up!’s August-December 2020 Mini Catalog. Here’s a look at this wonderful set:
Today is only the send project I’ve shared with this set. Here’s a look at the first (You can click on the image below to read the original post for this project): 
- Cinnamon Cider. While Cinnamon Cider would definitely be the perfect color for a card with a warm cup of cinnamon cider (go figure!), I think it also works wonderfully with a coffee theme. Cinnamon Cider paper and ink come together with white and black to make a beautiful card, but it’s Cinnamon Cider that’s the real star here.
The two panels of patterned paper that are featured on the focal panel of my card are pulled from the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Papers. You might not immediately think to look for brown pages in this floral pack of papers, but they are there – and they are wonderful. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Papers:
- Steamy! Every cup of coffee needs a little steam. It’s the heat that makes us wrap our hands around the coup and hold it close to our hearts. As this set does not come with dies, I knew I wouldn’t have anything to build that steam. Alas! I had the perfect thing! Here’s a look at my steaming cup of coffee:Β
The “steam” came from one of the dies in the Christmas Cardinal Dies. 
While the designs are created to cut into the paper, leaving a swirly accent in the paper, I cropped the curly-q from a piece of thick Whisper White. Before I cut it out, I attached a piece of Adhesive sheet to the back of the paper – that made it so easy for me to attach the intricate designs to the front of my card. Yay!
Stamp Sets: Press OnΒ Papers: Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Cinnamon Cider, Thick Whisper WhiteΒ Inks: Cinnamon Cider, Memento Tuxedo BlackΒ Accessories: Christmas Cardinal Dies, Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over toΒ the Freshly Made Sketches site and toΒ the Global Design Project site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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Good morning, Brian!
Iβm always drawn to coffee cards … love the Cinnamon Cider … and genius using the swirls from the Christmas Cardinals Dies!
Thank you ? and have a great start to your week!
Thank you so much, Suzie! I was looking for just “one more wow” and that steam gave me what I needed. π SO glad you like it. β₯
I agree with Suzie ! Very creative in using the swirls from the Cardinal set !
I like this card in it`s modern look ,but very appropriate for lots of people .
Cinnamon is a perfect color choice !
Thank you so much, my friend! It’s always wonderful to hear from you – hope you are doing well. β₯
Cinnamon Cider and those retro images couldn’t be a better, creative blend.
Thank you so much, Mary! β₯
Fantastic card my friend. Cinnamon Cider just completes the look.
I think Cinnamon Cider IS the look. π Thanks so much, my friend! β₯
It is cool how much Cinnamon Cider looks like kraft paper here. Awesome card!
I agree! It’s such a warm color, and it DOES look like kraft. π Thanks!
Ah! Cinnamon Cider, my favorite of the new colors. I’m not a coffee drinker but I do love my hot chocolate. I really like the way you used the striped DSP in a slanted direction on the cup holder. I wasn’t sure what to call the band they put on hot take out cups so you don’t burn your hand so I went with cup holder. What would be the correct name for that? Anyway, love the card today and needless to say, I LOVE the colors. LOL
Thanks so much, Grace! The coffee sleeve was fun to make – usually the coffee cup has a design on it, and the sleeve is plain. I went the opposite way with this one. So glad you like it – it’s always wonderful to hear from you. β₯
Beautiful…..i love cinnamon cider! And the steam is perfect! Great card!
Thank you so much, Linda! I appreciate that so much! β₯
Love this card, but especially those sneaky, little beans that dance across the bottom of the page. And yes, kudos for that steam
Those pesky, little beans were a fun, last minute addition. So glad you noticed them! Thanks, Cindie! β₯
Brian, I love how you cut the striped paper on a diagonal, very clever!
Such a great card, thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Dawn! I had a scrap of the paper left and thought, “why not?!” So glad you like it. β₯
Brian I love Cinnamon Cider, and totally agree with the others who enjoyed how you used the striped paper in both directions. I can see the fun you were having, adding more to the sketch, great job!
Thank you so much, Katrina! I really had fun with that striped paper – glad it shows. π
Brilliant use of the swirly die!!!
Thanks so much, Sheryl! I appreciate your comments! β₯
I’m glad the sketch inspired you! You have created a gorgeous card that is still beautifully clean but still detailed. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Thank you so much, Karren, for the inspiration. I always love your artwork – thank you for all you do to share with us. β₯
This is awesome Brian! I love the card you’ve created with the, DSP and fab image. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Narelle! Thank you, too, for selecting my project this week at FMS. I appreciate it! β₯
Wow Brian, what a great card. I was scrolling through Mary Fish’s email “Weekly WOW! Picks from my Stampinβ Pretty Pals!” and your card caught my eye…well actually it was the “steam” off the coffee. What a beautiful, simple card. I really love your work!
Thank you so much, Laura! I’m so grateful to be spotlighted by Mary and am thankful for your comments. I’m happy you like the card – it was a fun card to make. π