Being in an artsy-fartsy mood lately and having a need for some thank you cards, I spent the afternoon in my studio creating some coffee-themed cards. I really didn't have a design in mind when I started, but one came together quickly once I got several sheets of plain and patterned scrapbooking paper pulled from my stash.
Several years before there was even a daydream of a vintage trailer, I was making an altered book with a coffee theme. Because of that, I had all the right colors of paper, lots of rubber stamps, and even a bunch of stamps I designed and carved myself.
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| PUNCHED PAPER, MESSAGES & ACCENT STRIPS READY |
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| ACCENT STRIPS AND ENVELOPES READY |
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| FOUR NEAT RUBBER COFFEE STAMPS |
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| ANOTHER TRIO OF RUBBER STAMPS |
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| COFFEE-THEMED STAMPS IN MY COLLECTION |
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| 2002 STAMPIN' UP SET |
Rubber stamps can be pricy, so I decided at some point to make my own and it wasn't as difficult as you might imagine. I made a dozen or so and they turned out quite well I think.
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| THREE COFFEE CUP DESIGNS |
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| COFFEE AND TWO MUGS |
After about an hour of stamping messages, punching out shapes, cutting paper stock, and taping everything together, I now have a supply of thank you notes ready to pop in the mail!
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| FOUR NICE NOTE CARDS |
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| FOUR MORE IN MY SUPPLY |
Thanks a latte for dropping by again today to share a bit of my Java Journey and remember . . .
"Camping and Coffee . . . Life Is Good!"
