Coffee Lovers Blog Hop + Polka Dot Orchard Fall Blessings Card

Welcome to the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! This is a HUGE Hop that runs through Nov. 8, 2019 and is a week dedicated to Coffee, Tea, Cider, and Cocoa Loving Papercrafters! And Polka Dot Orchard is a proud Super Sponsor with over 80 crafty prizes to be won from many of your favorite craft companies or some new ones too! SO much amazing caffeinated inspiration!!! And you can play along too...details ==> "here" or click the coffee picture below!

For my caffeinated project today I chose this amazing digital stamp set
"A Grateful Heart" by Polka Dot Orchard
It's a wonderful set for many occasions, with different sentiments, but this one is especially great for Thanksgiving! Don't you think?

How I made this Fall Card: I started with two pieces of 8.5x11" orange cardstock, folded in half, and trimmed down to 6.5x5" for the card base. Cut the second piece in half and trimmed down to fit card base exactly, but for embossing. Sorry I'm into odd sized cards lately. The A2's seem too small and 5x7" seem to large. So, I'm somewhere in the middle. For the second orange piece, and using a die cutting machine, place inside an embossing folder, to get this amazing tree impression texture that won't show though to the inside, because of this extra step, but you will eventually adhere it to the front of the card base, but not yet...just set aside for a moment. Next I printed the image on X-Press It white cardstock, layered a sentiment inside, and printed on an HP Laserjet printer. Using the die cutting machine again, cut out image with a stitched die. This time I water colored lightly, with very little water, as to not warp my paper, and dipped my water brush directly into the distress ink colors to achieve this look. And used a blending brush to add color around the edges. Then adhered the image to a brown piece of cardstock for matting and adhered to the orange embossed panel. And adhered the whole panel to the card base as our front piece. I am mad for plaids...so I had to add some to this Fall card. So I cut a strip of this plaid patterned paper 1x5" and cut down one side with a border punch and adhered to card. Added some twine and adhered the whole image panel to the card base. Then added a touch of bling to the pumpkins and berries to make them sparkle, of course, and this Fall beauty is complete and pretty flat for mailing too!

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I'm honored and excited to be one of the ​*NEW* Design Team Members for Polka Dot Orchard too! Check out our current "caffeinated" SALE....​

​The entire Polka Dot Orchard caffeine related digi stamp sets are 10% off with Coupon Code: coffee10Tea
at checkout for the
​Coffee Lovers Hop!
Shop ==> "here"

​through Nov. 8, 2019
 



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I hope I've inspired you to try digital stamps, mix and match colors, patterns, and textures and see what you can create.
The possibilities are endless!
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If you love coffee, tea, cider, cocoa and papercrafting, then you should join this super awesome group of 
Coffee Loving Papercrafters on facebook too! 
Where all the caffeine enabling begins, loads of inspiration, special sponsor first sale alerts, giveaways and more! 

Thanks for stopping by & have a Happy Thanksgiving!
And be sure to follow us all week long on our social media channels for more caffeinated fun!!! 
​~Kim & family

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​Supplies {affils}: 
​Polka Dot Orchard Digital Stamps: A Grateful Heart; Papertrey Ink 110lb orange Cardstock; White X-Press It white cardstock;  AC Textured Brown Cardstock and twine; Echo Park-I Love Family: plaid patterned paper; 1Canoe2 water color pencils; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Die; SU-Woodland Textures Embossing Folder; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink: Broken China; Ranger Distress Inks: Hickory Smoke, Peeled Paint, and Carved Pumpkin; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Brushes; EK Success Fleur de Lis Border Punch; Wink of Stella-clear; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

Challenges:
LTCCB #40 - November Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November 2019 challenge
Double Trouble Challenge #42 - You Have Us In Stitches-(stitched dies, coffee cups, & entered CLC Blog Hop)
PCC357: Tic Tac Toe Fall Challenge (Fall, Rustic colors/patterns, Natural element-twine)
The Paper Girls Challenge #187 - Mixed Up Manufacturers (Polka Dot Orchard-stamps, Echo Park-paper, and Ranger Ink-inks)
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving
Paper Issues Challenge
Brown Sugar Challenge #295 - November 2019