A Cup of Caffeinated Cheer

No matter what time of year it may be, I'm always up for a Christmas card that includes a coffee or caffeinated element.  That's why I always LOVE the challenges over at the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge where I'm Guest Designing this month.  This card I'm sharing is one of those extreme "Frankenstein cards" that was literally put together with a little of this and a little of that, and some extra things tucked in here and there.  It's all very random, indeed.  But that's the FUN of making art...it can be a hot mess sometimes, and that's alright.  The way I look at it, if it includes Christmas and coffee, it's a win.  This isn't my finest artwork by any means, but with all the travelling I'm doing lately, I'm truly just grateful to have it posted.

This card started with black cardstock layered with red cardstock layered with a kraft cardstock that I cut using the XOXO Pierced Plate Die from Pretty Pink Posh.  Much of this darling background got covered with all the things I added.  First, I grabbed (super stash item) an October Afternoon (Naughty or Nice) journalling card.  I stamped an image from the Tim Holtz Brewed Blueprint Stamp Set onto that card.  Part of that stamped image rolled over onto other pieces including a Tim Holtz Christmas card (wishes).  I added the #coffee stamped image and die-cut (yummy) from Paper Sweeties, some Tim Holtz Christmas Ephemera, and some vintage sheet music.

I kept cutting up small pieces of the Tim Holtz Christmas Ephemera and adding them here and there.  Like I said, a lot of random pieces went into my "Frankenstein" card.  Or at least that's what I call a card that has bits of this and that...not all necessarily from one company.  Once I'd pulled out a Christmas bin, I just kept adding all sorts of things.  The tiny coffee cups were stamped onto even more of the Tim Holtz Christmas Ephemera using a stamp set from (long-since retired) V's Sweet Ideas.  Have I covered it all yet?  lol

Thanks so much for your visit here today.  We all hope that you'll come by and share your caffeinated Christmas cards over at this month's Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge.  There's lots of great inspiration from Amy and her talented Design Team, a fun prize, and of course...coffee.  I hope to see you there.  Happy crafting, everyone.

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Blessings,

Karen