Coffee, Tea or Me at Twofers

Our latest challenge at Twofers has just gone live and this fortnight it is Coffee, Tea or Me.

Now, despite being a tea lover, I have practically no tea or coffee themed craft stash, and only one stamp even remotely suitable, this Crafty Individuals stamp of a bird balanced precariously on a pile of vintage tea cups. I had a good old rummage through my stash and found a piece of teapot  backing paper and these printed teacup images - also from Crafty Individuals - but how to pull it all together?

Then I remembered the conversations my parents used to have on family days out.

Dad: "Shall we stop for a tea or coffee?"
Mum: "Whatever."
Dad: "Would you like to stop now or later?"
Mum: "Whenever"

It was the same every time we went out, and has become permanently associated with the question "Tea or coffee?" in my mind. I had the perfect stickers for it, too, so a bit of collage with the images and a doiley and some lovely crinkle ribbon, and I was good to go.

Do please join in with us at Twofers - Zoe and I are feeling very lonely over there as we get so few entries, and that means few chances to enjoy your lovely work. Any style or technique is welcome as long as your work fits the theme and uses some stamping and no digis. As you can see from my card this time, it doesn't need to be ALL stamping!

I'm sharing this with

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June    

Sparkling Scottie

If you're thinking "I can't keep up with all these posts!" relax, I've had a lovely time crafting recently but by the end of next week I'll be back to the normal business of  dashing hither and thither and only posting once a day or so. I am trying to boost my stocks for a charity sale at the moment, which is a great motivator!

Anyway, here is my third (and final) post for today - a Christmas card made with an X-cut die set. The name of the set isn't given anywhere on the pack, I'm afraid, and it was one they sent me to apologise for a set I bought being faulty, so I don't know what it is called, but it doesn't appear to be designed as a particularly Christmassy design. However I thought with the addition of a wreath on the door (two circle dies cut together and a few gems) and a scatter of frosty glitter, it would be perfect for the occasion. 

The little scotty dog must have been out rolling in the snow as he seems to have picked up some of the sparkle, even though I didn't put any glue on him.

I am sharing this with

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday 
Winter Wonderland - Add Some Sparkle
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

On yer bike

A very quick and CAS card today - with a suitable sentiment it would be ideal for a last minute fathers day card. Just some washi tape, a die-cut bicycle and a stamped sentiment, all on kraft card. Simple, masculine and my card for this week's CAS-ology where the theme is Masculine.

Aloha!

If you saw the pile of goodies I've bought this week in one of my posts yesterday, you may have spotted  that among them were the new releases from Uniko Studios along with the hummingbird set that is a previous release that the new sets are designed to work with. I just couldn't wait to get them inky!

I got the graduated colour effect on the hummingbird by randomly dabbing it onto a Kaleidacolor pad - yes, I did have to clean the pad afterwards, but I think it was worth it!

I am sharing this with Addicted to CAS where the code word this time is ALOHA

Vrooooooom!

The latest challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is  V is for Vroom! - in other words, anything involving a motorised vehicle with two or more wheels (and, of course, a certain amount of snark).

I've used a pre-printed image of a crazy motorcycle stunt being performed, the image is from a Kanban sheet, and teamed it with silver card, embossed with a docrafts texture folder, a wonderful sentiment stamped with a Rubber Dance stamp and a couple of acrylic pennants (you can't see it on the photo but the black one has a textured finish to match the embossing) from an NBUS pack that I accidentally bought when I dashed into a shop to get out of a heavy rainstorm. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it....

I'm also popping back in to Naughty or Nice challenges for another entry into the Man Up challenge since this man is quite literally up!

And talking of accidental shopping, well, I keep telling myself I don't really buy craft stuff any more, apart from basic consumables like card and adhesives, because I already have so much. Then I stopped and thought about what I've bought so far this week......

Ooops! And I've just remembered that doesn't include the rather lovely paper stack I bought at the weekend......

SnapCat

No, not SnapChat, that's one aspect of social media that I've not dabbled in (yet). A snap as in a Polaroid snap - of a cat.

This card was actually inspired by the ribbon, that was part of a goody bag I won. Isn't it gorgeous? Shiny silver paw prints on a turquoise-blue background. So my "photo" is of the cat that must have left those pawprints, I had intended to make the whole Polaroid as a single layer, colouring in the blue background, but I thought this scribble-style cat could end up looking messy if I tried to colour around it, so I stamped and embossed it onto some card that matches the ribbon instead.

The backing paper is a downloaded Coosty Creations design. The cat stamp is a very old UM, I can't remember where it came from, and the sentiment is a Studio G stamp.

I am sharing this with

Shopping Our Stash - Let me Take a Selfie
Show Us Your Pussies - Furrything Goes

England v Wales

This afternoon I believe the English and Welsh football teams are playing each other in Euro 2016. Neither of us follows football, but I reckon it's a pretty safe bet that, unless the result is a draw, the winner will be a British team! And that gives me a great excuse to play with my new Union Jack style ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

I've combined it with appropriately coloured butterflies, die cut using a Spellbinders die (can't recall the name of the set but there is a butterfly and a heart, each with matching corner/confetti dies.

I am sharing this with

CAS on Sunday - Butterflies 
Dies R Us - Butterflies
The Paper Players - Red, White and Blue