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Alumni Blog Hop: Coffee Talk Birthday Card Folio

This hop is now closed. The winner is Joy McCoy. Thanks for hopping!

Heartfelt Creations September Alumni Hop: Coffee Talk Birthday Card Folio

Hello, Friends! Coffee, anyone? I’m ready for you with this freshly brewed Coffee Talk Birthday Card Folio. It‘s time for the Heartfelt Creations September Alumni Hop! You should be arriving here from Vicki’s beautiful blog.

Don’t you just love the browns, creams, blues and tans in the Coffee Talk collection? I had so much fun putting this 6.25″ square top fold card folio together!

Coffee Talk Birthday Card Folio Tips and Tricks

Here are some tips and tricks you can use in making this Coffee Talk Birthday Card Folio:

Stamp the coffee mug image onto light colored patterned paper from the Coffee Talk Paper Collection. . This saves loads of time, as there is no need to color the image! Let the Coffee Talk paper collection do all the heavy lifting for you. I used ColorBox Decades Bon Voyage Blue Ink to stamp, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
Add inky details with Sponge Daubers. This is another great time saver! I sponged Broken China and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide inks to add some shading to my coffee mug.
Cut out the coffee mug with the matching coffee mug die. Quick and easy!
Finally, layer up your background paper with a strip of striped paper and some die cut borders.
Mat the coffee cup on a white doily, then elevate with foam tabs or waste cardboard.

Coffee Talk Card Folio: Let’s Talk Flowers!

Flowers add that special finishing touch to this birthday card. Here’s how I made my flowers.

Stamp two sets of Botanical Rose on light colored patterned paper from the Coffee Talk Collection. I stamped with the same Decades Bon Voyage Blue Ink.
Add Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide Ink to the centers of each petal layer. Use Sponge Daubers to make quick work of this process.
Now, Sponge the edges of the petals with Broken China Distress Oxide Ink, again using sponge daubers.
Next, cut out the flowers with the matching die from the Botanical Wings Die Set.
Spritz the flowers lightly with water, and again with Mountain Mist Glimmer Spray from Tattered Angels.
Now, shape the flowers using the two largest balls in the Flower Shaping Tool Kit.
You can either gently heat dry the flowers, or let them air dry.
When the flower layers are dried, assemble with a glue gun.
Next, fill the flower centers with Art institute Dries Clear Glue and Expresso-yourself Prills.
Stamp the leaves onto the same patterned paper using Frayed Burlap Ink. Die cut, and sponge with Peeled Paint and Frayed Burlap inks. Shape.
Finally arrange the flowers on the card front.
Add a bow and button and the cut out birthday greeting.
Die cut the oval tag using the Luggage and Tag Die. Tie to the mug handle with burlap string.

Coffee Talk Birthday Card Folio: A peek inside!

Adding a pocket to the inside of this card folio turns it into a gift!

Just look at all the birthday goodies that are tucked inside!

Use scraps to create a fun little photo album/gift card wallet.

Decorate it with 3×4 panels from the cut apart page.

On With the Hop!

From here, you should hop on over and see what paper pretties Amaryllis has in store for you. You can find the complete blog hop order below:

Vicki ♥ Kathy (you are HERE) ♥ Amaryllis ♥ Archana ♥ Martine ♥ Gloria ♥ Alissa ♥ Deneen ♥

Sarah ♥

Be sure to visit all the blogs in the hop and leave a lovely comment as a lucky winner of a $25 Heartfelt Creations Gift Card will be randomly selected from one of the blogs! The winner will be announced on the HC Blog and Facebook page on Wednesday, October 4th.

The Hop starts 8am EDT on Friday September 29th and closes Monday 2nd Oct at 11.59pm EDT.

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

How Ya Bean? Coffee Talk Card Tutorial

The winner of this blog hop was chosen from my blog. Carla Hundley, Congrats on your win. Please contact Heartfelt Creations to claim your prize!

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop: How Ya Bean? Coffee Talk Card Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the December 2016 Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop! I hope you are all enjoying the Christmas holidays with your families and friends! If you have any last minute cards or gifts to make, this How Ya Bean? Coffee Talk Card tutorial might come in handy!

I just love the Coffee Talk Collection! It’s playful and whimsical and lots of fun to play with. Here’s how I created this 5×7 top fold card.

How ya Bean? Coffee Talk Card Tutorial

NOTE: I ink all my cut edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Create a 5×7 top fold card base from light blue cardstock.
Cut a 4 7/8″ x 6 7/8″ panel of the brown text paper from Coffee Talk paper collection.
Mat a 3.5″ x 5.75″ panel of coffee bean paper to light blue cardstock. Mat a second time on navy cardstock
Repeat this process using the decorative panel from the paper collection.
Glue onto card base as seen in photo.
Cut a 5″ x 2″ strip of designer paper from dark blue pattern and mat onto light blue cardstock.
Create a belly band by die cutting 2 looped borders (HC Border Essentials Die) from Navy Cardstock. Glue onto the back side of the prepared belly band. Glue in place in the center of the card.
Die cut the sentiment circle from the pre-made card fronts. Glue onto a Spellbinder’s Lacy Circle Die.
Use foam dimensionals to add the circle sentiment to the card, as seen above.
Stamp Sun-Kissed Fleur onto light beige patterned designer paper. Heat emboss with clear powder and die cut with Sun-Kissed Fleur Die.
Sponge Weathered Wood Distress Ink onto petals.
Shape with Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit using large ball stylus.
Glue layers together. Add gumdrops to center of each flower.
Spray with Mountain Mist Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.
Glue in place as seen in photo.
Tie a double loop bow with Blue Mixed Confetti Dots Grosgrain Ribbon. Place a dot of hot glue under the flower petals and use the tip of your scissors to push the knot in place.
Add Ivory Burlap String Bow.
Tie a triple loop bow with Blue Topaz Taffeta Ribbon. Glue in place. Add button.
Fussy Cut coffee cup from paper collection. Attach with foam dot. Add one small flower.

Checking out the details

Sun-Kissed Fleur look amazing with these fabulous ribbons!

I chose to add a pocket inside my card. Because, let’s face it…who doesn’t love a pocket card filled up with fun goodies?

The top half has been decorated with a cut out border, a card front, and a cute little sentiment tag.

The pocket inserts are cut from the paper collection and then mounted on kraft cardstock.

For extra fun, I wrote out the recipe for my favorite Sour Cream Coffee Cake. And what goes with coffee and coffee cake? Dark chocolate, of course!

December Alumni Hop Details…please read…new information below

The next blog on this hop is Emelia.

In case you get lost along the way, here’s a complete list of all the blogs in this hop:

Kathy (You are HERE) ♥ Emelia ♥ Gloria ♥ Vicki ♥ Sarah ♥ Alissa ♥ Archana

Be sure to visit all the blogs on the hop, and leave a sweet comment behind. A random comment on a mystery blog will be chosen to receive a $25 gift card to Heartfelt Creations.

In order to better serve you, Heartfelt Creations has decided to move the Alumni Hop date to the last FRIDAY of each month. The hop will run from 8AM EST Friday until 11:59PM EST Monday.

The winner will be announced on the Heartfelt Creations BLOG and Heartfelt Creations Facebook Page in the regular Heartfelt Creations Wednesday Blog post.

If you are the chosen winner, you will have 72 hours to claim your prize by sending an e-mail to info@heartfeltcreations.us. Add Winner of the December Alumni Hop to the subject line.

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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August HC Alumni Hop Winner

We Have a Winner for the August HC Alumni Hop!

Hello Friends!

I hope you’re all enjoying a fabulous Labor Day/Bank Holiday weekend. We’ve had loads of rain, but then we needed rain so it’s all good. Now, down to business! We have a winner for the August Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop.

Teresa Godines was randomly selected from Oksana’s blog!

Congratulations, Teresa! You have won a $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations! Please claim your prize right away by e-mailing Emma Lou @ EmmaLou@heartfeltcreations.us with “Winner of August Alumni Hop” in subject line

A million thanks to all of you that left such lovely comments on my blog during this hop. You really made my day!