A Latte Birthday

Hello everyone,

I'm here with a holiday themed birthday card.  I wanted to play along with the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog hop but just missed it.  

I love patterned paper and I have quite a bit of it for someone who doesn't know how to use it.  LoL!!  I saw this piece and I knew I had to use it because it's so adorable.  

I used the coffee cup from the Coffee Craze stamps and die set and coloured it in with my copics and then die cut it.  When you use the red copics they tend to bleed so I used the white gel pen to clean up the edges of the stamped image.  I then stamped and heat embossed a snowflake onto the cup as I thought it was missing something.  

I then took two sizes of scalloped rectangle dies and cut out a piece of the patterned paper and a smaller piece of white card stock and stamped the sentiment with black ink.  

I adhered the patterned paper to the card base and popped up the sentiment panel with foam tape.  I then added a bit of Wink of Stella to the cup and I thought I'd mix it up and add the cup with a small action wobble.  So it moves!

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon!

Coralynn  :)

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A Latte Holiday Cheer...

Hello!  It is Lisa here today and I am sharing a card I've created with some awesome Mint Owl Studio goodies for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop...

To create this card I stamped my coffee image in the center of a white panel.  Now for my sentiment I used the Coffee Craze Stamp set mixed with the Trim the Tree Stamp Set.  I then used Copic® Markers for the cup and a white gel pen for the dish.  To create a fun bokeh effect I used the circle images from the Trim the Tree Stamp Set and various light inks.  After I diecut the panel I layered it with some Wood Veener (thanks hubby!).

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Happy Birthday

Hello everyone,

I'm here today with a birthday day card.  I think this iced coffee from the Coffee Craze stamp and die set is the one image that I just can't stop using.  You can colour these in so many ways and it's just too much fun.

I started out with a piece of watercolour paper and I die cut it with a stitched background die and with Picked Raspberry and Aged Mahogany distress inks I blended them on the paper in a gradient.  I then took a scalloped rectangle die and cut out the panel.  

I stamped out the iced coffee cup and coloured it in with my copics and the added glossy accents.  I then stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx black ink to the ink blended panel and adhered it to the card base. I took the iced coffee and popped it on of foam tape and added to the card base.  

Thanks so much for stopping by, see you again soon.

Coralynn  :)

If It Was My Birthday...

Good morning everyone! It's Cassie back with another card today! I've got a card using the Coffee Craze stamp set and the brand new Snarky Birthday Sentiments stamp set. When my sister read the sentiment that I used today she said it sounded just like me. So of course I had to use it! Here's a look at the card

The card today was really easy to make. I started with a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I've been reaching for this nonstop lately because it blends my Distress Ink so well. It's nearly fool proof-which is awesome. I put down lines of washi tape to create a masked stripe pattern. Then I took the colors Stained Walnut, Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar and blended the colors onto the cardstock. I spritzed the paper with water to get the splotchy distressed look.

Next I stamped my all time favorite coffee cup stamp onto some more Bristol Smooth cardstock. What I love about this image is that it can be more than just coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker, so I like the versatility there. I used my Distress Inks and a paint brush to color it in. I made it look like one of those cotton candy frappes that you can get from Starbucks so that it would match my color combo. I LOVE those things. Just looking at the card makes me want to go get one! When that was completely dry I heat embossed the "treat yo' self' sentiment onto the cup. It's hard to see because it was embossed with white embossing powder, but in real life it's pretty dang cute.

 

Finally I stamped my sentiment on the bottom, center of the card panel and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. This sentiment just cracks me up! I love this set because I'm such a sarcastic person, and it fits my personality so well. After that was heat set all that was left to do was to pop the drink onto the card using some foam tape.

I hope you enjoyed the card for today! Who else is going to run out and grab their favorite drink now? I'm thinking a caramel apple spice from Starbucks!! Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon with another card!

A Latte Birthday Wishes...

Hello, hello!  Happy middle of the week!  It is Lisa here with you today and I have a card that I've created based on the latest Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Did you know that Mint Owl Studio is one of the Super Sponsors for this hop?!  LOVE it!  Also there is a special code you can use to get 20% off your total purchase right now, just enter COFFEE when checking out!  Now here is the watercolor postcard I've created with the Coffee Craze Stamp set...

When I think of seasonal projects I think of colors and while I don't have a huge selection of Magical Powders I did pull out my blue, orange and green colors that jumped out as fall to me.  The magical powders are fun to work with in various ways and I chose a very artsy and loose technique by simply sprinkling the powders in the general areas that I wanted them to be after my images were embossed. I then spritzed with water and let the "magic" happen!  I love the way you get a mix of colors from each powder by using this technique, but be aware that this technique is not something you have a lot of control over and sometimes things can get a bit messy.  I love the results and think its so fun to watch the colors change and swirl together.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Hello!

We are excited to be hopping with the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop once again!  I made a card using the Coffee Craze set, which now has matching dies!! Make sure to pick up the set or just the dies if you already have the stamps!  We are offering a discount code through Sunday at 11:59 PM for hoppers.  Use code COFFEE for 20% off your entire purchase!

I started with a smooched watercolor Distress Ink background in oranges, reds, and yellows.  I then die cut the leaves from gold foil and added them to the background.

I colored in the coffee mug from the Coffee Craze stamp set and die cut it out with the Coordinating dies.  I then die cut out a banner from the Mini Banner die set and stamped the sentiment from the Banner Sentiments 1 stamp set.  Don't forget about the sale going on because it's the perfect time to stock up on your favorite supplies!

Have a great day!

Tracy

RELEASE DAY BLOG HOP

Hello!

Welcome to our Release Day Blog Hop!  Make sure to hop along with our design team and leave comments on their blogs for your chance to win the entire new release!  All of the details are at the end of this post.  We are also excited about the new coordinating dies for our stamp sets!  All of the new sets will have coordinating dies and we are slowly going to be adding the dies for our older sets.

Trim the Tree

Trim the Tree Die Set

Away In A Manger

Away In A Manger Die Set

Dear Santa

Dear Santa Die Set

Banner Sentiments 2

Christmas Quilt Stencil

Coffee Craze Die Set

Ice Cream, You Scream Die Set

Thoughts and Prayers Die Set

Hop Order:

Mint Owl Studio

Lisa

Larissa

Cassie

Coralynn

Tara

We're also giving away the entire new stamp release!  Want to know how to win?  All you have to do is comment on this blog and each of the blogs on the hop.  The winner will be randomly chosen from one of the blogs, so the more blogs you comment on, the better your chance is to win!  Good luck!

Rainbow Everything!

Hi all! It's Cassie here, and I'm so excited because today I'm playing along with the Mint Owl Studio Instagram challenge! For August the theme is rainbow. How fun is that?! Let's take a look at the card.

Ta-da!! I was feeling really summery with the rainbow theme, so I took it one step further and added ice cream. How doesn't see an ice cream cone and think of summer? This was actually a pretty easy card to make if you don't mind coloring. (And if you're not a fan of coloring you could always paper piece to get the rainbow instead!)

To start I took the images I wanted from the Ice Cream, You Scream stamp set as well as the Coffee Craze set and laid them out how I wanted them spaced on the card. There was minimal masking to be done so I just used a sticky note where it was needed. Once everything was stamped I went to work with my Copics. Obviously I started with my red/pinks and went all the way to purple. I kept any of the browns the same color to give it a bit of a cohesive look. The ice cream cone on the far left has drips on it and I wanted them all to have that so I added them with a Copic multiliner and colored them in. I stamped my sentiment and added Glossy Accents to all of the ice cream-and that was it!

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! It's so fun and easy AND  you could win a little somethin' something'! Check out the rules below for more details and I'll see with another card soon!

Rules:

1. Create a card based on the challenge theme.

2. Upload a photo of it to Instagram.  Tag Mint Owl Studio and add the hashtag #moscardchallenge to your post.

3. Look at the other cards with that hashtag and show some love to your fellow card makers!  Let's make this fun!

There is also a prize with each challenge!  One lucky participant will receive a stamp set of their choice.  The winner is random, so all card making skill levels are welcome.

So Happy Together...

I can't take you loving' nobody but me, for all your life.... come on and tell me you totally aren't singing that song now... hehehe!  It is Lisa here with you today on this amazing Wednesday! I hope your week is going well so far, because I'm hopefully about to bring a little smile your way with today's card...

This card uses lots of fun Mint Owl Studio products including: Happy Moments, Coffee Craze, and Sweet Treats Stamp Sets, the Half Tone Stencil, and Sprinkle Stencil.  Woot woot!  To create this card I started by going over my Sprinkle Stencil with yellow and orange distress inks.  I then die cut the heart out of the middle and set this panel to the side.  Next, I used the Half Tone Stencil on a separate panel and went over this one with fired brick distress ink.  I then lined the two panels together to stamp my sentiment in the center.  After popping the sprinkled panel up with foam adhesive I stamped and colored the coffee cup and donut and fussy cut them out to add in the corner of my heart.

I have to admit I wasn't really sure where I was going with this card when I started out with the first stencil, but after looking at this sentiment and singing the song over and over in my head the rest just sort of fell into place :).

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Welcome to the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

We also have a new release today, so make sure to go check out our shop and blog post about it!  I created two summer coffee cards for today's hop.  This first one I combined our Coffee Craze (which is now BACK IN STOCK!) and Happy Mail stamp sets.  I thought the bright flowers in the background screamed summer!

For the second card, I went with a slightly different colors palette.  I watercolored the background and then placed our Coffee Bean Stencil over the top of it and sprayed it with water.  I love how subtle it is.  I then used the Coffee Craze stamp set for the Iced Coffee and sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

Tracy

Sweet Birthday

Hello!

Cassie is joining us today with a fun birthday card!  She created her background with the Honeycomb Dot stencil and used some gorgeous colors.  I really love how this stencil looks on backgrounds.

She then used the Coffee Craze stamp set to make what looks like (at least to me) a glass of lemonade.  How creative is that?  You can use it for someone who is not a coffee drinker!

I also love how this card has the element of a shaker card with the sequins in the heart that is die cut out.

Have a great day!

Tracy

A Latte Birthday Wishes

Happy Friday!

We know that you are loving this set just as we do!  Jung has some more inspiration for us today.  She stamped the cups from the Coffee Craze set and masked them off.  Isn't it amazing?  I love the soft touch of blue in the background and the woodgrain she created with Copics!

The heart steam stamp is the perfect touch, along with the Coffee Bean sequins.  Just a gorgeous card and one that I would love to receive on my birthday!

Have a great weekend,

Tracy

Thanks for Sweetening My Life

 Hello!

The design team is loving the Coffee Craze set and Lisa created the coolest card with it!  I love how you can color the drink in the cups to what your favorite drink looks like.  It's just another way to personalize the card!

Doesn't that drink look so realistic?  It makes me want to go and buy some coffee!  I love the background color palette.  It's so fun and bright!  

Have a great day!

Tracy

How Ya Bean?

Hello!

I seriously cannot get over the card that Cassie is sharing with us today!  Those sequins in the cup are so fun!  It's one of those times where I ask myself, why didn't I think of that?  She stamped the coffee cup from the Coffee Craze set and then cut out the middle.  Then, she glued down each of the sequins from the Coffee Bean Mix to a piece of card stock and placed it behind the coffee cup.

I also love how she placed the sentiment on a little banner over the cup.  So creative!  We can't wait for you to get your new stamps and see what you create with them.  

Have a wonderful day,

Tracy

Reverse Stamping on a Thank You Card

Hello!

Welcome to Mint Monday with Jess!  She has an amazing rainbow and coffee card to share today.  What more could you need on a Monday morning?  Make sure to watch the video because she shares a cool technique and one that I haven't tried yet.

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Isn't that reverse stamping technique such an awesome idea?  I love how you get that crisp outline that goes slightly outside the edge of the lined stamp.  I also think it's great that Jess used the Coffee Craze stamp set to create a card without coffee.  

I was so excited when Jess came to me with the idea to create a rainbow sequin mix!  It's perfect for me because I always create rainbow patterns on my card and now we have a mix to coordinate.  If rainbows aren't your thing, you can always use the colors individually.  Jess also created a bonus card that we are happy to share.

She stamped the coffee cup and colored it in a rainbow pattern.  She also used the solid heart stamp to look like confetti in the background. The final step was to embellish her card with the Kaleidoscope mix to match the coloring!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tracy

New March Release!

Happy Release Day!

All three of these new sets are now in the shop!

We also have two new sequin mixes that are now available!  These will be perfect to go with any card!

Coffee Bean

We wanted something that would coordinate with the new Coffee Craze set.  This one has a combination of brown 6mm and 5 mm sequins.  

Kaleidoscope Mix

Design Team member Jess said that it was her dream to have a rainbow mix, so of course I had to make it happen!  This is such a fun mix!  If you also want a small variety of different colored sequins, this mix is perfect for you!  You can pick out each color individually or use them all together.

Become inspired by a few projects using the new release:

We hope you love this new release and we can't wait to see what you create with the new products!

Tracy