Thursday, June 11, 2009

DRS Blog Hop

If you arrived here from Heather's, then you're in the right spot! Otherwise, you need to go to Vicki's to start at the beginning!

Have you been seeing all of the DRS Designs sneak peeks this week? My design team mates have been creating some wonderful things, making ready for the release this Saturday! Lots of great stamps! Can you tell which ones are my favorites? LOL! All week I've been on a kick with these coffee stamps. Maybe it is also because I have needed a little caffeine kick to get all of my *to-do's* done!

I *love* coffee! I grew up in Southwest Louisiana, and have fond memories of the neighborhood moms gathering for coffee while all of us kids played. I wasn't allowed to drink coffee unless it was coffeemilk--equal portions of each with lots of sugar! Maybe that is why even still, I just can't quite embrace drinking it black! I love going to New Orleans to Cafe` du Monde to have chicory coffee and beignets. YUM!

I am sharing another wood project with you, along with the mug hanger that was featured on DRS' blog yesterday. This is a frame that could be hung on a wall or displayed on a shelf or tabletop. (If you missed that post, you should check it out...I gave instructions for painting with acrylics and tips for working with wood.) The windows were just the right size for one of the three cups that are part of a single stamp, H960. I used a marker directly to the rubber to stamp each one individually, then colored with prismas and gamsol, cut them out and adhered them with dimensionals. To dress it up a bit, I used the Fresh Roast stamp, also marker to rubber, to stamp the words above and below the center window.

I am debating going back with a brown micron to add in some little squiggly shapes (like the ones on each of the coffee cups) around each of the windows. It would add some great detail, but it gives me a bit of trepidation to doodle with permanent ink on a nearly finished project!

As I already mentioned, in my opinion no cup of coffee is complete without a spoonful of sugar, so I altered a little jelly jar to fill with Hawaii vanilla flavored turbinado sugar. Just pour the sugar in, and then poke a few pieces of a vanilla bean into the jar and let it sit, cool and dry, for a while. It's great to sprinkle on pie crusts too!

From here, go to Cathy's...and remember to visit DRS Designs for the big release this weekend! Make sure you leave comments all along the way on today's hop...there'll be a reward for your efforts come Saturday! DRS Designs is the proud sponsor of the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog this week. Participate in their challenge for yet another chance to win some cool DRS Designs stamps!!

30 comments:

  1. WOW Deb! These are like totally awesome! You just amaze me. I am a big coffee drinker and boy would it be fun to one day sit down with you over a cup.

    hugs,

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  2. Deb they all turned out beautiful! Love them

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  3. Awesome collection of coffee-themed projects! The blue you chose really pops against the browns. Fun AND caffeinated -- my kind of goodies!!

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  4. These are amazing!!! You did a wonderful job with this and I just adore the colors that you used!!!

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  5. These are all FABULOUS!!!! WOW! Great job!

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  6. Excellent job, Deb. These are all gorgeous.

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  7. Awesome projects! They look store bought, rather than hand made becuase of your fabulous coloring job!

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  8. I'm not into coffe, but do like your project. So inventive!

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  9. Wowzer, these are beautiful! Love these colors and they're just perfect for these images!
    blessings, Maria

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  10. That little shadow box is just perfect for the stamped images. SOOOOO Cool!

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  11. WOW, Deb! These are all just so amazing!!

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  12. LOVE the projects you made using this set...I LOVE this new coffee set.

    Hugs,
    Catherine
    www.mystampinggrounds.blogspot.com

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  13. Wow you are certainly talented. Very cute

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  14. Love your projects ~ they are so neat! WOW - I think I really need this set!

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  15. love love love your projects and the color scheme you used!

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  16. AWESOME!!! GREAT PROJECTS... love the colors and the stamps... TFS

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  17. thanks so much for linking us, Deb! you got the right one, and i'm so glad i hopped onto your blog - you have some great work! :)

    ---Karmyn

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  18. one thing I never started, never drank coffee - Nice job with the stamps - I see you do enjoy them!
    Sandra

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  19. WOWZER!! Deb, these are some really fun projects!! I think that you've made such wonderful use out of these coffee images!! Beautiful colors too!! You can decorate my kitchen any time girl!! :)

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  20. Love the coffee images and the colors you used on the projects!

    I too am a coffee lover starting from age 10 or 11. I remember also half milk/ half coffee until no sugar and just a little cream....but cannot drink it black either! Love Cafe du Monde... fond memories of the times I was there!

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  21. WOW...I love coffee and loved your projects. They have come out sooo welll....WOW.

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  22. Are you an interior designer as well as a crafter? You could be I think... If you run into someone who plans to open a cafe, get him or her to let you kit it out with your charming woodwork (and they could sell the sugar jar over the counter)!

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  23. Oh my goodness Deb!!!! These projects are amazing! I love all of them and I also LOVE your coffee cup :) I am now wanting to go to Cafe du Mond as well, can we just meet there? :) Truly, these are so very cool!!!

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  24. WoW Deb! This would make an awesome gift! Very pretty. thanks for the sugar tip also!

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  25. These projects are so adorable. I love coffee too (with cream and sugar). I haven't been to Cafe du Monde in years. Now you've made me crave a cafe au lait and beignets!!!

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  26. Deb - what fabulous projects! Makes me *almost* want to start drinking coffee!

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