One Cup at a Time!

When life happens...coffee ALWAYS helps!  Gotta love these stamps and supplies from Stamp Simply!  Just perfect for times like these! 

Our son just moved to Tallahassee to finish his degree at Florida State University.  We were blessed to have had him here with us longer than most parents since he took a gap after high school and then lived at home while attending a local community college for his AA.  Still, it is a big change for all of us and while we are VERY proud and excited, we still miss him terribly and he's missing us and home a bit too.  I thought maybe a coffee card would help!

Here's what the easel card looks like when it's propped open.  I added some stamped coffee beans to the background paper, and just LOVE how the wood dots resemble coffee beans, too.  Mocha, Java, Latte?  With the enclosed gift card, you can take your pick!  

I added the pocket for a gift card on the back of the easel, but I've still gotta run to Starbuck's to purchase the gift card to put into it before I can get this into the mail.  The shaped medallion here is one of the punch outs from this fun Workshop paper pack.  

All of the stamped sentiments on this card were stamped once with copper ink, then again with black.  That seemed to soften the contrast just a tiny bit so that the black did not look quite so harsh.

Supplies:

• Kaisercraft Workshop - 6.5x6.5
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - A Cup of Java (Coffee)
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Coffee or Tea?
• Delicata Non-Tarnishing Ink Pad - Celestial Copper
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Rich Cocoa
• Spellbinders Die - Standard Circles Small SM
• Spellbinders Die - Standard Circles Large LG
• Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Fishtail Sentiment Banners
• My Mind's Eye Wood Dots - Necessities Wood
• May Arts Burlap String - 10 yard Bundle
• Scrapbook Adhesives-3L 3D Self-adhesive Foam Squares - Mix