Thursday 2 August 2012

It's a Mocha Morning!

Good morning my lovely blogging friends, I hope you're having a good week.  Today's card combines the delicious colours of Crumb Cake and Early Espresso from Dynamic Duos and the sketch from Simply Stampin'... mmm... it's making me hungry already... and that's before I add Mocha Morning paper into the mix...


The image is from the lovely Tea Shoppe set and it looks great stamped in Early Espresso - it really picks out the detail of the cup.  I wanted to die cut the tea cup in a circle shape so I did some clever jiggery pokery to work part of the cup handle out of the die.  It's the first time I've done this and I was surprised at how easy it is.  Mocha Morning, a lovely set of papers in neutral tones, was made for these challenges so I was keen to wangle it in there.


Supplies
Stamps: Tea Shoppe
Ink: Early Espresso
Card: textured Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Paper: Mocha Morning Speciality Designer Series Paper
Other: Victoria crochet trim, border punch (non-SU), circle die and BigShot

The lovely thing (ok, one of the lovely things) about cats is that they know they are superior to us lowly humans, and they never miss an opportunity to prove it:


 Thanks so much for visiting my blog today - have a lovely day!



31 comments:

  1. Fab card Victoria, love the colours and just what I fancy right now! Have a lovely day. Hugs, Claire x

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  2. Fabulous card!!! I agree that taking part of an image outside a die isn't really hard (when you know how) BUT, the trick is how you design it and the handle here is so clever!

    Di xx

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  3. Gorgeous colours on this card Victoria. I love the lace trim and the die cut border at the bottom.

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  4. This is gorgeous. Love the punched border and the coffee cup extending from the die. Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos.

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  5. Oh that's fabulous! Love that colour scheme and you did a great job with the die cutting xxx

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  6. A lovely card, Victoria. I love the different shades of mocha. The punched border goes well with the pretty tea cup. Sue x

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  7. Wonderful monochrome card. Beautiful papers, border and ribbon. Everything in simplicity ! I LIKE !!!

    Hugs.
    Cath.

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  8. Love your stylish card Victoria - I can almost smell the coffee! :)

    Your your picture!! lol!

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  9. I do love your photos at the end of each blog :) And that card! Could just do with running out for a cappucino now! Love it. Hugs, Buttons x

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  10. This is a lovely card - I really like your choice of colours.

    Thanks for joining us this week at the Simply Stampin' Challenge.

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  11. Gorgeous card and lovely colours in the papers and stampin! Think I might just go to Coffee 1 and get myself a cuppa now!
    Hugs
    xx

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  12. Fabby card Victoria-love the colours too :) x

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  13. This card is lovely. I really like the way you cut the teasup handle to extend off the circle. What a fab idea!

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  14. Love this! What a funny cat picture too!

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  15. And so you have done all the coffee and cake inspirations proud, even adding a new flavor! How delicious can you get?!!

    (Sorry if I gave you a trauma about the baby bird and squirrel. As I knew where the story was going, it never occurred to me that peeps would think it was going somewhere traumatic. No fear, I would never write about that - God forbid it should ever happen.)

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  16. Ooh gorgeous card Victoria! I'm so tempted by this stamp set - have resisted so far, but not sure how long that'll last. Fab photo too, so funny :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  17. Gorgeous card Victoria, l don't have that set but am very tempted now! The detail you have achieved is brilliant and l love the colour.

    My Mum has two Burmese kittens and they are a handful to say the least. She had some new chairs delivered this week and before they could even get the plastic off them, they boys were already checking them out! New chairs and my Mum & Dad ending up sitting on the floor :)

    Have a lovely evening xx

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  18. Loving the colour combo Victoria, nice framing of the stamped teacup! Thanks for joining in with this week's Simply Stampin' Challenge! Kirei x

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  19. Oh, I do miss coffee! Not had a cup for 34 years, lol! Beautifully done with the teacup, Victoria....love that technique....and the papers are gorgeous....lovely creation!

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  20. Lovely card, it's making me crave chocolate! It really shouldn't have that effect! Now that is a technique I've not tried yet - will have to have a go - been too nervous to try it. Beautiful use of colour Victoria! Karen x

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  21. I love that color combo! Did a card myself using it and was quite pleased. Fantastic teacup and I love the papers! Delightful cat photo. :-D

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  22. Great job on this color challenge...Pretty card!

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  23. Very cute. Wow, nice job .

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  24. Gorgeous card, I've that stamp set I must give it a go now.
    luv
    Debby

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  25. I'm still cracking up at that kitty photo. Isn't that the truth! Lol! Such a pretty card with lots of delicate details. Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos! :)

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  26. What a stunning card with a gorgeous, lush colour scheme and fab accent details! Love this card! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Simply Stampin' and I hope we see you again very soon! Ruth x

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  27. Great card Victoria, I love the way the handle extends outside the circle.
    Pauline
    x

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  28. That cup is gorgeous in Early Espresso and I love the way you've cut it out! That bit of Mocha Morning paper, the delicate punched edge and the lace make the card super elegant!

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  29. LOVE this mocha morning cup! You make it look so easy!

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  30. Gorgeous use of Tea Shoppe Victoria. Love the cut of the cup and the wonderful papers with the lace trim.

    Aileen x

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