Latte a lot

 

Yay!! Today is the first challenge for 2022 over at Cupcake Inspirations!! The challenge where a delicious cupcake will inspire your creations. 

Today's challenge is always a crowd fav. Coffee-tea time. Which are you? Coffee or tea? Me? I am a tea drinker. It is what gets my heart started in the morning and it is how I end my day. I probably drink 3-4 cups a day. But, I do love the occasional latte from Starbucks. To me that is a treat.

My card features a really old stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I don't know the name and I am sure it is no longer available. Of all my coffee sets, this is one of my favorites. I   like the size of the latte stamp. The sentiment is Simon Says Stamp- "Like You Words". I used the "tumbling hearts" stencil from Newton's Nook to emboss the background.

How about some musical inspiration? I love this fun song by Kelsey Musgraves.

You have two weeks to play along with out "coffee-tea time" challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.  Also, check out our CI FB page and join if you haven't already.

 

"Tea" is for tiger

It's been a few weeks since I have played along with a challenge. I was at the beach for ten days and had the best time. This is the first summer that I have had free in 7 years, because of school. It has been a jam packed time. But now it is nearing its end and soon I will be back in a routine.Which includes early mornings in my studio with a cup of tea and Pandora playing quietly.

I am a tea drinker.  Don't get me wrong, I like coffee, but it has to be a foo-foo flavored latte type beverage. Tea though is what gets my heart started in the morning. I grew up having tea and toast for breakfast everyday. Once in a blue moon we had cereal and that was like dessert for breakfast. I drink it the English way with milk. My husband drinks tea too, but he drinks all these fancy teas, that require timing, certain temps, and boiling points. Why over complicate a good cup of tea. Lipton is just fine for me. 

That is why I had to play along at The Library Challenge. The book to inspire us is The Tiger who came to Tea. This is a classic children's story.

This tea-riffic card uses Newton Nook's "Newton loves coffee" set. Added the sentiment and Newton is having a cup of tea to get his tail in motion. 

Head over to The Library Challenge and join in the fun.

House of Cards February Challenge: Shape Cards

Happy February everyone! I hope those of you who had to struggle through winter storm Jonas fared well. It was awesome that it was on a weekend and I did not have to worry about getting into work, loosing my parking space and missing school. It is surprising how quickly it is melting, another blessing.

Anyway the challenge this month at House of Cards is to create a shaped card. No squares- do something fun! Get creative! I know you all have it in you. Stretch your wings.

For me- all I can say is thank God for all those amazing dies out there. I used a die that I got Christmas of 2015 and never used at all!! It got mixed up with a bunch of other dies and it was outta sight outta mind.

When I was thinking about the challenge I remembered this set from Papertrey Ink. I used the die and the stamp set. Because it is February, I had to go with a Valentine theme. George- my guy is a serious tea drinker, so he will be getting this card and and some special tea to go with it for the big day.

This challenge can send you in a million directions, check out what the other designers have done this month at the House of Cards!