La-La Land Crafts Inspiration and Tutorial Blog: Tutorial Thursday

Cristena here with you today! I am so excited to show you a fun card I made using Coffee Is Life Clear Stamp Set. These little hamsters are so much fun! You can use a card like this to say hello to friends, or encouragement as well.

PRODUCTS USED:

Coffee Is Life Clear Stamp Set

Coffee Word Die

Java Nice Day Clear Stamp Set

Coffee Pot Die

Simple Joys Background Stamp

Scalloped Rectangle Die

Nested Frames Large Die

Pierced Scalloped Circles Die

So Many Dots Layering Stencils

COLORING DETAILS –

Hamster Fur: E50, 51, 53, 55, R20, 30

Robe: BG0000, 000, 02, C0, 2

Hamster Wheel: BG0000, 000, 02, C0, 2

Super Suit: R24, 27, 29, B14, 16, 18, Y23, 26, 28

Red Cup: R24, 27, 29

Coffee letters & coffee bean: E35, 37 Coffee pot: T0, 1, 2

HOW TO:

Cut white cardstock 7 x 7 and fold in half for your card base.
Cut Kraft cardstock 3.25 x 6.75
Die cut the second largest Scalloped Rectangle from Kraft cardstock.
Stamp with brown ink the Simple Joys background onto both Kraft cardstock pieces. Adhere the 3.25 x 6.75 Kraft cardstock to the card base.
Stamp with dark brown ink the coffee stain from the cup center of the Java Nice Day stamp set randomly on the Kraft Scalloped Rectangle.
Cut the Kraft Scalloped Rectangle in half and set aside. From white cardstock cut

(1) of the largest of the Nested Frames Small die cut
(1) of the 3^rd largest Scalloped Rectangle die cut
(1) Coffee die cut
(1) Coffee Pot die cut

After these have been cut out dry emboss the Nested Frames Small and 3^rd largest Scalloped Rectangle pieces with the So Many Dots Layering Stencil with the stencil that has the largest dots.
Cut the white Scalloped Rectangle in half, set aside.
Stamp all three of the hamsters from the Coffee Makes Me Super stamp set and all the sentiments.
Color with your favorite coloring medium the 3 hamsters, the Coffee Pot die cut, and the Coffee die cut. Copics were used in this project and the colors are listed above.
Fussy cut the sentiments, and the hamsters.
Adhere the Kraft Scalloped Rectangle pieces onto the White Nested Frame Small at an angle
Place 3D foam on the back of these pieces now that they are put together, set aside.
Place 3D foam on the back of all the hamsters, the Coffee Pot, and the last Coffee Cup from the Coffee Die cut, set aside.
Place 3D foam on each half of the White Scalloped Rectangle
Adhere the White Scalloped Rectangle on the card base opposite of what you adhered the Kraft Scallop Rectangle.
Adhere the White Nested Frame Small with the Kraft Scallop Rectangle to the center of the card base. Adhere the hamsters, the sentiments and the Coffee and Coffee Pot die cut as shown in the photo above.