Saturday, September 29, 2018

National Coffee Day CLC Blog Hop


National Coffee day.... even though I don't like the taste of coffee I love everything else about it so of course I had to play along!

Now you should have arrived from Robyn's blog - if not you may want to start at the beginning at the CLC Blog!

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I am using some stamps from Ellen Hutson or more specifically - Cozy Lady - such a fun set for fall.  ---> $25 Gift Card up for grabs from Ellen Hutson!


I decided to create a couple of cards using the same basic layout and stamps bit with different looks. 

This first one is more traditional fall colours using some papers from Your Next Stamp. I made her all cozy and indoors for this one. A bit of colouring and paper piecing. She is mounted on foam squares for dimension.


Next up, I used some Pinkfresh Studio papers (Be You) and went for a more non traditional fall look - I would wear this outfit :) Same basic things, although in this case she is outside. I mounted her on foam squares as well.



Next stop....Valerie!


122 comments:

Lisa said...

Love these! That's a great set and love the pretty colors and lovely lovely paper piecing! Those socks!! quite awesome!

~amy~ said...

Laurel, these are awesome. Cozy Lady is one of my favorites!

pamboe said...

Oh, I love paper piecing and haven't done it for a long time! Thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

A wonderful card featuring a sweater and coffee. Your cards are so sweet and the sentiment is awesome!

WoeNelly said...

That is great ...showing two different ways to make cards with same stamps. I need these ideas! ty :-)

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Laurel, your cards are darling!!! You've convinced me..gotta get this set!

Tink said...

Love these cards!

PeggyL said...

Cute cards! Love them!

Macimbalo said...

Oh my goodness, your cards just make me smile and long for fall! Now there are more stamps on my wish list because of these beauties!!!

Esther Asbury said...

Super cute cards -- now I'm in the mood for crisp autumn days!

JoAnn said...

Darling cards. Love the sentiment.

Debbie Rumpza said...

Adorable cards! I love the Cozy Lady... She looks so friendly.

Lagene said...

Great cards! I love all the variety of outfits you created for her!

Joyce said...

What a fantastic coffee themed card. That cute lady looks great in all her outfits.

Unknown said...

These are so cute! Perfect for a special friend! Happy coffee day!

Midnight Crafter16 said...

Such cute cards! Love Ellen Hutson's Leading Lady series! Great versatility!

2amscrapper said...

Cute stamp and cards

Hetty said...

Hi Laurel!
Happy coffee day!!
Love your cards, such cute girls and
great composition.
Have a latte day.

Christine said...

Love the adorable prints you used to paper piece her clothing...argyle socks...so much fun!!! This is the greatest sentiment!

Jessica Burnham said...

Lovely cards. Your paper piecing looks amazing.

Have a wonderful day,
Jessica
Polka Dot Orchard

Gail said...

Well how SWEET is this coffee creations! Would love to own that set - TFS - you did a marvelous work here! Thanks for the hop too!

* Shell B.* said...

Fabulous cards, loves how you used the same image in different ways!
Happy National Coffee Day!

Karen Day said...

I love that you can change up her clothes!! Cute cards, Laurel.

Unknown said...

These are so cute! I really like how you did the shading for the background in the first one, not something I would have thought of :) Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

Penny Hanuszak said...

I've just added Cozy Lady tomy list of stamp sets for this season. How cool is she. I really like the way you did the paper piecing and created to wonderful friendship cards but in different styles. The warm and cozy one is my favourite although I love both. Thanks for inspiring and reminding me of a technique I seldom use but always enjoy doing. Happy National Coffee Day.

Ericka Strange said...

Awesome leading Lady! I love the paper piecing and her winter attire! Gorgeous job Laurel!

jan metcalf said...

Wonderful cards, perfect for friends! Who wouldn't love to receive one of your cards in the mail?!?!?!

Jennifer Scull said...

I love how you paper pieced the stamp on these two cards! So much fun! Perfect for fall coffee drinking. ;)

sansuey said...

Laurel, these cards are comforting and cozy❤️

StampingbugKerry said...

Great cards! Love the paper piecing! She looks mighty cozy! :)

Lady Joyful said...

Really lovely cards. Great choice of patterns for the paper piecing.

Josmary flores said...

Love all her stamp sets. I love how just by changing colors and papers you gave this stamp set a different look in each card.

Mila said...

Cute and adorable cards. Hugs

Indy's Designs said...

Just too cute!

Fikreta said...

love these gorgeous cards!
thank you for sharing them with us!

Beverly S. said...

CUTE cards....I especially love the one with the "gingham" pumpkin!!!!!
Happy National Coffee Day!

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Adorable image and love your piecing of their clothing...one of my favorite things to do and sometimes giving it dimension adding a very thin foam tape between the two stamps. Like the ink splattering on the one also.

Alex (PinkCraftyMama) said...

These cards made me smile! Such a sweet image. Love them!

Becca Yahrling said...

Fun paper piecing! I haven't done that technique for awhile
so thanks for inspiring me to do so.

Marsha said...

Very cute with the paper piecing.

MariLynn said...

So cute. Love the little plaid pumpkin.Happy Coffee day.

Cindy C. said...

How sweet!! Love the paper piecing!

Karenladd said...

Your sweet paper pieced cards are just adorable...and super warm and cozy!

CarlavdM said...

Both your 'cozy Lady' cards are lovely.
Like the one with her socks the most, made me smile.

Laura S. said...

Both cards are super adorable. Very nice!

MadeByMeghanK said...

I LOVE HER! This is seriously a MUST have for me! What a great job coloring and creating!

Scrapper69 said...

Fantastic Fall cards! Totally love the image...

Theresa

Karen L K said...

Ah nice I like the different looks of the Cozy Lady!

Peachy Wessels said...

What fun piece work you did on this card - very Fallish and cute!

Cindy Holmes said...

Adorable cards! I have never seen the Cozy Lady stamp set before! I am in love with her! She is so cute! I also love your printed paper piecing for her too! Very pretty!

Rita W said...

Oh my goodness. I LOVE Ellen's line of these stamps and this one just moved to the top of my wishlist. These are great!!!

Michele K. Henderson said...

I love ALL of your fabulous coffee-loving gals! The color is so perfect with so many gorgeous details! These all are so fresh and fun!

Crystal O. Minkler said...

Fantastic CAS cards, Laurel! Love the colors and the design... perfection!

Beverly Perdue said...

Love the paper piecing on your cute cards!

Anonymous said...

I love these stamps

Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft Kloset said...

A lovely and cozy card. Great stamps, patterns, and design. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Sheri Gilson said...

Super cute cards! Love the paper piecing! Thank you so much for letting me join the fun this week!

Nikki said...

Lovely cards beautiful paper piecing

jeanchaneyaz said...

Super design!

Lori R-M said...

I like the outfits you gave cozy lady! I'd wear them too! So cute!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

So fun!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Impressed with all your different papers!

Denise Bryant said...

Love the paper piecing on the Cozy Lady image! Adorable cards!

Crafty Pink Pixie said...

Super cute cards! Great coloring and I love the fall/coffee theme! -Tasha RJ

Ann said...

Cute cards! Great job on paper piecing, and I like the swatch background on the first one.

JessicaK said...

I haven't done paper piecing in a while but yours are so cute! I might have to pick it back up!

Glenda said...

I’d love to have coffee with your cozy lady —- and then i’d Ask her where she buys her awesome clothes! ;-) Fun hop!

Jeanne said...

Very fun. Love the warm and cozy colors!

mom2five said...

Just love your cards!! I've always loved that stamp set and you put things together beautifully

Penny S said...

Beautiful cards.

Creative Tara said...

Fab cards, her sock feet made me smile :)

Mel C said...

Your fun, cozy cards are great!

Cynthia Cole said...

Such fun papedr pieced Cozy Lady coffee cards!

Mary said...

Love how you played dressing this lovely lady stamp. She is so darn cute. Your cards are always an inspiration. They are very cozy!

Jean said...

Simply darling! I lvoe how you made a different scene with each!

Janet said...

I love this stamp set. The lady is so cute holding her cuppa! You could use her in any setting, which you do.

Linnea S said...

I have this set, so thanks for more inspiration! the Leading Ladies are great!

Mirella said...

Love the leading ladies, and I love your paper piecing of them - so well made! :-) The sentiment is fab, too! Thanks for inspiring!

Lisa said...

What a fun stamp set. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

Rose Mary Smalley said...

This little gal is a paper doll.....love all of the clothing changes...lol....such cute cards...thank you so much for sharing them...hugs

Graciela // 0299 154240074 // said...

Your cards are so beatiful

Verna Angerhofer said...

Such a great lady image and she is all ready for the crisp Autumn days with her clothing and the nice hot cuppa coffee.

Kelly Kuharik said...

Love them! Super cute!

Lori Turner said...

Oooooh....loving all the paper piecing Laurel! Gorgeous cards! xxxoo

Carmela said...

Such cute stamps!! Love both your cards!

Laila B. said...

Simple and sweet. Love both cards!

CraftyCardGal said...

These are adorable cards!!You definitely have serious card making talent.

Mary-Anne V said...

adore this cozy lady and your paper piecing of her outfit!

Unknown said...

Talk about some COOL cards, and adorable images. LOVE your cards.

Karen Letchworth said...

I really love the "smudgy" background on the first card. I really need to learn how to do these cool things you do. I'm SO behind the times, I'm not even kidding! Lord help me!
Thanks for sharing your amazing talents to inspire us all.
Blessings,
Karen Letchworth

Deborah345 said...

Cards featuring people can b e hard for me, but these are so cute.

Christi said...

adorable cards! Sooo fun! Thank you for sharing you fun talent with us! New follower!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Beautiful cards. Love the fall colors and elements. Thanks for sharing…

Dana M said...

Super fun and fabulous cards! Love the paper piecing.

SHartl said...

Cozy Lady is an awesome stamp set and I love how you paper pieced her outfits!

KarenB said...

These are both gorgeous! Cozy lady does indeed, look cosy!!

Cris G. said...

What a great use of pattern papers :)! LOVE those ladies from EH... and your cards!

maria f. said...

Way to paper piece! I love the indoor lady with her slouchy socks. And that artsy background.

scrappin' GA peach said...

Loving this cozy lady!! Super cute cards, Laurel!! I like her different outfits!!

Sheryl said...

Both cards are cozy and fun! Love the papers you used.

maryrose said...

Such cute cards! Love all that sweet paper piecing!

Leanne said...

Fun blog hop and these cards are wonderful, love the coloring you did. As well as the paper piecing too. Awesome sponsors too! Way to go!

Kristina B. said...

That girl looks coommffyy, your card makes me want to go fall clothes shopping :) Gorgeous creations.

Lucy E. said...

What adorable cards! I love
the paper piecing in 2 different
color schemes!

Dee Earnshaw said...

sweet projects - love the paper piecing:)

Dana said...

Amazing paper piecing!! I love the colors and how you can mix and match the images to dress her up!!

Miriam Prantner said...

These are great! I love the patterns you chose for their outfits, perfect piecing and pattern mixing!

Karthikha said...

These cards are awesome! So casual and lovely! :)

cm said...
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cm said...

Let's try this again...I was so excited I misspelled words!
Such pretty Cosy Lady cards! Beautiful palettes; eye-catching details (I want a pair of the brown polka-dot leggings); lovely designs! If one of these landed in my mailbox, it would be framed immediately and prominently displayed in my craftroom. I can tell you thoroughly enjoyed creating these gems; they're infused with joy!
~carol

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love how you colored this sweet image. Thanks for sharing

Kim Potts said...

Oh my! I love how you paper pieced these, especially her outfits. I would so wear those too! It's really neat how you made her with socks on the first card and they look like boots with socks on the second card. Brilliant design.

SandiB said...

Your cards are adorable. Thanks for sharing with us.

Jen P said...

Great cards! Love both the looks so fun!

Helen Gullett said...

Laurel, they are just perfect for Fall. Great design.

Waving My Wand said...

Girl, you have such an easy, relaxed style with your cardmaking that I envy! You make everything look effortless and perfect! Although I know there's a lot more effort that goes into it, lol. Love this pairing!

Deepti Aggarwal said...

Awesome cards..love this Ellen Hutson lady so much..

Sue D said...

So cute. Love the paper piecing.

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

These are just darling! Love the fun splatters and shadows.

Patti H. said...

Great paper piecing! Love how just a few changes creates a completely different feel!

Tina Z. said...

Cute cards and great technique!

Kristi H. said...

These are fabulous! Paper-piecing is one of my favorite things and these stamps really lend themselves to it. Thank you for sharing.

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