Welcome to my day six post for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Today I went straight out grunge and made this super fun and gritty card using a freebie digi stamp from Stamplorations. Thanks so much, I adore this awesome set of cups! I fussy cut them and dipped them into a pool of Distress Ink, then added some "texture stamping" with a tiny text stamp randomly for interest. I stamped the background panel with the same stamp.
I embossed a tiny white doily and then went to town distressing the edges of my card, rolling the opposite corners with a skewer. The arrows are the castoff cuts from a Tim Holtz die, which I inked with Colorbox chalk ink. I used the same ink with the alphas to stamp coffee. The "my good friend" stamp is by SU!
Here you can see the tiny text overlay and also a mistake. I tried Distress Stain in white for the doily, but it just didn't show enough on the dark patterned paper, so I stamped again and embossed. I really had fun making this long, skinny card. For some reason, it's nice to break out in an unusual shape from time to time to mix things up. Happy hopping today!
Autumn this is glorious - love the shape, all your textures and the fabulous grungy colours.
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Maxine
fab and love the shabby feel to the layers of the paper x
ReplyDeleteNope no mistakes here for me...What a fabulous card, yes liking the shape, for a change and loving all the grunge and the sentiment of the card x Thank you for sharing x
ReplyDeleteLove the distressed edges and the coffee colours! If I didn't have a cup in front of me already, I would have to get up and make one, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI do love the skinny cards and you have used every inch of it so perfectly! Love the little doily and your digital cups look amazing! Great design and wonderful distressing! Big hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteWOW Autumn ,this is super fabulous! Loving the vitage grundy look on the card. Creative way of using the digi stamp.
ReplyDeleteI love these wonderful coffee colors and the unique distressed look! Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove the shape and texture of this project beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's grungy and fabulous!! I love the distressing!! It looks amazing!! All of your coffee-themed projects have been spectacular my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
Great card! Those coffecups are just beautiful, love the way you did them! Wonderful edges too! Coffee really inspires you :)
ReplyDeleteIt is just fantastic, love the distress and grungy look!
ReplyDeleteGreat card, love the grunge
ReplyDeletelove all the distressing and torn edges...fabulous card.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this one! Autumn, it's a grunge crafting gem! So vintage and so beautiful! Big hugs! Branka xx
ReplyDeleteLove all the distressing and how you've done the cups, Autumn!!! What a wonderful grungy look - all the brown are so lovely!!!!!
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Hugz
Such an awesome design!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love all of the mediums you used! And mistake?! I think not! It just adds to it. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteAwesome card...like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteAwww!!!! Stunning project!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous & I just adore the distressed look.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!! xx
ReplyDeleteThese cups look fantastic on your elongated card. It looks like a banner you might hang in the kitchen...the distressing is a wonderful technique with these digi cups...and I love the old book text. Your photo looks so pretty against the texture of the brick behind the card. TFS & Hugs
ReplyDeleteGreat card,i can smell the coffee.
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I really love the gunge, the coffee cups look amazing and the distressed papers look wonderful! Hugs, Anne xx
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ReplyDeleteLovely card. Coffee does seem like out friend sometimes, doesn't it!?!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card...love your take on coffee!
ReplyDeleteLove your grungy coffee card, Autumn! Happy Wednesday evening!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I always love seeing what you make. I think this would be a wonderful sign too!
ReplyDeletewonderful Autumn - I adore this xx
ReplyDeleteStunning design Autumn! Love this fabulous card.
ReplyDeleteWowzers, this is beautiful! Love everything about it! Especially the distressing! Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteLove the distress technique!!Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, LOVE this card, Autumn!! Oh my gosh, I think I can smell the coffee! The layers, texture stamping, and dimension along with the distressing and the brilliant use of twine as 'steam'!! You are a genius. I'm off to brew a pot of hazelnut
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Nancy
Fabulously grungy and a fantastic design, I am so loving your coffee cards Autumn they are inspirational and pinned to my coffee board xxx
ReplyDeleteOMGosh this is so fabulous, I love it, what a great design
ReplyDeleteVery cool card - love the shape and all of the elements. Those are awesome free coffee cups, too. Love your colors because they really remind me of coffee :-)
ReplyDeleteA fabulous card again. You may need to change your theme soon though as I have to put on a brew every time you put the idea into my head :) Crafty hugs, Sandra X
ReplyDeleteFabulous Autumn! Love the string behind your mugs, and your distressing is amazing! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteAutumn, Love your card and grunge look. It's similar to my card. Sylvia D.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love this!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! LOVE this card, Autumn. Your distressing amazing and and making steam out of twine is pure genius! So glad you joined Tuesday Throwdown challenge.
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Oh my! Your card is stunning - love the distress look. Hugs Bev (Uniko) x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning love the distressed and vintage look this would have made a great hanging for the kitchen
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Another winner, Autumn!! Love the beautiful coffee brown here, as well - I am very fond of coffee and tea staining, which this reminds me of. And the use of small text as shadows on the cups - genius!! xxx Lynn
ReplyDeleteI love the grungy and distressed look of this card. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteWow those coffee mugs are too cool!
ReplyDeletegreat card
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Fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteLOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
ReplyDeleteGreat card!
ReplyDeleteThis skinny card design is totes awesome sauce and a bag of chips dearie! Love the grungy goodness and the coffee colored background and foreground. Hahah-grounds! Anywhoo-fantabulous design! Hugz to you muffin! ~Niki
ReplyDeleteFabulously distressed card, Autumn, in the monochrome technique! Love your fibers and dimension. Hugs, de
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ReplyDeleteEeek, love this Autumn! The distressing looks amazing and love the curled edges! The theme is right up my alley! Love this!
ReplyDeleteSherrie K
Sooooper grungy... love it!
ReplyDeleteYour creation is fabulous. The distress effect is so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteOh boy - this is such a GREAT card! So many wonderful details and I love it's shape. Thank you for playing along with my Amusing Challenge last week! Congrats on making Top 3!
ReplyDeleteGotta love the grunginess of this fabulous card! Autumn . Just perfect for a coffee themed card . I'm catching up on your posts and I,m on a caffeine high ! lol
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