National Coffee Day Blog Hop 2024

Hello.....updated this post with the winner of my bag and Starbucks gift card.

Congratulations to Suzanne H.!

I have sent you an email requesting your mailing address.

Happy National Coffee Day! We’re so excited to be able to celebrate the day with a HOP!

Hello....popping in to today to share my card and prize for National Coffee Day Blog Hop 2024!

The Hop runs from September 29 to October 3

I am so excited to be part of this event and can't wait to see all the wonderful Coffee Creations!  Be sure to leave a comment to be eligible for a prize, only US residents will be eligible for the prize. Please include your email in your comments so I will be able to contact the winner. 

I am one of the Super Sponsors for this hop with my Etsy Shop - RunningStitchDesign and my prize is a hand made coffee themed bag along with a $10 gift card to Starbucks.

Your first stop will be at CoffeeLoversPapercrafters

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

A Bowl of Sunshine and 3 Challenges

Hello...popping in today with one card for 3 challenges, this week's Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday #330 - Repeating the Greeting, Papertrey Ink's July 2018 Blog Hop and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes challenge. I don't have any underwater or ocean stamps so I pulled out A Bowl of Sunshine and used sentiments from Ways to Say Birthday and Phrase Play #11. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by...enjoy your day!

This month's Blog Hop Inspiration

PTI February 2012 Blog Hop - Interactive Cards



It's that time again...but this month is a bit different, the challenge is to make an interactive card and I have to say this is one of the most fun cards I have made in awhile.  If you have not checked out all of the new Movers & Shakers dies and stamp set at PTI, you have to and you will also be over the moon with these new wonderful goodies. I was so happy when my order arrived in time for me to play along this month and to use my new zipper dies, just so much fun and I can't wait to give away some of these fabulous cards. The first card photo is "zipped" and the second one is "unzipped".  Thanks for taking a peek!

Zipped - Happiness...

Unzipped - is blue skies & sunny days with you.

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White

Printed Paper: Echo Park - Summer Days

Dies: PTI - Clouds and Zipper

Bakers Twine: Unknown Source

Stamps: PTI - Movers & Shakers Sentiments

Ink: VersaFine - Black

Happy Birthday Cathy Blog Hop

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Cathy, happy birthday to you!
I hope you enjoy all of the birthday cards that all of us have on our blogs wishing you a fabulous day.  This was so much fun to for Cathy and I am looking forward to seeing all of the beautiful and creative birthday cards you receive. 

Here is a list of all the other wonderful ladies who are sending birthday wishes to Cathy...

Joyce - Cards-by-the-Sea
Renee - It's a Patchwork Life
Kim - You are here!
Marybeth - Marybeth's Time for Paper
Jeanne - A Kept Life
Sharron - On Papillon Wings
Jessica - The Paper Parade
Kara - K and R Designs

Ingredients
Solid Card Stock: PTI - Kraft, Aqua Mist, White and Royal Velvet
Stamps: PTI - Tea for Two and Tea for Two additions
Ink: PTI - Kraft, Aqua Mist and Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Dusty Concord
Dies: Tea for Two and Medium Scallop Border
Twine: Unknown source
Bling: SU

Magical Moments - Mini Blog Hop

I have been so excited about doing this mini blog hop since I bought the stamp set from WPlus9 on  their Black Friday sale...just too good of a deal to pass up.  I shared my choice of sets with Joyce from Cards-by-the-Sea and she purchased the set as well.  We started chatting about doing a mini blog hop and found another PTI forum member from Australia, Gayatri from Handmade by G3. So the card making began...I tried to use the major stamps but fell in love the the peacock and the floral border square and seemed to only come up ideas for these stamps.  I'm guessing that after the holidays my brain was just not what it should be, but none the less I did get 4 cards made and very happy with the way they all turned out. So be sure to check out both Joyce and Gayatri's blogs for their beautiful creations too.

Joyce M. - Cards-by-the-Sea

Gayatri - Handmade by G3

WPlus9 - Magical Moments Stamps

Fall Peacock

Magical Day

Beautiful Thing

Hugs & Kisses (this card was already posted to my blog)

Ingredients

Fall Peacock

Solid Card Stock: PTI Canyon Clay, Ivory and Black

Printed Paper: Making Memory's - Halloween

Bling: SU and unknown source

Ink: PTI - Canyon Clay

Dies: Spellbinders - Floral Doily

Magical Day

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist and Rustic White

Dies: PTI - Filigree Border and Photo Finisher

Ink: PTI - Aqua Mist and Versa Fine - Black

Pearls: SU

Beautiful Thing

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White

Ink: PTI -Spring Moss and VersaColor - Amethyst

Bling: SU

Hugs & Kisses

Solid Card Stock: PTI - White

Bling: Martha Stewart

Ink: SU - Real Red and Regal Rose

PTI December Blog Hop - Leftovers

What a fun blog hop this was...and so easy too! I was lucky enough to get some homemade caramels from Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea and the packaging was just so adorable and made for the perfect leftover card. I used the PTI snow bank dies with just a touch of Martha Stewart glitter to match and there you have it, a fun and festive card!  What I really like about this card is that after I stamped the sentiment and then added glitter to the edge of the snow, I did not realize that ink had not dried so the top portion of Holly Jolly Holiday has just a smidgen of glitter too.  Now had I planned that it would have never happened.  I love when these kinds of fun things happen to my cards.  Joyce, thank you so much for the leftovers too!

Ingredients
Card Stock: PTI
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Dies: PTI - In the Meadow
Stamps: Christmas Labels and In the Meadow
Ink: Versa Magic - Aquatic Splash

PTI November Blog Hop Challenge

I think this is only my second time participating in a PTI Blog Hop, by the time it's here I'm too busy to find time to make a card.  This time I planned ahead so I am ready to go! I love the inspiration photo, it is just so beautiful and I had no problem coming up with a card.  It was fun to make and I finally got to ink up my Stylish Sentiments Christmas stamp set.  I had to have this set...it has my favorite line from the movie Elf.
When my card was finished my daughter said, "good luck mailing that!", well that thought never crossed my mind when I put the jingle bells on it.  They are just too cute to take off, so they stayed on.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Inspiration Photo

Ingredients

Solid Card Stock: PTI - Pure Poppy and Fresh Snow

Patterned Paper: PTI - Candy Cane Prints

Dies: PTI - Half & Half

Ink: SU- Real Red

Bakers Twine: PTI - Pure Poppy

Stamps: PTI - Stylish Sentiments Christmas

Ribbon: PTI - Pure Poppy