Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Welcome to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring Blog Hop!!! I hope you are enjoying a cup of something yummy and warm while you are hopping along!

The Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring Blog Hop has 21 generous Super Sponsors that are giving away some AMAZING prizes and I'm proud to announce that one of those sponsors is 17turtles! I'm giving away a $15 GC to the 17turtles Shop!!!

Here is the full list of the all the Super Sponsors...
17Turtles
A Muse Studio/Chris Franco
A Jillian Vance Design
Butterfly Reflections Ink
Create a Smile
Evelin T Designs
Kraftin’ Kimmie
Latina Crafter
Newton’s Nook
Paper Smooches
Poppystamps
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Stampin’ Up/Veronica Zalis
STAMPlorations
Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
SugarPea Designs
The Alley Way Stamps
Two Paper Divas
Your Everyday Stamps
Your Next Stamp
Verve Stamps
And because the hop runs for a full week, they will be awarding Flash prizes throughout the duration of the hop! The Flash announcements will be posted on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Facebook page on a daily basis, so if you haven't joined, I invite you to do so!
Here is the full list of all of the Flash Sponsors... Add a Little Dazzle Serendipity Stamps
Stamp Academy
Stamps and Scrapbooks
Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps
The Twinery
Waltzingmouse Stamps

For your chance to win a prize from one of the Super Sponsors or Flash Sponsors all you have to do is link up a newly created spring themed coffee, tea &/or cocoa project using the InLinkz that will be available on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. You can start entering today Friday, February 27th and it will be open until 11:55 PM pacific on Friday, March 6th.

Winners of prizes will be randomly selected from those who participate in the hop and all winners will be announce on Sunday, March 8th on the on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog.
We do ask that if you participate, please turn OFF Word Verification...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!

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And if all those chances to win is not enough for you, I'm going to give you one more chance! All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog for the chance to win this awesome little prize package from me! You have until 1:55 PM EST on Friday, March 6th to leave a comment for your chance to win my blog candy!!!

Now let's get onto the project that I created to share with you today. I have to admit, it's been really hard to get into the spring spirit here in Cleveland. It has been so cold and we still have inches of snow on the ground. With that being said, I ended up focusing mostly on the coffee part of things!
I was inspired to create a card and gift card holder (containing a Starbuck's gift card).

I created the title on my card using a combination of letter stickers and a digital cut file - Coffee Possible - that you can download for FREE below!

I continued the coffee theme by adding some stamping using a fun coffee stain type stamp.

For the gift card, I created a card using one of the cup images from the 17turtles I Love Coffee & Tea Digital Cut File. Below, I have a quick little tutorial for you on how I took that image and turned it into a card.

SILHOUETTE TUTORIAL | Welding A Cut File Image To Create A Card

To create the card shape, begin by opening the I Love Coffee & Tea Cut File and then separating the 2 layers. Next, select which image you want to use to create the card and delete the other one from the mat.

As you can see, I choose the solid shape. Next make a copy of the image and then flip it horizontally. Line up the images so that they are even with each other and then move one of the images until it very slightly overlaps the other image.

Once the images are lined up and slightly overlapped, select both images, right click and select weld. This will turn the two shapes into one shape that you can fold in half and use as a card. I created a small pocket on the inside of the card to hold the gift card. I did this by attaching the bottom and two sides of a small rectangular piece of cardstock to the inside of the card.

17TURTLES FREE DIGITAL CUT FILE | COFFEE POSSIBLE

You can download this cut file for FREE right HERE.

17TURTLES DIGITAL CUT FILE | I LOVE COFFEE & TEA

I Love Coffee & Tea is available in the 17turtles Shop!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you totally enjoy this fun blog hop! I invite you to play along by creating your own spring themed coffee, tea and/or cocoa project and linking it up on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring Blog Hop for a chance to win some fabulous prizes!