Coffee & Christmas Cheer Card

Usually a sketch is challenging but this came together nicely for a red & green plaid combo.

 

Supplies

cardstock/paper: white, vellum

CTMH: pen - shimmer green for Holly

embossing: White Sparkle emb powder

Newtons Nook: cardstock/paper - Meowy Christmas

   die - Framework

   stamp - Christmas Coffees

Tim Holtz: Distress Stickles for coffee, Liquid Pearl for berries

tool: heat

twine: green/white

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Caffeinated Christmas Card Ch#47  11/25

Coffee Loving Blog Hop 2025 Fall/Winter  11/16

Newtons Nook Inky Paws Ch 246 Sketch   4/4  11/28

Paw-some Bday Card

Made this for my furgirl, Holly Blossom's 9th Birthday, which was yesterday 11/12. We adopted/rescued her when she was 2.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: white, vellum

clip: BarkClip

CTMH: die - Birthday Numbers   9

Newtons Nook: cardstock/paper - Autumn Woofs, 

   Birthday Woofs

   die - Framework, Pawprint Shaker

   stamp - Paw-some Birthday   sentiment

twine: brown/white, green/white (for Holly color), yellow/white

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Newtons Nook Inky Paws Ch 246 Sketch   2/4  11/28

hug in a MUG! Card

I use a mug my daughter gave me that resembles a camera, it even has a top like a camera to keep the drink inside hot.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: white

CTMH: cardstock/paper - brown   ink - Mocha

gems: Recollections clear hearts

Newtons Nook: cardstock/paper - Coffee Shop

   die - Frames & Tags

   stamp - Cup of Cocoa (sentiment)

twine: brown/white

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Coffee Loving Blog Hop 2025 Fall/Winter  11/16

Newtons Nook Inky Paws Ch 246 Sketch   1/4  11/28

Simon Says Stamp Mon Ch Thinking of You   1/5  11/16

Simon Says Stamp Wed Ch Thinking of You  1/5  11/11

Bouquet of Roses Card

 Made this to use as a Mother's Day card.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: white

CTMH: cardstock/paper - pink

embossing: Lawn Fawn white embossing powder

Newton's Nook: 

  cardstock/paper - Spring Blooms

  die - Circle Frames, Framework

  stamp/die - Valentine Postage Sampler

tool: heat tool

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Ch#240 Sketch Ch 1/4  5/30

Simon Wed Ch Beautiful Blooms  1/5  5/13

XOXO Strawberry Card

Made this Valentine first time using Love & Chocolate Strawberry stamp/die. Used Love & Chocolate paper. Used negative pieces XOXO die cut from another project. Fussy cut some strawberries (I can see 2 in photo and probably should have included more) from the paper & punched some tiny hearts (I probably should have included more) to use for shaker elements. Used a sketch which you can see below.

Supplies

CTMH: cardstock/paper: white, pink, red

Newton's Nook: cardstock/paper - Love & Chocolate

   die - Banner Trio (sentiment tag)

      Valentine Word Trio (XOXO)

   stamp/die - Love & Chocolate

Pink & Main: A2 Small Shaker Covers

punch: tiny hearts

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Ch#237 Sketch 4/4  2/28

Pink & Main Ch Love is in the Air  3/12

XOXO Valentine Card

Made this Valentine first time using Candy Heart stamp & Valentine Word Trio XOXO. Used a sketch which you can see below.

Supplies

CTMH: cardstock/paper: white, pink, red   

   ink - Candy Apple   pen - Shimmer Red

Newton's Nook: cardstock/paper - Love & Chocolate

   die - Banner Trio (sentiment tag), Heart Frame, 

      Valentine Word Trio (XOXO)

   stamp - Candy Heart

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Newton's Nook Inky Paws Ch#237 Sketch 3/4  2/28

Have Yourself A Caff Christmas - NewtonsNook ChristmasCoffees

Christmas & Coffee combo card. Today (holiday drinks back starting today & Red Cup Day is next wk 11/14, I used rewards & enjoyed a Starbucks Grande Caramel Brulee Latte.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: holly & berries pattern

CTMH: cardstock/paper - green, red, white

   ink - Candy Apple, Evergreen

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copic

Newton's Nook: stamp/die - Christmas Cookies

other: Glossy Accents

punch: sentiment tag

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#caffeinatedchristmascardchallenge

Coffee Loving 2024 Fall/Winter Blog Hop 11/8

Newtons Nook Ch #234 Sketch Ch  2/4  11/29

All I Want For Christmas Is More Coffee Snowman Card - NewtonsNook ChristmasCoffees SpeechBubbles

First time using Newton's Nook Christmas Coffees stamp/die.

Supplies

cardstock/paper: let it snow pattern

CTMH: cardstock/paper - blue, gray, white

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copic

Newton's Nook: die - Speech Bubbles

   stamp/die - Christmas Cookies

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Coffee Loving 2024 Fall/Winter Blog Hop 11/8

Newtons Nook Ch #234 Sketch Ch  1/4  11/29

Simon Says Stamp Wed Ch Anything Goes  5/5  11/5

Peppermint spice everything nice Drink Christmas Sketch Card - Newtons Nook CupofCocoa CircleFrames CanineChristmas CoffeeHouseStories

Decided I was up for the sketch challenge after taking a piece of scrap cardstock & cutting the pieces to get idea of what cardstock to use for arrangement of sketch. Chose the dogs pattern paper since I have 2 fur girls and the colors of the dogs on the paper complement my dog's since one is lighter in color, the German Shepherd/Husky Mix, and the other is darker, the German Shepherd Mix.

Supplies

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copic

Newton's Nook: 

   cardstock/paper - Canine Christmas, Coffee House Stories

   die - Circle Frames   stamp/die - Cup of Cocoa

pen: white gel

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Newtons Nook Inky Paws Sketch Ch#231  1/3  9/13

Simon Says Stamp Wed Ch Stamp It  1/5  9/10

I Heart Coffee Card - Newtons Nook HeartfeltCoffee HeartFrames CoffeeHouseStories

Created this card with a Coffee theme. Coordinated heart dies with 'I heart Coffee' sentiment and dog with coffee mug & hearts. 

Supplies

cardstock/paper: white, gold glitter

embossing: Zing Gold embossing powder

ink: VersaMark

Newton's Nook: carddstock/paper - Coffee House Stories

   die - Heart Frames   stamp - Heartfelt Coffee

tool: heat

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Newtons Nook Inky Ch225 Sketch 1/3  6/21

Simon Wed Ch Emboss It   1/5   6/25

Father's Day Ducks Card - SU CharmingDuckPond TrustyTools CTMH ink & papers

Made this Father's Day card mostly using Stampin' Up Charming Duck Pond dies. Used a sketch which you can see below.

Supplies

CTMH: cardstock/paper - black (ducks' eyes), blue, brown,

   yellow, white, patterns   ink - Jade

Hero Arts: die - Circles

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Up (SU): dies - Charming Duck Pond

   stamp - Trusty Tools

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Simon Wed Ch Bright & Cheerful   1/5   6/18

Newtons Nook - Hummingbird Humming Along thinking about you Card - NewtonsNook Hummingbird FramesDies

Made this card for a friend that has a garden that attracts Hummingbirds.

Supplies

CTMH: cardstock/paper - blues, white

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

markers: Copic

Newton's Nook: die - Frames & Tags,

   stamp/die - Hummingbird

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Newtons Nook Inky Paws Sketch Ch#222  2/3  5/10

Simon Says Stamp Mon Ch Light & Airy   1/5  5/12

Simon Says Stamp Wed Ch Feminine   2/5   5/7

Newtons Nook - Dog Mom Mother's Day Card - Newtons Nook FramesTags Die CoffeeHouseStories PuppysReadingList

Dog Moms deserve a Mother's Day card.

 

Supplies

calligraphy: hand wrote Happy Mother's Day

CTMH: cardstock/paper - blue, white

   ink - Flamingo

Newton's Nook: cardstock/paper - Coffee House Stories

   die - Frames & Tags,

   stamp - Puppy's Reading List (heart on sentiment tag)

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Newtons Nook Inky Paws Sketch Ch#222  1/3  5/10

Simon Says Stamp Wed Ch Feminine   1/5   5/7

Hoppy Easter Card - Newtons Nook HoppyGreetings SketchCh

Made this Easter card for my hubby. Used mostly Newton's Nook items and a sketch which you can see below. 

 

Supplies

CTMH: cardstock - green, Kraft, white, yellow 

            embossing - botanical embossing folder

embossing: Tim Holtz Intertwine emb folder (basket look)

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copic

Newton's Nook: cardstock/paper - Springtime (pattern)

                          stamp/die - Hoppy Greetings

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Newton's Nook Sketch Ch#219  1/3 3/29 

 

Simon Mon Ch Emboss It  2/5  3/31

Simon Wed Ch Easter/Spring  2/5  3/26

Have a cup of Xmas cheer - Newton CupofCocoa

Made another Christmas card for my daughter who has an adopted (age 1) black cat named Bartleby or "Bee" for short that is now 3 yrs old. Multi-stamped, used shimmer pen to give it a bit of sparkle & my calligraphy to add 'Xmas' word.

Supplies

calligraphy: handwrote 'Xmas'

CTMH: cardstock - Glacier, white  ink - Glacier

             pen - Glacier shimmer

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Newtons Nook: die - Oval Frames

  stamp/die - Cup of Cocoa  stencil - Snowfall

  sketch - see below

The Close To My Heart CTMH Nov-Dec 2023 catalog and Essentials Sept 2023 - Aug 2024 2023 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. 

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Newtons Nook Inky PawsSketch #213  2/4  12/22 

Simon Mon Ch Let It Snow   2/5  12/24

Simon Wed Ch Christmas Critters  1/5  12/19

Happy howl-idays - Newton Nook HappyHowlidays

Used the Newton Nook Canine Christmas pad of paper bought recently.

Supplies

cardstock: green, white

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copics

Newtons Nook: die - Oval Frames

  paper - Canine Christmas 

  stamp/die - Happy Howl-idays

  sketch: see below

The Close To My Heart CTMH Nov-Dec 2023 catalog and Essentials Sept 2023 - Aug 2024 2023 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. 

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Newtons Nook Inky PawsSketch #213  1/4  12/22 

Simon Mon Ch Use Dies in Diecember   1/5  12/17

Simon Wed Ch Use Craft Dies   1/5  12/12

 

Dog Stocking Christmas Card - Newtons Nook SantaPaws

Created this Christmas card for pet training instructor.

 

Supplies

cardstock: black, Kraft patterned paper, white

Hero Arts: cardstock - Pine

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copics, Marvy Snow

Newtons Nook: paper - Meowy Christmas 

  (pattern - holly, red/white dots)

  stamp/die - Santa Paws

sketch: cardstv.blogspot.com

The Close To My Heart CTMH Nov-Dec 2023 catalog and Essentials Sept 2023 - Aug 2024 2023 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. 

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Newtons Nook Inky Paws  2/4  12/8 

Color Ch (Pine Bough Green, Christmas Red, Kraft, Black

Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes  2/5  12/5

 

Cat Stocking Christmas Card - NewtonsNook SantaPaws

Created this Christmas card for my daughter who has a 3 yr old (she adopted at age 1) black cat.

 

Supplies

cardstock: Kraft, Kraft patterned paper, white

CTMH: shimmer pens - Charcoal, Pine

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

marker: Copics, Marvy Snow

Newtons Nook: paper - Meowy Christmas

  stamp/die - Santa Paws

sketch: cardstv.blogspot.com

The Close To My Heart CTMH Nov-Dec 2023 catalog and Essentials Sept 2023 - Aug 2024 2023 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. 

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Newtons Nook Inky Paws  1/4  12/8 

Color Ch (Pine Bough Green, Christmas Red, Kraft, Black

Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes  1/5  12/5