Monday, December 14, 2015

A Latte Thanks

I'm quickly popping in here to share a gift card holder design I made for the coffee lovers in my life, and to play along with the Holiday Coffee Lover's Bloghop!
These were a lot of fun to make!  I used acetate for the entire cup from MFT's LLD Cool Cup, and attached a second "cup" that was distressed with DI Vintage Photo and then flicked with Vintage Photo and water from a paintbrush.  I attached it and the whipped cream to the acetate by running them through the Xyron so that the sticky side was on the front.  The tag and the circle are both from MFT Tag Builder Blueprints 4, the heat embossed sentiment is from MFT's LLD Stay Cool, and the Thanks die cut is from PTI's Wet Paint Cuts.  The sequins are beech wood from Serendipity Stamps, and the twine is from Michaels.  All of the papers were from my scraps.  I tri-folded the base paper to make a flap inside and adhered those sides to create a pocket for the gift card. 
 I hope you are playing along and enjoying the Holiday Coffee Lover's Boghop!
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Thanks for coming over to visit.  Have a great day!

Kara Lynne
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36 comments:

  1. HettyDecember 14, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    Oh, your cards look delicious.
    I feel the need of making a coffee. Cheers!

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  2. KT Fit KittyDecember 14, 2015 at 2:47 PM

    Wow, these look so realistic! Yum! Awesome job with your inking!

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  3. Suzanne Reynolds December 14, 2015 at 4:43 PM

    The color is so fantastic and looks like there is real liquid in your cup...great card...you have quite a technique to accomplish this.

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  4. Teresa Godines #6857December 14, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    Beautiful pair of cards. I really love that you went festive with the colors. Very cool candy cane colored twine. TFS

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  5. lostinpaperDecember 14, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    Such a fun idea for gift card holders and the perfect sentiments too, they almost look good enough to drink!

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  6. SylviaDecember 14, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    Beautiful cards, Kara, love the idea of gifting with cards! Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays!

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  7. Nora NollDecember 14, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    oh wow!! These are AMAZING!!!

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  8. GailDecember 14, 2015 at 5:53 PM

    How cool is this Super Duper! TFS

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  9. Lisa EltonDecember 14, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    These are both fabulous Kara Lynne!!

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  10. AnnDecember 14, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    These are so fun! Great thank yous.

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  11. LisaDecember 14, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    I LOVE how you colored these... I feel like I can reach into the computer and grab one... awesome!

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  12. ~amy~December 14, 2015 at 9:27 PM

    love
    love
    love

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  13. SuchiDecember 15, 2015 at 2:19 AM

    Wonderful cards..so so cool!:)
    Suchi xx

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  14. Ros CrawfordDecember 15, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    Fabulous!! That really looks like coffee ... Wonderful!

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  15. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    This is BEYOND FABULOUS!!! Sooooo Realistic!!! Love everything about your card ;-)

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  16. Helen F.December 15, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Love it a latte!

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  17. Cindy C.December 15, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    Both delicious design, love the distress coffee cups!!

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  18. My Card Attic: HazelDecember 15, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    LOVE these fun coffee designs Kara my friend, they are so realistic! Have a lovely evening! Hazel xx
    My Card Attic

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  19. DonnaDecember 15, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    I love these too, Kara. Yay for using acetate. These both look really good. X

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  20. Happy DanceDecember 15, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    These are so cool, Miss Kara Lynn! Perfect gc holders. Love the colors and your technique too. Brilliant!! Bev

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  21. RosemaryDecember 15, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    what fun gift card holders, kara! hope you have a wonderful Christmas (miss seeing your cheerful comments!)!!

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  22. DeeptiDecember 16, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Awesome! Love those colors and I must try these gift card holders :)

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  23. Lori KobularDecember 16, 2015 at 5:53 PM

    Love both of your awesome gift holder cards! Love the way you colored the drink! It looks yummy!!

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  24. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)December 16, 2015 at 7:06 PM

    Love these!!!

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  25. ShellyDecember 17, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    These are FABULOUS!!

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  26. Becca YahrlingDecember 17, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    Fun cards/gift holders!

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  27. SharronDecember 17, 2015 at 8:33 PM

    Both are so amazing! Love how realistic the drinks look!

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  28. MarybethDecember 18, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    This is crazy amazing!!!!! Wow the cups looks so real!
    Merry Christmas Kara!

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  29. Jeanne J. December 18, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    I love this! It looks like a real frosty cup of iced coffee! The inking is amazing Kara!

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  30. Mandy LaCroixDecember 18, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    These are just adorable! Great use of the colors and dies - wonderful projects! :)

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  31. Kirsty VittetoeDecember 19, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    Beautiful Kara!!!!

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  32. Helen GullettDecember 20, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Fantastic card!! Love ypur coloring and that tag!

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  33. Cornelia (fun stamping)December 23, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    You may have seen this already , but your fabulous cards got showcased at the Coffee Lovers blog hop! Congrats, not surprised, they are just wonderful! Happy Holidays to you, Kara!

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  34. maria f.December 30, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    These are so cool, Kara! Well done. Happy 2016!

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  35. Kim HegginsDecember 31, 2015 at 5:37 PM

    Wow...what a wonderful pair of amazing cards Kara! Wishing you a very Happy New Year.

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  36. Monika ReeckFebruary 25, 2016 at 10:13 AM

    Amazing
    Cool
    Clever made
    Adore able..
    Agree with all ladies comment..your card so funtastic...
    Hugs
    Monika

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