Strong Women & Strong Coffee: A Spring Mixed Media Card

 

 

Hello crafty friends and Happy International Women’s Day!

Today I’m celebrating by joining the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Instagram Blog Hop, and it’s the perfect excuse to combine a few of my favorite things: coffee stamps, gel press prints, and sparkly embossing.

Be sure to check out the hop on Instagram for your chance to win some amazing prizes!

 

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🌸 Creating the Spring Gel Print

I started by pulling out my gel plate and creating a background using soft spring-inspired colors. Gel printing is one of my favorite ways to build interesting backgrounds because every print is a little different and full of natural texture.

Once the print was dry, I stamped one of my favorite coffee images from the Scrapcosy 13 by PaperArtsy.

To add a little sparkle and dimension, I heat embossed the image using WOW! Embossing Powder in Mai Tai, which gives the background a beautiful shimmering finish.

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🎨 Adding a Painted Focal Image

To make the design pop, I stamped the same coffee image again on a separate piece of paper.

This time, I colored it using Mattints in:

• Dragonfly

• The Pink

• Glow

These translucent paints add such a gorgeous stained-glass look when layered.

 

Once everything was dry, I carefully fussy cut the image and popped it onto the card front for extra dimension.

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✨ Finishing Touches

To complete the card, I added:

• A thank-you sentiment strip from Darkroom Door

• A hand-drawn frame to bring everything together and give the card a finished, artsy look

  
  
   

The combination of the soft spring colors, sparkly embossing, and layered focal image makes this card feel cheerful and celebratory.

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☕ Join the Blog Hop

Be sure to head over to Instagram and check out the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Hop for inspiration and a chance to win some fantastic prizes.

And of course—Happy International Women’s Day!

Thank you so much for stopping by and celebrating creativity, coffee, and amazing women with me today.

 

 

 

Topflight Stamp Supplies 

 

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PaperArtsy - Mattint Dragonfly Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint Glow Shop at: TP	PaperArtsy - Mattint The Pink Shop at: TP