Friday, December 11, 2015

Mugs & Kisses

Happy Friday!  Today starts the Holiday Coffee Lover's Blog Hop so I started making some cards for it yesterday.  The card I'm sharing today uses the colors from the current MFT Color Challenge so I'm entering my card in both challenges!





I just LOVE the Hug in a Mug stamp set and dies from MFT!  The sentiments in the stamp set are fabulous, and the little mugs and accessories are as cute as can be!

To make my card I tried a technique I saw on a Kristina Werner video recently, taking your ink pad directly to your paper.  Of course this technique has been around forever, but sometimes it takes someone actually using it and showing it in a fresh light to jog your memory!  At least that was the case for me :)  The colors I used here, because I don't own the actual MFT colors, were Wplus9 Cockleshell and PTI Aqua Mist and New Leaf.  I think these color match the MFT colors really well.  The heart on the mug was cut from Aqua Mist card stock, then I added a layer of Glossy Accents and sprinkled it with some German glitter glass.  Love the sparkle it adds!  I think with these cool, wintery colors and the sparkle this qualifies as a holiday card, what do you think?

Thanks so much for visiting today, hope your day is fabulous!

40 comments:

  1. Oh! Yes! This is super cute. Mugs and kisses. :) Nice!

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  2. MFT November release broke my bank 😶. Love your colors here! Great card!

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  3. Super cute, Diane! I love how your inkpad swipes turned out--thought that was the MFT stamp! Love the colors, too.

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  4. Mugs and kisses??!! That is SO ADORABLE! Love your sweet card!
    Holiday Hugs,
    Michele

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  5. Wow!! The colors and design look really amazing here!! :) Love the MFT products!!

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  6. really pretty love these colors together

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  7. Gorgeous card, Diane, love your background and all the white space! Enjoyed visiting your blog and Happy Holidays!

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  8. I adore this!!! Wow! The nontraditional colors on this have me swooning. Love the scrawly background - so cool!

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  9. I love how you did this! Great background - wow! It really makes it all stand out!

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  10. Definitely looks like a holiday card to me. Love these colors; you've rocked MFT's challenge. Fantastic glittery heart on that cup. This is awesome. Bev

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  11. Fun background and cool colors! Looks festive enough.

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  12. Wow! Fantastic card! Love the background and cup!

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  13. Great card, love the watercoloring background and glittery heart.

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  14. So cute with the blue and green.

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  15. Love that background. Great color combination. TFS

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  16. This creation just blown me away, love the BG and fab cup!

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  17. Excellent take on the color challenge! I love your pretty card Diane!

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  18. So pretty! Love the colors and yes! It's so easy to forget about using techniques... back to the basics... love it!

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  19. Such a fun and cool design for that warm cup of coffee :)

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  20. What a sweet card and great idea for a quick bg

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  21. Totally adorable card! Love the color scheme :-)

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  22. Wonderful brush stroke background! Enjoy rest of the weekend.

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  23. Oh wow. I love mugs on cards and yours ist so pretty! Love it!
    Greetings from Switzerland
    Nicole

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  24. Here's my favorite "scratchedy" card! Love the background! :)

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  25. I think it's a beautiful Christmas card - love those colors!

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  26. Love the colors of your card. So pretty.

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  27. Very pretty, nice job using the technique!

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  28. So pretty, I love the non-traditional colours on holiday cards!

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  29. Love the colors and how you've used them! Sweet card!

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  30. Such a cool background with those splashes of color behind the cup.

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  31. Love those colors together, they are so beautiful! Your cup is so sweet and I love the colorful sprinkles on the whipped cream! Happy Holidays!

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  32. Gorgeous background and matching sprinkles!

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  33. What a fantastic card, Diane! Love it! And, thank you for playing along with MFT Color Challenge. :)

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  34. LOVE the BG treatment and stunning CAS festive card. I must check out Kristina's video and give it a go myself! Thanks for the inspiration, sharing & joining in on the 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Hugs Bev (Uniko) x

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  35. Diane, this is so super duper cute!!!! Love every single detail!

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