Snarktoberfest 2017

Happy Snarktoberfest everyone! Welcome to my stop on the amazing, snark-filled 2017 hop. In case we haven't met before, I'm Jen. I love coffee, cats, crafting, and do it all with a healthy dose of snark. Oh sure, I like making pretty cards as well, but there's nothing like a good healthy wallop of snark and sass.

And of course, what's a hop without prizes??  Everybody who leaves a comment by October 5th 9pm PT/ 12am ET on all of our blogs has a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes from our wonderful sponsors:

• So Suzy Stamps ($15 gift card)
• Crackerbox Palace ($15 gift card)
• Strawberry Jude Stamps ($15 gift card)
• Swedish House Crafts (£15 gift card)
• Simply Charming Bags LLC (2 snarky Bunkie Bags)

All right, so what did I make?? I received stamps from Crackerbox Palace that Josefine actually picked out for me...LOL I couldn't decide what to use, and was busy helping move a 70 foot tall mast at the time. No surprise, she found me some fabulous coffee stamps to play with! They're so much fun, I just had to make two different cards with them.

Yes, that is about how many cups of coffee I drink a day...LOL I just couldn't resist making a rainbow of coffee cups. Some I glued on flat, others I popped up with foam tape, and all of them got a healthy dose of shimmer.

Of course, I had to finish up the inside as well. I used some So Suzy stamps that coordinate beautifully!

Now if you think that's good, how many of us wish Starbucks had this drink on the menu:

I couldn't resist making it look like a kitchen scene. Hehehehehe.

All right, pour yourself another cup of coffee and head on over to my dear friend Justine's blog! If you get lost, I have the whole list of fabulous bloggers joining us below, along with a list of the supplies I used to create my cards.

Fantabulous Snarktoberfest Blog Hop Bloggers:

Josefine Fouarge

Amber Trubiak

Strawberry Jude Stamps

Melissa Miller

Suzanne Moore

So Suzy Stamps

Cornelia Wenokor

Christiane Woldt

Tracy Freeman

Swedish House Crafts

Laura Volpes

Jessa Feig

Jennifer Loftfield <<< you are here!

Justine Hovey

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

Happy Caffeinated Crafting!

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Bazzill Buttermints Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Tonic Buttermilk Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SS	Tonic Antique Rose Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SS
Coffee Swirl Shop at: SS	Valium Latte Shop at: SS	Without Coffee Shop at: SS
Lots of Coffee Shop at: SS	Happy Birthday Fancy Shop at: SS	Pour Yourself a Drink Shop at: SS
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This Girl Runs on Coffee

Ahh summer...warm days, sunshine, and no school so the kid rolls out of bed at 6am because why not??

Yeah, pass the coffee. Make it a triple.

Thus was the thought of my massive coffee cup line up, pretty sure this is how many cups I'm going to need a day now that the munchkin is dragging me out of bed instead of me dragging him out of bed. And hey, the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is kicking off as well! Perfect timing.

I wanted to give a #10 card size a try, and a rainbow of coffee cups seemed like just the thing! I simply made up a couple of quick masks with some Post-its and stamped away. I know, it looks terrifying, but I think I had it stamped in 5 minutes. Then I was able to color away...which took more like 3 nights. #momlife, ya know?

The cup is from the Simon Says Stamp Coffee and Tea set which I adore, and the sentiment is from The Ton's Hug in a Mug set, which I also adore. Really, if it involves coffee, I likely adore it. The die is from Verve and cut out of gold foil.

Of course, can't forget the inside:

A good reminder for us all, right? LOL

All right, I'm off to refill my coffee cup. I have links to the products I used below and will hopefully be back with more coffee cards during the hop. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Caffeinated Crafting!

Simon Says Clear Stamps COFFEE AND TEA SSS101695 Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DARK CHOCOLATE DC7 Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad CUP O' JOE Mid-Tone AF214 Shop at: SSS | AZ	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ
DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 FOILED SOLID Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00003 Shop at: SSS	Misti Stamp Tool Original Size Misti Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented Shop at: SSS | AZ	Post-it Labeling Tape 695, 2 Inches x 36 Yards, White Shop at: SSS | AZ	Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black Shop at: SSS | AZ

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Oh the #Foolishness

Happy Monday! How about a mini-hop to alleviate the pain of the weekend being over?

So, I have had the epic joy of considering the wonderful Kymona Tracey as a friend for...wow, three years now I believe. We first met when we were on the original So Suzy Stamps Design Team together. And since then...my goodness, the foolishness we have shared! LOL

So some people say silliness, some tell you that's ridiculous or crazy or nutty...but our Kymona is all about the foolishness. Thus, after Suzy, Justine, Josefine, Kymona and I hung out all of Creativation this January the plan was hatched that we needed a special stamp to commemorate such an occasion and the memories we made - #Foolishness.

Better still, Kymona is now waking up to see exactly what #foolishness we've been up to. Oh yeah, this is a total surprise for her. Happy #Foolishness Day, Kymona! Hehehehehehe...and I can totally hear her telling me just how foolish this card is.

Now, we all know how much I love my coffee. If you don't, um, #foolishness. LOL But there's a certain trend I just could not get behind...I do hope you can figure out which one.

Total. Utter. #Foolishness! Of course, Kymona has also witnessed just how much caffeine I like to consume in a given day, which she has also deemed as #foolishness. I love you, too, Kymona!

I actually had to Google an image of the unicorn drink (as I went nowhere near that #foolishness) for my color palette. After I had that, I went to town masking and stamping my unicorns. I simply fussy cut the masks out of my Post-it tape, which is a fabulous (and cheap) way to do it. Better still, the tape is still sticky and tucked into my stamp packaging for next time. I die cut the coffee cup out of Neenah Solar White first so I knew how much room I had to work with. Then I stamped them all in Memento ink and had fun coloring! It was so much fun using such different colors together in a project.

Copics used: RV04, RV25, RV17, V05, RV02, V01, V0000, BV000, BG13, BG15

I also die cut the cup and lid out of acetate and layered it over the top of my cardstock piece. It's hard to see in photos, but in life it really gives the illusion of the actual frapuccino cup. I stuck it down by running it thru my Xyron machine. Then it was just a matter of heat embossing the #Foolishness on a scrap of purple cardstock (Kymona's favorite color, FYI) in gold embossing powder and adding it with foam tape to the front of the card.

I had to finish up the inside as well, of course! The sentiment is from the Magical Unicorns stamp set and is totally true - you are magical, Kymona! Enjoy this mini-hop in your honor and all the #Foolishness we cooked up for you.

Be sure to visit Suzy, Justine, and Josefine as well to see what #Foolishness they've cooked up!

Suzanne

Josefine

Justine

Thank you so much for stopping by, and try to add some fun #Foolishness each and every day. Happy Caffeinated Crafting!

My Favorite Things MAGICAL UNICORNS Clear Stamps BB34	Sizzix 660232 Bigz Die Fresh Brewed by Tim Holtz	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Fine Detail GoldEP4	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	My Sweet Petunia MISTI	Post-it Labeling Tape 695, 2 Inches x 36 Yards, White	Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF767
Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF768	Xyron XRN500EN 5 Inch Create-a-Sticker Machine	Copier Transparency Film	Sizzix BIGkick Machine with Extended Multipurpose Platform, Periwinkle

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