but first, coffee

I adore coffee.  It takes me back to sitting at my grandma's kitchen table and enjoying sips of her coffee with lots of creamer.  It's no doubt how I developed a taste for it!  This title cut file, but first, coffee, can be found for free in the Paper Issues shop.  That was my starting point for my layers.

The coffee cup cut file was from Kelly Purkey's Studio Calico Sketchbook class.  Her washi strips are included on my page as well.  I used lots of Shimelle's True Stories papers and embellishments.  The best part of waking up stamp is from Evalicious.  That adds to the Grandma remembrance-- she was a Folger's coffee lover!

I added lots of word and phrase stickers from Crate Paper- Maggie Holmes Confetti collection and from Ali Edwards Firsts kit.  It was fun to play off of the "first" word in various sayings.  This close up also shows the delicious wood grain cardstock paper from American Crafts.

Hope your day involves a cup of Joe. 

Oh, the Places You'll Go

The sketch 007 at Paper Issues blog was the perfect reason to use this world cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

Here's the sketch:Find it and lots of inspiration on the Paper Issues blog .

After sewing the cut file to the cardstock, I added white acrylic paint with Heidi Swapp Magic Medium to soften the layers and make it more cloudy/water-like on the globe. I used various bits to add to the travel theme.

The travel wood veneer are from Chic Tags. I used several Kelly Purkey stickers and labels to add to the Studio Calico geotag paper colors.

R is for Ryan

Ryan had a chance to be a practice model for a family friend getting trained in photography. I loved the gray with the bright, vivid red background. I used a Studio Calico kit for the first Ryan layout and Amy Tangerine Stitched collection for the second. The Love cut file is from Kerri Bradford Design blog and store. The labels and stickers are Kelly Purkey in the Simon Says Stamp Store.