Saturday, September 29, 2018

National Coffee Day Hop



Hey there, what's brewin' ?? 
Welcome to Robyn's Nest!!
Happy National Coffee Day!!
The design team at 
Coffee Loving Cardmakers
are having fun hopping along with our Super Sponsors for National Coffee Day!!
All the fun starts here at
Click on the link above for all the hop details, and a COMPLETE LIST OF 
ALL 33 SUPER SPONSORS 
participating in this blog hop

Sheri Gibson is guesting on Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog featuring Gina K Designs, so be sure to stop by her blog with this >>LINK to Sheri Gibson's blog<<

Next up from here is 



pink & Main IS sponsoring MY blog and offering a 
$25.00 gift code to their store! 
Leave a comment on EVERY blog in the hop to qualify!!
But wait...there's more!!
Avery Elle - $25 Gift Code
CAS-ual Fridays Stamps - $25 Gift Code
Ellen Hutson LLC - $25 Gift Card
Gina K Designs - Two $50 Gift Cards
Honey Bee Stamps - $25 Gift Card
Joy Clair - $25 Gift Card
Lawn Fawn - $25 Gift Card
Newton's Nook Designs - $25 Gift Card
Pink & Main - $25 Store Credit
Precious RemembranceLittle Things stamp set + exclusive coupon savings
Reverse Confetti - $15 Gift Card
STAMPlorations - $15 Gift Card
Studio KatiaA Cup of Thanks Stamp Set & Coordinating Die Set
Trinity Stamps LLC - Coffee with Character stamp set

That is over $400 worth of prizes that are hidden among the following designers that are joining us today.  Leave a comment on this post as well as comment along the way for a chance to win!  Commenting will be open through Saturday, October 6th at 11:55 pm pacific.  Winners for the prizes above will be posted on Monday, October 8th.
You have to "hop" along to find out who is giving away what on their blog...commenting is the only way to win one of these fantastic, and generous prizes from our Super Sponsors

My first card for the hop!!

I used pink & Main 6X6 paper pack called 
Pumpkin Spice
and their newest stamp set 
Pumpkin Spice 
(available for PRE-ORDER now with this 
 
My second card

My third card


All 3 cards were colored with Copics
I used the Stitched leaves from Lawn Fawn on all 3 cards

This stamp on my 4th and 5th card for the hop is from
Ink Road Stamps~ Michelle is now sold out .. 


I colored Michelle with Copics and used pretty (retired) Papertrey Ink pattern paper.. I try to always use ribbon or burlap on my cards. I found I had sage green sheer ribbon in my growing stash and it added a soft touch to this card. Adding some Paper Studio flowers and leaves finished it off!

My 5th card

I couldn't wait to make this Fall scene card with Michelle!!
It turned out so cute (I wish you could see it in person) 
here's a few close ups 



 

Well, that's it for me!! 

I want to thank pink & Main for their ongoing sponsorship of Coffee Loving Cardmakers, and for sponsoring my blog this weekend!!! So awesome, right?? 
I was lucky enough to attend the ~SSAT~ Stamp Scrap Art Tour last weekend in Duluth Georgia
 and I got to meet Michelle, owner of pink & Main, and her mother! 
They are so sweet, as you can imagine 

Please be sure to leave your comments on each blog you visit to be eligible to win ONE of our fantastic, generous giveaways from our Super Sponsors

INKY HUGS


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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Coffee Loving Cardmakers~ September


Hey there, what's brewin'?? 
Welcome back to Robyn's Nest

For this months card I used Spring To Go
from Unity Stamp Company
Spring to Go  
I started off with pattern paper from 
 I used the stitched scalloped frame die from Poppy
stamped the image, then used copics to color in the flowers to match.
I used some glitter tulle off to the side. 
Punched a couple butterflies from my Martha Stewart punch and added some bling to their middle.
the "hello" die is something I've had a while and I cannot remember who makes it ..
I hope you like my card for this month!! 
Thanks for stopping by

Inky Hugs!!

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                Be sure to come back to my blog on September 29th for National Coffee Day!!!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team are having a hop!! 

We will be having lots of fun, with blog candy, and plenty of Super Sponsor giveaways as you hop along, too!!!
 I will have a link for you to get started from!!

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Friends of Unity~ September is Wings


Hey there!! 
Welcome to Robyn's Nest!! 


We are growing here at Friends of Unity!! 
We are thrilled to announce the addition of 
Kim Van Zant Klinklovsky
AND
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Both ladies are such amazing crafters that share our love for Unity Stamp Company!!
We are lucky to have them accept our invitation!! 
Welcome ladies!!!



My 1st card for this months hop is keeping a little bit of Summer .. 
To make this card, all I did was swirl 5 different distress inks for the background..
mounted it onto black cardstock
Then, using the butterfly, and sentiment  from the KOM 5/17
 Free Your Dreams {kom 5/17}
 I stamped the image directly onto the background piece~
For the sentiment, I did emboss it with clear ep, 
As an afterthought, I used white acrylic paint , watered down a bit and flicked it onto the entire card 
(I kinda wish I had done that before I did my stamping) 
then tied the eyelash ribbon around the middle...

For my second card...
I used the KOM 7/17
 Glittering Eyes {kom 7/16}
I started out with kraft cardstock, and matching pattern paper from 
Papertrey Ink
I stamped the butterflies directly onto the pattern paper, and then clear embossed it
On a second piece of kraft cs, I stamped the sentiment, and clear embossed it as well
then I distressed the edges of the paper with matching ink.. (love doing that )
I had to think on this card for a long time.. 
the sentiment needed to be boardered and I just couldn't find anything that looked good....
so, when I get stuck, I start cleaning~ LOL~ 
yep...you never know what you'll find under that mess.. 
then I spotted my roll of burlap!! 
YAY! 
The sentiment is from Lilli Girl~ Link <<<   
 Lilli Girl

I sat back down, and started layering..
First I cut the burlap long enough to be seen..
 I bought some burlap flowers at Michael's and they always come in handy!! 
I cut  some leaves from a Sizzix die set
Glued down the leaves, then added the flowers!!
I love using ribbon! 
I had this espresso colored sheer ribbon from
 CTMH and it looked perfect..I did put a little curl in the ribbon ;)

If you look closely, you can see the word "love" that is in the stamp..
 I never noticed it until I stamped it!! 
That just made my day!
 It is so sweet..like a hidden message you hope the recipient of the card notices, too.
The little blue bird is from a 3D sticker pack I've had a long time!!

I like to mention that the sweet basket weave coffee was a gift from Lisa Burton Bradford 

Well, that's it for me!! 
I hope we have given you some inspiration with our love for Unity stamps!!

Did you arrive here from
Isn't her card amazing!!! WOW!
Next up is...
 Wait until you see what she has made!!
You can start at the beginning of the hop at

Oh, BTW... I'm having a giveaway of 2 Itty Bitty's donated by Bobbie Sue, before she joined our team!! 
There are a few more of us having giveaways too, but, you have to hop and read to see who they are ;) 
The winner from last months hop on my blog is
Dorothy Green!!  
Be sure to leave a comment on every blog post for your chance at winning!!! 
Thanks for hopping along with us! 

See you next month..I'll have another giveaway then too!!