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Fun with a Coffee Cup!

Happy New Year friends.

DRS Designs has a fun new Paper Coffee Cup image and I have had some fun playing with it this past week!  For my first card, I made some paper bacon and eggs using water color paints, several layers of gel medium, paper and a heat gun.  I used a brush to splatter on some real coffee in the bg and added the fun new paper coffee cup and part of the Hugs, Kisses Valentine Wishes Greeting.

On my second card, I used two of the paper coffee cup images, added the new Coffee and Friends Greeting, and added some little playful critters:  "Shell"don The Turtle and the new Love Bug.

My last card is super easy.  I just made another coffee cup and did the bg with an embossing folder and a ton of Snowtex.  I was trying to express that coffee is warm when the weather is super cold outside:  Warm versus Cold.

Hope you are all staying warm.  It is even freezing in Central Alabama and that is saying something.  I can't complain because it will mean less bugs the rest of the year.

Hugz,

Nancy 

Comments

  1. cotnobJanuary 1, 2018 at 11:51 AM

    Super cards Nancy, they are all fabulous but I especially like the first one - your bacon and egg look brilliant.
    Wishing you a Happy New Year.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  2. nancy littrellJanuary 1, 2018 at 4:32 PM

    Absolutely Amazing textured designs for all 3 of your gorgeous mixed media cards, Nancy! Your bacon and eggs look good enough to eat. Love all your critters. Especially Love your hot and cold design on your 3rd card. Wow!! Happy New Year my friend. Hugs...

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  3. JD/ JillJanuary 2, 2018 at 6:28 PM

    Oh Wow! Amazing cards! Now you have me hungry for bacon...(it looks so real!) Happy New Year to you. Hope it's your best year yet!

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  4. Stacy SheldonJanuary 3, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    It is so crazy how real that bacon and egg look Nancy :)
    is it breakfast time yet hee hee. :)

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  5. DarnellJanuary 4, 2018 at 6:36 PM

    You are hereafter and forever dubbed The Queen of Texture, Nancy! I am blown away by these cards! If you haven't done a video or step-by-step of making those bacon and eggs, you should! And you're telling me it SMELLS like coffee, too??!! I've never seen anything that realistic on a card!! The critter card, of course, stole my heart, and the warm v. cold, especially right now, is a textural treat!! Happy New Year! Hugs, Darnell

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  6. Donna EllisJanuary 18, 2018 at 4:48 AM

    Nancy, how EVER did you achieve such fabulous textures! I love that each card is not only creatively unique, but that the details look so marvelously REAL! Wonderful creations in every way! Loving your amazing designs. hugs, de

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  7. SewPaperPaintFebruary 13, 2018 at 1:33 PM

    I hope you are well my friend! We miss your posts. These projects are all just incredible. Hugs, Autumn

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