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A Recipe for Stamp Something

This week's challenge on Stamp Something is "Recipes" so, because I had a little gift to give to a friend and needed a card to go with it, I came up with this.






Now you're probably thinking "what's that got to do with a recipe?", however, added a little something inside the card......





I got the idea for the recipe from a card I saw on Deb's blog over Christmas - she is such a talented lady and produces fabulous cards.....well worth a visit. Also, I've seen so many beautiful cards where the girls are now decorating the insides, so I thought I would combine the two.




The image is Whiff of Joy, Willow with Cocoa, or coffee in this case!! I've coloured her with Promarkers and then just doodled around the edges. Papers are My Minds Eye and brown c.s. is Bazzill. Distressed the edges of the paper and then stitched them onto the card. Sentiment is MFT as are the coffee beans on the inside of the card. Flowers are all from my stash and for the centres, I have used spacers and Papermania sticky gems. The recipe is computer generated.


For the gift, I've just used a clear bag, made a little tray for the mug to sit in from Bazzill c.s. and the SU scallop edge punch, tied it with some yummy brown ribbon from Hobbycraft, then fixed the little embellishment onto the ribbon.



The back of the flower is cut using the SU scallop punch and just added a flower and brad from my stash together with a metal washer from Making Memories.



Blimey, that went on a bit!!! Anyway, pop on over and take a look at the fabulous work my fellow DT Members have done and have a go yourself....there's some great candy up for grabs.





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debby4000 said…
WOW fabulous Gift set in my favourite colours too.
23 January 2009 at 10:06
Marcea said…
beautiful set and lovely insert!!! Love how you have mounted your flower. Thankyou for the lovely welcome to the DT - can't wait to get to know you better
-x-
23 January 2009 at 10:48
Annie said…
wow Jo what a fabulous card and I love the recipe! by the way, the stamp arrived safely, it's big! thanks so much. hugs, annie x
23 January 2009 at 11:11
~Denise Lynn~ said…
This is so fun and clever Jo! I LOVE it! Beautiful card and coffee mug gift set and that recipe inside is awesome! This is a wonderful interpretation of the challenge. :)
23 January 2009 at 14:01
Erin... said…
JO I just absolutely LOVE this. The card is GORGEOUS and what a sweet idea. Love the colors, just fabulous all around!
23 January 2009 at 14:16
Sarah said…
This is fab Jo!! I really love that sentiment, it's sweet.
xxx :0)
23 January 2009 at 15:30
Jilli said…
Wow .. this is fab! I love that recipe and the colour combo. mwah Jillix
23 January 2009 at 17:18
cats whiskers said…
Oh wow two for one here this is beautiful and to add the gist with it just makes it perfect
Big Hugs Dear
Jacqui x
23 January 2009 at 18:05
Lauren said…
Great interpretation of the challenge Jo - this is fabulous!
23 January 2009 at 18:29
Natalie said…
Stunning card Jo and I love the little recipe. x
23 January 2009 at 18:30
Jackie said…
Lucky friend! Great card Jo....and that recipe is just up my street :)
Hope you and the boys are ok. xx
23 January 2009 at 21:40
Alex said…
This is a fabulous gift set Jo - I love the creative recipe inside, this is gorgeous!! Anyone would be glad to receive this! 8STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
23 January 2009 at 21:43
Deb said…
BEautiful card and such a perfect gift...Starbucks is such a treat for me as we don't have one anywhere near, it is once in a blue moon for me to get to one! Thanks so much for your very kind words and I love your recipe, sounds like one I would like to follow!
have a great weekend!
23 January 2009 at 22:21
Emily said…
This is beautiful Jo! Love your recipe! Great colors and layout! What a great gift! TFS!
24 January 2009 at 00:40
nessy said…
wow jo what an amazing gift for your friend!! (do hope i can get that recipe when i come down and see you ~just what we need!!)
as always beautifully made ~ just perfect!
vanessa xx
24 January 2009 at 07:15
Anonymous said…
Hi Jo!
love the color shem of this one. and it's very assorted with the stamp!
céline
24 January 2009 at 11:06
Sam said…
Great card Jo, love the idea. Sad how all these shops close down, I only heard about Craft Central earlier this week, my nearest one is about 15 miles away but used to visit fairly regularly :-(
Sam x
24 January 2009 at 17:58
Zoe said…
Wow this is fabulous! How great would it be to be given something like this! What a lucky recipient!
29 January 2009 at 10:14
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