Monday, August 5, 2019

Coffee & Cream

Hi!  Here's a unique backstory for the making of my card today.  Last Saturday night,  I woke up about 3 am with a headache.  Thank goodness I don't get migraines, and these headaches I've had all my life have lessened as I get older, but this one was bad enough to wake me up.  So I took a caffeine pill, and it took awhile before it kicked in.  In the meantime, you know how your thoughts are in the wee hours - I went from caffeine to coffee, and then I had the idea to use these beautiful cafe au lait colors for a card.  When I got up the next morning, I decided to recreate a design I've done before using them.  Here it is.


supplies: cream cardstock, various browns/tans and a green from Doodlebug Rainbow paper pads: ginghams, florals, stripes, dots, MFT Stitched Blooms dies, sentiment from Hero Arts Hello Sunshine Daisies, stamped in vintage photo distress ink, Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle die, ancient My Mind's Eye enamel dots

Brown flowers wouldn't usually be my first choice, but I do like how this turned out, with all the little patterns mixing in that 1 color - what do you think?  Thanks for visiting today!

8 comments:

~amy~ said...

Hey Lin, this is beautiful. Love the pops of green.

JoAnn said...

I think it is beautiful. I love the shades of brown for the flowers with the pop of green with the leaves. TFS

Lisa Elton said...

Your wee hour thoughts brought us a wee bit of delight and prettiness!

Steph Mitchell said...

I agree with JoAnn! It's a lovely card.

Cat Craig said...

Pretty card, great for a coffee and flower lover.

kiwimeskreations said...

Sorry to hear about the headache, but so glad this is the result - it's fabulous Lin!
Blessings
Maxine

Dawn T said...

What a great combination of the browns with the cream base and the little pop of green. super pretty

I Card Everyone said...

Think? I think your head was saying 'I've got an idea that just has to come out!' and it was right!
A beautiful fall card, Lin!
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