Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Coffee Gift Card Holder

This week I made a gift card holder to give a Starbucks GC to a friend.  I used Coffee Girl by Whimsy & Stars Studio and the Papertrey gift card die. 

 

2012-05-22 WSS Coffee WM

 

I love the big coffee cup she is holding.  The last few mornings I could have used a coffee cup that big.  The problem is that I don’t drink plain coffee.  I love Café Mocha’s.   I wonder how many Weight Watchers points a mocha that size would be?   I would probably have to live on my treadmill for the rest of the week… 

Did you notice her red hair?    I think I mentioned before that I seem to usually color hair blonde.    I decided to step outside my comfort zone and give a red head a try.    The one you see here is attempt number seven.  Good thing I finally got one that was acceptable because I was running out of crafting time.

Thank you to every one that has sent get well wishes to my dog, Summer.   She still isn’t fully recovered by she is doing much better.  She is still having issues with her balance but she is not falling all over the place any more.  

I hope you have a great week!  Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Coffee Girl (digital stamp) by Whimsy & Stars Studio
  • Inks:  None
  • Papers:  Neenah Crest solar white CS, Papertrey kraft CS, October Afternoon Sidewalks DP pad
  • Tools:  Big Shot, Papertrey Gift Card Holder & Doily Details dies, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Quickutz Trellis die (used for embossing), Copic markers, Bow Easy
  • Embellishments:  Misc. ribbon & button, Papertrey button twine, Sakura white gel pen, Jenni Bowlin Malted Milk paint dauber

Challenges:

73 comments:

Kathy said...

Cheryl, this is so cute! Love your red hair coloring, looks great. Such a cute little gift card holder, your friend will love it. LOL, I think I'm having a coffee that size right now.

Unknown said...

Beautiful gift card holder Cheryl super sweet image and lovely colours! Jo xxx

Chelsea said...

Adorable!!

Mary J said...

Beautiful Cheryl! Love the read hair for sure!

Thx for joining us at MIM and Little Miss Muffet!

M x

1CardCreator said...

Sweet card Cheryl. Glad Summer is getting better.

Karin said...

So glad that Summer is on the mend :) Super cute GC holder. Her hair looks awesome...You have so much patience to have tried that many times! One more reason to admire you and your ablilities!

Tammy said...

Awww this is ADORABLE Cheryl! I love the colors and her fabulous red hair!!

Audrey Pettit said...

This is gorgeous, Cheryl! Such a beautiful design and of course I LOVE all the kraft goodness. And LOVE your little red-headed coffee girl, too!

Debra Miller said...

Love this gift card holder - awesome Cheryl. Thanks for joining us at Little Miss Muffet Anything Goes Challenge. Deb

Don't forget to grab the HTML code for the LMM news badge for your sidebar if you are interested in the challenge blog candy - 3 rubber stamps! It is a pretty cool badge - the graphics change with every new release.

Shirley-Anne said...

Fabulous gift card holder and perfect colouring from top to toe on this sweet image .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday .

Annette Allen said...
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Annette Allen said...

this has got to be the cutest gift card holder i have ever seen...i LOVE IT...and it is for COFFEE...mmmmm

Julie Robinson said...

cute!

Unknown said...

Lol how we will choose our winner, each and every creation is just stunning. This is is really so beautiful with its bright color. Her background circle frame is really goes well. Thank you again for joining with us at My Heart Pieces.Hope to see you again.

ScrappyAndrea said...

What a sweet image! So nice!
Thanks for sharing with us at SFC!
xxx, Andrea

Renee B. said...

Cheryl, this is adorable! Love the red hair! I am working on a baby card at the moment & want to give the Mom red hair (to match the actual Mom's hair) hope I can make it look as good as yours!
Hugs,
Renee

Sandra H said...

Hi Cheryl, This is so adorable:)x

Anita said...

A beautiful gc holder Cheryl. Gorgeous coloring and I think her red hair looks beautiful.

Riet said...

So gorgeous Cheryl,I love the image and the colours.

Hugs Riet.xx

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is such an adorable gift card Cheryl. Love the red hair. I hope Summer is fully recovered soon. Give her a gentle hug from me.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx

kyms kards said...

Great little idea and fab colors
Thanks for joining us at Robyn Fetish this week and good luck
Kym DT

Nicole said...

Wow, great looking hair, hahah, Cheryl!! You made a lovely creation and gladly your dog is feeling better. Hugs, Nicole

Sassy Raggedy said...

Very Cute. Love the image. Thanks for joining us this week at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. joann Sassy Raggedy

Carla S. said...

Beautiful gift card holder, Cheryl! Love the sweet image which you've colored wonderfully! So glad your dog is doing better.

Donna Mosley said...

Aww! Cheryl, love the very sweey image and gorgeous design.

Donna x

LORi said...

Adorable!!

Joey said...

Fantastic creation Cheryl, love your colour choice, thanks for joining us at LMMS. Joey xx

Unknown said...

I love this cute Coffee Cup
It is adorable

Thanks for Entering the Challenge
At Tammy's Scrapin Corner.
I hope to see you enter next week!!
Hugs Owner Tammy Ortiz

Karen B. said...

She's adorable!

cheryl said...

oh Hun,what a brilliant gift holder,she is one,super adorable image Hun,sorry not been over for last few days Hun but the puppy is taking up lots of time hugs Cheryl xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

What a gorgeous gift card holder. Just perfect to give to a friend and I am sure I would be delighted to receive it. Thanks for joining us this week at Delightful Challenges for our Add Ribbon Challenge hugs Susan x

Arabella said...

This is fabulous Cheryl! I love it! What a great idea and this is the perfect image for it!

Arabella

Tracy said...

Adorable Cheryl! You did an amazing job with her red hair and picked the perfect colors of yellow and green to really make it pop. :-) So glad to hear pup is doing better. Hugs!

Kathy and Lucky said...

What a great gift card holder and that wonderful coffee cup ( Lucky is at daycare and I am relaxing with a cup now :) ) Loving the red hair, I never try red hair, just blonde and brunette. Sweet.

Gina Lindsay said...

Oh my goodness, I love that image! I think I need a cup that size most mornings too. I think you did a great job on the red hair.

Lisa Minckler said...

Cheryl, she's fabulous!!! You should seriously concider offering Starbucks your talent and let them sell these holders for them. This is perfect! I can't believe you have the patience to color her 7 times..LOL. But I have to admit, the highlights and lowlights of her hair DO look wonderful.
I too like to drink a little coffee with my creamer :D

Another beautiful creation here.
Hugs,
Lisa xx

coldwaters2 said...

Hi Cheryl this is absolutely gorgeous a brilliant little gift idea, the colours and that image are super, thank you for joining our challenge at OLLCB
Hugs
lorraine x

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Cheryl :-)

thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp DT Call and Good Luck :-)
luv
Lols x x x

TC said...

Love this, & love the idea to house a Starbucks GC in it. Totally gorgeous.

Sorry to hear about your dog, I hope she makes a full recovery soon. x

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

This is so pretty, I love the sweet image and the textured card stock looks fab, I hope that you will consider entering this in to the LEJ Designs anything but a card challenge this week
Lindsay xx

Joanne said...

Your card is seriously lovely!
Joanne xo

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

She's super cute!! Love her red hair!!! Go girl - I think it looks perfect!

I'm sure your friend appreciated the gift card!! I'm a flavored coffee girl :)

Davi said...

Cheryl I LOVE love this one!! The distressed look with the Darling image and your wonderful coloring make this the most fun ever !!

Emma (metalicbutterfly) said...

Sooooo cute she is adorable love the colour combo too!

Thanks for playing at Allsorts this week

Emma xxx

Basement Stamper said...

Great gift card holder! I need to make a large one today, but love how yours looks!

Cyndie said...

Wow, what a darling gift card holder, and awesome coloring job! Your little redhead is the cutest thing--and I'll bet attempts 1 thru 6 were pretty darn good as well!

Pia S said...

This is such lovely work! The coloring is fab. I rarely color hair blonde, I'm in my comfort zone with browns. Should try red too...

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Awwww, this is so cute Cheryl! Love your colouring and what a fab idea for the coffee gift card holder. Did you put any coffee beans inside? That would just be a pure delight! ;))

Lisa said...

This is awesome!! The image is so sweet...you colored it beautifully!! I love all the texture!! Absolutely fabulous :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Sue from Oregon said...

Well Cheryl, Maybe if you got a skinny mocha you could just hit the treadmill a weeeee bit LOL! Darling creation!

Pat (mspfd) said...

I absolutely adore the red hair on this precious image. Gorgeous coloring and such a great image for your fabulous gift card holder.

Bella´s Bastelecke said...

so beautiful card….. love the combo and cute image
i see it on Make it Monday….

Hugs

Bella

Annette Bowes said...

Cute gift card holder Cheryl! Love the bright colours, especially her red hair! Have a lovely weekend, take careX:)

Valchen said...

What a sweet gift card holder! I love the image soooo much and all the embelishments!
Hugs,
Valentina

jimlynn said...

Don't know how I missed this cute little redhead!! Just precious and a great gift card holder!
Lynn

Deanne Saunders said...

Oh, that is just the cutest!!! Thank you for joining My Heart Pieces challenge this week! Hope to see you again next week!
~DEANNE~

Lori said...

Oh,my! this is darling - love the embossing and your image is the cutest!

Heather D. ~ Fresh Brewed Designs said...

This is absolutely adorable! I love the colors! the yellow is so happy!!! just want I needed on such a dreary day!

Thank you for playing along at Freshly Brewed Challenges Month Long Prize challenge!

Have a great weekend
Heather D.

Heather Lynn said...

Oh my goodness! Your card is adorable!! Love your blog, Cheryl, you are so inspiring! Have a great weekend!

HL

http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! love the colours and her Hair Rocks! hugs me xx

Cassidy said...

Your projects are always inspiring! I always want to make a card after visiting your blog :)

Rachel said...

This is too cute, love that image. Your red hair looks fab. Thanks or popping by my blog, Wedgie xxx

ddazzled71 said...

What a adorable creation and wonderful way to present your gift card to your coffee loving friend. Thanks so much for joining us at My Heart Pieces.
Danie xx

~Tammy~ said...

So so cute! Love it!

Karen Howard said...

This is really great, love your coloring! Hugs, Karen

Made by Mandy said...

Gorgeous gift card holder and your image is fabulous with great colouring :)

Many thanks for joining in with our Anything Goes challenge over at OSAAT & hope to see you back again soon.

Mandy (DT member for OSAAT)

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Hiya, just popping back to say thank you for joining in with the LEJ Designs challenge
Lindsay xx

whoistracy said...

This is adorable!!! Love how those colors pop against the kraft.

VanessaB said...

ohmygoodness. soooooooo cute! thank you for joining us at fresh brewed designs. :)

Jinny Newlin said...

This is absolutely precious, Cheryl! LOVE the greens and yellows and that it's a gift within a gift! I just made my own take on said such. Can't wait to share!

Hey! And thanks so much for the love you left on my blog during the Wplus9 Release! I so appreciate your support! Hugs!

SusanLotus said...

This is really lovely! :)

Unknown said...

Very attractive paper card holder but i think you should focus on designing plastic card holders as they are more reliable and attractive are very much in demand....

suzARTe said...

this is just lovely, all the details are just beautiful, love it.

Thanks so much for sharing your creation at Anything goes, Just keep on creating, I hope you will continue to play along. Sorry about the the delay in leaving my comment I have been overseas and then got sick, I will be announcing the winners and will have the next challenge by 01/09 :)