Brrr, our mornings are starting out chilly these days, but the sun turns things warm and cozy later. Love that about fall. That's our Double D Challenge this time around -- Warm & Cozy. The board is beautifully inspiring, and the prize for a random winner is adorable:
A cup of cocoa and some Christmas cookies can make me feel pretty darned warm and cozy. I'd probably be wearing my favorite old cable knit sweater as I partake. I think you can see how the board inspired me here.
Yes, it's a Cottage Cutz set again. You know I love 'em and the sales are not to be resisted. The embossing folder was from a Spellbinders warehouse sale during which I stocked up (ahem). In this case I embossed on vanilla cardstock, then brushed with caramel ink, and followed up with a little sanding to enhance the pattern.
I love those cookies! Actually, I love the whole die set. There's a Santa for the mug, too, which I'll save for later. Too much fun! Most of the coloring is ink blending, but Copics for the smallest pieces. The enamel dots are real this time. Supplies are all listed in the recipe.
Get warm & cozy with us at Double D! Share your make and maybe win that prize or be a creative favorite. It's all in the spirit of fun. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again shortly!
Stamps: None Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White, Cougar Vanilla Ink: Various Stampin' Up Coloring: Ink applied with brushes, Copic markers Other: Cottage Cutz Warm & Cozy Cocoa, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers and Stitched Scalloped Circles, Taylored Expressions Ric Rac Borders, Spellbinders Sweater Weather embossing folder, Echo Park enamel dots
21 comments:
Loving your textured background, totally reminds me of a warm cozy winter sweater! That mug is sweet adorned with frosty! And how yummy those cookies look! Perfect for a snowy afternoon by the fire! And of course you have a 'warm and cozy' die lol Love it!
Cute card. Love the drink image. Give me one with lots of whipped topping... Love Tim Horton's Iced Cappuccino with whipped topping. Drink too many of them... Have a great day
This is awesome! Yep ... nothing better than a cuppa cocoa & cookies ... Yummm!! Beautiful coloring and design! Fabulous inspiration my friend! Well done!
Hot chocolate with whipped cream... yes please! This is oodles of fun, Leslie and I love your colors!
A great little warm and cosy scene. I love how you have used the circle and the inked embossing makes a perfect background xx
Love all the cute dies, and 3D embossing folder. Our days have been dull misty and cold for a good couple of weeks now and really eerie-not a breath of wind -really still and quiet!
Carol x
This is a lovely warming card Leslie! Love the textured background and those cookies look so real I've become a little peckish! The ric rac was an inspired touch which reminds me of piped icing :) Vicky x
So darling, Leslie. Marcia brought mini pumpkin cheesecakes today that would be wonderful with your mug of cuteness!
The embossed background looks like a warm and cozy afghan and the cup of cocoa is a sure bet to warm anyone deliciously, Leslie! Love those cookies that are decorated just right! Can't wait to see your Santa mug!
This is just too CUTE Leslie and I love how you even had the perfect die cut sentiment for your card!! This would definitely be my way of staying warm and cozy...sipping away at hot cocoa and eating cookies, and yours definitely look good enough to eat! Sweet, sweet card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
So adorable, Leslie! I can see why you love it so much. And it even sounds delicious - vanilla and caramel (paper and ink) and I assume some chocolate, also? :-) Fabulous card.
You have created a wonderful scene that I would love to be in any day. I look at the cup and see a minty hot chocolate with whipped cream and lovely chocolate cookies too. I can see myself making cards with this at my side to keep me warm and cozy. Love that sentiment die cut.
So sweet, Leslie! Love the colors on this card. That minty green makes me think that may be a minty hot chocolate is waiting for those cookies. The textured background is amazing and those cookies...too yummy!
Sorry to be so late to the party! I'm loving your pretty background...very creative my friend. Also love the pretty ric rac border!
That is just the cutest, I love that snowman and the cookies are so cute too, love he colors you used, a cup of hot cocoa is always warm and cozy to me ;) Like the sanding on the embossing, great touch and goes with the theme great!
Well, your card is just too cute! Love everything about it especially the cookies and the cinnamon stick in the whipped cream! Makes me wants some!
This card checks off all the boxes Leslie. Simply adorable!! I love the inky embossed background. Makes me think of a sweet and yummy cookie. You can't go wrong with any of the Cottage Cutz dies. Love it!!
Adorable mug. You created a beautiful 3d effect with your shading and gorgeous dimension with your embossed background ♥
Okay, now I think I need that die set. It's so stinkin' cute, and you have used it perfectly. I, too, love those cookies, your whole card is making me drool. This is simply FABULOUS!!!
Fun card with that adorable snowman mug. Love all the amazing details you've added, especially to be the background. You've raised the bar on dry embossing, my friend! :) xx
Absolutely stunning and awesome design here, just love those colours.
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