Dynamic Duos #13 ~ Mono; Retrosketches #22; and Pixie's Crafty Snippets #31

Good Morning Monday!

I hope you've had your breakfast wherever you are because we are going to talk about coffee and crumb cake today.  I used to make my nephew the most delicious coffee cake with corn flakes and cinnamon on the top.  We all remember how yummy it was, but I've lost the recipe over the years.

I made a card to play in three favorite challenges.  And then I made two more cards just to show off.  What?!  Yup.  I love the colors and the sketch and after I made my original card, I realized that I simply had  to make at least one more card using my cups and coffee bean stamps.  I mean, duh!

Here we go.

The colors are from the dynamic ladies at Dynamic Duos and this week the challenge is monochrome attic.  The colors are Early Espresso and Crumb Cake.

How fun is that?

And speaking of fun, I'm playing with the always fabulous Retrosketches. 

The ONLY reason there are not coffee stains on my cup cards is because I didn't think of it until after I had emptied the coffee pot.  I hope someone does that! 

And because I was able to use paper and ribbon from my Paper Mountain and Ribbon Valley, I am also linking up with the crazy band of delinquent girls over at Pixie's Crafty Workshop, where this week it's Snippets challenge number 31.  Shirley, you can join in 'cause you've also used snippets on your card, right?  Way to go, ladies!

So here are my cards.  First, the non-coffee card.

I have no idea from whence I got that fantastic feather charm, but I've been dying to use it on a card.  I wish I had a stamp with an old-fashioned ink well, large enough to balance that charm.  Wouldn't that make a perfectable card?!

Here are my two coffee and crumb cake cards:

From a distance, those coffee beans look like Oreo cookies or ice cream sand witches.  Anyone super hungry yet??

Can't you picture that unique and beautiful striped button coming from a 1952 designer coat?

That really was fun.  Hope you join in!

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I leave you with a happy fuschia flower.

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Just A Note:

Paper:  SU early espresso, crumb cake;

  Glitz, "Pretty in Pink"

Stamp:  SU, unknown set

Ink:  SU dark brown embossing powder

Ribbon:  SU, early expresso

Charm:  Unknown

SU scallop punch; Corner Chomper

Four Cups:

Paper: SU early espresso, crumb cake;

  Glitz, "Pretty in Pink"

Stamps:  Cups: Creative Images; coffee

  bean: Stamps by Judith

Ink: SU dark brown embossing powder

Ribbon: SU, early expresso

Random button

SU scallop punch; Corner Chomper

Coffee Pot Set:

Paper: SU early espresso, crumb cake;

  SU crumb cake text pattern

Stamps:  Michael's WS-023; coffee

   bean: Stamps by Judith

Ink: SU dark brown embossing powder

Faux ribbon: SU early expresso paper

Random button

SU scallop punch; Corner ChomperPixie's Crafty Workshop