Cuppa Joe

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  Transport It Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: Use Ephemera/Layer it Up

It's always time for a cuppa joe in my world! I do love a good cuppa! My favorite coffee roaster is in the torn next door - Upstate Coffee Roasters. (upstate New York to be exact) I love how each blend is named for a location in upstate, and each is delicious!  I get my coffee in whole beans and grind it in small batches, so it is always fresh. The company is also focused on outdoor activities like mountain biking, hot air ballooning, rodeo and more.  The empty coffee bag inspired my tag this week. 

Lake George NY is a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. There are even paddle wheelers that roam the lake.

UPSTATE CUPPA JOE 

Let's start with some good grungy ink smooshing. 

Next up, collage a bold layer of tissue onto the tag.  

Add my coffee bag, a cup stamped on ledger paper and a fern for the outdoors. I also distressed the edges of the tag.  

A couple of clock images...because it is always time for coffee in my worlds, and even a pup. Do pups like coffee? - oh yes, if it has cream in it!

And if I added a dog, I had to add a cat, because the same cream in the coffee story holds for them! 

I added a fern and the cuppa joe from my stamped image... 

I spritzed Vintage Rust and Cosmic Shimmer onto the tag for a more vintage look.  

Added some fun black and white washi tape... 

Upstate Cuppa Joe 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

 Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Fresh Brewed Blueprint stamps

Seth Apter  Paper Artsy Printed Tissue 

Prima Nature Academia Ephemera

Stamperai Altered Ego Ephemera

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Flair

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Transparent Moths

Doodlebug Designs Broomstick Washi Tape

Tim Holtz Distress Ground Espresso ink

Simon Says Stamp Versa Fine Clair Nocturne ink

Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ocean ink

Simon Says Stamp Small Blending Brush

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissors

Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares 

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Brutus Monroe Vintage Rust Liquid Pigment

Andy Skinner Cosmic Shimmer

Spray Mister

Glass Media Mat

Ledger Paper

Coffee Bag

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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