Friday, September 23

Grab Your Coffee Cup and Get Some Fresh Brewed!

Happy Fall everyone! Hope it is a beautiful autumn day wherever you are. For all you coffee, tea and cocoa lovers, you know this also means it's time for the Fall Coffee Hop which you can visit right HERE

I had a lovely Lavender Latte (and a delicious almond cake) at my local Co-op on Monday. This definitely got me in the mood for the hop. Who would think lavender and coffee pair so well, but they really do, so I wanted to share a little recipe for a Simple Lavender Syrup and you can read more details HERE, along with a recipe for iced lavender coffee. Yum!!

Lavender Simple Syrup

1/2 tsp lavender buds, dry or fresh
2 cups sugar
1 cup water

Combine all in a small pot on the stove and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the lavender buds out, cool and store in a jar.


And, here's my card for the hop! How about some fresh brewed? The background is actually from the paper I lay down when I use sprays and stencils, and the leaves and man are stamped on copy paper I painted. Using up some scraps and just having fun!


Hope you've enjoyed my fresh brewed post, and be sure to head over the hop to see all the coffee inspiration! 

26 comments:

  1. Such a cool background! Love the colors and Vintage feel! :)

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  2. OMG, how original! And fun. Love it. And thanks for the recipe for the lavender syrup.

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  3. I love it when you create backgrounds by accident! This made into a fun card!

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  4. I love that pop of color the leaves add. Awesome card. TFS

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  5. Oh wow! Beautiful card and colours!!! Thanks for this great recipe! I've never heard about Lavender Syrup! Slurp! ; p

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  6. Yum! The syrup sounds divine! Your card is so unique and fun! Very cool!

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  7. Great upcycling on the background panel...lovely! Awesome purple and gold combo. Yum to the syrup!

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  8. Oh yum! Your drink looks yummy. I don't care for lavender flavoring but I sure do want to give this a try! Love your card too!

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  9. Love the handmade background paper!

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  10. Beautiful background; love the image!

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  11. Love your card! Thanks for the lavendar tip. I typically add a mint simple syrup. :-)

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  12. So cool! Awesome background... I saved a couple of my workspace papers too because they were so interesting on their own... love yours!

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  13. Great blend of color on your fresh-brewed card!

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  14. I love all the bright and bold colors on your card.

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  16. great card, thanks for sharing

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  17. Fabulous card! Love the vibrant colors!

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  18. Great mixed media card. I like the vintage guy

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  19. Awesome colours love the background.

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