holiday coffee lovers blog hop!

this is going to be a fun event, everyone!!
it's a hop celebrating your LOVE for that warm, steamy, comforting cup of joe - HOLIDAY STYLE! ha ha!!

so FUN!!

all of the information can be found on Amy Tsuruta's blog, and that's where you can link up to play along too!! (please note - Amy is AMAZING!!! she has worked so hard to make this happen, and to make so many people smile and happy!!! please be sure to tell her thank you!!)

there are prizes for commenters only and prizes for creating a card! hello!!! 

let's get on to my card, eh? keep this in mind: it's a grown up's Night Before Christmas! :)

he he he he!!
you know that part in the story "visions of sugar plums danced in their heads", well that was my inspiration! :)
except, we're grown ups, so instead of sugar plums, we dream of coffee at night! ha ha! :)

i cut the profile of the girl out with my silhoutte, and then colored and cut out those ADORABLE coffee cups from an old Market Street Stamps set (which is so adorable!!!). 
the background is distress inks (chipped sapphire, peacock feathers and tumbled glass), and then drops of water (to mimic snow!). and then a vellum thought/dream cloud above the girl was cut with some vellum and the Mama Elephant Landscape Trio Creative Cuts die.

so, what do you think? success? fail? i like it! ha ha!

so how about a chance to win a little goody from my blog? leave a comment and follow my blog, and i'll choose someone to win EITHER a $15 gift card to Butterfly Reflections Ink, the Love a la Carte stamp set from Newton's Nook or the Monster Party Stamp set from Create a Smile Stamps! :) you will have until Sunday, December 14th at midnight to comment for a chance to win! :D

now! make sure you head over to Amy Tsuruta's Blog to find out how you can link up your card to play along - check out the BIG list of sponsored prizes below: 

17 Turtles:  $15 Store Gift Card

A Muse Studio/Chris Franco:  Cup of Good Cheer stamp set

Add a Little Dazzle:  $25 Store Gift Card

Butterfly Reflections Ink:  Prima Coffee Break

Color Cast Designs:  Coffee Lovers kit

Create a Smile:  Monster Party stamp set

Hero Arts:  A Little & Today's Special stamps/Cup 'O Joe Shadow ink

Kraftin' Kimmie:  $25 Store Gift Card

Kreative Kymona:  Fancy Mug Giveaway

Latina Crafter:  Cafe Wood Veneers + $25 Store Gift Card

Neat & Tangled:  Warm Wishes stamp set

Newton's Nook:  $15 Store Gift Card

Paper Smooches:  $25  Store Gift Card

Pickled Potpourri:  $7 Store Gift Card

Poppystamps:  Tea Cup Stack Die

Reverse Confetti:  $15 Store Gift Card

Stamp Academy:  2 classes

Stampin' Up/Veronica Zalis:  $20 Store Gift Card

STAMPlorations:  $10 Store Gift Card

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:  Coffee Cup Prize Pack

SugarPea Designs:  $20 Store Gift Card

Sweet 'n Sassy:  Pick Me Up Clear stamp & die set

The Alley Way Stamps:  Tea Par-tea stamp set

Two Paper Divas:  Your Warm My Heart stamp set

Your Next Stamp:  $20

Verve Stamps:  $25

Whole Wild World:  Coffee before Talkee mug

●●Sponsorship prizes are eligible via random draw from linked hop participants only●●