Thanks a Latte Card (CASology Week #355)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's time for a new challenge at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Appreciate. :o)

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), Thanks a Latte Card. :o)

Design defined: 

An image above a sentiment makes a classic CAS design.

How I made my card....

To make my card I used a coffee cup and a sentiment stamps from Jane's Doodles 'Coffee Time' stamp set and an oak tree leave stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall' stamp set.

I stamped the coffee cup and the sentiment directly on a white top folded card base. I colored the cup with a grey marker.

Then I stamped another coffee cup on a watercolor paper. I masked part of the cup and a plate and stamped the oak leaves on the cup. I removed the mask and drew a line in the "inside" part of the cup with a black fine liner.

I watercolored the coffee cup with distress inks. After drying, I fussy cut the cup and traced edges with a black marker. I softened the image using a stylus ball on a soft working mat. I did this to curl the image a bit and to achieve a bit of dimension that way.

Lastly, I glued the watercolored coffee cup on the card base over the grey cup and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 120 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Coffee Time' stamp set 
• Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Spiced Marmalade
• Ground Espresso
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• light grey 68/94
• black 68/46
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.5
• UHU liquid glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• paper towels
• water
• post-it papers (for masking)

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out  cards my Design Teammates created and join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your CAS creations. :o)

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Milka Gubo (you are here)

Nancy Elrick

Sue Symens

I'm linking my card to the 2019 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog hop. 
This is my 1st entry to the hop.

I'm also linking my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 45 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges, Thanks/Thanksgiving
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges, Anything Goes

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka