Lawnscaping Coffee Blog Hop

Aloha and welcome to 

I'm super ecstatic to be a part of this hop especially because

when you get LAWN FAWN and COFFEE together

you're bound to make some awesome things!

As a nurse I'm always needing encouragement cards

and little gifts for my patients and their families.

It's never easy being sick or taking care of someone that is,

so my hope is to bring just a tiny bit of sunshine and 

hopefully a smile or two.

Today's card...

I'm totally in love with Lawn Fawn's latest release

(I know I've said this before...but it's true!)

I used a bunch of Lawn Fawn sets and their matching dies:

Critters in the Jungle, Love You A Latte, Bake Me a Cake and Milo's ABCs.

I created the scene with the Stitched Oval Stackables die and

Puffy Cloud Borders to create the sky and ground.

The images were stamped, colored with copics and die cut.

Of course it wouldn't be a coffee themed card without a monkey carrying a mug

with a whipped topping (from the Bake Me A Cake set) and some 

coffee beans stamped in the background.

Sometimes I want to just give a little gift because occassionally 

words don't seem enough...

I thought of putting a simple coffee ice cream recipe inside.

The Lawn Fawn Milk Carton die is so fun to dress up and

the Treat Yourself stamp set I turned into coffee to match the theme.

I added the bow on top for some cuteness by punching two holes 

and threading the ribbon through to close the carton!

Here's the recipe I put inside in case you'd like to try it for yourself
It really is divine!

Easy Homemade Coffee Ice Cream
1 cup Cold Brewed Extra Strong Coffee
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

Blend everything together using an electric mixer to get whipping cream nicely whipped.
Place in freezer safe storage container and freeze over night.
Super easy and simple.
I love my coffee ice cream strong and not too sweet
so it may need some tweeking depending on your taste.

OK so did I mention PRIZES?!?

We have a bunch of generous sponsors...

 Lawn Fawn, Ellen Hutson, The Ink Road, Crafters Companion, Spectrum Noir, The Alley Way Stamps, Newtons Nook, Faber Castell, and Right at Home! 

Leave comments along the way for your chance to win!!
You'll have until the end of the day (11:59 Eastern Standard Time)
on June 28th to get your comments in.
 Winners will be announced on the Lawnscaping Blog that week

Below is the blog hop order starting from

Lawnscaping Challenges
that's me --->Niki G. 
Gray Whiskers Crafts
Melissa
Kristina B.
Lysa
Dianchik
Yolanda G. 
Jennie M. 
Julie C. 
Ellen 
Nina-Marie
Michele S. 
Anni
Michelle L.
Lydia
Oreet
Tammy H.
Shannon M. 
Kim
Kelly S. 
Trish K. 
Tanja
Amy
Kim H. 
Monica M. 
Beau Monde Designs
Valerie W. 
Maria
Wiebke
Maia Ink
http://melissabowden.com/
Vicki
Chitra
Tracy
Curl E. Cue's
Coralynn
Carisa
Dawn E.
Kate 
Kristina P. 

If you encounter any errors along the hop, please email Laurel directly at 

laurelbeard at me dot com. 

Please do not leave them in the comments.

Happy hopping!  Next up on the list is
Gray Whiskers Crafts

MAHALO for stopping by!

Getting ready and more minions!

Aloha!  I wanted to share a few things I have been working on the past few weeks.  I've always wanted to do a craft fair and last year finally got the courage to try it out.  It was so much fun, and I had such positive feedback, that I decided to do it again this year.  So I've been working furiously trying to make inventory!  For anyone on Oahu (or anyone that wants to fly out here ;-) I will be at Aiea Elementary on November 9th from 9am-2pm.  Hope to see you there!

I've been loving the Minion trend and saw TONS of them during Halloween so it inspired me to do a little post-it note holder...

They're such cuties that I made a bunch...

in varying faces...

I finally had a project to use up all those yellow metallic papers I had in my stash and of course googly eyes!

A hot seller for me was the gift card holders...

They're simple mini envelopes (the size of a gift card), held together with a belly band.  Perfect to dress up any GC!  Of course I had to use my Kitty Bee Designs stamps!!

And lastly these fun magnets using glass tiles...

I have tons more including cards and notepads...just wanted to share some highlights.  I've been dying to enter all the fun challenges out there, but am focusing on this craft fair first.  It definitely helps support this very addicting hobby!  Mahalo for stopping by!!!