Thursday, 7 May 2026

Latte Heart

Hi all and welcome to another challenge from the team at Freshly Made Sketches . Our sketch hostess this week is Kim Singdahlsen and she has given us lots of squares!

When I first saw this sketch I admit to being a bit stumped, but then I received an assorted pack of new Lawn Fawn cardstock in gorgeous pastel colours and decided to use all five in my card.


I die-cut them with a rounded square die and laid them out as best I could using the eyeball method!  Onto an extra square I stamped a sentiment from Mini Messages and More by MFT Stamps and popped it up on the card base to make it stand out a bit.  I then added a Copic-coloured hand holding a coffee cup with embossed "foam"; a pair of glasses and a heart.

I made this card several weeks ago and I'm trying to remember how I got the foam around the cup.  I *think* I lightly rubbed my embossing pad around the edge of the "coffee" circle then added white embossing powder.  I know the heart is from the Oh Frappe set by Ellen Hutson.

Thanks for visiting!  Please check out the wonderful ways the rest of the design team have interpreted the sketch.

I'm linking this up to the Feminine challenge at The Paper Players.  I think the soft colours give off a definite feminine vibe.





Products used:

Stamps:  Mini Messages & More (MFT), Oh Frappe (Essentials by Ellen)
Ink: Versafine Onxy Black, Versamark, Ginger Root, Umber Shadow, Sea Glass (Altenew)
Cardstock: White, X-Press It, Macaron Assorted Pack (Lawn Fawn), silver matte foil
Dies:  Nesting Rounded Squares (Lifestyle Crafts), Creature Comforts, Crafty Hands (MFT)
Accessories: White EP, Copics

Cheers
Karren

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9 comments:

I Card Everyone said...

Karren, as my FIL might have said: you have the eye of dead perch! Which is perfect - I think? LOL
I'm loving your gorgeous pastels and your realistic coloring of that sweet little hand from EH! You mean a latte to me, too, my friend! x
=]

Dawn T said...

Just delightful Karren.

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

Love this Karren - right down to the cute coffee art! I am mulling this sketch over ... meanwhile thank you for sharing this feminine beauty with us over at The Paper Players this week!

Kim S said...

I love your little pastel squares! You created a lovely background for your coffee scene and all so perfect with the sentiment!

LeAnne said...

Oh my goodness, this card would be special just with those yummy pastel colors and fun rounded corner squares, but to add the glasses and the clever cup of coffee....along with the sentiment.....that really kicks it up several notches! Amazing, I love it! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at the Players this week!

Jan Clothier said...

Another beauty, Karren! The arrangement of the coloured squares (the rounded corners are a nice touch) is tougher than it looks to get harmony, as you have. The glasses are super and as for the coffee corner - priceless! It's a perfect card for so many women. Thank you for sharing with us at The Paper Players.

Narelle Farrugia said...

Loving this soooooo much as I llllloooooooovvvvvveeee me a latte! And I also love that colour palette!

Judy Rozema said...

These colors are so fabulous! Vanilla lattes are my favorite!

Cécile RIBON said...

What a lovely mix of soft colors, Karren! This card is a treat!