LID Release: Coffee Cozy

Welcome to the first day of the Lil' Inker Designs Release week!  Boy do we have some CUTE products in store for you!! This first set that we are showcasing today and tomorrow I was over the moon excited about!  The first time I saw it more than a month ago, I started dreaming about all the possibilities!

But first, a little business!! You should have arrived from Amy's blog if you are following the blog hop!  If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, you can visit the Lil' Inker Designs blog.  And, of course there is a giveaway!  Comment on all the blogs on the hop and you are eligible to win a $10 store credit or the Funny Bunny set that will be showcased on Wednesday and Thursday!

Ready to see today's set?  It is called Coffee Cozy and is super cute!! There are even dies to match! 

Cute!!!

Now for my projects! 

The idea for this first card was based on a picture I found on Pinterest pictured below. 

When I saw this I thought it needed to be a card!  So I made it one! :)

I used several of the sentiments from the set (and there are some really GREAT ones...did you see the one that said "Vitamin C"...yeah, a coffee vitamin sounds great to me!!) and placed them on a block.  Then I stamped them with white ink on the black paper to replicate the chalkboard menu from the picture.

I made a small coffee cup with the set by placing the lid down farther on the cup and then trimming off the tips of the cup that pointed up above it.  For both cups, I used a button with twine as the cozy closure to match the fabric cozies in the inspiration photo.  I made a woodgrain impression for the table.

And...who says you can only use this set for coffee!? Why not have a cup of tea or hot chocolate? 

 Thinking along those lines I wanted to use the set in an unexpected way (you know me!!). 

One of the sentiments in the set is "Spill the Beans".  How cute!  Have you ever had a friend that you just KNEW needed someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on?  What a fun sentiment to let them know you care and it doesn't have to involve coffee at all...how about jelly beans?   

I found these clear Chinese take-out boxes cheap at our local party store.  They are perfect for dressing up and adding a fun, colorful filling!  I used the coffee cozy stamp (YES!! in chevron pattern!) as a tag and stamped the sentiment on it. It is the perfect size and even has a similar shape to the box.

Thank you for stopping by today!! Your next stop on the hop is to Sarah Jay's blog!

Be sure to visit the Lil' Inker Blog each day this week for more sneak peeks!  If you'd like to see more samples using the Coffee Cozie set, several of the design team members will have projects to share tomorrow.  Be sure to come back on Wednesday to see my next post with another fun release from Lil' Inker!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies

Stamps: Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozies
Dies:  Lil' Inker Designs Coffee Cozies
Paper: Echo Park This & That Graceful, PTI Kraft, White, Black

Ink: PTI Snow White, Palette Haystack

Other: Twinery Twine, Buttons, PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate