Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Great Ideas Start With COFFEE

Hello, Coffee Lovers!  It's time for some COFFEE!

Welcome to the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Grab your favorite coffee stamp set and play along with us!  Head on over to Chaitali's Blog...Cuts, Crops & Creativity, to read all of the details of this fun blog hop!

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So, let's chat a bit about coffee!

1. When did I start drinking coffee? 

My father would always go to the coffee shop in the mornings and have coffee, mom's early beverage of choice was Diet Pepsi...so I didn't grow up with coffee around.  Once I started college and studied late at night for tests, I thought I'd try coffee to perk me up on those long nights.  I started drinking coffee with a little sugar, and soon fell in love with its aroma and warmth!

2. What is my favorite brand(s)? 

Dunkin' Donuts French Vanilla is my all-time favorite brand and flavor of coffee!  My husband tries to sneak in off-brands on occasion, and I remind him every time of my preference, even if it costs a couple dollars more.  Husbands! 

3. What is the most amazing coffee that I've had?  Where and when?

When my hubby and I met, we would spend Saturday mornings at a pancake house in a Chicago suburb that had the STRONGEST coffee.  It soon became our standard of coffee at restaurants and we craved strong coffee for several years after that.

4. If I don't drink my needed coffee, I will...

get a headache, even a bit nauseous, and irritable!  Yes, I'm a coffee addict!

It's hard to believe that I was able to quit drinking coffee while pregnant, even had an aversion to the aroma when I was expecting my sweet daughter...hubby was not even allowed to brew a pot at home for a few months!  LOL!

I LOVE COFFEE!  I begin each and every day with a cup (or two or three), taking my jumbo Tervis filled with coffee on work days!

Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #238 was just what I needed to frame up the flavor of the day!

I used some fabulous Verve goodies on my card today!

Coffee Stamp Set

Cuppa Joe Die Set

Coffee Word Die

Signature Sequin Mix

I LOVE the new coffee-themed goodies from Verve!  I can't get enough of that awesome Coffee Word Die paired up with the Coffee stamp set and Cuppa Joe Die Set....then a few sprinkles of the Signature Sequin Mix and you've got yourself a fun mix of fun!

The papers, flower, leaves and wooden stick are from the Prima Coffee Break Collection...love!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!  Enjoy the hop!

Stamps:  Coffee (Verve)
Ink:  Rich Cocoa Luxe (Momento)
Paper:  Primitive Cream (PTI), Coffee Break (Prima)
Other:  Cuppa Joe Die Set, Coffee Word Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Signature Sequin Mix (Verve), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Pinked Circles Dienamics (My Favorite Things), Coffee Break Wooden Sticks, Leaves and Flowers (Prima)