Card Recognition

Monday, January 28, 2013

Coffee Love



This morning's PTI Make It Monday is about decorating a pillow box... so I whipped this together (instead of packing my lunch for work).  I've used the PTI Background Basics stripes with the Pretty Peonies frame and the Verve Better with You sentiment and coffee rings.  Tied up together with May Arts woven burlap ribbon and burlap string and presto!  So I take a lot of pictures (laughing because this is such an understatement) for my work blog and yesterday I had a coffee with a friend and took the photo below.  I don't usually mix my artistic agendas (crafty and phtotography), and I'm not 100% sure this one works.. but I'll send it the friend who's coffee I photographed.


Here's the photo...  the card doesn't quite do it justice...

22 comments:

Emily Keaton said...

Your photo is fab, and I love that pillow box :-)

Lynn said...

Your photography amazes me and I'm loving the pillow box...fabulous.

Jocelyn Olson said...

The photo is great, and I love the photo card! And I have to say, skipping making lunch was worth it--your pillow box is fantastic. I haven't looked at the MIM, and I first thought your picture was the PTI inspiration picture. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense, but it's fabulous!

janelle said...

You've got me craving a great cup of coffee now... Beautiful pic and pillow box.

Karen B. said...

Such a sweet little gift, the burlap is great.

Vickie Z said...

Oh the photo is so perfect with your pillow box!! Love the colors, diagonal PTI stamps, coffee rings from Verve (too cute), and sentiment!!

jen said...

What a perfect package!
And I like the mixed media- fab photo

~amy~ said...

awesome altered pillow box! Love that sentiment.

awesome multi-media card...I love the look of the coffee pic!

Helen F. said...

Erin, this is a great pillow box, great photo, great sentiment :)
Love the stamps and coffee rings too

Carolanne said...

Love your coffee photo! The pillow box is so cute and especially looks like coffee with the twine and burlap type ribbon!

victoria h said...

fab card and pillow box - your inspiration photo is great too.

Marybeth said...

Love the stamped stripes!

C said...

Love it!

Lisa Petrella said...

AWESOME pillow box! I love the added texture of the burlap! And your coffee photo is AMAZING!!! Totally works on the card! You may want to dabble a bit more in this whole mixing of artistic agendas!!! Just sayin'...

Rose said...

love the pillow box with the fiber :)

Wida said...

I love that pillow box!!! and the photo of the coffee totally makes me want one!!

Wida said...

I love that pillow box!!! and the photo of the coffee totally makes me want one!!

Wida said...

I love that pillow box!!! and the photo of the coffee totally makes me want one!!

Wida said...

I love that pillow box!!! and the photo of the coffee totally makes me want one!!

Jacquie Southas said...

this is sweet - love the kraft/red combo and the burlap - perfect for a coffee theme!

Nancy Penir said...

Seriously craving coffee right now. Love how you tied it all together!

Cindy H. said...

Love this java box and the coffee rings are so cool! The burlap accessories look perfect with it, too.