Good Morning Stampers! Well, at least it’s morning when I’m typing, hehehe. I’m curious, do you see a stamp set and gravitate to a single stamp or do you plan how you can use the entire set to best advantage? I tend to hone in on a single image or greeting and just have to have it! For this Coffee with Friends stamp set, it was the croissants, I love croissants. Then I looked at the other images and greetings and loved them too. Win, Win! Sometimes, I’m not as taken with the rest of the images and then I have a big decision to make.

This fun pocket card design is one that I saw on a tutorial by Ronda Wade. The upper right portion of the card base is cut off and the bottom is glued to create a pocket. I’ll do a video on this soon, but today, I’m off to lunch with my big brother (actually, my only sibling). It’s taken us three weeks to finally arrive at a date when we are all free! Who knew that 4 retired people would be so busy! I haven’t seen him since Christmas although we have spoken on the phone.

I do have to warn you, this image is a bit time consuming to color! I had a migraine when I woke this morning and as I was coloring this, I did begin to wish that I had decided on a black and white image, lol. This particular image really makes me think of my friend Kathy, although, I made her hair red like my friend Sandy, guess I was thinking of both of them. Kathy and I walk every Tuesday morning when our schedules allow and then sit on a similar bench by my koi pond when done and watch the fish. This year I have a bunch of babies and we have had fun watching them grow.

In the supply list below I’ve include all of the Stampin’ Blend Markers used to color the image. Yikes! I had to leave them all out on the table until I was done in order to do a complete list.

I even added my favorite image to the envelope.

I hope that you get the time this week to sit and have coffee with a friend.

Product List

Coffee With Friends Cling Stamp Set (English) [161389] $25.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.50	Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154830] $10.00	Stampin’ Blends Medium Deep Combo [159461] $10.00
Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154843] $10.00	Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154887] $10.00	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154904] $10.00	Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154892] $10.00
Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154882] $10.00	Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161661] $10.00	Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154958] $10.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154883] $10.00
Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo Pack [159463] $10.00	Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154893] $10.00	Pecan Pie 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161717] $10.00	Lemon Lolly 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161720] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Glorious Gingham 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163170] $10.50	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $30.00	Ombre Matte Decorative Dots [161448] $8.00