Can I Get You a Coffee?

I love the smell off coffee. I love the idea of coffee. But I don't like the taste of coffee. And I live where there is a Starbucks every 50 feet! I only like coffee if it's got a lot of milk and sugar and whipped cream and chocolate in it. I know. That's not "really" coffee. I love Peppermint Mocha or velvety hot chocolate with a hint of coffee flavor or a creamy caramel flavored coffee. You get the idea. My husband calls it "sissy coffee."

Anyway, I had the idea of doing a recipe album (but I don't cook), and I wanted to do something "fun." While I was thinking on it I saw some Starbucks "hot sleeves" on my desk that someone gave me because they thought I "could make something out of them." And it hit me! I could make a Coffee Recipe Album! Ta-da!

I grabbed a MOSD Cover 2 Cover Show-Off Album and got to work! The Show-Off is 4x6 with 2 clear covers and 4 chipboard pages. The perfect size for my little album! I also have a cookbook called 1001 Chocolate Recipes or something like that. And I was off and running!

I stamped my clear covers with Timber Brown Staz-On ink to simulate "coffee stains" and then inked the edges of the acrylic to make them stand out. Then I attached a coffee sleeve to the front for decor.

The back of the hot sleeve shows through the acrylic for a whimsical effect. I used Flair Designs paper for the background of my recipes.

I typed up the recipes on the computer and added some clip art and stamped images for decoration. Very simple and fast to pull together.

I colored a few of the images with colored pencil to make them pop off the page.

I used a few stamps to make "coffee stains" on the paper as well. I used Stampin' Up, Colorbox Chalk, and Versacolor ink. The Versacolor ink is called Java! How funny!

I found great clip art on Microsoft Word.

After I finished the album, I punched a hole in one corner and bound it with a MOSD brown plastic ring. I decorated the ring with ribbons and a spoon "tag charm."

I hope you enjoyed looking at my little recipe album! Have a cup of joe on me!

- Gloria