This is the next page in my all Tim Holtz art journal. I feel like I don’t journal or scrapbook my working life in any proportion to the amount of time I spend at work, but this page covers my working life in coffee cups. The left side features an impressionist take on the Jazz cup design ubiquitous in the ‘90s, and the right side the common cup of today, from Starbucks. The no-sewing mini-books made from file folders (using the Sizzix Tim Holtz Specimen dies) really fit the work theme.
Short process video: https://youtu.be/KXmxrFr_1QM
The phrase “but first, coffee” was popularized by Topher McCulloch. Article about how it went from a single print to a meme: https://sprudge.com/but-first-coffee-128580.html
“Jazz” design on disposable Solo cups: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_(design) and a list from Mentalfloss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70381/12-moments-history-solo-jazz-cup. If you are planning a themed party, you can still buy these, 100 for $25.99 https://amzn.to/46zQQjz
Dies
Sizzix Tim Holtz “Fresh Brewed” #660232, discontinued but available on eBay as die $37, or as die cuts $3.
Current alternatives
Generic $9.97 https://amzn.to/45bMFJu
Honey Bee $26.06 https://www.scrapbook.com/store/hbs-hbds-cc.html makes a shaped card
Waffle Flower $21.57 https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wfc-420606.html nesting
Spellbinders $17.07 https://www.scrapbook.com/store/spe-s4-1269.html
Mini-books
Sizzix collector die 665926 $29.99 at website $25.47 on Amazon https://amzn.to/3skgc6h
(This is the one with the large envelope.)
Sizzix postale die 665927 $29.99 at website $23.32 on Amazon https://amzn.to/3KP4Ey5
(This is the one with the mini-envelope.)
Sizzix specimen die 665930 $29.99 at website, same at Simon Says Stamp https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/tim-holtz-sizzix-specimen-thinlits-dies-665930
(This is the one with the file folder.)
Sizzix Tim Holtz alphanumeric 1” die 660210, discontinued but Tim Holtz has many other alpha sets.
Older Sizzix products are always less from Sizzix on Amazon (when available) than from Sizzix on its own website, so always check.
Stamps
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz “Documented” CMS226
$24.95 https://stampersanonymous.com/tim-holtz-cling-mount-stamps-documented-cms226.html
or $18.73 from the same vendor on Amazon https://amzn.to/48wd87B
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz “School Desk” CMS057
$24.95 https://stampersanonymous.com/tim-holtz-cling-mount-stamps-school-desk-cms057.html
or $18.73 from the same vendor on Amazon https://amzn.to/3PzjgmR
Older Stampers Anonymous products are always less from SA on Amazon (when available) than from SA on its own website, so always check.
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