Turn Coffee-Dyed Paper Into Beautiful Handmade Cards!

Hello friends!
Today I’m sharing two handmade cards created using coffee-dyed backgrounds – and I’ve gotta say, these were so much fun to make. One card is clean and simple, perfect for quick crafting, and the other is full of vintage-inspired layers, stitching, embossing, and lots of gorgeous textures.

If you saw my previous video where I shared how I dye my paper using coffee, you’ll love seeing how I turned those backgrounds into finished projects. And if you haven’t seen that video yet, I’ll link it below – plus, I’ve created a Coffee Companion Guide with even more fun ideas and a bonus video just for you!

☕ Coffee Resources:

• Coffee-Dyeing Tutorial: Click to watch
• Coffee Companion Guide (PDF + bonus video): Get it HERE

Here are the current supplies that I used on today’s cards:

Product List

For the bike card, I used the Scenic Adventures Dies to create the background with coffee and ink (one of the techniques I demonstrated in my coffee-dyeing video) as well as for the trees die cut.

The bike itself is from the retired Greatest Journey Dies, and I cut it from another piece of coffee-dyed paper. It’s a bit tricky to see the hues of coffee on the bike die in the photo and video, but it looks so cool in person and really pops off the card. I love the contrast and texture it adds!

Now this card, my friends, had me in the zone. After my initial “OMG, what did I just do with that Early Espresso ink swipe?!” moment, I gave myself permission to just play. Once I let go and started enjoying the process, I completely lost myself in the pure joy of creating.

This right here – this flow, this feeling – is why my love of stamping and papercrafting has stayed so strong in my heart. It’s been that way since I first discovered this hobby over 40 years ago (yeesh… did I really just type that?!).

I pulled out some washi tape, fired up my sewing machine, added a bit of watercolouring and heat embossing — just all the fun things, right? I had no idea how this card was going to turn out, but in the end? I’d say it turned out just lovely.

I’d love to know which card you prefer – the clean and simple layout or the vintage layered design? Be sure to drop me a line and let me know how you’re using your coffee dyed paper! Until next time….

Enjoy the day and Happy stamping!