Baby, it’s hot outside! Anyone else looking forward to some cooler weather? Mama wants to wear some long sleeves!
Well, since I can’t wear long sleeves, I decided I’d give away my favorite cool-me-down drink–and that would be a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino with Peppermint, without whip cream, from Starbucks.
Talk about yummy! I’m not a coffee drinker, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a lovely refreshing drink or a hot cocoa (Black+White) from Starbucks.
Leave a comment about what your favorite drink is and I’ll pick a random person to gift this $30 gift card to. The lucky person will be announced Monday. And be sure to check out the previous posts for fun different gifting fun. :)
And now for our creative sharing, we have the lovely Laura Vegas sharing some gorgeous cards!
Lovin’ a little patterned paper…a few polkadots from Spot On…some different Happy Mail sentiments…and a little label stamp. Sweet. Simple. Lovely.
Here’s Laura to tell us more:
Hey everyone! I’m still working on upping my card stash these days, as I love having cards on hand for any and all occasions. When I first saw Kerri’s Label Maker kit, I knew all of those little labels would be awesome for holding my stamped sentiments for cards.
I’m definitely a simple card maker, and usually aim to keep my cards fairly flat for easy mailing. While my design is basic – a piece of patterned paper on top, a stamped background pattern on the bottom, and a label holding a stamped sentiment in the middle – it’s one that is easy to duplicate and mass produce, which is something I love to do when making cards.
I printed the sheet of navy labels, and stamped three different sentiments using the Happy Mail #1 and Happy Mail #2 stamp sets in black ink before trimming them apart. I then picked out a few patterned papers that coordinated with the navy and added them to the tops of my card bases. I used Kerri’s new Spot On background stamp for the bottom part of my cards, stamping it in coordinating colors onto white textured cardstock, which I then cut down and adhered to my card bases.
Just a reminder to not forget the sale going on!
Through Sunday you can save 30% on purchases of $10+ on most downloads+classes using the code HAPPY9. You can also save 10% on most stamps, discount already applied.
Also, if you missed seeing the news about several stamps retiring, be sure to check that out because they are in their last days here. Some have already sold out too.
And if you’ve been waiting for About Time XL and Outnumbered: One, they both came for the party for a short time. Outnumbered: One is already half gone. :)



I love Starbucks but we usually don’t spend the money unless we are traveling to see family so it is always a treat. My husband is a great coffee maker at home and we have lots of flavored syrups!! One of my fave drinks at Starbucks is the Salted Caramel Mocha. I wish they kept it on the menu year-round!
Loving the birthday celebrations!
Happy BIrthday! I love the Strawberry Acai Refresher, but my fave this summer is the Iced Guava White Tea Lemonade, so yummy!
I LOVE the s’mores frap. It’s like a summer camping trip in a cup!
I like iced lattes in the summer. Americanos year round.
I love ice coffees for sure.
I love Starbucks but I always order the same thing a vanilla latte. I’d love to try something new and this sounds delicious thank you Peggy
Love Starbucks! My new favorite is a venti iced decaf cocoa cloud macchiato. It’s sooooo good! Happy birthday!
I love the Starbucks Skinny Peppermint Mocha Latte. Thank you for the generous giveaway.
My usual is a tall 1 pump vanilla nonfat latte, but I’ve been loving the new guava ice tea this summer :)
My favorite was the Pineapple shaken tea. They replaced it recently so I’m sad. I’m not a coffee drinker too so I’ll go back to my other favorite, their hot chocolate! It’s not a refreshing drink but I figure people drink hot coffee in the summer so I can have hot chocolate LOL.
I like a lot of the different drinks, but my go to at the moment is a hot or iced caramel macchiato from Starbucks. Thank you for the opportunity :)
I love Starbucks Passion Iced tea, no classic syrup….sugar free vanilla i stead. Sometimes, to make it “fancy” I add a splash of heavy cream.
Love going to Starbucks with my grandchildren to get Hot Chocolate. We have a little chat over our drinks.
I love Starbucks iced teas for Summer, and my Hubs loves Coffee ALL the time. =)
My Starbucks drink of choice is a tall 1-pump Mocha Frappuccino, with an occasional Refresher in the summertime.
My favorite drink is cappuccino.
I cannot wait for fall – this is coming from an island girl, lol!! I’m a plain Jane when it comes to my favorite Starbucks drink latte with either almond or coconut milk.
So normally I do an Iced Coffee with classic syrup and cream but this summer it has been so hot here in Florida that I’ve been doing a Strawberry Acai Lemonade Refresher. Amazing!
Definitely mocha iced coffee! :)
My favorite finally reappeared on the Starbucks menu this summer: iced peach green tea lemonade. I’m trying to walk the fine line between over-indulging and making sure I enjoy it enough before it disappears again. ;)
This sounds delicious! It’s so hot in Denver right now (95º)! I’m ready for cooler weather, too. My favoirte drink from Starbucks is their Chai Tea Latte, but typically I just drink plain ol’ water. :) Laura’s cards are so fun! I love the mix of pattern paper and polka dots.
Love the cards! A coffee frappuccino sounds great right now!
My favorite Starbucks drink is the same – Vanilla Bean Frappuccino, but I like mine with whipped cream. I had one yesterday ;). A close second is the Iced Black Tea Lemonade. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love, love me a cinnamon dolce latte!
Grande Vanilla Bean Frappacino WITH whipped cream!
My favorite Starbucks drink is an iced quad espresso with heavy cream and add water
Hi & HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I have been SO busy this summer that i havent had a chance to visit here to much but i as well, love hot chocolate! I am not a coffee drinker either and we live in rural America so we dont get to enjoy Starbucks that often but if i get there my go to drink is a grande hot chocolate, skime milk, no whipped cream. YUM!!! To me it’s like heaven. Have a nice day!
Super simple. Just plain old iced tea. Not sweet. Not flavored. Just tea and ice. Thanks for the giveaway.
Yum! I always order a peppermint mocha, but your take sounds delicious! Love the chance to win!
Ice coffee is my favorite. Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh yum, that sounds like a wonderful variation – will try it for absolute sure! I tend to drink coffee frapuccinos, double blended, as a treat. No whip :)
Thank you for your generous giveaways… Starbucks is such a treat!
Peppermint Hot Chocolate for this non-coffee drinker.
My favorite drink at Starbucks is Grandé American with coconut syrup and room for cream. It’s like vacation in a cup. Mmmmmmmm …. #hawaii
I love Black Rock Mexi mochas!
I love Lattes with xrta shot and a little whip cream,… So Yummy!
Happy Birthday!
Your drink sounds yummy! My favs are usually just green tea, or a iced vanilla latte with cinnamon! Cinnamon always reminds me of fall..
I kinda keep it simple and in the summer just have a plain iced coffee.
Caramel Macchiato iced or hot, love that drink!
Happy Birthday! I love mocha frappes!
Love those cute cards! I love a smores frap this time of year. It’s summer in my mouth!
Vanilla Bean frapps are my favorite. I had never though to add peppermint to it. I am positive that’s an amazing flavor combo! I will definitely try it sometime! Happy birthday!
I really hate coffee but Starbucks has juices that are awesome! They also give out free water! I would go get free water on my break at work.
My current, summertime favorite, drink is an iced London Fog latte with one pump of vanilla. So good and refreshing
Starbucks use to have a strawberries and cream frappichino which was dilish but not sure if they still have it!. My favoirte drink is diet Persephone at Sodalicious. If I were young again I’d eat a cookie a day. But unfortunatly that will not be able to happen until i am 90 :)
Loved the new dragon fruit refresher drink this summer!
I am on the keto diet, so I don’t hit Starbucks often, but when I do it’s the pink drink!