This isthe Bonus Day in the Week of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter cheer as beverages. Today’s card and gift box features Simply Made Crafts die set and a template by Hot Off The Press made up as a cup of coffee with cream.(GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.) This also was made for Craft Roulette episode #282.
Watch the video below to see how the card and gift box were made.
The spoon is a tiny shaped card while the cream is a gift box inside the cup.
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Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
This is Day 7 in the Week of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter cheer as beverages. Today’s card features Trinity Stamps’ Trini-Tea Cup Card die set made up as a Santa mug of cocoa. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how the card was made.
Cardbase: I started with an 8.5×11-inch sheet of red cardstock of at least 80lb. weight and cut out the shaped card base using the Trinity Stamps’ Trini-Tea Cup Card die set.
Santa: Santa is created using a Spellbinders’ set of scalloped circles and an i-Crafter’s set of nested circle dies. Watch the video above to see how it was made. The mustache, eyes, mouth and eyebrow come from the Spellbinder’s Cocoa Wonderland die set.
Sentiments: The die-cut sentiments of “Christmas Greetings” and “ho, ho, ho” are from Karen Burniston’s Small Script- Christmas die set. Another Karen Burniston product, her Winter Hugsstamp set, was used to stamp “Stay warm and drink Hot Cocoa” in brown ink on the catalog (6×9-inches) envelope’s back flap.
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Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
This is Day 6 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee, or as in today’s card, a floral arrangement. The main pop-up in this card is by Paper Discovery. The card also uses Karen Burniston dies and stamps. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how this card was made.
Cardbase: I started with a purchased A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. I covered the four panels with decorative paper from Craft Consortium’s Tis The Season designed by Linsey Kelly.
Teacup Pop-Up: Watch the video above to see how the teacup and saucer were assembled. They were die cut from white cardstock using Paper Discovery dies by Olga Direktorenko – Teacup Fairies Timeless Tea Set Pop-Up Die Set. (This die set came out in 2020.) The poinsettia and greenery are from the Poinsettia die set.
Sentiments: “Noel” on the card front is cut twice – once from red and again from gold mirror cardstock using a Spellbinders’ alphabet die set. The label for a personal message is the is from the Rectangles – Crosshatchdie set. The smaller label is cut using the largest square in the Photo Fandie set and stamped in black ink using the “Wishing you a season of cheer” stamp from the Season of Cheer stamp set. The green message pick is cut using the circle pick die in the Bouquet Bits set.
Envelope: The tags card fits into an A6 envelope whose back flap is covered with leftover strips from the paper collection.
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Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
This is Day 5 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s die sets. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how this card was made.
Cardbase: The cardbase is a purchase A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) brown kraft paper one with matching envelope. The four panels are covered with decorative paper using rectangles cut by the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch set.
Pop-Up Ball Cup: Watch the assembly video for the Mini Ball Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut two of the ball pieces from red coated cardstock. Cut from the Mini Ball Add-ons 2 – Monkey and Lion die set, two of the curled tail piece – one on the coated side and one on the reverse side of coated cardstock – and glue together with paper tape addition as shown in the video above. Stamp the brown cocoa design onto a scrap of white cardstock and cut out using the Bitty Ball decorator hexagon die from either the Bitty Ball Double-Ups or the Bitty Ball Pop-Up. Cut out two white and one red hexagon frames using the Bitty Ball and Mini Ball decorator hexagon dies. (Mini Ball Double-Ups or the Mini Ball Pop-Up sets both have this die.) Assemble as shown in the video above. The white saucer is cut using the Hexagons – Crosshatch set.
Sentiments: All the sentiments stamped in brown ink using the Karen Burniston stamp set – Winter Hugs. The labels on which they are stamped were cut using label dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set.
Envelope: The card fits into an A2 envelope whose back flap is has stamped “Winter Hugs” in brown ink from the Winter Hugs stamp set.
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Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
This is Day 4 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter cheer as beverages or as in today’s card, a floral arrangement using all Anna Griffin products. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how the card was made.
Cardbase: I started with an A7 sized (5×7-inches) cardbase and matching envelope from Anna Griffin’s Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit.
Card Front: Embellishment pieces from Anna Griffin’s Favorite Tea Embellishments, Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit, Finishing School Carte Noel Craft Box, and Holiday Home Slider Card Making Kit were used to decorate the card front.
Teacup Pop-Up: The tea cup’s six pieces were die cut using the Anna Griffin Tea Cup Pop- Up Dies. The dies have an embossing/stenciling feature which I used to color the floral embossings with a gold metallic marker. Watch the video above for the assembly of the piece. The cup is filled with embellishment pieces from the aforementioned kits above.
Sentiments: The card front, envelope back flap and inside floral flag sentiments are from the aforementioned kits above. The red label inside has been heat embossed with “Merry Christmas” in gold.
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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)
Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
Materials Used:
Dies
Anna Griffin – Metal Dies – Tea Cup Pop-Up Dies
Stamps
Anna Griffin – Clear Stamps – Treasury of Stamps and Dies
Papers
Anna Griffin – Favorite Tea Embellishments, Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit, Finishing School Carte Noel Craft Box, and Holiday Home Slider Card Making Kit
White Cardstock
Ink
Versamark – Watermark Stamp Pad
Cosmic Shimmer – Embossing Powder – New Gold Lustre
Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker – .05in/1.2 mm Point – Gold
This is Day 3 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s Tea and Coffee Pop-Up and Topper Tags die sets. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how this card was made.
Cardbase: The card base is four tags cut using the Topper Tags die set. Each tag has a clear packing tape hinge at the bottom edge. Watch the video above for tape placement. Use decorator pieces from the tag die set. Add baker’s twine once the card is fully decorated to each tag hole.
Mug Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut one mug from a decorative cardstock. From cardstock that matches the base tag, cut one mechanism piece. Cut a spoon from silver mirror cardstock. Cut the steam from clear vellum. Assemble as shown in the video above.
Sentiments: All the sentiments are fussy cut from the Stamperia Classic Christmas paper collection.
Envelope: The tags card fits into a #10 business envelope whose back flap is covered with leftover strips from the paper collection.
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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)
Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
This is Day 2 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa and mulled cider. Today’s card uses Spellbinders’ Mugs & Mittens die set and Stay Snuggly stamp set. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how this card was made.
Cardbase: I started with an A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) purchased cardbase and matching envelope.
Card Front: Cut a white panel 4.375×6-inches and ink blend around the edges in a snowy blue ink. Splatter with white paint for snowflakes. Cut and assemble mitten, sweater and mug pieces as shown in video.
Sentiments: The front sentiment is debossed using the banner and sentiment dies in the Mugs & Mittens die set and the letters colored with a white gel pen. The inside sentiment and card back snowflake star are stamped in red ink using the Stay Snuggly stamp set.
Envelope: The back flap is stamped in red ink using the snowflake and “Winter Cheers” from the Stay Snuggly stamp set.
These are two additional Christmas mugs of good cheer that I made with the July 2025 Spellbinder’s Small Die of the Month – Cocoa Greetings, Ginger Sip die, Starry Snowfall 3D embossing folder and Nordic Noel embossing folder.
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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)
Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
Materials Used:
Dies
Spellbinders – Large Die of the Month – Mugs & Mittens – DOML-JUL25
Stamps
Spellbinders – Clear Stamp of the Month – Stay Snuggly – CSOM-JUL25
Papers
Red – Scrap Envelope
Coated White Cardboard Packaging
Cream, Red and White Cardstock
Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
This is Day 1 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa and mulled cider. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s Flower Pot Pop-Up die set and Winter Hugs stamp set. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)
Watch the video below to see how this card was made.
Cardbase: I started with a purchased A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. Use the large journaling cards in the paper collection to cover the front and back panels of the cardbase. Die cut two scalloped rectangles from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set for the inside of the card.
Cocoa Mug Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Flower Pot Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut and emboss the napkin from the Coffee Cup Pop-Up. Tape napkin pieces together to form a square, leaving a thin gap between the pieces. Die cut the tabs in the Flower Pot Pop-Up into the napkin. Cut two sets of the candy cane (reversing the paper on one set) from white and red cardstock using the dies from the Stocking Pop-Up. Cut several large marshmellows using the Camping Charms die set. Cut a spoon from silver mirror cardstock using the die in the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set. Using the same set, cut the mug handle twice positioning the die so that it cuts just a thin strip of the mug.
Sentiments: The front sentiment is a journaling card from the paper collection. Inside are Fancy labels die using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. The smaller label is stamped in pink and brown ink using the Winter Hugs stamp set.
Envelope: The back flap is covered with stickers from the Simple Stories Paper Collection.
These are two additional Christmas mugs of good cheer that I made using the same technique for the Flower Pot Pop-Up.
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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)
Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.
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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #281 whose parameters included a 4×6-inch card, coffee aisle colors, from a tree element, and outside the line. I chose to make a Christmas card with a Funn surprise inside this pop-up card using dies by Karen Burniston and stamps by Tim Holtz.
Watch the video below to learn how this card was made.
Cardbase: The cardbase is made from 65lb kraft colored cardstock cut into two pieces of 6×8-inch rectangles and one 4×6-inch rectangle. The two large pieces are scored at 4-inches along the 8=inch side to form two 4×6 side-fold cards. The 4×6-inch panel is scored along the short side at 1/4-inch to form a tab. Assemble the card base as shown in the video above. The two apertures were die cut using Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set.
Pop-Up Mechanisms: Two Katherine Label Pop-Up mechanisms were used to animate the tree branches to reveal the cat laying in the Christmas tree. See the video above or watch the assembly video at the bottom of this linked page to understand how the mechanisms are cut out and installed. The moving tree branches are made with five or more of the fir branches from Karen Burniston’s Holiday Charmsdie set.
Decorations: The Holiday Charms are used to create the double sided ornament and fir tree branch window decorations. Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Snarky Cats Halloween stamp set was used for the cat.
Sentiments: “I know right from wrong. Wrong is the fun one.” on the inside drop down panel hints at what’s to come. It was stamped using Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Snarky Cats stamp set. Merry Christmas is a die cut using Karen Burniston’s Merry Christmas set. The white square diamond label is for a personal message is cut using Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set.
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