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Day 7 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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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 Hugs stamp 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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GIVEAWAY

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

Stamps

Papers

  • Astrobrights – 8.5×11-inches 65lb Cardstock – Grocer Kraft
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11-inches Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker –Fine Tip – Pink
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends – Dark Copper Clay
  • Sunbird Spark – Velvety Dye Ink – Canyon

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Microfiber Cloth

Day 5 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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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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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

Stamps

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – 12×12 Double-Sided 200gsm Papers – Tis The Season by Linsey Kelly
  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8 Glossy Cardstock – Rainbow
  • White Cardstock
  • A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) Cardbase and Envelope – Brown Kraft

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape

Day 3 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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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.

Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Red #10 Business Envelope
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Stamperia – 8×8 Paper Collection – Classic Christmas
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Vellum – Clear

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Red and Yellow Baker’s Twine

Day 2 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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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
  • Recollections – 8.5×11-inch Shimmer Cardstock -White Gold
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11-inch – Clear Vellum

Ink

  • Blue Gel Pen
  • Hero Arts Acrylic Spray – Opaque White
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Pink Flamingo
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Fired Brick, Walnut Stain
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Stampin’ Pad – Balmy Blue

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Scissors
  • Heat Gun
  • Blending Brush
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Paper Masking Tape

Day 1 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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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.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Brown Cardstock
  • Echo Park – 12×12 A Perfect Christmas Collection – Snowflake Swirl
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Simple Stories – 12×12 Collection Kit – Snow Pine Lodge
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa & Rose Bud
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Scissors
  • Plastic Knife
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Cotton Ball

Cocoa Mug Pop-Up Christmas Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #246 whose parameters included for a holiday card, tree colors, drinking vessel(s), and something from the floor. (Watch the video to find out what was from my floor.)

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase:  I used a purchased kraft paper cardbase that measures 4.25×11-inches when open and folded is an A2 side-fold card measuring 4.25-inches wide and 5.5-inches tall. The four panels were covered with decorative papers from my stash (Sorry, I don’t know the manufacturer of either paper.)

Card Front
Card Back

Pop-Up Mug:  I modified the Flower Pot Pop-Up by cutting off the folder over flaps on the flower pot and added a handle cut from the mug die from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set. (See the video for how the mug was assembled.) Marshmallows are from the Camping Charms while the candy cane comes from the Stocking Pop-Up.

Cookies: The round, jam-filled two-layer Linzer cookie is cut using a scalloped circle die and small star die. The jam is made with Nuvo Glitter Drops and Glossy Accents.  The star cookie was cut with an embossing die using an embossing sandwich on my die-cutting machine. The powdered sugar is white spray ink.

Sentiments:  On the card front is a die-cut “Merry Christmas” made using just the word shadow and words from the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-Ons set. Inside the card two fancy labels were cut from white cardstock using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch and one was stamped in black with “Keep Warm and drink Hot Cocoa” from the Winter Hugs stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into a purchased A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size kraft paper envelope. Another candycane was glued to the back flap of the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • American Crafts – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – 341347 Red Holly and Berries
  • Unknown – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – Snowflake Scalloped Borders
  • Unknown – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Coated Embossed Cardstock– Christmas Trees
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
  • Tonic Studios – Craft Perfect – A4 Sized 104 lb Foiled White Kraft Card – Candy Stripe
  • Browns, Red and White Cardstock
  • Horizon Group – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Avery Elle – White Spray Ink
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Spellbinders – Platinum Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Glue Eraser
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Cotton Ball
  • Nuvo – Glitter Accents – Seasonal Pine
  • Ranger – Glossy Accents

Snowflake Kisses and Warm Wishes

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It’s Sneak Peak Week for Karen Burniston’s October 2024 release of new dies and sentiment stamps. These dies will be available for purchase on October 28, 2024 on the KB Riley LLC website.

Today’s card is an A2 size top-fold card that uses the new Snow Charms die set and Winter Hugs stamp set.

Watch the process video to see how this card was made.

Cardbase:  Fold in half an 11×4.25 inch piece of white cardstock to form a top-fold A2 (4.25×5.5 inch) size cardbase. Cover all four panels with rectangles of patterned paper using the largest die from the Rectangles – Crosshatch set. Cut a frame of white glitter cardstock using the same die and the next largest die and glue to the front panel.

Mug of Cocoa:  Using the Tea and Coffee Pop-Ups die set cut one mug from red cardstock covered with clear packing tape. Cut one of the largest snowflake in the Snow Charm set, snip off charm loop and cover with glitter gloss before gluing to mug center. Allow to dry before rounding/shaping mug with a bone folder. Cut from white shimmer cardstock the cupcake frosting piece from the Cupcake Add-Ons set and adhere to back of the mug with two small foam dots. Cut one steam piece from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Ups set from clear vellum.

Cut the mechanism piece and arm strip from the same patterned paper as inside of card. Cut a white crosshatch label from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set and trim off about 1/2-inch from long side. Glue the large piece of label onto the inside card floor centering it up against the fold. Glue the mechanism into card as instructed on the assembly video located at the bottom of this linked page. Attach arm to mechanism. Using a large foam dot adhere the mug to the front of mechanism. Glue vellum steam piece to arm making sure it is positioned so it does not peak-out of the card when it is closed.

Decorations: The card front decorations are from the Snow Charms set, along with some snowflake sequin mix elements. The inside spoon is from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Ups set.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments come from the Winter Hugs stamp set. All the fancy labels come from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. “Snowflake kisses & winter wishes” was stamped on clear vellum with StazOn ink and the whole label was covered with glitter gloss. The vellum was adhered to the card front using glue dots.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. The back flap was decorated with a hat from the Winter Animals set and mittens from the Snow Charms set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Hot Off The Press – 8.5×11 inch Double-Sided Papers – Magnolia Blooms
  • PinkFresh Studio – Essentials 8.5×11 inch Glitter Cardstock – Glacier
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 White Gold Shimmer Cardstock
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Clear Vellum
  • Sliver Foil Cardstock
  • Black, Red and White Cardstock
  • A2 Envelope – Cream

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Craft Knife
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Buttons Galore & More – 28 Lilac Lane – Sequin Mix – Snowflakes

Bunny Mug

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I got this cute bunny mug die set on sale after Easter from Teaspoon of Fun. This Pixi Dust Designs die set has 22 dies to make the bunny face mug, a carrot, a cake slice and a macaroon.

Cardbase: Use an A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2-inches) side-fold horizontal card base (I used a purchased kraft cardbase and matching envelope.) cover the four panels with double-sided papers.

Bunny Mug: Cut the mug, large ears, eyes, cheeks and teeth from white cardstock. Cut nose and two inner ear piece from pink. From black, cut inner eye and eyelash circles. Use a pale-yellow ink to color teeth. Glue pieces together. With a fine-tipped black pen, add dots for whiskers on cheeks Also use black pen to outline cheeks, teeth and mug shape. Glue mug to card front and trim away cardbase around top half of mug.

Carrot: Cut the two carrot dies from different shades of orange. And the carrot top from green. Assemble with whole carrot piece on the bottom and then the carrot piece with three vs and top off with carrot greens. Use a fine-tipped black pen to add fine lines to add rounded shaping to the carrot and greens. Make two carrots.

Carrot Cake: Cut cake from brown and three icing pieces and thin oval from white.  Lightly shade the icing piece with a pale-yellow ink. Add orange dots to brown cake piece. Glue the two ripple lines first using makes on cake piece and then attach the top icing piece.

Sentiment: Cut from white the “Happy Easter” words in the Karen Burniston Easter Charms. Cut the smaller fancy label from the Crosshatch Rectangles and Labels die set from pink for a personal message label.

Envelope: Glue second carrot to the back flap of the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Memory Box – 6×6 Double-Sided 65lb Cardstock – Anemone Grove – PP1026
  • Black, Green, Oranges, Pink and White Cardstock
  • The Paper Studio – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Antique Linen
  • Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Spectrum noir – Triblend – Orange Blend

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Craft Mat
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors

Miscellaneous

  • Ranger – Glossy Accents – Clear Dimensional Medium

Hug In A Mug

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It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s February 2024 release. These dies will be available for purchase on February 19, 2024 on the KB Riley LLC website.

Sometimes a friend, family member or co-worker just needs a bit of comforting. So this small gift of a hug in a mug with a packet of a tea is just what is needed.

The card and paperclip closure are made with dies by Karen Burniston including her the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up from her February 2024 release.

Card:  Fold a 3×6-inch rectangle of white cardstock in half to make a 3-inch square. Using the mug die from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set, Place the straight side of the mug (the one opposite the handle) with the cutting edge just past the fold of the white cardstock and die cut the mug shape card. Cut one mug from patterned cardstock and a second one from black cardstock. Glue the patterned paper onto the front of the card. Trim off the handle of the black mug and glue it over the patterned paper handle.

Sentiments:  Cut a heart from coordinating decorative paper using the third smallest die in the Hearts -Crosshatch set. Glue to front of mug. Die cut the words “HUG IN A MUG” from black using the Mini Alphabet and Numbers dies. Glue words over heart. (I used the plaid lines on my decorative paper to help me align the letters. You can also use low-tack tape to create straight lines for your letters.)  Die cut a tea bag from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set to use as a gift tag. Thread embroidery floss through the hole. Write the name of who is receiving the gift on tea bag. Use the inside of the card to write a personal message.

Envelope: Cut a 5-inch square of double-sided decorative cardstock. Using the third largest die in the Squares – Crosshatch or a 3-inch square template center the square inside the 5-inch square so that it creates four, of the same size, triangles at the tips of the larger square. Trace around the die or template with a pencil. Using a ruler extend the lines of the sides of the square to edge of the paper. Using a score board, these lines. Fold the corner in on the cardstock to form an envelope.

Paperclip Closure:  Cut a heart from coordinating decorative paper using the second smallest die in the Hearts -Crosshatch set. Glue it to the paperclip. Tie the tea bag to the paperclip and glue the thread tails behind the heart. Tea bag in the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Ink N’ Splatter – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Rasberry Crush
  • Black and White Cardstock

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Cutter
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Scoring Tool
  • Scissors
  • T-Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Tweezers

Miscellaneous

  • Large Paper Clip
  • Packet with Tea Bag