Holding Santa Mug

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

I'm back today with another Christmas card using the products from Spellbinders July 2025 Club Kits which had a Christmas in July theme.

For my card I created a 5 x 7 card. I used the Betterpress Plate of the Month - Festive Press which I white foiled onto teal cardstock. I love how easy this Betterpress Plate was to line up so I could create a 5 x 7 panel.

I used Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B die sets to die cut my panels to add to my 5 x 7 top folding white card base.

I used the Large Die of the Month - Mugs & Mittens to create the hands holding the mug with Santa. This is such a fun die set, I used it with the mug for this card, but I am looking forward to looking for other images to add to the hands.

The Merry Christmas is an older Glimmer set which I also glimmered using white foil.

For the inside of my card, I printed a digital sentiment I received from Verve Stamps many years ago, I like that it relates to both Christmas & the mug. I added another mug to the top of the sentiment, adding the snowman to the top of the mug.

Christmas Mugs

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog! Today I am sharing four Christmas themed A2 Centre Step cards I created on the weekend. My Spellbinders July 2025 Club Kit arrived last week, so as soon as I had a free moment I was playing with all the fun new products.

I just love all these cute mugs that the Small Die of the Month for July 25 "Cocoa Greetings" creates. I used white and red glitter on Santa's Hat to add some sparkle to the image.

For these cards,  I created A2 Centre Step cards using Divinity Designs A2 Center Step Card with Layers die set. It's been a while since I have played with this die which is always lots of fun.

The bases of all cards are the same, I just changed the mug and sentiments to suit each image.

For the background for all four cards, I used the Starry Snowfall 3D Embossing Folder, which is the 3D embossing folder for July. After embossing each of the panels, I applied white pigment ink to the raised areas.

For the card above I created a reindeer, adding a red nose to make it rudolph. 

I searched through my sentiment stash to find the best sentiments to suit each of the images for the individual cards.

For the inside of the first two cards, I added the sentiment shown above. 

Who doesn't love penguins, and it was a chance to pull out one of my penguin themed sentiments from Mama Elephant.

This is the inside of my penguin card. I used a Christmas sentiment from Waffle Flower. The other part of the sentiment is from the Stay Snuggly, sentiment set from the Club kit. Unfortunately most of the sentiments this month suit a Winter Christmas rather than one for all the world.

The caboodle product for this month is a Gingerbread man, which comes with a die to chop of it's head to turn it into a mug using the handle and accessories included in the Small Die of the Month.

I have a few gingerbread sentiments in my stash so I used some of those on my card.

 

And finally the inside of my gingerbread card.

Love U A Latte

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a coffee themed pop-up up card using three of the new die sets from Karen Burniston which are being released on Monday 19th February.

For my card today I used the Tea and Coffee Pop-up die set to create this coffee themed pop-up card. This die set includes a coffee mug, a cup & saucer, a spoon, steam and tea bag as well as the pop-up mechanism.

I used the borders from the new Tea and Coffee Borders die set to add the coffee bean border and the tiny coffee mugs.

For the label I added the label from the Lorna Label die set, cutting the lower portion off.

I added the "love"  & "a" from the Word Set 18 - Connectors die set to create part of the sentiment on the mug and label. The rest of the sentiment uses the alphabet from the Mini Alphabet & Numbers die set.

For the front of the card, I used the border dies from the Tea and Coffee Borders die set. 

I added the birthday sentiment using the Happy Birthday and Happy Birthday Shadow die sets.

Bean a Good Friend

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Thanks for dropping by my blog. Today I am sharing a coffee themed interactive card I created recently.

Back in November, I got the Papercraft Society Box #50 which was one designed by Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott. It was a coffee theme, this time around which is a little different for these kits. As I was busy at the time making Christmas cards, I didn't have time to play with the contents of the kit until now.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

I have created a 5 x 7 Flip and See Card using Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's 5 x 7 Flip and See Card die set.

When you pull the tab at the right hand side of the card, the top panel flips to the left to reveal another panel which I have decorated with donuts and a sentiment. I used the  stamp set included in the Papercraft Society Box to decorate the card. 

This card is then layered onto a side folding 5 x 7 card. I added an another image and sentiment from the Papercraft Society Kit.

Reindeer Mug

 Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Coffee themed Christmas card, that I created recently.

For the base of the card, I used the A6 Window Card die set from Creative Craft Products Fancy Folds Collection. 

To decorate my card, I used Trinity Stamps Freezin' Season & Beary Cute Layered Mug die sets.

Here you can see the card when it is folded ready to be placed in an envelope.

Here is a look at the back of my card, I added the "Season's Greetings sentiment at the top of the panel. I then added the "cup of Cheer" sentiment which is a digital sentiment I got from Verve Stamps some years ago.

Latte Christmas Wishes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Coffee themed Christmas card I created for the I created for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I have used the Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Double Interlocking Concertina die set from the new Showstoppers 2 Collection. I am looking forward to exploring the different ways to use this die set.

To decorate my card, I used Spellbinders Merry Mugs and Festive Ornaments die sets from the Merry Mug & Circle Crew Collection.

On the left side of the card, I added the letters "LATTE" using Made To Surprise's Chunky Uppercase Alphabet and Numbers die set. I also added snow flakes to the empty squares, which is also included in the Merry Mugs die set.

To finish off the sentiment I added the "Christmas Wishes" sentiment which is from Chloe's Creative Cards Gingerbread Sentiments stamp set.

I decorate the panels which can be seen when the card is closed. This can fit into a 5 1/2 inch square envelope.

Here is a look at my card, from the back. I added another panel to the back for a place to add a sentiment and a personal greeting. The sentiment is digital stamp I got from Verve Stamps some years ago.

Mugs & Kisses

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Christmas Coffee themed card I created for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. The hop started on Friday 3rd November and goes until Friday 11th November.

As I had recently purchased the new Spellbinders Merry Mug & Circle Crew Collection, I decided to pull those out to use on my card today. I used the Merry Mug die set to create all of the mugs and the fillings for my coffee cups. I used the Festive Ornaments die set to decorate the Santa mug, and the Santa's Festive Circle Crew die set for the reindeer mug.

For the card, I created an Inside Out Stepper Card using  Creative Craft Products High Centre Stepper Card from the Step on Up 2 Collection. Sam Calcott, shared a tutorial on this style of card a few months ago, you can see her tutorial here. 

Here is another view of the front of the card, with the side flaps extended so you could see how I decorated the sides as well as the front.

The "Mugs & Kisses" sentiment is from Spellbinders Santa's Sippin' Sayings stamp set.

For the back of my card, I decorated all panels again, using the dies included in the High Centre Stepper Card die set. I die cut two more coffee mugs which I added to each side of the card.

For the centre of the card I added another sentiment using Spellbinders Santa's Sippin' Sayings stamp set.

Dog Coffee Mug

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a dog & coffee themed card that I made recently. This card uses Trinity Stamps Bear Mug die set for the mug shape and the Cat & Dog Mug Add-on die set to decorate the mug and turn it into a dog mug.

To decorate the edge on the right side of my card, I used Crafter's Companions Dainty Daisies Border Edgeables die set.

The birthday sentiment is one from a Creative Craft Products stamp set.

For the inside of the card, I added a sentiment using stamps from Lawn Fawn's Critter Chatter stamp set.