I just love coffee and find that it makes a wonderful gift for my friends and family. I decided to create a feminine and masculine coordinating coffee set. Of course this can be adapted for tea or hot chocolate as well.
Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket 6" Mini Deck Paper Pad, Earth Love, Cosmo Cricket 6" Mini Deck Paper Pad, The Boyfriend, Cosmo Cricket Buttons, Material Girl
Adirondack Dye Ink Pad, Espresso, Adirondack Dye Ink Pad, Terra Cotta, Adirondack Dye Ink Pad, Pool
Basic Grey Opaline Half Pearls, Wine/Champagne
Hero Arts stamps: Cup of Coffee, ClearDesign: What's Perking
Distressed Stickles, Pine Needles, Distressed Stickles, Antique Bronze
other: kraft card stock, brown embroidery floss, Therm O Web Zots
start by stamping a wood grain pattern onto a small gift bag. Notice how the color changes when you you stamp onto kraft. The blue takes on a green hue.
Stamp the to go cup on the bag and again onto the orange patterned paper.
Cut the coffee sleeve oout of the orange paper and paper piece onto the base to go cup. Add some glitter to the coffee for a glossy/sparkly finish
Cut a strip of orange paper to add to the bag fold. Tear the bottom of the fold to give it a more masculine/rustic look.
Poke 2 holes through the folded flap and use a thread to tie a button closure.
Add more floss to the knot and let then hang down.
Press the end of the floss onto a pearl, add an adhesive dot and another pearl to the other side, making a custom bead on the end of the floss
add "pearl balls" to each dangly thread.
to create the feminine card, stamp the cup, steam and sentiment onto a kraft card base with a torn bottom edge
add some accent color by squeezing blue Stickles to the flower centers and stamping a blue accent spoon.
complete the card by anchoring the color with a paper strip and embellish with green buttons in the top corner.
When I looked closely at the flower mug, I saw a vase of sorts. So, I inked the cup and removed the handle.
and then I singled out a flower on the cup, inked it with blue ink and added it above the vase. I then added a larger flower around the small blue one with a brown pen and drew a stem
I hope you will have some fun with these adorable images, I know that I did :)
