Inspiration: Create with Connie and Mary #485 and Mojo Monday #493
Hug in a Mug is fast becoming my favorite stamp set from the 2017 Holidays catalogue, as every card I've made with it as turned out pretty fabulous. After finishing my last card, where I was working with a past Mojo Monday sketch, I spotted #493 and I thought I could work the mug images as the two circles in the corner. Then I saw the bright and joyful combo from Create with Connie and Mary and it was not long before the ideas started coming fast. Everything started coming together once I got the idea to work the striped ribbon in my design, and the addition of black and white really made the other three colours pop even more.
To point out a few details, the cute stitched border around the Old Olive cardstock was done using the stitching image that's meant to embellish the large cup. I repeated it several times around my cardstock, and then I overstamped the Marbled background stamp, which to me looks like the foam on a hot drink. I was afraid using the matching ink might make the design too dark, so I used Pear Pizzazz ink to get a softer result.
The sentiment from the Merry Little Labels stamp set reads "Eat, drink and be merry" - perfect with the mug images and it would work for a lot of occasions, not just the holidays. I white-embossed the sentiment on a cute background I created myself by putting six small images from the stamp set on one block and stamping repeatedly on the Bermuda Bay cardstock.
A touch of Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' glitter was added to the whipped cream and the marshmallows. And I used a white gel pen to color the chevron on the olive mug.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Hug in a Mug, Jolies petites étiquettes (Merry Little Labels), Marbled
Cardstock: Berry Burst, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
Ink: Berry Burst, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: White Stampin' Emboss Powder, 1-1/2" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, White Medium Envelope, 7/8" Striped Ribbon
Love your use of colors! So effective and lovely! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Food and/or Drink” Challenge! Beautiful colors and design. Well done!
Posted by: Virginia Lu | November 28, 2017 at 12:47
What a fun card Cindy! Love the use of these colors on this!
Posted by: Mary Brown | December 10, 2017 at 20:21