Hello friends! December is rolling along, and I'm frantically trying to make all the ideas that are inside my brain! I'm going to run out of time! Eeeeks! This morning I went through all my Christmas bins (there's a lot!) and sorted through things and re-discovered old favorites! Dang I have a lot of stuff! Twenty Five years worth! I also made my tiered tray for Christmas time and it has gnomes in it! So adorable. Are you on team gnome? I love them! It's foggy and dreary, but we are warm in the craft room today. My favorite kind of day.
We have officially switched from Pumpkin Spice Season to Peppermint Season! YESSSSSS. We bought Peppermint Whip Cream at the grocery store the other night and we've been making coffee and enjoying that hint of mint. You really need to try it!! It's the inspiration for today's card.
Yesterday I made a super fun card to share with you! No stamping – just die cuts and ink! Sometimes it's fun to make cards with die cuts only. I used a die set I bought last year. I finally used it! (Does that happen to you?). It's called Hot Chocolate and it's from Elizabeth Crafts! I am loving pink on Christmas cards this year too, so I used pink, red, cream and kraft as my color palette….
I started by die cutting out all the pieces to make the mug of cocoa: mug, topping, marshmallows, snowflake, drips, and candy canes. I used small sponge daubers and Distress Inks to ink around all the pieces. I used chunky Stickles on the marshmallows.
The snowflake was attached with a small foam dot and then topped with a glitter enamel dot. I splattered the mug with white paint to look a bit snowy…
The background is the gorgeous Sweater Weather Cover Plate from Taylored Expressions. It's a favorite. The sentiment die is also from Taylored Expressions!
Be Merry!!! Here's a close up of that cover plate die…
Thanks for stopping by today! Cheers to you! I'm lifting my mug of peppermint cocoa to you! Are you still making Christmas cards? I haven't sent any yet! Yikes, better get on that! This month always goes by too fast. Have a wonderful day. See you soon! XOXO
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9 responses to “Let’s be merry and drink cocoa!”
Oh, Wanda ! That peppermint cocoa looks so yummy. What a great idea to use chunky Stickles on the marshmallows. They look good enough to eat! Thank you for the inspiration.
I love your color combination too. Such a pretty card.
Love this card, Wanda! I’ve been looking for a cocoa mug die that was large enough to be the focal point of a card. This one looks perfect – thanks for introducing me to Elizabeth Crafts
Wanda ~ Your card is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! I LOVE the inspiration!! You are SO TALENTED!! Thank you!!
This card is just fabulous!!
How can I enter to win it?? 😉
I love every yummy inch!
Saw your card in Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group TFS!
Ooh that cover plate is gorgeous… yes I am still making Christmas cards. Really going crazy with a set from the Greetery! Today I cut out a 45″ wood Christmas tree to display by my Cowboy. It came out pretty nice. I’ll try to send you a photo. Love that adorable cup and I am going to try some peppermint whip cream. That sounds too yummy.
LOVE your pretty card! Great colors and details! That background die is awesome too!
Such a yummy card…….love your colors. Will have to try peppermint cream.
Great details. I especially like the marshmallows. Marvelous design.