TGIF – The Greetery Inspiration Friday – Valentines Hug in a Mug!

Here are the tops of those cute coffe mugs!!! The stamps make the perfect latte art!!

I started by die cutting the mugs and the saucers from light pink cardstock. I used Distress Oxide ink and blender brushes to gently ink just the bottom of the mugs for an ombre effect. I stamped the edging details, the coffee art details and the sentiments onto the mugs before assembly. I also made a few cookies – because we must have cookies with our coffee, right? 

I used one of the dies from the Cake Pops Set to make a white scalloped edge 'doily' for my mugs. Just a little touch of white with all that color – makes the mugs extra special. As you will remember, the Hug in a Mug dies come with the perfect little dies that make steam…. But I got the idea that I wanted whipped cream, and used the whipped cream dollop die from the Warm and Wonderful Set – I think it looks just right! I added a small paper tab to the back to insert into the opening on the top of the coffee portion. I embellished with hearts, glitter and stripey straws.

To make the Valentine note I used the Crimped Notecard Dies and made a white card. I also layered one more piece of white cardstock. I die cut the pink heart using the Shapely Hearts Dies and used the Bold Numbers in red and silver to make the number 14. I used the small flowers from the Cake Pops Dies set to make deep pink flowers to glue onto the heart. The sentiment is from the Market Basket stamp set and I stamped it onto the Cake Pops Banner! 

I layered silver under the red numbers for a bit of shimmer and shine.

I tied on a sweet little tag with a heart stamp and some twine!

To make the sweet cookies I used cream cardstock and inked the edged with Antique Linen Distress ink and a blender brush. For the center I used red cardstock and tons of sparkly glitter! 

I feel like I'm ready for a girlie Valentine party now! Wouldn't these be so cute as favors or place holders at a party? I used a lot of Greetery supplies in different ways than you might expect – that's kind of my thing. I like to use my stamps and dies for more than just their original ways. How do I do this? When I get ready to make a project to share with you I get out ALL my stamps and dies from The Greetery! Seriously, ALL of them! I lay them out and then sift and sort until I have my ideas ready. I find that way I don't forget about something amazing like those little Cake Pop flowers or those beautiful numbers!! 

Cheers! I wish I could sit down for a coffee with all of you! It's my pleasure to be on the team with Betsy and the gang and to share with you! I hope I've inspired you to think outside the box! Wishing you a happy weekend and sending X's and O's your way. 

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