Have a Cuppa Christmas Cheer!

Today I am sharing a Christmas card using the Merry Cafe stamp set based on other cards I saw on the Stampin' Up! website's idea section and Mary Fish's website. Instead of the Coffee Cafe stamp set and an Autumn theme, I chose a Christmas theme.

The original card that inspired my card was a note card sized card, which I love, but I wanted to show more of the Designer Series Paper. So, I made a full-sized 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card. I also raised both the Cherry Cobbler and Coffee Cup cardstock pieces with Stampin' Dimensionals. I kept the Coffee Cup piece straight and offset the Cherry Cobbler piece more.

I used the Be Merry Designer Series paper for my color palette of Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, and Garden Green. I added the Crumb Cake for a neutral grounding element.

The inside of the card uses more of the Be Merry Designer Series Paper. The sentiment comes from the Every Good Wish stamp set. There are some good inside of the card sentiment stamps in this set! You cannot go wrong with a good sentiment stamp set!

I am loving the versatility of the Merry Cafe stamp set! Not only are there stamps for fall and Christmas, but also Valentine's day! I see lots more cards and projects with this stamp set!

Christmas Cheer Coffee Cup Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Crumb Cake	8-1/2” x 5-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
1st Matte	Garden Green	4” x 5-1/4”
2nd Matte	Be Merry	3-3/4” x 5”
3rd Matte	Cherry Cobbler	2-3/4” x 3-7/8”
4th Matte	Whisper White	2-5/8” x 3-7/8”
Coffee Cup Lid	Crumb Cake	1” x 2-1/4”
Inside Matte	Whisper White	4” x 5-1/4”
Designer Series Paper Strip #1	Be Merry Designer Series Paper	4” x 1/4"
Designer Series Paper Strip #2	Be Merry Designer Series Paper	4” x 3/4"

I hope you give this cuppa a try!

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Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Christmas Cheer Coffee Cup Card Project Supply List
Stamps	#144965 Merry Cafe (Photopolymer) #144862 Every Good Wish (Wood-Mount) #144865 Every Good Wish (Clear-Mount)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #120953 Crumb Cake #119685 Cherry Cobbler #102584 Garden Green #144111 Be Merry Designer Series Paper
Ink	#140931 Basic Black Archival #126966 Cherry Cobbler #126973 Garden Green
Embellishments	#104199 Linen Thread #144158 Corrugated Elements #104430 Dimensionals #141681 Regals Enamel Shapes
Tools	#126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #143263 Big Shot Machine #143745 Coffee Cup Framelits

Witches Brew Halloween Card

I created this interactive Halloween card featuring the Merry Cafe stamp set for my nephew. I thought he would find it humorous that the coffee cup was filled with bats instead of coffee.

Pull the heart tab on the coffee cup lid to reveal the cup's contents.

I'm sure you are thinking how did you make the cup narrow enough and short enough to fit inside the regular cup, be removable, and not interfere with the adhesive foam strips. I used the largest coffee cup framelit from the Coffee Cups Framelits set.. I cut 1 large cup from Very Vanilla cardstock. Then I placed the cup back onto the Big Shot Platform but a little to the right and a little upwards to die cut a smaller, narrower cup. I only cut part of the cup the second time. This is also called partial die cutting.

Partially die cutting the cup insert took a few tries, so once I got the size I was satisfied with, I made a template. That way next time I can go right to my template and know exactly where to cut.

After I attached the insert to the lid, I bent the bottom of the lid upwards to form a lip to catch the outer cup on.

I used the same layout and similar measurements to make a second Halloween card for my niece.

I love the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper, especially the witch's hat and mosaic shaped patterns!

I wrote down my measurements. However, I made this card awhile ago and cannot find them. I have already mailed the card and cannot remeasure. I will keep looking for my notes and update if I locate them.

How have you used the Merry Cafe and Spooky Night Designer Series Paper? I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth