Stitched Accents: Ink To Paper's Festive Mugs and Corner It: Holly Stamp Sets

 

Hello, friends!  I am beyond excited to announce that I am a new member of Papertrey Ink/Ink To Paper's design team and I am thrilled to be here today sharing my first official card as a member of the team!  As an amateur collector of cute mugs, this is one of my favorite holiday cards made with Ink to Paper's new Festive Mugs and Corner It: Holly stamp sets.  

I started my card by die cutting my mug out of Sweet Blush cardstock.  I stamped most of my accents using the Festive Mugs stamp set directly onto the mug, using Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Pinefeather and Raspberry Fizz inks.  I die cut the center flower from Pure Poppy cardstock so I could pop it up with foam tape for some dimension.  

For my mug accents, I used the Festive Mugs stamp set, the Corner It: Holly set, the Framing Florals: Christmas set, and the On the Border: Fir Branches die.  Before adhering everything down, I decided to use the Corner It: Holly stamp to create some steam for the top of my mug.  I stamped the image in light gray ink onto Aqua Mist cardstock, poked holes along the stamp lines, and did a simple backstitch using white embroidery floss.  So quick and easy, and the stitching adds such beautiful texture and interest to the card! 

To finish my card, I adhered all of my elements to the card base and created a white rectangular frame to ground the image.  I then stamped my "joy" sentiment in the lower right hand corner.  A few sparkly sequins and the card was finished! 

I hope you enjoyed this project!  Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I'll be back soon with another new release project from Ink to Paper!