Christmas is never too far from my thoughts and I had been itching to use that little mug from the Coffee set. In my head it contains hot chocolate, so naturally the thing to give with this card was mini marshmallows! Naturally! My coffee bag du jour contains mini mallows! Perfect amount to sprinkle on top of a mug of the hot stuff.
I love the new coffee baggie die and since I can't seem to stop making these, I'm looking at ways to add them to cards. Serendipitously, one of the new stitched rectangle dies is just the perfect size to create an aperture which fits the baggie perfectly. I used it to create a little hollow in the front of a raised panel into which I popped a baggie.
You can see in the pic below that the front panel is around 3/8 of an inch raised off the cardfront. I made a sort of box behind the panel to keep it all tidy. If you would be interested in seeing the workings, leave a comment here, if enough folks are interested I'll do a tut.
The baggie is secured to the card by means of two holes punched all the way through from the front of the baggie to the actual card front - I threaded some twine through there to hold the baggie on 'til it was needed. I'm chuffed with how this works!
The papers were from the Authentique Cozy Collection.
The papers were from the Authentique Cozy Collection.
Hope it tickles!
I'd love a tutorial on the box thingy : D. Beautiful card, I'm pining for the coffee bag and the coffee set, BUT I got my order today so I'm having a lot of fun playing with my new stamps.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Ohhh Snap - I'll try to wip up a tut for this - it is quite an easy thing so yep, I can do that! Have fun with your goodies!!
DeleteClaire, this is a wonderful card and a great idea to add the little bag to the card. The mini marshmallows are a good idea which I will keep in mind. The papers are also very beautiful and I like how you added the sentiment to the card. And the little mug on the bag is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to see your tutorial!
Hi Carola! thanks for popping in - yep I'll be doing a tut! Hope you enjoy your mini baggie!
Deleteyou are one smart cookie!
ReplyDelete:) Hugs!
DeleteClaire, I love this - the little coffee bag is adorable! Just wondering what the dimensions are for the whole die, ie. would it fit through a cuttlebug! Sorry if they're listed somewhere and I'm just being thick, it's a distinct possibility! :) Absolutely love the stitched rectangles and scalloped rectangles too - the finished look is just so - well....finished - beautifully so!
ReplyDeleteHi Bridget - ooh yep I should add those dimensions! The dies is not that big actually, the baggie is tiny, and the die more than comfortably fits on a 6x6 sheet of paper. I'll measure it and pop the deets on the product page at the store - cheers Bridget!
DeleteThis coffee bag/card is amazeballs! Box thingy tutorial….yes, please!
ReplyDeleteYep Cheryl - I'll get on it - thanks for stopping in!
DeleteWow,this is so creative, Claire! Love this so much ! Fastest shipping in town or anywhere, I received my order today and can’t wait to make my cute little bag. Thank you! Those rectangles on next on my list!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Marybeth - I hope you enjoy your goodies - my apologies - I somehow managed to publish your comment twice, so I have deleted one copy of it! Thanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a super fun idea! Love the tiny little goodie bag!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun card, Claire! Yes, please I would like to have a tutorial on this - preferably a video if possible!
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