Hybrid Coffee Mug and Card

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Today I’m sharing a project I made using a beautiful digital kit Flower Fashion Tea Party by Paper Garden Projects and a free mug template that I found online. This easy project is the perfect way to present a gift to any coffee-loving friend or family member!

Supplies:

Flower Fashion Tea Party digital kit by Paper Garden Projects
Cup of cocoa template from Clear and Simple Stamps
cardstock for printing
Photoshop Elements
printer
Adhesive
ribbon
scissors
Dies (for cutting mat)
Ink and Stamps
Foam Tape
Scoring Tool/Bone Folder

Here’s a look at the beautiful kit that I used for my project:

My first step was to open Photoshop Elements and print off my first full page of one digital paper (I chose a pretty pink design), onto double sided printer paper. Then, I turned the paper over to run back through my printer, this time printing a brown paper. I did the same thing a second time so that I would have enough digital paper to make the whole template and use on my card.

I went back to Photoshop and chose the mug image and several flowers to print onto a separate sheet. I will use this for the card and decoration on my mug.

I also printed off the template onto regular copy paper and laid it over my digital paper using temporary adhesive to keep it in place. Then, I cut and scored according to the lines on the template. The mug was adhered together using Scor-Tape and Zip Dry, a liquid adhesive. The mug got one circle on the bottom and one on the interior to give it a finished look.

The handle of the mug also was cut from the double-sided paper so that both patterns show through.

Since the mug was constructed using heavy-weight paper, it is pretty sturdy and can hold a substantial gift for my recipient. It can be decorated using any of the beautiful elements from the Tea Party kit. I chose these three pretty flowers.

The card reflects the same design elements as the mug – the pink digital paper paired with some cardstock mats cut with my dies.

The digital mug image comes already colored and makes putting this card together so easy!

I stamped the “Best Wishes” with brown ink, and tied a ribbon. The mug was adhered to the die cuts with foam tape to give it some dimension.

Now I have a great card and gift “box” on hand to give! I hope that you’ll take a look at the beautiful Flower Fashion Tea Party digital kit and that you may now have some ideas of things that you can create!

Hybrid Coffee Mug and Card

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