Saturday, December 1, 2012

Cocoa Mug Card with Money Holder Tag Insert - The Twelve Days of Christmas, Day 1 with My Creative Time

Welcome to Day 1 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with MCT!  Today is the first day of 2 weeks of wonderful Holiday projects!  We hope we are able to inspire you with some of our holiday projects and ideas.
Today I made a mug shaped card.  The shape I traced from a template I found at the Scrapbook Expo a few months ago.  I did a few modifications to make a slip in pocket to hold a tag with "cash" attached.
I used the XL and XL Stitched Label dies and the Lowercase Fun dies to put on the front of the mug.  I cut the letters out of PTI coasters first, then I cut paper and covered the coasters.
 
  The "whipped cream" on top of the hot chocolate is actually the cloud die from the Fly Away with Me dies.  The bottom half is a tag I made using Just Tags dies.  The stocking I paper pieced is from Warm Holiday Fun stamp set. I put Diamond Dust on the cloud to look like sugar.
 
The twenty is attached to the back of the slip in tag with a small glue dot.  I used my glue gun to attach the bow and button securely.
 
 
Supplies I Used:
This and That Christmas  -  Echo Park
Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate and Fine Linen Card Stock,
Coaster  -  Papertrey Ink
Seam Binding Ribbon  -  Liz's Paper Loft Boutique
Button  -  Vintage Trinkets, Maya Road
Festive Berries, Peeled Paint and Tea Dye Distress Inks
Glossy Accents and Diamond Dust
Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder
 

HUGE GIVEAWAY ALERT!
Okay, since it's Christmas, Emma decided to give away TWELVE of her FAVORITE things to ONE LUCKY person! She will announce one of the prizes for each day in her video! So by the 12th day, you will see ALL 12 items that ONE lucky person will be receiving! All you have to do is leave your comments each day! It's that simple! ALSO, **VERY IMPORTANT** Please leave your contact information so we can contact you "IF" YOU are the lucky winner!

I hoped you enjoyed my project for the 1st Day of Christmas.  I will be back with more projects during these 12 days!  Have a wonderful start to December!
Love and Hugs,
Cathryn :)
 


64 comments:

  1. This is fantastic!! Love the shape and the tag!! HUgsxx

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  2. Such a warm and yummy way to give a cash gift. I have made something similar for Starbucks cards. Love the bow

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  3. Cathryn, this is so adorable!!! I love how you used the cloud for your "foam", and what a fun way to hold cash!

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  4. Your mug is adorable and I love that you made a tag to hold money! Lots of kids would love this as well as adults. lol
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  5. Fabulous money holder!!! Love the cup and the foam...so creative! Lee-Ann :)
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  7. this is perfect! LOVE!
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  8. This is so darling and fun! Love it! Love the use of MCT products.
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  9. Super cute! But then I'm partial to anything to do with coffee or hot cocoa or tea. :-) Another great idea to give $ in a fun way! TFS --C
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  10. Adorable projects, perfect for any age. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.

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  11. Nice job on the money holders. Love the shape and paper. TFS AJ

    AJ Scrapbooking & Cards
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  12. SOOOO cute! What a fun project!!!

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  13. I love this shaped card. I love the "whipped" cream. Great job. teachermom5@gmail.com

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  14. This looks good enough to drink...saw it last night right after you posted and it was all I could do to keep myself from making some hot cocoa! Thanks for sharing...
    XOXOX & Blessings,
    Carol
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  15. Wow! This is a fabulous presentation!! Love this Cathryn!!

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  16. Very cute card, love that the coffee foam is the cloud die. Great idea, I think I'll borrow it. :)
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  17. Very cute idea. So adorable. TFS
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  18. This is very cute! What a neat way to give the gift on money. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. This is so pretty!! I love the use of the cloud die as the foam on top!!
    Kristan
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  20. This is adorable Cathryn! LOVE this gift idea!!!
    Super papers and great stamps and dies :)
    TFS
    jessica
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  21. Love Love Love this! So creative and such a fun way to use Emma's dies! TFS
    Jen
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  22. Thanks for the great idea, I really like it, and you did a great job with your decorations!!

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  23. Great way to give a money gift. Your "sugared" foam is awesome.

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  24. Awesome shaped card and love the tag:) Such a fun idea:) TFS!
    Sherrie K
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  25. This is such a great gift card Cathryn!SUPER cute and LOVE the little tag inside,TOO CUTE my friend!!!:)

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  26. Very cute way to give money. I like the cloud whipped cream.
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  27. Loved your project! Very cute and creative, TFS.
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  28. The shape tags are adorable! TFS!

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  29. This is awesome. What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

    Leslie
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  30. So super sweet, Cathryn. You did a wonderful job.

    Tina
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  31. How fun! I love how you used the cloud and embossed it too! I was going to make something simliar to this...may have to reconsider LOL GREAT job :)

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  32. this is such a clever idea thanks for the inspiration i might need to come up with something like this as I have several gift card holders to make
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  33. A very clever idea to use the cloud for the yummy topping and slide out gift. Great job!
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  34. How clever are you I love this idea not just the same 'ol' card holder love it...just brilliant!!

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  35. What a fun money holder ;)

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  36. The mug is so cute...love it and the tag!!

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  37. This is super cute! Love this idea!!
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  38. Very cute shaped card! I love that you used the cloud die as the whipped cream -- how clever! TFS!
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  39. cathryn, this is the cutest gift card/money holder I've seen in a long time! just love it!

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  40. I love your designs. As a newbie to paper crafting, I need all the help I can get!
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  41. Love the money holder. Super cute.

    TFS
    Sue
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  42. What a clever idea! You are so creative! I love hoe you made your foam all sparkly!

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  43. Such a cute idea & better than a normal card with money in it! Love the mug!

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  44. Hi Cathryn!

    Your cocoa gift card is darling! I love the shaped tag and how the money is stashed behind it.

    Ruthie :)

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  45. Love this Mug holder and the hidden money pocket. What a great twist. Smooches...

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  46. Cathryn ~ OMGOSH!!! This is not only BEAUTIFUL but so CLEVER!!!! First I LOVE the papers you used ~ what you did with the whip toppingand what you used ~ the cloud die!! CLEVER!!! Then you have that tag holding money ~ OMGOSH!!! LOVE this plus your bow is GORGEOUS and PERFECT!!! I will take 20 of these ~ Thanks!! AWESOME job as always!!!

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  47. This is a beautiful, beautiful idea! I love how you made this! The bow is perfect. How do you do that????

    Dorcas
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  48. I love your coffee/money card!!!
    Victoria
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  49. Just love your card for money gifting. It is so cute.

    Margaret
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  50. Thats so cute! Love it:)

    Peace, Love, & Cricut Hugs!
    Monica L.

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  51. What a cute idea to hold money. I'm sure my grandkids are gonna love it.

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  52. What a fun card. TFS
    Evelyn
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  53. Glad to see the cloud being used differently - great tag holder too!!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Carmen L
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  54. Everything about his is brilliant. Wonderful art and such a perfect gift presentation.
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  55. What a great money card for those who are to hard to buy for and you give cash to. Its cute and not just money stuffed in a store bought card. LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing Mindy1qc@msn.com

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  56. Such a great idea for a shaped card and like that it could be a treat holder .

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  57. Wow, how creative love it!

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  58. Love this. TFS.
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  59. VERY cute idea...
    I love the surprise when u pull out the tag..
    TFS!!!
    Nicole
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  60. LOVE the surprise holder what a fun idea. Great job. Loving the mug.

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  61. That was great! love..love..love the idea..did I say I loved your idea! thank you for sharing
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  62. FABULOUS!! Your project is full of great details and colors, especially love the cloud turned foam and tag turned to money holder. Awesome job!! Thanks for sharing this super idea with us. Hugz:)
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