Hello Crafters! It's been a hot minute since I made a masculine card but when that someone special in my life told me "You've never made me a card" I knew I'd have to figure something out.
Since coffee is kind of a mutual love for us, I started with the Cookies & Cocoa set. That mug was perfectly sized for the idea I had.
It's a party mug!
I thought it would be super cute to incorporate our love for coffee into his card by making his mug celebrate his special day. I used the mirror technique to get both his and hers mugs.
Once the mugs were stamped I trimmed out a mask for the mug but I needed the negative instead of the positive so I could use all the party images to decorate his bug. I started with the Big Top Background then stamped the party hats and stars from the Unforgettable set. Once that was done I stamped the letters to spell out "His". I used the same mask flipped over to stamp the "Hers" on the other mug.
I used the Basic Labels and some simply masking to create a "Happy Birthday" flag for his mug. Of course no birthday is complete with a few balloons to celebrate. Once the stamping was complete I went to work with my copic markers.
You can see the card from start to finish, including the mirror technique, in the video below.
I love the shine the glossy accents adds! I think this a really fun idea, to create an inanimate object that's celebrating those special days. This would work with a lot of different options. Cars, drinks, any hobbies that person might enjoy. What do you think?
Thanks so much for joining me. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Featured Supplies
For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please Note: this list contains affiliate links.
 Wplus9 Hayride Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Wild Mango Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Big Top Background Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Wplus9 Basic Labels Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Bloomsberry Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Last Leaf Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Gala Red Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Falling For Blue Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Friends For All Seasons: Fall Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 WPlus9 Cookies & Cocoa Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 WPlus9 Whimsy Alpha Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 WPlus9 Unforgettable Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | WP9 | HB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E55 LIGHT CAMEL Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker E57 LIGHT WALNUT Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker V04 LILAC Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Shop at: SSS | DB | HB |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y00 BARIUM YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9 |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER B06 PEACOCK BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Wplus9 Black Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker B02 ROBIN'S EGG BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Judikins Eclipse ART MASKING TAPE Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch MARKER b04 TAHITIAN BLUE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 C-Thru T SQUARE RULER Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Gina K Designs JET BLACK AMALGAM Ink Shop at: SSS |
