Treat Cups Tutorial!

A few days ago I promised a tutorial based around the marvellous treat cups we now have in the Mini Catalogue. Well, here it is!

Okay, so first of all I start by doing my little picture.  For this card I'm using my favourite, the bubblegum machine again.  First I stamp the base, then I line up my 1 3/4" punch by the base and punch my hole for the treat cup, then I use my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the little lid on top of my treat cup hole.

Next, I place my image over my mat (DO NOT stick it down yet!) I can then line my punch up over the hole and punch the hole out of the mat as well.

I then take them apart and sandwich my treat cup between my picture and the mat as shown. The treat cup has double sided tape on and is easy to line up on the mat. Then it's just a case of adding adhesive to the picture and placing it on top.

Next I take my actual card and punch a hole about a third of the way down. You don't need to use the 1 3/4" punch for this, you just need a hole that's big enough to get your treat through.  For this card I used a 3/4" punch.

Next, you need to make a "door" to cover your 3/4" hole, so you can keep your treats in place when they're not being eaten! 

Take a piece of co-ordinating cardstock sized at 2" x 2 1/2" and attach a punch tab to the end of it. This will be your door. Stick double sided tape around your matted picture, just on three sides, and attach it to your card.  Your little door should slide in from the left and cover the hole.

Fill your card with your chosen treat and slide the door into place.

Add your finishing touches, and there you have it - a gorgeous treat cup card!  They can seem fiddly to make at first, but once you get the hang of it they're very straight forward.

The materials used for this card are Real Red and Whisper White cardstock, a piece of patterned paper from the Pink Flamingo Designer Series Papers, 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon in Real Red, Real Red ink and the Something Sweet stamp set and treat cups. The punches used are 1 3/4" circle, 3/4" circle and Round Tab Punch. All items are from the Stampin' Up! current catalogues.

Hope you like this card.  Remember, if you have any questions, or if you'd like to purchase anything from Stampin' Up! I'd love to hear from you!

TFL! Joanne x

It's here and it's live!

No joke - the hugely anticipated new mini catalogue is now live! You can order anything you want out of it!

The most popular item seems to be the bird punch so far.

 

I made this card using the bird punch and the beautiful new Vintage Vogue set. Colours are Pale Plum and Chocolate Chip ink on Whisper White cardstock.  The card itself is our Kraft cardstock and the little bit of sparkle is our Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

I love everything in our new mini catty, but at the minute I'm loving the treat cups most!  I made this card yesterday.  The striped paper comes from the gorgeous Sweet Pea papers. The cardstock used is Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie, together with Chocolate Chip ink.  I've also used the Tab Punch, Eyelet Border Punch and Pretty in Pink tafetta ribbon.

They may seem complicated to do, but they're not once you're shown how.  I'll try and do a tutorial tomorrow or sometime this weekend, so keep checking back!

If you haven't got a copy of the mini catalogue and would like one, please get in touch with me.  Otherwise you can have a browse by following the link on the right hand side of my blog. Just click on the picture!

If temptation is getting the better of you and you'd like to order please just get in touch!

TFL! Joanne x