Birthday Wishes Cup Card

Sponge a 41/2” panel of white cardstock with Antique Linen Distress ink, concentrating on applying more towards the centre as shown.

Layer the panel onto dark brown cardstock, leaving a narrow border all around, then affix on the centre of a 5”-square card blank. Stencil the coffee beans in straight line across the centre of the card front and allow to dry.

Sponge various blue ink onto one piece of a white cardstock and the brown inks onto another. Splatter with Sparklers Spray for a distressed look and allow to dry.

Stamp the coffee cup onto the blue panel from and fussy-cut, trim away the stamped lid, then cut off the top piece of the stamped lid and glue on top of the base to create the effect of the cup being open.

Stamp the coffee holder onto the light brown panel from Step 3, fussy-cut and adhere to the cup. Die-cut the coffee lid and steam swirls from white cardstock and sponge lightly with co-ordinating ink.

Stamp the ‘Warming wishes’ sentiment onto a blue tag and add twine behind it, adhere the die-cut lid to one side of the cup as shown and glue the other end of the twine behind it.

Stamp the ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment onto white cardstock, trim into a banner and mount along the bottom of the card front using 3D foam pads to finish.