One of my favorite things that comes with the cold winter weather is hot drinks: coffee, tea, cocoa and any other specialty drink treat you can think of. The Poppystamps stamp set Wintertime Sentiments has some adorable stamps that go very well with the new Snowflake Loop die set as well as the Adelaide Snowflakes set. I wanted to use these on a disposable coffee cup with either a Starbucks gift card or a packet of cocoa inside.

To make the white snowflakes stand out, I made a cup wrapper by simply laying my cup onto the backside of some 12" x 12" dark brown patterned paper from my stash and tracing the edges as I rolled the cup. I handcut the wrapper from the paper, and wrapped it around the cut, adhering it with glue so it couldn't slide off. The cup itself came in a package from Walmart, complete with black lid and kraft-paper sleeve. I slid the sleeve over the handmade wrapper. Next, I die cut a banner from Stampin' Up! Read Red cardstock using the banner die that comes with the Poppystamps Gilded Christmas Wishes Stamp and Die set.

Then I stamped the "All you need is cocoa..." stamp from the Poppystamps Wintertime Sentiments Stamp and Die set onto a piece of 80lb white cardstock and punched it out with a 1.75" circle punch. I used a 2" circle punch to cut out a circle from black cardstock. I layered these two as shown and then glued them onto the red banner strip.

It was time for snow (I rarely see it here in Austin). I cut the big loop from the Snowflake Loop die set from white cardstock and carefully adhered it with liquid glue, centering the sentiment in the middle. I had to hold it in place for about 20 seconds to make sure every little flourish got attached.

Next, I pulled out the Poppystamps Adelaide Snowflakes set and cut three different snowflakes from the same white cardstock. I adhered two to the cup and then had the idea to make the largest one hang like a tag from a red velvet ribbon I wrapped around the entire cup. I used a piece of linen thread to attach it to the red ribbon.

This was fun and easy to make. Sometimes the smallest gift can have a big impact when it is from the heart.

Merry Christmas and happy crafting!

Even though you haven't seen more from me in December, I've been crafting like crazy. I make lots of gifts and cards for friends and I don't always want to reveal them online before I give them. I know you understand. 

Today, I'm over on the Poppystamps blog with a cute little treat holder. It's ideal for tea bags on little wrapped chocolate candies. Tea may be an overlooked gift at this time of year. 

Wine is often the most popular for gift giving. But one cup of tea might be just the refreshing break a friend or relative needs this holiday season. I put together this little treat holder using a template I found on Pinterest. Simply search for "paper treat pocket," and a step-by-step guide will show you how to fold a double-sided 6 x 6" piece of paper into this. It takes no adhesive (although I put some under the front flap to keep it down) and can be folded in 1 minute.

After I folded the pocket using a sheet from the Memory Box Christmas Jolly 6x6 plaid paper pack, I wanted to add a decoration to the front. I started with the banner die that is included in the Poppystamps Gilded Christmas Wishes Stamp and Die set. First, I cut the banner from a pearly, gold vellum from the Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) called Pure Gold Metallic, and then again from Bazzill Dark Kraft cardstock. I took the kraft banner and trimmed off about 1/8" from each long side, so the gold would show behind it when I layered and adhered them together. I glued my layered banner to the front flap that had been folded down. (Again, I glued that flap down so it couldn't flip back up.) 

Next, I cut the forest trees from the Poppystamps Whittle Forest Reindeer Kit using two different shades of green cardstock, Wild Wasabi and Garden Green from Stampin' Up!. I layered those onto the banner and glued them down. Finally, I took the "You're Tree-mendous" sentiment from the enclosed stamp set that comes with this kit and stamped it in Versafine black ink on a piece of white cardstock. I punched a hole in that and then in the corner of the pocket's front flap. I tied some metallic gold twine to keep this mini tag in place. Finally, I tucked in the mint tea bag.

Hope you get some relaxing treats this holiday season. You know you deserve them.