Nothing's Better Than ... quick & simple

Hello, here are the details for the first project this week using the Nothing's Better Than bundle.

Nothing's Better Than ... Coffee!  Well unless the two are combined of course, as in this project with coffee and chocolate!

I paid a visit to a local chocolate shop a few weeks ago and came across these bags of chocolate coated coffee beans.  My friend said "I bet you can do something with those" so, I did!

Here is my project:

It's a very quick and simple project and one that you can change to suit the contents of this cute little gift box.

The colours I used:

Bermuda Bay

Coastal Cabana

Crumb Cake

You will need:

25 cm x 2 cm strip of Coastal Cabana

2.5 cm strip ww thick for punching - when punched trim to 7 cm

ww thick piece for stamping and die cutting

Coastal Cabana scrap for die cutting

The stamping and die cutting:

You will need to die cut the word 'coffee' 4 times; 3 using ww thick and 1 using Coastal Cabana.  Stamp the coffee cup with Memento ink and cut out with the coordinating die.

The colouring:

Colour the cup using a selection of Stampin' Blends. I also added some glitter to the stars on the cup for a bit of sparkle.

Top Tip:

Whenever I am colouring I always have a little scrap of card at the side of my project with a splodge of each of the colours I am thinking of using for my project. This saves a lot of time when it comes to making decisions as you can just hold the sample strip to your project to help you decide which colour to use. 

The tag:

I used the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch to create the little tag and the 2.5 cm ww card strip.  I punched the top and then decided to round the bottom corners too.  Once punched, trim the tag to You will also need to punch a hole in the top of the tag so that you can tie the thread.

To assemble:

Adhere the three white coffee's together using tiny dabs of Tombow and then adhere the Coastal Cabana layer on the top again using Tombow.  Adhere to the tag with Tombow - take care to only place the glue where it is needed!

Adhere the coffee cup with a dimensional.

Wrap the Coastal Cabana strip around the treat box and adhere on the bottom with Tombow.  Add a length of this lovely Pool Party sparkly ribbon using mini glue dots or Stampin' Seal.  Finally tie a length of linen thread thread around and attach the tag.  Finish off with a pretty bow.

The completed project:

Of course the dilemma with this project was whether to feature coffee or chocolate on the tag - either would have worked for these delicious little coffee beans.  Unfortunately not all the beans fit into the treat box so I sampled a few!

I have another project to share later this week featuring lots of coffee cups.

Have a crafty week.

Susan xx

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