Merry Makings Day 3: Make it Sweet

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Welcome to the most exciting week of the year here at The Greetery! Holiday crafting is my very favorite, and I’m so excited to finally get to share all of the details of this year’s holiday collection, Merry Makings. Welcome to the final day of reveals before everything goes up in the shop on Friday morning at 10am ET!

Before we get to today’s product introductions, just a reminder that Laurie will be hosting an Instagram Live presentation of all of the new products this morning – October 8 at 11:00am CDT, so tune in if you’d like to check it out!

Today’s product introductions are bound to make the holidays a whole lot sweeter. Christmas is the time I pull out all the stops and create wraps, teacher treats, place settings for our Christmas table, and whatever else I can manage to squeeze in! It’s my favorite thing to do and it’s become a sort of tradition at our house! Today’s products are perfect for all of those things…

S’more Holiday stamp set + die

Stampers have s’more fun! This set is filled with all of the ingredients you’ll need to make some sweet holiday projects. There are marshmallows, a chocolate bar, and a roasting stick, along with lots s’more sentiments to mix and match. Create cards, tags, wraps, and gift card holders with this fun set!

This stamp set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet and includes a full-color printed stamping guide. The matching die is a 7-piece set of wired dies.

Made in the USA
S’more Holiday stamp set price – $18
S’more Holiday die price – $14

Click HERE for more detailed information

Graham Cracker Cuts die

This graham cracker die is the perfect starting point for your next sweet project! Use it as a background layer, a tag base, or cover it in sprinkles just for fun! Sized just slightly larger than a standard gift card, you can also use it to create gift card pockets and more. It’s the perfect complement to our S’more Holiday set!

Single die measures appx. 3.75″ x 2.6″
Made in the USA
Graham Cracker Cuts die price – $12

Hug in a Mug die + Hug in a Mug Holiday stamp set

Nothing is as comforting on a cold winter day as a warm cup of joe (or cocoa, or cider, or anything warm and sweet!). The Hug in a Mug die and matching stamp set allows you to create adorable mug treat containers. Have fun embellishing them with the matching stamp set, then filling them up with sweet treats!

This stamp set comes on a 4″ x 8″ sheet.
The die is a 7-piece set of wired dies.

Made in the USA
Hug in a Mug Holiday stamp set price – $18
Hug in a Mug die price – $39

Click HERE for more detailed stamp information
Click HERE for more detailed die information

Hug in a Mug Saucer die

The perfect accent for our Hug in a Mug, this saucer die is simply adorable, and easy to assemble. Stamp or embellish it to match your Hug in a Mug, or put out a sweet spread for Santa using our Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die!

2-piece set of wired dies.
Made in the USA
Hug in a Mug Saucer die price – $14

Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die

You can’t have cocoa without cookies! The Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die contains all the bits and pieces you’ll need to cook up a batch of paper crafted goodies. Experiment with cutting them from different materials for realistic looks, and don’t forget the sprinkles!

11-piece set of wired dies.
Made in the USA
Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die price – $18

Hug in a Mug Embellishment kit

The Hug in a Mug embellishment kit will bring your Hug in a Mug projects to the next level. It’s all in the details! This kit contains a holiday mix of clay sprinkles, clay chocolate sprinkles, sugary glass glitter, foam marshmallows, miniature candy canes, and red-striped paper straws. You’ll have fun using these elements to dress up your mugs and sweet treats!

Kit contents:

• 10 red-striped paper straws
• 24 foam marshmallows
• 5 mini candy canes (approx 1″ tall)
• small glass vial of sugary glass glitter (approx. 2 tsp)
• small glass vial of clay chocolate crumbles (approx. 2 tsp)
• large glass vial of clay holiday sprinkle mix (approx. 1 tbsp)
• the kit comes packaged in a reclosable mason jar zipper bag

Hug in a Mug Embellishment kit price – $20
**please note that this is a limited edition kit – due to the limited availability of some of the items, we will not be offering more once they are gone. We may offer some of the individual items separately, but not the kit as a whole.

**the items in this kit are not edible and should be used with caution if crafting with children

Before we delve into today’s projects, I have a video for you showcasing all of the Hug in a Mug products. It’s a lengthy one…I’ll show you how to assemble the mug and saucer as well as how to do some fun embellishing!

I have so much to show you, I hardly know where to begin! But let’s start with those adorable mugs. 😊

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I LOVED creating these! So much fun. They are going to be our favors at Christmas Eve dinner this year. I embellished these with some air dry clay for the whip cream and then some sprinkles, marshmallows and striped straws from the Hug in a Mug embellishment kit (note, the embellishment kit does not include air-dry clay).

Those cookies? So fun to put together using the Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die! I diecut the “chocolate” from brown foam and it is so realistic! The others are all just cut from cardstock and sponged with a bit of Vintage Linen ink. I added glitter, sprinkles, candy canes, and marshmallows from the Embellishment kit. One thing that I added that is not included in the kit is Nuvo Drops for the frosting. I had fun playing around with different combinations for a whole assortment of cookies.

I created several different mugs in different colors and stamped with different sentiments from the Hug in a Mug Holiday stamp set. These will all be filled with (real) chocolates for our Christmas eve table.

For my next project, I thought it would be fun to create a mug full of cider for fall! I tucked in a real cinnamon stick for a realistic touch.

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I stamped the “warm wishes” sentiment from the Hug in a Mug Holiday set and also stamped a small leaf, which is from the All Blessings Flow stamp set. Instead of using the saucer die, this time I created a “coaster” for the mug using our new Wood Slices die. I diecut three of the larger slice and stacked them up for a little more thickness. I sponged them with brown inks for a deep, rich wood-tone. I pulled out the peach slice from the Print Shop: Peachy Keen set and inked that up to create an apple instead of a peach. I layered it over a BotaniCuts Mighty Oak leaf diecut along with an acorn from that same set and a real cinnamon stick. I also made a little cinnamon cookie using the Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die. I’m going to fill it up with apple caramel candies and bring it to someone special. 😊

Up next I have several projects using the new S’more Holiday set. This one is so fun to create with as well! For this first card I used the “let it snow s’more” sentiment and paired it with some Snowflake Soiree snowflakes and the Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats dies for some realistic chocolates and graham crackers!

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I diecut a frame using the Crimped Frames die, and layered the snowflakes, chocolates, and crackers under the frame, trimming off any excess from around the outer edges. I also incorporated a couple of the roasting sticks and some BotaniCuts Pine Bough branches cut from white cardstock. I love the multi-step “s’more” sentiment from the set – it stamps up so cute! The chocolates were cut from brown foam for some added realism. I added some white ink splatters as “snow” to finish it off. Such a fun winter card!

My next card has a fun homespun feel to it. I layered several elements from the S’more Holiday set over the Graham Cracker Cuts die and a bright green gingham background which was done with the Square Dance die and stencil.

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The “s’more’ sentiment was stamped in brown ink – I sponged it to create an ombre effect, then sponged the top part of of the word with Versamark Ink and embossed it with white embossing powder to create a marshmallow-y effect. The “sweet holiday wishes” sentiment is from the Hug in a Mug Holiday set.

I have a treat wrap up next, using the S’more Holiday set. I picked up some yummy s’more snack mix at Costco, knowing I had just the right thing for wrapping it up into a cute treat! (please pardon my photos today…somewhere between my craft room and photo shoot my pine needles slipped and are covering my sentiment! 😜)

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I started with the Create-a-Crate die cut from kraft cardstock, and embellished it with the S’more Holiday set and Graham Cracker Cuts die. I tied up some of the snack mix in a cello bag and embellished it with a couple of foam marshmallows from the Hug in a Mug Embellishment kit and a BotaniCuts Pine sprig. A quick and easy treat for teachers, bus drivers, and more!

I named my last project for today Graham Cracker Pull-aparts. Doesn’t that sound yummy? These were quick and fun to create. The Graham Cracker Cuts die is just slightly larger than a gift card. I cut two of the crackers, cut them in half and glued them together around the outer edges – basically creating two pockets that I could slip a gift card inside.

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I embellished them with elements from the S’more Holiday set, and also some tiny s’mores made with the Hug in a Mug Sweet Treats die. I made sure to adhere everything only on the left side of the graham cracker pull-apart so that the gift card was easily accessible.

I so hope you enjoyed all of my projects today. They brought me such joy to create!

Now that you’ve gotten to meet all of today’s new products and see them in action, you can “greet” them for a chance to win a $50 gift card. We will be giving away one $50 gift card for today’s blog hop!

Read on for details…

• Comment here on the blog for one entry (one comment per person). So many of our holiday traditions revolve around food! What’s your favorite holiday treat or food?
• Comment on our Inspiration Team Members’ and Guest blogs for more entries (one comment per person, per blog)
• Comments close at 11:59pm EDT on Thursday night, October 8
• Winners will be posted at 7am EDT on Friday, October 9 here on the blog

And now you are in for such a treat! It’s time to see what our amazing Inspiration Team has to share with you today!

(click on the images to visit the Inspiration Team blogs, or click HERE if viewing this post via email)

Thank you so much for joining in the fun this week! I’ll be posting here with some info in the morning before the release goes up in the shop at 10am ET!