Christmas Greetings - Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #18 "Masculine"

Here is a Christmas card I made for Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #18 "Masculine" using the CTMH "Spruced Up" patterned papers and stickers. For my masculine card I chose a sangria patterned paper, distressed the edges, adhered to sangria cardstock and then to white card base. 

The cup was a die... one was cut using a striped patterned paper and a second in sangria cardstock layered for shadow.  Down the center of cup applied 3D foam tape and along each side glue to give the cup a rounded dimension and adhered to background. Decided to fill the cup with spruce and pinecone stickers with different levels using 3D foam tape.  Needed something more to fill the cup... added another small leaf sticker and fussy-cut a birdie with spruce and berries from another patterned paper from packet and applied with 3D thin tape in cup.  

Stamped sentiment on the corner and smudged some of the ink on my cup so added another sticker of small trees to the cup.  I liked the look because it broken up the stripes a little and gave it a more customized cup.  

Lined the inside border with the striped patterned paper and added a small border of a sticker design along the edge to soften the stripe. 

 

Also Sent to the Following Challenges:  

ABC Christmas Challenges "L is for Layers"  

Cut It Up #280 "Masculine" 

Jingle Belles "Masculine" Must be Christmas 

Moving Along with the Time #155 "Man/Boy" 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge "Anything Christmas Goes" 

Try It on Tuesdays "Birds and/or Feathers" 

TicTacToe Challenge #214 

Row 1: Tool (Sissors, Die Cutter) 

Patterned Paper, Die Cut 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:  

Design Paper 

     Spruced Up and Sticker Sheet 

Cardstock 

     Sangria and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     Sentiment - Verve Stamps "VS-0162 "Bright Spirits" 

Die 

     Paper Smooches  "Coffee Cup" 

Other 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     3D Thin and Regular Foam Tape