ThePowerOfACard: Cheers & Sips and Tips for Filling your Glasses

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Cheers & Sips and Tips for Filling your Glasses

When the new On-line Exclusives were first announced, I immediately fell in love with this collection of products! In my video, I am focusing on the bundle and the DSP pack, but there are more items in the suite collection, including a two-pack of embossing folders, ribbon and embellishments. There are 20 stamps and 15 dies in the bundle and it was even better than I imagined after I started playing with all of them.

Instead of making a card, I decided to show you different ways you could fill your glasses (as well as adding ice, shine and texture) - I hope you don't mind! I do show some completed cards (so plenty of ideas to inspire you), but I think you'll find my demonstration useful when you start using this bundle.

Let's begin with the three ways to fill your glasses. The first way is to stamp on the DSP sheet that is full of color blocks. Usually I use Smoky Slate for stamping the glass, but you could also stamp in black. If you plan on using the die to cut out your glass, I recommend cutting the DSP into smaller widths, either two or three blocks wide. This will allow the paper to easily fit into the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine. Stamp the glass so that the top rim is above the color block, then cut out with the die. (Sample notes: Yellow glass has ice cubes embossed in clear.)

The next way is to stamp on Basic White and then color with Blends. Start with drawing a line where the top edge of your liquid will be, then fill in the rest. I usually use several colors and shade it a little darker near the bottom and sides. (Sample notes: Both of them have the added texture. The yellow one was colored with Lemon Lolly, has Smoky Slate ice cubes, and was shined up with Wink of Stella. The pink one was colored in Flirty Flamingo and adorned with a little strawberry.)

The third way is to use a sponge and add color from your ink pad. The way I did this was by first stamping my glass on a sheet of copy paper. Then I cut out the middle portion (it is helpful to cut out a circle from the middle of the glass first so that you can easily use your snips to cut). Cut right on the stamped line of the glass, and leave space at the top that is uncut. You could use sponge daubers, or even blending brushes, but I liked the look of the sponge. This method came to be because the first card I made was in Strawberry Slush and I didn't have the Blends yet - so this way, I could have a strawberry colored drink. (Sample notes: Here is the "mask" I made from copy paper which allowed me to color in the middle of the glass.)

Now let's add some ice - you can stamp ice cubes in Smoky Slate ink or with VersaMark to emboss, either with white or clear. For so many of my glasses, I tended to add the ice cubes at the bottom of the glass - that was just craziness because ice cubes float! (Sample notes: All three were sponged with the technique above. Ice cubes left to right are Smoky Slate, embossed in white and embossed in clear. The mint julep also shines compliments of Wink of Stella.)

On to adding shine! The first way is to use packing tape - simply add the tape over the stamped or paper image, then cut out with scissors or the die. Remember to press well with bone folder to get a perfectly shiny glass. (Sample notes: The glass on the right was colored with a Cherry Cobbler Blend to give it the appearance of wine. Both are covered in Packing tape, but the shine doesn't really show in the photograph.)

The next way to add shine is to emboss the entire surface. For this technique, it is helpful to have a bit of a "handle" to hold onto while pressing the glass into the VersaMark ink, then adding clear embossing powder and heating to melt. After it's cool, you can cut out your glass. The last way to add shine is to use Wink of Stella to get a nice overall sparkle. (Sample notes: You can see the texture, especially on the one on the right. If you want a smoother look, add a second or third layer of clear embossing and it will smooth out the surface.)

The last thing I showed in the video was to add texture to the glass. There is a die for the tall glass that adds a starburst sort of design to the glass. This reminds me of the fancy cocktail glasses you might see in a restaurant.

Here's the first card I made with my bundle. I colored my glass with the sponging technique and Strawberry Slush ink, then added ice cubes that are embossed in white. I also used the Painted Stripes, Spring Corners and With You in Mind stamp sets. I really love this one!

For my next sample, I fussy cut out glasses from the sheet of DSP with big glasses. While there are some that can be cut with the dies, many have fun things sticking out. I even used a few that were at the edge of the paper and by running my glasses edge to edge, it was a great way to use that partial glass. For the bottom of my white panel, I used the texture die to add a "surface" for the glasses to sit upon - a good way to expand usage of this die.

My next two cards use the paper with color blocks. The first one was stamped with black and cut out. I added some ice cubes with clear embossing (at the bottom of my glass - ugh) and then decorated with some extra blackberries. The sentiment is from Sweet Jar and the die is from Nested Essentials. The other one uses the color blocks as a background and the glasses were cut from the DSP (and their ice cubes in the red drink are at the bottom too!). I added the two cherries and a little umbrella and sentiments from The Right Words and Beautiful Motifs.

The paper in this pack is so gorgeous (I've already purchased two packs!) and these next two cards show it off. The die is from Textured Notes and the sentiment is from With You in Mind. While I was fussy cutting the glass, I also cut a few of the little flowers sprinkled in-between the glasses - they add a little extra touch. Lastly, I had to show the fun fold I made in my video from two weeks ago because it shows off more of the paper (and I love it).

Which technique will you try first? I bet that once you get started, you'll try them all in no time at all! Have fun with the Cheers & Sips Bundle and Celebratory Sips DSP!

Karen

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