Heart You Teacup
By Suzanne Cannon
Hi! It’s Suzanne here today with an embarrassingly easy project for Valentine’s Day – or any day, really! It’s simple to personalize your loved one’s mug or glass using craft vinyl. This is adhesive vinyl, sometimes referred to as sign vinyl, and you can use it for creating banners, decals and bumper stickers. The one I used is called Oracal 631 and is not permanent. It is great for indoor and short-term outdoor use. It works well on most smooth non-porous surfaces including walls, glass, mirrors, wood, metal, tile and plastic. It won’t damage the surface or leave an adhesive residue when removed within two years. This is the vinyl you can use for walls. If you use it for dishes, you should hand wash them. (Oracal 651 is the vinyl with stronger adhesive and might withstand the dishwasher.)
Starting today Elizabeth Craft Designs is running a contest to go along with this project. All you have to do leave a comment on this post and you will be entered to win A Way With Words – Love, Thank You and Calligraphic Elements Dies plus an exclusive Elizabeth Craft Designs mug. The winner will be chosen on Tuesday, February 9th at random, good luck crafters!
Instructions:
- Die cut the Flourished Heart from Calligraphic Elements 1 and “you” from Thank You.
- Remove the release paper.
- Position the diecuts on the surface, sticky side down, and smooth with your fingers. Tip: Vinyl is quite flexible. Position it gently and then smooth down from the center out, making sure the word is straight!
Careful, this is like eating chips. Once you get started, you won’t be able to stop! I’ve also recently decorated a mug with Happy Birthday! The photo below is the back side of my Elizabeth Craft Designs mug. (Those mugs are occasionally available for purchase so keep your eyes open for availability.)
And oh! That Heart You mug has a little surprise inside. A hot cross bunny!
Happy creating!
Suzanne
Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs products
A Way With Words, Calligraphic Elements 1 (1154)
A Way With Words, Thank You (1167)
A Way With Words, Love (1165)
Other products
Oracal 631 Matte Adhesive Vinyl
Mug(s)
Love your stamps! Never used your dies, would be awesome!
Lovely new dies, I’d love to have them.
Love the new dies. So elegant and the cup is an awesome way to go the extra mile with our crafting?
The bunny inside the mug is so cute. I want a mug.
Calligraphic dies – beautiful! What a cute and fun way to use them.
I love the bunny in the cup. Beautiful dies.
Love your dies – the calligraphy is awesome 🙂
LOVE LOVE LOVE that bunny mug!!! So cute! Thanks forthe chance to win!
I’m happily using the Elizabeth Craft word dies that arrived 2 weeks ago. They are without a doubt the most beautiful and reliable dies that I’ve used. I have purchased several of those word dies from Quietfire and they ALWAYS cut perfectly. My handmade cards look spectacular because of these dies. Thanks!
Absolutely love the cup! What a great gift for your BFF!
I love the beautiful calligraphy. Thanks for sponsoring the giveaway.
Like everything you design, this is elegant and beautiful. I just love the gracefulness of calligraphy and you do it so beautifully!
Would LOVELOVELOVE to win this!!! LOVE your word dies and they would be frequent flyers on my cards! TFS!
You always inspire us to new levels.
I cant get enough of these dies. And the vinyl idea is fantastic!
This is such a great idea! I have not worked with this vinyl before, but I might have to get some now. Thanks for sharing the idea!
Simple but elegant…love it!
P. Fitz
Sooo cute. I would love to make a few of these lol.
what an amazing idea such a unique gift.
What a great idea!! Thanks for the chance to win.
I love these words!!! They truly make a great gift…
Love the cup and I love vinyl on just about anything!!!
I need to slow down when I write. So I will do it again: This is all new to me. I didn’t know that existed. Thank you for sharing your project and your awesome talent with us. That is much better??
Thusbuscall new to me. I didn’t know that existed. Thank you for sharing this protect and your awesome talent with us
What a lovely idea! Thank you so much for sharing!
What a idea! Cup looks amazing!
What a grand idea! And love the hot, cross bunny humour as well!
What a fun and simple project. Thanks for sharing!
This technique is so ‘new’ to me, I love it !! It was definitely an ‘Awwwwww’ moment when I saw the little bunny in the teacup, I love it !! I will be looking for this vinyl and hopefully trying this technique, it is genius !! and Thank You for the chance to win.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
What an amazing idea; a brilliant, and easy, way to personalise almost anything! I’ll definitely be trying something like this! Your calligraphy is superb and I cherish my stamps! Christine.
I love the idea of using vinyl! I’d never thought to use it with cutting dies! Or to apply it to crockery! I feel a whole new project coming up!
Love your calligraphy dies and would really love to win.
I love working with vinyl. The dies are gorgeous and word look nice in cardmaking and scrapbooking.
I have several of the A Way with Word Dies and am so impressed by their elegance and ease of use. Now you have all these new ones and I want them all. Delighted to see new uses for them, love , love that cup.
I really like the cup. I have done baby frames for my grandchildren with the vinyl. It is so easy to use. The dies are beautiful and I can think of a number of ways I can use them in my card making and scrapbooking.
Love your dies !
Love these dies!!! I would love to win this wonderful prize !!!
Lovely dies! Would be thrilled to win them. Thank you for the chance:)
What a unique idea – simple but elegant. Thanks for the opportunity to win one of your beautiful dies.
What a beautiful, creative and inspirational way to use these dies! Thanks for an opportunity to win!
What a simply lovely mug! The dies are beautiful and would find a use for them almost every day in my card making. Thank you for the opportunity to win them.
Would love to win these dies! They are all so beautiful. Thank you for the opportunity!
What a sweet mug. Very appropriate for Valentine’s Day.
Cool, cool, cool!
What an ingenious idea! Love all Hingis Quiet Fire…just the right sentiment, high quality stamps and dies…thank you for a chance to win! Good luck to all!
Great mug! Love it.
Always love your things! Fantastic bunny mug so adorable. What a great idea with the vinyl. Have a fabulous Valentines! Thanks
Thanks for showing this wonderful idea..I would love to win these dies. Thanks!
Love the dies & mugs!
What a great technique to decorate with calligraphic words! Much better than messy china paint that needs to be baked. Thanks for sharing! I would love to win these dies – I have the “Hello” one and I’m loving it!
Wonderful decoration on the mug but the bunny is the cutest suprise. Thank you for the opportunity to win..
What a great idea! I want to try this one.
I would love to try this with my Big Shot Plus machine! I am imagining all of the different possibilities for gifts and home decorating. Thanks for sharing this with us today, and for the generous giveaway.
Thank you for your ideas and projects! They are really great. And the dies are just beautiful!
Oh such a cool idea and the lettering from the die is so lovely. I am going to have to try this.
Thank you so much for showing us this fantastic idea.
The design on the teacup is very clever, like this one.
Thank you for this opportunity! I LOVE your dies. The basic sentiments are very versatile.
I just love these new dies and the mug is wonderful
How cool is that! I just love the dies that you carry. I really love the chance to win them!! Thanks so much for this chance.
Thanks for explaining the different adhesive/vinyl. Love these dies. The script is beautiful!
Love those dies! I just love the calligraphy scripts! Thank you for the chance to win!
Love the use of the dies. And, oh my, the little bunny!
Love your dies – especially the word ones – beautiful addition to every card. I would be exceptionally happy to win them.
Suzanne, you always have the best projects! This one is perfect for Valentine’s Day – or an anniversary…or just because!
Very cool idea 🙂
Looks beautiful! Thanks for giving us a chance to win something.
great idea…and sooooo simple
What a great idea! Thank you for sharing your lovely lettering with us!
Love the dies. What a sweet and tasteful way to send a message on a mug!
I would really like to try vinyl. This project gives me the impetus.
It’s so great to see easy but still beautiful, tasteful gifts. Thanks for this tip.
So very pretty…
Who knew t was so easy! Looks fabulous and I love my coffee!
Lovely idea and beautiful dies.
Great idea about using vinyl. Love the word dies as my calligraphy skills need some work.
One, love the dies…Have some and will definitely adding more to my collection. The vinyl project..great idea. It’s a material I haven’t used, but will now due to your project. The hot cross bunny…cute!
Would love a chance to win!! Your project is adorable!!
Love Love Love all these new dies. Just ordered 6 of them but could of ordered more. Would love to win another one of them…
Loved the new word dies
Absolutely LOVE ALL of the new word dies! My favorite is still BELIEVE from the first release of dies.
Love and light,
Michele
It is so Awesome!!!!! Love it!
What class the dies give to a simple base. The possibilities are limitless.
I absolutely love this. What a cute project. You could modify it for Easter too
Love your Way with Word dies! Great idea to cut vinyl and place on a mug!
Great idea and beautiful design!!
What a great idea
never thought of doing this with my dies. It is such a lovely idea
What a sweet idea. With your gorgeous dies it would be so easy to create a stunning design. I love these that you’ve showcased here.
What a fun project! I love the little bunny inside the cup! Your new hand lettered word dies are great – I want ALL of them!
I love love love my Quietfire dies and stamps. The calligraphy is beautifully done and I get such wonderful comments when I give a card using the stamps and or dies. The mug would make a great gift. If I won, I have the perfect friend who would love the dies since I already have them all!
Great. I love Elizabeth Craft dies and Quiet Fire stamps.
Great idea! The bunny is too cute!
what a great idea!!
Great idea and classy too!
Wow! So wonderful for gifts for any occasion! And for cards to go with the gift! 🙂
Removable? What a cool idea. Really cute and I love the rabbit in the mug.
This is a cute way to make someone feel very special! The bunny is adorable. I love the die.
Terrific idea. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day everyone.
That bunny in the mug is soooo cute!!! I have used vinyl with my cricut. Never thought to use it with my dies. Thanks for the idea.
Love the vinyl on the teacup and that little bunny is a cute surprise! I will have to watch for the coffee cup as well.
I love learning new techniques and it’s great that the vinyl isn’t permanent. The dies are the icing on the cake!
I didn’t realize that any of the vinyls could withstand water. Glad to have learned something new today!
Fun projects! The bunny is such a lovely surprise.
OMGosh – those are so wonderful!!!! I’m in love!
LOVE the gorgeous calligraphy for this wonderful project. Awwww…..sweet little bunny, too!! Thank you for the chance to win these dies!!!!
<3 J
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LOVE this idea!!! Never even crossed my mind to use vinyl with the dies! DUH!!!!!!! Thank you for not only the idea, but the wonderful instructions also!!! The cups are really cute!!!!!
What a great idea! And so simple but so effective! Thanks Suzanne.
I LOVE your elegant word dies and what a cute way to dress up that funky teacup!
so cute! I love that bunny
Love the bunny and the spoon rest.
Super idea, Suzanne! Just love your stamps! ?
Such a nice gift idea, Suzanne! I like the spoon rest idea, too.
It is simply sweet, Suzanne! What a great idea!
Great gift idea will keep this in mind. Love the font for the die
How stinkin cute is that, love it
Too cute! I am in love with that little mug – even before I knew there was a little bunny inside. Now I really really want it! Love both of the projects!
Love this! I would LOVE to these!! 🙂
Great idea! Love the cup absinthe bunny.
I love this idea
I love that the mug has that little spoon!
this was a great lesson- thank you very much!
Wonderful idea ! I love it 🙂 !
I am so glad I stumbled onto your site, I am in love! I wouldn’t even have thought these were adhesives. I thought “Wow, she has a smooth hand, I couldn’t do that” lol mine are shaky so guess how relieved I was to find out they were adhesives. Great site and fantastic ideas! thank you 🙂 Like and shared!
Wow! Combining FCD Dies with vinyl has unlimited potential! Love this idea using ECD dies and vinyl to personalize a Loved ones mug and/or decor. Sweet! <3
I really love this cup. These word dies are fantastic
That is so cute, and a great idea. Thanks
What a fantastic idea! I love the bunny surprise 🙂
Love the font and the bunny surprise
I didn’t notice the bunny the first time through the post. He is an added bonus – so cute.
Would love to try this. The cup is so pretty. Love that there is a matching spoon – handy when you need it. this would be a great gift to myself. thanks.
Elizabeth Craft dies are the best! This is a very creative and fun way to use dies to make personal gifts. Thank you for always inspiring me to try new things!
Such a cute idea! I have never worked with vinyl. I need to give it a try! (If I can find some that I don’t have to buy 10 feet!!)
I love your dies. The cup is a wonderful way to use them and to make someone’s day.
WOW..Sweet cup you did with the vinal and your die, and I also giggles about the bunny in your cup..
i love this i got a bunch of vinyl thank you for sharing
Very unique and adorable, love it!!!
Love this idea. I have vinyl that I planned on using with my Cricut & Silhouette but never did. I have lots of dies just waiting to meet vinyl and play together! lol Thanks for sharing this lovely project.
Seriously love that tea cup! That bunny is adorable. I can’t believe I never thought to use my dies to cut vinyl. I just always use my cricut. I could make so many cute things with the dies I have. They a lot better than the digital ones I have. Thank you for sharing this!!! ???
Love this idea – another way to use your wonderful dies!
Awesome idea! Love the mugs! Love your way with word dies!
Great idea…Thank you…….Love the vinyl and what you have done with it….
love the cut outs the flourishes are always so pretty.
Sweet idea. Can’t get any more simple than this. Thanks for sharing with us.
What a great idea. Love the calligraphy. Had my eye on these to order soon!
What an adorable gift for that special someone! Thanks to your inspiration, we can use our wonderful word dies for something besides cards. Thank you!
Love the idea of personalizing the mugs and mixing up the dies! Simple, yet beautiful! Great job!
Love this idea and extra information you provide
This is so sweet! Just in time for Valentine’s Day too 🙂 If Canada Post cooperates of course…!
Awesome idea!! So many things you create like this! Thanks for sharing.
What a lovely idea to make and give someone. This mug with the dies on the front and back are so great and easy! Thank you for using the Way with Words dies! 🙂
Oh, the creativity is wonderful! And I simply love that little bunny in the cup. My best friend collects bunnies and would love this cut. Such cute ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Such a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing it. Sometimes it’s nice to do something simple.
Very nice! I’ll have to give this a try.
Brilliant! you may have put me over my vinyl resistance !
I have wondered what vinyl was for. Thanks, now I know
Oh yeah, a great idea! And {heart} the bunny! One can change the sentiment easily and have a “saying of the day” with Suzanne. WooHoo!
What a great project. Never thought of cutting vinyl with a die.
What a very clever and romantic idea!
What wonderful project!
Ohhhhhhhhh ! What Wonderful projects we will be doing !!! I just Love that Mug with the spoon !
What a great way to personalize a gift! I love the new A Way With Words Dies!
This is easy and so brilliant!! Very cute too.
What a innovative project. I would love to win these dies.
Chris
Oh my goodness – now I have a use for all that vinyl I purchased to cut with my Cricut and never did. LOVELY project and I adore that mug.
Great idea. Hadn’the thought of using my dies with vinyl. What a light bulb moment ?
These sentiment dies are so versatile. Thanks for the great idea
Perfect timing for this idea. I have wanted to do personalized wine glasses for our family Christmas table that would double as placecards. Have been a bit nervous about trying it. Will definitely bit the bullet and do it this year.
What a wonderful surprise to see the bunny……I would love to win this drawing. I love Suzanne’s art. Her calligraphy work is exceptional! TFS
Still laughing about that poor, hot and cross bunny! lol!! What a terrific idea these lovely dies have countless uses!!
Thank you for explaining the different adhesive vinyl and uses. Love your cup.
What a great idea! A wonderful way to gift those special people. And it is elegant yet simple.