Sunshine & Coffee

It's that time again --- 

another Coffee Lovers Bloghop!  YAY!

I'd had hoped to link up on opening day, but it didn't happen.  I've been working on this card for about a week.  I kept moving things around, going back and forth with different things.  Then I had to say just "do it"!  I'm not sure I'm satisfied with it, but sometimes you just have to go with it. 

 You know, I love coffee and tea, (mostly coffee). I drink at least 3-4 cups a day, sometimes as many as 6!  We don't use just one flavor either.  I'm a dark roast drinker and the Hubs is a light roast drinker so we each have about three different bags each in the freezer.  Hey, we like to have choices. He likes milk or creamer in his. I like mine as dark and powerful as I can get it and without fluff (milk or sugar).  Maybe I have a frappuccino or latte once in a while, but usually I take my coffee fully leaded, as my dad would say!  LOL  

So, now that my coffee preference has been known, on to my card --- 

 I was playing around with different sprays and mists and this is what evolved.  I was going for a graduated look on the background.  I wound up using some old Glimmer mist sprays and some Dylusions watered down.  The sunburst is a die from Papertrey Ink using paper I sprayed with a yellow Glimmer Mist. The "sunshine" sentiment is WPlus9 and cut from the same homemade paper.  The "Coffee" sentiment is Verve Stamps.  My coffee cup stamp is an old set from Fiskars and I think the sunglasses are Inkadinkadoo, both stamped, colored with Spectrum Noirs and fussy cut.  I added glossy accents to the glasses and just to the heart on the cup.  Then added some crystal Stickles to the steam.  I know Wink of Stella is popular now, but I'm a "use it til it's gone" gal so I haven't gotten on that band wagon yet. 

Coffee Loving Blessings!