Java Time

I tried something new!

I don't remember where I read it, but quite some time ago I read that you could mix instant coffee with water and put it in a spray bottle to spritz it onto cards. I thought it sounded like a good idea. So I finally remembered to look at Walmart for some little spray bottles. They had them in the travel toiletries bins - they  only had two. I decided I might need two, so I bought them both. I mixed my coffee in one of the spray bottles only to discover that it had a leak! EEK!!! What a mess. So I tossed it away and started over.

Truthfully, I was NOT impressed with the outcome. I was hoping for spots of coffee on my paper, instead I got a fairly uniform spray of coffee. Not the look I had hoped for at all. And the paper curled, as I expected it would, which made gluing it to the card challenging. I ended up using Tombo liquid glue, which worked fine, but makes the card a little stiff.

I also had hoped the card would smell like coffee, but the smell of the glue and paper overwhelms the smell of the coffee, leaving it with a normal card smell.

So.... I tried something new! And was NOT impressed.

I do, however, like the card I made. Mostly because I really like the stamp/die set that I used - Stamps of Life Coffee 4 Two.

Here's the inside of my card:

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Images/Sentiment/Die: Stamps of Life Coffee 4 Two
Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Recollections Black and Kraft, Stampin' UP! Gray, and Staples White
Designer Paper: Recollections
Embellishments: Michael's Rhinestones