Life Begins After Coffee on a Painted Background

Hello everyone and Happy Saturday.  

Design Team Member Michael here and I must agree with the Life Begins After Coffee stamp.  I don't know about you but I cannot function or begin my day until my lips have tasted that first sip of coffee.  Also, being a coffee junkie, I knew this stamp would pair perfectly with the Painted Background stamp.  

• I made a top-folding A2 card using Kraft cardstock and distressed the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
• Then I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" 5.25" stitched rectangle die and adhered this to the inside of the card for a message.  
• I went thru my paper stash and found a sheet with a watercolored design on it, stamped Painted Background stamp on top using Memento Tuxedo Black, die-cut it using the 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, distressed the edges with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and adhered this to the card front.  
• I stamped Life Begins After Coffee on white cardstock, die-cut it using a deckled edge die in my stash, and adhered it to the card front using foam tape. 
• Lastly, I glued 3 real coffee beans to the image.  I think it makes the card even more fun. 

These 2 stamps are part of the August 2023 New Stamp Release and, if you want the whole release, get the Gotta Have It All bundle and save some moola.  As always, use my code at checkout - TJ10Michael - to save 10% off the whole Technique Junkies website.  

I hope you've enjoyed this card.  You can see many more ideas over on my blog - World of Michael Trent.  Hope to see you there.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

~Michael