It's Day 3: A little sip of Sunshine!

Hey happy hoppers!  It's Father's Day today and I'm celebratin' my Dad!  My parents have been enjoying the retired life and have become quite comfortable with galavanting around the world and country without schedules or watches.  They hardly settle down anymore.  This weekend, he went to a Rodeo and is now probably wrangling my sister's chickens.  So while he enjoys his freedom, I'll enjoy my little bit of weekend, do some end-of-the-year teacher work and it's off to school tomorrow. I was thinking of him from start-to finish of this summer-fun project!  Hope you enjoy!

It first started out as an experiment...Coffee beans...gorgeous coffee beans and...vodka!  Soaked those babies for a while in some Amaretto Ciroc and well...Cheers, it was tasty!  Step one complete!  

Next I set out to create a little gift envie with the iconic BLOOM images from FSJ.  Oh yes, used some new stamps and Pan Pastels I got at convention and YUM...Step TWO complete...

Step THREE was assembling the envie...I used a staple to attach my vellum/black embossed sentiment to the graph paper behind...and added a cute little clippie I made from a couple leftover coffee cups I had from yesterday's Bible Journaling project.  The clip can be removed and placed in my planner- as my dad will most likely say he has no need for a coffee clip!  It's what's inside that counts.  LOL...

And of course, my little envie had to have something tucked inside...SOOO...I added a Lowe's Gift Card to sweeten the deal.  You see, my Dad doesn't care much about Starbucks, and he thinks it tastes like skunk water, but it was a good prop in the photo don't you think!  He'd say...Lowe's knows, and with him, the card proves it!

Now Step WHATEVER wouldn't be complete without sampling the goods right?  Well, I can say it tastes mighty fine...and I even saved a shot for Dad!  I'll see him tomorrow (If his watch is back on.) to let him sample for himself!

I used the following products from FSJ to create this project:

Pan Pastels

Happy Sentiments:  Available July 1.  

Available Now:  

Gift Card Sleeve Die

Journey Blooms Stamp Set

Black Licorice True Fusion Ink

Hazelnut Blend True Fusion Ink

Clear Pigment Ink

Journey Black Embossing Powder

Journey Heat Gun

Oatmeal Cookie Cardstock

Natural Journey Twine (On the shot glass)

Journey Natural Thread (on the clip)

Journey Grand Diecut Machine (40% off RETIREMENT SALE!) 

Journey Craft Glue

Journey White Liner Double Sided Tape

Journey Foam Squares

Reminder:  As a SUPER SPONSOR and a FLASH PRIZE SPONSOR for this hop, I will be giving away the following items to some lucky hoppers:  

Super Sponsor Prize:  

NEW (To be released July 1.)  "Hey Sugar" stamp set 

Flash Prize:  

$25.00 Gift Certificate to my online shop!  

*** You can view my previous posts here: 

Day 1:  Espresso My Love

Day 2:  Bible Journaling:  My Cup Overflows...

***HAPPY SALES!***

Our 40% off Retirement Sale is Going ON NOW!  Check out all the amazing price cuts on our top-quality products.  While we hate to see them go, we've gotta make room for our new catalog products that will become available July 1!  (Our Coffee set:  ENJOY COFFEE SET is reduced to $10.17!)   Hurry, all products available while supplies last!  

Thanks for popping in and have fun hopping!