The beach is the best way to make someone feel better. The palm trees are digital image from Anne Ingram. I printed 2 and fussy cut them out. Colored then with Stampin Up Stampin Blends. Background was made with Distress Oxide Inks in the colors Antique Linen, Broken China, Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon. Sentiment is an old stamp from Crackerbox and Suzy Stamps.  A nice pick me up card.  

Good Luck Best Wishes

 For my last card of this month I chose to bling it up. This card was so much fun to make. The horseshoe is a Digi file designed by Anne Ingram and can be found in Lady Beans Etsy Shop.  I used Nuvo glue pen and Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter in steel gray. The flower is a cut out from a previous Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin pack. Sentiment is The Ton Easy Expressions. Card stock is Soft Suede and Wood Texture Designer series paper from Stampin Up.  The Peel off Sticker strips are from Love From Lizzy in Pink Glitter and Silver. Hope you like bling!  

With the right shoes....

Comfortable shoes are necessary for a woman to be confident, the same as with great friends.

When friends are by our side and comfortable shoes on our feet, we are able to conquer the world.  Designer paper to match the Pink Pirouette card stock on a Whisper White A2 size card base.  The Shoes Digi file is from Anne Ingram. Of course, I had to make them bling with glitter after coloring them in Pink Pirouette Stampin Up Stamping Blends. Sentiment is from Skipping Stones Design Stamp Set.  Check out the Digi files from our Lady Beans in our Etsy Shop 

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Jesse Bear Celebrates Bonus Dad's Day

This cute little bear is named Jesse. He is a Digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps Today Jesse is helping me celebrate Dad's Day for a special dad.  My real father passed away 23 years ago. I have Bonus Dad. He has been a great part of my mother's, my children's and my own life for the last 15 years. He has been very supportive for our lives. He has given much love to the family as if he always has been from the beginning.  The base is an A2 size card made from Whisper White card stock. Layered with Real Red and Whisper White and then Real Red again.  The last layer of Real Red was sprayed with Art Anthology's Colorations Spray in Gilded Gold to give it a little pop without girly glitter.  Jesse is colored with colored pencils in basic colors.  The sentiments were typed in word and printed out on Whisper White card stock since i really did not any stamp sets to commemorate Father's Day. Inside is a cute fun fold to make the sentiments pop that I just learned how to complete today.

The middle strip is 1 3/4 x 11 and score at 2 3/4 in, 5 1/2 in and 8 1/4 in.  Fold at the score lines to make a mountain fold.  Attach the strip to the bottom of the inside of the card right in the middle with strong adhesive.  then fold the strip down and add adhesive to the top portion of the folded strip.  Close the A2 size card to have the strip attach to the top. When you open the card, it becomes a pop up card.  The sentiments as I said before were hand typed by me, printed on Whisper White card stock and then cut out.  The Real Red backing for the sentiment are 2 1/4  in by 2 3/4 in.  I also sprayed them with the Colorations spray to give them a patterned look.  This card was very fun to make. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.  .

Had To Make the Daffodils Again

Good afternoon every one.  I loved these daffodils so much that I had to make another card.  The sentiment is from Sassy and Crafty Healing Heroes free digital printable.  The Digi file for the daffodils can be found the Multi Crafter's Cafe Facebook page.  This card was made to bring cheer to someone who is working hard at smiling. During this pandemic, everyone is being affected. Whether they are dealing with having to stay at home with no source of income of are front line workers and are worried they may bring disease home to their loved ones. Everyone is worried and this is leading to more illness due to stress.  

Thank you for visiting my blog today 

Wedding Season Is Upon Us

The more elegant the wedding, the more elegant the cake.  This Digi file from Anne Ingram was sponged in Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, and Wild Honey Inks. The design on the cake is an image from Simon Says Stamp's Thankful Flowers stamp set, heat embossed in Caramel Cosmic Semi Transparent Embossing Powder from Sparkle and Sprinkle. Glitter Peel Off Stickers from Love from Lizi.  Sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Congratulations stamp set, heat embossed in the same Caramel embossing powder.  The mats are gold mirror, peach colored, and designer card stock on top of Whisper White A2 card base.  Had a lot of fun making this card.  

Everyone Knows How Much I Love Glitter

Hello all. Salima here with Judy Markowitz's infamous Alicorn.  Isn't he just beautiful.  I used rainbow colored Stampin Blends to color his main in the colors: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Shaded Spruce, Seaside Spray and Blackberry Bliss.  His unicorn and front bangs are all glittered up with Nuvo Pure Sheen glitter: Glitter Diamond and Glitter Champagne. I cut a couple of curves in some scrap paper and used that to represent clouds with Impression Obsessions Rose colored hybrid dye ink.  Gold mirror paper is the matting for our image. Sentiment is from The Ton stamp set called Easy Expressions layered on Gold Mirror paper.  You know the shine from the glitter was not enough. I took my Spectrum Noir Sparkle marker and went over the main of Alicorn to make him shine just a little bit more. They don't call me the Glitter Queen for nothing! 

You can find Judy's Alicorn Digi Stamp here. 

Thank you for visiting. 

Daffodils are a sign of Spring...

Salima here with another creation for The Coffee Beans Design Team using a beautiful digi file from The Coffee Bean Stamp Machine.  I fussy cut the file our of Whisper White card stock and colored in the daffodils using Light Mango Melody, Dark Mango Melody and Dark Calypso Coral Stampin Blend markers.  The stems were colored with the Light Old Olive Stampin Blend marker. I used Dark Seaside Spray Stampin Blend marker to color the inside of the jar to resemble water. I adhered the central image to more Whisper White card stock which was cut using a stitched border rectangle die. I attached this to some black and white designer paper and on to a Whisper White A2 size card base.  Of course, I had to add some bling with clear rhinestones attached with glue.  The sentiment is die cut 4 times with Basic Black card stock glued together for a little dimension.  Hope you enjoyed this card. 

Our blessed month of Ramadan is coming in 5 days.  I cannot wait. I had to make a Ramadan wish card. These roses from Annie Collins were the best to display my sentiment from Altenew.  I colored using Stampin Up's Stampin Blends Markers. Everyone knows that Salima cannot live without bling.  The Roses have glitter on them to give them a little pop.  The image was cut out by my Scan N Cut and then layered on Basic Black card stock and printed card stock. The sentiment is from Altenew wishing the receiver "May This Ramadan Be Your Best Ever" stamped on a label with a gold outline and embossed in Gilded Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe.  Gold sequins finish off this card. 

Mom's Day!

Hello everyone! I am back! I took a little hiatus.  As you all know, Mom's day is on the horizon.  The tulips were are a special image from Anne Ingram. I printed them and had my Scan N Cut do the work of cutting the images out.  The tulips were colored with my Stampin Up Stampin Blends Markers. Mom stamp is from the stamp set Mom's Clematis from Simon Says Stamps.  The background is designer series paper from Stampin Up and the bees are from Stampin Up's Paper Pumpkin from January 2020 "I'll Bee Yours".  Of course Salima has to bling, so I added a little embossing powder Brutus Monroe called Spring Sparkle and a little bling to the head of the bees.  Hope you enjoy this beautiful card

Another card made for the The Coffee Beans blog today.  This dolphin Digi file is so adorable.  It looks like it is coming out of the water to say hi to you.  Background paper is blue with waves added to white card stock.  This Digi file is another of our beautiful Anne Ingram's creations.  I colored this cutie with Stampin Up's Stampin Blends in Smoky Slate.  The sentiment is encouraging you to just be yourself. You will be able to find this cutie pie in the Multi Crafters Cafe in the album.  Make sure you dance to your own tune.  

Hello everyone. A Valentine's card made for that special mate in your life especially for The Coffee Beans blog page.  Simple but effective in letting that someone know he has the mast to the boat that drives you.  

Inside the card, is adorned with a beautiful sentiment requesting his presence.  This Digi file is from our lovely Anne Ingram and you can find the file in The Multi Crafters Craft Cafe in the album. Behind the boat is some designer paper just to make the card pop and I added the same paper inside the card under the sentiment.  There are some enamel hearts in the same colors.  

From Our Home to Yours

     A day late and a dollar short.... No not really. Sorry everyone I have been a bit under the weather and was not able to post my blog in time. On the Design Team for The Coffee Beans, I made a card using this Digi file from Rhoda Design Studio.  Used Stampin Blends in Dark Cherry Cobler, Dark Real Red, Dark and Light Shaded Spruce, Light Pink Pirouette, and Dark Mango Melody to color this cute little Santa.  Background was with Distress Oxide inks in Tumbled Glass, Broken China, and Mermaid Lagoon.  Santa's hat and beard have glitter on them because Salima has to have some bling on my projects.  I used white craft ink and Versamark to stamp snowflakes in the background. I then used Iridescent Embossing Powder to stamp the falling snow.  Sentiment is from Neat and Tangled set called Bright Baubles.  Hope you enjoyed this cute little card.  

Winter Wishes

      Yes, yes I know... I know.. it is not Winter yet.  It is extremely cold though.  And we are only a month a few days away from the first day of Winter.  Look at this cute little reindeer though.  Doesn't he look like he has fallen from the weight of that special gift with your name on it from the North Pole?  This Digi file is from Rhoda Design Studio's Esty shop. Be sure to check out her Digi files. 

As part of the Design Team for The Coffee Beans, I have made a cute little card.  Be sure to check out my blog for more information on how I completed this card.  Thank you for visiting.

Salima here signing out...

Cute Lil Masculine Card

       Hi, Salima here representing The Coffee Beans Blog for The Lemony Fizz and its amazing digital files.  This specific file has 2 coffee cups to choose from. One with a mustache and the other with a daisy. I chose the one with a mustache to make a masculine card.  The sentiment is from Unity Stamps Enjoyed Together set which was heat embossed in penny embossing powder from Brutus Monroe onto Wood Texture Designer Series Paper from Stampin Up (no longer available) measuring 4 by 5 and a quarter. This was placed on an A2 size card base in Very Vanilla card stock from Stampin Up.

     The coffee cup was stamped on Stampin Up's Whisper White card stock. I colored the card using Stampin Up's Stampin Blends in Blackberry Bliss, Bronze, and Gray Granite and then fussy cut it out.  I stamped the card a second time and colored and cut the mustache separately. Attached that to the front of the cup with Stampin Dimensionals to accent it. The cup was then attached to the front of the card at an angle.  Adhesive-backed sequins from Stampin Up and Wink of Stella used to bling up my card, cause you know the Glitter Queen needs her bling! Enjoy your most important moments together with that special man in your life whether he be your son, brother, father, grandfather, or significant other or anyone else who is special in your life. And don't forget the coffee.

Happy Fall...

Hello Friends. Salima here back blogging for The Coffee Beans. My new post is using the Scarecrow from Lemony Fizz. I am not very good at coloring but this image is large enough that even an amateur like me could make it look nice.

I used Stampin Blends in Light and Dark Mango Melody, Light and Dark Old Olive, Dark Cherry Cobler, Light and Dark, Pumpkin Pie and Dark Pool Party to color this Digital Cut File.

I glued my picture to black card stock, added Gold Foil Letters spelling Happy Fall.  Added some dimension to the hat and the leaves.  Accent resin hearts to offset the picture just a little

I hope I was able to inspire you to also to step out of your comfort zone and create happiness for someone.

Please Don't Let Summer Go...

I am back with another project The Cutting Cafe.  Today it is a beautiful floral backpack. I am not willing to let go of the warm weather so quickly.  With this designer series paper from Stampin Up called Petal Promenade, I am able to let summer linger just a little longer. 

I used the PDF files from The Cutting Cafe to cut out the template from the designer series paper and also used a Blushing Bride card stock from Stampin Up.  The ribbon is 3/8 in Gold Metallic Trim Ribbon also from Stampin Up.  Clear pink accent drops used as buttons for each flap.  Flower Charm from Lucky Dip Wooden Accents, and Key from Bead Landing.  

Thank you The Coffee Beans for allowing me to participate as part of your design team.