My First Post! Fish Canvas

 Hello Crafty Friends!

I'm so excited to here with the Coffee Bean Design Team and to share my very first project with you. 

I selected the tropical fish sketch to finish off an acrylic pour canvas. 

The acrylic paint pour uses many shades of blue and white.  It's also a "dirty" pour, which means I added various glitters and mica pigments as well as the necessary pouring medium.

The tropical fish was printed on watercolor paper and colored with Spectrum Nor alcohol markers, acrylic paint and a Krylon gold metallic paint pen. 

I cut out the tropical fish and attached it to the canvas with Craft Bond spray adhesive.

It's a shame you can't see all of the shimmer, both in the pour and the fish! 

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Beans Design Team Blog, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Craft on!

Becky

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. 

Happy Easter from the Lady Beans!

This is Jacqueline and I am excited to share my Easter project with you. I used the egg stamp created by our very talented Annie Collins. This was such a fun card to create. This stamp would be ideal to use to create a tag or put on a gift bag. I can think of many projects that you could use this stamp on.

You can purchase this image from The Multi Crafters Cafe. cafe.  This image, along with many other are included in the album "The Coffee Bean Stamp Machine.

This time of year, we are reminded how wonderful life is and that summer will soon be here. I think that this adorable image is a great reminder that life is indeed good!

I created a 6x6 card. I used paper from my stash. I wanted to highlight the beautiful eggs, so I used a robin blue paper behind the two eggs. I propped one egg up. I did use an organza ribbon and two sweet sentiments.

I colored this image with my hodge podge of Spectrum Noir markers:

Background of the eggs - OR1
Leaves - AG1 and AG2
Sunflower - CT1, CT 3, and GB5
Small flowers - PV2
Rabbit - BG2, BG3, BG4, AND IG6 with a touch of CR3 in the ears

To add dimension of put more than one layer of OR1 around the edge of the egg and outline the flower and the rabbit. Shading adds dimension - so don't be afraid to shade and highlight!

Please follow me on my Face Book Creative Paper Crafting with Jacquie. Please join in on the fun at The Coffee Bean Challenge Blog and in the Facebook group The Multi Crafters Cafe.  

Until next time, take care and Happy Easter to you!

Happy Mother's Day!

This is Jacqueline for the Coffee Beans. I am new to the team and am so excited to share my creations with you. I am beyond excited to be on the team!

For this funny Mother's Day card I used Love Monsters by Bugaboo Stamps. Bugaboo creates really adorable images. This year, I wanted to give my mother a fun Mother's Day card and I think this one is just perfect. My mother is from Twickenham, England, so we celebrate Mother's Day twice. We live in the US and our Mother's Day is on May, while in the UK it is in March. Such fun!

I created a 6x6 card using paper from my stash. I matted the floral purple paper with black paper. I typed the sentiment on my computer. I often type my own sentiments. I wanted something funny to go with this stamp. I used a purple button to accentuate the sentiment, which I also matted in black. Buttons can be a fun embellishment to use. To keep the button in place I used fabric glue.

I used my hodgepodge of Spectrum Noir markers to color the monsters. I think that Spectrum Noir ink is very rich and intense. I colored on Copic XPress It paper. The image is printed at 4 inches.

I used the following colors:

Blueish Green Monster - AB1, AB2, LV3, CT1, and CT3
Green Monster - LB1, LB2, LB3, BGR1, and BGR2
Pink Monster - CR4, CR5, CR6, LG2, and LG3
Tan Monster - F6, F7, F8, HB1, and HB2 with a touch of LV1 for the eyes.
Purple Monster - HB1, HB2, HB3, LV1, LG1, and LG2

When I color, I try to think of where my light source is coming from. It makes it easier to shade if you decide how you want the light to shine on your image. I generally start with my lightest shade, move to my medium, and then followed by the darkest shade. I put 2 or 3 layers on as I color. I think the more layers the richer the colors look.

I hope that my mother likes this card. I also want to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day this year.

Please follow me on my Face Book Creative Paper Crafting with Jacquie. Please join in on the fun at The Coffee Bean Challenge Blog and in the Facebook group Multi Crafters Craft Cafe.  

Until next time, take care!

Hugs Koala Card

Hello Crafty Friends - Lady Beans Annie here with a sweet card using the

Mommy and Me Koala digital stamp. This adorable digital stamp was 

created by Judy Markowitz

The  digital stamp set can be purchase via 

The Coffee Bean Stamping Machine located in 

the Facebook group Multi Crafters Craft Cafe. 

Click photos, albums. Coffee Bean Stamping Machine

This is the card I created with the Mommy and Me Koala digital stamp

Materials Used:

The Coffee Bean Stamping Machine: Mommy and Me Koala

Concord and 9th Die: Hugs and Hearts

Lawn Fawn Die: Grass Border 

Sizzix Die: Mini Flowers

Spectrum Noir Markers: CR2, IG2, IG3, BG2, BG3, and BG4

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Bubblegum Blush

Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Pen: Clear

Sticko Brand: Puffy Hearts

Imagine Crafts: Tear It Tape

Foam adhesive

Recollections Brand 110lb Cardstock: White 

Recollections Brand 65lb Cardstock: Pink, Green, and Gray

Recollections Brand: Vellum 

Recollections Brand Pattern Paper: Clouds

Accent Ultra Smooth 80lb Cardstock: White

I printed my image and sentiment onto white cardstock. I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers. Next, I fussy cut the image. I trimmed the pattern paper a quarter inch smaller than the gray cardstock. I then die cut the grass border, flowers, and sentiment.

I adhered the pattern paper to the gray cardstock. I then layered the Koala image used foam adhesive. Next, I adhered the grass and flowers. Followed by the sentiment. I added the card front to the base and finally adhered the little hearts.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today, I hope you found some inspiration!

Please join in on the fun at The Coffee Bean Challenge Blog and in the

 Facebook group Multi Crafters Craft Cafe. 

Will You Be My First Mate Card

Hello Crafty Friends - I am here with Valentine's Day Card using the

 All at Sea with Love digital stamp set. 

This cute little rowboat was designed by Anne Ingram.

The All at Sea with Love digital stamp set can be purchase via 

The Coffee Bean Stamping Machine located in 

the Facebook group Multi Crafters Craft Cafe. 

Click photos, albums. Coffee Bean Stamping Machine

All at Sea with Love digital stamp set.

This is the card I created using the All at Sea with Love digital stamp set.

Materials Used:

The Coffee Bean Stamping Machine: All at Sea with Love digital stamp set

Distress Ink: Seedless Preserves

Distress Ink: Tumbles Glass

Distress Ink: Salty Ocean

Distress Ink: Fossilized Amber

Lawn Fawn Dies: Stitched Heart, Cross Stitched Rectangle,

Sun, Cloud, and Ocean Waves

MFT: Cloud Stencil

Spectrum Noir Markers: DP1, DP2, and DP3

Imagine Crafts: Tear It Tape

Foam adhesive

Recollections Brand 110lb Cardstock: White 

Recollections Brand 65lb Cardstock: Purple, Medium Blue, and Yellow

Recollections Brand: Vellum

Accent Ultra Smooth 80lb Cardstock: White

I printed my image and sentiment onto white cardstock. I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers. I then used the could stencil with Tumbled Glass ink on the white cardstock. Next, I die cut the panel, add the stitched heart to the background.

Then, I die cut the waves from the blue cardstock and the vellum. 

along with the sun and cloud from yellow and white cardstock. I adhered the waves to the card front panel, the image of the boat. I used foam adhesive on the boat and sentiment.

I colored the heart in with Seedless Preserves ink and adhered the sun and cloud. Next, I adhered the front panel to the purple cardstock and then the card base.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today, I hope you found some inspiration!

Please join in on the fun at The Coffee Bean Challenge Blog and in the

 Facebook group Multi Crafters Craft Cafe.