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 

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. 

So Very Sorry

I could not resist. I had to make another card. These tulips are just so beautifully designed by our very own Annie Collins. Even though this is a sympathy card, the bright tulips on the blue background make it bright and cheery.  Tulips were colored by Stampin Up Stampin Blends.  Pool Party card stock layered on to matching designer series paper.  Tulips were embossed with gold embossing powder as well as the sentiment So Very Sorry.  Bling is Salima's middle name.. Added 5 gold sequins to finish the 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

Year of The Rat 2020

After being MIA, I have returned to The Coffee Beans blog. According to Chinese philosophy, the rat is considered to be signs of wealth and prosperity.  The year 2020 is The Year of the Rat according to the Chinese.  With the help of digi files from Janet van lone trieschman of V-studios, I was able to create this card.

I printed the digi images on Whisper White card stock from Stampin Up and colored them in with Stampin Blend markers in Light and Dark Calypso Coral, Light Rococo Rose, Light Smoky Slate, and Dark Basic Black. I then glued Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter in Diamond on top of the rat and the words. The images were backed on Basic Black cardstock from Stampin Up and then Gold Glimmer Paper from Stampin Up.  Whisper White card stock base with Basic Black matting gives the images an extra pop. 

After making this card, I looked at the other images on this digi file and used them on other cards.  

Thank you for joining me again after my hiatus.  See you in the next blog post.

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.  

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.  

Everyone knows I love my bling, but very few are aware of my sarcasm

Good evening everyone. Thank you The Coffee Beans for allowing me to be a part of your design team. And thank you The Cutting Cafe for sponsoring The Coffee Beans. I am known as the glitter queen by many of my friends and followers. However, I am known by a choice few of how sarcastic I can really be. I am really not a great fan of coffee.  In fact, I cannot even allow myself to swallow it.  That being said when I looked at the sentiments by Coffee Beans cut files, I had to chuckle.  I found the best coffee cup stamp from Unity Stamps Enjoyed Together set. The person standing beside the coffee cup looks very smug as if to say she is all that and a bag of chips... or should I say a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans. I heat embossed her in Gilded embossing powder from Brutus Monroe on Very Vanilla card stock from Stampin Up and watercolored the stamped image.  I cut out the image and layered it on Gold Shimmery paper from Tonic Studios.  The card base is also Very Vanilla.  The Coffee cut file is part of The Cutting Cafe cut files which I used my Scan N Cut in black card stock.  That was glued in place in the center of the card. The sentiment which is my standing point is I love you Like I love Coffee.... To the unknown, everyone would say Awww she loves you so much... But this is saying just the opposite with a self-satisfied look. You can find the file for Coffee Word Shaped card by clicking on Coffee