Anniversary Love!

Your soul mate can only be one of a kind, right?  This card will tell your significant other that, yep you are definitely one of a kind. As I was making this card, I thought that this would be an awesome anniversary card. But I soon realized that you can probably even give this card on your wedding day to your loved one. Of course because of my South Asian background, I chose bright and bold colors like red and gold to accentuate it. 

The Image is from our Lady Beans friend Annie Collins. You can find the image here: 

https://theladybeans.blogspot.com/2020/06/good-luck-best-wishes.html

This is a couple image, however I only used the groom on my card. The designer paper is something that I found in my stash, matted with black and then on a Whisper White A2 card base.  Random dots were placed with Nuvo drops for a little dimension to this card. My groom's "skirt" was colored with the same Nuvo drops and a paint brush. Hope you enjoy this card. Make sure you give some love to your "One of A Kind" 

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 

Please also visit https://salima0705.blog/ for more inspiration. 

Jesse Boy Bear

Father's Day is this Friday here in Denmark. It's the same day as our Constitution Day....figures ;-) 

Well all Dads deserve recognition for their devotion, love and hard work but sadly I lost my Dad several years ago, so I will have to make due with sending a loving thought to where ever he might be.

I might not get to send him this card but I made it anyhow….maybe it more fitting for my kids to give to their Dad but no matter what - I made for Father's Day :-)

I used the darling Jesse Boy Bear Digi Stamp from Bugaboo Stamps:

This time I used the same technique as last  - the Print and Cut function. I thought it would save me some time.....LOL....NOT!

If I choose to do this another time, I need to make sure I have the right patterned paper I want because I spent a lot of time searching for some but found this at Creative Fabrica.

I wanted a watercolor look - so it looks colored in. 

I also made the shaped card with  my Silhouette Cameo. Simply by making an Offset of the stamp, duplicate the offset and flip the duplicate horizontally. Then I overlap the two offsets, weld them together and make a scoreline down the middle. Very simple and easy.

I did not make a sentiment to put on the card - simply in case I choose to use it for something else.

Happy Father's Day to all Dads out there and thank you so much for stopping by.

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. 

Who doesn't love Alicorn?

Alicorn

Hello, Jacqueline here with the Coffee Beans. This is Alicorn and she is just so sweet. I created a 5x7 card for my DT project. I just love how she is flying through the sky. 

First, I created the background using the following Distress Inks:

Mowed Lawn

Peacock Feathers

Spiced Marmalade

Spun Sugar

Tumbled Glass

I wanted a multi-colored sky. I love the way it came out. I also colored a second sheet of paper for stamping the sentiments.

I used the following Copics to color Alicorn:

RV000, RV04, RV10, RV11, G00, G12, B00, B12, Y000, Yo4, BG10, and Bg11

Alicorn is carefree and unique. I used sentiments that conveyed the same message; that it is okay to be different.

You can purchase Alicorn by clicking on the Multi Crafters Cafe and looking in the album. There are several wonderful and new images!

Be sure to visit The Multi Crafters Cafe!  Loads of exciting things are coming up!

I will see you again soon, with another card using Alicorn and Music Notes. Both images were created by our lovely Judy Markowitz.

May Flowers

Hello Coffee Bean Design fans!

My name is Brandi M. aka The Craft Bean and I have a couple craftroom creation to share with you. I got a chance to play with the super sweet daffodil digital stamp by Coffee Bean Designs.

I started out by printing the images on card stock I used a 80 pound card stock but you can use any card stock that works with your printer.

I love coloring and as soon as I saw these floral images my Copic makers called to me. I also think these are beautiful when water colored. You can check out my blog to see that. I used 3 color blends, coloring from lightest to darkest then back to get an even blend.

Copic Marker Combs:

Jar: B01, B00, B0000 Leaves:G19, G29, YG09 Flowers: YR68, YR12, Y32

Since I had two images colored I decide to make two card. I cut one piece of 8 ½ by 11 craft card stock in half to get two A2 card base (4 ¼ by 5 ½) For the first card I trimmed the flowers in the jar down (2 7/8 by 4 3/8) and matted it on yellow card stock and adding a “Hello Friend” sentiment for an older Tim Holtz set. Then went digging through my scrap bin and found a plaid pattern paper that coordinated with my color pallet. I trimmed my scrap down to 2 by 5 ½ inked the edges with brushed corduroy Distress Ink. I adhered my plaid paper along the edge of the card and then used fun foam to pop up my focal point.

For my second card I fussy cut the floral image and inked the edges with a black water base maker to pretend I cut it out perfectly. I used more of the plaid paper along the bottom 3rd of the card to ground my flowers and stamped “Thinking of You” from another Tim Holtz set. For my focal point I added foam tape to the back of the flower and Tombow glue to the steams to add more depth to this simple card.

Thank you for letting me share my craftroom creations with you all! I will be back soon with more to share. If you just can't wait you can head over to my blog for a bonus card. If you are inspired to create to create with this or another Coffee Bean Designs you can find them here. You can also find me all over social media @TheCraftBean.

Happy Crafting!

Brandi M.

The Craft Bean

Over the rainbow

Well not quite - more like over the music or ?

No I'm not entirely rambling. I'm referring to the latest project I just made using these cute stamps made by Judy Markowitz of the Lady Beans - both are available for purchase in the Multi Crafters Craft Cafe on Facebook.

I didn't have much time to make the project so I settled on making a card and combined the two stamps and the result is this:

I colored in the stamps with Promarkers and Sharpies and used a Glitter Gelly Roll on the hair in between the colors plus as dots in the eye. Then I added some colorful enamel dots here and there.

This will be perfect as a Birthday card for a little girl who loves unicorns.

Thanks for watching - as always, please leave me a comment below.

Wishing Ewe.....

Hey hey hey…..Helle of My Creative Hideout here with a little wooly project that fits all kinds of celebrations.

The digi stamp I used this time, is sponsored by:

With Mother's Day coming up and lots of Birthdays etc. I thought it fitting to make a little box that can hold a chocolate bar. Who doesn't love to receive chocolate?

My choice fell on the 3D Mummy Candy Box designed by Jamie Cripps (Silhouette Design Store design ID #68840) but only the box itself, so I stripped it of all the unnecessary parts and added a

panel with the darling digi stamp Wishing Ewe.

The background on the panel is also one I found in the Silhouette Design Store design ID #22287 by Rivka Wilkins.

I colored in the stamp with Promarkers along with a grey Sharpie, a glittery Gelly Roll and a white Sharpie for the eye highlights.

I also added a few enamels dots for a little something extra.

Then I put the chocolate bare inside…..

….and it's ready to be given away to someone special.

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Wishing Ewe a Great Day!

Wishing Ewe

Hello, this is Jacqueline with the Lady Beans. I just love this little ewe. She is a star! Wishing Ewe is by Bugaboo Stamps.

I created a 6x6 card. I love using alcohol markers to color. I decided to use my Blick Studio Markers for this stamp. I like to show that you can blend and shade with the different brands of alcohol markers. You can even mix them together.

The sentiment that comes with this stamp is "Wishing Ewe", which is just perfect. I did decide to use a different sentiment for my card this time. Wishing Ewe reminds me of a Fairy Godmother granting wishes. Wouldn't that be nice?

Blick Studio Markers:

Hair = Camel, Walnut, and Dark Umber
Face - Camel, Tan, and Shell
Skirt - Pink, and Very Berry
Fur - Coral Peach, Rose Petal, and Peach Blush
Wings - Canary Yellow and Light Periwinkle
Wand  and Shoes- Purple and Lilac
Tights - Pink and Coral Pink
I outline the image with Warm Gray 10% and Warm Gray 20%

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Until next time, take care!

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 

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!

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

At Sea For Two Valentines Day The Coffee Beans Feb 2020

Welcome Back Friends,

Robin here with the The Coffee Beans sharing one of the first digi stamp sets available for purchase from The Coffee Bean Stamping Machine located at the Multi Crafters Craft Cafe in Facebook. Click photos, albums. Coffee Bean Stamping Machine

I began by blending ink on the front of my card. After I was happy with my sky, I die cut some clouds, the wave and punched iut the hearts.

I colored the boat in with color pencils. I pop dotted the wave, adhered the boat behind the wave. Ink the edges of the clouds, pop dot those for added dimensions. Add the heart and the sentiment for two.

Thank You for visiting  and as always I appreciate your kind comments.

Until Next Time......

Robin