Shoes to Die for

Hello,
Coffee Bean Design's Fans!

Today is my last guest design team post for Coffee Bean Designs, I hope you have enjoyed all the craftroom creations I have shared over the last couple months. Today's craftroom creation is a card inspired by a pair of iconic red heels.

As soon as I saw the high heel shoe digital stamp I knew it need to be red. I started off by printing my digital stamps on white card stock. My color medium of choice is Copic markers but use whatever you enjoy coloring with.

Copic combos
R17, R27, R29, & R59
C7, C9, & 100

After the shoes were all colored, I covered them with clear wink of Stella and glossy accents. Glossy accents needs time to dry so I set the shoes aside and worked on another card, which you can find over on my blog.

For the background I cut down yellow card stock to 4 by 5 1/4 inches and pulled out my brick stencil by Kindred stamps. Next I inked my background with scattered straw and wild honey distress ink, blending in from the short sides of the yellow cardstock.

Once everything was dry I fussy cut the shoes out remembering to run a water based black marker along the edge to hide the white core of the cardstock. I cut and scored a black A2 card base and added my yellow brick background. To add more dimension to the focal point I glued one shoe down flat while popping up the other on foam. To grounded the focal image I created a sentiment on my computer and cut it into a strip to place under the shoes. I added a red heart gems to each shoes as a final detail.

I love the way this card came out and hope you did too. I want to say thank you all the ladies behind Coffee Bean Designs for letting me be a part of the guess design team. I enjoyed getting to share my craftroom creation with you all. If you want to see more of my work you can find me on social media @TheCraftBean.

Thanks
Brandi M.
The Craft Bean

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.  

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

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!

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