Welcome to the 2017 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!

Welcome to Quietfire Design's 2017 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!

This week we're celebrating the release of the newest dies, stencils and stamps from Quietfire Design by sharing our best projects!

Before we get to the good stuff, I'll share my project!  I've been wanting to mask one of the diecuts for ages and I've finally got a plan together. I really love the subtlety of this project.
Here is how you can make it, too!

Supplies:

Quietfire Design - What Greater Thing is There & Heart Flourish Stamp Set 

A Way With Words – Together die   Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs Site

A Way With Stencils – Heart and Paw Prints Sprays stencil                                         Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs Site 

Imagine Crafts VersaMagic Midnight Black

Cardstock - Light Pink, Dark Pink, Black

Ranger Specialty Stamping Paper
Ranger Distress Ink Pads – Spun Sugar and Victorian Rose
Ranger Ink Blending Tool

Inkadinkadoo Stamping Mask Paper

Glue Dots Permanent GlueTape

Foam Adhesive

MISTI stamp positioner or similar

Die cutting machine

Scotch Removable Tape

 Instructions:

1.       Form a side-fold card base measuring 6” x 7.25” from dark pink cardstock. Cut a rectangle panel from Specialty Stamping paper measuring 5” x 6.5”.  Cut a panel slightly larger in pale pink to create a mat.  Cut another panel slightly larger again from black to mat the pale pink panel.

2.       Lightly sponge Spun Sugar in all over the white panel. Allow to dry.

3.       Die cut Together from Stamping Mask Paper. Weed out the counterspaces and peel the release paper from the back. 

4.       Adhere the mask near the bottom of the white panel as shown. (Designer Tip: If the Distress Ink is not dry, the mask will not stick to the cardstock!)  Lightly sponge over and around the mask with Victorian Rose.  Remove mask. The masking paper uses a removable adhesive so it is easy to peel off.  AND it’s reusable!

 

 

 

5.       Stamp the sentiment just above Together.  Allow to dry.  This is no time to smear it!

6.       Adhere the stencil in position with removable tape and lightly sponge the hearts with Victorian Rose. The stencil doesn't have to be straight.  Position it the way you'd like to see the spray arc over the quotation. I like the hearts to appear as if they are fading out.  If you happened to be using a larger piece of white paper, now is the time to trim it!

 

 

 

7.       Assemble the main panel with the mats behind as shown.  Adhere this to the card base with foam adhesive to give it a bit of dimension.  Lovely!

 



And now for the good stuff!

 

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule with the dates each designer will be posting (Click on each person's name to go to their blog):

Sun Feb 12 - Suzanne (you're here right now!)
Mon Feb 13 - Wanda and Connie
Tues Feb 14 - Robyn and Teresa
Wed Feb 15 - Kathy Jo and Diana
Thurs Feb 16 Yvonne and Yogi
Fri Feb 17 Selma
   
What would a celebration be without a giveaway!? I'm giving away stamps, dies or stencils to random winners on each blog. 

Make sure you leave a comment below before midnight Sunday February 19, 2017. A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and the winner's name will be posted on Quietfire Creations shortly afterwards. Visit and leave comments on all the designers Queen of Hearts blog posts for chances to win on their blogs! You can go back if you've missed any of them. 

Good Luck!
See you over on Wanda's and Connie's blogs tomorrow.