4 Seasons Die Set - "Winter"

 

Hello Quietfire fans! Betsy here today bringing you a beautiful winter card using a

die from

Elizabeth Craft Designs

4 Seasons Die Set

by

Suzanne Cannon - Quietfire Design

Let me show you how I made my card.  I started by gathering my materials.  Most times I like to have my papers already chosen and go from there.

These dies are so perfect for the seasons!  I chose this beautiful blue snowflake paper

from Paperwishes.com.  It was perfect!

I made my card base first.  I took white card stock and cut it to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and

scored it in the middle.  I cut my blue pearlized card stock to 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" and

adhered it to the base.  I cut my snowflake paper to 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and adhered that

on top.

Next I took the "Winter" die and cut it from white card stock 3 times. 

I then adhered them on top of each other using liquid adhesive.

I had cut the snowflake pattern paper so that the star was in the upper left corner

and would really set off the die cut.  I adhered the die cut onto the card...again with

liquid adhesive.  Then added some white pearls to the centers of the some of the

snowflakes and used a shimmer pen to the centers of the stars.

And that completed my card!  

This is a great card sketch to showcase a die cut and by changing out the

papers and the die, the possibilities are endless!

Find this die and many other Quietfire Design dies and stamps at

Elizabeth Craft Designs

And right now there is a sale on many of these items!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Betsy

Sadly, this is my last post on the Quietfire Creations Blog.  Sometimes our

lives take us to places where there isn't as much time for serious crafting!

Autumn is the Hush...

 

Hello Quietfire fans!  Betsy on the blog here today.  I'll be sharing this

beautiful fall card using:

Quietfire Design

Autumn Collection - Set of 4

I was very inspired by this paper (from Honey Bee Stamps) and the color palette.  I knew

it would work perfectly with this quote!

Let me show you how I made my card!

I like to assemble all my parts first.

I die cut the vine and cut it in half.  I cut a panel

of the gray plaid that measures 1 1/2".  My leaf panel measures 4" x 5 1/4".

I cut the gray stripe paper bigger than I needed and heat embossed my

sentiment using Modern Gilding Powders in Kells Gold.

I trimmed that panel to a final size of 1 3/4" x 3 1/4".  I rounded the

corners of this panel.  I made a standard A2 size top folding card base

from gray card stock.  I adhered my flowered panel to it and also

the plaid piece.

I just love how these paper coordinate.  And I especially love the touches of blue

in the papers.  

I adhered my die cut vine pieces across the center of the plaid piece.  Then I adhered

my embossed sentiment panel in the center of that using foam tape.

As an embellishment I used Nuvo Crystal Drops in Blue Ice.  The color matched

perfectly!  And that finished my card!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  I love making autumn cards and I'm always

sad to see the beginning of winter!

You can find this stamp set at:

Emerald Creek Designs

You'll find many Quietfire Design stamp sets and dies there!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Betsy

Autumn - 4 Seasons

 

Hello Quietfire fans!  It's Betsy here today sharing with you this lovely

autumn card using 

Quietfire Dies:

4 Seasons

This is such a lovely set of dies and the "Autumn" die is just perfect for this time of year!

Let me show you how I made my card!

I first started out with a piece of 140lb watercolor paper.  This paper was a sample set that had every kind of watercolor paper that this company makes. I lightly sprayed it with water.  Then I sprinkled on - very lightly - PaperArtsy Infusions in Olive Tree and Golden Sands.

These pigments are like ColorBurst pigments and are very strong.  I really wanted to retain the mottled look you get when you first sprinkle them on wet paper.  I allowed this to dry thoroughly.  Then I took my "Autumn" die and die cut the word.  I already had my paper chosen.

I love the effect I get with the pigments on this die cut.  Next I gathering all of my supplies

together that I would be using.

My paper comes from Kaisercraft "Fallen Leaves" collection and I really felt the color

palette was sophisticated and blended well with the calligraphy of the die cut.

My card base is made from Brutus Monroe "Martini" card stock - it's a lovely olive color.  I cut that 

to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored and folded it in the middle.  My darker patterned paper

measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"I adhered that down first.  My next patterned paper measures

3 1/2" x 4 3/4".  Before adhering it to the base, I inked the edges with Antique Linen

Distress Ink.

This gives the edges just a bit of definition.  I also inked the little flag.  I adhered down

the patterned piece and the flag with the addition circle piece on it.  

Before adding my

die cut "Autumn" to my card I cut it out 3 times out of a golden color card stock scrap.

I stacked these together and then adhered them to my project.  And that finished my card!

I decided against any embellishments...I liked the softness and elegance that it had.

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!  You can find these dies and more at:

 Elizabeth Craft Designs

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Betsy

Autumn Collection

Twiggy Happy Anniversary

Quietfire Summer Blog Hop - Day 3 - Sending Hugs

Welcome to Day 3 of the Quietfire Summer Blog Hop! It’s Betsy here today.  

Each day we will be sharing a project or two to inspire your summer creativity.  We also have prizes!  There will be 2 prizes awarded, valued at $50 each and are a combination of Dies, Stamps and Digital files.  (Suzanne will have a look at the interests of the winners to decide what to give away! If you’re not a digital person, you won’t want those files!) To be eligible to win, you must leave a sweet comment on each Blog Hop blog post!  Visit Quietfire Creations and Quietfire Digital blogs to enter.

Here is the list of posts that you will need to comment on:

Monday: Suzanne on Quietfire Creations, Kathy Jo on QF Digital

Tuesday: Katelyn on Quietfire Creations, Robyn on Quietfire Digital

Wednesday: Betsy on Quietfire Creations, Connie on Quietfire Digital

Thursday: Kora on Quietfire Digital

Friday: Diana on Quietfire Creations, Kim on Quietfire Digital

Deadline for commenting is midnight Saturday, July 25, 2020

Winners will be announced on Sunday, July 26^th.

Good luck!

Here is my project:

I've been sending out so many "hugs" in the mail lately!  These dies

are the perfect way to do that.

First I gathered my papers and the Sending Hugs Kisses Die Set:

I die cut the "Sending" and "Hugs" twice out of the same yellow card stock that I

was planning to use for my base.  I adhered them together so there was a double

layer on the words...just giving them a bit more sturdiness.  I used a scalloped

rectange die to cut my flower pattern paper.

I cut my pieces and rounded the corners on the yellow card base and the

blue layering paper.  

You'll find that these word dies are the perfect size for an A2 card!

I adhered my blue layering paper and my patterned paper to the card base.  Then

I adhered the words using a liquid glue.

I wanted a bit of shimmer so I used a yellow shimmer pen on the words after they

were adhered to the card.  I've tried to capture it here:

So hard to capture shimmer in a photo!  As a final embellishment, I added some

flower sequins, tiny leaf embellishments and a tiny bluebird!

I hope you enjoyed today's project using the Sending Hugs Kisses die set #1304

from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Please join us in this Quietfire Summer Blog Hop and give yourself a

chance to win!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Betsy

Soar Collection

Hello Quietfire fans!  Betsy here on the blog today sharing a card I made with the

Soar Collection

by Suzanne Cannon

available at:

ElizabethCraftDesigns.com

This is a wonderful collection to create with!  Lots of possibilities!

This is what I used for my card today:

The Modern Gilding Powders in Gothic Black are available at:

EmeraldCreekDesigns.com

First, I prepared my base of pale yellow card stock.  I cut it to 6" x 6 1/4"

and scored it at 3".  I cut my patterned paper to 2 3/4" x 6".

I stamped my images with a black hybrid ink and then heat embossed

them with the Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powders.  Despite my best

efforts with the anti-static powder bag, it was a hot and muggy day so

I did get stray  dots of the embossing powder.  😒

I decided to color my images with Copic markers to make the butterflies more

noticeable.  The colors I used:

Blues:  B00, B32, B23

Pinks:  RV000, R81, R85

Yellows:  Y11, Y02, Y15

I kept the shading to the centers and I was very careful not to let my markers

make contact with the melted embossing powder.  At this point I adhered my

panel to the card base. I felt it needed a bit of shimmer and shine so I first made

little butterfly bodies with light green glitter drops.  I also added just the tiniest

dots I could possibly make randomly over the background.  This really

made the black embossing powders dots seem not to stand out so much.

As a final embellishment I added some tiny clear iridescent butterflies.

And that finished my project!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!  Suzanne's work is always

such a job to create with!

Betsy

Don't forget:

Butterflies & Dragonflies

In Summer

Hello Quitefire fans!  Betsy here today sharing a beautiful nature-inspired card using:

Gentle Thoughts Rubber Stamps

In Summer - #5997 

Such a wonderful quote!  So to begin I chose the paper I wanted to use and 

gathered my materials.

I wanted my card to have a natural organic and summery feel to it.  So I started by

ripping my main panel and inking the sides.  I also made a horizontal rip in from the

right side to peel back to reveal the sentiment.  I inked those edges as well.

Next I took a small piece of what would be my background paper and stamped

my sentiment on it with dark brown ink.  I love the clean crisp

image that stamping with rubber makes!

I ripped the right edge of this small panel and inked it up.  Then I adhered

it behind the patterned panel after curling back the torn edges.

Next I made an A2 size panel from white card stock measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" 

and adhered my background paper.  I inked those edges as well.  Then I adhered

my patterned stamped panel on top.  Just one little tweak to the eggs in the nest,

they were white...I colored them pale blue.  And my card was finished!

Quietfire Design Products used:

Gentle Thoughts Rubber Stamps

In Summer - #5997

Other Products used:

Patterned Paper

Background Paper

Chalk Ink

Copic Markers

Dark Brown Ink

For a more in depth tutorial please visit my blog:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by today!

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Quietfire Design, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.

If Nothing Ever Changed...

Hello everyone!  Betsy here today showing you how to make this beautiful

butterfly card using:

Gentle Thoughts Rubber Stamps:

If Nothing Ever Changed - #5980

To start I chose my papers other supplies for my project:

I then chose another coordinating paper for the stamped quote.  I stamped my

quote onto the pale pink paper with a hybrid black ink.  It gives me

such a clean image.  Then I heat embossed it with

Modern Gilding Powders in Gothic Black

I then die cut this with a 3" circle die.  Next I prepared my base.  I used a white

A2 size top folding card base and first covered it with the green patterned paper.  Next

I cut my butterfly paper 1/2" narrower than the green and adhered it so it was

flush with the right side.  To add a bit of definition I added a narrow peel-off

between the 2 papers.

I took my die cut quote piece and adhered pleated ribbon behind it.  I added

foam tape and adhered it with about 1/4" handing off the right side which I 

trimmed off.  I fussy cut 4 of the butterflies from left over paper, adhered

them down the center only and added glitter glue for a bit of sparkle and shine.

And that completed my project!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!

Quietfire Products used:

Gentle Thoughts Rubber Stamp - 

If Nothing Ever Changed - #5980

Modern Gilding Powders - 

Gothic Black

Other products used:

Patterned paper

Pleated Ribbon

Glitter Glue

Peel-off

Foam Tape

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Quietfire Design, I do receive the products I use from them.

 All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.