Cozy Christmas

It's Suzanne here today! Over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog, there are a whole bunch of us posting Christmas projects to inspire you.  Make sure you visit to see all the goodness!

Here is my contribution.  Supplies are listed at the bottom!



Instructions:

1. Form a 6x6” tent-fold card base from off-white cardstock.
2. Die cut the leafy wreath from the Rosebud Wreath and Elements set, once from pale green and once from medium green.
3. Diecut Cozy from patterned paper.  
4. Cut a 6x6” panel from patterned paper and die cut second largest circle from the Fitted Circles in the middle of this panel.
   
5. Die cut Christmas from red cardstock and the mittens from the Flourished Christmas Minis.  Also cut 3 sets of the leaves in Calligraphic Elements 3 from red cardstock.  We will form little poinsettias with them!
   
6. Die cut six snowflakes from the Brrrrrrr die set as well as the cuffs of the flourished mittens.
7. Sponge the edges of all the diecuts with Distress Ink. 
8. Use foam squares to place the 6x6” panel to the card front.
9. Intertwine leafy wreaths and adhere them in the center of the circle.
10. Position your words as you’d like them and then adhere them one at a time to the card base inside the leafy wreath.
    
11. Loop the flourished mittens through the flourish in Christmas and adhere them to the panel.
12. Form little poinsettias with the leaves you’ve cut from red cardstock.  Add a little pearl to the middle of each one.  Attach them to the card front as desired.
13. Add the snowflakes to the cardfront as desired.
14. Pat yourself on the back! It's beautiful!

ECD Supplies with links to Quietfire and Elizabeth Craft Designs:
AWW Cozy   Quietfire | ECD

AWW Brrrrrrr  Quietfire | ECD

AWW Merry Christmas 2  Quietfire | ECD

AWW Calligraphic Elements 3  Quietfire |  ECD

AWW Rosebud Wreath and Elements  Quietfire | ECD

AWW Flourished Christmas Minis   Quietfire | ECD

Fitted Circles  ECD

ModaScrap  Xmas Vintage Collection  ECD
ModaScrap Christmas Holidays Collection  ECD

Others:

Pale and medium green cardstock
Off-white or ivory cardstock

Ranger Distress Ink: Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy, Red Brick

Ink blending tool

Glue Dots

Foam Squares

pearls

Brrrr - Christmas Waves A Magic Wand - Let It Snow

Yogi here today and I got a few more Penny Black stamps and wanted to use them right away... BIG GRIN - I LOVE getting new stuff...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Brrrr and Snowflake" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a quote and background stamp from Quietfire Design ("Christmas Waves A Magic Wand..."); ("Let It Snow" 6pce set)

 

 Scored and folded my dark brown cardstock to create the easel structure (5"w x 7"h card closed). Cut another piece same size and adhered to front.

Using my Tim's Stampin' Platform and Distress pads stamped the Jingle Bells Trio. Moved color around with a water brush. Dried. Cut a mask for the bells and stamped the evergreen (Old Island #626D) on the left several times to create a more massive tree... Used the tip of the stamp to stamp smaller trees on the right side. Cut a piece of cardstock in a wavy design and sponged some blue to give shadows in the snow. Again with my Derwent Watercolor pencil and using the side of the pencil colored the sky background. Moved color around with a wet brush. Stamped the snowflakes with Distress Picket Fence and embossed with Emerald Creek "Glacier White" embossing powder. Masked the bells again and splattered white ink all over. Added a white snowflake button.

Stamped the "Let It Snow" using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed.

On the floor: Stamped the quote using Versafine Black Onyx on white cardstock. Clear embossed. Die cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs "Stitched Circles" die set. Sponged some blue around the edges. Adhered to floor.

Adhered the die cut snowflake embossed with the Glacier White.

Die cut the "Brrrr" from Dreamweaver Packaging cardstock and adhered to a piece of the brown cardstock, scored and adhered to floor to act as my stopper.

Brayering Paint for a Background, Let it Snow

Hi There!!!  I have a very wintry, snowy card for you today and that's exactly what it's like here in Iowa, at least in parts of Iowa.  A week ago we had a blizzard that dropped over a foot of snow.  The wind was just a howling out.  But 40 minutes north of us they didn't get any snow.  LOL, it amazes me how that happens.

I started my background by brayering paint onto white card.  The idea is not to cover the paper.  Put just a bit of paint on your craft sheet, roll the brayer through it a few times and then lightly roll it over your paper.  Pick up a bit more paint and brayer it onto the paper in a different area.  You can go in just one direction or multiple directions.  I've used a mini brayer but a regular brayer works just as well. 

Repeat with another color of paint.  I got a little too much on my craft sheet so I just spread it out more with the brayer to be sure there wasn't too much going on the paper.  I used colors that gave a wintry feel to the background but this works for all kinds of colors and all kinds of moods.

Did you know that Suzanne has some digital cutting files on her site for making stencils?  You can find them HERE.  Using the Silhouette Cameo I die cut the Snowfall design from a transparency.  I need to get some stencil material and try it but a transparency can work great too.  Before cutting the transparency, I sanded it a little with a sanding block only so it wouldn't be completely clear and I'd be less likely to lose it in my work area :-)  I took this picture with it sitting on a piece of black cardstock so you could see the pattern better.  I chose to make this the exact size that loads when you bring it into the software.  That worked very well but I'm thinking other sizes would be nice too and will do that in the future.  It's always fun to have a stencil pattern in more than one size.

**  Great news this week!!!!  Suzanne's profile is being featured on the Silhouette blog!!  You can see it HERE.  WooHoo - Congratulations to Suzanne!!!  To celebrate she is offering the Snowfall design as a free download all week.  **

 

Here you can see it used over my background.  I love the randomness of the size and placement of the "snow".  To get this look...........

I put Texture Paste Opaque Matte (Ranger) through the stencil, removed the stencil, added Distress Dry Glitter to the paste and let it dry.  Be sure to clean the paste off your stencil before it dries.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow is stamped onto white cardstock with Archival Ink Manganese Blue (Ranger) and cut out as shown.  

The ribbon is Crinkle Ribbon from the Tim Holtz Trimmings pack (this trimmings pack is retired and when they're gone, they're gone) and it's colored with Distress Spray Stain (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean).  Over the colored Crinkle Ribbon is some snowflake ribbon.

I die cut some snowflakes.  The 2 larger snowflakes are from #757 Snowflakes (Elizabeth Craft Designs).  The 3 smaller snowflakes are the extra snowflake in the Brrrr and Snowflake Set.  All the snowflakes are die cut from white cardstock.  The larger two are sprayed with Mica Spray (Lapiz and Pearl).  The smaller three have only Pearl Mica Spray on them.  I added Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers (Elizabeth Craft Designs) to all the snowflakes, even the Snowflakes Ribbon. Some snowflakes are attached with foam tape and others directly onto the card.  There is some fine silver fiber from my stash added under all the snowflakes. 

I've wrapped the top of the card with blue Tim Holtz Craft Thread and hung an Idea-ology Snowflake that was brushed with Distress Collage Medium Matte and sprinkled with Distress Dry Glitter. 

I hope you like today's card.  I really enjoyed making it and am quite pleased with how it turned out.  

Have a great week!!!!

Hugs, Wanda (Art By Wanda)

How to Make a Wintry Card with Reduction Stenciling

Hi!!  I really like today's card... and... I'm glad it is not snowing outside!!!  I have, however, been outside on a day when the snow was falling and the temperature was just right to see each snowflake when it landed.  Truly beautiful!!!!

1. Glue Tissue Wrap to cardstock with Collage Medium.  Trim excess from the edges and check to be sure the tissue wrap is adhered all the way to each edge.  Apply a thin layer of Collage Medium over Tissue Wrap.

2.  Paint over the tissue wrap with a mix of Snowflake and Pewter paint allowing it to cover some areas and keeping it thin in other areas to let the print show through.  Go back in with just Pewter on some areas.  Let dry completely.

3.  For this next part you need your paints, the stencil you are using and a baby wipe ready to go.  You don't want the baby wipe too wet.  I used my finger to paint on Blue Oyster and Glass Blue blending in some areas and keeping the center more Blue Oyster with the Glass Blue more around the edges.  While the paint is still wet, set the stencil on and use the baby wipe to remove paint by rubbing it in the open areas of the stencil.  Move the stencil to another area and repeat.  If you want, clean the back of the stencil in between moves which I did when moving the stencil to the center.  Let dry completely.

4.  I did all the stamping using a Stamp Platform.  Stamp quote with Manganese Blue.  I thought it would be fun to pull in some purple so I stamped the flourish with Majestic Violet.  After stamping I didn't like it (so glad I was using the stamp platform), so I stamped it again with Manganese Blue.  This made a deep blue color.  The snowflakes were stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with Snowflake Tinsel.

5.  Let it Snow was die cut from white cardstock.  I added color by lightly rubbing the ink pad over the die cut.  I rubbed over the die cuts with both Majestic Violet and Manganese Blue so it would match the color of the flourish.

6.  Again I used both colors to rub direct-to-paper around the edges of a white cardstock panel so the next layer would also match.  

7.  I inked the edges of the main panel with Emboss It Dabber and embossed with Snowflake Tinsel.  Attached it to the inked layer.  Wrapped it with silver fiber.  Attached the layers to a folded white card.  Glued on "let it snow".  Die cut the snowflakes from white cardstock and added them to the card with foam tape.

Quietfire Supplies --

To Appreciate the Beauty of a Snowflake - Set of 3 Stamps

Leaf and Snowflake Sprays Stencil

Let It Snow Cutting Die Set

Brrrrrrr and Snowflake Cutting Die Set

Other Supplies --

- PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints: Snowflake, Pewter, Blue Oyster, Glass Blue

- Ranger Ink: Snowflake Tinsel Embossing Powder, Emboss It Dabber, Manganese Blue Archival Ink, Majestic Violet Archival Ink

- Tim Holtz for Ranger: Distress Collage Medium Matte

- Kool Tak Clear Foam Adhesive

- Scotch Create Tacky Glue

- Tim Holtz Stamping Platform

- Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Postale

- Misc: White Cardstock, Heat Tool, Silver Fiber, Baby Wipe

Flourished Christmas Minis Gable boxes...and giveaway!

Hello Crafty Friends!

Have you been enjoying the projects created using the newly released Flourished Christmas Minis?  The minis are perfect for your Christmas projects this year: from tags to cards to lanterns and scrapbook pages...and treat boxes!  Today I am sharing a few treat boxes using the Gable Die Box and the Flourished Christmas minis.

The gable treat boxes are too easy and fun to put together!  The boxes will be great for table settings or treat gifts for the little (or big!) kids on your holiday list.

I made a lot of these boxes this week but thought I would share a few for inspiration:

This box was created using ivory card stock for the box.  I die cut the mini reindeer using scrap ivory card stock and rubbed it with light red ink.  Next, I dyed white seam binding using water and some of the red ink tapped onto a craft mat.  Isn't it pretty?

Another fun gable box was die cut using Kraft card stock.  I then die cut red metallic card stock using the Ho Ho Ho die.  White scrap card stock and the snowflake from the Brrrr die set was used to create the wee snowflake on the box side.

Last- but definitely not least- is the gold glitter gable box.  The box looks so festive in the gold glitter.  The mittens are a perfect combo with the die cut square background mounted on the box.  For the mitten cuffs I added Nuvo Crystal Drops...and thought it looked so nice that I used the drops in the mitten hearts, too.

Now, I have to warn you: once you start die cutting the Gable Box and Minis you won't want to quit!  The boxes are so stinking cute!

 

You can find the Flourished Christmas Minis on the Quietfire Design site HERE.  The Gable Box is HERE.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY????

To celebrate the new release, we're having a weeklong celebration and a giveaway! 

To be eligible to win, leave a comment on each blog post on the Quietfire Creations Blog from September 28th through to Friday, October 5th, 2018.  We'll randomly choose three winners and send out one of the new dies to each winner!

Thanks for stopping by!  Good luck on the draw!

Kathy Jo

Twinkle & Sparkle

Hey Quietfire Fans! It's all about Christmas in July this week on the blog and I'm excited to share my Twinkle & Sparkle Tag. 

My tag features a variety of Quietfire Stamps and A Way With Words Dies. Grab a cup of your favourite Christmas beverage and learn how to recreate my Twinkle & Sparkle tag at home. 

To start, die cut the Flourished Oval Frame die out of the middle of a tag. 

Set the Flourished Oval Frame aside. You'll need the tag with the frame outline. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Merry Christmas Background stamp and stamp onto the tag. Reapply the ink to the stamp and stamp again on the remainder of the tag. Sprinkle Glacier White Embossing Powder over top of the tag. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Candied Apple and Fired Brick Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the tag. Use a baby wipe to wipe the ink off the embossed words. Spritz the ink with water.

Grab the Flourished Oval Frame. Apply Emboss It Ink to the frame. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Next you'll need a plain tag. 

Using a blending tool with foam and blend Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink in the middle of the tag. Spritz the ink with water. Dry the tag with a heat tool. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Twinkle & Sparkle stamp from the Bright Holidays Word and stamp onto the middle of the tag. Sprinkle Doubloon Emboss Powder over the word. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Apply Emboss It Ink to the dot stamp from the Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Stamp set and stamp randomly around the Twinkle & Sparkle sentiment. Sprinkle Iridescent Shimmer Embossing Powder over the dots. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Adhere the Flourished Oval Frame inside the tag that has the Flourished Oval Frame cut out. 

Distress the edges of both tags. Ink the edges of both tags using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam. Foam square the tag with the frame overtop of the tag that has the sentiment on it.

Die cut three snowflakes from the Brr word die out of white cardstock. Add a glitter dot to the middle of each snowflake.

Use a paint brush and Black Soot Distress Spray Stain to splat the ink randomly on the tag. Adhere one snowflake in the top right corner of the frame. Adhere the other two snowflakes on the bottom left side of the frame. 

Tie a white ribbon at the top of the tag. To finish off the tag, choose a couple of metal snowflakes and tie them to the middle of the bow with a piece of twine. 

Here are a couple of close up's of the Tag.

Thanks so much for joining me today and taking a look at my project! I hope that I've inspired you to want to recreate my Twinkle & Sparkle Tag at home. 

Quietfire Supplies Used:

- Bright Holiday Words - Set of 4 Stamps

- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Set of 3 Stamps

- Merry Christmas Background

- Flourished Oval Frame

- Brrrrr and Snowflake

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Mini Victorian Snowflake Charms, Victorian Snowflake Charms, Doubloon Embossing Powder, Glacier White Embossing Powder, Charred Gold Embossing Powder and Iridescent Shimmer Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Oxide Ink - Candied Apple & Fired Brick, Distress Ink - Black Soot, Distress Spray Stain - Black Soot, Blending Tool with Foam, Distress Tags and Distress Sprayer

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Transp. Glitter/Gold Dots

- Misc: White Cardstock, Heat Tool, Baby Wipes, White Ribbon and Twine

To celebrate Christmas in July we’re having a giveaway!  One randomly chosen follower will win a $25 gift certificate for the Quietfire website.  All you have to do to be eligible is comment on the blog posts and follow us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/user/QuietfireDesign   Entries close Sunday July 29, 2018 at midnight.  Good luck!!

- Katelyn