A special gift for a friend...

It's a beautiful Monday here on the blog today and i hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and maybe even got a few projects in to do for the holidays.  Today i have a box i made for a friend  and a matching card.

I used the "Always be my friend" set of stamps for the pretty sentiment on the top.  I used a burgandy colored ink to match with my rose colored papers and embossed it with clear to make it stand out.  I love to make these fancy little boxes and this one was fun and easy to make. 

Here is a view from the top so that you can see the gorgeous sentiment.  It's timeless and all three of the sentiments are great for cards and projects.  Thanks so much for dropping by today!

The Earth Laughs in flowers...

Happy Monday to all of you!!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and did something really fun and crafty.  I got out lots of things from my stash and a brand new stamp called "The earth laughs rose" and set to work to make something pretty.

To start my project I found a small wooden box in my stash that was bare wood.  It had a glass top on it but i decided to take it off and just create a pretty lattice design for the base and then color a pretty rose to put on top of it.  I stamped the flower and the sentiment first on white paper in a dark green ink and then embossed it in clear powder.  Then i colored it with 3 shades of Copic pens and 2 shades of green that matched really well.  When i finished i cut it all out and adhered it to the top of the box with 3D Foam dots by Scrapbook Adhesives.  It's really simple but i like how it came out.

For the box i painted it all white first and then after i added all the top pieces i went back and added some light pink paint and a bit of darker pink to shade it and match the flower.  And then i got a little crafty and added a stenciled design on the sides with white gesso.  I think i am going to sand it down a bit and paint a thin layer of white over it later but it was fun to try something new and think outside the box for decorating things.  Below is a photo of the things that i used for my project.  It's always good to see what new things others try so that you feel confident investing and trying it too.

Thanks so much for stopping by today on the Quietfire Blog to see what new from all of us to share and be sure and stop back for more summer projects!!  

                                                                              Teresa

New Vintage Paper Kit released today

Hi Everyone it's Teresa today and i get to give you a sneak peek of 

an amazing new kit filled with products from Fabscraps and Lindy's

Stamp Gang!  In this collection you will find beautifully coordinating

Papers, Embossing Powder and Sprays.  Each of them has a subtle 2 tone

feature that really sets them apart from other products.

The French Heritage paper collection is full of exquisitely rich colours
 and has birds, florals, butterflies and scripts on each page. 
 There is a color set for everyone.

The French Heritage Kit includes:

8 double-sided 12 x 12" Fabscraps French Heritage cardstock papers

1 set of 5 bottles of Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist

1 set of 6 colours of Lindy's Stamp Gang 2-Tone Embossing Powders .5 oz Jars

1 set of cup and saucer Fabscraps silver embellishments

To begin my card you will need the "Love where you're at" stamp set #6160

For my card base I used basic white cardstock and layered pieces from the
 blue rose collection that i got in the set and cut it with one of the new releases 
from Spellbinders  called  A2 Valiant Honor with white cardstock and then 
stamped the image in black.  It fit perfectly and i added  a simple white bias bow 
and some flowers from my stash.  Super simple and easy to do.

There will be lots more samples showing the kit and everything in it real soon.
It's a really beatiful set and the sprays and embossing powders are so unique,
you are going to want a set too to have fun with!!

Have a very fun and crafty day.....