But First, Coffee - A Guest Designer Weekend Treat!

By Judi Kauffman for Quietfire Design

When I saw Suzanne Cannon’s new stamp sets with coffee and tea themes I knew they’d be perfect for making cards for my caffeinated friends. (You know who you are!)

This card combines four of the stamps from two sets, ‘Tea & Thee’(#6263) and ‘But First, Coffee (#5697) with long notched adhesive-backed strips that were leftovers from a sheet of address labels. I added a trio of transparent photo corners to create the shiny triangles. I wanted to evoke folded white napkins! (Mission accomplished, I hope…)

I used a craft sponge to smudge on butterscotch dye ink, followed by espresso brown, allowing the photo corners to act as a resist. No ink stuck to their surface because I wiped them with a tissue while the ink was wet.

The interior of the card incorporates an additional sentiment from But First, Coffee, as well as the little splotches from Tea.

The card is a standard side-fold, A2-size (4.25” x 5.5”).

I have so many ideas for these sets – Gift card holders, Artist Trading Cards, tags, invitations… And I think the stamps that look like spills, stains and splotches would be fun to use on coasters!

Tip: Office supplies are fun to incorporate into stamping and cardmaking – labels, photo corners, correction tape, notary seals, cork, string, magnets, envelopes.

I say it often and it’s always true: The possibilities are endless.

SUPPLIES:

But First, Coffee #5697

Tea & Thee #6263

White cardstock

Ink in butterscotch and espresso

Craft sponge

Transparent photo corners

Leftovers from a sheet of labels

(OR narrow strips of adhesive-backed glossy white paper)

Without Music Card

I have another new stamp to share today called "Without Music" and i created a pretty lavender card to send to a friend.  The paper even had tiny white music notes on it so i was so thrilled.  And--- since the papers were so gorgeous already i kept the card simple and just layered it and tied a pretty white silk bow on the side with a pretty adhesive sparkle to match.

The papers i used for this are from a new company i found called 49 and Market and the papers are perfect to use Suzanne's gorgeous stamps on and each paper has beautiful colors and small little scenes on them.  And they come in a 6x6 pack perfect for cards.  I love the smaller patterns for cards.

Hope you like my share today and be sure and check out all the new stamps from this release!

They are so cute and have such wonderful sentiments....

Teresa

Life Happens, Coffee Helps....

Hello everyone,
The first thing I do when I get up is making myself a fresh cup of coffee....how I love the smell of freshly brewed coffee!
And then enjoying it cuddled up on the couch, often with our pup Noozy on my lap and seeing the garden come to life with the birds whistling....yep I love early mornings!

The lastest stamp release by Quietfire Design is tea and coffee themed...yay! what a pleasure to be presenting one of the sets to you called "But First, Coffee" (a set of 8 stamps!).

I colored the image with pencils.
Some simple layering and voila!

Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: But First, Coffee - set of 8 stamps #5697
• Black ink pad, acryllic stampblock
• Die-templates by Spellbinders
• cardstock: white, pink, patterned
• satin bow, 3D foam Squares

I hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs from Holland

Yvonne

Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect Card

Hey Quietfire Fans! I'm excited to be back on the blog today sharing with you my "Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect" card which features a variety of Quietfire Stamps and A Way With Words Dies. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and I hope that you enjoy learning how to recreate my card at home. 

1. To start, you'll need a medium sized piece of Collage Paper or Tissue Paper. Place a stencil of your choosing over top of the paper. Sprinkle Orange, Aquamarine and Spring Green Magenta Nuance powder through the stencil. Spritz with water. Dry the piece of paper with a heat tool. Once the paper has dried, apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the tea ring stamp from the Tea Stamp set and stamp randomly on the pieces of paper.

2. From the A Way With Words - Flourished Frame die, die cut the scroll twice out of white cardstock. Apply Emboss It Ink to each scroll and sprinkle Midnight Black Embossing Powder overtop of each piece. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

3. Die cut a 2 1/4" square out of white cardstock. Sprinkle Orange, Aquamarine and Spring Green Magenta Nuance powder over top of the square. Spritz with water. Dry the square with a heat tool. Once the square is dry, apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the "Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect" sentiment and stamp onto the middle of the square. Ink the edges of the square using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

4. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 3 1/4" x 5 5/8". Tear out a piece of book page and trim down to 3 1/4" x 5 5/8". Ink the edges of both pieces using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

5. Adhere the book page to the white cardstock piece. Adhere the collage paper piece to the book page. Trim the collage paper if needed. Ink the edges of the collage paper using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

6. Foam square the sentiment square to the middle of the collage paper. Adhere one of the scrolls above the sentiment square and below it.

7. Cut a piece of black cardstock that measures 3 1/2" x 5 7/8".

8. Cut a cardbase out of white cardstock that measures 3 5/8" x 12. Score at 6". Adhere the card front to the cardbase.

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

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 card at home. 

Quietfire Supplies Used:

- Tea & Thee Stamp Set

- Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect

- Flourished Frame

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Midnight Black Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Collage Paper

- Magenta: Nuance - Orange, Aquamarine and Spring Green

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Dashing Squares

- Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous: Diamonds Layering Stencil

- Misc: White Cardstock, Black Cardstock and Book Page

- Katelyn

Wedding Weekend Day 2...and Giveaway!

Welcome back to Day 2 of the Wedding Weekend at Quietfire Creations!  Yesterday we looked at Save the Date, RSVP, and You're Invited wedding cards.  Today we are looking at a few wedding reception ideas and Thank you cards.  Just like yesterday, there is a video of today's projects (if you are receiving this in email format, please view the video on YouTube HERE):

First, let's start with wedding favors.  The Gable Box is a great die to have!  The boxes are so sweet on a wedding reception table.  Below is a box with pink background and wee hearts.  The hearts are from the Hearts spray die.  (The Hearts spray die is a useful way to use up all of those tiny pieces of scrap!)

The chalkboard style is quite cool!  I used the heart from Calligraphic Elements 1 die set to die cut white card stock.  Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide was used on the Gable box and the heart as the finishing touch for the chalkboard look.

Of course I had to create another Gable box in the summer floral paper.  The top of the box was secured using seam binding.  Imagine the floral boxes next to all of the place settings at a reception or at the bridal shower.  How cute would that be?

Talking about table settings...

The Eat, Drink & Be Merry die set not only looks awesome (especially in the chalkboard style), but also is a perfect way to let guests know what is for dinner!

Here is the back of the card with the Menu die cut and more of the hearts.

Don't forget the thank your loved ones after the wedding!  The new die set Thank You 2 is so elegant and is gorgeous on a card front!

Love the look of the summer floral style thank you card.  It is like a beautiful breath of fresh air!

While writing this post I thought about a thank you card I created using some of Suzanne's other dies.  It would be so thoughtful to have a wedding photo in the front of the card (as shown below) and the elegant Thank You on the inside.  The original blog post for the below project is here.

The photo slips out of the pocket so that the receiver can frame the picture of the happy couple.

Have you enjoyed the wedding weekend here at Quietfire Creations?  Admittedly, I had too much fun creating the wedding projects!  I couldn't help but think that I wish I had these dies for my wedding.  I could picture running the dies through and assembling the projects with friends or while watching TV.  The results are timelessly lovely.  Hmm...maybe my hubby and I should renew our vows.  ;)

Are there any stamps or dies that caught your eye and are now on your "must have list"?  Well, I have some exciting new for you...you can enter for your chance to win a gift certificate to purchase some of Suzanne's dies and stamps!  Here is what you can do to enter for the giveaway:

Simply comment on this blog post (and Day 1 would be nice, too!) and make sure you are following QuietfireDesign on Instagram!  The deadline for commenting is Monday June 25, 2018 at midnight (Pacific). 

Thank you for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the wedding weekend and that it has inspired you!

Have a happy, crafty day.

Big hugs,

Kathy Jo

Wedding Weekend Day 1... & Giveaway!

Welcome to Wedding Weekend at Quietfire Creations!

This is a special weekend at Quietfire Creations as today and tomorrow's posts will share wedding project ideas using beautiful dies and stamps designed by Suzanne Cannon.  Each day there will be photos and a video of the projects created.  Oh- and there is a giveaway, too!  Woo-who!

Here is the Day 1 video with projects details: (If you are receiving this in an email, please view the video on YouTube HERE)

Let's dive right into the first project...Save the Date.  The timeless and elegant die is perfect on the card front:

Do you like the chalkboard style?  Doesn't it look fabulous against the chalkboard background?

And below is a summer floral style.  As you can see, the die is versatile!  It looks great in so many styles.

Don't forget the inside of your Save the Date card!  Here is a sample card inside.  It used stamps from the Months & Numbers and the Please Join Us stamp sets.

Ok.  So your Save the Date cards are out and now it is time to prepare your wedding invites.  I created an elegant pocket to hold the RSVP, the invitation and the RSVP envelope.

The RSVP is a gorgeous example of Suzanne's amazing calligraphy.  The "V" is elegant!  Love the flourishes extending from the V.

It is such a happy card front.  The hearts were added for some extra love.  :)  

Last - but definitely not least - is the invitation.  The invitation combined three dies: You're Invited, Heart Spray and the flourish from the Flourished Frame die set.

The back of the card used the Months & Numbers and the Please Join Us stamp sets.

You have watched the video and seen some project photos for inspiration...would you like a chance to win a $35 gift certificate to buy Suzanne's dies and stamps or stencils?  Of course you do!!!  Here is what you can do to enter to win:

Simply comment here and follow QuietfireDesign on Instagram! The deadline for commenting is Monday June 25, 2018 at midnight (Pacific).

Tomorrow will have project ideas for your wedding reception and for your thank you cards.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for those projects!

Thank you for stopping by!

Have a happy, crafty day!

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

Flourished Night Sky - Moon and Stars Earrings

Yogi here today with some earrings... I love the new dies Suzanne just came out and the clear stamps under the Elizabeth Craft Designs label. I've made some samples for Els to take to her shows including these earrings.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Flourished Night Sky - Moon & Stars" 4pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a clear quote stamp set from Quietfire Design ("Soar Collection") also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE 

I colored a piece of clear Shrink Plastic with alcohol inks in a raspberry and a blue. Die cut and then shrunk using my heat gun. I was worried about the skinny tail on the flourish, but it just wrapped itself around making a natural loop for my earring findings. The earring shrunk to about 3/4" square.

NOTE: I find Shrink Plastic has a grain and depending in which direction you cut, it reacts differently when heated. I cut mine parallel to the long side.

For the tag: I dry embossed the bottom half of the tag using Elizabeth Craft Designs "Clouds" embossing folder from a pearlized white/gold cardstock. Hit the high points with Distress "Stormy Sky".

Stamped the quote using Versafine "Majestic Blue" and clear embossed.

Die cut the star at top to hang the tag. Punched a couple holes to loop the earrings to the tag.  


It was fun making these earrings. Hope you give it a try.

 
 

Happy Birthday - Elizabeth Craft Designs June Designer Challenge.

Hey Quietfire Fans! This month's challenge over at Elizabeth Craft Designs is using the newly released hexagon dies. Which isn't a challenge as there are so many possibilities for the hexagons. By combining a variety of the A Way With Words Dies and the new Hexagons, I was able to create this pretty Happy Birthday Card.

Before I share with you how I created my card, here is some information about winning the monthly draw at Elizabeth Craft Designs. In order to be eligible for the prize, you need to answer a question. This month's question is: What is your favourite way to use Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Hexagons or Fitted Hexagons dies. 

 Due to some customers having issues leaving a comment each month on the Designer Challenge post for their chance to enter the give away … they are now giving customers two options to comment … the challenge blog post and the Designer Challenge post on our Facebook Page.

To start, place the 4 1/4" Stitched Hexagon die onto a piece of cream cardstock. Place the 3 3/4" Stitched Hexagon die inside the 4 1/4" Stitched Hexagon die. Run through your die cutting machine. Ink the edges of the stitched hexagon using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Choose two pieces of patterned paper from the ModaScrap: Relax in the Garden Paper pack. Die cut the 3 7/8" Fitted Hexagon out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the 3 5/8" Stitched Hexagon out of the other patterned paper. Ink the edges of both hexagons using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From another piece of patterned paper, die cut the 4 1/2" Dashing Rectangle die out of it. Ink the edges of the rectangle using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Flourished Frame die, die cut the scroll piece out of cream cardstock. Die cut the scroll piece a second time out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. On the white cardstock scroll, blend Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink over the entire surface. Ink the edges of both scrolls using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut the Happy Birthday sentiment out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the Happy Birthday sentiment a second time out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. On the white cardstock sentiment, blend Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink over the entire surface. Ink the edges of both sentiments using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

The last pieces you'll need to die cut are two of the butterflies from the Butterfly Flourish die. Die cut the small and medium butterflies out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Blend Worn Lipstick Distress Ink over the entire surface of each butterfly. Ink the edges of both butterflies using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the 3 5/8" Stitched Hexagon to the 3 7/8" Fitted Hexagon. Adhere the 3 7/8" Fitted Hexagon to the 4 1/4" Stitched Hexagon. Foam square the 4 1/4" Stitched Hexagon to the middle of the rectangle patterned paper piece. 

Adhere the cream scroll slightly overtop of the cracked pistachio scroll so that you can see part of the cracked pistachio colour. Foam square the scroll at the bottom of the hexagons. Foam square the small butterfly to the top right corner of the stitched hexagon. Adhere the medium butterfly to the left side of the scroll.

Adhere the navy Happy Birthday sentiment slightly overtop of the patterned paper Happy Birthday sentiment so that you can see part of the patterned paper Happy Birthday. Foam square the Happy Birthday Sentiment to the middle of the stitched hexagon.

Cut a cardbase out of cardstock that measures 5 3/4" x 9", score at 4 1/2". Adhere the card front to the cardbase.

Here are a couple of closeup shots of the card.

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 card at home. 

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies Used:

- Happy Birthday

- Butterfly Flourish

- Flourished Frame

- Dashing Rectangles

- Stitched Hexagons

- Fitted Hexagons

- ModaScrap: Relax in the Garden Paper Pack

- White Soft Finish Cardstock

- 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Cracked Pistachio, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick, Chipped Sapphire and a Blending Tool with Foam

- Katelyn