Quietfire Creations: April 2021

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Changes in how you receive your Quietfire Updates!

Does this look like the announcements you receive by email? Looks good, huh? Well, things are changing.

Everything changes. And this last year has had more than a few changes. This one is rather minor on the scale of things!

How this blog is delivered by email will be changing as Feedburner, the service I've been using for years, is being retired. Right now I'm searching for a replacement. One of those options is Bloglovin'. You can click on the link right at the top of this post and you can set it up. I've used this service for a long time to follow blogs that didn't have email subscriptions.

I'll continue using Feedburner for as long as I can, but Bloglovin' is a definite solution for now! Just look for the clickable link at the top of this post for more help!

Thanks for continuing to follow along!

Happy creating! Suzanne

Destiny Card

Hey Quietfire Fans! For today's project I'm sharing with you my spring feeling Destiny Card. I combined a variety of dies and stamps, which were all perfect for creating this card. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Destiny Card at home.

To start, you need to die cut a 4" Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of a piece of kraft cardstock. Ink the edges of the paper using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 3 3/4" Fitted Rectangle out of a piece of white cardstock. Apply Aquamarine Ink to the Dotted Harlequin Background Stamp and stamp onto the rectangle. Spritz the stamped image with a bit of water. Dab off excess water if needed. Once the rectangle has dried, ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 3" Stitched Rounded Rectangle out of a piece of white cardstock. Apply Wilted Violet Distress Ink to the Grid Background Stamp, spritz the stamp with water and stamp onto the rectangle. Dab off excess water if needed. Once the rectangle has dried, ink the edges of the rectangle using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Apply Detail Black Ink to the Destiny is not a matter of Chance Quote and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Die cut a 2" Fitted Rounded Square out of the stamped quote. Ink the edges of the square using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Flourished Frame die, die cut the frame out of a piece of black cardstock.

Die cut the scroll from the Flourished Frame die out of a piece of kraft cardstock.

Adhere the flourished frame to the 4" rectangle.

Adhere the 3 3/4" rectangle to the 4" rectangle. Foam square the 3" rectangle to the middle of the 3 3/4" rectangle.

Adhere the scroll flourished in the middle of the 3" rectangle. Foam square the 2" square to the middle of the 3" rectangle.

To finish the card, cut a cardbase out of white cardstock that measures 5 1/4" x 8", score at 4". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished card.

Here is the finished Destiny Card.

Quietfire Designs Supplies Used:

- Destiny
- Grid Background

- Dotted Harlequin Background

- Flourished Frame

Other Supplies Used:

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Rounded Rectangles, Fitted Rounded Rectangles and Fitted Rounded Squares

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain & Wilted Violet and Blending Tool with Foam

- Pink Fresh: Detail Black and Aquamarine Ink

- Misc: White Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock and Black Cardstock

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Destiny Card at home.

- Katelyn

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Happy Birthday Card

Hey Quietfire Fans! For today's project I'm sharing with you my Happy Birthday Card. I combined a variety of dies, stamps and Modern Gilding Powders, which were all perfect for creating this card. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Happy Birthday Card at home.

To start, you need to cut a piece of dictionary paper that measures 3 3/4" x 5". Cut a piece of typography patterned paper that measures 3 1/2" x 4 3/4". Ink the edges of both papers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Cut a piece of kraft cardstock that measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Apply Emboss It Ink to the Grid Background and stamp onto the kraft cardstock piece. Reapply ink to the stamp and stamp on the remaining portion of the kraft cardstock piece. Sprinkle Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped image. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Ink the edges of the kraft cardstock piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut a 1 1/2" Diagonal Stitched Fishtail out of a piece of pink patterned paper. Cut the fishtail down to 4 1/4". Ink the edges of the kraft cardstock piece using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Apply Emboss It Ink to the Twiggy Heart from the Twiggy Heart Wreath & Sentiment stamp and stamp onto a piece of kraft cardstock. Sprinkle Copper Scroll Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped image. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. From the same stamp set, you'll need the Happy Birthday sentiment. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Happy Birthday sentiment and stamp onto a piece of kraft cardstock. Sprinkle Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped image. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Fussy cut around the heart and sentiment. Ink the edges of both images using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Christmas Accents die, die cut the small flower five times out of light pink paper. Ink the edges of all five flowers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Christmas Accents die, die cut the flower centres five times out of white cardstock.

Adhere the 3 1/2" patterned paper piece to the 3 3/4" patterned paper piece.

Foam square the grid background piece to the 3 1/2" patterned paper piece. Adhere the fishtail 7/8" from the right and 1/4" from the bottom of the grid background.

Tie a piece of white ribbon around the card front as desired.

Foam square the heart 7/8" from the top and 1 1/8" from the bottom of the grid background. Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the middle of the heart as desired.