Acrylic Paint on an Acrylic Block; Mothers Hold their Children's Hands

Hello!!!  It's Wanda (Art By Wanda) here today with a couple of cards to share including a tutorial for creating the background color.  It's hard to believe it's March already and as quickly as March has come, May will be here in a flash so it's not too early to think about Mother's Day.  My first card uses a stamp just perfect for that occasion.  

For my background I'm using acrylic paint, specifically Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics (colors - coral, orchid).  I put a small puddle of each color on my craft sheet.

I spread the color using my finger, blending where the colors came together, and making sure it was a large enough area for the acrylic block I wanted to use.

Press the acrylic block into the paint.

Die Cuts on a Gel Plate; All Hearts Come Home For Christmas; Calligraphic Elements 1

Hi There!!!  It's Wanda here today with a Christmas card to share.

I hadn't had my gel plate out in awhile and could hear it calling my name, lol.  Besides it gives us another wonderful way to use die cuts!!  I had already decided I was going to use the new QF stamp, All Hearts Come Home, and that helped me choose a die cut (Calligraphic Elements 1 heart)  to use as a mask in printing.  

I brayered the 6" x 6" plate with green paints.

I Believe - May Each Treasured Memory

I calligraphed this song a while back and it started floating through my mind again. I know the only way to get it out is to put it down on paper...

I'm using a couple of A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Calligraphic Elements 1" and "Believe" also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

Also using a quote and sentiment  stamp on the inside from Quietfire Design
("May Each Treasured Memory"); ("10 Tiny Sentiments" 10pce set)

Scored, and folded my  white card. (5"w x 7"h)

Stamped the Penny Black "Gentle Whisper" on 90# HP watercolor paper using my Misti and Distress pads ("Victorian Velvet" all over the flowers and then here and there with "Wilted Violet; "Forest Moss" on the leaves and stems and then hitting here and there with "Pine Needles" and "Shabby Shutters") misting with water and stamping, then misting the paper with water to get the stamped image to bleed. Dried. Reinked my stamp and stamped without misting. Trimmed the page down to fit my card with a border around. Inked the edges of the watercolor paper with the Velvet and misted, dried and adhered to card front.

Die cut the "i" which is actually an exclamation mark in the "Calligraphic Elements 1" set (available on Quietfire Design HERE), and the "Believe"  (available on Quietfire Design HERE) from black cardstock. Adhered to front.

Stamped the rest of the quote using Just Rite "Brayton" alphabet set using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossing.

On the inside: Stamped the flower (Artful Stamper "Painted Flower") using the same colors as the front flower. Repeated to add the second flower.

Stamped the quote ("May Each Treasured Memory") and sentiment ("10 Tiny Sentiments") with the black and clear embossed 

Celebrate!

Hello, Connie Nichol here with a scrapbook layout featuring two Quietfire A Way with Words dies manufactured by Elizabeth Craft Designs.   I am slowly scanning and scrapbooking 35 mm slides from my childhood.  My parents did not take a lot of photos when I was growing up and always used slide film, and these days, who sits down with a slide projector to look at a picture?  So, it is a bit of a process to turn these slides into digital and hard copies, but well worth it.

The Celebrate die is perfect for a birthday page title and the flourish and exclamation point from the Calligraphic Elements 1 add that extra emphasis.

The background paper is a old piece of kraft Stampin Up paper from my stash.  I dressed it up a bit by repeatedly stamping Happy Birthday from the Quietfire Happy Birthday Plain and Simple stamp set. (The musical note background is very subtle, and if you want the exact same look, you could stamp the musical notes stamp included in the Quietfire Crows stamp set  using clear embossing ink).

All the square page embellishments are Shimmer Sheetz from Elizabeth Craft Designs that have been dry embossed with two different Elizabeth Craft Designs embossing folders.  I just love the beautiful colours and shimmeriness (is that word?) that they add to the page.  I cut some of the leftover pieces into little triangles to make a banner.  Then I added a few birthday candles I had purchased from the dollar store.  Done!  Have a great day and be sure to scrapbook the pictures from your childhood.

Supplies:  Quietfire Design stamps, Elizabeth Craft Designs A Way with Words metal cutting dies, green and pink iridescent shimmer sheetz and Swirly Curves and Trendy Tiles 1 embossing folders, Clearsnap ink, Stampin Up patterned paper, twine, candles.

I Dream Of You - Sleeping Under a Quilt - Love You

Yogi here today with a quilt background technique that I especially love doing... Also using decorative paper - Kanban - that I recently got.

I scored and folded my cream toned  card (5"w x 7"h).

Created a stencil from Graffix clear plastic cutting a 1.5" square in the center of a larger piece. Placed the stencil on the lower left hand edge of my Soft Finish cardstock and sponged Distress "Gathered Twigs" very lightly around the bottom and right edges of the stencil. Then went a little darker near the corner creating the shadow. Sponged some "Spun Sugar on the lower side (diagonally) and some "Fossilized Amber" on the upper side - very lightly. Added some little streak lines to mimic puckered shadows from a button. Moved the stencil over to the right and butting up to the square just colored, repeated the process. Continued with all the other squares.

Inked up a little flower stamp (ggdesigns.net "Tea Pot Cup" set) using Distress markers ("Worn Lipstick" & "Lucky Clover"), misting with water and stamping, misting with water again and stamping a 2nd generation. Added white pearls at each juncture.

Hand cut a rectangle 1/2"w frame same size as my card base from Kanban "Bella Floral Damask Dark Chocolate" cardstock. Adhered my quilt to frame. Adhered some greenish lace and mauvish narrow ribbon diagonally on opposite edges, then adhered to card front.

Die cut my words from gold metallic cardstock (inside of a Bernard Callebaut chocolate box... the chocolate was delicious...). Adhered to front. PS the "i" is actually an exclamation mark upside down... ROFL Newest "A Way With Words" dies ("Calligraphic Elements 1" set . One of my DT sisters mentioned it looked like a candle - use your imagination... and "Dream" and parts of "Thinking of You" set also available on Quietfire Design HERE

On the inside: I repeated the quilting technique, adding a couple borders of butterflies (Darcie's "Paris" JCS172 stamp set) inking with Versafine Toffee and clear embossing.

Stamped the quote ("Sleeping Under a Quilt..."), inking with the toffee and then here and there with Black Onyx, clear embossing.

Stamped the "Love You ("Just For You" 4pce set) with the black on white cardstock, clear embossed, die cut with Spellbinder's "Classic Hearts" set, sponging around the edges with "Spun Sugar". Adhered to card and added 3 mini red buttons.

Click on any card image to enlarge. Enjoy

Remember..... You Are Amazing

By now you've probably made your resolutions.  I'm still thinking about mine and haven't written any of them down yet.  Some of them I started in 2015 and I just want the momentum to carry me through 2016.
If you've made a resolution and worry that you'll weaken, just remember....no matter what.... You are amazing!

Supplies:
Quietfire A Way With Words Calligraphic Elements:  Quietfire | Elizabeth Craft Designs
Quietfire You Are Amazing
Fitted Frames 1 Lace Rectangles
Core'dinations cardstock, Bazzill cardstocks, Graphic 45 Gilded Lily

Happy New Year!

Suzanne and the Quietfire Design Team wish you all the best for a happy, safe and creative 2016.

Thanks for visiting! 
Suzanne