Destiny is Not a Matter Tag

 

Hey Quietfire Fans! For today's project I'm sharing with you my Destiny is Not a Matter Tag. I combined a variety of A Way With Words Dies, Quietfire Design stamps and Modern Gilding Powders which were all perfect for creating this tag. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Destiny is Not a Matter Tag at home.

To start, you'll need a #8 White Tag which measures 3 1/8" x 5 3/4". Spritz the tag with Gloss Spray Stain in Turquoise, Magenta and Eggplant. Allow the tag to dry.

From the Tea stamp set, you'll need the cup ring. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the cup ring stamp and stamp on the tag as desired. You'll need a total of seven cup rings. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed. Ink the edges of the tag using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Die cut the Peace on Earth Die from a piece of white cardstock. Apply Emboss It Ink to the die cut and sprinkle Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powders overtop of the die cut. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

Die cut a 2 1/4" Stitched Circle out of a piece of white cardstock. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Destiny is not a Matter quote and stamp onto the circle. Sprinkle Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped quote. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Ink the edges of the circle using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Apply Emboss It Ink to a small piece of white cardstock. Sprinkle Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders over the white cardstock piece. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. From the Peace on Earth Die, die cut the stars twice out of the embossed piece of cardstock. You'll need a total of five stars.

Adhere the Destiny circle to the middle of the Peace on Earth die cut.

Use foam squares to adhere the Peace on Earth flourish to the left hand side of the tag as desired.

Adhere two stars to the top left side of the tag. Adhere one star in the bottom left side of the tag. Adhere the remaining three stars in the bottom right side of the tag.

Tie a piece of twine through the top of the tag. To finish the tag, splatter Brushed Pewter Distress Spray Stain on the tag as desired. Allow time for the splatter areas to dry.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished tag.

Here is the finished Destiny is Not a Matter Tag.

Quietfire Design Supplies Used:

- Tea

- Destiny is not a matter of chance

- Peace on Earth

- Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powders

- Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powders

- Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Distress Spray Stain - Brushed Pewter and Blending Tool with Foam

- Dina Wakley for Ranger Ink: Gloss Spray Stain - Turquoise, Magenta & Eggplant and #8 White Tag

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber and Jet Black Archival Ink

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Planner Essentials 33 - Viewmaster Text Circles

- Misc: White Cardstock and Twine

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Destiny is Not a Matter Tag at home.

- Katelyn

Love You Gift Tag

 

Hey Quietfire Fans! For today's project I'm sharing with you my Love You Gift Tag, perfect to adding to a little gift for Valentine's Day. I combined a variety of dies, stamps and Modern Gilding Powders, which were all perfect for creating this gift tag. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my Love You Gift Tag at home.

To start, you'll need to die cut a tag or just grab a tag out of your stash. I used the Planner Essentials - 2 die to die cut the large tag out of a piece of white cardstock. From the Love & Hearts Collection Stamp Set, you'll need the heart border. Apply Worn Lipstick Distress Ink to the border and randomly stamp on the tag. I stamped a total of ten times. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed.

From the Love Joy & Peace Christmas Ornament, you'll need to die cut the Christmas Ornament out of a piece of white cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Candied Apple Distress Ink over the entire surface of the ornament.

Apply Emboss It Ink to the Love You stamp from the Love & Hearts Collection Stamp Set and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Sprinkle Copper Scroll Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped sentiment. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Die cut the sentiment out using a 1 3/4" Stitched Circle die.

Apply Emboss It Ink to the plain heart from the Love & Hearts Collection Stamp Set and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Sprinkle Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powder over the stamped heart. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Repeat the previous steps to create another two hearts. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Heart stamp and stamp into one of the plain hearts. Reapply Emboss It Ink to the same stamp and stamp into another one of the plain hearts. Sprinkle Armenian Pink Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped hearts. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Love stamp and stamp into the remaining plain heart. Sprinkle Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powders over the stamped heart. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Fussy cut the hearts out.

Apply Picked Raspberry Distress Ink to the two single hearts from the Love & Hearts Collection Stamp Set and stamp onto a white piece of cardstock. Repeat the previous step. Fussy cut the four stamped hearts out.

Adhere the Christmas ornament to the left hand side of the tag.

Foam square the Love You circle to the bottom right side of the Christmas Ornament. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the embossed hearts around the sentiment and Christmas Ornament as desired.

Adhere the remaining four stamped hearts as desired on the tag.

To finish the tag, tie a piece of twine through the hole at the top of the tag.

Here is a closeup of the finished gift tag.

Here is the finished Love You Gift Tag.

Quietfire Design Supplies Used:

- Love & Hearts Collection

- Love Joy & Peace Christmas Ornament

- Copper Scroll Modern Gilding Powders

- Kells Gold Modern Gilding Powders

- Armenian Pink Modern Gilding Powders

- Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powders

Other Supplies Used:

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Circles and Planner Essentials - 2

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry & Worn Lipstick and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Misc: White Cardstock and Twine

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

- Katelyn

Gilded Tulip Garden

Happy Monday! [...just in case you need to know the day of the week] To those essential workers who are still heading to work ~ THANK YOU! To those who are now home social distancing ~ THANK YOU! In the midst of all this change in the past weeks, I do find some comfort in my craft room, even if my creativity struggles to surface.

This week I played with the newest colours added to Quietfire Design’s Modern Gilding Powders line. The colours are gorgeous, soft and swoon worthy! I wanted to used them all, so decided to make a garden of flowers...in hopes of finding some spring vibes in our very, winter like weather!

I added some Distress Oxide inks to some watercolour paper, to create an illusion of grass, sky and sunshine. I chose watercolour paper so I could “pull” some colour from my Tombow markers in another step.

After my background was completed, I made a stencil from cardstock using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Butterflies and Star Sprays die, designed by Suzanne Cannon. I used a foam makeup sponge to tap some acrylic paint onto my background through the butterflies. Every garden needs butterflies!

Next to make some flowers! I very loosely drew tulips and cut them out out cardstock. Using an Emboss It Dabber from Ranger, I covered my tulips with embossing and poured my Gilding Powders over top! Guess what...even the worse drawn flowers will look amazing, so give it a try!

I cut out the word Spring from the 4 Seasons die and embossed with Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powder, a favourite from the first release of colours.

With my flowers and quote all ready, I decided how I wanted my placement. With my Tombow markers, I drew stems for my tulips and used my water brush to “pull” the colour. This allows for more of a water colour effect and softer lines! I did the same for some grass and added a few pencil lines for depth.

In signing off today, I encourage you to play. This is not my favourite card I have ever created, it did however let me play with product that has been waiting for me, it took my mind away from the constant chatter of COVID 19 news and play lets your creativity grow...it’s part of the process.

Have a healthy week!

Mixed Media Cardmaking ~ Every Day is a Journey

WOW! Kim here, the days go by so quickly between my blog post schedule, and here we are in March already. Despite the fast passing of time, I’m really thrilled to have more winter behind me! I find myself turning to warm colours in my projects, those that represent sunshine and sunsets. It’s not a conscious choice, but a readiness. Not surprising than, is that my project started with an older background in my stash with just these colours!

I added some random placements of the QFD Grid stamp to my background.

Using a mix of gesso & gel medium [~1:3], I brushed it where my focal points would be. This translucent layer visually recedes the background so the focal points can come to the forefront. My image is glued on using a glue stick.

I stamped a quote from the QFD Every Day is a Journey set onto some deli paper with archival ink. This next technique is one of my favourites!

Tear around the quote and adhere to card using matte gel medium. When using tissue or deli paper in this way, the paper becomes almost transparent, especially with the gesso underneath! This allows you to have a perfectly stamped image over a rough surface! No concerns about trying to go back and stamp areas that got missed due to texture!

When my layers were all dry, I lighted brushed my card with Perfect Project powder. This reduces static for easier embossing.

My favourite ink to emboss with when using colour is Distress Oxide. It stays nice and juicy while providing a crisp image. I always try to match my colours, so it’s forgiving if I miss a spot with the embossing powder. Using a cardboard and plastic tube as my ‘stamp’ I added some circles over my project.

The QFD Modern Gilding Powders I used were Gothic Black and Dragon Berry but there are many more gorgeous colours to choose from, you need to check them all out! I love the texture and shine these circles add to my card.

As my final steps, I added a grungy border and did a bit of mark making using Dylusions paint pens. I am happy with how it turned out and I LOVE that quote!

Thanks for checking out my project! I understand it may not be everyone’s style but mixed media is so fun and forgiving! It challenges my brain and really teaches me how my products work. I hope you try one or two of these ideas on a future project...or just for fun!

Supply List:

QFD Grid Background stamp

QFD Every Day is a Journey stamp set

QFD Modern Gilding Powder - Gothic Black

QFD Modern Gilding Powder - Dragon Berry

Emerald Creek Perfect Project

Ranger Industries Distress Oxide inks

Ranger Industries Gesso & Gel Medium

Ranger IndustrieS Dylusions Paint Pens

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L adhesives

I Love You Alphabet

Good morning from Alberta! Kim here with a quick card share today! I was thinking Valentine's Day when I put this card together but it would be equally useful for an anniversary card!

I don’t know about you, but I can often over complicate a project and get caught up with too much product in front of me! I challenged myself to keep this simple!

The Gentle Thoughts stamp from Quietfire Design has long been a favourite and is the focus of my card!

Using a light ink colour, I stamped the Grid Background onto some white cardstock. Using Distress Oxide, I stamped my alphabet/quote over the grid and embossed with Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powder. This fine powder grabs the tiny details of the images and adds beautiful texture!

I was lucky enough to have some papers from the Prima Darcene Collection. The colours play nicely with the Dragon Berry Gilding Powder. It was an easy decision to use it as a a supporting layer to my card! From the same collection, I used a chipboard heart!

Quick, simple....DONE! An easy card to give to those you love! I think I’ll be making a few!

Supply List:

Quietfire Design Gentle Thoughts I Love You Alphabet [item #5935]

Quietfire Design Grid background [item #5895]

Quietfire Design Dragon Berry Modern Gilding Powder

Creative Scrapbooker Superstock

Prima Marketing Darcene Collection

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L