Christmas in July- Periodic Table "Ho Ho Ho"

Hello Crafty Friends!

Have you enjoyed the Christmas projects this week?   It has definitely been a jam packed week of holiday inspiration!

Today's card was inspired by all of Suzanne's awesome digital cutting files.  She is such a busy gal creating weekly digital files for us crafters.  The digital cutting file Ho Ho Ho periodic table is right up my alley being a nerdy mechanical engineer.  (That's right, I admit to being a nerd.  And I am loving all of her Periodic Table files!)  

Card Instructions:

1. Die cut Ho Ho Ho using red card stock.  Apply brown ink along edges to create an aged appearance.
2. Create top fold card using Kraft card stock.
3. Cut and mat wood grain paper to card front.  Apply brown ink along edges.
4. Mount Ho Ho Ho to card front using double faced foam tape.
5. Apply Nuvo Crystals or similar to inside of each H o.
   
6. Decorate inside as desired.

Isn't it fun?  Perfect for your "nerd" this holiday!

Have you entered into the draw for the $25 gift certificate?  It is easy peasy: 

To celebrate Christmas in July we’re having a giveaway!  One randomly chosen follower will win a $25 gift certificate for the Quietfire website.  All you have to do to be eligible is comment on the Quietfire Creation blog posts and follow us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/user/QuietfireDesign   Entries close Sunday July 29, 2018 at midnight.  Good luck!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Big hugs,
Kathy Jo

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Blog Hop - Day 3

Hello everyone! Welcome back!  It's Day 3 of the Quietfire - Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog Hop and Giveaway!  Yes!  There's even more today! How lucky can we get?  Make sure you enter to win the prizes - read on to the end of the post for details! Make sure you enter on both blogs because they're separate giveaways!

Our Teresa always creates the most elegant cards and this is no exception! She is our Victorian Paper Queen.

Hi everyone-- it's day 3 of our blog hop and giveaway with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.  It's my turn today to share one of my favorite new stamps with Quietfire Design stamps called "May we all walk".  With all the things going on the world today I think this is a perfect sentiment to share with everyone.

For my card I went with a simple layering technique overlapping different colors and layers of dies that coordinated with my flowers i picked.  I used lots of 3D Foam Squares to divide the layers and attach the flowers and a few small adhesive Dodz to attach the ribbon.  And of course to glue all the layers together i used my favorite EZ Runner Permanent Strip tape runner that i couldn't live without.  It's my absolute favorite.

And here is a closeup of the stamp and all the pretty layers I did with the foam dots.  

Quietfire Design:

May we all walk - from A Bit of Fragrance stamp set

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:

3D Foam Squares White Mix

Dodz Adhesive Dots Small

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser

Others: Hemstitch Rectangles die by Becca Feeken

Robyn loves digital cutting so it's no surprise she chose one of the Quietfire Cutting files available on the Silhouette America Design Store. (Did you know you can purchase svg files from Silhouette now?  They are usable on other machines besides those made by Silhouette!  Sweet!) She has combined the lantern with a new stamp perfect for the season!

Hi Y'all, Robyn here grateful to be gluing my fav designers and manufacturers together. Quietfire Design digital files, stamps, stencils and dies all come together to enable you to create with out limits with a little help from our good friends at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

To create the 3-D lantern

1. Remove paper pieces carefully from the cutting mat- the kitty, bat and lantern are all one piece!
2. Fold all scored lines, and fold the lantern up so you understand the assembly before you apply the adhesive.
3. Embellish to your heart's content!
4. Apply Scrapbook Adhesives Permanent dots to all the tabs except the top flap. Assemble and take your time aligning, as once you press in to place its permanent!
5. Press.
6. Admire!

To create the ATC

1. Stamp acanthus background on Neenah Classic Crest White 110lb in Delicata gold.
2. Stamp the quote in Versafine Onyx Black and thermal embosse clear and queens gold.
3. Cut thin strips of Scrapbook Adhesives sheets and apply to  the border or the card.
4. Remove the cover sheet and apply Elizabeth Craft Design superfine glitter. 
5. Burnish the glitter and wipe away woes with a swiffer cloth.
6. Stamp dandelions in Delicata silver and fussy cut.
7. Adhere dandelions to the card with Scrapbook adhesives 3-D foam squares.
8. Admire!

Quietfire Design Supplies:

Broomstick kitty halloween lantern

A rustle in the wind-set of 4

Leafy Acanthus Background stamp

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Supplies: 

E-Zdots permanent Adhesive dots

AdhesiveSheets

3DFoam Squares White

E-Z RunnerPermanent Strips

If you missed our other blog hop days, no problem! Visit:
Day 2, click: Scrapbook Adhesives Blog Hop and Giveaway – Day 2!  Our blog
Day 1, click: Scrapbook Adhesives Blog Hop and Giveaway – Day 1!  Our blog

We're giving away three Quietfire product prizes valued at $25 each. Make sure you enter to win by filling out the Rafflecopter thingy below!  Then hop over to our Scrapbook Adhesives creative colleagues by clicking HERE to enter their giveaway! (Pst!  I'll give you a hint - it's adhesives!)

Enter to win by leaving a comment through the Rafflecopter App. A winner will be randomly picked. International entries are welcome.

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Sleeping Under a Quilt

It's Suzanne sneaking in today between all the usual awesomeness!  This week I released four quilt block cards over on the Silhouette store.  I wanted to make the files simple to assemble with very few pieces and yet still have the look of a true quilt block.

 

Here is an easy card I created using my Sleeping Under a Quilt stamp and the Star Quilt Block Card.  Instead of making the cutfile cardbase, I assembled the quilt block on the front of a larger card with enough room to stamp the quote.

Quietfire Digital Cutting Files available at the Silhouette Design Store

Here are the four quilt block cards over on the Silhouette site.  There is a Cathedral Window, a Dresden Plate, a Star and a Flying Geese Quilt Block.

I used Maja Designs cardstock* and Core'dinations Atoll Aqua cardstock to create these and cut everything with the Silhouette Cameo.  I have totally fallen in love with the Maja papers!  

Your own cards could be in any colour pathway you wish - even more subtle than this or bright and beautiful.  Each card measures 5x5", so you can enlarge them.  For more detailed instructions (although they're so simple, you probably won't need them), see the file description.

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy cutting and stamping, Suzanne

*If you're in Canada, I found mine at Scrap Addicts in Edmonton.

Lovey Stuff Digital Cutting Files!

Hi artlets!  It's just Suzanne squeezing in between the talent to share the Lovey Dovey collection of digital cutting files.  I'm nearing a milestone of 400 designs on the Silhouette Online Store. It sort of crept up on me!

I've collected up what I think are most of the Love and Valentine's Day designs.  In the right colours, some of them might even do for a wedding.

I also wanted to share an extra photo of the Heart Treat Purse.  (Silhouette initially rejected the design because I added the photo of the inside to the thumbnail....)  So now you know how it opens and where the extra pieces go! Here is the purse

And here is the inside. I used a little magnet closure - it works really well!

 Here are a whole bunch of cutting files, some just went up yesterday afternoon, but they're all available. AND they're on sale right now. (But I don't know for how long.)

Happy cutting!
Thanks for stopping by!
Suzanne

Cuts of the Week - Halloween Card in a Box Tutorial

Hello my spooky lovelies!  It's Suzanne here today with a tutorial on the new Quietfire Halloween Card in a Box.  You may find this project on the Silhouette America site here.  And it's brand new!

You can find templates all over the web for these kinds of cards, but I wanted to have the basic shape at my fingertips for use any time and never have to measure any of the elements. (Yes, I'm *that* lazy!  But really, it's more of a time thing.) Expect to see a few variations of the Quietfire Card in a Box soon!

Here is how you make the Halloween Card in a Box.

Supplies:
Halloween Card in a Box: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com...
Core’dinations Nightfall Cardstock
American Crafts Cardstock in Apricot, Ash, Stone and Butter
Black 80# Cardstock from Quietfire
Tombow Stamp Runner 
ThermoWeb 3D Foam Squares & Glue Dots http://www.quietfiredesign.ca/Glue-Do...
Bone Folder http://www.quietfiredesign.ca/Bone-Fo...
Double Sided Tape http://www.quietfiredesign.ca/Be-Crea...
 
Thanks for stopping by and having a look!
Suzanne

Here are some of the other Quietfire digital cutting files available at the Silhouette Store.

Butterfly Edge Card

Happy Monday everyone!  It's Suzanne here with a project that's just about as simple as it gets.... As long as you're into digital cutting!

 

This card is cut from 140# Arches Hot Press Watercolour paper using my Silhouette butterfly edge card available on the Silhouette Online Store .  My original plan was to use watercolour just over the butterflies, but to do a decent job of it seemed beyond my ability that particular day.  My Dad used is say there was nothing that couldn't be fixed.  Well, in this case I would agree!               

Being in a need of some retail therapy, I recently ordered the set of 24 colours of Brushos* (from Amazon, if you're interested) and here was an opportunity to test drive them.  Brushos are powdered dyes (I assume) that are brilliantly coloured.  You can simply wet down a surface, sprinkle different colours onto the wet surface and the final look is a lot like a watercolour wet in wet technique.  The only problem is knowing when to stop!

Okay, that's it.  Let it dry. 

So, in case you missed it.... Step 1: Cut.  Step 2: Colour 

And away you go! You might stamp a sentiment on it, tie on a bow, add some bling.  But for me, it's done!

Thanks for stopping in and having a look.  Happy creating! Suzanne

*Ken Oliver has a similar product called Color Burst that comes in 6 colours.

Tuesday Winsday - Silhouette Online Store Download Card or Quietfire Stamp

We have something a little different this week!  I thought it was time I gave away this $10 download card for the Silhouette America Online Store that I've been clutching for many months!  Now this will only work for you if you have a Silhouette digital cutting machine like a Cameo or a Portfolio because you can only buy .studio files with it.  So to make this a more inclusive raffle, the winner may choose the alternative gift: a Quietfire rubber stamp.  (Note: this giveaway is not sponsored by Silhouette - I've never asked them! .... Gee now there's an idea!)

I'm sure you saw the gorgeous card Yogi shared yesterday on this blog!  That made me think it was a perfect time for this giveaway!  If you're a "cutter" and you win the download card, you'll be able to buy this Cardinal Christmas cutting file if you wish!  If you're a stamper, you may choose the stamp Christmas Waves a Magic Wand.  One or the other! Not both!

Simply follow the Rafflecopter instructions and enter to win!  Good luck!


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Walnut Hollow & Quietfire Blog Hop - Last Day!

Welcome to the final day of the Walnut Hollow & Quietfire 2014 Blog Hop!  We’re pleased you’re joining us and hope you've found lots of creative inspiration for combining Quietfire stamps on the beautiful Walnut Hollow wood products. 
 

 I love autumn. I'm not a lover of hot weather.  Thanksgiving used to be such an event in our family.  While the turkey was cooking, my mother took me out for walks and we'd collect leaves which inevitably ended up on the table and then later pressed in books. Visits to my grandparents when I was young found me reading a book or building a model airplane - or climbing the maple tree in their back yard. 

As soon as this blog hop was conceived, I had an idea. When you have something in your mind for so long (Chris and Sara from Walnut Hollow and I discussed the hop at the CHA conference in January!), I'm not sure the reality can ever live up to the expectation.  But, no matter what, it was fun getting to the final product.


I'm the daughter of a woodworker/furniture refinisher (amongst other things), so when my Walnut Hollow treasures arrived, I was in sniffing heaven!  Who doesn't love the smell of wood? I chose the Walnut Hollow Rustic Wood Ledge for this project and rather than use it as a ledge, I (as I think most of us would) flipped it over to use as a container! 

Along the side of the ledge, I chose to create the year-long story of a maple tree as it goes from bare branches in the winter, to maple syrup time and fresh buds, to lush summer coolness and on to the glorious colours of autumn.

Last week I introduced a new cutting file to help make this project easier:

maple tree - four seasons

Because of my passion for wood in its bare state, I didn't paint or stain the beautiful pine surface. (lol, no, it's not maple, but that's okay!)

Here is the supply list:
Walnut Hollow: Rustic Wood Ledge
Quietfire Design: Being Thankful, Give Thanks

Silhouette Online Store: maple tree - four seasons and leaf spray card
Silhouette: Cameo
Silhouette: Vellum (for snowflakes)
Tsukineko: VersaMagic Dew Drops Jumbo Java, Spanish Olive, Pumpkin Spice
Zva Creative: Long Flourish Pearls
Cardstock: American Crafts Smooth and Recollections
Bo Bunny: Autumn Song
Kaisercraft: Treasures Metal Corners Brass
copper book corners
candles, rocks
Adhesives:
Glue Dots: micro and mini 
Pop Dots
Zip Dry
Tombow Dot Pattern Stamp Runner

Instructions:

1. Cut 8 trees from brown cardstock.  If your cardstock is fairly thin, cut 16 trees and double up each tree with adhesive so you have eight sturdier trees in total. Cut leaves in many colours, snowflakes from vellum, and swings, birdies and buckets from red cardstock.  (You could use Elizabeth Craft's All Season Tree die set if you don't own an electronic cutting machine.)
2. While they lay flat, assemble the trees with leaves, snowflakes and other elements as shown in the photographs. Decorate both sides of the trees as back of the tree tops will show across the table!
3. Stamp the sentiments on off-white cardstock and trim. Blend Jumbo Java around the edges of the cards to antique them.  Place book corners on each corner of each card and crimp in place.
4. Attach the brass corners to edges of ledge.
5. Apply the pearl flourish to the side of the ledge so winter blows into spring. Attach trees and sentiment panels to ledge with Pop Dots as shown.

6. On the Silhouette Cameo, ungroup the leaf spray card elements and cut only the leaves from a sheet of patterned paper.  Use Glue Dots to attach leaves to the ends of the ledge - because we just can't leave it naked!

7. Add some scented candles and rocks to the inside - or fill it with pressed leaves and you'll be all set for the sharing part of Thanksgiving!

Speaking of thanks....
Many thanks to Chris Wallace and Sara Shirman at Walnut Hollow and Judi Kauffman for playing with us, and to Walnut Hollow for providing the Quietfire Design team with such wonderful products.  You will see more projects over the next few months featuring other Walnut Hollow items.

And thanks, as always, to my amazing Design Team!  You inspire me to be better - and different - every day!

And now............

To be eligible for our grand prize, your work is simple:  Please leave a comment on each of our blog posts, nine here on the Quietfire Creations blog and five on the Walnut Hollow blog hop posts here: http://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/   So that will be 14 comments in total on two different blogs from September 29, 2014 to October 3, 2014!  The winner must be a resident of North America.  

You can go back and comment at any time on any of the blog posts to be eligible, but you should finish by midnight Sunday October 5th PST.

We will draw the prize on Monday October 6^th, 2014 and the winner will be announced shortly after in a separate blog post. We look forward to seeing your comments!  Tell your friends!

Good Luck!

and Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadians!

List of Blog Hop Posts with links:
Wanda
Teresa
Chris
Sherry
Kathy Jo
Sara
Holly
Yogi
Chris
Judi
Yvonne
Robyn
Suzanne (that's here!)
Chris