Quietfire Stamps and Little Black Dress

 

Little Black Dress Paper Pad

 Hello All!  Kathy Jo here today to share some cards I made using beautiful Quietfire stamps and also Basic Grey's Little Black Dress paper, available at Quietfire.

The first card is a wedding card I made for a friend of ours that was just married over the weekend.  The sentiment could not be any sweeter and it was perfect for a wedding.  I love how this sentiment will work well not only for a wedding card but also for an anniversary card, Valentine's Day card and a wedding album.  The sentiment is part of the 8 piece Valentine's Day/Love set.  

The next card is a Thank You card made for my stash. It uses the script thank you from the Thank You 4 piece stamp set.

The stamp set has been used several times as I love the versatility of the set.  The set is shown below (don't you just adore the wee hearts in the thanks!):



The final card is a Christmas card.  Yes, I am sticking with my New Year's resolution to make at least one Christmas card a month.  (I am now at about a card every other week!)  The antiqued Little Black Dress paper worked well with the Snowflakes are kisses from heaven stamp.



The stamp fits like a glove in the Spellbinders dies. Woo-who!  The stamp sentiment is definitely the focal point of the card...and what a great sentiment at that!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed seeing the cards made using Quietfire and Little Black Dress.  I still have plenty of paper left in the pack and I will make sure to share future projects using it.

Have a great day! Hugs, Kathy Jo

{Christmas and Holiday stamps are currently on sale!  You'll see the sale price when you add the item to your shopping cart}

Expect the Unexpected!

I love the Quietfire Design Team!  They never fail to impress me, not only with the variety of their designs but sometimes by using Quietfire stamps in ways I never would have imagined.....

Flourishing Inside - Hearts

Such as using the Flourishing Inside - Hearts as flowers and leaves!  Wanda started this back in 2010 with a whole series which includes a box top and a series of cards.

Artwork by Wanda Hentges. See the details here.

Artwork by Wanda Hentges.  See the details on her blog here, here and here.

Holly had the same idea, but done a little differently!

Artwork by Holly Eastabrook.  See the details here.

Gingko Leaves

 


You'll remember recently Holly took the Gingko Leaves stamp and converted it into a flower.

Artwork by Holly Eastabrook.  See the details here.

And here she has taken Flourishes 1 and it has become the stem of a flower!

Flourishes 1

Artwork by Holly Eastabrook.  See the details here.

Robyn used the Ornamental Heart from Valentine's Day/Love to create a lovely flower.

Valentine's Day/Love set

Artwork by Robyn Josephs.  See the details here.

Flourished Noel set

And here she cleverly used our Ornamental Christmas Tree from the Flourished Noel set to create a star.

Artwork by Robyn Josephs.  See details here.

And then you can always turn it a stamp into a sweet teeny tiny charm as Yogi did here! Some of the quote is on the charm and the rest is inside the card full size.

Artwork by Yogi Grunwald. See the details here.

Friendship Quote Marks

Have we got your creative juices flowing?  Hope so!
Thanks for visiting! Suzanne

Valentine’s Day Fairy Tale!

Good morning!  Sherry here with you today and I have another Valentine’s Day card to share!  The sentiment used for the card is from the Quietfire Design set, Valentine’s Day/Love 2013.

I used a pad of old Lost & Found designer paper for the card, layering coordinated patterns from the pad.  After the paper was cut, the edges were distress with scissors, sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink, and then stitched to the card front on the sewing machine.

The flowers were die cut/embossed from another piece of the paper with Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms.  The leaves were die cut/embossed with Foliage and the newly released Foliage Flourish. 

The sentiment was embossed with Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder and then die cut/embossed with Ovals SM.   A frame for the sentiment was made by gluing another piece of paper from the pad to chipboard, then die cutting/embossing with Opulent Ovals.

I found the ribbon already dyed in my stash and it looked to me like it had been dyed with Antique Linen, so I added it to the card as it was.

That’s all for today.  Thanks for stopping by and joining me!!




Project Supplies:

Quietfire Design Valentine's Day 2013, Set of 8 Spellbinders at Quietfire Design VersaMark Stamp Pad Ranger Embossing Powder, Queen's Gold, 1 oz. Ranger Distress Inks at Quietfire Design Ribbon, Solid Wrinkled, White, 1/2" wide Ranger Heat-it Craft Tool Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Ranger Collage glue stick Ranger Misters, 2oz

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Have I Told You Lately - Guest Designer Holly Craft

I am Holly Craft, guest designer for June. I have loved Spellbinders products since being on their original Design Team beginning in 2004 (and subsequently in 2008) and have loved Quietfire images since I discovered them over five years ago. I have always felt that a beautiful classic look can be attained with products from each of these companies and that they complement each other so well.  

 

For today's project, a "Love" framed piece, I used Quietfire Valentine's Day/Love 2013 set. I chose three of the eight stamps included in this set. Don't let the "Valentine's Day" in the name of the set scare you....these stamps are so versatile and will work the other eleven months
of the year after February!

I also used Spellbinders M-Bossabilities, 3D Ornamental Swirls.  I love all of the Spellbinders embossing folders, but the new 3D folders give so much dimension you will be amazed! I also love the fact that the folder is 5 by 7 inches as I like to make larger cards and that size is also perfect for framing. If you want to stick to smaller cards, you can use a portion of the design on the embossing folder and make it fit your needs.

I cut a 5 by 7 inch piece of watercolor paper (140#, cold press) to create the embossed background for my stamped image. For correct placement, I used a stamp positioner to get the verse where I wanted it when stamping with black Versafine ink, placing the embossed paper over the folder so the stamped area will be supported from behind. To accent the deep dimension on the embossed watercolor paper, I highlighted with gold. You can use a gold ink with a small sponge or one of the many cremes available that can be applied with your finger. I have also handpainted the designs on these embossed pieces with watercolor paint or a shimmering paint. I heat embossed the verse after applying clear embossing powder, but then also brought some of the gold gently over the stamped image.

I wanted to carry the design out to the mat board, so I chose the two hearts, making masks for them so I could layer the stamped hearts over each other while preserving a nice, neat look. There are papers specifically made for masking or you can use a repositionable paper like the top edge of a
note.

I left the glass out of the frame for photos, but you can choose to use it or not. It could hang on the wall or be placed on an easel on a table top. I added a few rhinestones as accents on the ornamental swirls. I think those swirls work so well with the swirled calligraphy in the stamps. This piece could have so many uses. I can see it working great as a wedding gift for a bride and groom, a gift for a golden anniversary or even a present you give to your spouse for an anniversary or just because! Those are all events I have coming up in the next month!

 

I hope you have enjoyed this project. I love using stamps for things other than just cards! Plus, you see that you can use Spellbinders products and not make the first die cut! Thanks for allowing me to share!

Valentine - Love Stamp set VersaFine Pigment Inks Stamp Positioner Arches Watercolour Paper Ornamental Swirls Grand Calibur

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VALENTINE SHAMROCK

Hi Everyone! It's Holly here today and my project is another example of the Caught In Crystal Technique, but done a little differently this time.

I stamped the flower heart from  Valentine's Day/Love 2013 onto a transparency using jet black Stazon ink . Once dry, I flipped the transparency over and worked on the back side.

I smooshed Distress inks onto the transparency and once the area was well covered, I dribbled on some Future Floor Finish. I mixed it all around, sprinkled glitter over it and followed up with the crumpled tissue paper. Pressed it all down, then dried it.

I cut out the hearts and from a scrap, cut out a stem shape. Drew a few lines around the stem with a Sharpie. I wanted more green to show on the heart/petals so I just sponged more on the back and let it dry. And it worked!  So, I pushed my luck and sprayed a little shimmer spritz on it too.

Using Black Archival ink I stamped Always Kiss Me Goodnight, also from Valentine's Day/Love 2013, onto a scrap of white, then cut out KISS ME.

I embossed white cardstock with Spellbinders Expandable Botanical Garden Die , sponged around the edge of it and the two words.

I attached the white to the green card base, then adhered the shamrock petals with glue dots and glued the words on.

The sparkle and shimmer in real life is stunning.

 

Thanks for looking and remember to avoid the pinch on Sunday and wear something green!

Happy St. Paddy's Day!