"...set another goal or to dream a new dream"

Happy New Year, Crafty Friends!  May your 2018 be full of love, happiness and beautiful wonderment.

It is that time when many of us are setting goals or dreaming dreams for the new year.  You may be setting a goal to be healthier or to find inner peace.  Perhaps you are hoping to save money for a trip or planning to organize your home.  A desire to create without limits may be your crafty dream.  Whatever you choose for 2018, remember that you can do it- and smile when you imagine your goals being completed.  As Suzanne's stamp states:  The best thing I ever did was believe in me.

The first project of the new year was made in the spirit of resolutions.  The card combines the inspirational stamped quote, You are never too old

with the lovely A Way With Words Dream die.

The stamp and die set are a sweet pairing.  Together they can be used to create projects to encourage yourself or others.

Die cutting in gold results in a bright and gorgeous one word statement: Dream.

Gold, glitter and sparkly gems add radiance while the quote stamped in black is a solid reassurance.  You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

If you love the stamp and die pairing then I have some good news for you: the A Way With Words dies are 15% off right now.  Suzanne has a captivating collection of dies for your projects that could become your next favorite dies.

Thank you for stopping by.  I do hope you enjoyed the project and that it has inspired you to Quietfire create.

Hugs,
Kathy Jo

You Are Never Too Old

Good Morning.  This is Selma Stevenson this morning with a card to let us know we are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.  I love this sentiment and it pairs so well with the die cut, A Way With Words "Dream".

 

This sentiment was stamped, using VersaFine black ink,  on one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles.  A matching frame was die cut for the die cut, A Way With Words "Dream". 

The flowers were created with Susan's Garden Anemone dies.  The bird was die cut using Els van de Burgt die.  Silk Microfine Glitter was used on the bottom layer of the bird die cut.

I hope you will check out all the beautiful calligraphic sentiments in the Quietfire collection. 

9500-1158 A Way With Words - Dream

6420 - You are never too old  

You Are Never Too Old Card

Howdy Hi from Wanda today!!!  

This card finishes at just shy of 5" x 7".  The background panel is 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".  I started with Distress Inks (mustard seed, victorian velvet, faded jeans, peeled paint, and rusty hinge) applied with an ink blending tool to a piece of manila card.  I flicked the piece with water, let it sit a bit, blotted it and dried it.  White embossing paste is added through a stencil (Prima) and left to dry.  As it dries it absorbs color from the distress ink giving the paste color.  Once is was dry, I used Distress Paint tarnished brass on the edges and lightly brushed it here and there over the paste and dried it.  Next I dabbed a little Distress Stain picket fence here and there on the piece and dried it.  Finally I splattered on some Distress Stain black soot. For the quote, You are never too old,  I rubbed Distress Stain mustard seed on a scrap of paper (a note pad that I use to test stamps, etc... it's thin paper and it also wrinkled a little), stamped the quote with Archival Ink jet black, tore it out, rubbed tarnished brass paint around the edge and then some black soot stain.  I also got some extra spots around that I didn't mean too but it worked ok. I added some strips of washi tape to the card, attached the quote panel with foam mounting tape, the flower was sitting in my work area left from another project, and along the bottom I attached a left over die cut that I added paint and stain to plus a little shading around it.

Thanks for stopping by!!!  If you have time, I'd love to hear what you think!!