Christmas Cheer Photo Cards

Hi Connie Nichol here today with a couple of quick cards using the new Calligraphic Christmas dies from Suzanne Cannon.  These are simply stunning dies, perfect for all sorts of quick Christmas cards, home decor and scrapbook layouts.  I love that you can often mix and match them with each other and previously released Suzanne Cannon dies.

If you've seen some of my other blog posts, you'll know I'm rather fond of creating cards that feature a 4x6 photo as a base.  It's so fast and easy!  Take any winter or Christmas photo, add a Quietfire Design die and put it onto a card base.  It can be as simple as that, or you can decorate a bit more if you have the time and desire.

These cards feature the Cheer(s) die , the Merry Christmas 3 die and the stars from the Peace on Earth die.  The photos are from Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada in February of last year, but hey, they look Christmassy.  Go check out the new Christmas collection and have fun creating!

Using Photos to Make Quick Cards

Hi Connie Nichol here today with some super quick  cards using photographs as a base.  Simply add a Way with Words die of your choice from Quietfire Design.  I used this idea a couple of years ago on this blog and felt the urge to make some more of these kinds of cards.  If you need some more ideas, check out the posts from 2017 here and here.

Simply take a 4x6 photo of landscapes, flowers, animals or other interesting things, adhere a die cut word to the photograph and mount on a cardstock base.  You can embellish lightly, but really, it's all about the photo and the word.  Simple, huh?  Here's some ideas:

You can even cut out part of the picture and use it as an embellishment.  I had this 4x6 photo of a rooster, so I just fussy cut him out and glued him to a sewing pattern background.

Quietfire Design Supplies Used:

Metal Cutting Dies:  Be Brave, Bold, Yourself; Congrats, Happy Birthday - small,  Bliss, Celebrate

Other Supplies:  Bazzill cardstock, Crafter's Companion mirrored cardstock, dollar store gems, unknown ribbon