Give Thanks

Hi There!!!  It's Wanda here today sharing an Autumn, thankful card.  The Quietfire Design stamp I used is from the Give Thanks set.

To create my background I've used Distress Inks (barn door, worn lipstick, mustard seed, tea dye) and a stencil (TCW).  I put barn door, worn lipstick and mustard seed on my craft sheet (just smooshed pad to craft sheet), sprayed the ink spots with water and dragged a piece of white cardstock through the ink.  This was dried and then tea dye ink was added through the leaf stencil using a mini ink blending tool.  The quote is stamped with Archival Ink jet black.  Along the left side I put a piece of tissue tape wrapping it to the back and then I inked the edges with vintage photo Distress Ink.  The leaf spray attached over the tissue tape is an Elizabeth Craft Designs die (leafy branch), die cut from manila cardstock, inked with embossing ink and embossed (red geranium and orange blossom embossing powders).  Red twine was wrapped around the bottom with the ends taped to the back and a small twine bow made to go at the top of the spray.  Everything is attached to a folded white card. 

Cuts of the Week- Checkerboard and Chevron Cards-15 Minute Wonders and more!

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here with some blasts from the past.

Suzanne instructed me to create some  "Guy" cards with the 

 Checkerboard Frame 

and

Chevron Frame cards digital cutting files.

The first card I set the 15 minute timer and CASEd the file just as it appears on the mat.

(Guy card- lock up the glitter and glitz!)

Friendship stamp

The center panel could use a border, and the timer went off!

This card is 5X7 and  likeing to work with A2,  the second card is sized down.

Easy peasy with the Cameo.

Still it took a bit more than 15 minutes with the design changes.

When I saw this stamp

Moving on to Chevron, staying in A2, a second 15 minute card!

********TIPS*******

• If you are not sure about placement of your cutting on your paper, use a pencil and sketch it out first. then if you have to just, you can do so , erase the pencil marks and no paper is harmed!
• Press down on the mat with a bone folder.  before you remove your card and all the little pieces will stick to the mat. No fussy punching out pieces.

 Fire up those cutters and show us what you can do with Quietfire Design files and stamps.

Post a link in the comments or on our Facebook Page.

(You never know who might be watching!)

Please visit my blog RainbowWeaves for more of my cut ups!

Comments and Questions warmly welcomed!

Never worry card

Hi everyone it's Teresa here today to share a card i did with the Corrie Ten Boom stamp " Worry".  I found some gorgeous papers by "Maja Designs" and it inspired me so much for using this stamp.  I love the way it came out.

The stamp fit perfect inside the circle die and to mat it i used both the Lacey Circles die and also the Picot edge dies.  And the papers are super vintage looking so i think it went well with her verse. The back is just layered with pretty papers and the card base is a pretty dark brown i had to match it.  Then i just tied a pretty crinkle ribbon on it in light blue and added a brad to match.

Thanks so much for stopping over today and be sure and check out all the other new stamps and dies that we have this month and lots of ideas for them too.  Have a wonderful day....

Our Friendship Spans The Miles

Hello Everyone, hope you have had a terrific week. Terre here with a simple yet elegant friendship card created using one of Quietfire Designs new stamp sets, In A Perfect World. Last post I challenged each of you to create a special friendship card or just a card in general and mail it out, I wonder how many people actually did?

On my creative card i used several of Spellbinders die templates, some new some old. I blinged up this card using Pearls, Clear Rhinestone Bling and Black Rhinestones from Want2Scrap. I attached the card using Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry and popped the center with the sentiment up using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L White Foam Squares.

The In A Perfect World. sentiment was stamped using Tsukinenko Memento Tuxedo Black ink
I hope you have enjoyed this crafty creation, have a wonderful weekend, Crafty Smiles, Terre

Hug Book Page - We are like Snowflakes

Hi Y'all, Robyn here with a frosty page for the Design Team Hug Book.

Suzanne fell in love with these clips that make instant memory books with your pages full of inspiration from Quietfire Design, stamps, dies, digital cuts and supplies.

I used the We are Like Snowflakes stamp

thermal embossed in VersaFine Onyx ink.

The little snowflakes are freebees you get when you place an order from Quietfire!

I kept my page simple with black and silver with Teresa's cover as my inspiration.

(Teresa's cover here)

Perfect for Holiday gift giving, some assembly required!

Comments and Questions always welcomed!

If you need a shoulder...

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here with a new card.
Sometimes you just want to let someone know that you´re there for him-her in difficult times.
The Quietfire Design stamp "If you need a shoulder" is perfect for such an occasion...
We all have moments in our lives we just need that tiny lift up and know we're not alone out there.
True friends are so precious....
With this in mind I made this card.

 

Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: If you need a shoulder (#5982)
• Spellbinders: S6-021, Imperial Square, S6-027 Triple Floral,
• Black Archival ink
• 3D foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)
• cardstock: dull and holographic silver, white, pale blue and  cream
• mulberry flowers, glitter dots and grey Pearls

Thanks so much for stopping by.
I wish you all a great day!

Hugs from Holland,
Yvonne

How Beautiful Leaves Grow Old - Color Burst Leaves

Hi there, Yogi here today with a fabulous decorated paper made with Ken Oliver Color Burst powders for my leaves.

Side folded my white card (5"w x 7"h). Cut a piece of orangey/yellow cardstock 1/16" smaller all around and adhere to card front.

Die cut the Spellbinders "Decorative Labels Eight" from white cardstock (the two largest rectangles). Sponged Distress "Tea Dye" around on the smaller die cut. Sponge Tea Dye on the larger die cut and then some "Walnut Stain". Adhere the large rectangle to card front.

Stamped the quote ("How Beautiful Leaves..." 3 pce set) using Versafine Black Onyx on the smaller frame and clear emboss, then adhere to card front.

Die cut the leaves (Impression Obsession "Die 030S) from the decorated color burst paper (see below)

Adhered them here and there.

Color Burst Decorated paper:
Mist 90# Canson cold press watercolor paper (wrong side - it's smoother...) with water.

Sprinkle or burst some powder "Yellow Ochre" all over, then here and there with "Burnt Orange", "Merlot", "Terre Verte" & "Sepia". Mist with water some more avoiding some areas to get a more speckled look. Use the corner of a paper towel to soak up excess water so there are no puddles. Allow to partially dry. You want the paper to be nice and damp but not sopping wet. Then sprinkled with salt - I used regular table salt this time.  Set your paper aside to dry completely naturally.

Click on either image to enlarge. Enjoy

Happy Birthday with Graphic 45's Home Sweet Home

Hello Crafty Friends!  Kathy Jo here sharing a cheerful card using Quietfire's new Happy Birthday die set:

Isn't it a beautiful die?  

Lately I have been trying to make more cards that are easier to mail.  With a beautiful die and patterned fussy cut papers, many lovely and easy to mail cards can be made.

For my card I die cut the Happy Birthday using scrap Home Sweet Home paper from Graphic 45.  The frame was also made using paper from the same collection.  I fussy cut some flowers, layered and added Stickles:

Yes, it did take a little bit of time to fussy cut the flowers but I found that the red helped to make the Happy Birthday "pop!":

Admittedly, it feels strange to not have a big bow or lace or 3D flowers on the card but I like how it turned out.  And it keeps the focus of the card front on the die cut sentiment.  The die cut is so pretty! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a happy crafty weekend!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

May the Wings of the Butterfly - Kelly Klapstein, Guest Designer

Hello everyone! I am so happy to be invited to do a couple of guest blog posts here this month. I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Quietfire stamps as a designer for Canadian Scrapbooker magazine. I’ve been involved with the magazine for a number of years and also enjoy teaching scrapbooking classes. Although I consider myself to be a scrapbooker, I am happy making cards and other paper crafts as well.


I am a big fan of Quietfire Design products, especially the stamps, and was delighted to make projects with them. This summer has been a time of creative exploration with me, and I have delved into some hand lettering and brush calligraphy. Now I feel I can truly appreciate the skill and artistry of Suzanne whose beautiful calligraphy is featured on these stamps.

Here is my first project, a layout about my oldest daughter’s Graduation in May.

The “Butterfly Circles, May the Wings” stamp set is lovely for a Grad theme scrapbook page.
I used my Brother ScanNCut to cut circles and a label shape around the stamped images.

I also used my ScanNCut to cut the butterflies, which I then watercoloured with Tombow Dual Brush Pens.

I thought this font was similar to Suzanne’s beautiful calligraphy so I cut the title “Believe” from gold glitter paper and layered it on black for a shadow effect.

All images were stamped onto watercolour paper. I stayed with black ink for a classic look, to match the layout design and styling. Black is elegant, don’t you think?

The Quietfire Design stamps are wonderful for scrapbooking.  I hope you will try them out on your layouts too.
Kelly Klapstein

You can visit Kelly’s blog at www.kellycreates.ca

EMBOSSED Thanks

Hello!  Did you notice that I shouted "embossed" there?  It's because this card I'm sharing today is embossed within an inch of its life!  :)

Ultra thick embossing powder has been around for a while but I just discovered it for myself and I love it!  I used it on my Thanks die and oh, my - it's this gorgeous shiny enamel - so easy too.  Then I used it on my leaves made with Distress Inks Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, and Evergreen Bough and Impression Obsession Little Leaves.  (Just be careful not to pick it up until it has cooled.  It's a bit like touching the hot glue from a glue gun.  Ask me how I know.)

I also heat embossed one of the Thanks cuddlers.  I was almost done until I realized I could dry emboss the background too with a swirl embossing folder from the Cuttlebug Wedding Suite set.  See why I emphasized the "embossed?" Everything was embossed!

  

Thanks cuddlers                      Thanks die

 Thank you so much for looking today!