Flourished Christmas Minis Gable boxes...and giveaway!

Hello Crafty Friends!

Have you been enjoying the projects created using the newly released Flourished Christmas Minis?  The minis are perfect for your Christmas projects this year: from tags to cards to lanterns and scrapbook pages...and treat boxes!  Today I am sharing a few treat boxes using the Gable Die Box and the Flourished Christmas minis.

The gable treat boxes are too easy and fun to put together!  The boxes will be great for table settings or treat gifts for the little (or big!) kids on your holiday list.

I made a lot of these boxes this week but thought I would share a few for inspiration:

This box was created using ivory card stock for the box.  I die cut the mini reindeer using scrap ivory card stock and rubbed it with light red ink.  Next, I dyed white seam binding using water and some of the red ink tapped onto a craft mat.  Isn't it pretty?

Another fun gable box was die cut using Kraft card stock.  I then die cut red metallic card stock using the Ho Ho Ho die.  White scrap card stock and the snowflake from the Brrrr die set was used to create the wee snowflake on the box side.

Last- but definitely not least- is the gold glitter gable box.  The box looks so festive in the gold glitter.  The mittens are a perfect combo with the die cut square background mounted on the box.  For the mitten cuffs I added Nuvo Crystal Drops...and thought it looked so nice that I used the drops in the mitten hearts, too.

Now, I have to warn you: once you start die cutting the Gable Box and Minis you won't want to quit!  The boxes are so stinking cute!

 

You can find the Flourished Christmas Minis on the Quietfire Design site HERE.  The Gable Box is HERE.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY????

To celebrate the new release, we're having a weeklong celebration and a giveaway! 

To be eligible to win, leave a comment on each blog post on the Quietfire Creations Blog from September 28th through to Friday, October 5th, 2018.  We'll randomly choose three winners and send out one of the new dies to each winner!

Thanks for stopping by!  Good luck on the draw!

Kathy Jo

Flourished Candle 3 Sided Lantern - Merry Christmas

As you must realize, Suzanne came out with a bunch of new A Way With Word dies and I choose the flourished candle to play with first BIG GRIN.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Flourished Candle" 5pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a clear sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design ("Christmas Collection" 11pce set) also available from Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE 

Cut the 3 panels from a dark green textured cardstock (see diagram below for measurements. Scored each flap and the roof.
 

Die cut the oval from each side using Elizabeth Craft Designs "Stitched Ovals" die set. I used the smallest die from the set for each side.

I then used the 2 smallest dies together to create the white border around the die cut.

Die cut the Flourished Candle 3 times. Masked of the candle area and inked the flourish area with Versafine "Toffee" and embossed with Queen's Gold embossing powder. Masked off the flourish and the flame and inked with Distress Picket Fence and embossed with Emerald Creek "Soft Fallen Snow" embossing powder - love the texture... Colored the flame with some markers. Adhered to each cut out side.

 

 Die cut the Holly Leaves and berry (Elizabeth Craft Designs "Holly Leaves" which seems to be discontinued...). The leaves from a light green mirror cardstock and the berries from a deep red textured cardstock. Adhered to each cut out side.

Stamped the "Merry Christmas" on the green cardstock, inked with the Toffee and embossed with the gold. Trimmed down close to stamping and used a large corner rounder to cut the rest of the shape. Adhered to each cut side.

Adhered all the flaps to create the structure. Cut a little notch in the point and threaded my knotted Sari ribbon through the hole from the inside using a twisted/squeezed paper clip.

To cut the floor, I used the assembled lantern and a pencil, outlined the shape and cut from the green cardstock. Adhered to the bottom flaps.

Merry Christmas Mittens

I hope you've been enjoying all the inspiration using the new dies!!!  It's Wanda here to day with a card using the mittens from the Flourished Christmas Minis set (QF / ECD) and the new smaller Merry Christmas (QF / ECD). 

Remember, To celebrate the new release, we're having a week long celebration and a giveaway! 

To be eligible to win, leave a comment on each blog post on the Quietfire Creations Blog from September 28th through to Friday, October 5th, 2018.  We'll randomly choose three winners and send out one of the new dies to each winner!

I started with a piece of card from the Through The Lens - Wood pack (ECD), cut an oval with a Stitched Oval die (ECD), inked over the paper with Distress Ink Picket Fence, dried it, and glued Silk Microfine Glitter - Silver (ECD) around the edges with Glossy Accents. 

I cut both the mittens and Merry Christmas from both red and white cardstock.  I layered Merry Christmas, red over white, offsetting as shown.  For the mittens I pieced the white hearts into the red mittens, glued Sparkly Fluff to the white cuffs and glued the cuffs onto the mittens.  All the die cuts were glued to the oval.  

The base is folded kraft card.  Over that is a piece of Kraft Core Distress Cardstock distressed with a sanding block, inked around the edges, and wrapped with a piece of twine.  This is attached to the folded card and then the oval attached.

Thanks for following along and don't forget to leave a comment if you'd like the chance to win a new die set.  And I'd love to here what you think of the card!!!

Hugs, Wanda

Merry Christmas and Flourished Candle with wreath background

Hi, Diana here with a Christmas card using two of the new dies by Suzanne - it's time to get started on making those Christmas cards and these new dies will make them so very elegant!  

Merry Christmas Small is the original Merry Christmas in a reduced size and leaves space for another image on your card front.  Here I used the Flourished Candle in silver Mirror Cardstock.  I did die cut the candle out of white card stock to add some shading to the wax and color to the flame.

I first started by drawing a circle on my watercolor card base.  I then used different green Zig markers to make a subtle wreath background.   I then spritzed the page with water and the result was so pretty I kept it like you see in the final card.

(Full disclosure, I was going to die cut a wreath out but I liked how it turned out so I just left it there and turned it into a background.)

The Merry Christmas die was cut out of glittered red cardstock - it's a little dark in the picture but it has a nice subtle glitter look in real life.

You can combine any of the new releases below - and even more possibilities when you add other word dies by Suzanne!

To celebrate the new release, we're going to have a  

week long celebration and a giveaway!  

To be eligible to win, leave a comment on each blog post on the Quietfire Creations Blog from September 28th through to next Friday, October 5th, 2018.  We'll randomly choose three winners and send out one of the new dies to each winner!

Ho, Ho, Ho & Merry Christmas Ornament Card

Hey Quietfire Fans! I'm thrilled to be back on the blog today sharing with you my Ho, Ho, Ho & Merry Christmas Ornament Card which features a few of the new dies. Make sure to read all the way down to the blogpost as we have a giveaway to celebrate the new release. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite Christmas beverage and learn how to recreate my card at home. 

To start, die cut the new small Merry Christmas die out of white cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Forest Moss Distress Ink over the entire surface of the sentiment.

Meet the Flourished Christmas Minis!

I'm over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today sharing a project using the new Flourished Christmas Minis die set!

The Flourished Christmas Minis are part of a release of four A Way With Words die sets this week which you can see HERE!

Each element in this set was designed to fit inside the Love Joy Peace Christmas Ornament, but they're so cute they're perfect on their own!

Try pairing them with the Christmas Collection clear stamps  You'll have a lot of your Christmas card list completed really quickly! And they'll be really fun to make and darn sweet!

 

You can find the Flourished Christmas Minis on the Quietfire Design site HERE.

To celebrate the new release, we're having a weeklong celebration and a giveaway! 

To be eligible to win, leave a comment on each blog post on the Quietfire Creations Blog from September 28th through to Friday, October 5th, 2018.  We'll randomly choose three winners and send out one of the new dies to each winner!

Good luck!

New Christmas Dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs!

Oh, oh, oh!  We've got new dies to play with!  How much fun is that?!

Elizabeth Craft Designs has just released four new designs that are perfect on their own or may be combined with any number of the A Way With Words dies, stamps and stencils!
Here they are!

A Rejoice diecut will be perfect for Christmas or Easter - or whenever you feel like rejoicing! 

Merry Christmas Small is the original Merry Christmas in a reduced size for those who wish to use it to complement other images on their cards. 

The Flourished Candle can be used in oh-so-many ways. 

The Flourished Christmas Minis were designed to fit inside the Love Joy Peace Christmas Ornament, released last year, but each of them are adorable on their own when combined with a stamped sentiment from the A Way With Words Christmas Collection.

To celebrate the new release, we're going to have a  

week long celebration and a giveaway!  

To be eligible to win, leave a comment on each blog post on the Quietfire Creations Blog from today (September 28th) through to next Friday, October 5th, 2018.  We'll randomly choose three winners and send out one of the new dies to each winner!

COOL!  

Here is a sneak peak of some of the projects you're going to see soon!

If you're in a super rush to get these, Elizabeth Craft Designs has them in stock, but I should have them soon.  

Thanks for having a look!  Happy creating! 

 Oh, hey!  I almost forgot!  Want to know how to make the card shown at the top of this blog post?
 

I've crafted a video tutorial for you. So grab yourself a cup of tea and have a look! (If you're receiving this as an email update, please CLICK HERE to see the video on YouTube.)

Here is a supply list for easy reference:

A Way With Words – Merry Christmas Small
ECD  |  Quietfire 

A Way With Stencils – Flourished Frame
ECD  | Quietfire

Soft Finish Cardstock – Olive Twist
Moda Scrap Vintage Christmas Cardstock Collection
Clear Double Sided Adhesive – 5mm

Imagine Crafts VersaMark Embossing Pad
Emerald Creek Spiced Candy Embossing Powder
Tweezers
Micro Glue Dots
Ranger Ink Blending Tool
Ranger Distress Ink - Peeled Paint

Where will your imagination take you now?!  Happy Creating, Suzanne