Hi Artlings! I'm over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today sharing this all the details of this card. It's made using one of the new dies and one of the new stencils. Click here to see the details!
If you'd like to see a quick overview of all the new products, have a look at the introductory video. You may watch it here on the blog but it's way better on YouTube in HD!
Hi everyone it's Teresa here on this wonderful Friday to share a few ideas using our brand new release of dies coming out at the CHA show. There are some gorgeous additions to our already amazing selection of Way with Word dies that you can preview here so i hope you can be inspired to create some fun and amazing gifts to give to your family and friends this year ....
So my first card is using the newest die "Together"... My brother got married on Valentines day so this card was inspired for them celebrating their wedding day. Inside i can add a wonderful sentiment from all the Quietfire stamps that go with it and it will be ready to send out. It is simple and elegant which made it really quick to make and the dies cut glitter paper like butter so that was really nice.
My second card is using the new "Sweet Smiles" die set. I can think of so many uses for this die set and for me i decided to make it up with gorgeous papers from my Basic Grey stash and pretty chipboard and glitter. I cut the die twice to give it a shadow and then popped it up with tiny 3D foam dots to make it stand out like the chipboard wreath that i used from GSLC.
And lastly i thought i would go a totally different way and use some of my Doodlebug paper stash and create a Valentine card. For this i used the new "Because" die and cut it out on red paper to match with the paper die cut i used on the top. It stands out really nice and on the top i made it as a card that opens to put in a message and gift card to my recipient. I used the I love you stamp from the "I don't tell you often enough set" to put a message inside to go with the Because sentiment on the top. It's fun that so many of the sentiments are made to go with the stamps that Quietfire carries.
So that is all from me today but be sure and check back each day for new ideas and inspiration from our Design team using these gorgeous new dies.... Have a wonderful weekend!
They're here!! Okay, not quite *here*, but coming very soon! I teased this release in my email newsletter the other day and now we can share all the goodness of these new additions to the A Way With Words collection! This release increases the number of words we can work with by 20 words (I'm not counting "a"!)! The possibility of new combinations is amazing and so exciting!
Baby Love dies and Butterfly spray stencil
Not only are there new dies, there are stencils to complement the dies! Yippee!! There are both background and feature stencils and the collection is called A Way With Stencils! Play and combine to your hearts content.
Diana has combined die sets to create this exquisite card
The new products will be shipping later this month, and are available from Elizabeth Craft Designs and me. I have them on the Quietfire website in the What's New department. Please note if you include items that are not Pre-Order together with these items there will be a delay so they may all be shipped together.
Star Spray stencil and Wishing from Wishing you a
To introduce the new products and give you an overall feel for the release, the Quietfire Design Team has made some beautiful samples to share with you in this video. These projects will appear here on Quietfire Creations (make sure you subscribe by email) and the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog over the next few weeks as well as on individual team members blogs. Watch our Facebook Page and this Pinterest Board for new additions. I'll do my best to share them all!
Quietfire Design stamps and dies are so beautiful. I think they make a perfect pairing with Graphic 45 papers. For this card, the stamp was paired with Graphic 45's Time to Flourish papers. The sentiment was stamped on ivory Graphic 45 papers, die cut using a stitched tag die and mounted on the card as shown. The flowers were fussy cut from Time to Flourish papers.
Isn't the sentiment beautiful? Perfect for your sweetie this Valentine's Day!
Thanks for stopping by! I do hope you enjoyed the card and that you have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs, Kathy Jo
For the card I used a white cardbase size 5¼ x 7" upon which layered patterned paper and die-cuts. For a 3-dimensional look foam squares were used for the die-cut layers. The sentiment was stamped using brown ink.
Maybe you have thank you notes you need to send out or maybe you need a Valentine for a friend. It is always nice to let your friends know you value their friendship.
You can always create beautiful cards when you use the Quietfire Design dies and rubber stamps. This is Selma Stevenson today and I used a combination of the A Way With Words dies and one of the stamps from the Thanks Cuddlers stamp set.
This is a 6 inch square card. A white panel, slightly smaller than the card front was cut and embossed with dots. It was scored around the edges to give that piece a finished look.
A Stitched Heart was die cut out of textured pink card stock and attached to the center of the card. The A Way With Words - Thanks was die cut four times and each die cut stacked/glued to create dimension. It was glued to the center of the heart as shown.
On a piece of Vellum card stock, the "for being my friend" was stamped with VersaMark and white embossed. The ends of the Vellum were cut into "fishtails", then a glue dot was used to attach it to the card. White sticky back pearls were attached over the glue dots.
Three small roses were created using Garden Notes Rose 2 dies. They were attached to the upper left side of the die cut heart. A few small pearls were added around the bottom of the arrangement.
I calligraphed this song a while back and it started floating through my mind again. I know the only way to get it out is to put it down on paper...
I'm using a couple of A Way With Words dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Calligraphic Elements 1" and "Believe" also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE
Stamped the Penny Black "Gentle Whisper" on 90# HP watercolor paper using my Misti and Distress pads ("Victorian Velvet" all over the flowers and then here and there with "Wilted Violet; "Forest Moss" on the leaves and stems and then hitting here and there with "Pine Needles" and "Shabby Shutters") misting with water and stamping, then misting the paper with water to get the stamped image to bleed. Dried. Reinked my stamp and stamped without misting. Trimmed the page down to fit my card with a border around. Inked the edges of the watercolor paper with the Velvet and misted, dried and adhered to card front.
Die cut the "i" which is actually an exclamation mark in the "Calligraphic Elements 1" set (available on Quietfire Design HERE), and the "Believe" (available on Quietfire Design HERE) from black cardstock. Adhered to front.
Stamped the rest of the quote using Just Rite "Brayton" alphabet set using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossing.
On the inside: Stamped the flower (Artful Stamper "Painted Flower") using the same colors as the front flower. Repeated to add the second flower.
It's Suzanne popping in here today to share a series of cards I created using the Brrrrrrr die!
When I attended the Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival in Edmonton in September, my booth was right beside Denise from Close to my Heart. Well, there were a few things that caught my eye.... Ahem.
Here is a series of cards appropriate to this winter on the westcoast all done with Close to my Heart papers. The glitter papers are absolutely stunning! And definitely reflect the icy conditions here this year.
Basically these cards were made from varying size card bases and layered rectangular panels. I didn't see the patterned paper on their site - it's called My Reflections - Oh, Deer.
Hello! I have a surprising number of family and friends with birthdays pretty close to Christmas. So one must make sure there is a separate card for birthday!
I had an extra die cut of the Impression Obsession Gift Border that went perfectly with the Celebrate die cut from Quietfire Design. I colored the gifts with Copics and brushed over with a clear glitter Wink of Stella. The cut out a blue corner and added several layers of the Celebrate die cut.
Celebrate card details on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog HERE!
Happy New Year's Eve, my artlets!
I tend to look ahead (in a panic!) a lot of the time. My life is filled with deadlines, both real - and imagined! But it's been quite the year here at Quietfire Design and well worth a look back.
The Quietfire Design Team has shared a huge number of creations with you, both here on Quietfire Creations (219 posts!) and on their own blogs. We had a few talented guest designers share their special touches. Many of the Elizabeth Craft Design designers have showcased the A Way With Words dies as well. I can't tell you how much I appreciate their wonderful creativity and the variety of ways they find to use Quietfire products! To see most of these amazing projects, scroll through our Pinterest boards! You can start with this one for rubber stamped artwork and this one for A Way With Words projects.
I started the year out at the Craft and Hobby Association conference in Anaheim and for the first time was wearing an exhibitor id. I spent most of my time at the Elizabeth Craft Designs booth learning so much that my brain was almost numb. It was my pleasure to get to know Els and family and Susan Tierney-Cockburn and Karen Burniston. Els had released 29 products for me this year bringing the total of A Way With Words collection to 41 (shhh, more coming very soon. So excited!!) For a quick overview, watch these little videos!
I was honoured to be published in most issues of CardMaker Magazine this year! Many thanks to CardMaker editor Tanya Fox for liking what I do! It's always a thrill to open up and issue and see what's in there!
Which brings me to the designer of the die I used for the above Treasured Memory project above. And that is the incomparable Becca Feeken. Becca is a magician with paper. If you're not familiar with her, it's time to visit her website for a treat you'll never forget. It's hard to pick a favourite card! I have created a Pinterest board dedicated to her Quietfire projects HERE. I am so lucky she likes using my stamps!
In April, we published A Way With Words Cards and More ebook! I learned a lot! Special thanks to Elizabeth Craft Design for publishing our projects and Judi Kauffman for her invaluable assistance and eagle eye. I started in January thinking I could have this polished off in a month.... As I said, I learned a lot!
This year I am celebrating over 500 designs in the Silhouette Online Design store! Wow, how did that happen?! I think there must be something for every occasion and more. You'll find lettering, both formal and modern, boxes, cards and more. It's an ongoing struggle with Illustrator to create these files, but that anguish has eased with the purchase of a new computer in August! I fought a valiant battle - thinking it was my fault and I just wasn't digitally inclined - and then about 6 weeks after my purchase, things started falling into place. Whew. I'm sure my blood pressure has taken a big drop!
In May, I started the Quietfire Digital blog, which is slowly gaining momentum. If you'd like to be a guest designer on it, send me an email with your project (and a link to your blog if you have one!)! I have a limited number of designs in svg format on the Quietfire site HERE which are usable in most electronic cutting machines, but if you see something that is only available on the Silhouette Design store that you'd love as an svg, let me know!
A huge thanks to Silhouette America for inviting me to their 2016 Summit in Honolulu. I was in tears when I got the invitation! They introduced all their new products at the Summit (which I am slowly acquiring and experimenting with), hosted us in rooms in the Sheraton Waikiki overlooking the beach and ocean, and treated us to a sightseeing day and a dinner cruise. I was numb in disbelief. So honoured! It was my pleasure to meet a number of the other amazing designers at the various events. We are all so different!
And it's not because of this, but I have to say I am constantly reminded what an amazing tool the Silhouette Cameo is.
In September, I headed off to Edmonton, Alberta for the Great Canadian Scrapbook Festival, hosted by Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. It was a great time! And I didn't even get too nervous when I had to teach Make n' Takes. I'm much more comfortable teaching day-long calligraphy and bookbinding workshops than short projects! Thanks to everyone who came to shop or to visit in person! A special thanks to my friend Susan, whose tables, chairs and amazing talent for organization has made the event "doable" the last two years. She also stores my display racks! I'm so lucky to work with someone who is on the same wavelength!I had another first there: my first Facebook Live broadcast!
In November, I put on my calligrapher's cap and went to Red Deer, Alberta to teach Foundational for the Lettering Arts Guild. I enjoyed every minute. What a wonderful group - it always has been - welcoming me for the first time over 15 years ago! (Gosh, how time files!) Sending a special shout out to Roxanne, my hostess, for sharing her time, space and family with me!
Are you still with me? Almost done!
I changed caps to my bookbinding cap and spent a delightful day in November on Gabriola Island, located just off Nanaimo. We folded, pierced and punched! We had to punch holes on the floor because the tables had too much bounce! Awesome books! Awesome group!
Unfortunately, the year ended on a sad note. Fred Salmon, my calligraphy tutor, passed away. He was 94. I really don't even know where to start or where to end when describing him. He was a truly amazing person. Fred will always be sitting on my shoulder saying "I don't know about that, Suzanne...." even though he hasn't critiqued my work for many years.
When I attended his celebration of life a few weeks ago there were many fine examples of his finished artwork, but this camera ready artwork for a poster was the piece that undid me.
I hope you, too, have had many fine events this year. I hope you take a moment to jot them down! I didn't realize how amazing a year it has been until I kept adding wonderful things to this blog post!
Thank you for coming along on this ride with me! There are some fun things in store for 2017 (some coming very soon!) and I hope you'll continue to enjoy what the Design Team and I have to offer.
The Quietfire Design Team is the BEST! They've experienced passings and weddings, poor health and renovations in 2016, and through it all they continue to create such beauty.
Here are a very few of their creations which stood out to me when I was scrolling back through the blog!
I calligraphed this song a while back and it started floating through my mind again. I know the only way to get it out is to put it down on paper...
This year I am celebrating over 500 designs in the Silhouette Online Design store! Wow, how did that happen?! I think there must be something for every occasion and more. You'll find lettering, both formal and modern, boxes, cards and more. It's an ongoing struggle with Illustrator to create these files, but that anguish has eased with the purchase of a new computer in August! I fought a valiant battle - thinking it was my fault and I just wasn't digitally inclined - and then about 6 weeks after my purchase, things started falling into place. Whew. I'm sure my blood pressure has taken a big drop!
In September, I headed off to Edmonton, Alberta for the Great Canadian Scrapbook Festival, hosted by Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. It was a great time! And I didn't even get too nervous when I had to teach Make n' Takes. I'm much more comfortable teaching day-long calligraphy and bookbinding workshops than short projects! Thanks to everyone who came to shop or to visit in person! A special thanks to my friend Susan, whose tables, chairs and amazing talent for organization has made the event "doable" the last two years. She also stores my display racks! I'm so lucky to work with someone who is on the same wavelength!I had another first there: my first Facebook Live broadcast!
In November, I put on my calligrapher's cap and went to Red Deer, Alberta to teach Foundational for the Lettering Arts Guild. I enjoyed every minute. What a wonderful group - it always has been - welcoming me for the first time over 15 years ago! (Gosh, how time files!) Sending a special shout out to Roxanne, my hostess, for sharing her time, space and family with me!
I changed caps to my bookbinding cap and spent a delightful day in November on Gabriola Island, located just off Nanaimo. We folded, pierced and punched! We had to punch holes on the floor because the tables had too much bounce! Awesome books! Awesome group!
