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!

Falalalala

Hi, to all my crafting friends!

I have the pleasure to share this Christmas themed card with you using the brand new A Way With Words 2019 Calligraphic Christmas Falalalala dies by Suzanne Cannon. 

The card base is made out of white heavy cardstock. The background is made out of washi tape put on a sheet of white cardstock. 

To make the Falalala stand out more, I cut it twice. Once using black cardstock and once using white cardstock. 

I took the Falalalala from the black cut and glued it onto the washi tape decorated background. Then I took the inlets from the white cut and put that into the "wholes" of the black cut - like a puzzle.

Et voilá - now you have the finished card.

You can choose any colors and backgrounds and can mix and match just as your little heart desires.

 Have a happy crafting week!

Kora

Autumn Thanks

Happy Autumn!  It's Suzanne here today with a project with a Thanksgiving theme.  This is for an Elizabeth Craft Designs Group post which you can see over on their blog.

Autumn is such an amazing riot of colours!  Simply gorgeous!  And so that is what inspired this card!  Thank you Autumn!

Supplies:
A Way With Words 4 Seasons  QFD | ECD
A Way With Words Thanks   QFD | ECD
A Way With Words Leaves Snowflake Stencil  QFD | ECD
Soft Finish Cardstock: Pale Peach, Rust, White
Glue Dots Micro
Scrapbook Adhesive 3D Foam Squares
Distress Inks in Bundled Sage, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Festive Berries.
Makeup brushes or similar

Instructions:

1. Form a 5 x 7" tent fold card base from white cardstock.
2. Die cut Autumn from Pale Peach and Thanks from Rust.  
3. Cut a rectangle approximately 6 x 4.5" from white cardstock (this will be trimmed later).
4. Use removable tape to hold the stencil on the white rectangle near the top.  Designer Tip:  You might want to cover the snowflake cutouts on the stencil so you don't accidentally colour in them!
5. Blend the Distress colours through the stencil onto the Soft Finish Cardstock starting with green on the left and red on the right as shown.
6. Trim the stenciled cardstock to 5.75 x 4".  Cut a mat slightly larger from Rust cardstock.
7. Colour blend Festive Berries on the bottom of the Autumn die cut as shown and adhere the word dies to the stenciled panel with small pieces of Clear Double Sided Adhesive or Glue Dots.
8. Attach this panel to the mat and then both panels to the card base using 3D Foam Squares.

Now give it to someone special!

Thanks for having a look!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy creating, Suzanne

Flourished Deer- Cheers-Snowflakes- Holiday Releases!- Modern Gilding Powders

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here with my first card using the

Quietfire Design

and 

ElizabethCrafts Design 

Holiday Releases

View all of the new releases

Here

Including our exciting

Modern Gilding Powders!

All new releases will be 

Available on Tuesday October 22.

Our amazing Designers will be featuring them all this week and next so visit us here daily!

All of us at Quietfire are in love with this deer!

Instructions:

• Cut Neenah Solar White 80lb card stock to  slightly larger than  A2 size.
• Wipe well with an anti static pad.
• Using a foam pad press Versamark ink into the  Leaf and Snowflake Sprays  Stencil. 
• Remove stencil and cover inked area with Burnished Silver Gilding Powder.
• Heat with heat tool till smooth and melted.
• Repeat to get the all over pattern.
• Die cut deer and accessory pieces  and Cheer out of thin metal- a pop can works fine.
• VersaMark ink antlers and flourish and gild with Copper Scroll Gilding Powder.
• VersaMark ink bottom flourish- reminded me of sleigh runners- and gild with Burnished Silver.
• Deer nose gilded with Gothic Black, Bell with Acanthus Teal, nose and collar with Dragon Berry
• Adhere nose, collar ,bell and eye with micro mini glue dots.
• VersaMark Cheer with Dragon Berry
• Cut the card down to slightly smaller than A2.
• Draw a border with a Zig Emboss Calligraphy Pen, gild with Burnish Silver.
• Create a top folding A2 card from Neenah 110lb card stock.
• Create a border using the VersaMark pad and gild with Acanthus Teal.
• Cut craft foam smaller than your snowflake panel and adhere to the back of the panel and to the front of the card base.
• Adhere deer and cheer with glue dots.
• Admire!!!

Supplies:

• Flourished Deer Die 
• Cheer-s Die 
• Leaf and Snowflake Sprays Stencil
• Modern Gilding Powders
• VersaMark ink
• Heat tool
• Glue dots
• Neenah solar White paper, 80 and 110lb

In love yet?

Share your creations with us and get more inspiration at

Suzanne Cannon Fan Group

on Facebook

Gilded Autumn Courage

Hello Quietfire Design fans!  Betsy here on the blog today with my first post as an official Design Team member!  I hope my projects inspire you to create gorgeous projects with Quietfire Design products.

Today I am bringing you a card inspired by Autumn.  It is a beautiful time of year with such an array of yummy colors!  I've brought the flavor of fall with an encouraging message for the recipient.

Let me explain my process:

I first used a blend of 2 of the new Gilding Powders: "Kells Gold" and "Copper Scroll".  I used my piece of 4" x 5 1/4" background paper and Elizabeth Crafts Designs Stencil:  "Leaf and Snowflake Sprays".  

I placed my stencil so the leaves would be cascading down the left side.  I held both the paper and the stencil down as I worked.  I positioned the stencil and swiped my embossing ink pad on the stencil 4 times.  I lifted the stencil off and applied first the "Copper Scroll" Gilding Powder.  I didn't cover the entire image with this, but rather put it in a few areas, then tapped off the excess.  Then I did the same with the "Kells Gold".  This created a mix of both Gilding Powders on the project.  I poured what was left over into a separate container to be used on another project and to not contaminate the original jars.  The result was a lovely mix of both colors on my projects:

I die cut the Elizabeth Crafts Die: "Courage"  3 times using dark brown card stock.  I took one of those die cuts and followed the same embossing procedure: I swiped embossing ink on it and then used "Copper Scroll" Gilding Powder and then finished it with the "Kells Gold".  This gave my die cut a lovely varigated metal finish with plenty of dimension and definition.

I then die cut a 3" circle out of coordinating card stock for my sentiment.  I heat embossed the Quietfire Designs stamp: "Courage Doesn't Always Roar" with a hybrid black ink using my stamp positioner.  I used the "Gothic Black" Gilding Powder and heat set it.  By using the hybrid ink instead of a clear embossing ink, it gave me a much cleaner and sharper image.  I have to say that black embossing powder usually scares me - a lot!!!  But this "Gothic Black" Gilding Powder is gorgeous and easy to work with!  I edged this circle using Distress Ink.

I adhered the circle with the sentiment to the stenciled card stock and snipped off the edge. I prepared a white A2 size top folding card base in white.  I covered the entire front with a piece of cork paper and then inked top panel edges with the same Distress ink and adhered it to the base and that finished my card!

This project was fun using the new Gilding Powders!  And conquering my fear of black embossing powder!!!

Here's a list of what I used:

Quietfire Designs Modern Gilding Powders:  Kells Gold, Copper Scroll, Gothic Black

          Modern-Gilding-Powders-set-of-6.html

Quietfire Designs stamp: Courage Doesn't Always Roar - #5715-1

          Courage-Doesn-t-Always-Roar-Mounted.html

Elizabeth Craft Designs Die:  Courage

          Courage-Metal-Cutting-Die.html

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stencil:  Leaf and Snowflake Sprays

          leaf-and-snowflakes-spray-Prints-Sprays-Stencil.html

Sizzix 4" x 6" paper pad: Workbench

Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

3" Circle Die

Cork Paper

Tape Runner

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Thanks for stopping by!

Autumn Leaves, Gilding and Card Making

Happy Wednesday! It’s me, Kim...here on the blog once again! I’m showing up today with a food hangover after our Canadian Thanksgiving feast over the weekend! My heart is happy and honestly there is so much to be thankful for. Autumn always puts a smile on my face, I would love to hold onto this season endlessly! Autumn was most definitely the inspiration for my card! 

Let’s take a peek at my steps.

I used the Modern Gilding Powders in ‘Copper Scroll’ on the chipboard wreath. I just LOVE the colour and shine. Copper scroll is the perfect autumn colour!

To create my leaves, I used the Quietfire Design Leaves #6082 set. 

I stamped them onto a mono-print that I had created earlier in the year using a gel plate. These were embossed using the Modern Gilding Powders in ‘Gothic Black’. It was perfect to capture all those fine details!

Next came the fussy cutting! Sorry folks...there is no way of getting around this step! It’s the perfect task to complete with some TV in the background!

I set all my leaves aside to create the background on a sturdy white cardstock. This was simply done using the Away With Stencils - Leaf Snowflake from Elizabeth Craft Designs. I used some soft, muted Distress Oxide inks to add the colour. 

My sentiment stamp is from the Quietfire Design set Autumn Collection #5662. I used my favourite Versafine black ink to stamp the quote slightly higher than center.

The fun part was building the wreath and seeing the card come together. I used Glue Dots to secure the wreath and leaves. Nuvo Drops were used to add the little dots of yellow and a small bow finished it off. I honestly LOVE how it turned out!

Suppy list:

Quietfire Designs Modern Gilding Powders [Copper Scroll & Gothic Black]

Quietfire Designs stamp [Leaves #6082]

Quietfire Designs stamp [Autumn Collection #5662]

Elizabeth Craft Designs stencil [ Leaf Snowflake - designed by Suzanne Cannon]

Southern Ridge chipboard 

Distress Oxide Inks

Versafine Black Ink

Glue Dots

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Superstock

Stay tuned to all thing Quietfire Design! There will be some amazing new products release soon!

Sneak Peek with Falalalala

I'm over on the Elizabeth Craft Design Blog today with a Christmas card featuring new dies and stamps that will be available later this month - hop on over for full directions and supply list.  Thanks!

Trick or Treat Tag

Hey Quietfire Fans! Halloween is only 21 days away and I'm excited to be back on the blog as I've created this spooky Trick or Treat Tag. By combining a variety of stamps as well as dies from A Way With Words, they were the perfect for my tag. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite fall beverage and learn how to recreate my tag at home.

To start, you'll need the Something Wicked stamp set. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Trick or Treat sentiment and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the tree and stamp onto the same piece of white cardstock. Reapply ink to the tree and stamp again on the same piece of white cardstock. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Bat stamp and stamp onto the same piece of white cardstock. You'll need to repeat the previous step three more times. Fussy cut the trees, sentiment and seven trees out. Ink the edges of the trees, sentiment and seven trees using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Next, you'll need a #8 Distress Tag. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink. Spritz the tag with water. Dry the tag with a heat tool.

Apply Emboss It Ink to the Leafy Acanthus Background stamp and stamp on the right hand side of the tag. Sprinkle Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powder overtop of the stamped image. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Apply Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink to the Crackle Background stamp and stamp randomly on the tag. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed. Apply Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink to the Crackle Background stamp and stamp randomly on the tag. Dry the tag.

The tag was missing something, so I applied Emboss It Ink to the Leafy Acanthus Background and stamp randomly on the edges of the tag. Sprinkle Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powder over top of the stamped image. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

Die cut a 2 1/2" Stitched Oval out of White Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Carved Pumpkin and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink over the entire surface of the oval. Spritz the oval with water. Dry the oval with a heat tool. Apply Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink to the Crackle Background stamp and stamp randomly on the oval. Reapply ink to the stamp as needed. Apply Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink to the Crackle Background stamp and stamp randomly on the oval. Dry the oval.

Die cut the Flourished Oval Frame out of white cardstock. Apply Emboss It Ink to the frame and sprinkle Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powder. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

Distress the edges of the tag and oval. Ink the edges of the tag and oval using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the Flourished Frame to the oval. Use foam squares to adhere the oval to the middle of the tag.

Adhere one tree to the top right side of the oval. Adhere the other tree to the bottom left side of the oval. Foam square the Trick or Treat sentiment to the middle of the tag.

Adhere the seven bats as desired onto the tag. To finish the tag, tie a piece of black twine to the top of the tag.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished tag.

Here is the finished Trick or Treat Tag.

Quietfire Design Supplies Used:

- Leafy Acanthus Background

- Crackle Background

- Something Wicked

- Flourished Oval Frame

- Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powders

Other Supplies Used:

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Ovals

- Ranger Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink and Emboss It Dabber

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Black Soot Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink - Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron & Wilted Violet, Distress Sprayer, Distress Tags #8 and a Blending Tool with Foam

- Misc: White Cardstock and Black Twine

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I have inspired you to recreate your own version of my Trick or Treat Tag!

- Katelyn