MC Oct/17 - Easal Ornate Lace - ECD Magic, Happy Anniversary - For The Rest Of My Life

I had the Crafter's Companion 3D embossing folders on my desk again, so decided to use them...

I'm using an A Way With Words die "Magic" and "Happy Anniversary" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("For the Rest Of My Life...")

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Polka Doodle Challenge  #42 anything goes
Catch the Bug Challenge  #519 bingo: flower, ticker, gem; Distress, ATG, dies/punches; 3layers, orange, ribbon

MC Oct/17 - Easel Halloween - ECD Just Be Brave - Coffee You're All Mine

Suzanne came out with a digital coffee cup and there was this sentiment in the new batch of clear stamps and I knew they were a match made in heaven or was that in the witch's cauldron...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Be Brave" 4pce set and "Just" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

I'm also using a sentiment clear stamp ("Love & Hearts Collection" 10pce set ); from Quietfire Design also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE.

And I'm using a Silhouette electronic file "Coffee-Break-Tag-Box" 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
MMM Challenge  #57  Halloween or thank you
Crazy Challenge  #259 Halloween
Crafty Calendar Challenge  Monthly October pumpkins
Creatalicious  #125  anything goes - opt Halloween
Die Cut Divas  mood board - pumpkins fall
Emerald Creek  Freeky Fun (use Emerald Creek product - Embossing powders)
Fashionable Stamping  #127 for a guy
Love To Scrap  #102 Halloween
Facebook Card Maker Challenge  Halloween night
City Crafter  #384  pumpkins
Cuttlebug Mania  spooky, colors black, white, orange, purple
Deep Ocean Challenge  #166 Halloween
Fab n Funky Challenge  #367 paper piecing
Frilly and Funky Challenge  Halloween
Aud Sentiments Challenge  #191 Halloween + sentiment
Alphabet Challenge  P for Pumpkins
All Sorts Challenge  #438  Halloween
My Time To Crafts  #357 Halloween or cats

MC Oct/17 - Oval Easel Fall Leaves - ECD Happy Birthday Small - A Rustle In The Wind

A challenge called for a non rectangle or square card... so here's an oval easel and since there are a ton of fall challenges...

I'm using an A Way With Words die "Happy Birthday Small" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design as well as a Silhouette cut file for the fairy.

("A Rustle In The Wind..." 4pce set ); (Quietfire-Garden-Fairy-Tag) 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:

Pinspiration Challenge  #201  inspir image of fall leaves
Dare and Diane  leaves
Little Red Wagon   #415 no square or rectangle cards
Moving Along With The Times  #56 fall
Simply Create Too  #132 favorite color combo (fall colors...)
Dies R Us  #83  leaves
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  photo inspir of colorful leaves

 

MC Oct/17 - Easel Xmas Candles - ECD Merry Christmas - Ho Ho Ho

I'm a guest designer on  Trimmies Craft Challenge blog using one of Paper Nest Dolls digi file. "Christmas Belle"

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Merry Christmas"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

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

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Scrapyland Challenge  #76 anything goes
TTCRD  #17-23  anything goes

Scrapbook Adhesives & Quietfire Blog Hop - Snowflakes - Let It Snow

We're having a blog hop with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®. I'm using the "3D Foam Holiday Embellishment Kit"

Please go to the Scrapbook blog for all the details of the hop.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Brrrr"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design. ("A Whisper on My Nose..."); ("Let It Snow Snowman" 5pce set)

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Corrosive Challenges  #10 anything goes
Oh La La Creations #239 dies
TTCRD  #10 - 16 anything goes

MC Oct/17 - Easel Quill Poinsettia - ECD Merry Christmas - It's All Fun

So another session with my quilling gal friends and I created the 2 flowers. And I'm using my Go Press and Foil machine again to create the "Merry Christmas" on the front... and using the scrap pieces of foil to enhance the sentiment text...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Merry Christmas"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE
I'm also using a clear sentiment stamp set "Christmas Collection"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs available on Quietfire Design. ("Christmas Collection" 11pce set);  

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut Challenge  Monthly Oct  Xmas (2nd entry)
Crafty Catz Weekly  #388  opt ribbon
Hiding In My Stamp Room  #322 use your scraps (the foil on the text)
Sweet Stampin Challenge  Sparkle and shine

ANYTHNG GOES:
Crafty Creations Challenge  #352
JW Scrap Shack  #210
Polka Doodle Challenge  #41

 

MC Oct/17 - Easel Maple Leaves - ECD Always - Autumn is a Second Spring

Since I was in a stencil mode I continued on with a large Dreamweaver stencil "Maple Branch"

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Always" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using quote stamps from Quietfire Design. ("Autumn Is A Second Spring..."); ("Always Believe Something...") 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
All Sorts Challenge  #436 trees/leaves
QKR Stampede  #264 anything goes or opt Fall
Brown Sugar Challenge  #271  orange, brown, green
Fab n Funky Challenge  #365 use words
Tuesday Throwdwon  #364 use stenciling
Deep Ocean Challenge  #165 fall
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  Halloween/fall
Reasonable Ribbon Challenge  #173 ribbon and anything goes
Sir Stamps a Lot  monthly Oct  autumn glory

ANYTHING GOES:
Polka Doodle Challenge  #40
JW Scrap Shack  #209
Scrapyland Challenge  #75
Pennys Challenges  #350

MC Aug/17 - Easel Acanthus - ECD Season's Greetings ' Dona Nobis

I was in a mood to use Suzanne's Acanthus background stamp - such a beautiful stamp... and thought I'd turn it into an Xmas card.  You can see the positive of the die cut on this card HERE.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Season's Greetings" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And using a sentiment  and design element stamp from Quietfire Design. ("Dona Nobis Pacem"); ("Leafy Acanthus Background")  

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges  #406 any card
Creatalicious  #124 mke your own background or anything goes
Avenue 613  #202 for a guy or anything goes
Dream Valley Challenge  #165 for a guy
Crafty Catz Weekly  #387 anything goes

MC Oct/17 - Easel Pink Poinsettia - ECD Season's Greetings - Joyeux Noel

It was one of those Penny Black demos I was showing the gals how I create my images... and of course landed up with a bunch of images ready for card making BIG GRIN. PS you can see the blue poinsettia HERE

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Season's Greetings"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design. ("International Merry Christmas" 6pce set) 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Craft Stamper  monthly Oct anything goes
Pinspirations Challenge  #200 anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks  #371 easel card

 

Tunnel Book The Sea - ECD Happy Birthday Small, Friends Always - I Shut My Eyes

I came across the Heartfelt Creations layered shadowbox cards and decided to make something similar but with my own twists... It's a take on the box cards I made HERE and HERE and then added pages to it. I'm also using mostly Designs By Ryn sea stamps "Sea Creatures 1", and "Sea Creatures 2"

If you would like to see the other tunnel book, click HERE

I'm using a brand new die and a couple from a previous release from an A Way With Words dies "Happy Birthday Small", "Friends", "Always" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE, HERE

And using a bunch of quote stamps from Quietfire Design,  ("Friends Are Those Rare Creatures"); ("Twirl and Enjoy" 3pce set); ("Always Believe"); ("I Shut My Eyes"); 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Designs By Ryn  monthly Oct  use Ryn's products
MMM Challenge  #56 animal antics
Crazy Challenge  #258 add an animal
Artistic Inspirations  #187  Opt: cool colors or anything goes
Digi Stamps For Joy  #141 Opt: Birthday or anything goes
We Love To Create  #1 anything mixed media
Aud Sentiments Challenge  #190  use a die + sentiment
Dies R Us  #82 life's events (BD etc)
ANYTHING GOES:
Hiding In My Craft Room  #320
Crafty Creations Challenge  #351
Cute Card Thursday  #498
Little Miss Muffet  #173

MC Oct/17 - Easel Merry Christmas Ornament - The music

My turn on the Quietfire Digital blog this week, so I thought I'd make an easy relatively quick card...

I'm using one of the newest quote stamps from Suzanne available on Quietfire Design. ("The Music In My Heart...")

And I'm using 2 Silhouette cut files for this card. Click on either image to purchase.

  

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy  or HERE to go to my website

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
TTCRD #3 - 9 anything goes

MC Sept/17 - Easel A Moment - ECD Perfect Thoughts - How Lovely

I was showing the gals how I create using my Penny Black stamps and of course made a bunch of samples... so now I'm putting them on cards...

I'm using an A Way With Words die "You Are Perfect" 2pce set, "Warm Thoughts" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

And using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design,  ("How Lovely Is The Silence") 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Penny Black @ All Sorts  close to Nature
Stamps Fun Creativity  #309 non cute
The Sisterhood of Crafters  #86 use your dies
Little Miss Muffet  #172 anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly  #386  Blue/Green/Brown or anything goes
JW Scrap Shack  #208 anything goes
Polka Doodle Challenge  #39 anything goes

MC Set/17 - Easel Feathers - ECD Just Soar - Our Birthdays

I recently acquired a bunch of Carabelle Studio stamps. The one I used was called "Dance Avec Les Plumes". It's a humongous background stamp measuring approx 8"w x 9"h. I hadn't realized it was so big so I cut the feathers apart to be more usable...

I'm using a couple of an A Way With Words dies "Just" and "Soar"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

As well as quote stamp from the "Happy Birthday Collection" 8pce clear stamp set from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design and HERE 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy 

And it fits for these challenges:
Frilly n Funky  use your stamps
TTCRD  #26 - 2 anything goes
Penny's Challenges  #348 anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge  #169 dots

MC Aug/17 - Easel Holly Layer - ECD Merry Christmas - May We All Walk

I recently got a couple new Cut/Emboss dies from Cuttlebug by Anna Griffin - they're gorgeous...Makes making a card very simple...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Merry Christmas" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And using a quote stamp ("May We All Walk...")  from Quietfire Design, also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE. 



Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnt Challenge  ly Oct Monthanything Xmas
Christmas Cards All Year Round  Monthly Oct Monochromatic Browns
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown  #362 more than 1 fold
The House That Stamps Built  #S2717 anything goes
QKR Stampede  #263 anything goes or use your dies/punches
All Sorts Challenge  #435 sentiment as focus
Jingle Bells Rock  Embossing
Incy Wincy Designs  unconventional Christmas

MC Sept/17 - Easel Grapes - ECD Live, Love, Laugh - A Bottle of Wine

My turn on the Quietfire Creations blog today and it feels like fall here in Calgary... so I thought I'd make a fall card...

I'm using several A Way With Words dies "Live", "Love", "Laugh" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE . HERE and HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp set from Quietfire Design ("Wine Is Sunlight" 4pce set);  

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. or click HERE to go to my website. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Oh La La Creations  #238 harvest time
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge  any goodies from the garden...
Deep Ocean Challenge  #14 goodbye summer
Fab n Funky Challenge  #364 fall colors
The Paper Shelter  #311 fall colors

MC Juy/17 - Easel Embossed Gears - ECD Happy Birthday Small - I Dwell In Possibility

Crafter's Companion is coming out with 3D embossing folders, and then I remembered Spellbinders did that several years ago... so I resurrected the 2 folders I have. This is the other one. You can see the shell one HERE I'm also using Tim's gears die

I'm using an A Way With Words die "Happy Birthday Small" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("I Dwell In Possibility" );  

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Die Cut Divas  Masculine
Scribbles Designs  #57 embossing
JW Scrap Shack  #207 anything goes
Polka Doodle  #38 anything goes
QKR Stampede  #262 opt embossing or anything goes
My Time to Craft  #355 use only dies (stamped sentiment ok

MC Sept/17 - Easel Lustrous - ECD Happy Birthday Small - Don't Wait For Someone

I acquired a bunch of new stuff BIG GRIN especially some Penny Black stamps and while entering the images into my database, I also stamped them onto Arches 90# hot Press watercolor paper. I'm using the "Lustrous" stamp on this card.

I'm using one of the newest an A Way With Words dies "Happy Birthday Small"  from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

As well as a quote stamp and design element stamps from the "Where Flowers Bloom Collection" 11pce clear stamp set from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE 

Click  on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Creatalicious  #123 anything goes
Digi Stamps For Joy  #140 anything goes
Scrapyland  #74 anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly  #385 birthday

Tunnel Book Hummingbird - ECD Be Bold, Brave You - Only Those Who - HB

I came across the Heartfelt Creations layered shadowbox cards and decided to make something similar but with my own twists... It's a take on the box cards I made HERE and HERE and then added pages to it. I'm also using all Designs By Ryn Hummingbird and Hibiscus stamps "Hummingirds 1"; "Hummingbirds 2"; "Hibiscus"

If you would like to see the other tunnel book, click HERE

I'm using a bunch of brand new dies from an A Way With Words dies "Be Bol. Brave" "You Are"; Flourished Frame" Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE,  HERE

 

And using a bunch of quote stamps from Quietfire Design,  ("Let The Beauty Of What You Love..."); ("Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set); ("We Cannot Tell the Precise" 2pce companion set);  ("A Rustle In The Wind" 4pce set)  

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Designs By Ryn  Monthly Sept anything with Ryn's products
The Sisterhood of Crafters  #85  what makes you say "Oh Boy..."
Avenue 613  #201 anything goes or distress it
Sir Stamps A Lot  inspir image blues and pinks
Dies R Us  #81 fancy corners
Stamps Fun Creativity  #308 hand made flowers
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  birthday
Fab n Funky Challenge  #363 floral embellies
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  pop it up
Art Impressions Stamps  #217 flowers and foliage
Seize the Birthday  anything birthday

CardMaker - Quietfire Blog Hop - Easel Chinese Lanterns - ECD You Are Unforgettable - HB

Welcome, we've joined with CardMaker Magzine for an awesome Blog Hop. Check out the list below to join in and see some fabulous designs using some of the newest dies and stamps from Suzanne Cannon from Quietfire Design.

Make sure you leave a comment on every blog because there will be a $50 Quietfire Gift Certificate awarded randomly to one lucky commenter!  

All comments should be made by midnight PST on Sunday, September 24, 2017 and the lucky winner will be announced shortly afterwards!  Good luck!

I acquired a bunch of new stuff BIG GRIN especially some Penny Black stamps and while entering the images into my database, I also stamped them onto Arches 90# hot Press watercolor paper. I'm using the "Flower Lanterns" stamp on this card.

I'm using a couple of the newest an A Way With Words dies "You Are" and "Unforgettable" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE

As well as a design element stamp from the "Soar Collection" 8pce clear stamp set from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And using a bunch of sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design, 
("You Are" 5pce set); ("Happy Birthday Plain and Simple" 7pce set) 

CardMaker: http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/?p=16623

Robyn Josephs  http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.ca/

Clare Prezzia: http://bearydocardsinc.blogspot.ca/2017/09/snowy-background.html

Teresa Horner   http://victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmakerquietfire-blog-hop-today.html

Yogi Grunwald   https://yogiemp.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-quietfire-blog-hop-easel.html  YOU ARE HERE

Diana Carr: https://www.secretlifeofpaper.com/card-making/cardmaker-quietfire-design-blog-hop/

Wanda Hentges   https://artbywanda.blogspot.ca/

Gaylynn Martling: https://neatnook.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-magazine-quietfire-design.html

Kathy Jo Wood http://daisysanddaffodils.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-quietfire-blog-hop.html

Jen Shults: http://daisysanddaffodils.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-quietfire-blog-hop.html

Yvonne van de Grijp http://phoebeez.blogspot.ca/

Nicole Coursey: http://tealkatsblog.com/cards/cardmaker-magazine-quietfire-design-blog-hop/

Diana Nguyen    http://yourstrulybydiana.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-quietfire-design-blog-hop.html

Savannah O’Gwynn: http://savannahland2.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-magazine-quitefire-designs.html

Teresa Kline: http://paperieblooms.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-and-quietfire-blog-hop.html

Suzanne Cannon http://quietfirecreations.blogspot.ca/2017/09/cardmaker-quietfire-blog-hop-joyful.html

If you want to see all the details and descriptions on how I made my card, please click on any card image. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Dare and Diane  sentiment/quote
Penny's Challenges  #347 anything goes
The House That Stamps Built  #S2017 inspir image of yellow/orange leaves
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #189 use a 2 word sentiment
Cute Card Thursday  #496 monochromatic
Trimmie's Challenge  #434 autumn/Halloween
Facebook Cardmaker magazine  Fall - W/C
Frilly n Funky  fall
Hiding In My Craft Room  #318 fall
MMM Challenge  #55  autumn colors

MC Sept/17 Easel Flourished Ornament - ECD Christmas Joy - Christmas Eve

I love my gold mirror cardstock from DoCrafts. It's just so glorious...

I'm using a bunch of the newest an A Way With Words dies "Flourished Ornament, Joy", "Flourished Frame" and one from a previous release "Merry Christmas 2" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE, and HERE

And using one of the newest quote stamps from Quietfire Design,  ("Christmas Eve Was A Night of Song")

If you want to see all the details and descriptions on how I made my card, please click on any card image. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut Challenge  monthly Sept Xmas (2nd entry)
Moving Along With The Times  #54 sentiment as focal
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #433  Xmas


ANYTHING GOES:
Artistic Inspirations  #186
TTCRD  #19 - 26
Crafty Creations  #350
Crafty Catz Weekly  #384
JW Scrap Shack  #206
Polka Doodle Challenge  #37
QKR Stampede  #261