Sept/19 - Side Fold Gifts - ECD Noel - May Peace Be Your Gift

A very simple card using another embossed image from my stash and another of the newest rubber Xmas stamps from Suzanne...

I'm using a die set "Noel" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

 I'm also using a brand new Xmas rubber quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("May Peace Be Your Gift..." 2pce set) 

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

Sept/19 - Top Fold Snowflake Flourish - ECD Merry Christmas - Kindness Is Like Snow

Raided my stash of embossed pieces I created several months ago...

I'm using a die "Merry Christmas" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

 I'm also using one of the newest Xmas rubber quote stamps from Quietfire Design ("Kindness Is Like Snow..." 2pce set) 

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

July/19 - Top Fold - ECD Hearts, Rosebud Wreath, Miss You - The Human Heart

 I'm on the Quietfire Creations Blog today with a simpler card than I usually create... Love the result.

I'm using several dies "Rosebud Wreath" 8pce set,"Calligraphic Elements 2" and "Miss You" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE    

I'm using rubber  stamp quote from Quietfire Design. ("The Human Heart...")

And I'm using a couple hearts from a clear stamp set "Love  & Hearts Collection" 10pce set by Quietfire Design also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE 

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

 

MC Oct/18 - ECD Reindeer Mini, Merry Christmas - May The Christmas Season

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! Good Luck everyone. 
As I mentioned Suzanne came out with a bunch of new A Way With Word dies and I choose the Merry Christmas small and the Reindeer mini to play with this time BIG GRIN.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Flourished Circle - Love, Peace, Joy" 4pce set, "Flourished Christmas Minis" 3pce set and "Merry Christmas Small" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE  and HEREAlso using one of the newest Xmas stamps from Suzanne available on Quietfire Design "May The Christmas Season" 2pce set  

 

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

And it fits for these challenges:
Penny's Challenges  #399  anything goes
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #213 2 word sentiment
JW Scrap Shack  #253 anything goes
Polka Doodle Challenge  #39  anything goes
QKR Stampede  #315  anything goes

MC Sept/18 - Napkin Art Cards Tulips - Gracias & Just Because

I created 6 cards with 1 floral napkin... A bunch of us friends get together on Wednesdays to yak and create... We also celebrate everyone's birthdays. It's pretty traditional for us to bring beautiful napkins which we end up not using to wipe our mouths but rather to create cards with them BIG GRIN. This napkin had approx 5 designs and mirror images of them... These 2 cards are the 1st I made with the napkin

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

And I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("Give Thanks" 2pce set); ("There Are Always Flowers..."2pce set) 

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

And it fits for these challenges:
Creatalicious Challenge  #147 aything goes opt circles
Tuesday Throwdown  #410 texture
4 Crafty Chicks #421 Bingo: red, circle, CAS; glitter, flowers, animal; green, ribbon, craft
Southern Girls Challenge  #192spots & dots

MC Sept/18 - Floral Banner - ECD Thinking Of You - Reminding One Another

As mentioned before, Suzanne came out with a whole bunch of new stamp sets and singles. Just gorgeous. Two of them have artistic banner stamps that I just love. Using the Floral Banner on this card. Early in the week I'll share my Poinsettia Banner cards...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Thinking Of You" 3pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a quote and design element stamp from Quietfire Design ("Floral Banner and Quotes" 2pce set); ("Reminding One Another...") 

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

And it fits for these challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown  #409 one layer cards (2nd entry)
4 Crafty Chicks  #420 alcohol inks
Little Miss Muffet  #197 anything goes

MC Nov/17 - Bell & Berries - ECD Joy - Merry Christmas

Love this newest acquisition from Penny Black...
I'm using an A Way With Words die "Joy" 4pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a sentiment and design element stamp from Quietfire Design

("Merry Christmas - Flourished Tree" 3pce set) 


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

And it fits for these challenges:
Simply Create Too  #133 CAS
Sir Stamps a Lot  Monthly Nov one layer Xmas card
Corrosive Challenges  #11 anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Sky - ECD Let It Snow - Christmas Is A Piece

My turn on the Quietfire Creations blog today and I created a very quick and easy CAS card... I created an alcohol snowy sky and pulled from my stash a background paper for my trees made from Brushos, some gold powder, coarse salt on watercolor paper. I get in to those days where I just feel like making backgrounds and then have a bunch to choose from when I need them... Greens are one of my favorites to make.

Anyway, just click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions or click HERE to go to my website

I'm using an  "A Way With Words" die from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Let It Snow" , designed by Suzanne Cannon (also available HERE).

And using a quote stamp on the inside from Quietfire Design  ("Christmas Is A Piece Of Home")

And it fits for these challenges:
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #381  Xmas
MFP Stamp Shop  #38 anything goes
Crazy Hazelnut Challenge  monthly Sept Xmas (2nd entry)
Christmas Cards All Year Round  monthly Sept  Xmas 2nd entry

MC Sept/16 - Dahlias - ECD Laugh - Just Because

I got a bunch of new stamps from Altenew and had fun playing with all of them... I had immediately created silhouette images for my electronic cutter and cut some from regular cardstock and some from watercolor paper. These flowers are from the watercolor paper.

I don't often use pre-made backgrounds, but this wood plank background from ELizabeth Craft Designs "Wood" stack was just perfect for my flowers....

You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. enjoy

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

And I'm using a sentiment stamp on the inside from Quietfire Design "Ten Tiny Sentiments" 10 pce set

And it fits for these challenges:
Oh La La Creations  #213 anything goes
Craft Your Passion  #329 anything goes
Artistic Inspirations  #163 anything goes

MC Sept/16 - Alcohol Ink Sky - Here and There - Deep Within

I was lucky enough to get a whole bunch of photo paper (the kind used in automatic photo printers at our local big box store - Superstore...). Wasn't sure how good it would work since photo paper is not recommended for alcohol techniques. But luckily this paper works beautifully - I think because it didn't have the traditional upper film layer yet, which it gets as it's going through the machine. So it's basically just a glossy paper - I think. Whatever, I'm happy I got so much of it. I can experiment to my heart's content without thinking of the expense of wasting regular glossy paper. So I tried the various techniques I love using with alcohol inks... I'll be giving some to the quilling gals at our next session and maybe doing a bit of a playday...

Anyway so far I've got 4 cards done with 2 more on my table, so I'll be uploading 1 per day for the next few days BIG GRIN.

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

I'm using a couple quote stamps from Quietfire Design "Here and There..." and "Deep Within The Winter..."

And it fits or these challenges:
Crazy Hazelnut Challenge  monthly Sept anything goes Xmas
Crazy 4 Challenges  #351 any holiday
Createalicious Challenge  #98 anything goes
Christmas Cards All Year Round  monthly Sept anything Xmas
Dreamvalley Challenge  #139 monochromatic
Aud Sentiment Challenge  #163 anything goes + sentiment
Crimbo Crackers  #114 anything Xmas

MC Aug/16 - CAS - ECD Noel - Let It Snow

I got a couple new die sets by Dee's Distinctively. Love them. Today I'm using the "Pine Tee" 3 pce set

Also using one of the newest A Way With Words dies on the inside by Elizabeth Craft Designs "Noel" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "Let It Snow...large"

I side folded my white card (5.5"w x 4.25"h).  Cut a piece of glossy paper a bit larger than my card and created the sky by applying dots of blue alcohol inks on a felt pad and then just swiping it across the sky area. Dribbled a bit of blending solution. Adhered to card front and trimmed down.

Die cut a bunch of the pine trees from white cardstock, sponged Distress "Pine Needles" all over then hit them direct to paper with the pine needles and "Forest Moss". 

Tore a piece of paper to give me a contoured line to sponge some "Pumice Stone" and "Weathered Wood" to create shadow areas.

Adhered my pine trees. Spattered white gesso all over.

punched out a 3/4" circle and sponged a bit of the pumice and adhered to card - my moon...

Stamped the sentiment using Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed.

On the inside stamped the trees (Deep Red "Winter Pines") using the moss all over and then the pine needles here and there.

Die cut the "Noel" from blue cardstock, inked with Versamark and embossed with Emerald Creek "Blue Sparkle" embossing powder.

Click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown  #309 CAS
Moving Along with the Times  #27 CAS
JW Scrapshack  #153 dies/punches (2nd entry)
Hiding In My Craft Room  #264 any holiday
Sweet Stampin Challenge  no DP

MC Aug/16 - CAS _ ECD Autumn - Is A Second Spring - Just For You

I was playing with my alcohol inks, stencils and my air gun making these funny air blown flowers and then some calligraphy... Then I was in a mood to create autumn leaves with the ink - didn't turn out how I wanted so ended up sponging the leaves through a die cut stencil... Love the colors.

It's a CAS card - rare for me. You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using one of the newer A Way With Words from Elizabeth Craft Designs "4 Seasons - Autumn" also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a quote stamp and a couple sentiment stamps from Quietfire Design. "Autumn is A Second Spring..."; "Just For You" 4pce set: "10 Tiny Sentiments" 10pce set;

And it fits for these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  decorative border 
4 Crafty Chicks  #312 leaves
Melon Headz Friends  dies or punches
 

MC Aug/16 - ECD Brrrr, Warm Wishes - Baby It's Cold Out Here

Finally the newest dies are being released... 

Elizabeth Craft Designs "A Way With Words" dies designed by Suzanne Cannon from Quietfire Design is releasing 13 new die sets - Yippee. Loving the word "Brrr!" and "Dec 25th" - will be using those 2 a lot... But then there are so many good dies being released  - sheesh. I'm also using the word Warm from "Warm Thoughts" and Wishes from "Best Wishes" 
Ok, Ok... here goes with the 1st card I made to showcase the "Brrr". (dies also available on Quietfire Design HERE and HERE and HERE
I'm also using a couple die sets from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Beaded Circle Frame" set and "Alphabet- lower case" set

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

And it fits for these challenges:
QKR Stampede  #204  monochromatic
Artistic Inspirations  #162 anything goes (2nd entry)
Crimbo Crackers  #113 Blue Xmas (2nd entry)
Southern Girls Challenge  #140 anything goes  (2nd entry)

MC Aug/16 - CAS - ECD Winter - Wonder

I just got some new stamps from Frog's Whiskers - Rosewood stamps of various winter trees... As if I needed more, but I always say you can never have enough tree images... or flowers or butterflies etc. ROFL..

The card is white cardstock folded to 5.5"w x 4.25"h

Anyway I used the "Backwoods" stamp as the focal, inked with Distress Forest Moss" and clear embossed. The I used a water brush and some "Stormy Sky" on my craft sheet to add in the shadows. Sponged some "Tumbled Glass" in the sky area.

Voila the scene is done... 

I added a die cut word "Winter" (also available on Quietfire Design HERE) cut from white cardstock, inked with the stormy sky and embossed with Emerald Creek Hot Stuff "Turquoise Shimmer" embossing powder. adhered to card.

Stamped the "Wonder" (Christmas Cuddler 4pce set) using the same blue and clear embossed.

Die cut the snowflakes (Elizabeth Craft Designs "Mittens" 4pce set) from white cardstock, applied Quickie glue and sprinkled with Stickles dry glitter "Star Dust"

Click on image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Crazy Hazelnuts Challenge  Monthly Aug anything Xmas
One Layer Simplicity  #30  art themed (stamping, sentiment & painting)
Crimbo Crackers  #112 Xmas
Hiding In My Craft Room  #261  Xmas
MFP Stamps  #31 anything goes
Sweet Stampin Challenge  anything goes

MC Aug/16 - Brick Wall - Just Living Is Not Enough

My turn on the Quietfire Creations Blog today and must admit I was a little stumped as to what direction to go in. I'm in a little bit of a slump again... Nothing was inspiring me. I picked up this stencil (Crafter's Workshop "Tuscan Wall") the other day and decided to use it. I love the peek a boo kind of image it had of the brick wall. The card is a very simple one layer card, but I think it turned out ok. Didn't do anything on the inside yet... Those little butterflies all over the wall make me smile - which is good. I very, very rarely analyze my work, but I think the brick wall symbolizes my feeling like hitting a brick wall. Sorry for rambling on...

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy or clicking HERE to go to my website.

I'm using a quote from Quietfire Design "Just Living is Not Enough..."

And it fits for these challenges:
Artistic Inspirations  #162 anything goes
Crazy Challenge  #227 sunny colors or a smile (definitely all the little butterflies...)
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
TTCRD  #2 - 9 anything goes
JW Scrap Shack  #149 anything goes
Polka Doodle Challenge  #30 anything goes

MC July/16 - Let It Snow, Snowman - ECD Season's Greetings

My turn on the Quietfire Creations blog today and I thought I'd get another Xmas card under my belt... plus I wanted to use this cute snowman from the "Let It Snow, Snowman" 5 pce stamp set.

I paired it up with a new stamp I got from Deep Red, loving that winter scene.

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

Anyway, click on any image to see all the details and descriptions, or click HERE to go to my website. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:

One Layer Simplicity  monthly July  Xmas
Deep Ocean Challenge  #133 Xmas
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Create a scene
Crafty Ribbons Challenge  #160 Xmas
Crimbo Crackers  #111 anything Xmas
Fussy n Fancy  #168 Xmas
Dreamvalley Challenges  #136 Xmas
Melonheadz Friends  Xmas
My Time To Craft  #325 Xmas

MC June/16 - July 1 - Enjoy Your Day

So Canada Day is around the corner... July 1st - and I thought I'd use one of the newest Silhouette files from Suzanne available on the Silhouette onLine store HERE to celebrate the occasion.

Real simply made. Opened the file on my mat and increased the size to 5"h and cut from white cardstock. Colored and outlined portions of it using a Distress marker "Festive Berries"

Side folded a white card 4.25"w x 5.5"h. Adhered a piece of 2.5"w Sookwang tape to the center of the card, then adhered my cut file. Created some release paper masks for the edges of the #1 and carefully sprinkled a minute amount of Glitter Ritz micro fine glitter "Regal Red", burnished. Then sprinkled the rest of the card with Stickles dry glitter "Star Dust".

Stamped the sentiment with Versafine Black Onyx and pressed down solidly with my stamp to get a good impression.

Voila. It's now ready to mail to one of my Canadian Friends...

PS Suzanne also created some US files for the 4th of July. A Lantern & July Motif;

I'm also using a sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design "Twirl and Enjoy" 3pce set

And it fits for this challenge:
Craftin Desert Divas  red/white & blue (I omitted the blue since I'm Canadian...)

MC June/16 - Paper Bow - ECD With Sympathy - Perhaps They Are Not Stars

My turn on Quietfire Creations again this time with a sympathy card and making a paper bow with an envelope punch I haven't done this in over 2 years...

Anyway you can see all the details and descriptions etc by clicking on any card image or go to my website HERE. Enjoy

I'm using an A Way With Words Elizabeth Craft Designs die "With Sympathy" also available on Quietfire Design HERE


Also using a quote stamp by Quietfire Design "Perhaps They Are Not Stars..." and "Crackle Background"

And it fits for these challenges:
One Layer Simplicity  #28 stencil
Penny's Challenges  #281 favorite embellies (rhinestones)
Polka Doodle Challenge  #24 die cuts
Incy Wincy Designs  buttons & bows
Craft Your Passion  #317 anything goes

MC May/16 - Yellow Rose - ECD Friends - A Treasure

I got my newest Quietfire Design rubber stamps in the mail today and Suzanne has outdone herself AGAIN!!!!. I had to go to work today and I was itching to use the rose and crackle background, so needless to say I rushed home after work...

I immediately created an eCut file of the rose - you know me, lazy and no fussy cutting... and stamped it on watercolor paper to paint it.

So if you want to see all the details and descriptions, just click on any card image - enjoy.

I'm using an "A Way With Words" die "Friends" from Elizabeth Craft Designs which you can also find HERE at Quietfire Design.

And I'm using several stamps from Quietfire Design ("Crackle Background"); (the rose: "The Earth Laughs In Flowers" 2pce set); (quote: "Always Be My Friend:" 3pce set); (rose border: "Keep Calm and Call Mom" 3pce set).

And it fits for these challenges:
Craft Your Passion  #314  anything goes
Aurora Wings  #29 CAS
Artistic Inspirations  #157 flowers or anything goes (2nd entry)
Love To Scrap Challenge  #79 anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  anything goes (2nd entry)
Sweet Stampin Challenge  embossing (2nd entry)
Pile It On Challenge  #109 Tic Tac Toe: balloon, emboss, dots; twine/ribbon, image, tag; stripes, die cut, birds.

MC Apr/16 - Coffee - Behind Every Woman - Thinking of You

And the 3rd and final coffee image I recently eCut. Mounted this one on some flourished velvet scrapbook paper. The quote I slightly alter to fit the available letters I had BIG GRIN

On the inside using an eCut file from Suzanne available on the Silhouette onLine store. "Flourished Always"

I'm using the smaller of a 2pce set of the "Thinking of You" from Quietfire Design

If you want to see the details and descriptions etc, just click on any card image. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Power Poppy  monthly April  use only 3 colors (red, cream and brown)
Art Impressions Stamps  #181  add a brad
Cute Card Thursday  #420 something shiny (the gold of the velvet paper and the copper brads)
Suzy Pants Smarty  #125 CAS
Corrosive Challenges  #9  girls/ladies