2 Tangled Hearts Doodled

I created this doodle a couple weeks ago...
Size: 3.75"w x 6.5"h
On Canal Paper Montreal - St Armand used a Juice Up Pen, painted with Peerless and Gansai Tambi Starry Colors gold watercolors. Added Stickles glitter and white gel pen highlights.

Funky Neuland Sampler

I'm hoping to teach my Funky Neuland style writing so thought I'd make a newer sampler... Also using a couple of my newest stencils...

Click on image for more details etc. Enjoy

MCJun/18 - Pocket Invitation - ECD RSVP, Rosebuds, You're Invited

Suzanne just came out with a new batch of fabulous dies and clear stamps under the Elizabeth Craft Designs label. I've made some samples for Els to take to her shows.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "You're Invited", "RSVP", "Rosebuds" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE

And I'm using a clear stamp set from Quietfire Design ("Numbers/Months") 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:
Love to Scrap Challenge  #110 wedding, anniversary, engagement
Craftaholics R Us  #23 Love You card
Simon Says Stamps  Wedding or Anniversary
The Paper Shelter  #342 letters or numbers
4 Crafty Chicks  #406 Love is in the air or anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge  #279 wedding or party

MC Jan/18 - Easel Cherry Blossom - ECD Happy Birthday - Don't Wait

I was recently introduced to a stamp company "The Ton" that makes gorgeous stamps for coloring... I then bought a ton (pun intended...) of their stamps. I picked up 4 of the large square coloring backgrounds. This is the fourth card and last of the large background stamps I bought, although I have a bunch of their smaller stamps BIG GRIN.

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

I'm also using a clear quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("Where Flowers Bloom Collection " 11 pce set) 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:
Alphabet Challenge  U for use 3 of something (3 layers) (2nd entry)
Fab n Funky Challenge  #376 use the word HAPPY
Simply Create Too  #134 use embossing wet or dry
Crafty Sentiments challenge  anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge  #172 something new (the background stamp)
Frilly n Funky  use 3 of something (3 layers)
The Paper Shelter  #321  new beginnings/something new (the background stamp)

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 July/17 - Easel Double Embossed Stars - ECDWith Sympthy - Perhaps They Are Not Stars

I was in a mood to try a double embossing through a stencil... It's hard to see, but in real life you can also feel the height of the stars.

I'm using an A Way With Words die "With Sympathy" 2pce die and stencil "Butterfly and Stars Spray" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE. and HERE

And using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design, ("Perhaps They Are Not Stars..."); 

Click on any card image to see all the details, descriptions and a step by step tutorial etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
All Sorts Challenge  #425 fancy folds
Polka Doodle Challenge  #29 anything goes
Art Impressions Stamps  #213 text
Scrappyland  #70 anything goes
Crafty Creations  #346 anything goes
MMM Challenge  #51 monochromatic
City Crafter  #372 something beginning with "S" (Sympathy, stars spray, sky)

Queen Of Hearts 2017 Blog Hop - MC Feb/17 - Side Easel - ECD Wishing You Hapy Birthday - Always Believe

Welcome to the Quietfire Design's 2017 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!
This week we're celebrating the release of the newest dies, stencils and stamps from Quietfire Design by sharing our best projects! 

Above is my contribution to this blog hop using The newest die set from A Way With Words from  Elizabeth Craft Designs "Wishing You" and a couple from the previous release "Happy Birthday" 2 pce set and "Calligraphic Elements 2 - Flourished Heart" - All also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE

Now Suzanne has also started a stencil line and I'm using the "Flourished Frame" loving it. You can get them at Elizabeth Craft Designs or HERE on Quietfire Design.

And what would a card be if it didn't have some calligraphic stamped quote from Suzanne - I'm using one of the just released ones "Always Believe..." and an oldie but goodie design element stamp "Butterflies/Dragonflies" 7 pce set
 

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule with the dates each designer will be posting (Click on each person's name to go to their blog):
Sun Feb 12 - Suzanne
Mon Feb 13 - Wanda and Connie
Tues Feb 14 - Robyn and Teresa
Wed Feb 15 - Kathy Jo and Diana
Thurs Feb 16 Yvonne and ME...
Fri Feb 17 Selma
What would a celebration be without a giveaway!? Suzanne is giving away stamps, dies or stencils to random winners on each blog. 
Make sure you leave a comment below before midnight Sunday February 19, 2017. A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and the winner's name will be posted on Quietfire Creations shortly afterwards. Visit and leave comments on all the designers Queen of Hearts blog posts! You can go back if you've missed any of them. 

Good Luck! 

Penny Black at all Sorts  monthly Feb  Use your favorite stamps (Quietfire Stamps)
Oh La La Creations  #222 die cuts
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  your favorite combo (Elizabeth Craft Designs dies with Quietfire Design stamps)
TTCRD  #14 - 20 anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown  #330 Say it with Words
Crafty Creations Challenge  #335 anything goes
Lil Red Wagon  #381  Season of Love (your favorite Company - Quietfire Design)
Pennys Challenges  #316 anything goes
ScrapyLand  #60 add texture
Polka Doodle Challenge  #6 anything goes
QKR Stampede  #230 embossing or anything goes
Corrosive Challenges  #2 anything goes
Seize the Birthday  HB