June19 - ATCAD2019 - Triptych Make a wish

I raided my stash of decorated papers that have been languishing in the drawer for probably 8 years... Every once in a while I check it, but it stays the same... What better use of them than for ATC's. Finally there are a few less in the drawer.

I'm using a bunch of dies "Make A Wish", from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design  "HERE"

I'm also using a clear stamp set "Happy Birthday Collection" from Quietfire Design also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE
This 3 page ATC folds up into a regular sized ATC, but I needed something big for my "Make A Wish" die cut. BIG GRIN.

The background paper was done on watercolor paper, colored with some form of water coloring and then Saran Wrap scrunched up on dampness and left to dry. The result is hard cut edges that look like glass chips.

I had a leftover piece of the geometric scrapbook paper so added it to the front. Stamped the "Celebrate" and balloons using Versafine Clair "Twilight" and clear embossed. Colored the balloons with Prisma colored pencils.

On the inside Die cut the "Make a Wish" from black cardstock and cut a shadow layer from white. Adhered both together then to inside.

I had some alcohol star drop out pieces from another die cut. so added some of them.

Yellow Freesia - ECD Get Well Soon - There Must Be Quite

Having enough of coloring on gray, I working on black now... Plus I'm working my way through Craft Month (March)

I'm using a die "Get Well Soon" 3pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm using a rubber stamp quote from Quietfire Design which seems to be discontinued sigh!! ("There Must Be Quite...") 

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

Jan 19 - Easel Quilt - ECD Warm THoughts - SleepingUnder A Quilt

Another of my friends from our Wednesday get togethers had this pretty card with the 3D quilt blocks. I thought I'd made one before - a long long time ago, but can't find it on my website... C'est la Vie. So I decided to make one now. BIG GRIN I'm extremely happy with the results. And a good way to use scraps...

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

I'm also using a rubber stamp quote designed by Suzanne Cannon and available on Quietfire Design "Sleeping Under A Quilt" 

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

MC Nov/18 - Easel Christmas Berries - ECD Best Wishes - Blessed By The

I'm finally uploading this card I created in November2018... This one uses one of the new Penny Black stamps I got at that time.


I've been in a major creative slump for the past, almost 2 months. Finally I've made a few cards in the last couple days. Now I just have to find the energy and desire to photograph them and write the blurbs and stuff.
 
I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Best Wishes" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

I'm also using a quote and background stamp from Quietfire Design ("Merry Christmas Background"); ("Blessed By The Christmas...") 

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

MC Sept/18 - ECD Ho Ho Ho, Flourished Ornament

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 Ho Ho Ho 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 "Flourished Frame" 3pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE  and HERE

Also using one of the newest Xmas stamps from Suzanne available on Quietfire Design "What Is Christmas..." 2pce se

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

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

And it fits for these challenges:
Avenue 613  #213 Monthly Sept  anything goes opt: CAS
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly  #431 anything goes Opt autumn colors (even though this is an Xmas card - those are definitely autumn colors. BIG GRIN)
Crafty Hazelnut Challenge  #405 anything Xmas

MC July/18 - Easel Step Back Holly - ECD Merry Christmas 2 - May Your Longest List

I discovered this"Step Back" technique from Jennifer McGuire and thought I'd give it a whorl...

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

I'm also using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design  ("May Your Longest List...")

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

And it fits for these challenges:
Fab n Funky Challenges  #409 Xmas in July
The Merry Christmas Challenge  #27 Xmas
Crimbo Crackers  #163 Xmas
Cut It Up Challenges  #153 Xmas
Hiding In My Craft Room  #NSD363 Xmas in July

MC Jan/16 - Stencil Shift Bkgr'd - ECD Friends - Hold a True Friend

I came across this background technique and decided to play a bit... From Paper Artsy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nujTk7tGzM&feature=share). I made a background with a mesh type stencil as well, but that's for another day... I love the effect.

And then I was looking at my challenge list and started adding this and that BIG GRIN. For a change I didn't do anything on the inside this time. Maybe one day...

You can see all the details and descriptions as well as instructions/colors and more pics for the technique by clicking on any card image. Enjoy


I'm using one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs dies "Friends", also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote stamps from Quietfire Design "Hold a True Friend..."

And it fits for these challenges:
All Sorts Challenge  #345  ribbon and lace
Catch the Bug  Bingo: lace BD, bow; button, snowflake, blue; die, stitch, sentiment
Crazy 4 Challneges  #318  something about bubbles
Hiding in My Craft Room  #233  use your scraps (I raided my scrap cardstock bin & the bow)
My Time to Craft  #312 Friends
Moving Along with The Times  #11 spots and dots (2nd entry)
Color Throwdown    #374  Aqua, Orange, & lt grey
Power Poppy  monthly Jan Tall.skinny and technique
We Love to Create  #27 anything goes/mixed media (2nd entry)
Opus Gluei  #218  stretch yourself

MC Jan/16 - Alpha Bkgr'd - Letters Mingle Souls - A Word Lovingly Written

What do you do with all the negative die cut pieces??? I usually throw mine away or keep them as stencils because they're usually cut from white cardstock, but every once in a while there are some that speak to me and are too pretty to throw away... BIG GRIN This is the case with the alphabet negative die cuts (Elizabeth Craft Designs "Alphabet 1 - Caps" set). I've been cutting quite a few of them from some really beautiful color burst watercolor decorated papers with Schminke gold powder and Kosher coarse salt technique..

I'm also using a couple stamp quotes ("Letters Mingle Souls") & ("A Word Lovingly Written...") from Quietfire Design and an element stamp set for the inkwell ("I Write You Letters - Design Elements" 5pce set)

Click on any image to see all the details and descriptions and more info on how to make the background.

And it fits for these challenges:
Sassy Studio Designs  #314 recycle/reuse
ANYTHING GOES:
Crafty Sentiments
Creative Card Crew  #103 (2nd entry)
TTCRD  #5 -11

MC Dec/15 - Quill - ECD Happy Birthday - Just For You

Thought I was using one of the newest Elizabeth Craft Designs dies and realized as I was writing my blurb it was the earlier released die. Sheesh. Back to the drawing board...

But I am really happy with the results. I'm using a bunch of scraps and stuff from my bins. Loving the curvy leaf background which was the negative of the leaves done on Color Burst decorated watercolor paper and looked so pretty when I was finished with it I didn't have the heart to throw it away. Also using a bunch of quilled elements from previous sessions. And I had opened one of my ribbon drawers and there was that little piece of webbed ribbon ...

And the "Happy Birthday" is a top and bottom off the edge die cutting technique explained on my website. Yes you could die cut the word and just glue the edges to a couple borders... There is always more than one way to do things...

Anyway, just click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions and lots more views.


I'm using Elizabeth Craft Designs dies "Happy Birthday"; "Curvy Leaves"; "Leafy Branch"; "Hardware 1 - Hinges";

And on the inside I'm using sentiments from Quietfire Design ("Just For You" 4pce set)

And it fits for these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Die Crazy
City Crafter  #292 Heat Embossing
Tuesday Throwdown  #274 anything goes
Penny's Challenges  #258 anything goes
The Paper Shelter  #231 Anything goes
Hiding in My Craft Room  #229 use your scraps
Fashionable Stamping  #106 make your own background

MC May/15 - Ryn Hibiscus - Thanks - No act of Kindness

Just got the newest stamp set from Designs by Ryn "Hibiscus" 8 pce set and it's beautiful BIG GRIN so had to use it right away... I also decided to make silhouette images to cut with my electronic cutter and make life a whole lot easier... no fussy cutting. ROFL

I'm also using one of the newest dies from Quietfire Design "Thanks" - love it too. And then I'm using part of a "Thanks cuddler set" and the quote "No Act of Kindness" on the inside.

And I"m using my Brusho's pigment powders - enjoying them too. Just got my Color Burst powders by Ken Oliver as well, but that's for another post...

Anyway, you can see all the details and descriptions and more views by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Designs By Ryn challenge  Monthly May use a Ryn stamp
The Pink Elephant  #297 thank you
Top Tip Tuesday  #152 duo's (2 flowers, 2 pearl embellishments, 2 die cuts)
Red Rubber Designs  #219 thanks
Brown Sugar Challenge  #145 layers
JW Scrap Shack  #87 anything goes
SisterAct Card Challenge  #105 anything goes
Suzy Pants Smarty  #78 add flowers
Little Scrap Pieces  anything goes
Catch the Bug  in the garden
Hiding in my Craftroom  #199 use your scraps
Sweet Stampin Challenge  spring flowers
We Love 2 Create  #10 anything goes

DT Feb/14 - Paper Bow - A Smile That You Send Out

Yogi Here with a pretty paper bow I came across recently and an altered frame...

PS click on image to see all the details and descriptions on the Quietfire Creations Blog or click here to see it on my website. Enjoy.

I'm using Quietfire Design quote stamp

MC Dec/13 - Mixed Media cards (Tissue & Feathers) (Gesso Honeycomb)

I definitely have been in a mixed media frame of mind lately...  Don't know where that's coming from... but definitely liking the results.

Both these cards started out as a result of finding stuff while starting the clean up in my spill over rooms... I threw a lot away too BIG GRIN...

The card at left I made for one of my uncles. So hard to come up with male oriented designs that aren't sports related or having to do with ties etc...

Love the background made with an old piece of Kleenex tissue. Love Tim's feather dies, and got to use some more of my scraps.

The card below started out with a honeycomb stencil I had cut out for some other project eons ago. I just kept adding layers and layers. Love the warm colors I used. Need that with our winter weather. I feel like we're over the hump and Spring is around the corner... I know wishful thinking...

Click on either card to see more details and descriptions. Both cards are using Quietfire Design calligraphy stamps.

And it fits for these challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles  #204  anything goes
Creative Craft Challenge  #26  anything goes
TTCRD Challenge  #31 - 6  anything goes
Opus Gluei  #173 leftovers
Pan Pastel UK  #52  anything goes

MC Nov/13 - CAS - Snowflakes are Butterflies

I mentioned yesterday I was getting samples made for a class I'll be teaching in a couple weeks. I had die cut a bunch of Tim's movers & shapers snowflakes using Sookwang tape on cardstock to glitter them. When I was removing the release paper, I realized I had enough of them to make a background piece... This is the result of that thought.

I side folded my 4.25"w x 5.5"h white card. Lay a piece of 2.5"w Sookwang tape down the left side. stuck my snowflake release papers down and sprinkled with a couple colors of glitter (Ritz micro fine glitter "Peacock Blue" and a blue from a Sprinkler's glitter set). Burnished well then removed the release paper snowflakes. Sprinkled with Distress "Star Dust" glitter. Added Liquid Pearls "Platinum" dots to the snowflake centers.

Stamped the quote (Quietfire Design) with Versafine Black Onyx. Trimmed it down, outlined the edges with the bullet tip of a blue Zig Writer, adhered to card.

Voila.

Click on image to enlarge. Enjoy.

And it fits for these challenges:
Pile it on Challenge  #47 non traditional Xmas (no red or green)
One Stitch at a Time  #191 Bingo: blue, gems, lace: stickles/Liquid Pearls, dies, 3 layers: CAS, ribbon, green
Corrosive Challenges  #188  Happy Holidays
Simply Create Too  #51 snow (2nd entry)
Crafts 4 Eternity  #151 glitter & sparkle (2nd entry)
Cupcake Inspiration  #238 see below

MC Nov/13 - 4 Drawer Keepsake - In Creating

I came across a similar structure on Pinterest - but of course can't find it now... Sigh!! Anyway it was in the back of my mind lately and I really wanted to make one. So a couple days ago I started by making the drawers. Then I made the covers for each drawer, adhered the floor of the easel and then was stuck in which direction to go in...
Today I finally decided. I was in a sewing/vintage type mood and wanted to use my newest rubber stamp acquisitions the Ornate Leaves and the Black Lace both by Designs by Ryn (Canadian stamps).

I thought this would make a great gift for a special friend. Each of the drawers contain some of the elements I used on the card.

I'm also using a couple quote stamps from Quietfire Design

And to see more details and descriptions, just click on card image and enjoy.

It also fits for these challenges:
Craft Your Passion  #187 More than 1 fold
Inspiration Avenue  something to do with Grandma's attic (since I've only had 1 grandmother who didn't have an attic this is a bit tough...) But I would image there'd be lace and buttons and those kind of things..
Divas By Design  #110 use a digi (the mannequin is a digi and the leaf silhouettes prior stamping are digis)
Penny's Challenge  #152 lots of layers
CCEE Stampers  #1345 Ribbon & lace
Moving Along with the Times  Pearls, swirlie & girlie
Crafts 4 Eternity  #149 anything but a card
Frosted Designs  Create a gift or something that holds a gift
Stampin For the Weekend  Autumn or fall colors
Crazy 4 Challenges  #211 put a frame on it (the frame is the structure around the drawers...)
Aud Sentiment  #93  feminine
Love to Scrap Challenge  #17 anything goes

MC Feb/12 - Not a Bowl of Cherries

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have a tendency to pull out a sheet (8.5 x 11") of cardstock and cut off a piece I need, or when making a card, trim off the excess, and all these pieces land in boxes and drawers to use at a later time - when that later time will be - who knows. So I now have piles of stashes of every kind of cardstock and paper and I'm going BONKERS... So I have consciously challenged myself to only use my scraps to create my cards. I'm giving myself till the end of March (of this year... BIG GRIN), to see how far I get into my stash. The only exception would be for my main card base, and that I'll allow myself to use a new piece of cardstock. But even there I'm really going to try to only use all my pre-folded cards I've bought over the years. So all that being said, this is my first card using my challenge and I even used a pre-folded card base this time. YES!!

I'm very happy with the results. I think its a good encouragement card. Love those cherries - a Flourishes stamp. And surprisingly enough I'm not using one of Quietfire Designs stamps this time - that's a rarity.

Anyway, click on card image to see more details and descriptions. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Totally Stampalicious  Lots of different textures (glossy, dry embossing, canvas, textured CS etc.)
Colour Q   #124 Red, Pink (hard to see, but on the dots on the medallions), pool (lettering & on ribbon), white,vanilla (the ribbon color)
Fashionable Stamping  #15 Monochromatic
Flourishes  #156 incorporate red (I think I did that - Big grin)
Scrap Creations  3 layers
Belli Challenge  #137 1 ribbon, 2DP (the little squares), 3 colors (red, pool & touch of green), 4 rhinestones/pearsl
Crafts & Me Challenge  #71 Distressing (on the medallions
Fresh Brewed Designs  #83  Red Hot
Fab 'n Funky Challenges  #108 Try something new (the challenge to myself as above - not easy)
Penny's Challenges  #73 Anything goes
Simply Create Too  #6 Red Hot
Pixies Crafty Workshop Challenge  #7  use your scraps
The Shabby Tearoom  #100 inspir image (see below)