Season's Greetings Card

Recently we were talking about stamping in a circle and Holly did this wonderful blog post.  I gave it a little test with this card!  I was fascinated to see the holly motif, when repeated, turned into a square!

Without the little ring of decorated paper, the card seemed bare. Hard to believe that little addion seemed to help!

The holly leaves and berries were coloured with Distress Markers and I made a crude little jig so I would be stamping at 90 degress from the last holly sprig.  I definitely used a stamp positioner to position the Season's Greetings!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Suzanne

Here are thumbnail links to most of the supplies I used for this card.

I Will Honour Christmas

You know when I first penned this, I asked the Design Team about the British spelling of honour and would it bother anyone?  They said they liked it.  And after all, I rationalized, it was a quote of Dickens....

 

This card turned into a little bit of everything.  It's has Spellbinders and Memory Box and Sizzix.  I just adore this little Sizzlit snowman. He was coloured with Distress Markers and actually has some blue sponging around the edge of his body because he was originally going to be on a white background. He's such a happy little guy, I want to put him on all my cards!

 

I've always loved a card that Wanda did a few years ago with the Merry Christmas snowflakes as a background using a resist technique. (The links on that page will probably not work because we have a new website - Sorry!)  So my version was to stamp the snowflake stamp with VersaMark ink, sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat; then sponge Distress Tumbled Glass and Broken China over the paper.

Now Wanda would have known that she had to remove the clear embossing before she stamped over it with VersaFine Lagoon Blue, but she wasn't here!  And her ESP wasn't working!  However, it's not too much of a mess....

It was a little bit of a trick to trim the Memory Box die behind the Spellbinders Grand Decorative Oval diecut, but I more or less finessed it!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!  Suzanne

Here are the supplies I used.

Glitter Rolodex Swap 2012

I love my Rolodex!  Nope, don't have any contacts in it, just great art - which is, I suppose, a connection to great people.
When Robyn Josephs suggested a Rolodex Glitter Swap, I was all in. Here is my offering.

I am not a glitter gal, but I sure had fun with this!  Not to mention my space is covered in little stars from the Spellbinders Star Circles die.  It's like a little bit of the sky fallen just for me! (and my vacuum....)

To see all the Rolodex cards for this swap, Robyn has photographed them and they are on her blog.  A round of applause to all the players and a standing ovation to Robyn for being our Hostess with the Mostess!

Card Synthesis
Reagents:
Gitter Ritz - Limited edition Vintage Christmas set (I'm hoping this set will be re-issued this year!)
Quietfire You Are Amazing Rubber stamp
Distress Shabby Shutters Stamp Pad
Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove 6x6 paper pad
White Cardstock
Spellbinders:  Star Circles, Star Button from Home Sweet Home
An old EK Sucesss punch
Country Red Waxed Linen Thread - 4 - ply
Rolodex hole punch - from Staples, I think!

Links to to quietfiredesign.ca

Thanks for taking the time to visit! Suzanne

A Basket of Tulips - Just Because

I love this die from Cottage Cutz! It's so cheerful. What could be better than receiving a basket of tulips?

Card Synthesis:
Reagents:
Quietfire Design's Just Because from the 10 Tiny Tag Sentiments and the Garden Delights Oval from the Garden Delights set (click the icons below)
Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennants
Cottage Cutz Filigree Tulip Basket (4x6")
Kaisercraft English Rose Collection 6x6" paper pad
Distress Ink: Dusty Concord, Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters (most colours used for shading and colouring - sentiments stamped with Dusty Concord)
Ribbon
Icon links to to quietfiredesign.ca

Thanks for visiting! Suzanne

The Hum of Bees

This is as simple as it gets.  I wanted to show you how the Garden Delights oval fit inside the Spellbinders Floral Ovals.  And then The Hum of the Bees fits inside that.  Add a little colour and you'll have something far more spectacular than mine!!

Card Synthesis:
Quietfire stamp: from the Garden Delights set - The Hum of the Bees and Garden Delights Oval
Spellbinders: Floral Ovals, Damask Accents
Card Blanks
Distress Inks: Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo
Ink Foam Blending Tool
Pearls
Pop Dots and Embellie Gellie

It Is Christmas In the Heart

Here is a quickie card using the new Quietfire Christmas rubber and Spellbinder's dies.

Note:  By popular demand! the whole set of new

Quietfire Christmas/Seasonal stamps

are continuing on special until Sunday November 20th!

Stamps may be purchased individually

Card Synthesis:

Card Blanks

Quietfire Design Rubber stamp: It is Christmas in the Heart

Distress Ink: Peeled Paint

Spellbinders: Holly Motifs, Standard Circles Large, Standard Circles Small

Core'dinations: 2 green colours from Elements Cardstock

Glue Dots, Pop Dots and Double-sided Tape

Thanks for dropping by!

Blae & Ivy Thank You

Card Synthesis:

Quietfire Thank You Set

Spellbinders Labels 21

Kaisercraft Blae & Ivy 6x6" pad

Distress Bundled Sage

Leaf Ribbon

Card blanks

Bon Appetit

Happy Halloween - a little late!

As soon as we discussed a Halloween Rolodex Swap, I knew what I had to do.  A coffin shaped card.

I hope you had a great Fright Night and found no spiders in your coffin!
Card Synthesis:

Coffin Template from the Quietfire Design Techniques Gallery

Black Cardstock
Dreamweaver web stencil
Dreamweaver Spider stencil
Dreamweaver Black Matte embossing Paste
Dreamweaver Glossy Black embossing Paste
Red Dot:  Gelly Roll Stardust
Mitchell Roundhand nib for original lettering
Higgins Eternal ink for original lettering
Bienfang 360 Graphics Paper for original lettering
Distress Ink: Black Soot and Antique Linen


Thanks for looking!  Happy creating, Suzanne