Queen of Hearts Blog Hop - Thinking of You Centerpiece

Welcome to the 5th Annual Queen of Hearts Blog Hop. And Happy Valentine's Day!
Thanks for dropping in!  It's our very last day and we hope you've enjoyed your hopping.  Make sure you leave a comment on all the blogs to be eligible for a prize.  There is more information below.
Here is my contribution to the blog hop:

I've had this Walnut Hollow Basswood Canvas for some time.  It finally told me what it wanted to be!

The basswood canvases are just like regular deep canvases, except they're all wood.  When you flip them over, they are like a shadowbox, or - keep flipping - a container....
 
I think I've been hanging around in the "wrong" magazines lately and I was after a shabby chic look. This is what ultimately happened.

 Here are the supplies you will need for this project (thumbnail links for Quietfire products are below):

• Walnut Hollow Basswood Canvas 6x6" Item 29619
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paints in Bundled Sage, Stormy Sky and Picket Fence.
• Tim Holtz Foundations Box Corners
• Sand paper
• Quietfire Design Rubber stamps: The Longest Journey, I Wouldn't Have Missed Being Your Friend, To Create and Don't Let Yesterday
• Distress Ink Pads in Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage
• Glue Dots, Pop Dots and Double-sided Tape
• Spellbinders Grand Calibur, Labels 22 and Foliage 2
• Ranger Distress Cardstock in Bundled Sage and Stormy Sky
• Ranger Specialty Stamping Paper

Instructions:

1. Paint Basswood Canvas with Stormy Sky Distress Paint.  Allow to Dry. Using Bundled Sage paint the second layer and allow it to dry. Don't worry about perfect coverage.  We're going for the shabby look in this project. Use Picket Fence to paint the final top coat and allow to dry overnight.
2. Use Picket Fence Distress Paint to intermittently cover the Foundation Box Corners. Allow to dry.
3. Sand the painted surfaces with 120 grit sandpaper and wipe with a damp cloth.
4. Use Stormy Sky Distress Ink to stamp the sentiments all the way around the base as shown in the accompanying photographs. (Bundled Sage is a bit too pale)  Normally I would go with an ink that shows more detail in the fine lines of the lettering, but I'm staying with the shabby look for this project, so Distress Ink is perfect.
5. To create the sentiment label, use Stormy Sky Distress Ink to stamp "I Wouldn't Have Missed Being Your Friend" on Specialty Stamping Paper and when dry, die cut with Labels 20. Sponge around the edges with Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage Distress Ink. I wanted a border, but the next size label was much bigger. Too big. So I asked myself "What would Becca Feeken do?"  Well, I'm not sure she would have done this, but it comforted me somehow and allowed me to charge ahead....  Cut two Labels 20 from Stormy Sky Cardstock. Use Glue Dots to attach the one coloured label to the back of the sentiment label so there is a small border showing at the top. Use more Glue Dots to attach the second coloured diecut so there is a small border showing to the bottom of the sentiment label.  See photos below.
6. Die cut two leaf flourishes, as shown, from Foliage 2.
7. Use Pop Dots to adhere the sentiment label to the box and Glue Dots to adhere the leaf flourishes to the base and the label.
8. Use Glue Dots or Double-Sided Tape to adhere the Foundation Box Corners to each corner of the Basswood Canvas to create a container.  There are small screw holes on the underside of the Box Corners should you wish to use them.
9. Add floral container and flowers.

And there it is!
Make sure you leave a comment below to be eligible for a prize and you must visit Wanda's blog today, too!
There is still time to go back to all the blogs and leave comments before midnight tonight.

And make sure to link a piece of your "love-ly" artwork to our Queen of Heart blog post on Quietfire Creations at this link:  http://quietfirecreations.blogspot.ca/2014/02/welcome-to-queen-of-hearts-blog-hop-and.html before midnight tonight.
Thanks so much for visiting and playing along!

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule and the dates each designer will be posting (Click on each person's name to go to their blog):

Feb 10 - Holly and Teresa - setting the bar!
Feb 11- Sherry and Jutta
Feb 12 - Wendy and Terre
Feb 13 - Yogi and Robyn 
Feb 14 - Suzanne (you are here) and Wanda
 
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Here are the thumbnail links to the Quietfire products used in this project:

I wouldn't have missed Distress Inks Don't Let Yesterday To Create is to touch The longest journey Specialty Stamping Paper Core'dinations Distress Cardstock Magic Removable Tape Foliage Two Spellbinders Labels 20 Grand Calibur Glue Dots Double-sided Tape

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You Are Amazing - Card

This card is made from the same paper "family" as the last card, Kaisercraft's Magnolia Grove.  I love this paper pack.  I could do a completely differently coloured card using the greens, too.

I try not to overwhelm you by using too many products, but this card just kept growing! Sorry!
This embossing folder is very nice.  In fact, it is laid out so that you can run your paper through your machine, cut off the top section and fold the corners in to make flaps.  Pretty interesting!

When I thought I should be done, the card seemed to be missing something.  Seems I did this with the last card, too....  So I added the Macarena Corners and that made me happy!

Here is the synthesis:
Reagents:
Quietfire's You Are Amazing rubber stamp
Magnolia Grove 6.5" Paper Pad by Kaisercraft
Red Pepper Pigment Pad (for stamping the quote)
Bundled Sage Distress Ink (for shading around the quote)
Crafts Concepts Embossing Folder Debonair Edges
Cardstock
Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Standard Circles Small
Memory Box Macarena Corner Die
Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Double-sided tape

Thanks for looking!  Suzanne

I Wouldn't Have Missed Being Your Friend - Card

If you wanted to know more about this card...

This card was originally not going to have any decorated paper on it, then I received this beautiful new paper set (Magnolia Grove) from Kaisercraft and had to use it!  This was my first opportunity to use my Becca Bow Maker and it worked easily (once assembled) and voila! I had a bow!  Next time I'll go for a more complicated bow!



Even though I was really please with my first Becca Bow, I thought it needed something else, so I added this very cool and delicate Memory Box Macarena Corner.

The two colours of stamping ink were blended around the edges of die cut bearing the quote by using the Foam Blending Tool.  The two colours give it so much more depth.  Distress Ink is not my favourite for stamping Quietfire Rubber stamps, although I used it here for colour matching.  I always think pigment inks work better for preserving the crispness of the lettering.  Note to Tim Holtz:  Make me Distress Colours in Pigment Inks!!

This was my first time using Pearl Flourishes and I was pleased that the adhesive strip they are on was firm enough to drap nicely over multiple layers.

A special thanks to Chris Wallace from Walnut Hollow for suggesting this quote.

Here are the ingredients for this card:

I Wouldn't Have Missed Being Your Friend

Magnolia Grove 6.5x6.5" Paper Pad from Kaisercraft

Spellbinders: Splendid Circles, Standard Circles Small

Memory Box: Macarena Corner

Foam Blending Tool

Butterscotch Pigment Ink Pad
Distress Ink: Victorian Velvet

Pearl Double Flourishes

Becca Bow Maker

Thanks for taking a look!  Suzanne