May the Wings of the Butterfly - Happy St. Pat's Day!

 What better Quietfire stamp to use on St. Patrick's Day than an Irish Blessing?! There really is green on this project. It's just not the Kelly Green we're all used to!

The stamp is from the Butterfly Circles set.

I just love these butterfly paper clips that have just come into stock.  If you like them, don't wait too long, I didn't get many!

 

I used a gold Gel Extreme to add a couple of hearts at the ends of the flourishes.  It glows almost as much as the gold foil in the paper.

 

Here are some thumbnail links to the products I used.  The Kaisercraft 75 Cent paper is wonderful - both elegant and shabby!
Thanks for having a look.  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Butterfly Circles 75 Cents Paper Decorative Labels 1 VersaMagic Butterfly clips Ink Blending Tool Gel Extreme Double-sided Tape Cardblanks Pop Dots

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Flourished Noel - Card

I'm letting the paper do the heavy lifting for me today!  Gorgeous, isn't it?   The Christmas ball ornament was sponged with Brilliance Galaxy Gold and the Quietfire stamps were stamped with Versafine Crimson.

Thanks for visiting!  Happy creating, Suzanne

Here are thumbnail links to most of the items I used today:

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.

Rejoice - Teabag Folded Tree Card

I really, really wanted to learn how to do the Christmas Tree that Sharon Reinhart teaches in her online class!  So I took the class.  Hey! I can do this! So here is my tree added to a card.  This is definitely not the end of my teabag folding!

Sharon teaches the Fabulous Paper Folds online class at Annie's and it's so easy to follow. I really like online classes that I access forever.
Think I'm going to have to try the Iris Folded tree next!

Kaisercraft makes such gorgeous papers.  I love the richness of this one. I sponged Crimson Versafine around the edges of the Floral Oval die cut and the edges of the front panel.

I thought the rondelle star bead (I finally got these put on the site!  The thumbnail link is below) topped with a pearl, made a good decoration for the top of the tree.  I considered adding pearls all over the tree....  Hmm. Maybe next time!

Thanks for visiting!
Here are thumbnail links to the products 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

Thinking of You - Card

I really set out to feature this embossing folder from Crafts-Too because I think it's gorgeous.  And then I kind of covered it up!

This is one of my favourite Kaisercraft papers; Blae & Ivy

Card Synthesis
Reagents
Quietfire's Thinking of You
Crafts-Too Embossing Folder: Leaves
Spellbinders: Floral Ovals, Labels 20
Kaisercraft Blae & Ivy
Pearls
Distress Inks used were Bundled Sage and Weathered Wood




other items: Links go to quietfiredesign.ca


Thanks for stopping in! 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

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



Quietfire and Nature's Print Shop II

Here is another card using the Weed Love set from Nature's Print Shop.  I just *love* this set!

Synthesis:

Rubber stamps: Quietfire - The Orign of Love; Nature's Print Shop - Weed Love

Spellbinders: Picot Edged Circles, Standard Circles Small

VersaMagic Dew Drops: Aquatic Splash, Turquoise Gem, Sea Breeze

Paper: Sweet Nothings Pad

Cardstock

Pearls

Glue Dots, Pop Dots

Double-sided Tape



Quietfire and Nature's Print Shop

Those of you who follow Scrapbooking.com will remember the article about Quietfire a few months ago. (ahem, that article was the reason I had so many people saying "Don't I know you?" at CHA. Terre at Spellbinders clued me into that in my last hour at the show!)

The month after my article, Bibi Lindahl from Nature's Print Shop was featured in Scrapbooking.com.  Well, Bibi and I began corresponding and we are "cross-pollinating"!  Here is my first card using my (so far) favourite set of Bibi's stamps.  Watch for more using Bibi's stamps soon!

Synthesis:

• Stamps: Quietfire - Learn to Write, Nature's Print Shop - Weed Love (distributed in North America by Cherry Pie Stamps)
• Spellbinders: Ovals, Lacey Ovals
• Blae & Ivy Paper Pad from Kaisercraft
• Pearls
• Cardstock
• Cardblanks
• Pop Dots, Glue dots
• Be Creative Double-sided Tape

Thanks for stopping by!
Suzanne

Warm Winter Wishes

Here is another quick and easy card using Warm Winter Wishes, an embossing folder, cardstock and a bit of decorative paper!
I love the look of blind embossing - that hasn't changed over the years.  Our wedding invitations had a blind embossed snowflake on the front because we had a December wedding!  I might have made my own if there had been easily available embossing machines as there is now.

Card Synthesis:

Card Blanks

Quietfire Warm Winter Wishes

Distress Inks:  Peeled Paint for the sentiment and Antique Linen for distressing

Sizzix: Textured Impressions Branches, Swirls & Ribbons Set (also used in this card the other day)

Kaisercraft December 25th

Coloured Cardstock: Core'dinations Elements

Ink Blending Tool

Tombow Stamp Runner

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzanne

Celebrate Marker Card

The lettering for this card was done with the darker purple and then the drop shadow was added with the lightest marker in the set.
The gilded flourish was made with the Quickie Glue pen and the variegated leaf pressed on while the glue was still wet.  I tried using Jones Tones transfer foil, but the pen glue wasn't strong enough.  Not exactly fine gilding, but fun and quick!

Card Synthesis:
Card Blanks
Quickie Glue Pen
Zig Memory Markers - Elegance
Lilac Avenue (Kaisercraft) 6x6 paper pad
Variegated Green Leaf
Xacto Knife
Pentel Clic eraser

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

Thinking of You (still!)

Card Synthesis:
Spellbinder's Grand Calibur or Wizard
Spellbinder's Tulip Pendant Die Set
Thinking of You
Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue
Core'dinations ROY G. BIV 
Stamp Positioner
VersaMagic Purple Hydrangea & Pretty Petunia
Brads
Glue Dots & Pop Dots
Ribbon

Ainsley

My friend Lizard had her first grandbaby recently.  She tries to be calm about it, but we know better!  Here is a card I made in celebration of the event.  Congratulations to everybody!

Card Synthesis:
Blank Greeting cards and Envelopes
Core'dinations Cardstock from the Nostalgia pack
Kaisercraft English Rose Decorated 6x6 paper pad
Spellbinder Wizard or Big Shot
Sizzix #5 Frame Back
Spellbinders Nesties Ovals: large and small
Mitchell #2 Roundhand Nib
Schmincke Calligraphers Gouache: Supra White and Red Pearl mixed together
Pop Dots
Double-sided tape
Paper Flower
Pearls