Give a Little Cup of Love

One of my newest designs on the Silhouette Online Store is the Gift Card Envelope with Coffee Cup Display.  My original thought was to make it as a Father's Day gift, but then I remembered being in a Starbucks while on holiday and we were behind a woman who was riffling though a stack of gift  cards before she chose one.  When we chuckled and teased her, we discovered she was a teacher who would frequently be gifted with coffee cards by her students! Sure beats an apple if you ask me!

So yes, when I had this design idea, I drove off to Starbucks to get a coffee and disassemble the cup and sleeve to use as templates (not as easy as you might think!) and then proceeded to tweak.  Keep in mind this is a display cup, there is no bottom so you can't fill it with liquid!  It's just a little cup, not a full size one.

When you open the file, ungroup and pull most of the elements off the cutting mat.  The envelope and backing will stay together and have to be ungouped again.

Cut each element one by one in the colour you wish to use.  I would have used a white cup, but that's really hard to photograph and Silhouette wants perfectly white backgrounds.  lol! Where's the cup?


Here is a side view.

When making the cup and sleeve, you just have to be a bit careful the cup doesn't "squish".  The slits for the card make it want to fold rather than roll, so give it a few practice-rolls.
And here is the inside of the gift card envelope.

Nice Starbucks card, you say?  It's the most beautiful one I've seen - and we got it in Hawaii and keep reloading it.  It raises eyebrows in non-Hawaii Starbucks outlets!

Hope you have fun with this design!  We'd love to see photos on our FaceBook Page!
Thanks for stopping by!
Suzanne

Papillon Monarch Circle in action!

Oh, my! The gardens are so exquisite here right now.  My husband brought these peonies in (and left the ants outside, I hope) and I had to do something with them!

This is the papillon monarch circle available on the Silhouette Online store this week.

 

 I just cut the circle (I slowed the cutting speed) using my Silhouette Cameo and lay the design on the table.  The single monarch has a Glue Dot to hold it onto the petal!  I can use both over and over.  It just doesn't get much more simple!

Thanks for having a look!  Hope you're having a sweet day!
Suzanne

Painting in the T : Thanks - Fill 'er Up T

When I challenged to the Design Team to share their creative talents by filling up the T in the new stamp set, I knew exactly what I wanted to do!  A "landscape". Yeah, I know, kinda weird.....

Supplies:
Thanks - Fill 'er Up T - now available with the cling & foam option!
Stonehenge Paper
Brilliance Galaxy Gold Stamp Pad
Queen's Gold Embossing Powder
W&N French Ultramarine Blue Watercolour
W&N Raw Sienna Watercolour
Spellbinders Valiant Honor die set
Spellbinders Grand Calibur
American Crafts Winter Cardstock Pad
Be Creative Tape, Pop Dots

Instructions:

1. Cut Stonehenge to 10" x 7" with the deckle edge along the 7" side.  Fold into a 5" x 7" card. Cut light blue cardstock to 4 1/8" x 5 1/2" rectangle and cut dark blue cardstock to 4 3/8" x 5 5/8" rectangle.
2. Stamp Thanks - Fill 'er Up T on to a piece of Stonehenge. (Stonehenge was chosen because it is smooth for stamping onto, but acts a lot like watercolour paper.) Thermal emboss with Queen's Gold embossing powder.
3. Paint your landscape.  French Ultramarine Blue and Raw Sienna make an incredible range of colours when mixed.
4. Center your painted design inside the largest Valiant Honor rectangle and use the Grand Calibur to die cut and emboss.
5. Use Pop Dots to mat to light blue cardstock rectangle and Be Creative Tape to mat to dark blue cardstock rectangle. Adhere to card base using Be Creative Tape.

Follow this link to visit Quietfire Creations today for lots of other ways to Fill 'er Up!  You'll love the variety of ideas from the Design Team!
Thanks for stopping!
Suzanne

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Illuminations Illuminated!

As you probably read about Illuminations on the Quietfire Creations blog, traditionally illuminated letters were gilded.  Today I've added a lot of contemporary techniques to a very old tradition!

Here is how I did this card. Thumbnail links to the products are below.

1. Cut and fold white cardstock to 5x5" sidefold card.
2. Using VersaMagic Sage, stamp Morris leaves Illuminations onto vellum.  Allow to dry.
3. Flip vellum over and use stamp positioner to center Capital Letter over Illuminations and stamp Capital Letter with Brilliance Galaxy Gold.  Emboss with Queen's Gold Embossing Powder.
4. Die cut vellum with Spellbinders Decorative Labels 1 die.
5. Mount vellum on card front using Scrapbook Adhesives Butterfly 3D Foam shapes.

Although not as smooth as I'd like, it makes a pretty good gilded letter!
Thanks for having a look! Suzanne

Neenah Solar White CS Illuminations 1 Capital Letters, Double Stroke VersaMagic Stamp Positioner Brilliance Gold Queen's Gold Embossing Powder Decorative Labels 1 Grand Calibur Magic Removable Tape

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Spring has Sprung on Scrapbooking.com

Here is one of the ways I've been using the Elizabeth Craft Designs All Seasons Tree. It's so versatile!   I fell in love with it with the Garden Bench at CHA.

This card may be seen with instructions on Scrapbooking.com HERE along with other great spring projects!  Don't miss it.
 You may get the All Seasons Tree from Elizabeth Craft or on the Quietfire website.  The links to the products I used in this card are below.

Thanks for dropping by!
Suzanne

 

Don't Let Yesterday VersaMagic All Season Tree Neenah Solar White CS Coloured Cardstock Stamp Positioner Grand Calibur Double-sided Tape Glue Dots Magic Removable Tape 3D Foam Squares, BLACK

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Free eBook!

You might remember I was grovelling for votes a few weeks ago for my card entered in the Prime Publishing's Best Blogger Craft Contest! I ended up in the top ten, so thanks very much to all those who like this card and voted!

My card and all the instructions for this project are available in the new free e-book along with all the projects from Prime Publishing's Best Blogger Contest! My project starts on page 24. 

Click HERE to go to the FaveCrafts site to get your free copy!  Soon to be available on Amazon and Apple.
Happy creating! Suzanne

 

Illuminations Cards

I thought I'd share a little more detail about the three quicky cards I made to accompany the release of Illuminations 1. You may read more details about Illuminations 1 HERE.





The W Card

 

Instructions:

1. Stamp Morris Illuminations on white cardstock using Distress Bundled Sage.
2. Stamp Double Stoke W in center of decoration using Distress Chipped Sapphire and a stamp positioner.
3. Die cut Illuminated letter with Spellbinders Labels One and die cut larger Labels One from blue cardstock. Layer as shown using Glue Dots.
4.  Cut piece of ribbon and notch at bottom.  Adhere to Cardblank using Glue Dots as shown.  Adhere decorated letter panel to card front with Pop Dots.

Supplies:

Illuminations 1 Capital Letters, Double Stroke Distress Inks Stamp Positioner Labels 1 Magic Removable Tape Grand Calibur Glue Dots Pop Dots Ribbon

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The K Card

Instructions:

1. Use VersaMagic Tea Leaves to stamp Barberry Illuminations on white cardstock.  Use stamp positioner to overstamp Capital K using VersaMagic Perfect Plumeria.
2. Use Large Labels to diecut the Illuminated letter.  Die cut largest Large Labels from white cardstock.
3. Layer ribbons (Mini Raffia Bows and Satin Pleated) and wrap around larger die cut adhering with tape. Use Pop Dots to adhere Illuminated letter panel to ribbon-wrapped panel.
4. Cut and fold green cardstock to make tent card measuring 4" x 5-1/4"  Adhere decorated panel to card front using Pop Dots.

The R Card

Instructions:

1. Use VersaFine Satin Red to stamp Contemporary Illumination on white cardstock. Use stamp positioner to overstamp Capital R in Deep Lagoon. Cut into diamond shape.
2. Mat Illuminated letter with blue and red cardstock each 1/8" larger than the previous layer and adhere using Glue Dots.
3. Mount panel on card front as shown.

Thanks for having a look!  Just ask if you have questions.  (send me an email if you're not able to check back here for my reply!
Suzanne

Here are some books you might like to check out.

The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin (Second Scribes and Illuminators (Medieval Craftsmen) 2nd (second) Revised Edition by de Hamel, Christopher A History of Illuminated Manuscripts Saint John's Bible: Psalms by Donald Jackson (Feb 1 2006) Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography) by Drogin, Marc

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