Some Halloween Inspiration

Here are some ideas for using the new Quietfire Wicked Halloween rubber stamps in your artwork, compliments of the Quietfire Design Team!

Marker Pro Layout Paper Pad



Canson Marker Pro Layout Pad

When I was at the CHA convention in January, I waltzed over to the Canson booth to ask them about a particular product but then got sidetracked by their papers. 

After some discussion they offered to send me their Marker Pro Layout Pad to try because they didn't have any with them.  Well, it arrived as promised (thanks guys!) and, as usual, I was so busy it took me a while to try it out.

It was instant love.  This paper keeps beautiful crisp edges and hairlines and is translucent so you can see your liner through it, putting it above any good copy paper.  I haven't had it wrinkle yet. Neither have I had any bleed-through.  (But you know if you try hard enough, you can make anything happen!)  Y'all know I use Mitchell nibs and Higgins Infernal, er, Eternal ink, so I can tell you those tools and this paper are a match made in heaven.

Oh my, I just tried my Gillott 303 and Higgins and I love this paper even more!!  Sweet! Wow, great hairlines!

I think what agrees with me is the tooth this paper has. It's a smooth surface, but not slick.  I've read that there are 2 sides to this paper (okay, yes, there are always two sides!) and the "topside" is better.  I believe it was "marker people" noticing that.  I didn't find any noticable difference.

You can find the Canson Marker Pro Layout Pad on my site in the Paper>Calligraphy department!

Let me know what you think of it!
Happy lettering, Suzanne

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And just to show you things don't always to as planned....  Here is my hissy fit when I started to date a certificate 2011. (this is NOT lettered on the Marker Pro Layout paper.  I wish!)  Hey, it was already ruined.....  I wonder where my mind was?

New Wicked Quietfire Design Rubber Stamps!

The Quietfire Wicked Halloween Set is on pre-order pricing until September 10, 2011!

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

Guest Books - The Recycled Bivalve

Every once in a while, I make these guest books for each room in a westcoast resort.  I've probably shown these before, but here is one from the latest batch.  Luckily I have found a local beach that has a great selection of shells.  It used to be a real problem in Port Alberni!  I even had to call a seafood restaurant one time!

It's always a challenge to drill the shells.  I do it under water - it disperses the heat and keeps the dust down.  Lots of shells have sharp edges - one time I let one go and it spun around with the drill bit and cut my finger.  I didn't like that.....  Needless to say, I have a new respect for bivalves.

Let me know if you ever write in one of these. You'll know it's mine because there is a label inside the back cover.

Shades of Things to Come.....

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Our Small Presence at Summer CHA

As many of you know, the Summer CHA is in full swing.
The Craft and Hobby Association host two conferences per year.  A winter one in California (which I was lucky enough to attend) in January and the summer conference in Chicago. The conference is for retailers and designers to see the latest products soon available to the retailers.

Although I am not in attendance this week, thanks to Spellbinders, Quietfire Design does have a "presence"!  There wasn't enough time to get artwork from the Design Team, so I almost didn't submit a display board.  Then I shook my head and though, well gee, I could always use my own cards....  So here is the display board from Quietfire Design that should be somewhere in the Spellbinders aura at Summer CHA!  Thanks very much to Spellbinders for the opportunity.

If you haven't yet seen them all together, here are the dies which Spellbinders released just prior to the convention.  There are some additional dies which were released the day the conference began and we will have those available for purchase when they arrive at our studio.  So make sure you're signed up for our email newsletters on our site so you're up to date!

The Winners of the Gift Certificates are.....

The following people have won $15 gift certificates to the Quietfire Design website! (Chosen by random draw)

1. Vic (#33)
2. Polly (#38)
3. McStamper (#23)
4. Kathy Cardon (#65)
5. Sandra Foster (#63)

Please send me an email (privately!) to suzanne@quietfiredesign.com and I will send your gift certificate via email.

Thanks to everyone who commented.  Keep your eyes open for our next draw!
Happy shopping! Suzanne

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Canada, the USA and my second born!

To celebrate the birthdays and the opening of the new shopping cart

we're celebrating!

Make a comment  below telling us what Quietfire products you'd like most and you'll be eligible to win

one of five $15 gift certificates.

Winners will be randomly drawn with a Random Number Generator.  Make sure I can get hold of you. You may add your name until Friday Midnight PST July 8th, 2011. 

Winners will be announced on Saturday July 9, 2011

Good luck!

New Quietfire Design Rubber Stamps!

We are thrilled to have 11 new stamps and one set of small sentiments perfect for tags with lower profile flourishes which makes it easy to fit them in smaller spaces.

See them online

HERE

Want to see them all on one printable page?

Click here to open a pdf version!

You may purchase all of them as a full sheet of rubber (which you will need to cut apart) till Saturday June 4, 2011 for $51.00 (individual retail cost would be $84.00)

Thanks to those people who have sent me quotes - I still have a pile on my drafting table which I have not gotten to yet - so don't despair - you may see it yet!

This time, it's Yolande from Alabama who will receive a free stamp of "How Old Would You Be" for suggesting the quote!

Congratulations Yolande!

Happy Stamping!

You can see that stamp at work over at Art by Wanda.  Her first creation with the new rubber uses "How Old Would You Be"!  Thanks Wanda! Awesome!

And within 10 hours of receiving her new rubber stamp, Becca Feeken has used "You May Not Be Able to Leave Your Children".  You can see her beauty right here!  Thank you Becca!

Happy Stamping Everyone!