You Shine Slimline Card

 
Hey there!  It's Suzanne popping in with a super simple slimline card (why is it that I always want to type slimeline.....?).

I've made a similar card before using this washi tape, but never in a slimline format!

Supplies:

A Way With Words Thank You:  ECD

A Way With Words Shine ECD  |  ECreek

Wide washi tape (this one is from Altenew)
Cardstock
Glue Dots - Micro

Instructions:

1. Form a tent-fold card base measuring 8.5 x 3.75" from any coloured cardstock. 
2. Cut a piece of washi tape larger than the card front, apply it to the card front and trim.
3. Die cut the "you" from Thank You and Shine from shiny foil cardstock and adhere to the card front with Glue Dots.
4. Give to someone special!!

Of course you can do this with any patterned paper, but when you have this perfect galaxy washi tape, how can you resist?

Happy creating! Suzanne 

Thank You Mom

Today we're celebrating Moms.
I really have to thank my Mom for everything she did for me.  I'd love to start listing the things I have to thank her for, but there are just too many.  I guess unconditional love covers it all.

This card and gift box could be given for so many reasons, not just Mother's Day.  It's also part of the group post with Elizabeth Craft Designs today. You can head over to their blog to see what other designers have done to celebrate Mother's Day.

Here is how you can make this set:

Instructions:

1. Form a 6x6" tent-fold card base from white cardstock.
2. Die cut the Rosebud Wreath and 4 flourished rosebud elements from white cardstock.  Die cut the Gable Box and Thank You 2 also from white cardstock.
3. Assemble the Gable Box.
   
4. Sponge green and red inks on all the elements sparingly, as shown in photos.
   
5. Use Glue Dots to attach the rosebuds to the back of wreath as and to assemble the flourished rosebuds for the side of the box.  Attach the flourished rosebuds to the sides of the box.
6. Center the wreath on the card base and adhere the wreath using the dimensional clear tape to pop it off the surface of the card.
7. Use Glue Dots to attach Thank You.
8. Give to Mom with your thanks. <3

Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies:
Rosebud Wreath and Elements  QFD | ECD
Gable Box  QFD | ECD
Thank You 2  QFD | ECD
Soft Finish Cardstock 12 x 12"  ECD

Others:
Glue Dots - Micro
Kool Tac Clear AdhesiveTape (3D)
Ranger Distress Inks - Bundled Sage, Worn Lipstick
Ranger Ink Blending Tool


Happy Mother's Day!

Thank you cards with Alcohol Ink backgrounds

Hello!  Today I'm sharing a set of notecards I made for my son to use as Thank You cards.  I'm running late so they needed to be really quick and easy.  But since I'm not big on mass producing, I needed a bit of variety to them.  Yay for Quietfire dies!  Did you know that there are 3 different "Thank you/Thanks" word dies available?  You would think you only need one but I find that having them in different sizes and arrangement really helps.

First, I finally jumped on the alcohol ink background so I had a bunch of them laying around.  Most were on the 5"x7" Yupo paper so I simply cut them in half and adhered them to a white card base.  And then I got a little more creative with cuts.

After deciding on the shape of the background layer, I die cut all of the different "thanks" type of die cuts to see which one would look best with the different layouts.  I came up with these 4 different cards:

For the first card, I simply die cut the new Thank you 3 metal die and placed in on the bottom of the triangle.  I did add a layer of Crystal Effects on the die to add just a bit of depth to the die cut.

For the second card, an older Thanks die went perfectly in the angled background.

For the third card, I embossed in silver and split the background along the diagonal.  

The last one is simply an oval with a bit of washi tape along the bottom. I'm really glad I had all these different dies that said essentially the same thing because it made the different layouts I had come together easily.  Which was your favorite? 

Thank you 2 metal die

Thanks metal die

Thank you metal die

Wedding Weekend Day 2...and Giveaway!

Welcome back to Day 2 of the Wedding Weekend at Quietfire Creations!  Yesterday we looked at Save the Date, RSVP, and You're Invited wedding cards.  Today we are looking at a few wedding reception ideas and Thank you cards.  Just like yesterday, there is a video of today's projects (if you are receiving this in email format, please view the video on YouTube HERE):

First, let's start with wedding favors.  The Gable Box is a great die to have!  The boxes are so sweet on a wedding reception table.  Below is a box with pink background and wee hearts.  The hearts are from the Hearts spray die.  (The Hearts spray die is a useful way to use up all of those tiny pieces of scrap!)

The chalkboard style is quite cool!  I used the heart from Calligraphic Elements 1 die set to die cut white card stock.  Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide was used on the Gable box and the heart as the finishing touch for the chalkboard look.

Of course I had to create another Gable box in the summer floral paper.  The top of the box was secured using seam binding.  Imagine the floral boxes next to all of the place settings at a reception or at the bridal shower.  How cute would that be?

Talking about table settings...

The Eat, Drink & Be Merry die set not only looks awesome (especially in the chalkboard style), but also is a perfect way to let guests know what is for dinner!

Here is the back of the card with the Menu die cut and more of the hearts.

Don't forget the thank your loved ones after the wedding!  The new die set Thank You 2 is so elegant and is gorgeous on a card front!

Love the look of the summer floral style thank you card.  It is like a beautiful breath of fresh air!

While writing this post I thought about a thank you card I created using some of Suzanne's other dies.  It would be so thoughtful to have a wedding photo in the front of the card (as shown below) and the elegant Thank You on the inside.  The original blog post for the below project is here.

The photo slips out of the pocket so that the receiver can frame the picture of the happy couple.

Have you enjoyed the wedding weekend here at Quietfire Creations?  Admittedly, I had too much fun creating the wedding projects!  I couldn't help but think that I wish I had these dies for my wedding.  I could picture running the dies through and assembling the projects with friends or while watching TV.  The results are timelessly lovely.  Hmm...maybe my hubby and I should renew our vows.  ;)

Are there any stamps or dies that caught your eye and are now on your "must have list"?  Well, I have some exciting new for you...you can enter for your chance to win a gift certificate to purchase some of Suzanne's dies and stamps!  Here is what you can do to enter for the giveaway:

Simply comment on this blog post (and Day 1 would be nice, too!) and make sure you are following QuietfireDesign on Instagram!  The deadline for commenting is Monday June 25, 2018 at midnight (Pacific). 

Thank you for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the wedding weekend and that it has inspired you!

Have a happy, crafty day.

Big hugs,

Kathy Jo

"thank you" watercolor card

Hello Crafty Friends!  Kathy Jo here sharing a watercolor Thank You card.  'Tis the season to be visiting friends and family- a handmade Thank You card would be a thoughtful gift to an event host or a kind friend.

The focal point of the card is the "Thank you" die set:

Watercolor paper was colored using two shades of yellow watercolor.  After drying, pink watercolor was randomly flicked on the background:

The background was die cut with a rectangular stitch die.  It was mounted on white card stock cut slightly larger than the yellow background.  Both were mounted on a scalloped card base.

A watercolor flower, twine, cheesecloth and washi tape was added to the corner as shown.  Stickles was applied to the flower center.

Thank you was die cut twice: coordinating pink card stock (matching the card base) and white card stock.  It was adhered to the card front using liquid adhesive.

Isn't it a bright and cheerful thank you card?  Change the colors and flower and it is perfect for a holiday themed card.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Heart You

 

It's Suzanne popping in between the fine Quietfire designers to share a card that I just had to make!

<3 you!

 

This is so simple and goes together in minutes once you have decided on the designer paper!  You'll be combining dies from two of the brand new A Way With Words sets.

 

Here is what you'll need!:

 

A Way With Words Calligraphic Elements  Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs site

A Way With Words thank you  Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs site

Elizabeth Craft Designs Premium Palette Cardstock in Black and Pale Pink (coming soon!)

Patterned Paper  (I used Basic Grey's Kissing Booth)

Double-sided Tape, Glue Dots and Foam Tape

 

Instructions:

 

1. Form a 7" x 5.5" tent-fold card base from black cardstock.
2. Die cut the flourished heart from pink cardstock and "you" from patterned paper.
3. Cut a black panel measuring 4.75" x 3".  Mount the diecuts on it using Glue Dots.
4. Cut alternating designer paper panels and black panels each of slightly larger size (leaving between 1/8" and 1/4" borders) and alternately adhering them with double-sided tape and foam tape as shown.  Yes, it's that simple!

If you can find a plaid with pink in it, this would be a perfect guy card!
Thanks for stopping in. Happy creating! 
Suzanne

Quietfire Stamps and Little Black Dress

 

Little Black Dress Paper Pad

 Hello All!  Kathy Jo here today to share some cards I made using beautiful Quietfire stamps and also Basic Grey's Little Black Dress paper, available at Quietfire.

The first card is a wedding card I made for a friend of ours that was just married over the weekend.  The sentiment could not be any sweeter and it was perfect for a wedding.  I love how this sentiment will work well not only for a wedding card but also for an anniversary card, Valentine's Day card and a wedding album.  The sentiment is part of the 8 piece Valentine's Day/Love set.  

The next card is a Thank You card made for my stash. It uses the script thank you from the Thank You 4 piece stamp set.

The stamp set has been used several times as I love the versatility of the set.  The set is shown below (don't you just adore the wee hearts in the thanks!):



The final card is a Christmas card.  Yes, I am sticking with my New Year's resolution to make at least one Christmas card a month.  (I am now at about a card every other week!)  The antiqued Little Black Dress paper worked well with the Snowflakes are kisses from heaven stamp.



The stamp fits like a glove in the Spellbinders dies. Woo-who!  The stamp sentiment is definitely the focal point of the card...and what a great sentiment at that!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed seeing the cards made using Quietfire and Little Black Dress.  I still have plenty of paper left in the pack and I will make sure to share future projects using it.

Have a great day! Hugs, Kathy Jo

{Christmas and Holiday stamps are currently on sale!  You'll see the sale price when you add the item to your shopping cart}

Tuesday Winsday - Rough Hewn Thank You

  

 

I'm sure you saw Jutta's awesome  upcycling project yesterday. Here's a refresher if you missed it! 

Jutta use the Quietfire "Rough Hewn Thank You" stamp here, so it's this week's Tuesday Winsday giveaway. The rough lettering for the stamp was originally done on very rough watercolour paper.

To enter, just use the Rafflecopter entry from below. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

One Happy Birthday card and two Thank You cards

Hello All!  Kathy Jo here to share a few cards I recently made for my mom.  She mentioned that she uses a lot of Thank You and Happy Birthday cards throughout the year...so for Mother's Day I am giving her a box of homemade cards!  

First, a birthday card to share:

The birthday card was made using Quietfire's Happy Family Days sentiment stamped on a Spellbinders Classic Ovals die cut.  I applied Tim Holtz Distress inks in Fired Brick and Spiced Marmalade along the edge.  The next layers are a scrap piece of Graphic 45 Secret Garden paper die cut using Spellbinders Floral Ovals and gold paper die cut from Spellbinders new die set Elegant Ovals.  

The base is Graphic 45 Secret Garden paper die cut from Spellbinders set A2 Devine Eloquence.  The distressing along the Happy Birthday die cut really brought out the flowers on the base paper.  I liked the colors so much that I used seam binding dyed using Tim Holtz stains in the same colors.

Two Thank You cards- one CAS and one "sorta CAS"- are next:

The CAS Thank You card was made using Quietfire's Thank you set and Quietfire's Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme set. Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Bundled Sage was used on the Rosemary stamp along the edge as shown.  The script Thank You was stamped with Memento's Rich Cocoa.  I applied brown twine, adhered the top layer to brown card stock and then applied the layered card stock to a dark green tent fold card.  All of the rectangles and card base were die cut with Spellbinders sets A2 Matting Basics A and A2 Matting Basics B.

The last Thank You card was also made using Quietfire's Thank you set and Quietfire's Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme set.  For this card I used the Parsley stamp and Memento's London Fog ink on white card stock.  It was die cut with Spellbinders A2 Valiant Honor.  Thanks! was stamped with black dye ink onto white card stock and was die cut using the second smallest die from Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles.   Tim Holtz Distress ink in Scattered Straw was applied along the edges and a matching yellow bow was secured under the die cuts.

Thanks so much for stopping by and seeing the cards for my mom.  I hope you and she both enjoy them!

Have a great day!
Kathy Jo

Thank You & Friend Cards - Nina Brackett Guest Designer

Nina here again guest posting for Quietfire Design.

Today, I am highlighting the QFD cut files that you can purchase HERE. These cut files are so delicate and I was afraid my Silhouette wouldn't cut them right, but was I wrong! I love their elegant design and they make a great focal point.

My first card uses the Friend cut file and is vintage shabby with girly pink all over.  The doily is by SRM Stickers. I also embellished with a Spellbinders Moroccan die cut, Want2Scrap pearls, paper flower and seam binding.

My second card is also vintage shabby, but milder on the girly scale (just my style). This time the focal point is the lovely Thank You cut file. I did some distressing and stitching on the edges and placed buttons to matched the strip of patterned paper (from Crate Paper's Maggie Holmes collection).

I think this is the first time in a while that I didn't do any stamping on my cards. With these stunning Quietfire Design cut files, I didn't need to. The cut files added more dimension and a different look from my usual stamped cards. And I love the results!