Wedding Week at Quietfire - Congratulations Yvonne!

We’re pretty excited over here at Quietfire Design. One of our own is being married this week!  Congrats to Yvonne van de Grijp!  Yvonne is marrying the love of her life, Harrie, in the Netherlands – in a windmill! on Wednesday.  Pretty romantic if you ask me. She’s so excited!

 

This week we’re celebrating her happy event with a collection of well wishes!  Yvonne makes the most gracefully elegant cards, so you can just imagine how beautiful her wedding will be.

 

 

Congratulations Yvonne and Harrie!  Have a wonderful wedding day.  We wish you all good things in your life together.

 

 

 

Here is how I made this card: 

1. Form a 7 x 5" tent fold card from white Soft Finish Cardstock.
2. Die cut Cherish and the Fitted and Scalloped Ovals from Soft Finish Cardstock.
3. Sponge Worn Lipstick Distress Ink around the edges of the Scalloped Oval and on Cherish, adding more colour near the bottom of the word.
4. Adhere Cherish to the center of the Fitted Oval with Glue Dots.  Adhere this to the Scalloped Oval with foam adhesive for dimension.  Attach these layers to the card front with foam adhesive.
5. Embellish with a messy bow.

Supplies:

A Way With Words Cherish  Quietfire site | Elizabeth Craft Designs

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

Fitted Ovals - 4" oval

Stitched Ovals - 4.5" oval

Soft Finish Cardstock – 100# White

Ranger :

Distress Ink – Worn Lipstick

Ink Blending Tool 

Glue Dots, Foam adhesive

 

Thanks for stopping in!

If I had a Star....

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here today sharing a card using Quietfire Design stamp "If I had a Star for every time you made me smile"
For this card soft pastel colours were chisen for a feminine touch. Personally I love to combine soft pink with grey.
Since the die-cut is an intricate pattern, no patterned paper is used for this card.

Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: If I had a Star for every time you made me smile (#5970)
• Spellbinders: Becca Feeken Intertwined Spirals , Standard Circles Large
• Archival ink: Jet Black
• mulberry flowers, leaves, satin ribbon, self-adhesive peark strips
• Scrapbook Adhesives: 3D foam Squares
• glue
• cardstock: white, grey, pink, silver.

Hoping the quote on this card brings a smile to your face :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Wishing you a great day!

With a hug from Holland,

Yvonne

Some people like flowers.....

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here today with a card that will make any receiver happy, just by reading the text of this gorgeous Quietfire Design stamp.
And the great thing is that this stamp is one of a set of eight stamps: Garden Delights

 

 

Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: Garden Delights
• Spellbinders: Classic squares LG, Classic Squares SM, Floral Assortment, Lovin' Diamonds
• Archival ink: Jet Black,
• Distress ink: Vintage Photo and ink blending tool
• 3D foam squares
• Cardstock: white, blue
• old book page and lots and lots of mullberry flowers!

As always I am looking forward to your comments
Thanks so much for stopping by
and hugs to you all!

Yvonne

Valentine's day....

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here with using a brandnew Quietfire Design stamp.

 

It's only anout a month from now before it's Valentine's Day, so...to get in the mood I created you a Valentine's card.
Only...not in the usual color red, but in soft pastel colors.
Combinated with torn paper it give the card that vintage look I like so much...
I hope you will like it too!

How to make this card:

• make a white  base-card size 5⅝"x7"
• Cut some blue patterned paper to size  5¼"x6⅝" and use a distress tool to alter the edges. Then rub a Distress inkpad along the edges. Glue upon the layer upon the card base.
• Cut white cardstock to size 4¾"x6⅛" size and alter the edges. Glue upon cardbase using 3D foam squares.
• Cut pink patterned paper to size 4¼"x5⅝" and glue upon cardbase using 3D foam squares.
• Stamp the Quietfire Sentiment upon white cardstock using black ink.
• Then die-cut the sentiment using Spellbinders Regal Frame (the largest die only). Glue upon card card base using 3D foam squares.
• Attach pink satin ribbon horizontally to the card.
• Cut/emboss the largest two dies of the set Regal Frame from silver cardstock. Glue onto the card.
• Embellish using self-adhesive Pearls, a bow and a pearl heart.

Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: The Future is uncertain (#6301)
• Archival ink: jet Black
• Scarpbook Adhesives by 3L: white 3D foam squares
• White and silver cardstock
• Distress ink pad: Vintage Photo
• Tim Holtz Paper distresser
• Tim Holtz: paper stash Vintage Shabby
• Spellbinders: Regal Frame (S4-446)
• Self-adhesive Pearls

I hope you like my card and I'm looking forward (as always) to your comment!
Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Yvonne

When this Christmas becomes a memory...

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here with showcasing you a Christmas card üsing the new Quietfire "When this Christmas" (#6450-2) stamp. Isn't it a gorgeous stamp... I simply love this text!

First I stamped the text onto white cardstock and then positioned the template over it.
To keep it on the right position, I recommend using non-permanent tape.
After die-cutting and embossing I used Distress ink and a blending tool to color the centre of the die-cut blue.

Then matted the diecut on several layers of cardstock.
By using 3D foam tape you add an extra 3-dimendional effect to your card.
Finish the card by using glittery snowflakes, flowers and a bow.

Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: When this Christmas #6450-2
• Spellbinders: S4-471 Labels 42, S4-473 Labels 42 Decorative Elements, LF-126 Classic Grand Squares, S5-185 Snowflake pendants
• Black Archival ink
• Distress inkpad Tumbled Glass
• Ink Blending tool
• 3D foam squares
• Cardstock, blue patterned, silver, white, glitter white and glitter silver
• Mulberry flowers, satin ribbon, stamens.

I hope you like my card and that it may be inspiration to create your own Christmas cards!
I'm looking forward to your (ever so appreciated) comments!

Hugs,
Yvonne

And the winner of Friday's Pink card is....

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here, announcing the (randomly chosen) winner of my pink card.

The winner is:

Anonymous October 31, 2014 at 7:08 AM

This is a beautiful card, and what a kind and thoughtful gesture on your part to give it away. My daughter in law Cara has just been diagnosed with breast cancer, this past week. It came as quite a blow as the CT scan of her lump falsely showed it to be only a cyst, but testing proved otherwise. We are waiting for the results of genetic testing which will determine whether or not she will have to have a double mastectomy, along with the already for sure radiation and chemo. Cara is 29 years old, and their 2 children are 8 and 6 years old. This card would be a lovely gesture to cheer her on in her beginning stages of her journey towards healing and health.
Mickey Drake

Dear Mickey, congrats on winning!

As you have put your email adress in your comment, I'll be sending you an email later today.

so...your card is almost on its way!

Thanks everyone for participating!

Hugs,

Yvonne

Be Yourself....(give-away card)

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here with another pink card for Breast cancer Awareness month.
And again I would like to give away this card to someone who needs a cheer up.
All you have to do is leave a comment under this blogpost and mention that you know someone who you would like this card being sent to.

A random "winner" will be chosen on Monday and announced here on the Quietfire blog on Tuesday.
The winner may contact me (per private email) to provide me with the address and a personal note you would like on the card.
Please do know I live in The Netherlands so it will take at least a week for the card to arrive.
Again I hope you like my small gesture towards awareness and hope to cheer up someone with my card....

Used materials:
- Quietfire Stamps: The Woods Would be Very Silent (#6357)
- Black Archival ink
- Distress inkpad: Spun Sugar
- Ink Blending tool
- Spellbinders: Standard Circles Small (S4-116), Grand Squares (LF-126), Royal Circle (S4-444)
- Cardstock: Pink patterned, silver metalic, white
- Mulberry flowers, berries, satin Ribbon, lace.
- 3D-foam squares

And now the winner of the card I placed last Monday here on the Quietfire blog

The winner is:

Froggietalks October 27, 2014 at 8:32 AM

This is a stunning card. Thank you for offering to send it to someone with breast cancer. I do know of a lady in my town who has breast cancer, got diagnosed last year and had a mastectomy. Still issues with the reconstruction, but she's in for more treatments til the 31st

Froggietalks: Congrats!
Please contact me by email (to be found on the right bar of my blog) for the adress the card is to be sent to and the personal message you would like to be written on the card.

Hugs,
Yvonne

Just for you....

 

Hello everyone,
Yvonne here with a new card using the latest Quietfire stamps( set "Just for You").

For my card I used the following materials:
- Quietfire Stamps: Just for you (#6042)
- Black Archival ink
- Spellbinders Heirloom Oval (S4-447)
- Distress inkpads: Vintage Photo, Spun Sugar
- Blending tool
- grey, pink and white cardstock
- Mulberry flowers and leaves, pink satin ribbon

Since it´s Breast Awareness month, I made a pink ribbon card.
I think almost everyone of us know one or more women who have been struck by this horrible disease....
I would like to send my card on behalf of one of you to someone who could really use a cheer up.
All you have to do is leave a comment under this blogpost and mention that you know someone who you would like this card being sent to.
We will pick a random "winner" to be announced in my next Quietfire blogpost (coming Friday the 31st). Then (per private email) you can send me the adress and personal note you would like on the card.
Please do know I live in The Netherlands so it will take at least a week for the card to arrive.
I hope you like my small gesture towards awareness and hope to cheer up someone with my card....

Hugs to all of you,
Yvonne

Quietfire & Walnut Hollow Blog Hop - day 4 - Do what makes you happy

Hello everyone, Yvonne here today on day 4 of the Quietfire & Walnut Hollow bloghop.

We're pleased you're joining us for lots and lots of creative inspiration for combining Quietfire stamps and Walnut Hollow wood products.

 

I chose this mini Hinged sign (#40255) and Twirl & Enjoy (#6397) for my project.

I know the bare wood is lovely, but I decided to paint my hinged sign soft grey, using gesso with a drop of grey paint in it.

Then glued upon  a white  piece of cardstock and aged it with VintagePhoto Distress ink  and a blending tool.
Upon I placed a piece of patternd paper which I aged with distress ink and a distresser tool.
Then added the lace and ribbon.

 

The Quietfire text was stamped upon white cardstock using black Archival ink.

Then cut/embossed/stencilled some Spellbinders dies : Parasian Motifs (S5-035) and upon  Stately Circles (S4-388).
Use foam squares /tape to glue the circles upon the hinged sign.
The sign is finished of with lots of mulberry flowers, leaves and pearl stripes.

 

I have put this sign on my desk, just to remmind me how much fun my papercraft hobby is!

 

To be eligible for our Grand prize, your work is simple:

Please leave a comment on EACH of our blogposts: 9 here on the Quietfire Creations blog and 5 on the Walnut Hollow blog hop posts here:  http://walnuthollowcrafts.wordpress.com/
So that will be 14 comments in total on two different blogs from September 29, 2014 to October 3, 2014!

The winner must be a resident of North America.

Don't forget to visit Robyn's blogpost for another beautiful project placed today.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm looking forward to your comments!

Hugs,

Yvonne

 

 

The brand new "Always Be my Friend" stamps...

Hello everyone,

Yvonne here, sharing with you 2 projects with one of the brandnew stampsets Quietfire has launched.
Like Teresa said yesterday...all the new stamps are so beautiful I too hard a hard time to pick one for a project....so... I made 2 projects for you all today ;-)

For this blogpost I chose the set "Always be my friend"(#5615).

 

I also decorated a little notebook to match the card.

 

 

Together a beautiful set to gift to that someone special...

 

Used stampset: Quietfire "Always Be my Friend" stamp set (#5615):

 

Used Spellbinders die templates:
- Edgeabilities Classic Decorative Inserts One
- Majestic Elements, Marvelous Squares
- Nestabilities Lacy Squares

Used inkpad: Archival ink, Jet Black.

I hope you like the set I made and am looking forward to your comments!

Don't forget to enter yesterday's Tuesday Winsday (sponsored by Spellbinders)...
there's a really great prize to win!
To enter: simply scroll down to the next blogpost for all the details.

Have a nice day!
Yvonne