Changing your destiny....

It's Saturday and time for another project idea using the new dies from Becca Feeken's 3D Vinettes collection that was just released.  This week we are sharing lots of ideas on making flowers for your cards and projects so i decided to make mine fun and cut them from polka dotted vellum to go with my sentiment.

I used neutral tones and white to create my card with lots and lots of layers.  I used the Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles to make the base and then layered on a double cut piece of the Tiara Rondelle to make it thicker and easier to adhere to the card.  The Quietfire stamp i did with Black Versafine ink and then embossed it with clear to make it pop more.  It's neat how just that small rectangle under the sentiment really makes it stand out more without really showing up too much.  

And for the flowers i thought since i used the polka dot for the sentiment i would cut my blossoms and layer them with pretty white stamens in the centers and then mix in some smaller flowers from the bridal set and the Isadora Trinkets set with just plain white card stock.  It's nice to have different styles of dies so that if you need something special for a specific project you can just make it up yourself.  That is what makes dies so fun to use!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and be sure and see all the other girls on our team this week with all of their ideas too.  You are going to love them!

Happy Saturday everyone..... Teresa

Supplies:

Spellbinders Nestabilities Hemstitch Rectangles by Becca Feeken

Spellbinders Shapabilities Tiara Rondelle by Becca Feeken
Shapabilities Happily Ever After Etched Die set by Becca Feeken

Shapeabilities Isadora Trinkets Etched Dies Venise Lace by Becca Feeken

Stamp: Quietfire Designs- New Destiny Stamp

Polka dotted Vellum, white cardstock, adhesive, paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive pearls, white stamens, ribbon, glue dots

Lacy in Pink

Sometimes you find a very special die that you really love because everything seems to work great in it.  This new die called "Isabella Frame" from Becca Feeken is one of those gorgeous dies you can use so many ways and this lovely sentiment from Quietfire Design works great inside of it don't you think.  The stamp is called "Where flowers bloom" and I adore this stamp because it so says alot about me personally and i am forever doing something and never standing still so I just had to use it.  

I was rummaging around and cleaning up my scrap room and came across these gorgeous vintage papers that i had put away.  The paper colors layered really well over each other and the stamp i did in a rich cocoa to give it a nice vintage feel.  

To finish my card i just added a few pretty flowers on the side and tied a cute bow with seam binding ribbon.  And wha la!!  It's all done and ready to mail.  

And that's all for today but i have lots of things to share so be sure and check back soon.

Big Hugs...Teresa

Cardmaker/Quietfire Blog Hop today

Welcome to our blog hop with CardMaker Magazine today!  We have lots of beautiful projects to share with all of you so grab a cup of tea and enjoy all the inspiration.....

And...Make sure you leave a comment on every blog because there will be a $50 Quietfire Gift certificate awarded randomly to one lucky commenter.  All the comments should be made by midnight PST on Sunday, September 24, 2017 and the lucky winner will be announced shortly afterwards. Good luck everyone and enjoy all the cards.  And if you are hopping in the right order you should have stopped over by way of the wonderful and very talented Clare Prezzia .....

I am really happy with my card and it was so fun to make.  My beginnings for it were from the new "Quietfire Design" stamp set called "A Rustle in the Wind".  This set contains 2 sentiment stamps and 2 cute add on designs that will really spark your creativity.  I chose to use the "See the Magic" one since i worked at Disneyland.  My papers are simple ivory, pink and green card stock that went with a piece of my favorite paper from Basic Grey.  I had lots of flowers in my stash too so I added them on both of the sides so that brought out all the colors in the paper and really framed the sentiment nicely.

The dies i used for the border under the sentiment are from Spellbinders and Becca Feeken .  She has some brand new border dies so i created a fun design with the Graceful Scallops set on the base of the card in ivory and just added a simple oval over it.  It makes it pretty and feminine and the little touches of Diamond Stickles give it that little bit of magical sparkle that i wanted.  This would be a great sentiment for a family Disney page too.

I also had time to do a second card with a brand new die from the release and another new stamp set.

For this card i used one of the new dies in the Elizabeth Craft Collection called "Flourished Frame"     and a new stamp also by Suzanne Cannon and Elizabeth Craft called "A bit of Fragrance".  These new stamps are clear and you get alot of them in each set so this is really fun and exciting for Quietfire.  And they work amazing too.  Super clear stamping and easy to add to all of your projects.

To make my card i used some Ruby Rock-it papers that i had in my stash to create a pretty colored base and then cut the printed aqua paper with the border die.  I glued all that down and then stamped my sentiment in black versafine ink by Tsukineko.  It comes in lots of colors so it's always a good staple to have on hand to stamp with.   Then i just added a beautiful flower garden to go under my stamp to finish it up.  Oh and the Butterfly die is also a new set that you can find here.  My mom loved butterflies and flowers so this one is dedicated to her !!  

Here is a closeup of the stamp and the flowers just so that you can see it better.

So i guess it's time to hop on over to the next artist Yogi Grunwald

Here is a complete list of names just in case you get lost or need to start at the beginning.

CardMaker: http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/blog/

Robyn Josephs  http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.ca/

Clare Prezzia: http://bearydocardsinc.blogspot.com/

Teresa Horner   http://victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.ca/

Yogi Grunwald   http://yogiemp.blogspot.ca/

Diana Carr: http://www.secretlifeofpaper.com/

Wanda Hentges   https://artbywanda.blogspot.ca/

Gaylynn Martling: https://neatnook.blogspot.com/

Kathy Jo Wood http://daisysanddaffodils.blogspot.ca/

Jen Shults: https://deconstructingjen.com/

Yvonne van de Grijp http://phoebeez.blogspot.ca/ 

Nicole Coursey: http://tealkatsblog.com/

Diana Nguyen    http://yourstrulybydiana.blogspot.ca/

Savannah O’Gwynn: http://savannahland2.blogspot.com/

Teresa Kline: http://paperieblooms.blogspot.com/

Suzanne Cannon http://quietfirecreations.blogspot.ca/

 Thank you so much for hopping along with us and don't forget to leave a comment and share your favorite new Quietfire stamp with all of us...  Happy Friday!!

Have an Awesome Day

It's been a busy month and a really fun catching up with life and getting my craft on.  Today i have a card to share that i did for a co worker at the castle. It's a little fun and whimsical but those are the best kinds of projects to create because they make you laugh and have fun!  

I created my card with another one of Becca's amazing border dies called "Graceful Sweet Words".  It's a gorgeous die set and i really loved this loopy kind of border that came in the set so i cut/embossed two pieces in black to go on either side of the Queen of Hearts tag and added sweet rhinestones to it to bling it out a little.  The rest of the colors i coordinated with the queen image so it all fell into place and it was really fun to do.

The stamp is from a brand new release of dies from Quietfire Designs and they are clear stamps and work amazing.  You are going to really love these little gems.

Thank you so much for stopping in this week and i hope to have lots of new things to share soon.

Have a really wonderful day... Teresa

Venise Lace Friendship Card

Hi everyone and i hope that you had a fun and eventful weekend.  Summer is my favorite time to catch up with things since the days are so long and it's the perfect time to catch up with friends to send them a pretty card to say hi too.

I just splurged on some new papers from Prima this week and got inspired to layer a few of the new Venise Lace dies by Becca Feeken to create this friendship card.  I used one of my favorite dies from Quietfire Design for the center and added just a bit of ribbon and lace to compliment the papers.

For my card i used the Hemstitch Rectangles, the Gossamer Knot Ensemble set, the Francesca Label and the leaves from the Cinch and Go Flower 2 set.   It's fun to mix and match your dies and amazing designers like Becca Feeken plan exactly that so you can get lots of wear and tear on your dies.  

The stamp that i used from Quietfire Design is called "Friends are those Rare people" and 

it really fit nice inside of the Francesca label.  I inked it in black Versafine ink for a nice crisp image and then embossed it with clear to seal it and brighten the ink.

Supplies:

Paper: Wild & Free by Frank Garcia and Prima

Pale pink cardstock by Bazzill Basics paper

ribbon, flowers

Paper trimmer, adhesive, 3D foam dots and glue dots

Have a really wonderful day,

Teresa

For the rest of my life...

Hi again and thanks so much for stopping over today.  I have another Quietfire Design card today to share and this one i also made with one of the new Wedding lines from Ruby Rock-it.  It's a really pretty line of paper called New York and it's filled with lots of pale shades of aqua, black and white and went perfect with the stamp i chose to use for today.

To start my card I found a gate card base in my stash that was white so that is how i began.  I cut rectangles of printed paper to fit both sides of the gates and then made a smaller square to fit inside and match the die that i was using for the sentiment.  I cut 2 layers of the fancy die in white and put 3D foam dots in-between them to make the lace stand out more.  Then before i glued it to the base i wrapped a band of white ribbon around the card and secured it in the back.  The flowers and pearls i added last as my finishing touches.  The sentiment really speaks for itself i think..... it's beautiful.

You can find the stamp in the Quietfire Design store called "For the Rest of my Life".  I love Suzannes' stamps and dies... the sentiments are always so heartfelt and come out so beautiful when you create things with them.  And it's calligraphy and i love that part too!!

I also used Ruby Rock-its new "New York" Collection and you will have to stop over

and see all the other gorgeous things they have new for all those weddings you have coming up.

Thanks again for stopping over and i have lots more to share so i hope to see you soon :)

Autumn is my favorite season...

It's been long time since i have done a post here on my blog.  With my mom passing away and my daughter getting married to the love of her life 2 weeks ago my life was pretty busy to say the least.  But i had time the other day and was working on using some of the new Quietfire Design stamps that i just got so i thought i would start sharing a few with you all.

I wanted just something simple for my card.  I love to walk out hiking among all the trees in fall and see all the beautiful colors they are and how they crunch under your steps.  So i just cut a few leaves from metals i had in my stash and then put them on a simple white back round matted in colors of fall.  For the stamp i used Momento ink in Expresso truffle and inked around the tan card stock in Gingerbread to make it stand out.  

The stamp is really pretty and they are others in the times of each season so i am getting on top of those and creating something fun with each of them to share with you all soon.  

If you would love to buy the stamp be sure and stop over to the Quietfire Design store and

see what's new and "Autumn is the second spring" #5645. 

Thanks so much for stopping over and be sure and check back again soon.

Teresa

World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Welcome to our World Card-Making Day Blog Hop!

 

  

We've made some cards and assembled some cool projects to share with you - and there are some prizes to be had!  Hop on over to each of the designers listed below and leave a sweet comment on their World Card-Making Day blog post.

 To be eligible to win a prize, you must leave a your comment on the blogs before midnight on Sunday October 2, 2016. Prizes will be announced shortly after. Here is where you will visit this weekend!

Selma http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.ca/ 

Robyn http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.ca/

Diana http://yourstrulybydiana.blogspot.ca/

Yogi http://yogiemp.blogspot.ca/

Kathy Jo http://daisysanddaffodils.blogspot.ca/

Teresa http://victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.ca/

Suzanne http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.ca/ 

I know it's national card making day but i just couldn't resist using this tiny wood frame that i found this last week at my local hobby store to make a pretty off the page project and a card too.  The tiny wooden frame was the perfect size to use for the new sentiment and it would be a great gift to give too.

The new stamp is called "Sometimes I just look up" #6252.  I used both blue and white chalk paint to paint the 6" wood stand itself and then also painted a pretty chipboard frame from Gypsy Soul Laser cuts that i had in my stash.  Then i stamped the beautiful sentiment on white and used a circle die to cut it out.  To assemble it i glued on the circle to the back and then used 3D foam mini squares to add the frame to make it stand out.  Then i added some ribbon, flowers and pearls to the frame and just a bit of shimmer spray to make it glisten.  I think i might have to go back and get a few more of these little frames.... they would be perfect for all the Christmas sentiments that Quietfire has.

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure and hope over to Suzanne's blog to see what she has to share!

Happy Hopping!  Good luck!

God grant me the serenity card...

I had a great weekend off from the castle and a chance to create a few things to share

with my favorite dies that i have from Spellbinders.  Today i used the Regal Allure die

and also the Diamond Essence die set.  I think the two went pretty good together and i 

know exactly who i need to give this one to.  

My papers are ones that i digitally printed from my Crafty Secrets CD.  I picked pretty pinks with roses on them and then did clean white paper for the dies.  The Regal Allure die also has an insert

but i cut it out to show the back of the papers and turned it in the center.  Then i cut the biggest

circle die in the Diamond Essence and stamped one of my favorite Quietfire sentiments in

a mixture of Momenta Rosebud and Rhubarb stalk.  It came out good that way and matched

up with the paper so much better.  

Then i added a few 3D Foam dot from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and put it all together.

The flowers at the bottom are from Prima and i also added punched leaves and some tiny

pink rhinestones.  And then i dusted the whole thing with a bit of pixie dust glitter.  It's hard

to see but it has such a pretty sparkle to it.  

Supplies:

Quietfire Gentle Thoughts Sentiment #5875

Spellbinders Regal Allure and Diamond Essence die 

Momento Ink: Rosebud, Rhubarb Stalk

Prima Flowers

pink rhinestones

Pixiedust glitter

White cardstock, digital papers

adhesive, papers trimmer, 3D foam squares

And... that's it for today.  Have a wonderful rest of the week!! 

Believe in yourself...

Today over at Quietfire Design we are sharing quick projects that we did with 

some of the new stamps and dies.  I have a friend that needed a bit of cheering up

so i thought of combining the new Believe die and the If you don't believe

in miracle stamp set to make her a quick card.  

I wanted it to be feminine so i chose pretty papers from a Basic Grey 6x6 pad and then used

a few SB dies for the backround.  Then i cut the "Believe" die in silver foil and popped

it up with some 3D Foam dots to make it stand out.  I chose ivory and pink flowers

to match the colors in the print and finished it with a few leaves that i die cut. 

Here is the Stamp Set so that you can see what is on the inside of the card.

Anyone of them would work great for it.  Thanks so much for stopping

by and be sure and go to the Quietfire blog to get more ideas on how

to use this die from the other designers on the team.... Have a good Sunday!!

Teresa

New Quietfire Stamps for August

Today i have a quick post to go along with all the new dies being launched

this week from Quietfire Design.  They also have a whole new collection of 

"New Cling stamps" too and today i did a pretty card with one of them.

I picked this stamp because there is so many times that you want

to send a special little something to a friend and this could go so well

with whatever you decide to make for it.  I used pretty summery flower

papers with a bright red accent and stamped it in red to match.

Thanks for stopping over and I hope you have a really good day :)

New Happy Birthday dies from "Quietfire Design" and ECD

All this week on the Quietfire blog our Design Team is sharing fun ideas

to use the new Quietfire Caligraphy dies by Elizabeth Crafts.  These beautiful

dies are Suzanne Cannon's own hand drawn images and are really gorgeous.

For the papers i used a 6x6 Kaisercraft pad and the new "Happy Birthday" 

sentiment that you can get online here.  I thought that white would really

stand out alot on the pretty floral backround papers and I think it did just that.
For the rest of the card i just layered simple squares and used the pieces in
the pack to add more shape.  It was super easy and all i needed was to
add a ribbon to finish it. Be sure and go see all the other dies on the
 Elizabeth Craft Website that they carry for Quietfire Design, you will love them!!

Spellbinders and the New Sapphire Machine and dies...

If you haven't had the chance to see all the new Sapphire dies and the new machine

it's really going to wow you.  The machine is super small and portable and the cost

is amazing!!  And the dies-- well they are the cutest set of mini dies that you have ever

seen and they are great to use for everything.  I love that there are lots of simple
shapes and also sets of fun dies that you can mix and match to make lots of
projects to keep you busy this summer.

So with my dies i tried to explore the idea of just using them for decorative elements.

The Thank you card that i did above i used the PHD-017 Mini Fancy Tags One die and

i cut 3 of them in half and used it as a border on the sides on my card.  I love how deep

the embossing is and how pretty it makes the card look, even as simple as it is. And
the stamp is from one of my favorites from Stampendous clear stamps...

And for this card i cut a basic window pane base out of pretty papers

from Prima and then i cut/embossed the Labels Twenty Two die out of ivory

and dark brown paper.  Then i used the New PHD-011 Mini Medallion Two 

die set and cut 4 of them in pink printed paper that matched it.  These i just 

slid in under and on top of the corners to make decorative corners for my card.

The Stamp is a brand new release from Quietfire Design...

And lastly i used lots of the little medallions and the rectangle to create the 

pieces for this beachy collage that i did for my Aloha card.  It was fun to make

and for it i used the Mini Flower One, Mini Medallion One and the Basic Rectangles.
It has lots of fun beachy elements and it makes me miss sitting at the beach all
summer with a good book and some great waves.....

All of these new dies you can get at your local Jo Ann's so be sure and pop

over and see all the other amazing ones that they have too for it.  You are going to

love using them.  And i guess that's all for today and be sure and visit the Spellbinders

Blog and all the rest of the team too for more ideas all this week.

Teresa

Happy New Year...

Happy New Everyone... i hope that you had a great celebration

in your part of the world and for me i am looking forward to starting

a brand new year and begin lots of new things.  I am hopefully starting a

new job and will know soon if it all works out for me.... I am excited.

But meantime i have a card to share from Quietfire Design stamps

that i did over the holidays and i really like the way it came out.

I used the stamp set that you can get here called i wouldn't

have missed being your friend for anything.  I had some new papers

that i had just gotten from Crate paper and the colors and little hearts

on all the papers are really, really cute.  I had lots of flowers

in my stash to match it from Petaloo and i used a couple of my favorite 

dies to create the lattice backround on the card.  They are called

Basic Lattice and Matting Basics.  Both are from the card creator

die sets from Spellbinders and i really love using them.  

Thanks so much for stopping over for a visit and have a wonderful day!

New Quietfire Sentiments

There are lots of new Quietfire Sentiment stamps out this month

and i used one of new Just for You sentiments on my card to share today.

To make this..I started with a white card for this one and ran it through

 with an embossing folder to get the edges.  Then I inked it a little with

some TH distress inks in tattered rose and worn lipstick.  And then I took

a crafters' workshop 6x6 stencil called Mini gathered flowers and 

pushed a little bit of white gesso through it with a palette knife.

I let it dry really good and then sprinkled some of my favorite colored

embossing powders over the top from Stampendous and heated it all

up to make it all shiny and glisten.  Then i just stamped the sentiment

in black and cut it out with a Spellbinders oval die to put at the top.

This was a really fun card to make and perfect to send out to someone 

special. Thanks for stopping over and be sure and check out the new 

stamps from Quietfire and all the neat things from Stampendous too.

Snowflakes in September with SB

If you visit here often enough during the holidays you will

know that i love to use snowflakes on my projects and today

i am sharing another new die from the Spellbinders Trendy 

release called Flurries and you can see it and all the other dies

that are released this week here on the website.

This was a super quick and easy die to use too from the new

trendy dies available from Spellbinders.  You can cut the

back snowflake piece in one easy cut and then layer it over

a color and then add a few embellishments. So easy... I added a 

few larger snowflakes from the 2013 Snowflake die set and a cute

ribbon and then lots of rhinestones to make it glittery.

The stamp is from Quietfire Design stamps and you can see that here 

and order it online.  I think that it went just perfect with this die.

So off to work but I just wanted to do a quick post and show

you another one of these amazing new dies.  I have lots more

so be sure and check back soon.  Hugs and Smiles and don't forget

to let me know that you stopped by... 

New Quietfire Stamps in the house!!

Quietfire has some really gorgeous new stamp sets that have just been 

released and i had to make up a few cards with them to try them out

and they are wonderful.  They have the new cling mounting on each set

and it makes it so easy to get a good stamp with them.

if you go back to the Quietfire blog you can see all the new sets

and the sentiments for each of them.  There is so many great sayings

in these and the new cling mounts on each of them make the stamping

even easier.  My card above is with the Always be my friend #5615 set.

I used paper from K & Co and dies from Spellbinders to make

the frame, flowers, leaves and all the swirls. And the ribbons 

are from Really Reasonable Ribbon online store. Lots of good things

over there too coming this next month.

For this card i stamped on one of the stickers in the set from Authentique.

It was from the Easy Going set and i just layered a few pieces of the

papers and used a few of the stickers to add on the front.  This stamp 

set is called Twirl and Enjoy #6397 and it too has other great 

sayings in the set.

Thanks for stopping over on this wonderful Sat and hope

you get stop over to online store to see all those new stamps today!!

Hugs and Smiles....Teresa

Dragonflies and Roses...

There is lots of new things in the Butterbee Scrap shop and 

this beautiful dragonfly really caught my eye and i found a 

fun and easy way to decorate it with glitter and other fun things

that i had in my crafty room.  

For my necklace i used one of the brand new Bronze Dragonfly charms and

 some glitter glue and sprinkled the colors one at a time into the channels and then

let it dry.  To seal it i put a thin layer of glossy accents and let 

that dry too.  It was really easy and it went super fast.

 For it's head i added a few rhinestones and a turquoise

rhinestone to match the glitter.  And finally for the necklace i added tiny flower

shaped filigree pieces and rhinestones and attached them with

matching jump rings to the chain.  The beautiful toggle clasp is also something 

that you can get in the shop and makes it easy to put on.

Here is what i used to decorate my Dragonfly.

My next project was the easiest card i think i ever did.
I used one of the metal roses and put a layer of pink stickles
over all of it and added some more glitter on top of that and let it
dry.  Then i added a tiny pink stone in the center of it.  To
make the card just cut strips of coordinating papers and glued them and then
added ribbons and a bow.  Tuck the bronze metal leaves under
the bow and then add the pretty pink flower to finish it.

  The stamp is from one of my favorites from Quietfire Design
and they have lots of beautiful hand done calligraphy stamps
for lots of occasions.  And it's perfect on my card too.

Thanks for stopping by....

Happy Birthday with Quietfire Design

Today i have another card to share with all of you with

the new Cling sets from Quietfire Design.  This is a birthday

set called Happy Birthday Plain and Simple and it's filled with 

different designs to use for all those birthday

cards that you make and send out each month.

I kind of have clocks on a lot of my projects this

week and i am not sure why but it seems i bought

lots of things with them on or in it.. crazy how that

works out sometimes right? I really loved the colors

and the patterns in this paper and the stamp that

i picked from the set really went well.  I hand cut

the clocks from the papers and added a bit of

twine and a few flowers from my stash. Oh and 

the black rhinestones are from Want2Scrap...

Thanks for stopping and don't forget to leave

a message and say hi.... I always love to hear from you :)

Fill it up Friday

Today I am sharing something fun with a new

stamp from Quietfire Design that you can use

all your doodling skills to finish, emboss it or anything
else you can think of to fill it in with.  

and each of us did a different version that

you can see on the blog if you click here...

I opted to do mine in a old fashioned medieval way after reading 

a book filled with stories of vintage things in Venice this week.

To make my card-- layer pieces of papers that you have

distressed and inked around the edges to make the base.

For the front i used a new CWStencil and did that on the 

top with antique linen distress ink.  Then i stamped the

Thanks image with Grey Flannel Momento ink and embossed

it all with clear embossing powder.  To make it sparkle a little
I sprinkled a little vintage gold embossing powder on the top
and heated it from the back.

To fill in my T i created a cute little doodle pattern and

colored it in with distress inks in blues and pinks.

And finally i tied the front with some vintage twine and

made a cute little bow on the side.

Be sure and hop on over to the Quietfire blog and see

all the other creations the rest of them team did.