Looking outward together

Here's a card I made to send to my husband. He's working away from home again so we have resumed exchanging cards more often, even though he was home for the weekend and just left 5 hrs ago, lol.

Stamp quote from Quietfire Design on light pink cardstock and cut out with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangles. Stamp 1 large and 2 small Flourishing Inside Hearts on light pink scraps with Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid Dew Drop inkpad. Emboss with holographic powder and trim closely. Rub cut edges with inkpad. Cut a piece of darker pink cardstock. Cut and emboss edges with Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Bracket. Create side fold card with light red cardstock. Add lace and assemble with Be Creative double-sided tape.

Thanks for looking.

Queen of Hearts Challenge

Hi Y'all,
Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day! Give someone you love a hug. Don't forget to include your furkids.

Quietfire Design is having the annual Queen of Hearts Challenge. Post a card to the Quietfire Style blog here for a chance to win one of three grabbag prizes worth $50.

Here's my submission:

Stamp and emboss love femme image on white cardstock. Color with Twinkling H2O's and trim closely. Run black marker along cut edges to cover any white that shows. Cut base card out of purple Core'dinations cardstock using Spellbinders Mega Nestabilities Curved Rectangles. Stamp Queen of and The Last Minute on lavender cardstock. Cut out with Spellbinders Fancy Tags. Assemble with Be Creative double-sided tape.

Thanks for looking. Good luck in the prize drawings.
Hugs,

Winner and Lacy Butterflies

Hi Y'all,
The winner of the prize for the Quietfire Design Butterfly Blog Flutter from my blog has been chosen.

But first, I have another card to share.

This is a dimensional card that didn't scan very well. It's much prettier in real life. BTW, sorry for the scans...my loving kitties decided to kill my digital camera a while back and a replacement just isn't in the budget right now. Note: the black edging on all my scans are not part of the card, just needed so that the scanner won't cut off the edges.

The butterflies are done with the Spellbinders Nested Butterflies Two on white cardstock. I smeared Crystal Stickles all over them and made a slight center fold on both butterlies. The smaller butterfly was attached to the larger with double-sided tape. Place purple Bling along body, for eyes, and on wings. The antenae are the waste from the large butterfly, attached with a bead of Stickles. Cut two layers of yellow Core'dinations cardstock with two sizes of Spellbinders Lacy Squares. Create a square card out of orange Core'dinations and assemble with double-sided tape.

Inside:

Cut another two layers of yellow with the Lacy Squares. Stamp saying from the Butterfly Circles set on white cardstock. Cut out with Spellbinder Standard Circles Large. Run a bead of Stickles around the edge and fill in the tiny butterfly. Turn small square for a sense of movement.

Now, for the winner of the $50 prize...

Karen said...

Stunning! What a lovely format to showcase the beautiful calligraphy. I love it!

Congratulations Karen.  Please contact Suzanne at suzanne@quietfiredesign.com to claim your prize.

Thanks to everyone for you kind words about my creation for the Blog Flutter.  They are very nice warm fuzzies.

Thanks for looking.
　

Butterfly Blog Flutter - Prizes!

Hi Y'all,

Just a reminder... Today, Friday, January 20th, is the last day to make comments on our blogs to be eligible for drawings for prizes - $50 worth of Quietfire Design rubber stamps. Names will be drawn randomly at midnight PST.

I have learned that many of you have had trouble commenting on my blog. My heartfelt apologies! A trick I have learned when having problems is to close out my web browser and reopen it. If you have had trouble, I hope you will try again.

Here are the links to everyone's blogs:

Sunday, January 15th: Yogi
http://yogiemp.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-to-quietfire-design-butterfly.html

Monday, January 16th: Suzanne http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, January 17th: Robyn http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, January 18th: Monica http://blackcatscolortrails.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 19th: Wanda http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking.

Welcome to the Quietfire Design Butterfly Blog Flutter!

Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to the new Butterfly Circles stamp set! Here is my project using the new Butterfly Circles.

Just comment below and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50! We will be giving away five grab bags in total and all the names will be drawn on Friday, January 20th at midnight PST, one name from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter! Tell your friends!

The Butterfly Circles rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Flutter!

Here is our schedule:
Sunday, January 15th: Yogi http://yogiemp.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-to-quietfire-design-butterfly.html
Monday, January 16th: Suzanne http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, January 17th: Robyn http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, January 18th: Monica http://blackcatscolortrails.blogspot.com/ (You are here)
Thursday, January 19th: Wanda http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/

Each Design Team member will randomly choose a winner from their list of comments, so make sure you’ve commented on each blog.

All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Saturday January 21st. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen. (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog).

Happy Fluttering and good luck!!

My project is a gatefold card.

Inside of card:

The background paper is done with Alcohol Inks and Silver Mixative on Tim Holtz Glassine Stash Paper. The glassine paper is an interesting product. The waxy surface means the alcohol inks don't dry quickly, giving you more time to work. I found that the first layer ended up showing predominately the silver mixative. Once I had good coverage I waved my hand back and forth to dry it. Then I worked with just the alcohol inks (Stream and Wild Plum) and the Blending Solution for another two layers until I was happy with the look. Once I had the look I wanted I heat set it for just a few seconds. No two pieces will be the same. Here's a portion of a spare sheet I made:

Then it's simply a matter of stamping and embossing, then cutting out the elements using Spellbinders Labels Four and Standard Circles Large. The scans don't show it but the white elements are made from a decorative paper that is pearlescent with a swirl pattern. Once the white elements are stamped and cut, put the die back over each element and use a small stipple brush to lightly swirl on some of the purple ink.

Cut a piece of purple Core'dinations cardstock to 5 1/2 x 10". Use a Scor-It board to score in 2 1/2" on either long end. Fold card then cut top and bottom with Spellbinders Classic Petal Edgeabilities. Assemble using Be Creative double-sided tape.

Enabler's List:
Butterfly Circles, May the Wings, set of 5 stamps
Tim Holtz Glassine Stash Paper Pad
Alcohol Ink Products (Applicator; Felt Pads; Alcohol Inks, Stream and Wild Plum; Silver Mixative; Blending Solution)
Core'dinations Super Assortment, ROY G. BIV, (lavender and purple)
Spellbinders Nestabilities, Labels 4
Spellbinders Nestabilities, Standard Circles Large
Spellbinders Edgeabilities, Classic Petal
Brilliance Dew Drop Inkpads (Graphite Black and Pearlescent Purple)
Scor-it Board (Scor-it-All), with Stop Guide and Scoring Tool
Be Creative Tape, Double sided, 5mm, 3/16" wide roll

Thanks for looking.

The Quietfire Design Butterfly Blog Flutter

Quietfire Design would like to introduce you to our new Butterfly Circles stamp set! Each day one of our designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using this set. Visit their blog on the day of their featured project, post a comment on their Blog Flutter project post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50! We will be giving away five grab bags in total and all the names will be drawn on Friday, January 20th at midnight PST, one name from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter! Tell your friends!

The Butterfly Circles rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Flutter!

Each Design Team member will be randomly choosing a winner from their list of comments, so make sure you’ve commented on each blog.

All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Style blog on Saturday January 21st. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen. (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Style blog)

Here is our schedule:

Sunday, January 15th: Yogi
http://yogiemp.blogspot.com/
Monday, January 16th: Suzanne http://quietfirestyle.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, January 17th: Robyn http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, January 18th: Monica http://blackcatscolortrails.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 19th: Wanda http://artbywanda.blogspot.com/

Happy Fluttering and good luck!!

It's snowing

Good morning. It's snowing (just barely) here in northeast Tennessee this morning. Yay! We have had an unusually mild winter so far this year so cold and snow are welcome. Cold to kill the nasty bugs and snow to replenish our water spring.

This card is an abstract of what happens here when it snows. There's a lot of pushing and shoving going on as my cats try to fit as many as possible into the windows to watch the birds flocking to the feeder stations. There are 5 in the den window and another 4 in the kitchen plus others circling for an opening.

I created a mask from Spellbinder's packaging to do the snow drifts. Use a dauber to rub Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue on the tops of the drifts. Flip the mask and use a smaller dauber to add The Essential Glue Pad ink and snow glitter to the peaks of the drifts. Add snow at the top with Inkssentials white pen. Stamp Warm Winter Wishes at bottom with Sky Blue ink and emboss. Mount to a prepared 5x7" card base made with Bazzill Bling cardstock. Stamp and emboss cats in window Image (Magenta). Color cats with chalks and use glitter gel pen to accent the swirls.

Hoping you are warm and snug on this cold winter's day.