Wk 22 - Maya Angelou - Do The Best You Can

On the Scribbled Lives 2020 facebook group the challenge this week is to use a quote from Maya Angelou. 

I had been doing some practice calligraphy on Strathmore Charcoal paper which I didn't like so decided to see what would happen if I did... I really like the end results.

Click on any image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy.

June/19 - ATCAD2019 - ATC Crackle Paste Live Love Laugh - Day 9, 10 & 11

Well here are the ATC's for day 9, 10 & 11. I'm just zipping along... BIG GRIN
 
These are more ATC's created from my raided stash of decorated papers that have been languishing in the drawer for probably 8 years... Every once in a while I check it, but it stays the same... What better use of them than for ATC's. Finally there are a few less in the drawer.

I'm using a bunch of dies "Live", "Love", "Laugh" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design  HERE, HERE, and HERE

I believe the crackle background was made using Golden's Crackle medium and Dream Weaver paste, then colored with a water coloring medium. I loved the effect, but it's really thick and not conducive to making greeting cards... so it languished in the drawer. It's really bright and cheerful.

I trimmed them down a bit narrower than an ATC and adhered them to a white cardstock base edge with a red Zig marker.

I die cut the words "Live", "Love", and "Laugh" from a dark blue metallic cardstock.


 
  

MC Aug/18 - Easel Maple Branch - ECD Thinking Of You - Don't Let Yesterday

More resurrected from my stash... Both of the maple branches (Dreamweaver) had paste spills under the stencil that was just ugh... So fussy cut around them...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies  "Thinking Of You" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a quote stamp from Quietfire Design ("Don't Let Yesterday...") 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Pile It On Challenge  #146 Think Big (the leaves and words are quite  large)
Crazy For Challenges  #450 any technique (oxide background, paste embossing)
Catch The Bug  anything goes
Sweet Stampin Challenge  keep it neutral  (black & white with a subdued background)
We Love To Create  #12 anything mixed media

Rainbow Maker Day 5 Stencils & Pastes Flourishes - ECD Thank You; Thanks Fill 'er Up

And another from Day 5 of Rainbow Maker onLine Card Class with Jennifer McGuire.

A simple quick card - other than the drying time...

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Thank You" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And using a Fill 'e Up word and sentiment stamp from Quietfire Design, ("Thanks Fill 'er Up"); ("Thanks cuddlers" 7pce set)

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Penny's Challenges  #343 anything goes
The House That Stamps Built  #A2317 anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters  #84 anything goes

Rainbow Maker Day 5 - Stencils Pastes Heart - ECD Hugs - Wishing You Glitter

I'm back with uploading more of the Rainbow Maker onLine card class with Jennifer McGuire I created... And we're on to day 5 which was all about stencils and pastes. This is a very dimensional paste technique.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "Hugs" from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And using a couple sentiment and design element stamps from Quietfire Design, ("Wishing You Whimsy" 4pce set); ("What Greater Thing is There..." 2pce set) 

Click on any card image to see all the details and descriptions etc. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Incy Wincy Designs  go wild (went wild with color...)
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  anything goes
TTCRD  #22 - 29 anything goes
We Love to Scrap  #17 anything mixed media

Queen Of Hearts 2017 Blog Hop - MC Feb/17 - Side Easel - ECD Wishing You Hapy Birthday - Always Believe

Welcome to the Quietfire Design's 2017 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!
This week we're celebrating the release of the newest dies, stencils and stamps from Quietfire Design by sharing our best projects! 

Above is my contribution to this blog hop using The newest die set from A Way With Words from  Elizabeth Craft Designs "Wishing You" and a couple from the previous release "Happy Birthday" 2 pce set and "Calligraphic Elements 2 - Flourished Heart" - All also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE

Now Suzanne has also started a stencil line and I'm using the "Flourished Frame" loving it. You can get them at Elizabeth Craft Designs or HERE on Quietfire Design.

And what would a card be if it didn't have some calligraphic stamped quote from Suzanne - I'm using one of the just released ones "Always Believe..." and an oldie but goodie design element stamp "Butterflies/Dragonflies" 7 pce set
 

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule with the dates each designer will be posting (Click on each person's name to go to their blog):
Sun Feb 12 - Suzanne
Mon Feb 13 - Wanda and Connie
Tues Feb 14 - Robyn and Teresa
Wed Feb 15 - Kathy Jo and Diana
Thurs Feb 16 Yvonne and ME...
Fri Feb 17 Selma
What would a celebration be without a giveaway!? Suzanne is giving away stamps, dies or stencils to random winners on each blog. 
Make sure you leave a comment below before midnight Sunday February 19, 2017. A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and the winner's name will be posted on Quietfire Creations shortly afterwards. Visit and leave comments on all the designers Queen of Hearts blog posts! You can go back if you've missed any of them. 

Good Luck! 

Penny Black at all Sorts  monthly Feb  Use your favorite stamps (Quietfire Stamps)
Oh La La Creations  #222 die cuts
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  your favorite combo (Elizabeth Craft Designs dies with Quietfire Design stamps)
TTCRD  #14 - 20 anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown  #330 Say it with Words
Crafty Creations Challenge  #335 anything goes
Lil Red Wagon  #381  Season of Love (your favorite Company - Quietfire Design)
Pennys Challenges  #316 anything goes
ScrapyLand  #60 add texture
Polka Doodle Challenge  #6 anything goes
QKR Stampede  #230 embossing or anything goes
Corrosive Challenges  #2 anything goes
Seize the Birthday  HB

MC May/16 - Tim's May Tag - ECD Hello - Bonne Fete

And another of Tim's monthly tag challenge is done... I don't use texture paste enough.. I love the results it gave on the tag. The florals were fun to do as well.

Love the Kanban ladies stamp set. I'm pleased with the results again. BIG GRIN.

You can see all the details and descriptions by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

I'm using one of the A Way With Words dies "Hello" from Elizabeth Craft Designs also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using the "Francais" 8pce stamp set as well as a part of the "We cannot Tell..." 2 pces companion set on the inside from Quietfire Design.

And it fits for these challenges:
Tim's May Tag Challenge
Deep Ocean Challenge  #129 shabby chic/vintage (2nd entry)
Tuesday Throwdown  #294 embossing (2nd entry)
Crafty Ribbons Challenge  #152 ribbon and lace
Sassy Studio Designs  #334 sassy sentiment
All Sorts Challenge  #364 birthday
We Love To Create  #11 anything mixed media

MC Feb/16 - Tim Feb - ECD Hello - Heirloom Roses - Do What Makes You Happy

Since I used all my heirloom roses recently, I decided to make another batch... this time more on the yellow side. And then I was itching to do the techniques from Tim's tag of the month for February. and another challenge called for a text background. And you get the picture. BIG GRIN

I'm using one of the newest A WAY WITH WORDS dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Hello" also available on Quietfire Design "HERE"

And I'm using a couple sentiment ("Twirl and Enjoy" 3pce set; "Love Lives Here") and design image ("The Woods Would Be Very Silent...") stamps from Quietfire Design as well as the butterfly from my stash cut using the Silhouette "Butterfly Circle Frame" eCut file (makes a whole ton of pretty butterflies...)


Click on any image to see all the details and descriptions and more views. Enjoy

And fits for these challenges:

Tim Holtz Blog  Monthly Feb Stencil stamping, Texture paste
Fab n Funky  #290 creatures
The Paper Shelter  #234 fancy with lots of details
Crafty Ribbons challenge  #143 animals & ribbon
Moving Along with the Times  #13 things with wings
Southern Girls Challenge  #128 anything goes
Alphabet Challenge  your choice
Cut It Up Challenge  #89 masking
Craft Stamper  monthly Feb  Use text as a bkgr'd
Suzy Pants Smarty  #116 love
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #121 add a tag
Scrap Creations  2's of things (roses, creatures, quote stamps, stencils) (2nd entry)

MC Jan/15 - Mixed Media - Have a Heart - HB

 ...and using another of the newest "Love" stamps "Have a Heart That Never Hardens" on the inside from Quietfire Design as well as a Happy Birthday - calligraphy eCut file available on the Silhouette on line store on the front.

This one is a mixed media style using pastes, Dreamweaver stencils, some of Tim's layering stencils, sprays, metallic Pan Pastels, rub n buff, acrylics, sheesh I'm getting tired just writing them all down... Die cuts, eCuts, lace/ribbon. stamping, more of my roses I made the other day from Gelli prints, stamping in color...

Ok you get the idea. You can see all the details and descriptions, as well as close ups etc by clicking on any card image. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Dreamweaver  monthly Jan  BD
Creative Cutting Challenge  #45 anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps  #134 stamp in any color except black
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #108 Bingo: die/punch, flower, stitch; heart, free, pearl; button, 2+layers, favorite thing (eCutting)
Fab n Funky  #242 something new (the quote stamp)
Penny's Challenges  #210 anything goes
The Paper Shelter  #186 punches or dies
Sisterhood of Crafters  #24 use a new craft toy (the quote stamp)
4 Crafty Chicks  #229 Flowers
Red Rubber Challenge  #203 birthday
Sassy Studio Designs #264 favorite color combo (pink/greens)

MC Mar/14 - Side Easel The Doors We Open - HB

I'm so loving making side easel cards. Beats me why I was so resistant to them...

Had a great play day with a friend yesterday. Made a pile of gelli prints using dye ink pads, stencils & misted with water, then die cut and created the flowers from this card.

Using Dreamweaver window stencil and translucent paste for the window & the carpet runner.

You can see all the details and descriptions and more views by clicking on card image. Enjoy.

I'm using a Quietfire Design quote & sentiment stamp on the inside.

And it fits for these challenges:
Dreamweaver Stencils  March madness - anything goes
Desert Island Crafts  #73  use 3 items: polka dots, ATC or tag,  citrus colors (yellow/orange/lime green/pink),  add ribbon, Spring theme,  Add eyelets, Include an animal, Zombies, Washi Tape, Monochromatic
Reasonable Ribbon #91  Spring + ribbon
The Pink Elephant  #243 favorite color combo
Papertake Weekly for a mother or girl
Tuesday Throwdown  #187 tic tac toe:  bling, buttons, die cuts; paper piecing, digis, flowers; CAS, emboss, ribbon
Digi Stamps for Joy  #88 vintage
Crazy 4 Challenges  #228  anything goes
My Time to Craft  #240 mother or special lady
One Stitch at a Time  #204 for a female
Opus Gluei  #179 TEXTURE or inspiration
Pan pastels UK  #11  metallics
Quirky Crafts  #6 in your cupboard... (in mine is a secret little room that's quiet & comfortable...)
Kaboodle Doodles  #216 dreaming of spring
Craft Hoarders  #4  sparkle/glitz/glam
Card Mania  #43  lace & pearls
Craftitude Challenge  #61 anything goes - add brads/eyelets
Stamplorations Monthly March  stamps & spring
Card Makin Mamas  #82 spring photo inspir (image below)
Cupcake Inspiration   #253 (garden image below)

 

 

MC Jan/14 - Monochrome - HB with Love

A bunch of things contributed to this card, one being a challenge - monochrome, a bow & a die, another being white + 1 color and another being blues...

I'm using a couple of new acquisitions - modelling cream by Viva, stamp set from HOTP (the little flowers cut with my electronic cutter so much better than hand cutting....)

Also using a few stamps and or pieces of... from Quietfire Design.

And it fits for these challenges:
Reasonable Ribbon  #87 love + ribbon
Papertake Weekly  add a bow and use a die
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  #84 add real ribbon
Inky Impressions  #142 ribbon
4 Crafty Chicks  #178 bling
Trimmie's Craft Challenge  #243 color combo blue's
Crazy Catz Weekly  #215 monochrome
Fussy n Fancy  #106 Vintage
Little Scrap Pieces  HB
All Sorts Challenge  #243 Vintage
Sweet Stampin Challenge  Stitching
Cupcake Inspiration  #245 shades of blue
One Stitch at a Time  #197 white + 1 color
Pan Pastels UK  #56 anything goes (optional Metallic pastels)
Incy Wincy Designs  #230  ribbons & pearls

MC Jan/14 - Dreamweaver Fern - Sympathy cards

 I hate thinking about it, but I'm going to need a few sympathy card in the very near future... and since Dreamweaver's challenge this month is CAS cards, I figured I'd use the incentive and make a couple...

I used the Dreamweaver LJ846 stencil for these cards. Love ferns and this stencil BIG GRIN.

Both cards are 4.25"w x 5.5"h side folded white cardstock. Both use Quietfire Design calligraphy stamps ("10 Tiny Words set" or "With Deepest Sympathy")

For the first card, I masked off a 1" border all around. Lay my stencil down and applied Distress "Crushed Olive" all over then hit it with a bit of "Forest Moss". Applied the regular white paste which picked up the water based green pigment on the card, so I used that for the card below... Removed the stencil and dried it naturally.

Drew in the thin green line border using a Distress marker. Embossed the leaf border (Cuttlebug "Organic Flourish" set) using my hard rubber mallet to emboss only where I wanted...

Stamped the sentiment on white cardstock using Versafine "Olympian Green" and touching here and there with Black Onyx, then clear embossed. Die cut with Spellbinders "Fancy Tags" die set and sponged with my dirty green sponge. Adhered to card and added the pale green rhinestones.

For the second card, as I mentioned above, I used the dirty white paste (didn't want to waste it BIG GRIN) and just spread it over the stencil. I wasn't careful enough and a bit landed past my stencil - sigh!!, so I scrapped off as much as I could, but there was still a stain, so I creatively covered it up with the green border...

I did that by masking off the center white area leaving a 1 border all around which I sponged with Olive and then lightly with "Frayed Burlap".

Stamped my sentiment with the black. Drew in my outline border with the olive marker. Voila, all done.

Click on either card image to enlarge. Enjoy

And it fits for these challenges:
Dreamweaver  Monthly Jan  CAS
Brown Sugar Challenge  #77  anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge  #40 anything goes
Sweet Stampin Challenge  Use your favorite style (side folded CAS)

Quietfire Design & Dreamweaver - Awesome in Autumn Blog Hop - Gilded cards

"It's been an amazing week of Awesome in Autumn!

This week we partnered with  the Dreamweaver Design Team and had so much fun playing with their innovative stencils, pastes and glitters!

It's not too late to go back and leave your comments on each blog,as well as today's, for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages!"
Prizes will be announced on Thursday, Sept 26th! 
You have till midnight this Sunday (Sept. 22) to leave your comments.

Here's what I've created for today's post:

I'm using a couple oldie but goody stamps from Quietfire Design for these first 2 gilded cards "Every Blade in the Field" & "Every End is a New\"
PS click on any image to enlarge. Enjoy.

ID: Dreamweaver/QF - Every Blade in the Field
size: 7"w x 5"h
Stamped my quote using Versafine Black Onyx on cream toned Bazzill Monochromatic cardstock and clear embossed. Made a mask from some tracing paper and then laid my stencil (Dreamweaver "Gingko Bough" LJ893), using removable tape on all sides, making sure my whole card was covered.... you don't want an accident and some paste landing where you don't want it. I used the Dreamweaver paste applicator (LM2010) and the matte black paste. Don't rush applying the paste and apply firm pressure so you do not have to go over the stencil more than once. This will help avoiding runs under the stencil.

Remove the tape and stencil (putting it into a bucket of water to clean later), drop on a piece of red variegated gold leaf and with a soft brush, feather touch the gold leaf so it touches the wet paste. Be careful only a feather's touch... or you might ruin your wet paste. When the whole design has been feathered, set it aside to dry thoroughly.

When dry, with a soft brush, brush away the excess gold leaf. I then used a piece of undyed silk material wrapped around my finger and just lightly burnished in a circular motion, until all the excess gold leaf was removed. I loved the look that some of the leaf did not adhere to the paste. If that's offensive to you, just put your stencil back in place and use a glue stick in the ungilded areas, remove stencil and apply the gold leaf, allowing some drying time before removing the excess.
   
I layered my gilded piece to black cardstock, then onto my side folded rust colored card. Since I was using an 11"w piece of cardstock and my card was 7"w, the fold over piece is only 4".

ID: Dreamweaver/QF - Every End
size: 5"w x 7"h
   
I used the same technique as the card above, this time using the "Maple Branch" #LJ906 and a variegated leaf called "Autumn" on a dark brown Bazzill cardstock. Edged the leafed layer with a gold Krylon leafing pen.

Layered on to a Parchment cardstock side folded card using 4 gold leaf shaped brads.

The quote was stamped with pigment ink and embossed with Queen's Gold. 

PS: you can also get Dreamweaver stencils & supplies in the Quietfire Design store HERE.

Check out this week's awesomeness which includes...

Tuesday, September 17th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Estabrook

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Cyndi Bundy

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Wednesday, September 18th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Debbie Sherman

Robyn Josephs

and

Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Wendy Jordan

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Thursday, September 19th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Teresa Horner

Terre Fry

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Friday, September 20th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Yogi Grunwald

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Wendy Jordan

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Saturday, September 21st:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Estabrook

Yogi Grunwald

Robyn Josephs

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Heidi Erickson

Laura Drahozal

Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Quietfire Design & Dreamweaver - Awesome in Autumn Blog Hop - When Can I Come Visit

Get ready for an amazing week of Awesome in Autumn! This week we are partnering with the Dreamweaver Design Team and are so excited to play with their innovative stencils, pastes and glitters! Follow along with us and leave your comments on each blog for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages.

Here's what I've created for today's post:

I'm using one of the newest stamps from Quietfire Design "Home Congratulations" set for this card

All the stenciled elements use the basic white paste.

I stenciled the Tall Vase (LM 196) on a separate piece of white cardstock, and then tapped it with my palette knife to create little craters. Removed the stencil and dumped it in my water bucket to clean later. Spritzed the wet paste with Distress Stains put in to mini misters ("Peacock Feathers" "Mustard Seed", "Salty Ocean", "Picked Raspberry"). Set it aside to dry thoroughly.

I taped down my Cattails LL517 stencil and spread my paste, removed stencil and set it aside to dry completely. When dry, taped down my Tree Frog LM154 stencil and applied my white paste being very careful where it overlapped the cattail area so my paste wouldn't seep underneath. Set it aside to dry again. When dry, colored everything with Spectrum Noir Alcohol pens. Love the way they blend on the paste.Hand cut out my vase and applied Glossy Accents all over, set aside to dry again.

Side folded my deep blue card. Sponged Distress Broken China around the edges of my pasted piece. Adhered to card front.

Edged my vase with a Krylon gold leafing pen, then adhered to card.

Stamped my quote with Versafine Black Onyx on white cardstock and clear embossed. Die cut with Spellbinders "Majestic Elements - Resplendent rectangles" using an off the edge cutting technique to get the size I wanted. Edged it with the gold leaf pen and then onto the card with 3d Foam tape.


Technique: Only the portion you want to cut should be sandwiched between your plates. The rest of the die should be hanging free off the edge of your plates. Tape your die and cardstock so it doesn't move as your aligning it on your plates. PS you can do angle designs as well as rectangle and square designs. It's just how you position it off the edge of your plates.

The dragonfly was punched (EK Success Whale of a Punch "Dragonfly") on white cardstock. Pressed the wings onto a Distress Broken China pad and then embossed with Holographic embossing powder. Colored the body black with a marker.

PS: you can also get Dreamweaver stencils & supplies in the Quietfire Design store HERE.  

Check out this week's awesomeness which includes...

Tuesday, September 17th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Estabrook

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Heidi Erickson

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Cyndi Bundy

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Wednesday, September 18th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Debbie Sherman

Robyn Josephs

and

Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Wendy Jordan

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Thursday, September 19th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Teresa Horner

Terre Fry

and

Dream Team members...

Cherylynn Moser

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Friday, September 20th:

Quietfire Design Members...

Yogi Grunwald

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Wendy Jordan

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Saturday, September 21st:

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever

Holly Estabrook

Yogi Grunwald

Robyn Josephs

Teresa Horner

Suzanne Cannon

and

Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway

Lea Kimmel

Heidi Erickson

Laura Drahozal

Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog