Mix and Match stamp sets! "I love you"

Hello Crafty Friends!

Love is in the air...and in my craft room.  I created an "I love you" card using a few different Quietfire Design stamp sets.  Mixing and matching Quietfire Design stamp sets sparks your creativity and gets even more uses for your stamp sets.

This card was shared on the Quietfire Creations blog so feel free to hop on over to see the product used and info on how I created it.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Focus on "Love"- elegant handmade card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today is my day to post at Quietfire Creations and I created a "Love" card using the following Quietfire Design product:

Love die
Calligraphic Elements 2 die set
Twiggy Wreath and Sentiments stamp set

The hearts look so sweet in the card corners:

For more card details and instructions, feel free to hop on over to the Quietfire Creations post.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"Let your heart guide you"

Hello Crafty Friends!

Have you ever read a quote that has taken you back to a moment in time?  The quote on the card I am sharing today has done that very thing.  It takes me back to the first time I met my husband.  I remember that moment so clearly:  it was the first day at my new job and my boss wanted me to meet my project leader.  As my future hubby walked up to me all sound was muted...I could feel my heart beat.  My inner voice gasped and breathlessly said "oh".  Yes, that all sounds silly but that is what happened.  Of course, my next internal voice statement was something like "I am going to love working here".  (Big smiles.)  Anyway, the point of that story is that my heart muted my world so that it could faintly tell me what it felt.  I definitely listened!

Now about that card...

The focal point of the card is the lovely quote from Suzanne Cannon's (for Elizabeth Craft Designs) Love & Hearts stamp set:

Also used is Elizabeth Craft Designs' Romantic Corners die set:

The card has several layers but is quite easy to create.

For full card instructions, feel free to hope on over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"What greater thing" Love/wedding card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today is my day to post at Quietfire Design and I created a love/wedding card for my post.  The card used Elizabeth Craft Designs beautiful die called Lace Pocket.  Oh my.  As soon as I saw it, I knew that it would be perfect for cards and scrapbooking projects.  I played for a while with the new die and ended up creating the card.  The die works so well with Quietfire Design quotes!  The new stamp from Quietfire Design, What greater thing, is the focus of the card front.

All of the colored card stock is also from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  The flowers are from Recollections and the wrinkle ribbon from the Quietfire Design store.

Feel free to hop on over to Quietfire Design to see more photos of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the card.  :)

Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, AG

"What greater thing" Love/Wedding card

Hello Crafty Friends!

It was my time to share another project at Quietfire Creations and I created a love/wedding card using the Quietfire Design stamp set, What greater thing:

Such beautiful calligraphy and what a lovely sentiment!  Perfect for a wedding card, scrapbook page, or a wedding invite.

The blue patterned paper is from Graphic 45's Botanical Tea collection.  Dies used: Spellbinders Opulent Ovals and Becca Feeken's Graceful Floral Lace.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a happy crafty day!
Big hugs,
Kathy Jo

Graphic 45 and Quietfire Design "Love" card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Popping in to share a Love/Valentine's Day card I created for the Quietfire Creations blog.  The card used Quietfire Design's exquisite "The Future is Uncertain" stamp:

Here are some more photos of the card:

 

It looks great with Graphic 45's Mon Amour papers!

Quick and easy card but looks so elegant!  The stamp steals the show!  Feel free to hop on over to the Quietfire Creations blog for card making instructions.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy, crafty day.
Kathy Jo

"The best kiss" using Graphic 45's Time to Flourish

Hello Crafters!

Today is my day to post at Quietfire Creations and I am sharing a Valentine's Day card using the gorgeous Quietfire Design stamp, The best kiss:

Quietfire Design stamps and dies are so beautiful.  I think they make a perfect pairing with Graphic 45 papers.  For this card, the stamp was paired with Graphic 45's Time to Flourish papers.  The sentiment was stamped on ivory Graphic 45 papers, die cut using a stitched tag die and mounted on the card as shown.  The flowers were fussy cut from Time to Flourish papers.

Isn't the sentiment beautiful?  Perfect for your sweetie this Valentine's Day!

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the card and that you have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday, Be Square
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Graphic 45, January Challenge

"I don't tell you often enough...I love you" Graphic 45 stair card

Hello Crafty Friends!  

This week at Quietfire Design is a week long celebration of Yvonne and Harrie's upcoming nuptials!  To celebrate this week of love, I created a side step card using the sentiments from the "I don't tell you often enough" stamp set:

I think any of those sentiments would work so well with our significant other and perhaps saying those things more often would result in more cuddles.  Win-win!  :)

For card instructions, please hop on over to Quietfire Design.  In the meantime, here are some photo snippets:

The stamp set goes so well with the pretty Mon Amour papers!

Thanks for stopping by!  Feel free to stop by Quietfire Design and see all of the love filled projects this week.  

Have a happy, crafty day!

Kathy Jo

"I Love You not only for what you are..."

Hello Crafty Friends!  Today is my day to post at Quietfire Creations and I am sharing a card using a "love"-ly Quietfire Design stamped sentiment and an equally lovely A Way With Words die.  The sentiment is so heartwarming, "I love you not only for what you are..."

The A Way With Words die, Love, matches the sentiment so well:

Here is another look at the card...

The patterned papers were from Bo Bunny's Soiree collection. Behind the ivory die cut Love was a patterned die cut Love.  So happy!

Thank you very much for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the card.  Feel Free to hop on over to Quietfire Creations for more card details.  :)

SALE ALERT!  All A Way With Words dies are all 15% off...woo-who!!

Have a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"Love" Valentine's Day gift card holder- Scrapy Land Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today starts another fun challenge at Scrapy Land: Love.  The project must use a die from a brand that Scrapy Land sells...which is easy since they have over 40 brands of dies!  

For my project I decided to make a Love gift card holder.  The above photo shows the front of the holder.  A black and red glittery heart were cut from Spellbinders Lacey Hearts dies.  A gold sheer double bow was added for a sweetly romantic touch.  

The back of the holder was made using two dies.  After applying Distress Inks (Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Bard Door, Vintage Photo), I die cut a heart (Spellbinders Classic Hearts) in a scrap sheet of paper and used it as a stencil.  Next I applied Archival Ink in Jet black to Wendy Vecchi's Vintage Text stamp and stamped through the cut out.  

Elizabeth Craft Designs' newly released Love die was used with more red glitter paper.

The inside of the card holder was has a pocket to hold the gift card and enough blank space to write a loving message to a Valentine.

I do hope you enjoyed the gift card holder!  And I do hope that I get to see your Love project at Scrapy Land!

Have a happy crafty day!

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

LOVE accordion fold card

Hello Crafters!

Just popping in to share a Valentine's Day "LOVE" accordion fold card.  The card used the new Love Fill'er Up stamp set from Quietfire:

Also used was my new die set from Elizabeth Crafts: Accordion Fancy Fold Label.  All of the dies used were from this one set which was very convenient.  The die sizes were perfect for the stamps!  I stamped the letters in red on vellum, applied Stickles in silver, and after drying I die cut each letter.  Next, I die cut paper from My Mind's Eye paper pad, Heirloom.  The accordion base was die cut from ivory card stock.  Martha Stewart's heart punch die was used to cut the hearts. 

I could have used a heavy patterned paper for the card base but I decided to go with just the ivory as I did not want to "lose" the beautiful letters in the accordion.  I so love the swirls on the letters!

Hope you enjoyed the card!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great evening!

Hugs,
Kathy Jo 

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Cuttlebugmania, Have a Heart
Crafting for all Seasons, Heart
Die Cut Divas, Words, quotes, sentiments
Word Art Wednesday, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG

'The future is uncertain because Love changes everything" Graphic 45 card

Hello Crafters!

Today is my day to post at Quietfire Creations (Yay!) and I used the newly released stamp sentiment "The Future is Uncertain":

It seemed logical to use the sweet sentiment with Graphic 45's paper collection, Sweet Sentiments.  :)  Also used on the card were Spellbinders' Gold Circles One die and Cheery Lynn's French Pastry Doily die.

For more details, please hop on over to the Quietfire Creations blog!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Wednesday!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn, AG with a Cheery Lynn die
613 Avenue Create, (patterned paper, die cut, glossy accents, flowers, ribbon)
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Loves Rubber Stamps, Pink
Craft Hoarders Anonymous, January Challenge, Hoarded items are the Sweet Sentiments paper and the seam binding, Column items are: ink, seam binding, die cutting, dry embossing, flowers

Quietfire Queen of Hearts Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Quietfire Design Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!

Thank you so much for stopping by and participating in the hop!  The Quietfire team has been looking forward to this week and we hope you enjoy the hop as much as we do!  Here is my contribution to the hop:

The card is using the newly released Quietfire stamp "The best kiss":

I love the sentiment because it reminds me of my husband- we were best friends before we started dating and I often wondered about his kiss.  :)

The card details: a white tent fold card was die cut using Spellbinders Majesty dies. Red card stock was die cut using the largest die from the set.  White card stock was die cut using the largest two dies from the set.  Next, I die cut a lace heart from Spellbinders' die set Lace Hearts.  It was double heat embossed using gold embossing powder.  The lovely sentiment was heat embossed onto white card stock and fussy cut around the sentiment.  Finally, a double bow was made from satin/sheer red ribbon and adhered as shown.

Here is our Blog Hop Schedule and the dates each designer will be posting (Click on each person's name to go to their blog):

Jan 19 - Kathy Jo and Diana

Jan 20 - Sherry and Yogi
Jan 21 - Yvonne and Teresa 

Jan 22 - Wanda and Robyn 

Jan 23 - Suzanne 

For a chance to win a Quietfire rubber stamp (Don’t be shy!) leave a comment below before midnight Sunday January 25th, 2015. A winner will be randomly chosen from my list of comments and the winner's name will be posted on Quietfire Creations shortly afterwards. If you haven't done so already, go back and leave comments on all the designers Queen of Hearts blog posts!  

 Good Luck! 

Fairy Tale Wedding card

Happy Sunday, Crafters!

Yesterday a friend of ours was married.  Of course I had to make a card but I did not want to make it too over the top girly so I set restrictions on myself: two layers, no bows, no Stickles and no flowers.  I did not adhere to the two layers restriction but it did fit in a standard envelope!  :)

The stamp was from Quietfire's Valentine's Day/Love stamp set.  It was die cut using Spellbinders Ovals and the edge had silver applied.  The next layer was Spellbinders' Elegant Ovals.  Four corners from Spellbinders Gold Elements was adhered as shown.  The lovely background paper was from Basic Grey's Little Black Dress.  Of course, I added some gems...but not a lot!  I showed very good restraint.  :) And although I reached for my Stickles, I resisted the urge and did not apply any.  (However, I made a card immediately after this one and I made sure to use the Stickles at will.  LOL)

In case you do not know the Quietfire stamp set, it is shown below.  It is a sweet set!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo