Free Cutting file from Quietfire Design and CardMaker Magazine

 I submitted this card to a challenge so long ago I had forgotten about it, till

CardMaker Magazine

featured a Quietfire Design cutting file as their bonus digital project.

Click on the link above to find out how to get your free file!

To see this heart spray file in another project, hop over to

Quietfire Digital

Missing you this Valentine's Day

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

Love- The Challenge!

It's hard for me to resist a challenge.

Queen Suzanne of Quietfire sent me to the Card Maker Tuesday Challenge:

“For those of us who have put off making a Valentine’s Day card for that special person, let’s do something easy and quick. Here’s the recipe: one paper, one heart (hand-cut, die-cut, sticker, etc.), one word sentiment, and one embellishment of your choice for your one true love.”



So I set the 15 minute timer for another 15 minute wonder.

• Heart Spray Card-Quietfire Digital Silhouette File
• Love Vine- Spellbinders
• Missing you-Quietfire Rubber Stamp

Remember, the Queen of Hearts Blog Hop and Challenge is in full swing, so hop on over and see what you missed and be sure to stop by here tomorrow to see my love inspired projects.

Comments and Questions  always welcome

Mom! You're not my valentine!

One of my kids said this to me, when they were a young teen, and when I saw this cartoon in 

The New Yorker, by one of my fav artists, Roz Chast, I couldn't resist.

They are all wonderful young adults now,you can guess their gender, and bless my heart- no glitter!

The inside has sentiments from the new Quiefire Design  collection,and is a bit of a sneak of our 

I'm looking forward to their reaction, or lack of and your creations in the Queen of Hearts Challenge.

Comments and Questions always welcomed.

Stenciled Day 2- Hunter Gatherer

Resolute to buy nothing for this class, I had a great time, hunting and gathering from the four corners of my kingdom, all the stencils I have acquired and almost never used over the years.

The techniques presented are not new to me, and
****beginners mind*****
I'm following directions- in my own way- and enjoying using what I have to explore getting stenciled images on paper.

Left is watercolor using a stencil brush through a T!m Hotz stencil. Quote and bees by Quietfire Design. The paper is 140lb watercolor postcard.

This stencil is cut out of 95lb paper with punch all over the page punch.

The stenciling is done with colored pencil. I thought it needed some punch, so I outlined with glitter pens. The Quote is simply stamped with VersaFine Onyx and thermal embossed clear.

I really like this one.

First I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark and thermal embossed in white.
After taping down the mug stencil, I stamped the stars through the stencil, then colorized with Distress inks using daubers.

A fab by-product of the class is building up a stash of cards!

Comments and Questions welcomed!