WOYWW 498- Christmas Birthdays

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One of my SIL's birthday is Dec 26.

Sending her a separate card is a must!

I have a box of cards I call the 

Pauline Seitchik Memorial Collection

from cleaning  out  my grandmothers closet when she died.

(more than 30 years ago!)

I enjoy sending them to family members as much as hand made cards.

It's important to keep our elders alive in story and holiday tradition.

In other news- if you still need to make quick cards and gifts- your digital cutter is your best friend.

From the comfort of your desk you can DL most of what you see on my desk from 

Suzanne Cannons Silhouette Design Store.

Visit Quietfire Digital later today for more on the Nutcracker Sugarplum fairy ornament.

I enjoyed doing a lot of visiting last week while I was snowed in and I was having trouble leaving comments on blogger. 

Please forgive me if I didn't comment!

Hope to visit y'all again this week and catch up on all your desker shenanigans !

Comments and Questions Welcomed !

WOYWW-464-Veri Vidi Amavi-Yes! Let's Swap!

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Almost 9 years!
I will be ATC swapping forward, sending one to Julia, and making 3 more so leave me a message if  you want to swap, and if more than 3 do, I'll random draw.
(alumnae pleading may be helpful!)

Pinks and lily of the valley keep me going as this seasonal whiplash continues.

Yes I am enamored of embossing!

Lots of new stamps for inspiration.
Quietfire Design 

More on the ATC's, digital stuff and embossings
Quietfire Digital

Thanks for coming seeing and loving!
Comments and Questions Welcomed.

WOYWW-459- Say it isn't S**W

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Pretty tidy as I just got back from retreat.

See how calmly I'm typing at you!

More on the lanterns, with an assembly video,

at

 Quietfire Digital

Here

Weather wise, last week, tuesday it was 60'sF ,Wednesday we got 2" and Thursday it all melted.

They are calling for the same, and right now it is 70F.

I"m scheduling this tuesday as a deep wet snow might  knock out my connections!

It snows, I close!

Thanks for visiting and I hope to do the same.

Comments and Questions welcomed.

WOYWW 458 -Seasonal Whiplash

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This past week it was 70F and sunny and it snowed and went into the 20's at night.

I still have snowflakes on my desk, and it's time to celebrate the green and pastels of Easter!

Seasonal Whiplash indeed!

For more on the egg display boxes please visit

Quietfire Digital

and you must go to the Suzanne's Silhouette Store to see the chick, bunny and little lamb boxes.

(even if you don't have a cutter- go take a look!)

The rest is all wannabes, or will bes or might bes.

I'm about to go on a much needed retreat, so forgive me for not visiting as many of you as I might like.

You and your desks are in my heart!

Thanks for visiting and comments and questions are warmly welcomed!

Happy New Year!

Just popping in quickly to wish everyone a happy and healthy and creative new year!

Missing the Christmas Card deadline, I sent this to my son outlaws parents.

Shout out to Celia and Albert!

Deets at Quietfire Digital

Spiritual stuff at Still Waters Refuge

and year in review- scroll down!LOL!!!

Create with out limits in 2018

Comments and Questions Welcomed.

New Year's Card in a Box

CardMaker Quietfire Design Blog Hop-New Stamps, Dies, Digital files and Stencils!

Hi Y'all !

and Welcome to Quietfire Design's blog hop with

CardMaker Magazine!

Enjoy my card project and be sure to leave a comment here

and on every blog on the hop

as one lucky commenter will win a

$50 Quietfire Design Gift Certificate.

 All comments should be made by

 midnight PST on Sunday, September 24, 2017 

and the lucky winner will be announced shortly afterwards! 
 Good luck!

The card base is from Suzanne's Silhouette Design Store

On the mat
Autumn Window Card

If you are new to digital cutting files- visit 
Quietfire Digital 
regularly for inspiration and instruction.
This file, all you have to do is cut and fold!
The Autumn element is 2 layers of card thermal embossed with 3 layers of powder.

Autumn is a second spring 

is stamped in Versamark Sepia and thermal embossed clear.

The stencil , 
from Suzanne Elizabeth Craft Designs collection
Leaf Snowflake

was applied with Distress wild persimmon 
and highlighted with Delicata Gold and Wink of Stella.

Now hop along and be inspired by all these amazing designers!

Remember to comment on each post to win prizes!

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

Robyn Josephs  http://rainbowweaves.blogspot.ca/ You are HERE!

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/

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

Leave your comments for prizes and questions also warmly welcomed!

Y'all come back now!

WOYWW 419 - Recovery

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My computer died. It was swift. I don't think she suffered.

I suffered!

(it's only money {right})

Note prayer candle.

To find out more about these adorable baskets that can be made in 15 minutes (truth)

 please visit 

Quietfire Creations.

I've read if you want to talk about hard stuff with kids, do it when you are driving so they don't have to look at you.

I think crafting together works just as well and you don't have to worry about getting in a wreck if the conversation goes south!

Note lovely fabric ATC's in the rear.

Thanks so much Twiglet and Annie.

Strange lighting in the photo-I left it, feeling it was moody!

You may be wondering why I have dead flowers on my desk.

You wouldn't if you could smell them.

Gardenias! 

Mine are in bloom and I can't bare to pick them till they are ugly to look at on the bush.

They continue to perfume the room for a week!

So... I'm rambling-happy to be back in cyber space visiting all of you!

Comments and Questions Welcomed.

WOYWW 409-Still in Bunnyville!

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Raw photo!
To see more of the Bunny Bendi Card, hop over to
  Quietfire Digital.
Cheap Joes was having a dented and bented sale, and I couldn't resist the pan pastel pearl for $1.
Put some adhesive in the tiny neck bottle. Jury still out on that one.
Glue dots def do not improve with age! Use them or lose them!
Honk if you love wet glue!

Thanks for visiting and  see you at your place!.

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

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WOYWW 407- Bunnyville!

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Bunnyville!

More on that over at Quietfire Digital.Please hop over if you have time.

I want to share what happens on another desk of min- in the art room of the

Black Mountain Home for Children Youth and Families

These beautiful  children, in state custody have experienced abuse, abandonment and neglect.

Art time heals, comforts, bring joy, healthy challenge and smiles and color into their lives.

Huge shout out to The Home for allowing me the opportunity to serve our children.

and

To Suzanne Cannon of Quietfire Design for sharing her gifts with us!

We made Easter rings!

I cut a

kaleidoscope of butterflies, flock of sheep and chicks,and a herd of bunnies.

I can't show you their faces...

Every adult who has found happiness and peace in their lives after childhood trauma says there was one person who made a difference in their lives.

Could you be that person?

I pray that I am.

Thanks for visiting and inviting me to your place!

Comments and Questions warmly welcomed.

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!

Brave Girl 2017, Resolutions and Celebrations!

Continuing my practice, using what is left on my desk at the end of the day, I create 

Brave Girl Cards.

I create them to remind myself to be brave

and give one away almost everyday to someone I don't know to remind us both to be brave!

I encourage you to join me in 2017.

Info and construction details can be found at Quietfire Digital.

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

Quietfire Winter Love Polar Bear Bendi Card

It was love (pun intended) at first cut!

Make one of these for yourself- you deserve it-and put it on your desk for a smile when ever you need it this winter season.

Winter Love

Please Visit Quietfire Digital Blog

for the full skinny !

Comments and Questions welcomed!

WOYWW 391 - Cutting up the holidays! Glitter is mine!

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Stop me if I've told you this one.

My boys learned to do their own laundry at a young age, cause they didn't want glitter in their underwear!

New stamps, new cutting files

Here, here and here.

Full tilt glitter ahead, at least till Mothers Day!
Wildfires continue to fill our skys with smoke. Please pray for the mountains of
Western North Carolina, and all of our amazing 1st responders.

Thanks for dropping by, I plan to do the same with you dear Deskers!

Comments and Questions warmly welcomed.

Quietfire Winter Holiday Treat Dishes-Polar Bear, Winter Moose and Coffee Break

I've been cutting up a storm of holiday inspiration with the latest 

Quietfire Design 

cutting files by Suzanne Cannon in the

 Silhouette Design Store.
I fell in love with these treat dishes, perfect for gift giving, crafting together and holiday decorating!
What will fill yours?

For more info and direct links please visit

Quietfire Digital

Comments and Questions Welcome!
Please post your creations on our FB page!

World Card Making Day- Quietfire Design Blog Hop

Welcome to our World Card-Making Day Blog Hop!

In summer the song sings itself

 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.com/2016/09/world-card-making-day-quietfire-design.html(you are here!)

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/ 

Happy Hopping!  Good luck!

Whenever new stamps from Suzanne arrive, I can't wait to see which ones will fit on ATC's,

 my preferred card platform.

All four of the latest release are ATC perfect!

Three of the new stamps are featured below.

All the cards are from my 

Off my Desk series,

 which means I only use stuff found on my desk at the end of the day.

Sentiment was stamped with VersaFine Onyx, heat embossed clear and using the MISTI the outer frame was overstamped with VersaMark and Ranger superfine silver embossing powder.
The Snow is from the
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas set and I added some DecoArts Snowwriter.
It's hard not to get carried away with this stuff!

Christmas is the day

Relax is a Silhouette cut file sketched with glitter pens.

Stamping on water color paper that was used as a practice pad and brush wipe sheet, I used the MISTI tool so I could re-stamp to get a good impression to heat emboss, VersaFine Onyx and clear embossing powder.

The top one I used too much ink and it bled a bit.

Sometimes less is more!

Bottom card eggplant embossing powder over Onyx.

I will write Peace

Love this cut file!

Under Control

The back,

 stamped with VersaFine Sepia and Ranger superfine copper embossing powder.

Flecks were intentional, and after much deliberation decided not to hide the brad, after covering it with embossing powder.

If I could only have one stamp pad, it might be VersaFine Sepia!

Masking the stamp before inking.

Another sketched cut file.

Smile

The back.

Sometimes I just look up.

Theses cards are all from my 

Off my Desk series,

 which means I only use stuff found on my desk at the end of the day.

Did you make some cards today? Share them!

and 

Be sure to leave a comment below and on each Design Team Blog for prizes!

All comments and questions welcomed!