WOYWW-712-Have a Heart

WOYWW?

Are words necessary?

Deskers all, know that the simple act of creating and sharing the creation is enough to contribute to the end of suffering for all beings.

This is what peace looks like!

I'm using up lots of bits and bobs  from my valentine drawers and splurged and bought that conversation heart stamp set (mid left) at the Thrift shop last week for fifty cents!

Hugs all around!

Comments and questions welcomed.

 

Queen of Hearts Winner, More Love and Digital Cutting Tips

 

First I want to thank each and everyone of you who took the time to leave kind words in the comments.

I read them all and reply to any with questions if there is contact info.

Congrats to my randomly chosen winner of a Quietfire Design stamp.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Post your designs on our FB page or send me a link.

Jackie

Gorgeous cards, all of them! How you come up with these while being jet-lagged, I am so amazed! :-) I love the hand drawn elements, which make the card extra special. Thanks for sharing!

Please message me in the next 48 hours with your mailing info.

(My email is in my Google Profile in the Right sidebar)

My gift to you all today is more love  in additional cards for inspiration and

My best digital cutting tips.

Rising Heart Step card with Valentine and Kiss

The heart has it's reasons stamp

Flip Heart Charm card

Have a heart stamp

The future is uncertain. Die cut with glitter using Ken Olivers Stick-it- coming soon.

Suzanne asked us to show more insides in 2015!

My first love ATC's and my new love the Bow - it -all!

I'm getting a lot of questionson how to best cut the delicate Quietfire Design digital cuts.

• Use the best quality paper. Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb, sometimes 65 is my fave. 
• Take it slow! Relax, don't rush in general and slow down your cutting speed to 2.
• Hold on to your mats as long as you can. Having mats with various stickiness gives you more options. If you cut into one, repair it with packing tape. I've had my machine 2+ years and am still using my original mats.
• Less is more. Use sharp blades and the lowest cutting number that gives you a clean cut. ALWAYS make a test cut. Hold the blade next to your paper on the mat to guesstimate the blade depth.
• Press down on the most delicate/intricate areas on the mat, before you start to weed. This might sound counterproductive, and I find it helps a lot. Just press down with your finger, then remove all of the outer paper.
• Take it slow, relax and get a great tool for lifting . The one from Silhouette is pretty good, and I use a tiny spatula, that I think came in one of my kids dissecting kits!. The thinner the better and flexible is good to. You can also bend the mat to help release delicate areas.

May 2015 be a year of unlimited creativity!

Comments and Questions Welcomed

Quietfire Design Queen of Hearts Blog Hop- Day four-Have a heart that never hardens

Welcome to the Quietfire Design,
 Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!
Be sure to leave a comment here for the drawing to win Quietfire Design Stamps!
All details at the end of the post.

Returning from CHA Mega Trade Show, jet lagged and super swagged,

It was hard to get back to blog hop deadlines.

My DT sisters have amazed you the past three days with flawless, jaw dropping cards

and home decor.

Here are some cards for the rest of us!

Swaps..I love them... NOTE TO SELF!

You have to make multiples

and mail them.

This is what I call a 15 minute wonder.

I can make multiples of these for swaps easy peasy!

Starting with the Silhouette file Open Heart Border Card

ungroup and scale down to an A2 size card 

and cut from patterned paper.

Stamp Have a heart in VersaFine Crimson and thermal emboss clear,

add a glitzy heart and that's it!

With a  a few minutes left I added panels to the inside,

the paper was on my desk,inked from leftover ink on the craft mat,

and stamped.

Valentines Day

 Happy Family days

The swap hostess deserves a little extra, so I added a hand drawn border and

painted accents with Twinkling H2O's.

A bit of stenciling inside.

For a special someone

same card, same stamps

layers to to the rescue.

The glitter was added with Ken Oliver's, Stick-it. A layer was added to both sides of the paper before I cut it out  and the Glitter Ritz adhered easily for a luxe look.

BREAKING!

The new LOVE Fill 'er Up stamps arrived in the mail Tuesday afternoon, and I just had to make something in time for todays post.

The rose flourishing is from the rose heart in the Valentines Day set.

I can't wait to see what y'all will do with these stamps.

Please leave me a link and post your creations to the Quietfire Design FB page.

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 (you are here!)
Jan 23 - Suzanne 

For a chance to win a Quietfire rubber stamp 

(Donít be shy!)

 leave a comment below by

 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! 

A winner will be chosen from each blog!

Good Luck!
You can see what I did with some of the other new stamps
here.

 Comments and Questions Welcomed