Quietfire Design Garden Delights Blog Buzz - Final Day

I'd like to introduce you to the new Spring selection of rubber stamps!  Each day designers have been posting brand new artwork they have created using the new rubber stamps. 

Visit their blogs, post a comment on their Blog Hop post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50!   Each Designer will randomly choose a winner from the comments on their own Blog Hop post, so make sure you’ve commented by midnight Friday, May 18^th.  Tell your friends!

All winners will be posted here on Sunday May 20th. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact me privately with your snail mail address.  (My email address is in the sidebar of this blog)

Here is our schedule -
you can still comment on any of these blogs until Friday night!

Monday, May 14th: Yogi , Holly

Tuesday, May 15th: Robyn, Dawn 

Wednesday, May 16th: Wanda, Sherry

Thursday, May 17th: Monica, Terre

Friday, May 18th: Suzanne

The complete set of new rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Buzz!

Happy Buzzing and good luck!!

*****
My card was made with
Quietfire Design Weed Love from the Garden Delights
Nature Prints weeds from the Weed Love set
Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Paper 6x6"
Peeled Paint Distress Ink
Foam Blending Tool
Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Floral Ovals and the border from Antique Frame and Accents
Ribbon
Wedding Pearls
Core-dinations Cardstock
Cardblanks

And that very cool leaf below the card is folded copper, decorated with Alcohol Inks.  It was made by my amazing friend Susan Ewart.  And lucky me, I have a little collection of them!

Thanks for visiting!  Suzanne

And Now For Something Completely Different. Sort of.

This came across my desktop because, I admit, I'm a fangirl (but I don't drool. Don't even *ask*!).  But this video hits the artist in me and makes my heart sing! You'll know the parts I mean. You don't even have to listen to what he's saying!



Thanks for indulging me!  Suzanne

The Quietfire Design Garden Delights Blog Buzz Reminder!

Artwork by Wanda Hentges

Don't forget about our Spring Garden Delights Blog Buzz!

We would like to introduce you to our new Spring selection of rubber stamps! Each day two designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using the new rubber stamps. Visit their blog on the day of their featured project, post a comment on their Blog Hop post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50! There are a whopping *nine* designers sharing their creations with you, so there nine grab bags available. You must have commented on the blog hop posts by midnight Friday, May 18^th. One name will be randomly drawn from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter! Tell your friends!

Don't leave a comment here today!  Go visit Wanda and Sherry's blogs and leave comments there!

All winners will be posted here on Sunday May 20th. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact me privately with your snail mail address. (My email address is in the sidebar of this blog!)

Here is our schedule and the awesome designers you will be visiting

Monday, May 14th: Yogi , Holly (you can still leave comments here!)

Tuesday, May 15th: Robyn, Dawn (you can still leave comments here!)

Wednesday, May 16th: Wanda, Sherry

Thursday, May 17th: Monica, Terre

Friday, May 18th: Suzanne

Happy Buzzing and good luck!!

The complete set of new rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Buzz!

Happy Mother's Day! and Reminder

I've been dying to try the new Memory Box Valerian Flourish.  Awesome!  It cuts just like a Spellbinders die in the Grand Calibur.

Don't forget tomorrow is the start of our Spring Blog Buzz!  Tomorrow you can visit the blogs of  Yogi and Holly.
Make sure you leave your comments to be eligible to win prizes!
Thanks for stopping by.  Suzanne

The Quietfire Design Garden Delights Blog Buzz

We would like to introduce you to our new Spring selection of rubber stamps!  Each day two  designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using the new rubber stamps.  Visit their blog on the day of their featured project, post a comment on their Blog Hop post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50!   There are a whopping *nine* designers sharing their creations with you, so there nine grab bags available. You must have commented on the blog hop posts by midnight Friday, May 18^th.  One name will be randomly drawn from each blog, so you have lots of time to enter!  Tell your friends!

The complete set of new rubber stamps will remain on special at 20% off throughout the Blog Buzz!

All winners will be posted here on Sunday May 20th. If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact me privately with your snail mail address.  (My email address is in the sidebar of this blog!)

Here is a sneak peak at our schedule and the awesome designers you will be visiting

Monday, May 14th: Yogi , Holly

Tuesday, May 15th: Robyn, Dawn 

Wednesday, May 16th: Wanda, Sherry

Thursday, May 17th: Monica, Terre

Friday, May 18th: Suzanne

Happy Buzzing and good luck!!

The Prayer Flag - Guest Designer Project

Designer, Calligrapher, Artist and New Mom (just to name a few of the hats she wears) Ramona Weyde-Ferch is our Quietfire Guest Designer.  I adore outdoor flags and banners, so I was delighted to see Ramona's creation!

You may see more photos and instructions for making prayer flags on this Project Page.

Thank you so much Ramona and congratulations to you and your family on the birth of your new baby!

You can find Ramona posting regularly on her blog Jademond.  She has the most awesome photos and even though I can't read German, I can certainly enjoy her blog!

Thanks for stopping by!
Suzanne

The April 2012 New Stamps Flipbook!

I still can't believe I've accomplished this!
- this is just a photo of the cover, don't click it to make it work, because it's not very smart..... ;-)

I have admired flipbooks I've seen online and wished I could make them.  I've found sites that can make and host them for you, but they're out of my league, I'm afraid.  Somehow I found this software, which is an Adobe Dreamweaver extension, at a fraction of the cost.  The trouble was to figure out how to use it!!! It's html and two xml files plus Flash. I know nothing about Flash and what the heck is xml???  I felt like Pooh Bear at first (a bear of very little brain...) The instructions are written for someone who knows what they're doing....

I would have loved to put the flipbook here on my blog, but it requires a handful of files that have to "talk" to each other in order to make it work.  And that's before you even start adding the photos. So here is the front cover.
Just click on this link to see it online!

Thanks for looking!

Suzanne

May the Wings - Teaser!

Designer Terre Fry has been published in the Use Your Stash section of the current issue of the online magazine Scrap n' Art!  And she used a Quietfire rubber stamp in this gorgeous wall art project.....

Here is a little teaser.  If you want to see the whole project, you have to subscribe to the magazine.  I got this issue to check it out, but the free Blotter Blog is, well, er, free! There seem to be more online magazines out there than I'd ever imagined.  Terre has a number of projects in this issue. Those are her jeans on the homepage slideshow!!!  I want to see her wearing them next year at CHA..... 

There are some wonderful ideas in this issue - a little decorated bucket containing gifts for a new baby stole my heart!  You can see more on the Scrap n' Art homepage.  Make sure you scroll down and click on some of those projects!

Thanks for using a Quietfire stamp Terre!

You May Not Be Able - Honoring a Father

I wanted to share this with you and PJ said it was okay.  Below her lovely artwork is the story of how it came about.  Thank you PJ.  Pass the tissues!

Artwork by PJ Harrison

I "sent this one to my Mother to honor my Dad who passed away two Christmases ago. He was an incredibly wonderful father. He grew Zinnias every year for as long as I can remember and I followed in his footsteps when I left and started my own home. It was sort of a special bond between the two of us and when I saw your interpretation of those words, I knew exactly how I wanted to use it. "

What's in a Name?

Recently Spellbinders had their retreat for their new design team and as a Preferred Product Partner, we sent down packages of Quietfire stamps to each designer.  Here are the labels I hand lettered to go in their packages!

What's in the name?
Prima Fairy Flora cardstock (from the 12x12" paper)
Mitchell Roundhand Nibs
Ecoline ink
embellishing with Gel Extremes
Spellbinders: Classic Ovals Large and Lacy Ovals
Core-dinations Cardstock

Thanks for having a peeky-boo!

Suzanne