Thursday, September 19, 2013

Quietfire Design Sparkles!



Get ready for an amazing week of Awesome in Autumn! This week we are playing with the Quietfire Design team, and are so excited to play with their amazing images and sentiments. In their beautiful calligraphic style, their quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. Follow along with us, and leave your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:


My card today is very simple in design because, frankly, it didn't need to be anything else!  I learned a long time ago that simple cards can have just as much impact as those with lots of bells and whistles.  I tend to keep my cards somewhat simple anyway, kind of like my life!  Here's my card for today:



There's so much sparkle on this card, I wish you could see it in real life!  To begin, I used the Dreamweaver Stencils DX7020 Leafless Tree Die and cut out my tree using a medium brown card stock.  Next I used my Copic airbrush system and added some warm grays (W4, W5 & W7) to the tree.  Using the super brush end of W7, I added some squiggly lines on the tree to add a smidge of visual texture even though you have to enlarge it to tell here!  Once I had my tree just right, I adhered it to a sheet of Double-Sided Mounting Paper (aka Sticky Paper) trimmed to fit my tree.  I created a stencil of sorts using the backing of the sticky paper so I could add the Chesapeake (blue) Art Glitter and then add the Crystal Art Glitter by placing the "stencil" on the bottom of the paper to create my snowy ground.  Once my glitter was on, I burnished it into the sticky paper by rubbing it with my finger.  I then added some Ranger Stickles in Stardust to the branches and nooks of the tree.  I chose to use Stickles so it would have a little more dimension than regular glitter.  I then added my sticky paper piece to my navy blue Bazzill card stock trimmed and folded as my card base.  Next I stamped my sentiment, Trees Are the Endless Effort, from Quietfire Design onto Neenah Classic Crest  with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I matted my sentiment on a piece of Bazzill and pop dotted it to the card.  All done!!  Very simple but with so much sparkle, you really don't want it to be too fussy!  I love it!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  I'll have another project for you tomorrow so come back by for a visit! Here are the others playing along today so be sure to stop by and leave them some love!

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Be sure to leave comments if you want the chance to win a prize!  Thanks again and I'll you tomorrow!

Hugs,
Lea

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful colors and card design Lea! Love that tree stencil.

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  2. Clean and simple really works, it's lovely.

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  3. Thank you for keeping this clean and simple because it is absolutely beautiful in its simplicity. The contrast of the shimmery background and the dark of the tree and the sentiment really makes this card very striking

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  4. nice card. you're definitely trying to push winter on me. BIG GRIN
    Have a great day

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  5. Fab die to pair with this quote!
    Nice details

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  6. Beautiful scene Lea (not one I want to see in real life for quite a while yet!!) - it makes a stunning card though.

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  7. Sweeeeeet! Love the glitter background and the leafless tree is wonderfully done! Thank you!

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  8. I can just feel the cool silence of a winter day!

    Kathy O'Mara

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  9. Simple design with a lot of glitter. Right up my alley. Thanks.

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  10. This creation is lovely! It is finally cooling off here and this nice cool scene is just what I needed today. Thanks!

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  11. So beautiful Lea! It is very hot and muggy here today so this was very refreshing! Great colors and I love all the sparkle!

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  12. This card is so lovely. It made me think of a serene winter scene. Thanks!

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  13. This is a lovely card.. it could almost be used as a Christmas card :)

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  14. Oh, my....after all the autumn colored ones, your winter colors are breathtaking! Lovely card!!!
    <3 J

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  15. I like the colors used and the the sentiment is perfect for the card. Love it!!!

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