Category Archives: Holidays

Quietfire Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 88 Comments

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Welcome to the Quietfire Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!

We’re sharing our love/Valentine project ideas with you as we lead up to the big Queen of Hearts event on February 14th!

Each day designers will be posting brand new artwork they have created using Quietfire rubber stamps.  Visit our blogs on the day of our featured project, post a comment on our Blog Hop post (see the schedule below) and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50! (yes, Suzanne doubled the value from the original announcement!)  Each Designer will randomly choose a winner from the comments on their own Blog Hop post, so make sure you’ve commented on all the blogs by midnight Thursday, February 14th.  Tell your friends!

All winners will be posted on the Quietfire Creations Blog on Sunday February 17th.  If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne privately with your snail mail address.  (Her email address is in the sidebar of the Quietfire Creations Blog)

Here is our schedule:

Today is my day to share!

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I used an old pad of MME Lost & Found – Madison Avenue for the card base, distressing the edges and sponging a little bit of Antique Linen on the edges.

The heart and sentiment were stamped on white cardstock and embossed with Queens’ Gold Embossing Powders.  The heart was sponged with Antique Linen and Worn Lipstick, trimmed out and popped up on a mini tag that had also been covered in some scraps.

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While the sentiment was still in the die, the edges were sponged with the same Antique Linen and Worn Lipstick.  The edges of both were trimmed with a gold leafing pen.

A frame (Labels Twenty-Nine) was made using chipboard and some of the MME paper, to highlight the sentiment.

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The flower (Bitty Blossoms) was die cut from another piece of the same paper pad, sponged with Antique Linen, a bit of Worn Lipstick and then misted with water and Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls.  The leaves (Foliage Two and Bitty Blossoms) were die cut from watercolor paper and then colored with Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss Distress Stain.  they were also misted with water and Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls.

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Well, that’s all for me today!  I hope you’re enjoying the hop and don’t forget to leave a comment in order to be eligible for the prize drawing.  Good luck!!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted in Dimensional Flowers, Holidays, Quietfire Design, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Valentines

Valentine’s Day Love!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Sherry Cheever| 15 Comments

Good morning!  Oh my BADness,  too much time went by without me posting anything.  I got so sidetracked with the baby last week (a little fussy, a little sick and a whole lot spoiled) that I never made it into the studio for very long at any given time.

Two things today!  First, I have posted a Valentine’s Day card over the Quietfire Creations Blog.

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To see more pictures and get all the details, you’ll need to visit the Quietfire Creations Blog.

Secondly!  Quietfire has announced the 4th Annual Queen of Hearts Challenge! Check it out while you’re over there . . . lots of prizes, a Blog Hop, awards . . . just a whole lot of fun!

So that it’s for me right now!  I’ve got a mixed media project in process and can’t wait to share it with you . . . hopefully within the next few days!

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Posted in Dimensional Flowers, Faux Bleach/Batik, Holidays, My Mind's Eye, Quietfire Design, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Valentines

Great Gifts Blog Hop!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Sherry Cheever| 39 Comments

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Good morning!  I’m very excited to be taking part in the Great Gifts Blog Hop featuring eclectic Paperie, Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and Technique Junkie Newsletter.

The Designers participating in the hop have all linked with the Linky Tool below, (and in case it doesn’t work on my blog) here’s a list (adding links as I get them) of who is participating:  EDITED TO ADD:  The Links do not work on my wordpress blog.  Please go to the eP Blog to leave a link.  Your comments, however, will work here to be entered for a prize package.

From SNSS:
Monika Davis
Ceal Pritchett
Giovana Smith
Cathy McCauley
Jennie Harper

From TJN:
Holly Brown
Judy Jackson
Ann Clark
Jane Bosi
Jackie Kalchert
Pat Huntoon

From EP:
Sherry Cheever
Mary-Ann Maldanado
Micki Harper
Broni Holcombe
Julie Masse

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Let’s get the particulars out of the way before I go into my project:

  • Each of the companies will be giving away a prize randomly drawn from their designers’ blogs as follows:

EP: 25% discount on a future order
SNSS: $15 store credit
TJN: Great Gifts CD or any TJN CD of winner’s choice

  • The winners will be posted on each company’s blog by Sunday, December 9th.
  • To be included in the prize drawings, please comment by midnight Friday, December 7th.

For participation in the hop, I was sent the Great Gifts CD from Technique Junkies Newsletter,  Christmas Joy Stamp Set from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps, and a package containing sheets from the Echo Park – Winter Wishes Collection, along with embellishments from eclectic Paperie.  I was asked to pick one project from the  Great Gifts CD to make and decided on the Candy Crayon Box.

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I followed the tutorial on the CD for the Candy Crayon Box, then took liberties with the embellishments on the outside.

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On the CD, the candy inside the box was Rollo’s, but since my favorite if good old Hershey’s Milk Chocolate . . .

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I was able to cover two bars and make them fit without crowding the embellishments on the wrapper.

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And one more of the candy inside.

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That’s all for me and I hope you enjoy the hop and find some great gift ideas along the way!  Thanks for stopping by!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted in Christmas, eclectic Paperie, Gift Boxes, Holidays, Spellbinders, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Technique Junkies, Techniques

Peace on Earth Heirloom Ornament!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Sherry Cheever| 7 Comments

Good morning!  Wow have I been spending lots of time in the studio and I’m slowing ticking off all the CHA projects that I need to get done.  Just a few more to go and a couple of blog posts and then I’ll be able to think about decorating for the holidays.

Yesterday I finished up a project for the Quietfire Creations Blog. You know it’s one of those that you’ll have to read more about and see more photos over on the Quietfire Creations Blog.

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That’s all for me today except to say you really want to stop by tomorrow.  There’s a big blog hop tomorrow with lots of designers from 3 different companies  – - eclectic Paperie, Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and Technique Junkie Newsletter !

Thanks for stopping by today and remember . . . life is short, embrace those adventures that come your way!

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Posted in Chipboard/Illustration Board, Christmas, Holidays, Quietfire Design, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques

Snowflakes and Faux Batik!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Sherry Cheever| 5 Comments

Wow I can’t believe I did it . . . but here’s the last project for the month.  I hope you can stand another snowflake tag.  Well even if you can’t, I’m probably not done making them.  I do believe though that with this one I have just enough tags to go with all the presents that will be under the tree . . . that is IF I get the tree put up.  Right now things are looking that promising that I’m even going to have time to decorate for Christmas.

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The base of this tag was made using the Faux Bleach/Batik Technique.  The snowflakes from the new Quietfire Design set, Snowflakes are the Butterflies, were stamped in VersaMark and embossed in clear.  Mist sprays made with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls and Tumbled Glass/Shaded Lilac Distress Ink Refills were misted over the embossing.

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Spellbinders™ Create-A-Flake Three was used for the snowflake, which was covered in Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with Krystallos Vintage Glass Glitter.

The sentiment, stamped in VersaMark and embossed with Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder, is another from Quietfire Design.

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This really is all from me today.  I have another project to get ready for the eP Blog tomorrow . . . .

. . . and then I have a Spellbinders project due Monday (which shhhh don’t tell anyone), is for the CHA Sneak Peeks that we’ll be doing prior to CHA.

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Posted in Christmas, Faux Bleach/Batik, Holidays, Quietfire Design, Spellbinders, Tag Art, Techniques

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