Quietfire Queen of Hearts Blog Hop: and the winner is....

I cannot thank you enough for all the lovely comments left under my blogpost....
You all make blogging and creating so much fun...Thanks!


The randomly picked winner of the Queen of Hearts Blog Hop is:

newfiecrafter(Marilyn)21 January 2015 at 16:47

Beautiful cad love how you added glossy accents to the heart . Your bow and embellishments are perfect for this card . Thanks for the step by step tutorial

 

 

Marilyn, congratulations!

Please email Quietfire Design (suzanne@quietfiredesign.com) with your complete name and snailmail adress.

There will be a complete list of winners from all blogs on the Quietfire Creations blog within the next few days.  

Hugs,

Yvonne

 

International Ambassadors Victorian Blog Hop

 Welcome to the very first informal blog hop for the International Ambassadors! We got together (online of course) and decided to have a blog hop, just for fun.... 
It is a great way for you to get to know who we are and to see what we can do....

This is us:
Christine Emberson (Great Britain)

Christina Griffiths (Great Britain)

Linda Lucas (Australia)

Yvonne van de Grijp (The Netherlands) (that's me)

Ursula Langhammer (Germany)

And now....time for Blog Hopping!
If you came here from Linda's Blog - you are in the right place!

We have chosen to use Dies from the Victorian Range - these Dies are divine and it is so much fun to create with them, as you will see as you stop by each Designers Blog:

For the Victorian blog hop I made you a classical card using the Victorian template set called "Delightful Foliage".

Instructions:

• Fold white cardstock size 11"x7½" to a card size 5.5"x7,5".
• Stamp sentiment exactly onto the centre of the card base.
• Cut a piece of blue patterned paper to size 5" x7".
•  Put Delightful Foliage #2 (with #1 being the smallest die-template) onto the centre of the blue rectangle and drawn a line along the innerside of the die-template with a pencil. Carefully cut out the centre along the pencil lines.
• Glue blue frame upon cardbase using 3D foam squares.
• Stack  Matting Basics B #7 and Delightful Foliage #2  and cut/emboss using white cardstock.
• Leave the dies-templates on the paper and stencil using brown ink and a dauber. remove the die-templates and glue upon cardbase using 3D foam squares.
• Embellish the card using mulberry flowers , ribbon and self-adhesive Pearls.

Used materials:

• Spellbinders®: S5-225 Delightful Foliage, S6-002 Matting Basics B
• Quietfire Design: If you don't believe in Miracles (set of 3) #5981
• Imagine Crafts®/ Tsukineko®: Black Stazon ink
• DCWV®: patterned paper
• May Arts Ribbon: cream 1"satin ribbon
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: 3D foam squares
• WorldWin Papers®: white cardstock
• Kaisercraft: self-adhesive Pearls
• and: Distress ink: Old paper, embellishments

  

Thanks so much for stopping by - we hope you enjoy your time with us - we will be back with more - you can count on it!
Have a nice day!

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne

Quietfire Design Queen of Hearts Blog hop!

Welcome to Day 3 of the the Quietfire Design Queen of Hearts Blog Hop!

In case you missed it, 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):
Day 1: Jan 19 - Kathy Jo and Diana
Day 2: Jan 20 - Sherry and Yogi
Day 3: Jan 21 - Teresa and Yvonne (that's me!)
Day 4: Jan 22 - Wanda and Robyn
Day 5: Jan 23 - Suzanne

For a chance to win a Quietfire rubber stamp (Don’t be shy!) leave a comment below before 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!
Good Luck!

Here's my contribution to the blog hop:

 

For my card I used:

• Quietfire Design: The Heart has its reasons (#6304)
• Spellbinders®: S6-017 Bow Elegance , S6-001 5x7 Matting Basics A, S6-002 5x7 Matting Basics B
• Archival Ink: Jet Black, copper colored ink
• Acrylic stamping block
• Imagine Crafts:  dauber
• Ranger: Glossy Accents
• Cardstock: white, pink, brown, patterned (Me&andMy Big Ideas)
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares
• Mullberry flowers, leaves, ribbon and Pearls

Instructions:

• Make a white card (folded) size7.5"x 5 3/8".
• Glue upon a slightly smaller pink layer and a layer of patterned paper. 
• Stamp Quietfire Design sentiment upon white cardstock.
• Color the heart pink ( I used a copic marker) and put Glossy accents on the heart. Let dry.
• Cut the stamped cardstock using Matting basics B #2 (with #1 being the smallest die template)
• Cut Matting Basics A #2 using brown cardstock
• Cut Matting Basics B #3 using pink cardstock.
• Glue the 3 layers upon another.
• Cut/emboss  Bow Elegance #3 and 4 (stacked) using light pink cardstock.
• Ink the edges with copper ink (using a dauber)
• Cut Bow Elegance #4 from darker cardstock.
• Glue both Bow Elegance die-cuts upon another.
• Glue stacked rectangles upon using 3D foam squares
• Glue stacked die-cuts upon patterned paper using 3D foam squares.
• Add embellishments to the card.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Happy crafting!

Don't forget to hop on over to Teresa's blog for she's made you a gorgeous project too today!

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne

Spellbinders - Stempelglede card: True Friendship....

Hallo allemaal,
Vandaag heb ik een kaart voor jullie die ik voor de Spellbinders® blog heb gemaakt.
Voor meer foto's en een volledige werkbeschrijving kun je hier klikken

Hello everyone,
Today's project is a card that I made for the Spellbinders blog.
For more pictures and full instructions click here.

Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

Spellbinders:  S4-116 Standard Circles Small,  S4-126 Classic Squares Large, S4-478 Blooming Collection, GC-200 Spellbinders®  Grand Calibur Machine

Stempelglede: Follow your heart

Anna Griffin®: Perfect Palette cardstock - 12"x12" cardstock

Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 Advanced Craft glue
Clearsnap®: Colorbox: Cat's Eye® Queue®: Rose Petals (used color: Rouge) - inkpads
IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko®: Stazon® Jet Black inkpad (SZ-31), Timber Brown (SZ-41)
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: white foam squares (no. 01616), E-Z Runner^® Permanent Strips Refillable
Want2Scrap©: 72 count white pearls #2161 - self-adhesive pearls
WorldWin Papers®: Cut Mates™ diecutable cardstock 12"x12" (used color: White Flour)

 

Valentine's Day.... Quietfire Design & Spellbinders

Hallo lieve allemaal,
Vandaag heb ik voor jullie mijn allereerste Valentijns kaart voor dit jaar.
Ja, want over een maand is het alweer zover: Valijntijns dag!
Voor mijn kaart heb ik 1 van de allernieuwste Quietfire Design stempels en ook 1 van de allernieuwste Spellbinders stanzen gebruikt.

Hello everyone,
Today I have for you my very first Valentine's card this year.
Yes...only about a month to go before it's Valnetine's Day!
For my card I used one of the very latest Quietfire stamps and also one of the newest Spellbinders dies.

De kaart is niet in traditioneel rood, maar in vintage pastel kleuren.
Door randjes van verschillende lagen te bewerken met een distresser en distress ink, in combinatie met een klassiek frame, krijgt het kaartje een vintage uitstraling...
Een complete werkbeschrijving kun je terugvinden op de Quietfire blog (klik daarvoor hier).

The card is not in traditional red, but in vintage pastel colors.
The edges of the different layers are altered (using a distresser tool) and in combination with the beautiful classical Spellbinders frame, the crda gets that lovely vintage look...
Full instructions on how to make this card are to be found on the Quietfire blog (click here)


Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: The future is uncertain
• Spellbinders: Regal Frame (S4-446)
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: white 3D foam squares
• Distress inkpad: Vintage Photo
• Tim Holtz Distresser tool
• Kaisercraft: white self-adhesive Pearls
• Tim Holtz: Paper Stash Vintage Shappy (12x12 inch paperpad)
• white cardstock.

Ik hoop dat jullie de kaart leuk vinden en ik kijk weer uit naar jullie reacties.
Dank je wel voor het langkomen.
Fijne dag allemaal...

I hope you like my card and (as always) am looking forward to your comments.
Thnaks for stopping by.
Have a nice day everyone....

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne

Visiting Friends...

 

 

Hallo lieve allemaal,
Op deze stormachtige dag maar eens een vrolijk en fleurig kaartje gemaakt.
Voor deze kaart is maar 1 set  stanzen gebruikt: Spellbinders® 5x7 Elegant Labels Four.
De roze middenlaag is uitgeknipt met een schaar (de mal heb ik dus als tekenmal voor het uitknippen gebruikt).
Voor een extra 3D effect heb ik de verschillende gestanste lagen opgeplakt met foamblokjes.
De schattige stempel is van Jenny Johnson, ingekleurd met distress inkt.
Het gebruikte scrappapier is van Papermania.

 

Hello everyone,
Here in Holland we're having storm and rain, so time to cheer up with a happy and bright card!
I used only one set of die-templates to make this card: Spellbinders® 5x7 Elegant Labels Four
The pink layer was cutr by scissors: I used the die-template as a template by drawing a line on the inside with a pencil and then cut it with scissors.
For an extra 3D effect 3D-foam squares were used.

 

 

The cute stamp is an oldie by Penny Johnson and colored with Distress ink.

Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

• Spellbinders®: 5x7 Elegant Labels Four (S6-005)
• Stamp: Penny Johnson: Visiting friends
• Archival ink: Jet black + acrylic stamp block
• Distress ink + (water)brush
• Papermania paperpad: Henburry Lane Poinsettia
• self-adhesive Pearls (Want2Scrap)
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foamsquares
• Satine ribbon

Ik hoop dat jullie het kaartje leuk vinden en dank je wel voor je bezoekje aan mijn blog...
Fijne dag allemaal!

I hope you like my card and thanks for visiting my blog...
Have a nice day!

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne

Season´s Giving Blog Hop: and the winners are.....

Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for all the lovely and heartwarming comments on my Season´s Giving Blog Hop blogpost.....
And also a very warm welcome to all he new followers of my blog....thanks so much for signing up, I love to have you visiting my blog and artwork!


I chose 3 random give away winners:

Lynne in NI1 January 2015 at 20:51

Wow, your projects are fabulous, especially the LO of your gorgeous granddaughter! Great giveaway - thanks for the chance to win and Happy New Year :)

terrie3 January 2015 at 02:41

Happy New Year
You have a beautiful grand daughter
Your card are lovley
Thanks for such a great give away
I also became a follower....wishing you the best for 2015

jordanbev5@yahoo.com4 January 2015 at 05:41

Am your newest "Friend" on FB and your blog. :) You are amazingly talented! Fabulous fun! Am your newest follower by the way, and looking forward to all that 2015 is going to bring!

Congrats ladies!
Please contact me by email (my email-adress is to be found on the right bar)
and send me your adress so I can send you the goodies!

A new Give-away soon....
I have decided to do another give away end this month, so ....keep a close eye on my blog for a new winning chance! ....maybe a set of Spellbinders dies?...  ;-))

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne