September Quick Quotes Challenge

TGIF crafty friends!  It's my day to host the blog and challenge over at Quick Quotes today.

I thought it would be fun to have an "Anything Goes" challenge and give everyone a little creative freedom. For this page all of my sentiments are from the Dusty Road 6x6 paper pad.  You will love all of the cute journaling blocks and sentiments along with card stock that are included in the Quick Quotes 6x6 paper pads!

Together is the nicest place to be!

Quick Quotes Ingredients:

Dusty Road Collection

Dusty Road Chipboard 

Dusty Road Stickers

PowderPuff Chalk Ink:  Coal Miner, Blue Moon, Biscotti, Limeade and Plum Crazy

Other:  Pearl by Want2Scrap, Chipboard by Studio Calico, Buttons by Stampin Up, Tag by Coredinations, Corrugated Arrow by JBS, String, Thread and Sewing Machine

Please stop on over to play along with the challenge, we randomly draw for the gift certificate winner!

Have a super scrappity day!

Relaxing on a Saturday...

Happy Saturday to you! It's my day over on the Quick Quotes blog. I have a card to share featuring the very pretty Dusty Road collection.

I thought it would be fun to stamp and color for a change*, so I gave it a try.  I've not colored with my Copics in awhile so I decided to practice again, which is where this card came from. I had my Dusty Road papers in front of me and took great inspiration from the collections colors. 

*Disclaimer - I am a total novice with Copics.  No Copics or stamps were harmed during this process - pretty sure anyway.  : )

The fun thing with our 6x6 Paper Pads is they are so perfect for card making.  I love the variety of papers included, including the card stock.

I thought the tiny bow was too cute so I put it in her hair:

The colors in this line work wonderfully for so many projects, from feminine to masculine. I also love how a simple design can look intricate with just a few additions of a flourish or die cut. 

It was fun to break out of my comfort zone and try something different. That's what I love about this hobby, there's always something to spark your creativity!  I started out coloring this image with brunette hair, but switched to blonde because it reminded me of the friend that I am going to send this to. 

Quick Quotes Ingredients:

Dusty Road 6x6 Paper Pad - Quick Quotes

Dusty Road Stickers (Relax Sentiment) - Quick Quotes 

Coconut White PowderPuff Chalking Ink
Plum Crazy PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Other Ingredients:

Memory Box Dies: Hopmeadow Circle, Magic Flourish and Tiny Bow

My Favorite Things Dies: Jumbo Fishtail Banner Stax, Lollipop Treats and Buttons

My Favorite Things Stamp: Heart Sing Jolinne

Memento Black Tuxedo Ink

Lilac Pearls - Want2Scrap

Copic Markers

White and Kraft Card Stock

Vagabond

Sewing Machine and Thread

Have a super scrappity day and weekend!

~ Rhonda

March Club Q!

Happy Wednesday crafty friends!  I'm so excited today to be up on the Quick Quotes blog to share a March Club Q project today. It features the new Dusty Road collection, our new Coconut, Coal Miner and Plum Crazy PowderPuff Chalk Inks and our new Quotes Bundles.

I've also used Kiwi Lane Designs Templates here as well.  We are partnering with Kiwi Lane Designs this month and you will see more fabulous designs from our team in the coming weeks.

Today's project that I get to share with you has a very shabby chic vibe to it and I just had a great time putting it all together!  I used the March Club Q "B" Altered kit for this project.

Coal Miner was used to color the Chipboard Key.

Some details...

To begin, I used our Coconut PowderPuff Chalk Ink on the chipboard frame.

Tip:  Use an emory board to sand down the nubs left after removing die cuts.

Next I inked the die cut border with Coal Miner PowderPuff Chalk Ink.

I left some variation in the coloring to enhance the shabby feel.

I decided to stitch down the die cut frame onto the chipboard.  Once that was completed, I worked on filling in each of the windows. The "Love is Patient, Love is Kind..." quote is from our Quotes Bundle and was my starting point. The "Take Time to Do Something Silly" is also from the Quotes Bundle as well.  I added some papers from our coordinating 6x6 paper pad for the collection. 

You will see the die cut chipboard buttons here that I colored using Baja Blue, Coconut and Coal Miner PowderPuff Chalk Inks.  I added Crackle Accents on the scalloped button, Diamond Stickles on the top button and Glossy Accents on the bottom floral button.

The die cut branches and flourishes were colored with Coconut and dry brushed with Baja Blue to give the soft feel.  I also did the same on the flourish die cut as well.  I really love to use a dry brush with the Chalk Inks for just a hint of artistic touch.  

I've used the Kiwi Lane Tiny Wildflower Template #1 and layered for interest.

Ingredients Used:
March Club Q Kit B (Chipboard Frame, Die Cuts, Blue Ribbon and White Pearls)
PowderPuff Chalk Ink:  Biscotti and Baja Blue
Tiny Wildflower Template #1 - Kiwi Lane Designs
Grey Bling Pin - Jenni Bowlin
Grey Triple Ball Pin - Maya Road
Beige Pearls - Prima
Foam Squares - 3L
Other:  Seam Binding Ribbon, White Offray Ribbon, Sewing Machine and Thread

New Ingredients Used:
Coconut, Coal Miner and Plum Crazy PowderPuff Chalk Inks (Available 3/20)
Dusty Road Chipboard Stickers (Available 3/20)
Dusty Road Stickers (Available 3/20)
Dusty Road 6x6 Paper Pad (Available 3/20)
Quotes Bundle - Inspire (Available 3/20)

Thanks so much for stopping on over today and spending some time today!  Have a super scrappity day!
~ Rhonda

Birthday Card featuring Dusty Road!

Happy Tuesday to you!

I've got a fun card today to share with you featuring some all new Quick Quotes products!  Their new collection "Dusty Road" is super romantic and pretty. 

During the month of March we are showcasing our all new Quotes Bundles and PowderPuff Chalk Ink colors.  

I chose the Birthday sentiment from the Quotes Bundles - Sentiments collection and selected some of the new coordinating PowderPuff Chalk Ink colors, Plum Crazy, Dusty Rose and Coconut while pondering the start of my card.  I used one of the 12x12 papers and cut to create my 6x6 base that you see here.

After choosing my birthday sentiment, I knew I wanted to create a foundation sentiment block to layer underneath for texture and interest. I thought it would be nice to emboss some purple, white core cardstock, sand it and then touch a bit of the Dusty Rose PowderPuff Ink.

Some more details...

I also used Coal Miner with the Chipboard Gate and I love how it turned out!

Stay tuned for even more inspiration from the Design Team featuring our all new Quote Bundles and PowderPuff Chalk Inks this month!  I love how you can find the perfect sentiment for your card or project in a fast moment with our new Quote Bundles!!!  

Ingredient List:

Dusty Road Collection - Quick Quotes

Dusty Road 6x6 Paper Pad - (Available 3/20) - Quick Quotes

PowderPuff Chalk Inks:  Dusty Rose, Coal Miner and Plum Crazy (Available 3/20) - Quick Quotes

Garden Bag o'Chips - Quick Quotes

Other:

Diamond Stickles

Butterfly punches from EK Success

Seam Binding Ribbon

Cardstock from DCWV

Foam Dimensionals by 3L

Garland from Michael's

Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

If you missed it yesterday - be sure to visit this blog post for your chance to comment and win!!!

~ Rhonda

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's greetings crafty friends!

Today over on the Quick Quotes blog we are celebrating Valentine's Day in a big creative way.  The entire design team has created beautiful cards, so be sure to stop over for some wonderful inspiration!

I decided to use the new "Dusty Road" collection and a few of our new Powder Puff Chalk Ink colors to create a masculine card.  I just love the honeycomb pattern in this collection!  The papers here are from the all new 6x6 paper pad.  Quick Quotes is so clever, they included in the pad a few pages that have Quotes and journaling spots as well!  That is what was used for the sentiment banner.

Our new Coconut PowderPuff Chalk Ink:

Wow - do I ever love the contrast effect of the white chalk ink on darker paper! I also used our new Plum Crazy PowderPuff Chalk Ink on my sentiment banner and on the strip of bike path.  The bike was cut using a Memory Box die.

By the way, there is a giveaway on the Quick Quotes blog for a few of the all new Powder Puff Chalk Inks.  Leave a comment there for your chance to win!

Thank you so much for stopping on over today!  Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda