From My Heart to Yours

Happy Monday to you!  I hope your weekend was fabulous! 

We had beautiful weather here and got outside with the family for some much needed fresh air and activity.  My camera got a serious workout and I can't wait to load and print my pictures soon!  

Today I have a card to share with you from Quick Quotes and one of my favorite lines of theirs, Julie Je t'aime.  The colors in this line are so lovely and the impact is wonderful. 

Another photo for details:

Tips/Techniques:

• Don't be afraid to bring in a strong accent color!  I think the yellow added just the right pop of color here. 
• This quick little card was created with some scraps left over from a page. I love to use the little bits and pieces to create cards in between layouts. I feel like it gives the brain a little creative rest.
• Play with the papers to give them a fun unique angle.

Ingredients:

Itty Bitty Quotes: Sentiments

Powder Puff Chalking Inks: Purple Passion, Tahiti

Julie Je T'aime

Other Items:

Cardstock, AC

Heart punch by Marvy Uchida
Monarch punch by Martha Stewart
Circle Chain punch by Martha Stewart

Mini Butterfly by EK Success Chain

Ribbon
Ric-rak

Have a super scappity day!!!

~ Rhonda

Quick Quotes Birthday Card Blog Hop! 7/30 - 7/31

Happy Saturday to all of my crafty friends!!!  Thank you so much for stopping on over today! 

Today's project is a card that I created for our Quick Quotes Design Team Birthday Blog Hop 7/30 - 7/31.  I’m sure you’re all familiar with a standard blog hop - a long list of blogs, and you hop from one to the other leaving comments...

Well, this one has a twist. This should be a super efficient hop for you, the hopper...

We’re linking up Design Team blogs instead of individual bloggers blogs... So you only have to make 8 stops, and you’ll get to see more than 50 cards!  If you’re interested, go directly to the start at:

VINTAGE HEARTFELT DESIGNS

There is some great blog candy to be had, so you definitely want to stop on over!!!

Here’s my card using Quick Quotes July Club Q kits and some "Julie Je T'aime" papers:

The Happy Birthday sentiment inside:

I hope you hop along with us!

Thank you so much for stopping on over and spending a moment here with me today!  Enjoy your fabulous weekend whatever you're up to!

~ Rhonda

Did You Know?

Happy Thursday!  Did you know that Quick Quotes makes more than just vellum quotes?  It's true! Check out this amazingly beautiful line that I got to create with!!! 

It's called Julie Je T'aime and it was the absolute perfect match to a photo I received.

I created this project as a graduation gift for my cousin's daughter. When we received her graduation announcement, the photo was matted in these exact colors. I find this collection to be SO absolutely beautiful!  This project was framed and presented to her at the reception.

A detail photo for you.  I layered my Cricut cut flourishes with our Frosted Flourishes and also added in the flowers and vines.  The i-top coordinating brad that was used on the left flower, I added some Rock Candy stickles to it for some texture.

Techniques Used:

• To compliment the fun and funky feel of the papers, I matted the photo in angles using a touch of coordinating solid cardstock, stitching the mats in black thread for interest.
• Have you seen our Frosted Flourishes? They are stunning! I used two of them to frame the photo. To add more elegance and layers, I cut a few more flourishes from the papers using my Cricut and the Cricut Storybook Cartridge.
• I created a sentiment frame using my Cricut Expression and the George & Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge.
• For the flowers, I used the Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge and cut three sizes, inked and assembled. To give dimension to the flowers, I use a small wooden skewer to curl the floral petals.
• Powder Puff Chalk Inks used: Mocha Mama, Tahiti, and Purple Passion

Tools Used:
Large Border Punch and Butterfly Punches, Martha Stewart
Floral Punch, Fiskars
Smaller Daisy Punch, EK Success
Cricut Expression
Cricut Storybook Cartridge
Cricut Accent Essentials Cartridge
Cricut George & Basic Shapes Cartridge (Sentiment Frame cut at 9")
MFT Doily Die

Non QQ Items Used:

2 Kaisercraft Pearls, Yellow
2 Imaginisce 22mm i-top brads
Imaginisce i-Top
1 Purple Floral Brad
Cardstock, Bazzill
Ranger Rock Candy Stickles
Ranger Diamond Stickles
Vintage Crochet Lace
Sewing Machine
Thread

Thanks so much for popping on over to spend a moment with me!  If you haven't checked out Quick Quotes store yet, be sure to stop on over and peek at their beautiful products!!!

Have a super scrappity day!
~ Rhonda