April Club Q with Quick Quotes

Happy Wednesday to you!  It's my day to host the blog over at Quick Quotes.

I have a page to share created with pieces from the April Club Q Kits along with a bit of mixed media and chipboard tossed in for fun. The kit has these really fun alphas and coordinating chipboard circle frames for them. They were so cute, I decided to use them in a whimsical way for my title work.

"The Sweet Life"

I started by using a bit of white gesso, then added a bit of modeling paste using some stencils. I used a splatter stencil and also a speckles. After that dried, I rubbed some Seabrook PowderPuff Chalk Ink across the top of the speckles.

After that, I used a variety of coordinating mists colors randomly, then misted with a bit of water to let them mix together. Then I dabbed them a bit and used my heat gun to dry the paper.

The sentiment cut aparts in the kit are so cute, they were perfect for my page!  The boys were enjoying some mini donuts at the circus and what a mess. That provided the inspiration for the mixed media here... the speckles are like the bits of sugar that were all over the place.

I assembled my title, then inked the frames with a touch of Seabrook also. The outer edge of my patterned base paper was inked with Coal Miner PowderPuff Chalk Ink.

Quick Quotes Products Used:
April Club Q
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Seabrook, Coal Miner, Seafoam, Java and Midnight Confessions
Chipboard Laser Diecut - Garden

Other Products Used:
Stamps - BoBunny
Stencil - Tim Holtz Speckles
Stencil - Splatters (unknown)
Color Fragments by Stampendous
Mists: Lindy's
Cheesecloth
Tag Punch
Misc.: Coffee Insulator Corrugate, Washi Tape, Enamel Dots, White Gesso, Modeling Paste

Thanks so much for stopping on over today, have a super scrappity day!

Enjoy the Beauty

Happy Saturday to you!  I was recently up on the Quick Quotes blog with a spring inspired project.

This card features papers from the Anchors Aweigh and Chiffon collections. I love how nicely the collections compliment each other!

"Enjoy The Beauty"

I was drawn to the blues and greens with the pop of peach/coral. I inked my paper edges with Seabrook and Aqua. A bit of Peach Tree was used for coloring my leaves and flourishes.

• The flowers are cut from Chiffon 101, then misted in teal and gold to provide a touch of variation and shine. 
• The peach vines are cut from the Chiffon 105 script papers, inked lightly with Peach Tree PowderPuff Chalk Ink, then brushed with a mixture of White, Gold and Orange Shine Spray. 

Quick Quotes Products:
Anchors Aweigh: 102, 104, 107
Chiffon: 100, 101, 105
2016 PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Aqua and Seabrook
2015 PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Peach Tree and Midnight Confessions
Ribbon

Other Products:
Say It In Crystals - Prima
Stamps and Dies - Heartfelt Creations

• Cut Mat Create 2A (Flourish)
• Raindrops on Roses Dies
• Sun Kissed Fleur Stamp
• Sun Kissed Fleur Die
• Time Sentiments Stamp
• Once Upon a Time Die

Heidi Swapp Shine - Gold, Teal Orange and White
Memento Ink - Tuxedo (Flowers and Leaves)

We are off to celebrate a few birthdays and enjoy the beautiful spring weather here.

I hope you take a few minutes to create something today! Have a super scrappity weekend!

Perking You Up with Quick Quotes

Happy Friday to you! 

It was my turn yesterday over on the Quick Quotes blog to share a project. I created a fun card featuring the new Chiffon collection and some of our new 2016 PowderPuff Chalk Inks.

The Chiffon collection has some very pretty soft mocha colors which reminded me of a Latte, so I used a few coffee accents here for fun. 

I used Light Moss PowderPuff Chalk Ink to ink the edge of my green layer and stamped my sentiment with Milk Chocolate and the Mahogany for the steam. Seabrook was used to ink the sentiment layer.

Quick Quotes Products Used:
Chiffon 100, 101, 102, 103 and 104
2016 PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Seabrook, Light Moss, Milk Chocolate and Mahogany
Ribbon

Other Products Used:
Dies and Stamps by MFT
Diamond Stickles
Button, Enamel Heart and String

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

The Best Elf with Quick Quotes

Tuesday greetings to you! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and are excited about heading into the New Year.

I have a new Quick Quotes page to share with you featuring pieces from the December Club Q Kit. I don't know about you, but I try to keep up in documenting memories along the way, but I will be honest here... life sometimes just gets busy and things fall by the wayside. In the end, I try not to get bummed out that I don't have every single perfect photo. It's about telling our story, but yet still living in the moment.

Today's page features our Elf on the Shelf who is named Lucky. I didn't get nearly as many photos of his shenanigans this year as I had hoped. That's ok though, I have a couple of our favorites.

"Enjoy the Moment... Lucky, the Best Elf!"

I used a piece of black card stock for the foundation layer of the page, and started adding bits and pieces. I used the burlap ribbon to add some texture to my punched and layered border.

I cut my "Lucky" title script using my Silhouette Cameo, then added Seafoam PowderPuff Chalk Ink and then touched it here and there with some Sky Blue PowderPuff Chalk Ink as well.  

You can see the "Enjoy the Moment" vellum quote is showcased with this beautiful chipboard frame that comes in the kit. I covered it first with Sky Blue, then stamped on it using Warm Sand.

A few enamel dots, flairs , buttons, stick pins and alphas from my personal stash helped finish up the page. The papers featured in the December Club Q Kits are from the Whistlin' Dixie Collection.

Quick Quotes Products Used:
December Club Q
49 Shades of Grey 103
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Sky Blue, Seafoam and Warm Sand
Whistlin' Dixie Die Cut Stickers
Previous Club Q: Flourish Chipboard

Other Products:
"The Best" Flair by UmWow Studio
"Santa" Flair by A Flair For Buttons
Enamel Dots by My Minds Eye
Alphas by AC
Stick Pins by Maya Road
Glimmer Spray, Stamps and Doily by BoBunny

I hope I've inspired you to scrap some of your holiday memories today. Thanks so much for stopping on over for a visit today, have a super scrappity day!

Beyond the Horizon with Quick Quotes

Happy Saturday to you!

I'm up over on the Quick Quotes blog today.  I created a card to share that I've used the pattern paper sentiment as part of my overall design. Do you ever do this?

In honor of Mother's Day I really wanted to create a card that would be suitable for Mom on her special day or serve another purpose as well. 

I started with the Baggage Claim 100 paper, then cut the "Beyond the Horizon" sentiment from it. I added a few hearts and doily behind it, then finished with the banner backing for the "Love You" sticker in the Sheer Joy collection.  

Quick Quotes Products:
PowderPuff Chalk Ink: Warm Sand, Sky Blue, Sunset
Baggage Claim 100
Baggage Claim 200
Baggage Claim 400
Baggage Claim 800
Sheer Joy Die Cut Stickers

Other Products:
Stick Pin and Gems by Want2Scrap
Banner, Border, Heart and Note Paper dies by MFT
Doily die by Memory Box

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have a super scrappity and special weekend!!!

Unforgettable Moments with Quick Quotes!

Happy Thursday to you!  It's my day to share a project with you over on the Quick Quotes blog!

I have a page featuring the all new Baggage Claim collection and some of our new Chalk Ink colors to share with you.

Unforgettable Moments (12x12 page)

I thought it would be fun to use the collection for an everyday adventure type theme.  Our son here is giving his very first bike a test drive in the parking lot before we took it home this summer.  He was so thrilled I had to make sure to scrap this photo. 

The coordinating Stickers and Chipboard die cuts are packed full of fun ephemera style bits and pieces just perfect for layering and tucking into every nook and cranny!

The pop of reds in the collection are gorgeous and I tried to play with them for little bursts of impact.
Quick Quotes Supplies:
Baggage Claim 100
Baggage Claim 200
Baggage Claim 300
Baggage Claim 400
Baggage Claim 700
Baggage Claim 800
Baggage Claim Die Cut Stickers
Baggage Claim Chipboard Die Cuts
PowderPuff Chalk Inks:  Coral, Caribbean Blue, Khaki, Feather Gray and Baja Blue

Other Supplies:
Doily and Wiggley Border Dies by Memory Box
Jumbo Flag and Notebook Paper Die by My Favorite Things
Buttons by October Afternoon
Chevron Flair by Fancy Pants
Postage Stamp Flair by Prima
Enamel Dots by MME
Other:  Sewing Machine, Thread and String

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the blog today!

~ Rhonda

December Club Q 2013!

Happy Wednesday to you!  It's my day to share a project over on the Quick Quotes blog today.

My project today features pieces from the December Club Q kits along with a few other items from my personal stash. My page was inspired by this amazing sketch over at Sketchabilities. I really love the extra mixed media influences and thought it would be fun to mix things up a bit.

There are some really fun elements in the kits this month!  The pretty accordion flowers are die cut for you and some other pre-punched pieces of papers ready for you to embellish.

The accordion flower was assembled, and I added a little doily die cut on top of it and a pretty brad from one of my previous Club Q kits.  I used a stencil/mask and modeling paste to create my arrow, then rubbed on a bit of Inka Gold Metallic Rub for a pretty effect.

I love the sentiments sticker sheet that is included in the kit!  Perfect for my page!

My Santa Claus title work was cut using my Silhouette with the paper that came in the kit. Isn't that white lace trim just beautiful?  It's beyond stunning in person!!!

Products Used:
December Club Q
Treasure Chest - 200
Dusty Road - 400
PowderPuff Chalk Ink:  Coal Miner, Java, Baja Blue, Midnight Confessions and Coconut White

Other Products Used:
Enamel Dots by MME
Journaling Card by Studio Calico
Modeling Paste
Arrow Stencil by Heidi Swapp
Fiona's Frame and Sophie's Mini Doily dies by Cheery Lynn Designs
Leaves and Tab dies by Memory Works
Fishtails and Scallop Border die by MFT
Stained Textures Stamps by BoBunny
Flourish by Zva Creative
Inka Gold Metallic Rub by Viva Decor
Pewter Radiant Rain by Luminarte
Memento Ink
Patina Stickles by Ranger
Springs Sprinklers by October Afternoon
Date Stamp by Becky Higgins
Silhouette for Santa Claus Title
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz
Cheesecloth

Thanks so much for stopping on over today for a visit!

Being Bold with Kiwi Lane Designs

Sunday greetings to you!  I'm up over on the Quick Quotes blog today.

As you may know, we have been partnering with Kiwi Lane Designs this month and today my project features some of their templates along with the all new "Be Bold" collection, our new Red Hot PowderPuff Chalk Ink and a new quote from our Quotes Bundle.  Let's get started!

"Crazy Summer Fun"

The three arrows on the right, they are the chipboard photo corners turned sideways.

My first step was to select my pictures. I had these two pictures of our younger sone that I wanted to use, but I wasn't sure how they might crop best... Kiwi Lane Designs Photo Templates to the rescue! Due to the transparent durable design, these are perfect to lay over your photos to determine cropping size(s).

Next, I created a few layers for my page using the Storybrook Lane:

Simply trace and trim!

A little fussy cutting on the wave pattern paper was a fun addition!

I hope you've enjoyed a little peek into how easy the Kiwi Lane Designs templates can make your project planning and design.  I highly recommend the photo templates for anyone who likes to visually plan their photo layouts in advance.

Quick Quotes Ingredients:

Be Bold Collection (Pattern Papers, Chipboard Stickers and Stickers)

Quotes Bundles (Summer Fun color vellum)

PowderPuff Chalk Inks - Red Hot, Lemonade and Baja Blue

Kiwi Lane:  Photo Mats, Storybrook Lane

Other Ingredients:  Blue Cardstock, Core'dinations, White Cardstock, Flair and Thickers, AC, Enamel Dots, MME, Tag and Acetate Strip, Basic Grey, Sewing Machine and Thread.

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

~ Rhonda

2013 with Quick Quotes!

Happy Friday crafty friends!

I'm so excited to be introduced over on the Quick Quotes blog today as part of the 2013 Design Team!  You can see the introduction here. It is an honor and a privilege to work with this wonderful family owned company. 

Quick Quotes has some incredibly wonderful products!  2013 is bringing some really innovative products to market including coordinating chipboard, stickers, quote bundles, wire bound mini albums, tabbed concept albums and a pre-designed wedding album.  Topping all of this off is of course the amazing new...

 

Six new PowderPuff Chalk Ink Colors!

Coconut White, Plum Crazy, Coal Miner, Java, Dusty Rose and Red Hot

 

Cracklin Rose

 

Dusty Road Collection

 

Be Bold Collection

 

 6x6 Paper Pads

 

 Stowaway Collection

Quotes Bundles

 

Tabbed Albums:  Wedding, Moments or Memories

Pre-designed Wedding Album

Take a few minutes to stop over at the www.shopquickquotes.com store!

Have a super scrappity day!
~ Rhonda
 

Happy 2013!!!

Happy New Year to all! 

I have a few announcements to share today, one is the winner from the Top 10 of 2012 Blog Hop! 

Randomizer.org selected...

Therese said...

Gorgeous stuff. I especially love your You&Me Dream beach layout. Stunning!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

From the Imaginisce Farewell Blog Hop...

Karen said...

Hi Rhonda! We are all going to miss you over at Imaginisce, but I just became a follower on your blog, and I can't wait to see what you will share with us in the year to come! Karen♥

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Can you please email me at snapwhiz@gmail.com within 7 days with your address and list some of your favorite scrappy things?  Let me know if you have a Cricut or die cutting machine too.

 

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Introducing... the New 

2013 Quick Quotes Education Team

 

New for 2013, we will have a team dedicated to video tutorials!

 

Barb Craft*

 

 

Karan Gerber*

 

 

Kate Nolan-Denham

 

 

2013 Quick Quotes Traditional Design Team

 

 

Dana Tatar

 

 

Debbie Sherman

 

 

Donna Coughlin*

 

 

Jennifer Sodowsky*
 

 

Lynn Shokoples

 

Marcia Dehn-Nix*

 

Rhonda Van Ginkel* (DT Coordinator)

 

 

Sandi Clarkson

 

 

Wendy Price

 

 

*Returning Designers

 

We are so honored to have these wonderfully talented and amazing crafters on the 2013 Design Team! Please take a moment to visit these talented ladies blogs and give them a friendly Quick Quotes welcome.

 

I can't tell you how wonderful it has been to work with Quick Quotes and I am beyond thrilled to continue to be a part of this awesome company and work with these amazingly talented ladies!!!

 

Have a super scrappity day!!!

 

 

Quick Quotes CHA Sneak Peek!

"Wishes

are little scraps of

wants and needs

wrapped

around your

heart

with the most

delicate and hopeful

ribbons of

thought."

Patsy Gaut

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Weekend greetings to you!  

Todays post brings you my project for our Quick Quotes CHA Sneak feature for the all new "One Fine Day" collection.  The Design Team was graciously sent a Grand Calibur machine by Spellbinders and some fabulous dies to play with!   Pair that up with our CHA Sneaks and well, you just have a whole lot of fun and creativity happening!!!

My "One Fine Day" project:  Sly Guy

So, these photos of our little guy being as fully "two" as he can possibly be, still really just crack me up!  The drama, the pouting, then the instantly crazy sweet coy smiling cherub face at the end.  Yep, this is him for all of his 2nd year.  The way the sign framed in "Come Follow Me" was perfect for this day.  I've got a little love note tucked behind my main photo with the story of the day. 

Confession time...  I have *ahem*, well, cough...  a bit of a collection of Spellbinders dies.  They are sort of like potato chips, you can't have just one!  You'll see a variety of them on my project from sprockets, to circles both small and grand as well as a butterfly and a border.

Designers Notes:

• For the orange cardstock border, I used the Borderabilities die and ran it through two times. 
• The Sprightly Sprockets dies were used here to continue the circle theme but with a bit more variety.
• This paper collection has really great strips, I used them to create the vertical ribbon strip cluster. 
• I used the Standard Circles Sm dies and folded them in half to create my petite circle banner.  

Quick Quotes Products:
One Fine Day Collection
Mango Mai Tai, Limeade and Blue Hawaiian PowderPuff Chalk Inks
Frosted Flourishes
Jewels (Previous Club Q Kit)

Spellbinders Products:
Grand Calibur
Sprightly Sprockets
Fanciful Flight (Butterfly)
Grand Circle
Standard Circles SM
Classic Scalloped Borderabilities Petite
Labels Four SM

Other:
Cardstock, Stampin Up
Butterfly Punches, EK Success and Martha Stewart
Acetate Mat, Que Sera Fera, K and Co.
Mini Alpha's, MLS
Diamond Stickles, Ranger
Bakers Twine, The Twinery
Sewing Machine and Thread

Thanks so much for stopping by today and spending a moment!  Have a super scrappity day!!!
 ~ Rhonda

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ps.  Don't forget to stop on over to the Quick Quotes blog for your chance to win a collection for yourself!!!

Exciting Quick Quotes News!

Today is the reveal for the 2012 Quick Quotes Design Team!

I am excited to announce that I will be a part of the 2012 Quick Quotes Design Team!  You can see the announcement here.

2012 brings forward some changes with my role at Quick Quotes expanding a bit, as I accepted the Social Media Director role for the team in December. 

It is my privilege and sincere honor to represent a company that has such a variety of amazing high quality products.  I also love that you offer classes and the Private Reserve (fantastic scrappy retreat!!!) opportunities for scrapping fun, thank you Quick Quotes! 

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Please join me in welcoming the...

2012 Quick Quotes Design Team

Adora Concepcion
Barb Craft

Christine Meyer

Jan Hennings

Jennifer Sodowsky

Julie Walton

Karan Gerber

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Misty Willis

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Suzanne Spokus

Tanisha Long

Congratulations to the new members, I can't wait to work with you all and get to know you better!  Welcome back aboard to our returning 2011 Design Team members, Adora and Jennifer!

Please take a moment to stop on over and congratulate these talented ladies!

A great big hug and thank you going out to the 2011 Design Team members who will be moving on to other crafting endeavors.  It has been a sincere honor and pleasure working with you!

Have a super scrappity day!!!
~ Rhonda

Quick Quotes - Verry Merry Indeed!

Happy Wednesday to you!!!  I have a fun Quick Quotes card to share with you today.

I am so excited to share with you a creation using our latest new line “Very Merry” from the December Club Q Kit! The line has gorgeous colors and wonderful holiday design elements.

I was so inspired by one of our top 3 challenge winners, Anniebee and her pretty wreath that I thought it would be perfect with one of the circle embellishments from the kit!

Some details for you:

Techniques Used:

• I used the red circle embellishment as the basis for my wreath.
• Using a couple of snowflake punches, I attached them on the top and the bottom of the circle with some 3-in-1 glue.
• Attached some pearls included in the kit, then a few other coordinating gems.
• Stamped my sentiment using our Midnight Confessions PowderPuff Chalking Ink.

Ingredients:
December Club Q Kit (Paper, Ribbon, Embellishments)
PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Amaretto, Midnight Confessions and Blue Hawaiian
3 in 1 Glue, Beacon’s – Quick Quotes
Blue Cardstock - Bazzill
Snowflake Punches – Martha Stewart
I-Rock, I-Rock Glam Rocks – Imaginisce
Corner Chomper – We R Memory Keepers
Tiny Attacher – Tim Holtz by Ranger
Sentiment Stamp – American Crafts
Sentiment Die - Spellbinders
Foam Tape – Imaginisce
Grand Calibur - Spellbinders
Other: Sewing Machine and Thread

Have a super scrappity day!  Are you all done shopping and wrapping? 

~ Rhonda

Quick Quotes November Club Q!

Greetings to you my dear blogging friends!  Can you believe we are already at the mid point of November?

I've got fun project to share with you today featuring the fabulous November Club Q Kit from Quick Quotes!  It features this amazing line called "Copper Kettle".  A few words to describe it; timeless, classic, romantic, vintage and elegant.  You'll see what I mean, but when you mix clocks, musical patterns and stripes with this rich color palette, well it's just an absolute winner!

First, here is a glimpse of the November Club Q Page Kits:

The November Club Q - Canvas Kit

I took this fun photo of our son during a break at the apple orchard. There’s something so carefree and nostalgic about the look of it with the barn in the backdrop. When I saw the quote on this page, I felt it suited this moment to perfection! Time stands still for no one. My little boy is not so “little” and every one of these moments is truly a gift!

Techniques Used:

I decided to frame the quote out by tearing my other paper layers to compliment the shape and draw attention to it. A bit of distressing on that layer helped the feel as well.

You’ll notice a partial frame under my photo in black. One of the black cardstock laser cut frames from the kit was used and trimmed to fit.

The kit also contains an elegant acetate overlay with swirls on it from Creative Imaginations. I’ve used a bit of that to soften the roman numerals on the bottom of the page with some ribbon to help disguise the transition line. Of course some more of those beautiful Petaloo flowers coordinated perfectly with the vellum flower from the kit too. I used my Copic marker to deepen the color of the brad.

Don’t be afraid to get a little scrunchy with your vellum flower pieces!  I thought it added some fun charm to the look of them. I inked the pieces after crinkling them up a bit.

Ingredients:

November Club Q Kit

Julie Je'taime 100 (leaves)

Frosted Dragonflies

Frosted Flourishes

PowderPuff Chalk Inks: Amaretto
Flowers - Petaloo
Bling - Zva Creative
Ribbon – Michael’s
Rose Leaf, Frond and Butterfly Punches - Martha Stewart/EK Success
Deco Corner Chomper – We R Memory Keepers
Tiny Attacher – Tim Holtz by Ranger
Distress Tool – Tim Holtz by Ranger
Burnt Umber - Copic Marker
Other: Embroidery Floss

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

Celebrate Life!

Hello there!  Can you believe we are already into November and Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching us?  I sure can't! 

I wanted to share with you today a fun little card that I created using the Quick Quotes Club Q October kits.  They feature some stunning Teresa Collins papers!

I wanted to create a Thanksgiving/Fall themed card with the very elegant papers from the kit. To play a bit with the elegance of the papers, I include a bit of black tulle. I attached it with some staples, then melted the top ruffles just a bit with my heat embosser.

One of the small black laser cut frames was the perfect size to create my sentiment block. Once adhered to the paper from behind, I attached it to the base using foam dots.

Aren’t the patterns and swirls in this line just beautiful? I tore my itty bitty quote vellum, then inked the edges with Mango Mai Tai.

Ingredients:
- October Quick Quotes Club Q Kits
- Cherry Truffle for button
- Itty Bitty Quotes, “Sentiments”
- Powderpuff Chalk Inks: Mango Mai Tai, Midnight Confessions

Non-Kit Ingredients:
- Black Tulle
- Foam Dimensionals
- Epiphany Crafts Button Studio 20, 1 Button 20
- White Thread
- Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz for Ranger

Thanks so much for being patient as I get back into my regular groove again.  We had a nice family vacation last week and things are finally going to get back to normal now!  Yayyy!!!


Have a super scrappity day!
~ Rhonda