Guest Designer for Single Page at Stick It Down

I am excited to give a single page layout a sketch with our team over at Stick It Down.  I had just two photos printed from an event and decided this would be a great way to showcase them since a long title was perfect for the layout.

My version is from a fall event, and the colors are very vibrant for the season.

• The Quick Quotes Autumn Brilliance Collection was perfect, I used I used two sides of one paper and one side of two more of the collection.
• A Plaid ruler for tearing paper made quick work of tearing the edges.
• During the quarantine I am learning how to use my Brother ScanNCut and Canvas Studio.  It was easy to create my own wavy edged circle frames.
• The title font is a Silhouette font, ZP Whiplash.  

I hope you enjoy my interpretation of the single page sketch!  So come a play along with us over at Stick It Down!

Stick It Down Double Page for February

This month we have a great couple of sketches over at Stick It Down.  As always we have a Double Page, Single Page and a Card Sketch for you to play along with during February.  I am debuting the Double Page sketch with my take on the sketch.

As you can see the design is perfect for a Valentine's Layout.  But I decided to go a different route, one that show cases my stateroom from my recent scrapbooking cruise.

 

 I had never been on a cruise before, so everything was documented, including our 170 square foot cabin. 

• I matched some DCWV light mint green cardstock to the Carta Bella Ahoy There collection for the base of the layouts.
• The B side of Waves and the B side of Let's Sail were trimmed to fit the sketch.
• I purchased the cruise ship cut file from the Silhouette Store and cut it with my Brother Scan N Cut.  Not wanting the place all those tiny little pieces with a second cut in black, I then traced the outline of the ship, scanned and then cut the result.  I never did figure out how to accomplish the same thing in the software!  Hum, something new to learn!
• The Nautical embellishments were also purchased from the Silhouette Store and cut from coordinating cardstock.  
• The Memories by the sea title is from Quick Quotes and is inked with the darkest ink on the Kaleidacolor Denim set with an Ink Dauber.
• The remaining part of the title is die cut using Honey Classic, Honeybee Classic and Santa's Workshop all by Quickutz.  The die cuts are inked with Kaleidacolor Denim as well.
• My Sea Pass fit great with the theme and was used as part of the embellishment cluster  

I have many more layouts to work on to document this really fun experience from last November.  I hope to do it again someday!

Please do check out the sketches over at Stick It Down, and come play along!  We would love to see what you create!

Thank you with a few stripes for Retro Rubber

It is always fun to use a few stripes in your cards and scrapbook pages, they add a bit of visual interest.  Our challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is:

Great collections from Quick Quotes often include a stripe pattern that ties all the colors together in the collection.  Here I used the Spring Showers Collection for this card.

• I based my choice of dimensions for this card on the size of the sentiment.  To fit the elements I went with an A7 size card base.
• The striped section of is trimmed to 1 3/4" and inked the edges with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.  
• The floral section is trimmed to 3" and inked the edges with PPCI in Rusty Nail.
• The sentiment from the Thanks stamp set from 2014 by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix is stamped in PPCI in Capri Blue on a piece of coral cardstock.  It is die cut with the center oval from the Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles then edged with PPCI in Capri Blue.
• The two pennants are about 1/2" wide and the ends are die cut with a combination of Spellbinders Classic Petal and Classic Decorative Inserts Two Edgeabilities.  The edges are inked with PPCI in Capri Blue.  The pennants are trimmed to match the curve of the die cut.
• The two backing layers are adhered together and the pennants are adhered.  
• Craft thread is wrapped around the layers and adhered.  Three strands of craft thread are tied into a bow and adhered.  The sentiment is adhered.
• The outer edges of the card are inked in PPCI in Capri Blue.
• I thought it needed a bit more so I pulled out a small wooden heart to add the final embellishment.

Thank you so much for stopping by (pun intended).  Please do come by and play along with us at Retro Rubber.  We would love to see what you create in our gallery.  Just a few reminders about our simple rules.  Please use at least one stamp that is older than a year and tell us how old it is, and enter 10 or fewer challenges.  See you soon!

Ice Sktaing Giggle & Grins

Welcome to 2019!  I am sharing a seasonal layout featuring the B-side of Spring Showers from Quick Quotes.  The subdued colors highlight the colors of the photos that lend nicely to a balanced composition.

Last winter our family went to visit the local outdoor Parks and Rec Skate Rink.  We were pleasantly surprised, and enjoyed a session of skating.  Even have the photos taken by my husband to prove it!  The lighting was not great but a few colors in the photos led me to use Spring Showers to create this layout.  All of the blue layers are inked in Deep Sea Powder Puff Chalking Ink, and the orange and stripes are inked in Barn Board Sea Powder Puff Chalking Ink.

• Spring Showers 102 is used for the background.
• Spring Showers 100 is trimmed to 6" x 12" and adhered to span the two pages.
• Spring Showers 101 is trimmed to 2" x 12" and is adhered to the left edge of the layout.
• Spring Showers 104 is trimmed to 3" x 4 1/2" to mat the top right photo where it goes above the blue mat.
• Spring Showers 103 is trimmed right along the edges of the diamonds, it is approximately 1/2" wide.  These are adhered just inside the edges of 100, I think it looks a bit like washi tape! 
• Another section of 103 is trimmed to 3" x 5" to add a double mat the top right photo. This technique provides more room to add another photo and adds visual interest.

I had a few die cut pieces left over from the June 2018 Club Q kit that also featured Spring Showers.  A bit of modification made them perfect for this layout.

• Spring Showers 104 was a pennant that I trimmed into three sections, adding tails to the third shape.  They are 2" x 4 1/2" (upper left), 2" x 2" and 2" x 3 1/8".
• Spring Showers 101 is trimmed to 2" x 3 3/8" and the tails are trimmed into the shape to match the pennants.

I will admit I struggled a bit to come up with a catchy title, that morphed as I completed the layout.  First I started with Skating Giggles, when it was complete turned into Ice Skating Giggles & Grins.  It also moved around the page before I was finally satisfied!  I think the pop of orange color moves your eye through the layout and I am very pleased with the final outcome.

Quick Quotes Products
Spring Showers Paper Pack
Powder Puff Chalking Ink--Deep Sea, Barn Board

Other Products
Tangerine by Quickutz
Teal Zig Writer

Thank you for stopping by!  It is my hope that 2019 brings you and your families much joy!
~Neva

Christmas Greetings for Quick Quotes

Merry Christmas Eve to one and all!  Neva here to share some Christmas cheer and a few cards I enjoyed creating to give to family and friends for this holiday season.  All of the cards feature Holly Jolly Holiday collection.  My first card is an interactive pop-up card inspired by one of my favorite Three Dimensional artists, Karen Burniston.

I used several different papers to create my version of the card.  Karen has a great how-to video that will help assemble the card.  I used just the die set that creates the pop-up tree, and trimmed the accent papers with my trimmer.  All the dark papers are inked with Evergreen Powder Puff Chalking Ink and the light papers with Kokomo Powder Puff Chalking Ink.  The key dimensions are as follows:

• The base of the card uses 103 trimmed to 4 1/4 x 11".  It is scored at 4 3/4", 9 3/4", and 10 1/2". 
• The front panel is 100 trimmed to 4" x 4 1/2".  (I had originally chosen a different paper, but didn't like the lack of contrast, so revised my decision.) 
• The inside top and bottoms panels are 104 trimmed to 4" x 4" and 1 3/4" x 4".
• The pop-up mechanism panel is originally 4 1/4" x 4 1/2", with the bottom 3/4" trimmed and re-assembled with the removable tape to create the center fold.

All of the tree parts were die cut from various papers in the collection.

• The frames are one side of 105, and the center floating trees are the reverse side.
• The slotted center tree is 103.
• The decorations are die cut from 102.
• The tree topping star is die cut from 100.

For accents I used the following:

• A saying from Holly Jolly Holidays 600 Quotes and Phrases is trimmed to the inside frame to fit into the card.
• A small piece of green gingham ribbon serves the small tab to open the top opening card.
• I do suggest the magnets linked under Karen's video as the ones I found locally did not hold the card together through the paper layers.

 I made a few more cards using Holly Jolly Holiday 500 and 600 Quotes and Phrases along with the scraps and bits left on my craft table from my Christmas related layouts featured earlier in the month.  All of the cards can be created from the Club Q Altered Kit with a few additions from your stash.

• I had many strips of paper in widths between 3/8" and 1/2".  I laid the strips diagonally across the card base. and trimmed the excess from around the edges.  
• The entire card front is inked in Evergreen Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• A saying from 600 is matted with 103 and layered over the top.

•  A greeting from 500 is trimmed and inked.
• Small strips of 100 are placed behind the saying.
• The panel is matted with 104.
• Brads are placed in each of the four corners to anchor the card together before adhering to a card base.

• A greeting from 500 is trimmed and inked.  
• It is matted with 104.
• Strips left-over from the "Lefse" layout is placed behind the saying and adhered to the card base.
• A small raffia bow is adhered to the top.  

• I really liked the rustic look of this saying so a small jute bow and jute cord decorate the front of the greeting from 500.
• Burlap ribbon is placed behind the greeting.
• The panel is backed with 101 and adhered to a card base.  

• The Noel greeting is trimmed and inked.
• A small angel is die cut from vellum and cream card stock and adhered to the front of the card.
• The panel is backed with 101 and adhered to the card base.
• Small gems from the December Club Q kit are adhered randomly to the card front.

Quick Quotes Products
December Club Q Altered Kit
OR
Holly Jolly Holiday Paper Pack 
Holly Jolly Holiday 500 12" x 12" Quotes and Phrases
Holly Jolly Holiday 600 Quotes and Phrases
Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Kokomo and Evergreen

Other Products
Christmas Trees Pop Stand by Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company
Jute cord by Darice
Burlap Ribbon from my stash
Angel die by Quickutz
Vellum
Cream Cardstock
Raffia from my stash

My cards are in the mail to bring holiday cheer to my loved ones.  If you are sending greeting late (yes some of us do that!) or if you are planning ahead for the holiday season of 2019 I hope you are inspired to make a few quick cards!  

Quick Quotes Club Q Christmas Version

Happy Holidays friends of Quick Quotes from Neva!  Have you seen the beautiful Club Q layouts this month?  I enjoyed using both kits to create layouts to commemorate last year's Christmas memories.  My first layout used one kit as designed with a few tweaks.

The design of the background paper is hard to cover up because it is so pretty!  I had very few photos of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for 2017 so this layout was perfect.  My photos were landscape rather than portrait orientation thus a few changes were made to accommodate the direction of my photos.

• The left side uses the laser cut mat from the design for the right side trimmed to 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".  My photo was on the darkish side so the B-side white background created a more balanced color scheme.  The edges are inked in Kokomo Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• The green mat is from the original right side as well and is trimmed to 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".
• All the green mats are inked in Evergreen Powder Puff Chalking Ink for the entire layout.
• The frames, pennant, and red mats are inked in Kokomo Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• The journaling is done Holly Jolly Holidays 100 before being mounted behind the frame and matted with the coordinating laser cut. 

• The larger mats for the two landscape photos are trimmed from the papers in the small altered kit.
• The red mat is 6 1/2" x 8 1/4.  The green mat is 6 3/4" x 8 1/2".   
• The sentiment is trimmed from Holly Jolly Holidays 600 Phrases and Sayings then inked in Evergreen Powder Puff Chalking Ink.  
• I borrowed the tree from the small altered kit as well, as it balanced the embellishments on the ride side of the photo mat.

Next up is another layout that documents my love of decorating for the Christmas holidays.  I have a few Nativities to display as well as several Christmas Trees from large to small!  I hope you enjoy the small tour through my Christmas Decor!

This layout is significantly different from the design, however the background paper is a great foundation for both layouts.  The papers supplied in the kit were easily altered to fit the design for my layout.  

• All of the dark red mats and accents came from the sheet of laser cut shapes and are inked in Kokomo Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• The borders on the looped accents are also from this sheet trimmed to 3/8" x 11 3/8".  
• Shhhh, a little secret here, the red mat is actually two of the punched mats butted up together to create on mat behind the Nativities.  You can't even tell can you?
• To go behind the red mat, Holly Jolly Holidays 103 is trimmed to 5" x 12" for the left side.
• The focal photo is framed with both sides of 101 trimmed to 4 1/2" x 6 1/2", and 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".
• All green accents are inked in Evergreen Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• All the other accents are inked in Kokomo Powder Puff Chalking Ink. 
• On my second try I die cut the title from 101.  My first choice didn't show up as well as this version!
• I wanted a few more snowflakes to add as embellishments, so I die cut them from the scraps from the laser cut snowflakes and border edges. 
 

•  The mats for the photos of my collections are trimmed from 101 and 5 3/4" x 8 and 6 1/4" x 8 1/2".
• The red mat is the laser cut mat.
• To go behind the red mat, Holly Jolly Holidays 103 is trimmed to 4" x 12" for the right side
• The journaling is printed on Holly Jolly Holidays 100 and is inked in Kokomo Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• The numbers are punched from 1Holly Jolly Holidays 100 as well. 

Quick Quotes Products
Ultimate Combo Club Q Kit 
Powder Puff Chalking Ink-- Kokomo and Evergreen

Other Products
Sonja and Olivia fonts by Quickutz
Create A Flake One and Create A Flake Three by Spellbinders.

The lovely colors of the Holly Jolly Holiday papers matched my Christmas photos so well.  Christmas is my favorite time of the year and documenting our memories brings me joy!  Thanks for the opportunity to share this joy!  ~Neva

Quick Quotes featuring Holly Jolly Holidays

It is December, Quick Quote friends and time to share a holiday themed layout featuring a tasty Norwegian treat, Lefsa.  Neva here to document our family tradition of making lefsa.

Several papers from the Holly Jolly collection worked fantastically to showcase our baking adventures.

• The background is side B of Holly Jolly 103.
• The side dots are side A of Holly Jolly 103.  The left side is trimmed to 3" and the right side is trimmed to 1 1/2". 
• Holly Jolly 105 is used along the side and is trimmed to 3/4".  All the vertical sections are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Barn Board.  
• The side sections are adhered together then adhered to the layout.
• The vertical paper is Holly Jolly 101.  Four sections are trimmed to 1 3/4" and 4 sections are trimmed to 1".
• The bottom uses the stripes over the green pattern, then it is reversed for the top sections.  All edges are inked in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Evergreen before adhering together.
• The title is die cut from Holly Jolly 105.
• Since this was a longish story to journal, I printed it up on a section of Holly Jolly 100 then inked the edges in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Evergreen.

 

• I selected the Good Cheer section from Holly Jolly 500 and trimmed it down to just the banner.  
• The edges are inked in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Barn Board. 
• Two green brads are used to accent the corners before attaching to the layout with dimensional foam adhesive.

• The "HOME" was trimmed down to just the sweet little house.
• The edges are inked in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Evergreen. 
• The home is adhered with dimensional foam adhesive.
• The close-ups show the slightly distressed design of the papers, which is just lovely!

I think the festive colors of the Holly Jolly collection is great for all of your fun holiday themed layouts this time of year.  The card fronts from 500 can also be used in different ways as shown above.  Have a little fun and create a layout about a family tradition too!

Quick Quotes Products
Holly Jolly Paper Pack
Holly Jolly 500
Powder Puff Chalking Ink--Barn Board and Evergreen

Other Products
Green brads

Thank you so much for stopping by, and enjoy the preparations for your holiday season!  ~Neva

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with Quick Quotes

It is so much fun to be a part of blog hop, and here we are with another Quick Quotes Coffee Lovers Blog hop in kahoots with others!

Neva here to show case the awesome Autumn Brilliance paper collection.  I recently completed a layout with this collection and used the scraps to create this fun flip card.  Each section is die cut out of the coordinating patterns and inked with Mocha Mama Powder Puff Chalking Ink.  The images are a VERY old Stamping Up set dated 1999 that I found in a thrift store!  I believe the set is named "What's Brewin'?"  The images are stamped in Rusty Nail Powder Puff Chalking Ink.

Here is the inside view.  The hemp cord is adhered to the patterned cardstock before it is adhered to the base card.  What a quick cut card!  

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Neva

Quick Quotes Products

Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack

Powder Puff Chalking Ink--Mocha Mama and Rusty Nail

Other Products

Framelits Flip-Its Circle 66022 by Stephanie Barnard by Sizzix

Stitched Circles by Elizabeth Craft Designs

What's Brewin'? stamp set by Stamping Up 

Hemp Cord by Darice

 

Happy Thanksgiving card for Quick Quotes

Hello friends of Quick Quotes, Neva here to share a three-dimensional Thanksgiving card.  I used the lovely Autumn Brilliance collection to create this festive fall card.

This card folds flat for mailing, and stands up and holds it shape by clever tabs and slits in the design of the card.

• I started with Autumn Brilliance 102 and 105 for the base sections of the card.  Using a template I traced and cut out the sections.  
• The sections are inked in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Milk Chocolate.  (Which, by the way, will hide the small imperfections of hand cutting a card panel, yeah!)
• Autumn Brilliance 100 is used to create the front panels on each section of the card.  I used parts of the design that would highlight the leaves and show the fun zig zag pattern.
• The edges are inked in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Kokomo.
• Using a stamp positioner, the sentiments are stamped on the sections before assembly.  This allowed me to stamp multiple layers of ink to create nice dark impressions without smudging.

 

• Three sets of the leaves are die cut from 100 and 102.
• Using ink daubers each type of leaf was inked in a variety of Powder Puff Chalking Ink Colors.  I used Barn Board, Desert Sun, Banana Bliss, Biscotti, Rusty Nail, Milk Chocolate, and Kokomo to create fall colored foliage. 
• The card is assembled using strong adhesive and glue dots to hold the leaves in place.  The leaves will stand out a bit from the card when it is in the displayed "bendi" position.  

This card was so much fun to assemble from the wonderful Autumn Brilliance collection.  I think it is a fabulous autumn card to celebrate Thanksgiving!

Quick Quotes Products
Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack 100, 102, 105 
Powder Puff Chalking Ink--Milk Chocolate, Kokomo,  Barn Board, Desert Sun, Banana Bliss, Biscotti, Rusty Nail.

Other Products
Bendi Card Template by Hot Off the Press
. . . today, I am thankful by Unity Stamp Company
Four Seasons die by Spellbinders

Thanks so much for stopping by and do enjoy your time with family and friends during this Thanksgiving holiday!  ~Neva

Giving Thanks for Quick Quotes

Blessings to all of you who follow us here on the Quick Quotes blog.  Neva here to share with you a layout using the beautiful new papers of Autumn Brilliance and the BRAND NEW digital downloads now available at Quick Quotes.  The colors are simply gorgeous for your fall and Thanksgiving layouts, even my husband agreed when he proofed my pages.

• The gray background is the reverse side of Autumn Brilliance 102.  This is a great base color for the many hues found in the photos.
• The off-set center is the patterned side of 102.  It is trimmed and then inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.
• Autumn Brilliance 105 is trimmed to 2 1/2" x 12" and 1" x 12" and inked Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.
• Two sections each of Autumn Brilliance 101 are trimmed to 1/2" x 12" and 3/4" x 12".  The lighter narrow section is inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.  The red side is inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Cool Gray.
• The corners of the photos are rounded then they are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Cool Gray.
• The journaling block is printed on cream cardstock and is inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.
• You many notice that the two 4" x 6" photos span the divide between the left and right sides of the layout.  I wanted to have a sequence to the photos that matched the day and meal, fortunately both photos could be trimmed without going through an important part of the photo like someone's face!

• A little selective trimming behind the mat on the right side of the layout provided the gray portion of 102 to die cut letters for the title.  I didn't want to cut into another sheet of this really pretty paper!
• The red side of 101 is used to die cut the shadow for the title.  
• One design principle is to consider in creating layouts is the the Gallon, Quart, and Ounce analogy.  In this layout the gallon is grey, the quart is the sandy yellow and the ounce is the red.  
• I was also thinking about the principle of using colors in a visual triangle for placement of the "ounce" of red in the shadow of the title and the shadow in the vertical strips of cardstock.  Thankfully the colors of Quick Quote collections give you ample options within one line to use these design ideas.

 

Part of the exciting news of new products is the digital collections now available at Quick Quotes to use in digital scrapbooking OR to print.

• I selected three png files from the Heritage digital collection and imported them into a word document.  It was as simple as drag and drop!  Heritage_12.png, Heritage_14.png, and Heritage_53.png
• The png files are resized to 1.33" x 2" as shown.  
• I printed two of each as I was creating a duplicate layouts for my sons.
• The document was printed on cream cardstock.

• To barely round the corners I used a very old decorative corner scissor to nip the corners.
• Each sentiment is inked in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.

• Wooden shapes were inked by placing them directly on the ink pad.  Fine tip tweezers come in handy to handle the shapes and to keep from getting inky fingers.
• The hearts were inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.
• The arrows were inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Cool Gray.
• Let the shapes dry for an ample amount of time to avoid finger prints and smudges on your papers.

• The wood shapes are adhered with glue dots.
• The sentient is adhered to obscure some bright distracting lights in the photo.

•  Both the sentiment and shapes anchor the design together.
• The three sentiments are also in a visual triangle to guide your eye through the layout.

Autumn Brilliance Paper Pack
Heritage Quotes Digital Collection
Powder Puff Chalking Ink--Rusty Nail and Cool Gray

Other Products
Frankie Classic and Shadow, Frankie Mini by Quickutz
Wood hearts and arrows by Studio Calico
Scallop Square Custom Cutting System by Creative Memories
Decorative corner scissors by Fiskars
Corner Rounder by Creative Memories

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you go check out the new offerings at Quick Quotes as they are amazing for your fall layouts!   Enjoy! ~Neva

More Travel Fun with Quick Quotes

Hello to all our friends in blogland, Neva here to share a layout featuring a few Powder Puff Chalking Inks and Far and Away papers and quotes.  I have demolished a major part of this collection but still had a few sheets that featured the postmarks that I thought would be great for a layout from our visit to Berlin.

This layout came together rather quickly by using a clean design and a few embellishments from the Far and Away collection.

• Far and Away 105 is trimmed to get the orange postmark strip.  It is 1 1/8" x 8 1/2" on the left side and 1 1/8" x 12 on the right side of the layout.  Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Barn Board inks the edges. 
• Far and Away 105 is trimmed to 6" x 8 1/2" and 6" x 12".  Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon inks the edges. 
• Far and Away 104 is trimmed to 2" x 8 1/2" and 2" x 12".   Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Barn Board inks the edges.  
• A little secret here, originally I had the papers extend across the entire double page layout, but decided I wanted to add the inked globe, so I trimmed the papers back a few inches. 
• Far and Away 100 is trimmed to 4 1/2" x 11".  Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Barn Board inks the edges.  
• Fiber is adhered to the back of the bottom section before it is adhered to the cardstock base. 
• The title is die cut and inked with Blue Moon Powder Puff Chalking Ink.  I debated between using the German name or the English name . . . and went with the version that we can understand!

• To add the globe, I first die cut a circle in a sheet of paper and placed as a reverse mask around the area I wanted to ink.  The opening is slightly larger than the globe stencil.
• Using Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon I and an Ink Blusher I gently blended the ink onto the white cardstock base through the stencil.

• A saying from Far and Away 500 is trimmed and inked with Blue Moon Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• I still had a few small scraps of Far and Away 101, so it is used to back embellishments and inked with Barn Board Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
• The same is done with the tourist card I collected while in Berlin, and with the journaling block.

•  The pennants are trimmed from Far and Away 600 and inked with Barn Board Powder Puff Chalking Ink.
•  The pennants are adhered directly below the fiber.
• Wet adhesive secures the fiber in place so it appears that the pennants are attached.

Quick Quotes Products
Far and Away Paper Pack
Far and Away Quotes and Phrases 12" x 12"
Far and Away Quotes and Phrases
Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon and Barn Board

Other Products
White Cardstock
Globe Stencil by Stencil Girl
Ink Blusher by Tsukineko
Fiber from my stash
Just a Note--Jen Long by Sizzix   

It was a wonderful stop during our city tour of Berlin, and this layout brings back great memories.  Thank you for joining us at Quick Quotes today!  
~Neva 

Welcome Fall Card for Quick Quotes

Hello to Quick Quotes lovers.  Neva here to share a card inspired by the wonderful crisp fall weather we are having here in Central Oregon.  Our altitude causes early fall frosts and the colors of the trees are amazing!  I created a quick card that could be anyone's front door this time of year.

A few sheets of cardstock and several colors of Powder Puff Chalking Ink combine together for this fun card.

• Adventure Awaits 104 is trimmed to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and is pressure embossed.
• Mocha Mama Powder Puff Chalking Ink is gently rubbed over the surface where the design is raised.  (The embossed panel before inking is shown above.)
• The images are stamped in Milk Chocolate Powder Puff Chalking Ink on Adventure Awaits 105.
• The images are colored with a brush tip Fanastix and a rubber tipped tool using Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail, Biscotti, Desert Sun, Barn Board, and Lipstick. 
• The Fall sentiment is stamped in Barn Board Powder Puff Chalking Ink and the small banner.
• The twig wreath is die cut from Kraft cardstock and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Milk Chocolate.

• The embossed door is adhered to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base.
• The edges of the card base are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Mocha Mama.
• The twig wreath is adhered to the front of the door with wet adhesive.
• The pumpkin, leaf and foliage swag are adhered with glue dots and dimensional foam adhesive.  
• Orange craft thread is threaded through the small yellow button and tied into a bow.
• The banner is adhered with glue dots with the button at one end.  

 Quick Quotes Products
Adventure Awaits 104
Adventure Awaits 105
Powder Puff Chalking Ink Mocha Mama, Desert Sun, Barn Board, Lipstick, Rusty Nail, Biscotti, Milk Chocolate

Other Products
Cream and Kraft cardstock by Recollections
Door Wreath stamp, die, embossing folder set by Katelyn Lizardi by Sizzix
Brush tip Fantastix by Tsukineko

Thanks so much for joining us at Quick Quotes today!
~Neva

Carving Pumpkins for Quick Quotes

Hello Quick Quote friends!  Neva here to share a memory from a few years back that features a few Halloween pumpkins!

There are several collections that feature orange, which I thought would be a good backdrop for my layout.

• Two sheets of Secret Garden 104 with the orange flowered pattern is a great background.
• Two sheets of Navigator 100 are trimmed to 7 1/2" x 9" and 7 1/2" x 12" and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Coal Miner.
• The background is outlined with washi tape.
• The title is die cut from black cardstock.

The two pumpkin borders are easily created using stamps and ink on Navigator 100.

• Two sections are trimmed to 9" x 2" and 2" x 12".
• The pumpkin images are first stamped in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Coal Miner.
• A brush tip applicator is used to color the pumpkins with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Biscotti on the stems and Rusty Nail on the pumpkins.  I like how this particular stamp set let me mix and match.
• Both sections are backed with Navigator 104 trimmed to 7" x 2 5/8" and 2 5/8" x 12". 
• All the sections are edged in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Coal Miner,

This saying from Farmhouse 500 is not only orange, but is also fun to use!

• The saying is trimmed and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Coal Miner.
• Navigator 104 backs the saying.
• Washi tape ribbons are created by layering washi tape on both sides of white cardstock.  
• The "ribbons" are trimmed, folded, and adhered to the back of the sentiment. 

Quick Quotes Products
Secret Garden Paper Pack coming soon
Navigator Paper Pack
Farmhouse 500
Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Coal Miner, Biscotti, and Rusty Nail (Both from the Retired Colors Set)

Other Products
Washi tape by Recollections
Black Cardstock by Darice
Trick or Treat by Joy Clair Stamps
Brush Tip Fantastix by Tsukineko
Olivia Upper and Lower Case by Echo Park

It was so much fun to relive these moments from a few years back.  Thanks for joining us here at Quick Quotes!
~Neva