Leafy Rectangle Frame - Mornings are the most beautiful time

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here, enjoying these beautiful spring mornings.

This leafy frame can be an instant card front or a focal point in a layout or 

(weddings on my mind)

an elegant place card.

The file in Suzanne's Silhouette Store is 

just one piece!

What time of day are you most creative?

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Leafy Rectangle Frame

The stamps are  designed by Suzanne for Elizabeth Craft Designs

A Bit of Fragrance

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to get to know us better, find inspiration and instruction

and share your morning, or anytime creations!

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

Pinch Me Gift Card Box

Hey Y'all

Robyn here feeling green! in a good way!

This gift card box shows your love for anyone celebrating spring, new life, St Patty's day and all things green!

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Pinch Me Gift Card Box

The label is pointed pen  calligraphy print and cut.

 The back panel has ample room for a gift card and a personal message or
stamped sentiment.

Please join our Facebook group
Suzanne Cannon Fan  Group
and share your creation with us!

Comments and questions welcomed

Assembling the Quietfire Gift Card Boxes - Tutorial

The gift card boxes come in so many designs!  These sweet easy-to-assemble layered boxes have a print and cut sentiment for the top of the box (or wherever you’d like to add it), but most important, a simple pocket at the back to hold a standard size gift card.


Here are the quicky instructions for assembly:
Open the file in the software and ungroup once. Separate out the elements so similar colours may be cut at the same time. To Assemble:  Fold all the perforated score lines to create the box and form the box by adhering the side tab.  Glue the tabs for the bottom flap of the box in place for stability.  Gently curve the panel, slide the panel inside the box and insert the tabs in the slots in the side of the box.  Repeat for the second panel. Close the top and add the cut and print sentiment.  Add the gift card pocket to the back.

Here are the detailed instructions in a video tutorial (If you are receiving this as an email update, please visit YouTube HERE to view the tutorial).





Just ask if you have any questions!
Happy creating! Suzanne

Nutcracker Sugarplum Fairy Ornament

Hi Y'all

Robyn here with a special gift for any 

Sugarplum faerie in your life.

This tiny dancer is one of Suzanne's Nutcracker Series

in the Silhouette Design Store.

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Nutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy Ornament Decoration

The Quietfire Design stamp on the tag is

Christmas Sweet and Sassy -set of 7

and the snowflakes

To Appreciate the beauty of a snowflake-set of 3

Vision of sugarplums abound!

Comments and Questions Welcomed

More Home Decor!

Just because Advent has begun, doesn't mean you can start now!  Here is my favourite Advent creation (so far!).  It's called the Advent Tree - Boxes with Gift Drawers

ADVENT TREE - BOXES WITH GIFT DRAWERS

Fill this awesome advent tree with gifts and/or treats for family, friends and guests! Even better, make an Advent Tree for someone else. How about just making one with a chalkboard label so you can change the date manually? This file comes with all the pieces you need to construct the little drawers, but also the numbers to cut and print!  You can make all the "boxes" the same or mix and match.  You don't need to stack the boxes in the shape of a tree, you can leave them cached around the house to be found on just the right day!

In addition to these boxes, you can find two more styles on the Silhouette site which you can mix and match with these boxes!

ADVENT BIRDHOUSE - BOXES WITH GIFT DRAWERS

 I’ve given you all the numbers, the extra box (for making the Advent Tree) and an extra bird so you have more options.

ADVENT GINGERBREAD HOUSE - BOXES WITH GIFT DRAWERS

I’ve given you all the numbers and the extra box (for making the Advent Tree).

Happy decorating!!

Suzanne

The Nutcracker Ornament Decorations

Charmed by the Nutcracker Ballet?  Me, too!  So here are some of the characters as ornament decorations.  They come with a hanger and a tag, but you don't have to use them.  It's up to you.  Change the colours around to please yourself, there are no rules!  I made the snowflakes from vellum which doesn't show up here, but is really nice "in person".  These are all available on my Silhouette profile today!

Shown here:
Nutcracker Ornament Decoration   Design ID 281553
Nutcracker Clara Ornament Decoration    Design ID 281555
Nutcracker Mouse King Ornament Decoration   Design ID 281556  
Nutcracker  Snow King and Queen Ornament Decoration    Design ID 281554 
Nutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy Ornament Decoration   Design ID 281557

Let the holiday season begin!
Happy cutting! Suzanne

Christmas Tree Hanging Ornament

Hi Y'all Robyn here!

Happy Thanksgiving all US of A friends!

Over eating and full speed ahead on Holiday decor and gifts.

Ornaments are a thing in our family and our family is a tribe.

Mindful of that I can't get too carried away unless I start the year before!

(note to self for next year!)

After the initial planning, this series of ornaments by

Suzanne Cannon in the Silhouette Design Store

can be made in about 1/2 hour.

If they're not worth a half hour, take them off your list!

The  inserts are interchangeable with the holder and you can see

many more designs in the store.

Y'all come back Dec 5 for multiple posts as 

Suzanne will be a featured designer!

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Christmas Tree Hanging Ornament

 The holder

The insert

(forgive the smudges and dust-polish your metallics before you photo and gift!)

No one in our tribe has a small tree!

#OrnamentsMatter!

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

QFD Advent Fonts!

Fun QFD Advent Fonts using the extra colour elements.

Have  you met the Quietfire Design Advent Fonts?  They're a fun way to decorate on the countdown to Christmas!  You can use just one font, or mix and match!  Why not make them into stickers?

Here are the fonts available to date.  They're all available at Silhouette HERE!

Quietfire Design Advent Fonts at Silhouette

Each font should be treated like a dingbat font - A=1, B=2,  Y is 25 and Z is the quotation. To access the extra elements, use the extra keys noted with the font. If you want to use the extra elements in the Silhouette software, place them over their corresponding image in the monogram, rightclick and choose Send to Back of Layer or Send Backward. Check out the video on layering additional elements on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vre31ZfSPwY and a tutorial about mixing and matching the QFD Fonts can be seen here: https://youtu.be/B6CHIk9Tmyw  (this one is using the fonts in a Word Document).

When you print these fonts large, they make great colouring pages!

If you have any questions, just ask!
Happy printing and Merry Christmas! Suzanne

Hanging Bat Popcorn Treat Box

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here going batty !

If you are into all things Halloweeny

Suzanne's Silhouette Store

 will be your happy place!

These treat boxes go together quicker than you can say

Eye of Newt!

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HangingBat Popcorn Treat Box

All I added was a bit of silver washi tape behind the hanging bats eyes

and some  glimmer pen to the  upright bats.

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

Birds and Animals Dingbat Font- Love Lives here

Hi y'all!

Robyn here with an easy watercolor ATC for everyone who says,

"I can't draw."

Living in the Beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, bears are a way of life , and one of the reasons we love living here.

Suzanne's Birds and Animals Dingbat Font

sketches out for you the outline of the bear, 

and the rest is just looking at the mountains and letting the paint do what it will!

You don't even need a digital cutter. You can load the Fonts into your word processor.

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Birds and Animals Dingbat Font

The bears are the letters J and K.

Be sure your paint is completely dry before stamping with Versafine Black ink and clear embossing.

***TIP***

Put some embossing powder on the paper and see if it sticks. 

If it does, the paint is still too wet.

Love lives here

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

Unicorn Lantern- Shoot for the moon

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here confirming

I believe in Unicorns!

I've made quite a few of these lanterns now and they have become my most popular hostess and faerie godchild gifts.

You'll be surprised how quickly they come together.

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Unicorn Lantern

Only 4 pieces. (and window dressing if you use it)

The stamps are Suzanne's for Elizabeth Craft Design

Soar Collection

Keep believing!

Comments and Questions Welcomed!

Coffee or Tea Dingbat Font- Coffee and Friends are the perfect blend.

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here on vacation this week, so I made two cards last week, using the same files and 

New Stamps

to show you the versatility you get with each purchase from

Quietfire Design 
and
Suzanne's Silhouette Store

The shaped card is created from the
Coffee or Tea? Dingbat Font

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Install the font and you get 26 designs to cut, sketch, whatever !

Design mat

Hints:

• Make several copies of each image so if you mess up modifying  you have another one handy
• use text to mark images you want to save, identify. 
• Set the text in the image to "no cut" right away so you don't forget!
• Have fun, mix and match, modify and see what happens! It's only on the screen.
• Cut out dummies with copy paper to make models to see if you like it before using the good paper and vinyl.

New Stamps

But first coffee

Lots of new files and stamps yet to share, so please come back often!

More inspiration to be found at Quietfire Creations-keep your eyes peeled for upcoming designer challenges!

Comments and Questions Welcomed