Paradise Found

Doesn't that look like a place you want to be?

Paradise Found is a really great set, perfect to take your thoughts to a "happy place." The beach is definitely my "happy place" and I find myself visiting in my mind quite often lately! LOL

I was able to use a circle punch as a mask so that I could airbrush the sunset. Quite a nice effect without the hassle of sponges and ink. Although, I still somehow manage to get ink on my hands, but that's just fine with me.

Masking is not one of my favorite techniques, but with the right stamps, it can really be a stand out. It was just the thing I needed to convey what I think is paradise. Hope you'll try masking on your next card or project. Be sure to link it up in the comments so we can take a look.

Have a fun Thursday!

Tina

Queen Kat Royal Blog Hop

It's Wednesday again and it's time once again for a wonderful Queen Kat Designs Royal Blog hop.

Each week the Royal Court is presented with a fun new challenge and this week's challenge

is a great summer color challenge: Yellow, Red, Lime and Orange.

Here are some fun little sneak peeks as to what you will find in this fun hop!

Now get ready and hop on along to the wonderful Kelly I'm sure she has something wonderful to start us off! Thanks for stopping by!

The Official Line up is as follows...

QKD- You're here!
Kelly B
Helene
KellyJean
Andrea
Vicki
Lara
Shannon
Jacquie
Anessa
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Victoria
Maria
Penny
Taylor

Lovely as a Bird

A soft, pretty, simple card today. I used a punched scalloped oval to mask off the center portion of the card. I then sponged around the edge of that with Regal Rose and Soft Suede. The gorgeous Peacock is stamped in Soft Suede. To finish it all off I added some Liquid Pearls and a collage Prima.

Cardstock: Naturals White
Stamp Set: Peacock
Inks: Soft Suede, Regal Rose
Extras: Liquid Pearls, sponge, Primas

Teddy Tuesday!

I just LOVE the new Build a Teddy stamp set! How can you not? Too cute! Here's a little princess Teddy love:

Sooo fab with all the jewels! :) Make sure to check back Wednesday for a QKD bloghop!

Hugs- Kelly

Majestic Monday

Rock On is RIGHT, baby!

This "chic" really knows how to ROCK!

he he he...

I just love this playful image!

I couldn't help but give her a funky design.

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Check out the store for "Rocker Bird"

and many other fun images

from Queen Kat Design.

Dear Vintage Lovers...

Hellllllo there!! Wasn't Jacquie's book off to an amazing start? I for one can not wait to see how it turns out!! I'm here today to tell you about a very special kit that we will debut on September 1st. We've been picking up and saving lots of vintage memorabilia that we are going to make a kit out of. It's going to be a bi-monthly treat in your mail box! We will have 1 month sales along with our usual 6 and 12 month subscriptions. Here's a small taste of what's to come.. By September 1st, you will have seen the entire kit right here on the QKD blog! So follow us and stalk us.. Just don't miss a peek of this kit!!!
Oh yes.... the QK sneek peeks are back!!!! haha. I'm such a tease. Until next time..... Come over to the store and grab some mermaids or even some of our new Christmas stamps!! They ROCK!!

A Vintage beginning!

Welcome to Queen Kat Blog!

Hope you left some love for Anessa! LOVE her "sundays are for stampin"!!

I have been in a vintage mood, I have started a vintage chipboard album! It is starting slowly since the summer is in full effect here. I started with a luggage tag album from BasicGrey. I thought of what was something that spoke vintage to me and that was old books pages, yellow with age. So I used an old magazine and ripped 16 pages out and "aged" them. I used River rock, creamy caramel, more mustard and a bit of chocolate chip ink and a sponge and went at them!! :) I think they turned out really great, the mag pages are the base for all 16 sides of the pages. I have the cover done for now mostly. Knowing me I will add so much more before I feel it is completed!!
On the cover I have the aged magazine page, a ripped, aged piece of Wisteria dp from BasicGrey, three rhinestones, three buttons from Foof-a-la, A section of old lace curtains that I ripped and folded over and stuck to sticky strip and last but not least Aged Compass Stamp from no other than the Lovely Queen kat Designs!!!
I really love it so far, I hope to complete it before next sunday my post day but if not I will certainly show my progress as I go along!!
Stamps used: Aged Compass-Queen Kat Designs
Paper Used: magazine pages, Wisteria dp BasicGrey
Ink Used: River rock, creamy caramel, chocolate chip, more mustard SU
Accessories Used: lace, buttons-Foof-a-la, rhinestones SU, sponge, sticky strip

Enjoy your week!! Thank you SOOO much for visiting us here at the Queen Kat Designs blog! It means so much!!
Hugs and Till Later!

Sundays are for Stampin' - July 12th

Good day, everyone! And welcome to another edition of Sundays are for Stampin'! Today I have another project to show you from the "Dad Words" stamp set that was released on the first of this month. Although I haven't made each of my projects as something to give to my hubby, I did choose to design with this set because I am so in love with the man, my heart bursts a little just thinking about him. And I love how this SuperHero is pointing at the word Inspire:

This is a particularly fun card because, combined with some paper from the DCWV All About Boys stack, the "Man of the Year" sentiment conveyed precisely what I intended.

And then with the metal Inspire snap (as opposed to eyelet), this is one of my favorite creations.

Paper: DCWV All About Boys stack; Bazzill Bling; Paper Studio sky
Ink: StazOn Azure; Cat's Eye
Sketch: Beary Box card sketch challenge #28
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers metal snap; Nestabilities Labels Two; Fiskars circle template; Spellbinders Labels Trio; Gutermann thread; Singer sewing machine feather stitch; clear embossing powder; heat gun

Thanks for reading and have a very blessed Sunday!!

♥AlienAnessa♥

Happy Birthday!

Yesterday was my birthday, and I had a great day full of well wishes from friends and family. I love going through my birthday cards; there are those that made me laugh and those that made me cry. Of course, my favorite cards are those that are made by hand. I love opening up the envelope and seeing a handmade card, so today I thought I would share a birthday card that I made with everyone:



I used the Birthday Cake Stamp Set. I love this stamp! It could be for weddings also!!!! I stamped on my cardstock and then used my tweezers to add beads to it as my cake decorations. I stamped the sentiment on a jeweler's tag and tied it on with my ribbon.

So, make some birthday cards to have on hand for the next birthday on your calendar!

Saturday Stamping

Saturday is a good day for me to take time to try a new technique. Here is another card I made with the July release stamp set Paradise Found. This time after I stamped the palm trees, I heat embossed them using black embossing powder. Then I chalked in a sunset scene. I love the overall effect. The square mat behind my scene is made by cutting a square of aluminum foil, gluing it onto a piece of black paper, and running the whole thing through the Cuttlebug using the Spots and Dots embossing folder. Afterward, I used a cloth to dab onto the foil design a couple of different colors of alcohol ink followed by working in some blending solution. The finished look reminds me of my childhood when, after my dad came home from work, we'd go swimming at Silver Lake, and the late afternoon sun would make the water shimmer. I hope you try using aluminum foil to create some interesting patterns to complement your stamping. And if you need some new stamps to go with your patterns, don't forget the sale going on right here in the QKD store! I'll be back next Saturday to show you what happens when I experiment with water mist bottles.
Helene, QKD design team member

Fabulous Friday!

I'm so glad it is Friday! This week has taken forever, it seems like, lol! Today I made a very simple card to show y'all :)

I used the set Geisha Girls #3. I stamped it in Memento London Fog Ink, to coordinate with the Gray background. I used my Nesties to cut out the circles she is on, and my Cuttlebug to add texture to the Blue background. I colored her using Copic Markers.

Don't forget that at the QKD store right now we're having a huge sale! 25% off ALL QKD stamps, and 50% off ALL clearance items! WOW! Now is definitely the time to get some stamps!

Have a really wonderful weekend everyone!

--Taylor

Happy Thursday!

Hi all! Happy Thursday! Did you know it's still Christmas in July? That's right, so how about another sample from the Fancy Christmas set? For this one I paired the Christmas tree with some rustic colors and designer paper.

I love the simplicity of the card and how the fancy tree pairs with the buttons and twine. Now, I couldn't leave out all of the sparkle. I glued tiny rhinestones to the tips of the branches and colored the pot, star and balls with gold sparkle pen. Alright, I have a new baby kitten dancing across the keyboard and playing with my hair. Time to tire him out before bed!

Enjoy!
Lara

Super Seals

Seals is an incredibly versatile set.

So striking in black, lovely with subdued colors.

I stamped with Brilliance ink, then punched them out and matted them before placing on my card. I thought the image was a pretty good match for part of the design of the paper. I'm always looking for fun stuff like that to connect back to what I am creating.

Have a super happy Thursday!

Tina

Royal Kat Wedneday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Queen Kat Royal Wednesday blog hop! This week we are using one of the Queen's awesome fun sketches for our challenge.

Check out this sketch:

Now get ready to check out the blog hop of the Royal Court for some amazing inspiration! I know each and every person will have something fabulous to show you.

We would love to see what you do if you play along so please share with us!

Now be sure to start this awesome hop and head on over to the amazing Shannon, I know she won't disappoint.

Thanks for stopping by.

Christmas In July!

It's officially closer to this Christmas than last! I know, I know! Time to start having fun with great new holiday stamps & supplies. One of the new July releases is this Fancy Christmas Stamp Set. Very elegant and great for using in a single color or embossing. I choose to stamp the tree, sentiment and inside details all in red ink.



I kept the rest of the card in simple tiny polka dots to keep the image at the focus. Thanks for stopping by for a peak at winter! :)

Kelly