star fairy and more

Today I have 2 posts for you and some sad news....

This will be my last post for Queen Kat....too much on my sleeve so to say...busy job, giving workshops drawing assignments....well too much to do and too little time to do it all....

surely will miss you all 

but now back to some enjoyable things, 2 creations 

This week I was in the mood for green and yellow, no purples or blues or pinks this week, no , just green and yellow....all right all right and a tiny small bit of blue ;-)

This is the STAR FAIRY by Miss Megs. 

You can find her here in the Queen Kat webshop.

The background is made with fresco paints by Paperartsy and a few different TCW templates. Made a 2nd  tag on a little piece of paper and torn it into 2 pieces. The flower is made with a Crealies cutting stencil. The leaf is prefab and bought in the hobby and craftshop. 

I coloured the STARFAIRY with colouring pencils.

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And now something completely different....

an art journalpage, using the fabulous patchwork spring stampset. This set is really versatile  and you can find it here in the Queen Kat webshop

The background is made with leftovers of previous art journal pages I made (using sheets)

I always save them for later for a small tag or as in this case to create a patchwork background. Did some faux stitching around the edges. Think that looks cool, don't you think so too?

The images are coloured with colouring pencils. 

The quote is handwritten and I found it on the internet.

have a fun weekend

hugs

Miranda

In The garden...

Happy Wednesday everyone.. Janie here today I am going to show you an altered canvas I made. I love how this turned out and i think I may even add more to it. I used Tim Holtz distress inks in various colours. I then took a spray bottle of water and blended the colours together.

So what do you think? I hope you like it.
Have a great week

Hugs

Janie

Safe Haven

Today my heart goes out to the victims of the tornadoes that have brought destruction to the midwest, especially yesterday.  Would that we all be safe from harm "Under Mama's Arms", as this QKD image is called by the very talented Sandra Caldwell.

I made a tag card, distressing the background a tad, popping some lace on the bottom for a roosting spot for that poor tired mama, under whose wings her chicks rest peacefully.  A wired swap of beads decorates the top, while sequins are sprinkled across the front.  A simple Hi! sentiment finishes off my card.

Prayers to all who lost something or someone this weekend, and heartfelt thanks to those heroes who put themselves in harm's way to save their neighbors.

Enjoy the day, crafters!!

Where Is Goldilocks?

Here's a fun stamp from Queen Kat artist Sandra Caldwell called The Three Bears.....I know what I am thinking..."Where's Goldilocks?"  Yep, maybe Sandra Caldwell will create us a stamp of her.  But for now these three bears sure are cute.  I can already see them sitting on their three chairs, eating their three bowls of porridge and laying in their three beds.

Be sure and drop by the Queen Kat store to see Sandra's other fun stamp images.  She's got the cutest teddy bears along with some adorable people images and other delightful animals.  Now Queen Kat is also selling images in digi-format as well.

Project Materials:  Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, AC, Neenah);  Stamp (Queen Kat); Ink (memento); Ribbon (Prima); Buttons (unknown); Adhesives (pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots, Ribbon Glue); Color (Copic Markers);

A Birthday Party

Good morning guys! Beth here, with a simple - but still really special - birthday card that features the great "Francis Mary's Birthday" stamp by Kathy Cyr.

To make the floor that these two are sitting on, I cut strips of a wood grain patterned paper and inked all their edges before gluing them down on the wallpaper-y background. It's best to start in the middle and work your way out when doing this so that the little planks are centered across the card.

Since I worked with the digital version of this stamp, I printed it twice in different sizes. The Francis Mary piece is from the larger printing, and wee Cornelius is from the smaller. This, along with some little "shadows" under each of them (using Black Soot Distress Ink), makes them look more like they are sitting on the wooden floor. 

The window was made by adding a frame made from brown paper on a blue scrap of paper. To make the curtain, I used a floral paper and my scoring board to make a pleated fabric effect. The wavy edge on the bottom was cut after the paper was folded so that the wavy edge didn't get distorted when the paper was accordion-folded. The valance at the top is a strip of the same floral paper. I put a small piece of foam tape under it, between the curtain bits, to keep it from sagging in. 

That's all for me today. Be sure to check out this and all the other new stamps in the Queen Kat Designs store. I'll see you next Sunday with another new card. Have a great week, everyone!

x Beth

Spring Birds by lea Barozzi

It's Saturday again and that means QUEEN KAT'S DAY.

Today I have a creation with the adorable spring birds by Lea Barozzi to share. Click the link to go the shop directly.

The background is made with embossing ink, a TCW template and pan pastels.  On the parts were the embossing ink is , the pan pastels will turn out darker. This is a fun way to use your pastels. And I really love the effect. Pan pastels also blend very well, they are smooth and the colours are just fabulous. The image is printed on white cardstock and coloured with colouring pencils. The tiny leafs and flowers are from my stash.

have a fabulous weekend

hugs

Miranda

The Flower Fairy Startfire

Good Morning My Stampers! Today I have a great card to share with you. I used my image of Starfire the fairy and totally changed the look of the card! I added lots of bling, fibers and glitter. Here she is: Paper: DSP from Queens Kat Designs, Vellum (wings) Decor Pieces: K and Company (this includes the circular doily. Crystals, purple star crystals. Fibers: Fibers and flower are from my stash Inks: Sparkling h20's, gliter pens, prisma pencils, You can purchase Starfire and her friends over at the Queen Kat Store. Just click here to be taken over. Great talking to you today and have a blessed day. SueH.