Last {Peek} of the year!

With only hours left to 2008, I have just finished photographing the February kits! The full kit will go up tomorrow and that's when you can buy yours! We have already had a lot of them reserved from our wait list. There's only 5: 6"X6" and 1" 12"X12" kit left! That's only 6 kits left for FEBRUARY!! Oh my! We still have 1 6"X6" kit left for January! Get it now before it's obsolete. Here's some sneeky peekies for you.

Don't let another kit go by.. subscribe now and reserve a kit for a year! This coming year is sure to be a "kit busting" year!

Tomorrow, we'll have not only the full size pic of the kit up but the NEW February Get Inked! kit pic & all of the new stamps for January!! Don't forget to check this blog tomorrow.

Happy 2008!

Thank you for another fantastic year @ Queen Kat Designs. This was our first full year as a "stamp company" it's been a blast! We've enjoyed bringing you the best images possible this year and we look forward to an even better year in 2008! The Royal Court and I are thankful for your support. Here's to a new year of fun, funky and creative designs and kits. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Getting Closer!!!

Just a few more days until the Round Robin Blog Party starts!!! Are you ready? Have you stocked up on papers . . .cardstock . . . adhesive . . . stamps?

Here are the basics! On January 2, QKD will kick off the Round Robin Blog Party! Here is the basic idea! It will start on the QKD Blog on Jan. 2 and then it will "blog hop" to each of the Royal Court Members' blogs throughout the month. There's fun and prizes so mark your calendar. See the full schedule below. Each of the Royal Court members has fun things planned for you.

Jan 2: QKD Blog
Jan 3-5: Penny
Jan 7-9: Vicki
Jan 10-12: Nina
Jan 14-16: Tanis
Jan 17-19: Nancy
Jan 21-23: Bev
Jan 24-26: Anam
Jan 28-30: Jules
Jan 31- Feb 2: Pooka
Feb 4-6: Amy


Hope you all can come and join us!!

Royal Kit Kats...

Queen Kat Designs is proud to announce the 2008 Royal Kit Kats. These wonderful ladies will be bringing you fun and creative ways to use the monthly kits each month in addition to funky creations using QKD stamps! Please welcome our RKK's...

Juliet Diley- Mississippi, USA
Alexandra Maldonado- New York, USA

Royal Stamp Chancellors...

Give a big welcome to the 2008 Royal Stamp Chancellors! They are the art behind Queen Kat Designs Stamps. These ladies work hard to bring you stamps that you love and will cherish for many, many years to come. Give a big round of applause to...

Bev Douglas- Utah, USA
Anam Stubbington- Canada
Suzeanne Peak- Texas, USA
Vicki Beland- Utah, USA

Royal Stamping Maids...

Another formal welcome to these fabby ladies!! They come from all walks of life and different parts of the world! Queen Kat Designs is proud to welcome them to the 2008 Royal Court...

Tanis Geisbrecht- Canada
Nina Patena- Philippenes
Nancy Grant- Alaska, USA
Amy Cutler- Pennsylvania, USA

Once again, a big QKD welcome!!

Inky Jesters...

I'd like to introduce your 2008 Inky Jesters. Suzeanne Peak and Suzann Jones they both come to us from Texas! Suzeanne is also a stamp designer for QKD and goes by the name of Pooka! You've no doubt seen her around on our blogs before. Suzann is a new designer for Queen Kat Designs. Both of these "technique junkies" will be working with the NEW Get Inked! kits each month. They will be the madness behind the writings in the "Technique Locker". Don't miss a beat with these women! You never know what you'll end up with after creating with their techniques. Welcome girls!

STOP the presses!!

Due to unforseen circumstances, we are closing our Royal Kit Kat Call today. As of 12/29/07 at 12:54pm MST the call officially closed. Thank you to all who applied. It was a small and fast call. The winner will be announced ASAP.

January Kit -- Only One 6 x 6 Card Kit Left!

Only one 6 x6 kit left! Get it before it is gone!!

Also make sure you get the February kit now!

{Wait List Info}

Didn't get the kit this month? It's ok. There's better things to come! We now have a wait list for our kits. To sign up to be on the wait list, simply press the button below and send us an email. Here's what to include in your email:

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Name:
E-Mail Address:
What kit you want:
6" X 6" Card Kit
12" X 12" Scrapbooking Kit
Get Inked! Kit
What Subscription Plan Do you want?
(visit the store www.katstamps.com for your options)

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We will E-Mail you back and let you know what the status is of your wait. We don't like to wait for fun things, so we won't make you wait too long. Please only sign the wait list if you really want our next available kit. We will make every attempt to fulfill your wishes.

After sending your email, please make sure that info@katstamps.com is on your contact list so when we write back, it doesn't go to spam.

Our kits are always first come first serve, so the people on the top of the wait list will always have first pick. So what are you waiting for? Get on Kat's List!

A Reminder...

On January 2, we will kick off the QKD Round Robin Blog Party! It will all start here and we will "blog hop" to each of the Royal Court Members' blogs throughout the month. There's fun and prizes so mark your calendar. The party will begin here on Jan 2 and will end on Feb 6 @ Amy's Blog. See the full schedule below. Each of the Royal Court members has fun things planned for you.

Jan 2: QKD Blog
Jan 3-5: Penny
Jan 7-9: Vicki
Jan 10-12: Nina
Jan 14-16: Tanis
Jan 17-19: Nancy
Jan 21-23: Bev
Jan 24-26: Anam
Jan 28-30: Jules
Jan 31- Feb 2: Pooka
Feb 4-6: Amy

New Creations...

The Queen Kat Designs Royal Court has been stamping their hearts out. Please take a moment to check out the slide show on the blog or come to the new Gallery!

Do you have QKD creations? Have you made something with our stamps that you want to show off? Then come and upload it to our gallery! Only projects using QKD stamps are allowed in the new gallery.

End of year Inventory Sale.. We don't want to count it!! So, come buy it. Save big when you shop this sale.

10% off Entire Store!
(Excludes grab bags & monthly kits)
25% off of all Papers!
50% off all CLEARANCE items!

Ends 12/31/07

Merry Christmas...

Queen Kat Designs and the Royal Court wish you the Merriest Christmas ever. We look forward to seeing you around after the holiday. We won't be around until after Christmas, so have a great holiday and be safe.

*The shipping dept at QKD will be closed 12/22-12/26 and will re-open on the 27th of December. All orders received between those dates will be processed ASAP and will begin to ship on the 27th.

Check It!

Come and check out Tanis' blog. She's posted some really great cards on it.

Royal Kit Kat Position Opening...

Queen Kat Designs Clear Stamps is looking for an active and exciting “Royal Court” member (design team member)! We are a 1 year old stamp company that’s looking to show our customers what our stamps can really do! We’re looking to add to our court with your help promoting our products as much as possible through your personal blog or any online galleries you may frequent.About this position: A “Royal Kit Kat” is responsible for creating projects with our monthly kit (every other month) & Queen Kat Designs clear stamps. Our stamps are high quality photopolymer stamps that produce great images. Every other month, you will receive 1 monthly kit to work with and the next month, you will be sent 1-2 stamp sets to work with.

Kit month responsibilities:
A miniumum of 8 cards will be expected with each kit you receive. You are encouraged to make more cards and or projects as supplies and time allow. Only the stamps and supplies in the kit are to be used each month. Our kits are fully loaded with supplies and more than enough to make at least 8 cards.

Stamp month responsibilities:
A minimum of 6 projects will be required for each set you receive. 3 of which must be greeting cards and the other 3 are up to you. Each project will need to feature the stamps you are working with to show others how they can be used. Samples are posted in the store for everyone to see, so best work is only accepted.

Monthly responsibilities:
Contribute to our newsletterPromote QKD when ever you see an opportunityParticipate in the design team discussionsSubmit your art using QKD stamps at least 2 times a month to various publications of your choice.

Other responsibilities may be assigned as the need arises

You will need the ability to post your work on our gallery. You will have your very own album to show off in. You may use a scanner or camera. Our Royal Court members are responsible for the up keep of their own blogs and are asked to display a little banner or blinkie linking to Queen Kat Designs on their blog.

If the above description is something that you are up for, please send an email to: rkkapp@katstamps.com you will be sent an application automatically. Do not send correspondance to that address, as your email will not get through to a real person.

If you have a question after receiving the application, please email us at info@katstamps.com.

Only complete applications will be accepted. Do not e-mail pictures to us. They must be uploaded in the gallery. We will not accept applications with attachments.

Terms are 6 months in length and will formally begin February 1, 2008. Applications will be taken until January 2, 2008 at 12pm MST. The new RC member will be contacted on or shortly after January 3, 2008.

Royal Kit Kat Perks:
50% discount on our line of clear stamps
3 Free Kits per term
3 Free Stamp sets per term
Each Court member will have their own album at the QKD Gallery
Discounted supplies and products

(U.S.A. Applicants only, all of our international slots have been filled)

This is for the monthly club kits, not including the new Get Inked! Kit.

New Royal Court Coordinator!

Queen Kat Designs is proud to "welcome" Penny into the new Royal Court Coordinator position. She has graciously accepted our invite to help with the day to day runnings of the Royal Court. Please help me give a big round of applause to Penny.

Royal Announcement

Here ye, here ye, Queen Kat and the Royal Court have an announcement... We have welcomed a new princess to our court. Please give a round of applause to Amy Cutler. She is the newest member of our royal family. Amy comes to us from Pennsylvania. She's a very accomplished and talented artist. Leave some love and welcome Amy to our family.

What are they saying?

Come and check out what the Royal Court is talking about! Visit our blogs to be inspired or get some ideas for Christmas! Here's what some of us will blog about this weekend and into Monday...

Tanis will be posting some more cards made with Queen Kat Designs stamps.

Penny will be chatting about Christmas crafts with kids.

Jules says she'll be posting some new sb layouts she made.

Vicki will be blogging about some Christmas decorations she made.

Pooka says she'll be doing an article on some jewlery she's making.

Make sure you stop by our blogs we've always got something fun going on.

Round Robin Blog Party

Queen Kat Designs is happy to announce it's first ever Round Robin Blog Party or RRBP. It will begin on Jan 2nd right here at the Queen Kat Designs Official Blog for a day of fun and stamping. Each blog after that will have 3 days to party!

Each of the 10 Royal Court Members will host 3 challenges during their mini crop. You'll have a chance to win a mini stamp set on each of their blogs. So, make sure you play through the month and win a set!

Below is the list of when and where for our party. Come and join us to celebrate the new year and the next 12 months of new stamp designs.

Jan 2: QKD Blog
Jan 3-5: Penny

Jan 7-9: Vicki
Jan 10-12: Nina

Jan 14-16: Tanis
Jan 17-19: Nancy

Jan 21-23: Bev
Jan 24-26: Anam

Jan 28-30: Jules
Jan 31- Feb 2: Pooka

Feb 4-6: Amy

Visit our blogs to see what we have going on right now. We love comments so feel free to leave some love. Happy Stamping and Merry Christmas from Queen Kat Designs.

January Kit Samples...

The following samples were made by Sierra Grannie using the January 2008 kit! She had made a total of 9 cards so far and says she has enough supplies left to make at least another 6!! And, she was only working with the 6" X 6" kit! Can you imagine the possibilites with the 12" X 12"?

Check out the gallery to see more samples from Sierra Grannie and Queen Kat.

Stamp Happy!

Between Friends Stamp Set

I'd like to share a couple of creations that I made yesterday with the Between Friends Stamp Set from Queen Kat Designs. I used the patterned papers from the January kit. Make sure to check out the kit! It's great!! there's only 2 6" X 6" kits left. We have sold out of the 12"X12" and the Get Inked kits as well as the combo kits!!

Have a great day!

QKD Rick Rack Challenge

Hey there stampers! Come on over to Caardvarks! We are sponsoring a challenge that involves lots of fun!! And even a prize! You have a chance to WIN the last Get Inked! kit for January!! The challenge began today and will run through Dec 31st. Make sure to stop by and see what Jen and the girls are up to.

2008 Royal Court...

Here ye' Here ye'... Queen Kat Designs is proud to announce the 2008 Royal Court... Please help us welcome everyone to the castle and re-welcome those who have signed on to stay. We're very excited to introduce to you our new designers...

Tanis Geisbrecht aka Paperprincess
Nancy Grant aka Inkcicles
Jen Pohl aka Jen
Nina Patena aka cbpatena

and... our wonderful returning designers...

Bev Douglas aka Sierra Grannie
Juliet Diley aka Jules
Penny Hartley aka Penny
Suzeanne Peak aka PookasCrayon
Anam Stubbington aka Kihaku

and of course.. me.. Vicki Beland aka Queen Kat

Welcome to everyone new and old! Thank you so very much for being with Queen Kat Designs we are excited to work with you.

Combine and Save!

Now you have the power of savings with Queen Kat Designs Kits!! You can get both of our fabulous monthly kits for one low price! You can choose from 6"X6" card makers kits and 12"X12" scrapbooking kits.... and then combines that with a Get Inked! kit and you'll have everything you need for a month of stampign fun!

Buy a 12 month subscription to BOTH kits and you'll have 3 stamp sets in your mail box each month. You'll receive 1 set with your paper kit, 1 set with your Get Inked! kit and 1 stamp set for FREE for subscribing to a 12 month subscription! How fun is that?

Rush over to the store now! We only have 2 of the Get Inked! kits left for January. So you only have 2 chanaces to bundle and save. We do have plenty of January kits to go around. Stop by and save big, now!

January's kit hit the store!

So, you think you've seen it all from QKD? Well, think again!! This month's kit ROCKS!! It's got coloring for Winter yet is fun and playful for any time of the year. The stamp set features 3 different paisleys all different sizes... and some fantastic script words purrrrrfect for any occasion!

We chose the "Delight" papers from Dream Street Papers for our monthly kit because they are fun and elegant all in one. This kit is jam packed with embellishments from Making Memories, Fancy Pants, Queen Designs and more! This month we've added a tool! You'll receive a paper piecer that is pointy on one end and sticky on the other to pick up those tiny bits of paper without smudging your nail polish! This sassy kit is filled with bling and sparkle. There's rhinestones that look like diamonds and crystal brads to look like a diamond ring!

Don't wait any longer!! We have only a limited number of kits available this month! When they are sold out, that's it. So, why not assure yourself a kit each month and subscribe? For a limited time, we are offering a free stamp set with each month of kits when you subscribe to the 12 month club. You get to pick the stamp set! Who else offers that? No one I know of, and I know that no one offers you QKD stamps!! Come n get em!

The official Get Inked! kit announcement

This is a new concept in kit design!! This is for the stamper at heart. We have come up with an awesome kit that will please every palette from beginners to advanced inkers (stampers).
Each month, you will receive a kit that has a different kind(s) of ink, a tool or two and techniques on how to use your kit. Below is the list of what we have in store for the next 12 months!

January: Heat Embossing
February: All about Versamark
March: Learn how to Distress
April: Add some sparkle
May: All about Chalk Inks
June: Learn to use Re-Inkers
July: Stamping w/ markers

August: Resist Stamping

September: Paint Stamping

October: Brilliance Ink

November: Versa Magic

December: Memory Mist w/ chalk ink

(subject to change at our discretion)

As you can see, we have a year of fun and INKING planned! You can't go wrong with these kits. You're sure to learn alot as well as collect a wide variety of different inks, tools and supplies. Each month, we will feature an EXCLUSIVE stamp set from Queen Kat Designs that has been designed just for the Get Inked! Kit that month. The stamps are not available any where else!
January's kit will feature embossing powders of all kinds.. Here's what you'll get in the first installment of Get Inked!.

1 Stamp Set
1 Full Size Embossing Ink Pad

1/2 oz. Black Embossing Powder

1/2 oz. Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Powder

1/2 oz. Worn Lipstick Distress Embossing Powder from Tim Holtz

1 Technique News Sheet written especially for the Get Inked! kit

And a bonus! Everyone who purchases a Get Inked! kit will have access to a free download that has more embossing techniques in it. Each month, we will have a new download with additional techniques for you to try and keep. Access to this feature will run from the 1st of the month through the 31st. You will receive an email on the 1st with a link to the download.

Kits ship on the 10th of the month if not before. If you sign up for a monthly subscription, your card will be billed between the 1st and the 10th of each month. Also, if you subscribe to our monthly kit club AND the Get Inked! kit, BOTH of your kits will ship on the 8th of each month of before! Get your Ink on even faster by subscribing to both kits!

For a limited time, if you subscribe to a 12 month card kit or scrapbooking kit and a 6 or 12 month subscription of the Get Inked! kit, you'll get 10% off your subscription each month of the Get Inked! kit.

Have you inked today? Kits on sale now!

December News!

The December newsletter just went out. Make sure you take a glance! It's got some great stuff in it. Here's the link where you can read it online.

Please note there should have been a link to read the rest of Suzeanne's review on Metallic Rub ons in the news article. This review has not been posted yet and will be up in the next couple days. We will post a link here when it's ready. :) The review is fantastic, don't miss out!

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