Thank you Helene

I would like to thank Helene for a great 8 months. As she wraps up her term with QKD I'd like to share some of my favorite highlights of her time with us.

This first card is wonderful. If I remember right it was a card that she made when she applied for the royal court. She used the Birthday cake stamp set from QKD and lots of black and white. Very classy!

This next card was one that she made for me for my 29th birthday. Yes, my REAL 29th birthday not my 2nd or 3rd. :) I'm not there yet! I love this card so much. The colors are just awesome!She got the holding part right! :) And last but never least, this card is awesome!! I love how she did the shading and the fun background for the tree. It looks picture purrrfect.
So to you my dear friend, Helene, thank you for all that you have done while on the court. We are so blessed to have a friend like you. Take care and God Bless.

Your friends on the QKD Royal Court

Stampin' Inchies on Saturday

Minchies, Inchies, Twinchies.  Mini squares. One inch squares.  Two inch squares.  Today we'll look at some inchies.  You can buy a one inch square punch or you can buy precut inchies which might make the process easier. (I have a tendency to cut paper crooked, so both are a big help to me.)   Inchies add an interesting dimension to your cards.  

Here's one of the first QKD cards I made--hot pink on craft paper.  I put three inchies across the bottom as embellishments:

Lara used the images on her inchies as her focal point.

 This is Anita's card, layered/stacked with the inchie on top, yet it's part of the total design:

 

Wynneth used inchies as a background.

 

The possibilities are endless.

This is my last Stampin' Saturday post for Queen Kat Designs.  My eight month term has come to a close.  I want to thank Queen Kat for taking me along on a wonderful ride.

I hope you have time to stamp a lot this weekend!   You can still find me at the Castle or at my blog.
Helene aka 2amscrapper at  LOTSA SCRAP

Tuesday blogging

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Tuesday of blog hopping here at Kat stamps. I hope you enjoyed yesterday's creations.

Today's challenge was to use this ad as inspiration. Isn't it gorgeous?



Here's the full blog list for today. Now head on over to Shannon's blog and see her wonderful creation.

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Alex's blog
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Meredith's blog
Anita's blog
Nina's blog
Bronwyn's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

And don't forget to check out the sale this week.

Royal Inspiration Monday!

Welcome to Royal Kat Monday! This week, we have some ad inspiration for you...

and here's what I came up with:

I was really inspired by the color palette of the ad. I used the Hot air balloon from the Bon Voyage set.
Thanks for stopping by! Now hop on over to Jules to see her creation.
Here's the whole list:
QKD blog
Jules
Helene
Penny
Wynneth
Steph
Kimme
Keely
Terri's Blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

SWEET STAMPIN' SATURDAY

Welcome QKD bloggers to Stampin' Saturday where today's technique is to get you to join in the fun at the Castle. It's there that we have a SWEET on-line crop full of challenges, prizes and fun for YOU! Did I mention fun?

So grab a cup of coffee (sweetened with cream, of course!)

Mrs. Dashwood stamp; card by Nancy

Stock up on some sweet provisions:

Cookie the Baker stamp; card by Kimme

Mini Sweets stamp set; card by Meredith

Cupcake Friends stamp by Anita

Don't scream for something to do this weekend.......because........

We Scream for Ice Cream stamp; card by Queen Kat

We have the perfect recipe for fun at the Castle

Kitchen Goddess stamp set; card by me (Helene)

So won't you join us for the QKD SWEET Royal Crop at the Castle? Pretty please, with sugar on it?

Link here: Queen Kat Designs Stamp Co.

I hope you have time to stamp a lot this weekend! Helene aka 2amscrapper at LOTSA SCRAP

It's Tuesday

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Tuesday of blog hopping here at Kat stamps.

Today's challenge was to use the colors red, pink and white with Kat stamps. Since it is Valentine's week, I couldn't resist creating this card:















Here's the full blog list for today. Now head on over to Alex's blog and see her wonderful creation.

QKD blog
Alex's blog
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Meredith's blog
Anita's blog
Nina's blog
Bronwyn's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

You need to check out the new Queen Kat ning network and join in the fun. There are lots of events planned so come join us. Can't wait to see you there.

And remember there is a sale going on this week at Queen Kat Designs Store
so don't forget to check it out.

Royal Monday Color Hop

Welcome to Royal Kat Monday! This week, we have a color challenge: use the colors, red, chocolate brown, and aqua.

I used the color scheme to make a Valentine for my son. I used the Furry Monsters set, and matching sentiment from the Monster Mash Bundle. I colored the monster in with Copics, and used Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket paper. I added some heart brads from my stash,

Thanks for stopping by! Now hop on over to Jules to see what she has done with the color challenge.

Here's the whole list:
QKD blog
Jules
Helene
Penny
Lara
Wynneth
Steph
Kimme
Keely
Terri's Blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Spotlight on Stampin' Saturday

An easy way to tackle those detailed stamps is to color only part of the image. This technique is called spotlighting.  Stamp your image.  Decide which part of your image you want to spotlight by coloring it.  You can do it on the first stamped image as Penny did.  Or you can stamp the image a second time on another piece of paper; punch out the portion that you want to spotlight; color it; then place it on top of the first uncolored image. That is what Alex did.
Here's one by Penny using the Mr. Stalone stamp:

 

This is what Alex created with the Koi Pond Mermaid:

 

So grab one of those great detailed stamps in the QKD store and try this technique. You can do it!
In the meantime, hope you have time to stamp a lot!.  Helene aka 2amscrapper at  LOTSA SCRAP

It's Tuesday

Good morning everyone and welcome to another blog hopping Tuesday here at Kat stamps. I hoped you liked yesterday's creations - those stamps are just lovely. Well, today's challenge was to use this sketch:



Here's the full blog list for today. Now head on over to Shannon's blog and see her wonderful creation. And when you are done, check out the store for some amazing sales!

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Alex's blog
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Meredith's blog
Anita's blog
Nina's blog
Bronwyn's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Enjoy.

Royal Sketch Monday, part 2

This week, we are showing off our Paris set. We have another sketch for you:

And here is my take on it:

I used the Bon Voyage stamp. This is my favorite stamp in the set. I colored the hat red and purple because it reminded me of the Red Hat Society. I used some My Mind's Eye paper and I sewed the two borders with my sewing machine.

There ya go! Now hop on over to Jules to see her take on the sketch.

QKD blog

Jules

Helene

Penny

Lara

Wynneth

Steph

Kimme

Keely

Terri's Blog

Queen Kat Designs Store

the 900th post!

Wow! Am I excited. This is the 900th post on the QKD blog.. And what better day than a lazy Sunday? Have I got some fun things to share with you today! First off I'd like to invite you all over to the new Queen Kat Designs Castle.. aka Message board or social network as the online cyber folk call it. :) Click here to come and join us. We are hosting an online crop from the 19th through the 21st. It's all about Sweets!! So get your stamp area ready for a 3 day online crop full of challenges and prizes. The "crop" has started with the first challenge so just click on groups then click on the Crop Wing group.

I would also like to share the new March/April Findings Kit with you. It's called "Oh Alice" and the theme is...... Can you guess?? Alice in Wonderland!

This kit is in the store now. It's selling fast. So if you want one, come n get it! It's full of Alice inspired things.. There are coloring pages from an Alice in Wonderland coloring book great for modpodging... Alice stamps, old playing cards, real vintage buttons and lots more!

I personally can not wait for the new Alice movie to come out next month, but what's better are the stamps to come out on March 3rd. You won't want to miss this month!

Happy Stamping! :)

Stampin' Saturday using Distressed Paper

Hi QKD Bloggers!  It's another snowy weekend where I live.  I have an easy technique for you today.  For a different look on your project, try crumpling your paper and then highlighting the creases with ink.

Here is a card I made with the QKD Owl and Stumpy set last fall.  You can see how the ink emphasizes the creases and adds some extra interest.  I use Tim Holtz for Ranger Distress Inks and apply the ink to the creases with sponge applicators.

Take a look at this map I downloaded from a website which I'm using as the background patterned paper for my card.  I distressed the edges with my scissors.  It was perfectly fine that the scissors ripped the paper in a few places.  My mission was to make the map look well-worn from a tourist's trip.  I used three different colors of Ranger ink to distress the edges: Antique Linen, Old Paper, and Vintage Photo.

Want to see the card I made with this background?  It's under wraps until the new stamp reveal on Monday--so see you back here for the start of the QKD Royal Court Blog Hop bright and early Monday morning!

In the meantime, hope you have time to stamp a lot!.  Helene aka 2amscrapper at  LOTSA SCRAP

Get Inky with Me!

Hi Everyone out there in Queen Kat Land!

Please let me introduce myself, I am Roni Johnson (Ink Stained Roni) and I'm the new designer for the Get Inked monthly kits.

Since this is my first post on Queen Kat's blog I thought I'd take this chance to tell you a little bit about myself.

I live in NE Indiana with my high school sweetheart Eric and our two boys Ben & Bob. We have a small farm where we raise chickens, pigs and Hereford cows.

I am the author of Teach Yourself Visually - Collage & Altered Arts. It is a step by step photo technique book covering a wide range of subjects including everything from image transfer techniques, charms, altered arts, altered books and more.

I was previously a member of the Ranger Design Team and still work with Ranger on a regular basis. If you were at CHA you probably saw several of my projects in their display. (my art travels far more than I do!) And one of my Adirondack Alcohol Ink techniques is currently on their home page.

I also design for Streuter Technologies, makers of GlueFilm & GlueFoil.

I spend much of my time creating and writing my blog ~ Ink Stains with Roni where I share a wide variety of rubber stamping art, techniques and whatever comes to mind on a daily basis.

I'm bringing with me my love of all things vintage plus my passion for techniques to Queen Kat's Get Inked kits. I am so happy to join Queen Kat's Court of Royal Designers and I hope you will enjoy the kits, stamps and projects as much as I enjoy creating them for you!

Here is a little peek into February's kit -

Mon Amour....

learn how to make a really cool background paper using Clear Snap's way cool Smooch Ink and create some beautiful flowers using tulle & Chalk Ink.

Thanks so much....

Ink Stained Roni

Spotlight Thursday - Hello Honey

It's a LOVE-ly day in the neighborhood!! Hope you are having a wonderful day with your love and dear ones and making sure to tell them all how much you care for them. I try to make sure to do this everyday. I thought this would be a good week to put Hello Honey in the spotlight. I have to admit that this is one of my favorite stamp sets, love the vintage feel to it.

Another thing I love doing every week is going through our gallery to see who I'm going to spotlight. Here's this week's features...If you have suggestions as to what you think next week's stamp spotlight should be email me and we'll put it into consideration.

New stamp day

Hello and welcome to the release day for Queen Kat Designs. We released 11 new stamps and sets today. Among the new ones are 2 new mermaids from our Whimsical Ink Sorority... 2 new border stamps... a couple new steampunk stamp sets and more. {I have tried and tried to attach a couple photos but Blogger is giving me fits!}

I'm happy to also welcome a new person to our Court, Bronwyn Velazquez. I had the total pleasure of meeting her at CHA. She sat 1 seat away from me in the Tim Holtz class and I was introduced to her after class. It was so nice to make a new friend at CHA. So, please welcome our new crafty friend, Bronwyn.

Run over and get some of the new stamps now.

Tuesday blogging

Good morning everyone and welcome to a new month. And you know what that means, right? It's new releases at Kat stamps. So grab a cup of coffee or tea and check out today's blog hop.

This is the sketch that is being used today:


Here's the full blog list for today. Now head on over to Shannon's blog and see her wonderful creation.

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Alex's blog
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Meredith's blog
Anita's blog
Nina's blog
Kyra's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Royal Sketch Hop

Welcome to QKD's Royal Monday Blog Hop! This week, we have a sketch for you, and sneak peeks of some of our new releases, which will be available in the store this Wed.
Here's Queen Kat's sketch:

and here's my take on it. The stamp set we are showing you today is called High Note. I used graphic 45 and October Afternoon papers.

Thanks for stopping by! Now hop on over to Jules to see what she has done with the sketch and new release!

Here's the list:

QKD blog

Jules

Helene

Penny

Kimme

Wynneth

Steph

Queen Kat Designs Store