Friday, November 30, 2012

Beautiful Soma

Happy Friday everyone I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to a fun weekend. Today I am going to showcase our Designer Miranda and her beautiful project featuring  Soma by Myka Jelina.

I love what Miranda has done with this piece it is so tranquil and calm it has an Asian feel to. It is truly stunning with the little pink flowers she has running through it. The colors Miranda used in this blend so beautifully together.






I told you it was a stunning piece.. If you would like to see more of Miranda's work or any of our other sorority sisters please stop by the Whimsical Ink Sorority 2.0 and take the pledge with us

Have an awesome weekend

Hugs

Janie

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Sacral Chakra Greeting Card

Boy can't believe that the holidays' are upon us! Hope that some of you tried the Christmas ball technique. It makes some really nice gifts! Wanted to share my last Chakra image with you by Crystal Moore called Heart.
To Make this card: 1) Used the big shot to cut out a petal card 2) Used the big shot again to cut out the lattice 3) Crystal's Image was used as the center point of my card. It is beautiful isn't it? 4) Spritzed Tim Holtz's glimmer spray over the petal and red background (color was gold). 5) Added a few crystal's and there you have it. We have some very nice cards coming up for the month of December, so please stay tuned! Queen Kat Designs is still having their sale: Use Coupon code BDAY35 and get 35% off your entire order! Click HERE to be taken to the queen kat stamp store or enter in www.katstamps.com. Have a wonderful day and talk to you soon. Happy Holidays, SueH.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Blue Chicken Baby!!!!!!

Happy Monday everyone I hope you all had a good weekend today is technically my Friday I have the next two days off . I hope you all had a good thanksgiving and everyone is recovering from the feasting..

Today i am going to show you Frying Chicken by Sandra Caldwell I decided to go with blue this week I also decided to use a dollies and I folded it in half and inked it to give it more dimension.







So what do you all think I truly love this little guy I will definitely use him over and over again he is just to cute not to... Well I hope you all have a good week

Hugs

Janie

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Reindeer Party

Hello, crafters, it's Pat, the Royal Nanny at the Castle Playground!  I'm here with a card created by our DT member, Jamie.  She used a QKD November release stamp called Reindeer Stamp by the lovely Kristie Silva.  Jamie likes to build dimension on her cards, so she stamped Reindeer four times, using pop dots to adhere the images in front.

These reindeer are cute, and we all know who that is on the left, with his "nose so bright"!  You can find more of Kristie's images at the Shoppe, as well as all the talented artists showcased at the Castle Playground, a Queen Kat Designs blog.

Saturday, November 24, 2012


Good Morning all.  Can you believe this is the last Saturday of the month?  Unbelieveable.  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Today's  project is a tag that I made using the Butterfly Surprise Box stamp from Joanna Bromley.  I love this little stamp.  It's so cute and versatile.


I made this tag by stamping the image 6 times on white card stock in different colors of Distress Inks.  I cut two of the main images in quarters and used them for the background.  I crinkled my tag and sprayed it with water to distress it.  I then used a direct to paper technique to add four different colors of DI inks.  I used my heat gun to dry it and then attached the images to it.  For the four little tags, I cut each one 1/8th smaller than the one before it.  I added a brad and attached them to the middle of the card in a fan.  I did ink all of the edges with DI Vintage Photo.  I added some multicolored trim to the top and added a sentiment.  There also is a little bling  in the corners.

I hope you enjoyed my project and have a good time perusing through the QKD  Store.  Thanks for stopping in and God bless you.


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Crystal Moore's Chakra Heart

Happy Holiday to you! I created a with the image by Crystal Moore called the Chakra Heart. Of course, the image is in different shades of green; which my book states that emerald green is suppose to improve your memory and intellect. Boy I need those!! Here is my new image:
The Card stock is by Stampin Up and the DSP (polka dot)is part of a piece from Queen Kat Designs. The crystals are emerald green and I colored the design in with Prisma Pencils and markers. The heart frame is from the new Cricut Cartridge designs. Please enjoy and have a good holiday and stop by the Queen Kat Store by clicking here or the address is www.katstamps.com to browse all of the beautiful stamps that are in the shop for the holiday's! (from SueH)

Sunday, November 18, 2012

It's our 6th Birthday!


Today Queen Kat Designs is celebrating our 6th birthday as a stamp company! We released our first stamp designs 6 years ago today! I am so excited to share this day with you. The Royal Court has a special blog hop for you today. To kick things off I'm sharing some of our wonderful Birthday themed rubber stamps.

  
  

For our birthday we are having a big sale at the castle!! Use coupon code: BDAY35 and get 35% off your ENITRE order for 2 days only! November 19th and 20th only!

Please hop over to Jamie's blog for your first stop on the hop!

Hop List:
QKD Blog- You're here
Jamie
Vikki
Maria
Janie
Pat
Store

Favors From a Favorite

I host our family's Christmas dinner each year and I always come up with some kind of favor to give to each guest.  One of the ideas knocking around in my head is to give each guest a cupcake to take home (or eat if pumpkin pie, cheesecake and Christmas cookies aren't enough).  I found these cute squat Mason jars at a rummage sale and picked up a handful.
I thought that Crystal Moore's image, Solar Plexus, a Queen Kat Designs November release stamp, would be perfect to decorate my jar.  I decided to stamp the image onto a pastel green background, using VersaMark ink and red embossing powder.  The image really pops!
I attached it to the top and for this photo, placed candy inside the jar.  I might even go with the candy contents instead of the cupcake, because I have these wonderful bite-sized Mars chocolates left over from Halloween, and I thought "do I really need to add another baking project to my full day?" LOL
I added Christmas ribbon to the top screw-on lid, and just a single Christmas sticker, since I want all that candy to shine through to my guests.  Simple yet pretty, and I can do them up well before the actual celebration, since chocolate lasts for six months, and its in an airtight container.

QKD has released some beautiful stamps this month, and Christmas is coming!!  Get your wish list going for Santa (or hubby) to choose from now and check out the Shoppe!!

Saturday, November 17, 2012


Hi ya'll.  I'm here with another card using the cute Ms. Claus stamp by Sandra Caldwell.  I just love her rendition of older people.  Some of them are very funny.

Today's card is of course a Christmas card.  I used two oval die cut DPs from DCWV for the background.  I cut a piece of red card stock for a base and ran it though my Cuttlebug with the Holiday Words embossing folder. I tied a piece of white satin ribbon round the card and tie a cute bow knot.  I used paper piecing to make the focal image.  I did this by stamping the image on the white card stock and then again on red.  I fussy cut out her hat and dress and glued them on to the white stamped image.  I used Spectrum Noir pens to color in the parts that needed coloring and added alittle bit of glitter pen to the bell and the holly.  And of course I had to add some bling to the corner.


Thanks again for stopping in and I hope you will hop on over to the Queen Kat Designs Store and check out all the wonderful stamps you will find there.

Hope you all have a great day!  God bless.


Friday, November 16, 2012

T. G. I F...............

Happy Friday everyone today I am going to share a bit of myself today... I am the DT coordinator on Whimsical Ink Sorority that is why you see me post every Friday on the QKD blog so i can show you the talented designers we have over there...

This week i am featuring myself and a card I made using the image Soma by Myka Jelina... A friend of mine had given me a pink ribbon in honor of breast cancer awarness and the ribbon inspired this card that I am going to share with you today..

I appologize for the lighting I assure you the card is entirely in pink...







I hope you all like the card I made i thought she turned out very lovely... If you would like to see more of my work or any of my fellow Sorority sister please stop by the Whimsical Ink Sorority 2.0 today and take the pledge with us...

Have an awesome weekend

Hugs

Janie




Monday, November 12, 2012

Time For A litlle Chicken....


No I'm not going to sing my chicken song hehehe but I will say a little thing my ex stepfather use to say please it's meant as no offense, it's suppose to be funny.

Hail Mary full of grace
Let this Chicken win it's race

Hehehe i thought it wqas funny that's why DH and I bought him the movie Chicken run a few years ago..

Anyway today I am going to show  Frying Chicken by Sandra Caldwell I really love this image he seems so shocked he is holding a drumstick. I used Lily Bee Designs paper on this and my Claudine Helmuth paint.










I think he is darling what do you all think?

Thanks for stopping by and have a Fabulous week

Hugs

Janie

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Tea Mouse by Che Gilson



Queen Kat Designs has some wonderful artists whose stamps are showcased at the Castle Playground Blog.  Here, Teresa uses Tea Mouse by Che Gilson in a gorgeous card design.

I love everything about this card, from her use of this rich brown embossed cardstock background to her use of  a set of dies to give the image dimension.  Finished off with a coordinating ribbon, Teresa showcases Che's Tea Mouse beautifully!

For more cards, artists and inspiration, head over to the Castle Playground  now!!

Saturday, November 10, 2012


Good Morning friends.  Welcome to another Showcase Saturday for Queen Kat Designs.  Today's card uses the  Surprise Butterfly Box by Joanna Bromley  I love this little box.  It could be for birthdays, congratulations, marriage, engagement, retirement.  This stamp has so many possiblitlies.

I used Spectrum Noir alcohol pens to color in the image.  I did a few spots of Sakura Glitter Pen just for some bling.  I rounded the corners or the image, inked them in DI Vintage Photo and matted on a gold card stock with rounded corners.  The DPs are all from my stash and are from K&Co.  I added yellow/gold gems in the corners.  The sentiment is from a pack that I had hidden in my stash.

I hope you all like this card and will take a hop on over to QKD shop and take a peek at all the wonderful stamps.  Have a wonderful day and God bless you.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Flying Trapeze

Happy Friday everyone today I am showcasing Maria and her beautiful rendition of Trapeze by Maigan Lynn. I just love the  way Maria designed this card and all the colors they work so well together especailly with this image... I still love those little mice in the tutu's under the trapeze they are so cute...








I think this is a beautiful card what do you all think? If you would like to see more of Maria's work or any of our other talented Sorority sisters please stop by the Whimsical Ink Sorority 2.0 and take the pledge with us.

Hugs

Janie

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Chakhra Heart

Hi everyone! Wanted to share a really neat image with you by Crystal Moore called Heart. These images are called Chahra's and this particular one stands for the heart. My book states that emerald green is suppose to improve memory and intellect. I need that!!! Here is my image:
I do hope that you enjoy. Have a wonderful Tuesday and see you soon. Sue.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Oh I had A little Chicken.....


Well, I had a little chicken,
And she wouldn't lay an egg,
So I rubbed hot water all around her leg.
And the little chicken hollered and the little chicken begged,
And the gosh darn chicken laid a hard boiled egg!
Well, I had a little chicken,
And she wouldn't lay an egg,
So I rubbed hot chocolate all around her leg.
And the little chicken hollered and the little chicken begged,
And the gosh darn chicken laid an Easter egg!

Well, I had a little chicken,
And she wouldn't lay an egg,
So I rubbed some butter up and down her leg,
And the little chicken hollered and the little chicken begged,
And the gosh darn chicken laid a nice fried egg!
Well, I had a little chicken,
And she wouldn't lay an egg,
So I rubbed some vinegar up and down her leg,
And the little chicken hollered and the little chicken begged,
And the gosh darn chicken laid a pickled egg!

Happy Monday everyone I thought I would brighten your day with this little ditty.. This song has been rattling around in my head ever since I received this stamp in the mail and by gosh is it ever cute... This month I have the pleasure of working with Frying Chicken by Sandra Caldwell.

I love this little chicken he is just darling.... I used Echo park's For The Record 2 Documented for my card I hope you all like it..







Didn't I tell you he was cute...

I hope you have a fabulous week I will see you Friday...

Hugs

Janie

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Mixed Media Meets Crystal Moore

Today I have a fun tag to show you.  Now that Halloween is over, my mind is churning with cards and tags and favors and projects for Christmas, so I wanted to use a new November-release QKD stamp from artist Crystal Moore called Solar Plexus.
I started with a wooden tag for the base and used distress inks in green and red.  Then I stamped Solar Plexus in black and filled in parts with red and green Spectrum Noir markers.
I chose a Tim Holtz' Ideology Word Band that reads: "Encourage your hopes, Not your fears" and wired it onto the tag.  I added a few Skittles, a vintage button and some greenery with a flower before I used Stickle on parts of the stamped image for a little shimmer.
I finished off my tag with a bit of lace on the bottom edge, and some fiber at the top.
I hope you check out more of Crystal's stamps at the SHOPPE.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Hello folks.  Emily here with another project on this cold Saturda morning.  Today is Saturday which means a new project for Queen Kat Designs.  Today I am using a new stamp by Sandra Cadwell called Ms. Claus.  I think she's adorable.  Sandra has some of the most amazing stamps over in the Queen Kat Store.  If you haven't checked her out, you most definitely should.

I thought I would change things up a bit and make something besides a card with this cute stamp.

I started out making a circle card, but then changed my mind.  I made this into a Christmas ornament for our tree.  I used a cd to trace around for the card base and the DP. The three lacy die cuts came from friend of mine.  I stamped the image on GP #110 card stock, red card stock and green card stock.  I used the paper piecing technique for Ms. Claus.  I used a dark gray Spectrum Noir pen to color her in.  Everything else is paper pieced.  I cut her out and pop dotted her into the middle of the circle.  I used a light green glitter pen to color in the holly on the hat.  The glitter stars are die cut stars ran through my Xyron and dipped in silver glitter.  I added a red ginham bow and punched a hole at the top to hang.

All in all, I think she turned out very cute.  I can't wait to put this little cutie on my tree.

Thanks for stopping in here at Queen Kat's Blog.  Have a great day!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Christmas Time........................

Happy Friday everyone... I know it's not Christmas time yet but the project I chose to showcase today is Christmas themed. I am show casing Aletha and her beautiful project Magdalene by Myka Jelina. I love everything about this project. I love the colors I love the roses it just makes everything blend so well together.. Well done Aletha




Isn't she stunning. She is so very pretty and delicate...
If you want to see more of Aletha's work or any of our other sorority sisters please stop by the whimsical ink sorority and take the pledge with us

Have an awesome weekend

Hugs

Janie

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