October 19 Blog Hop: Inspiration

Welcome to another Royal Kat Tuesday! I have some very exciting news to share with you. Queen Kat has decided to release a bunch of stamps by the end of the year! This means that there will be more than one stamp release per month!! This month we have had 2 so far and will have a 3rd this week!

Tomorrow as a matter of fact, Queen Kat Designs will release some new designs from Melia Newman. Melia is known for her whimsical fantasy style animals. Please come back tomorrow to see all of the new goodies we have to offer!

For this week's inspiration we had this lovely photo as a jumping off point:

I'm sure you can't wait to see what the Royal Court has done with this week's challenge so here's the blog hop order:

QKD Blog --- You are here. =)
Lara's blog
Shannon's blog
Dark Ink Sorority Blog
Stayce's Blog
Chris' blog
Alex's Blog
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Penny's Blog
Genevieve's Blog
Jules's blog
Katrina's blog
Roni's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

And here's my take on the challenge:


This is a recent photo taken by my nephew, Sephie, in Louisiana. He's really getting good at taking photos so of course I had to brag a little at his skills. He's turning 18 this November.

I wanted to keep the layout simple so as to focus on the photo. And of course I had to use the perfect sentiment stamp from the Every Season Stamp Set.

Here's a close-up:


Now head on to the lovely Lara's Blog HERE to see what she made. Till next time!

September 28 Blog Hop: Back-to-school project

Okay, so this is the last blog hop for the month of September. Where did the month go? More precisely, where did the entire year go?

If you're a parent, you're probably knee-deep in back-to-school projects and other school-related activities. So, the Royal Court would like to provide you with some incentive to get excited over homework and all that back-to-school jazz.

This week's challenge: How about some back-to-school inspired projects?
And here's a road map of the Blog Hop in case you get lost along the way:

QKD Blog --- You are here. =)
Shannon's blog
Dark Ink Sorority Blog
Alex's Blog
Whimsical Ink Sorority
Penny's Blog
Jules's blog
Roni's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Here's my altered notebook. This was so easy to make, I promise.

Instructions:

1. Measure patterned paper to fit front of notebook and adhere. Get a doily and bingo card. Adhere.

2. Ink up your chipboard pieces with various colors of ink. Ink them on white cardstock and set aside the inked white cardstock. Use dark ink for edges of inked chipboard.

3. Stamp Aged Text Background Stamp on lightest colored one. Adhere chipboard by piling some of them on top of each other.

4. Use brown ink to color white cardstock. Stamp sentiments from Friends Forever Stamp Set. Set aside.

5. Get the white cardstock you inked with the various colors of ink while inking your chipboard. Stamp birdcage from Every Season Stamp Set. Cut out and adhere to page.

6. Adhere sentiments on brown inked cardstock.

7. Add a postage stamp and a hot air balloon from Webster's Pages patterned paper.

And here's a close-up:

Do drop by the store as QKD is having a Fall Stamp Sale! Rubber stamps are at 30% off! And remember that remaining acrylic stamps are still at 60% off!

Now off you go to Shannon's blog HERE to see her fabulous creation. Till next time!

*hugs*
Nina