Pumpkin Patch

Hey everyone!  here's a great image from Queen Kat artist Kathy Cyr called Pumpkin Patch.  I just love this artist's fun images.  She creates wonderful stamps using this adorable little girl and her kitty, Francis Mary and Cornelius.  Awesome.  Do you like the big spiders on the shimmery spider web?

Project materials:  Cardstock (Hobby Lobby, Neenah);  Stamp (Queen Kat); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities; Cuttlebug); Bling (Recollections); Saying (Imaginescense); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue dots, Glue All);  Color (Copic Markers);

Magic by Sandra Caldwell

Isn't this an awesome new stamp from Sandra Caldwell for QKD?  I just love the hat with the rose and the magic wand, with magic literally coming out of the end!  This image was colored with Copic markers.  What you can't see too well because of the lighting here is the Spica coloring on the banner, which is clear and glittery.  This simple 4 1/4 inch by 5 1/2 inch card was made with flocked paper (diamonds on craft).  I added cloth tape banners which were outlined with a regular sharpie.  The stamp was colored and added onto the card with dimensional tape.  Presto!  A cute Halloween card for a friend.

Thanks for stopping by
~ Victoria

Deliver Me by Nora Blansett

Happy Friday y'all.  Emily here with some inspiration using Nora Blansett's Deliver Me image.

I am sorry for the glare, but I cannot get it to photograph without it.  I even tried scanning it and that was worse.  I used Sakura Glitter Gel Pens to color in this image and it made it super sparkly.  The background paper is Colorbok and has a peacock feather on it.  The flowers are Recollections.  I used Colorbok card stock for the mats and card base.

Thanks for stopping in today to see what the ladies at the Royal Castle have been up to.  Thanks Nora for such a lovely image to work with.  Check out our Facebook page too for more inspiration.

Thanks,
Emily T.

Live Your Dream & Make a Wish!

Hi Everyone

Today I have TWO creations to share with some amazing new designs by Maigan Lynn.

Firstly "Lost Love" and secondly "Winged Shoes" images. 

For my creations today I decided to print onto some watercolour paper and have a play.

For my "Lost Love" card I wanted a "grungey" look so the water colouring is a bit messy and her eyeshadow is smudged - I guess she is lamenting her lost love!!!

I also painted over this image with glass beads medium for a muted look and some great beaded like texture. I added a little red tulle curtain and some embellishments as well as distressing the edges of the patterned paper to try and complete the look how I wanted it and I am happy with how she turned out!

For my second "Winged Shoes" card I actually coloured the watercolour paper with Copic Markers - I like the boldness of the colours for this Halloween themed creation. I added die cut letters "wish", some braid and a little beaded safety pin. I love her cat LOL!!!

Patterened papers are digital papers from Gecko Galz and were perfect for my two cards today!

Make sure you check out all the new releases for this month at the QKD Store!!!!

And check here at the blog each day for wonderful inspiration from the DT!

See you all next week with some more new designs!

Sharon

BOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone Janie here today to share with you a very cute card I made... My kids were fighting over it after I was finished :)

Today I am showcasing Witching Tree by Kathy Cyr and let me tell you is this ever cute. I love this little cat he is just to darling. All the highlighting really came together on this piece.

I used Carta Bella's Happy Haunting line on this and WE R Memory Keepers Boo! tag. I also included a spider web an spider for an added touch

Isn't she just the cutest thing you ever saw? I really enjoyed working with this piece and I want to thank you all for allowing me to show her to you. Thanks for coming by today, make sure you stick around and check out my fellow DT members work they are off the hook.

Have a great week

Hugs

Janie

All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go

That's my sentiment on today's card.

I used a QKD digi image called Princess by Sarah Waterfield.  She looks like she's all dressed for the ball but the prince is a no-show!  It's a good thing her scepter isn't a magic wand or he'd likely find himself changed into a frog!!

There are lots of September releases over at the Shoppe, so check them out and get your Christmas shopping done early! LOL

Meet Rianda the Witch

Here's a brand new Witch named Rianda from Queen Kat artist Terri Nickleson.  Isn't she great?  She will be released this month, so keep your eye out in the Queen Kat store.  This artist just came out a couple months ago and I have already bought some of her wonderful stamps!  I just love this witch's pony tails and that little purple bat!  I added a bat tag and some wonderful die cut borders to go with it.

Drop by the Queen Kat store to see all the upcoming Halloween stamps and check out new artist Terri Nickleson's collection.

Kathy Cyr and Mixed Media

I have a fascination with art journals and mixed media.  Art journals are a place for me to explore techniques and then have a place to write about life's ups and downs.  

For this page, I used the following supplies:

The stamp by Kathy Cyr is called Dead Inside Fairy

Golden Gesso

Acrylic Paints in white and aqua blue

Colored Pencils

Vintage ephemera "things to do today" and fragile handle with care sticker

Digital vintage image music paper and designed paper

A acrylic clock face 

A credit card for a brush

Matte Mod Podge

The Kathy Cyr image is perfect for a journaling page.  Kathy's images really tend to touch the heart.  I intend to write about when I feel fragile and need special care.  On this page, there is a lot of space for writing.  I can journal in the blue and white painted areas or on the vintage paper.  Undoubtedly the journaling will be rich on this page (and private, too).  If you enjoy this image pop over to the Queen Kat store and check it out.  The store has lots of really amazing images, to spur your creative thinking so take a look at all of them.  You WILL find something to match the style you are looking for.

~ Victoria

Tutu cute!!!!

Hi Everyone

Today I am sharing a mini journal page using this gorgeous "Bearly a Ballerina" image from Sandra Caldwell - available at the QKD Store - she is so sweet!

As Copic Markers are my favourite colouring medium this cute little ballerina has been coloured with my markers - in pink of course - LOL!

Back ground was made using my little square ink pads in shades of pink direct to the page to make a chequered look. My little ink pads are soooo old that some of them just disintegrated when I used them but what a great way to use them up and then throw away - I guess it's also an excuse to buy some more!!

The ink didn't want to dry so I decided to cover the page with embossing powder and emboss - has a great shiny & shimmery effect. Then I glued the ballerina over the background added a ballet shoes die cut and stamped "dance" in the corner.

I love to create in my mini journal - a nice little size page (about the same size as an ATC) to play with!

Hope to see you all again next week!

The Witch Gang

Here's a fun image from artist Coriander Shea of Queen Kat. This image is called Witch Gang.  She and her cute little group are off to Trick or Treat, so I made this cute card for them. I wonder if they will be getting treats or doing tricks.  I think they look too cute to be little tricksters. 

Drop by Queen Kat and see all Coriander Shea's fun images.  Also be sure to check out all the new stamps including the fun images for Halloween.

Cheers, Holley

Dead Inside Fairy Haunts Happily!

Getting ready for happy hauntings?  This image from the Queen Kat Designs Store is sheer terror-ific perfection!  The stamp by Kathy Cyr is called Dead Inside Fairy.

It was fun to work with this image.  On one side it is a lovely fairy and the other half is a tattered skeleton fairy.  It would be a great image for Halloween, a friend who has been ill and is now feeling better, and anyone going through dramatic changes in their life.  I colored the image with colored pencils, cut it close to it's true boarders and inked the edges with wisteria ink.  I think the ink helps bring the sides together and pop it from the back ground paper.  I added two skeleton leaves and jute twine for a bow.  The sentiment, in this example reads, beware frightful skeleton.

Have a hauntingly fabulous Saturday, everyone.

~ Victoria

Flowers Whisper Beauty...

Hi Everyone

Today I am sharing a journal page using an image new to me from Maigan Lynn "Gigi" which is available to purchase at the QKD Store!

I love creating pages in my journal and getting paint everywhere and inking things up! Background is acrylic paints. Image is coloured with Copic Markers and fussy cut then adhered to the page with Gel Medium. I added some muslin cloth and fibrous paper to the image.  punched lots of little flowers and scattered them around the page - I put a dot of Stickles in the centre of each flower for some sparkle!

I love the colours I chose for this page - all ready for
Spring in Australia!

Hope to see you again next week!

Sharon

A Very Charismatic Orc

Today I'm sharing a card I made using a Queen Kat Designs stamp called "A Very Charismatic Orc" by artist Coriander Shea Detwiler from her Phantom Rose collection.

I made the background scene using several patterned papers (leftovers), adding clouds cut from leftover pieces of same.  I colored my image with Copics and fussy cut him out to pop him into place, using a cardstock sticker to frame him (as well as another sticker to embellish).

The sentiment BOO finishes off my card.

Are you getting ready for Halloween yet?  If you are, QKD has some fun images to color and create with!!

Dare I say Boo?

Hey everyone, here's a fun stamp from one of my favorite artist's Queen Kat artist Sandra Caldwell. This bear is just TOO cute to spook, he's called Bearly My Mummy.  How adorable.  I am not sure if he was a dad who let his kids dress him up for Halloween or a  man who just ran out of wrap before he was done with his costume. At any rate, he's adorable.  Be sure and check out her newest stamps at the Queen Kat store.

Project materials:  Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, Neenah, Bazzill); Image (Queen Kat); Die Cuts (Spellbinders Nestabilities); Twine (Doodlebug); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue all); Color (Copic Markers);

Waiting Fairy by Kathy Cyr for a Special Friend

This beautiful stamp Waiting Fairy was designed by artist Kathy Cyr, and is available at Queen Kat Design's Store. I thought she would make a beautiful card.

First let's discuss the image. I just recently got my first Copic certification as a designer, so she was colored using Copic Sketch Markers. To add glimmer to her wings, I used a clear Atyou Spica pen from Copic. She is mounted on the card using dimensional tape to give her extra dimension.

The card was made with violet card stock over which I layered a turquoise doily that I got at the dollar store.  I used some Bo Bunny rub-ons (the stitching and the butterfly), Petaloo flowers, and a sentiment that came with a British crafting magazine.

Thanks for stopping by.....


~ Victoria

Smudgy & Inky Cards...

Today I am sharing 2 cards made using images from the QKD Store by Lea Barozzi.

 

 

 

 

Sometimes it's good to have some quick ideas for making cards that still look really effective.

 

Both cards have had ink pads swiped directly onto the card and then they have been put through the printer to add the image along with sentiment. I have added sheer ribbon bows tied around the spines just to finish them off. You could add a charm or other embellishment - it's really up to you how fancy you want to make them. Sometimes Less is More!!!

 

 

Why not pop over to the store and grab yourself an image from one of the many fabulous artists and make a few quick cards!

 

See you all next week!

Trick Or Treat!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone Janie here today to show you another card I made using an image by Kristie Silva. Its from the We Be Pirates line and this little guy is so cute I love him to bits. His name is Stitchling Pirate.

I used my Echo Park Chillingsworth line on this card and I made a Halloween card. I used my copics and I blended the colors to give it a mummy type feel to his clothes. I shaded them with a warm grey color to make them look a little old as well.

I love the little banners to they are just to darling and really showcase the image.  Thanks for stopping by today and allowing me to show you this card. Have a great week

Hugs

Janie

Spider Fairy by Leanne Wilson

Today I have another Halloween card using another image from QKD artist Leanne Wilson called "Spider Fairy."

After coloring her with Copics, I used my Nestabilities die to cut her out and pop her onto this cool patterned paper from DCWV.  The flowers are handmade by Shannon Leffew, and I added a few jewels and spiders for embellishments.

You can find loads of digi images as well as rubber in the QKD Shoppe.  Need a little inspiration?  Check out the Facebook page!!

And have a crafty day!

The Witch Gang

Here's a great Halloween theme stamp called The Witch Gang from Queen Kat artist Coriander Shea.  She has a wonderful line of stamps available at the store in both digital as well as rubber stamp format. 

Be sure and drop by the Queen Kat store and check out all the wonderful Halloween theme goodies that are coming out now.  With Sept right around the corner, you have a good two months to be making fun cards for Halloween.

 

Cheers, Holley

Waiting Fairy by Kathy Cyr

This beautiful stamp Waiting Fairy was designed by artist  Kathy Cyr.  I was inspired to try this image on a modeling paste debossed background by reviewing a tutorial by Norma Gomez.  

First let's discuss the image.  She was colored using watercolor pencils, which were then blended using a water brush.  To add glimmer to her wings, I used a clear Atyou Spica pen from Copic.  Did you know Atyou Spica means "wow, stars?"  She is mounted on the tag with dimensional tape so she really stands out!

Now onto the background.  I covered a Tim Holtz tag with Golden Modeling Paste (the regular type).  I let it dry to a dull finish and then stamped into the modeling past with a stamp which has stamps on all six sides of various shells and text.  I let the tag dry overnight and then used layers of mists to give it the shimmer.  In drying the mists, I discovered the modeling paste would bubble a bit as it dried, which I actually like a lot.  The mists I used are:  Patina and Blitzen Glimmer Mist and Plain Jane Baseboard in Soil all by Tattered Angels.  The wishful and blessing sentiments are from Tim Holtz.  

This is such a fun technique, I know I will try it again!

Thanks for stopping by.....

~ Victoria

A Birthday Card!

Today I am sharing a card using a gorgeous image from the Queen Kat Designs Store by a wonderful Artist : Lea Barozzi.

This image is named "Sophie" - gorgeous and a little bit quirky - I love images that are a bit different to the "norm". As you can see I have die cut the image so not all of the image is actually in the frame. I used Copic Markers to colour the image and I wanted a subtle look for the face and background so not a lot of colour was used.

Background paper is a digital paper from Gecko Galz and is very pink - one of my favourite colours to create with!! I added some gold stickers to the corners, gold line stickers behind the image, gold Happy Birthday wording and a few hot pink gemstones to the side - they are a bit hard to see!

I love this card - it has a really "rich" coloured feel to it. Next week I will be sharing a creation with another of Lea's images. Have a great week!

Yar Invited!!!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone Janie here. Today I am going to show you a very interesting Pirate themed invitation I made. I have the honor of working with We Are Pirates-Demon by Kristie Silva and what a little character he is. I had to do a double take with him because I thought he was a mummy at first.

Well low and behold he is a demon pirate and he is darling.

I used one of my favorite collections on is card I used Echo Park's Chillingsworth on this card and I think it really brings out the image. I used copics and smooch ink on the image.

 

 

I love his attitude as well as his little tattoo on his arm. I want to thank you for stopping by today and allowing me to showcase this image to you today I ope you enjoy it as much as I have

 

Have an awesome week

 

Hugs

Janie



Spider Queen by Leanne Wilson

I love Halloween, don't you?  It's never too early to start making Halloween cards in my book, so I used a QKD digi image from artist Leanne Wilson called
Spider Queen.

I threw a bunch of techniques-image colored with Copics, fussy-cut my image, distressed the patterned papers.  She looked a little steam-punky so I added gears in with the spider webs, added some netting and lace, and then surrounded her with her little babies.

Check out the new Halloween images, both in rubber and digi, at the QKD Shoppe today!

Meet Aspyn

Here's an adorable new stamp from Queen Kat, her name is Aspyn.  She's from artist Terri Nickleson.  There's a small collection of adorable stamps by this artist at the newly designed website.  So adorable.  I colored her up all in inks and then make a totally pink butterfly to match.

 

Drop by the Queen Kat store and check out all the fun images from artist Terri Nickleson. Her little girl images are just wonderful.

 

Cheers, Holley

Christmas in August with Reindeer Pug!

Happy Howlidays from Reindeer Pug!  This adorable stamp is from Queen Kat Designs store by Artist Sandra Caldwell.  As you can tell by now, she is a favorite of mine!  Her designs are so fun I don't even mind getting Christmas cards done early.  For this card, I used green Bazzill Card stock for the 4 1/4 inch by 5 1/2 inch base.  I dug deep into my stash for some My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 papers.  The tags and tickets are also from My Mind's Eye.  Reindeer Pug is available as a digital or a rubber stamp in the store.  I colored him with colored pencils and added some "bling" with Stickles in ruby slippers.    He looks like he is ready to brighten someone's holiday!
Thanks for stopping by today!

~ Victoria

Bearly a Ballerina ...

Today I am sharing a new card made with one of Sandra Caldwell's Digi Images available at the QKD Store - this image is called "Bearly a Ballerina" - what a perfect name!!

I've used these digital papers before on several cards I have made (from Fringe Art Etsy Store) as they are just perfect for dancing & ballerina style images and of course they have pink tones so I can colour my images in shades of pink!!

I printed the image twice and as you can see I flipped one so they could "hold hands". The little heart charm which I have added under the flower says "Made With Love". I think this is such a gorgeous image and perfect for a little girl!

See you next week!

Four-Eyed Flower by Sandra Caldwell

I love to read, as does the rest of my family.  So I wanted to show you a bookmark I made using QKD's "Four-Eyed Flower" by the talented Sandra Caldwell.

Since a bookmark is supposed to rest in between the pages of a book, I had to keep my embellishments simple.  I colored my stamped image with Copics, giving the frames of my flower's glasses a little shine with Stickles.  I added some alpha stickers for the sentiment BLOOM.  I framed it all onto cardstock and attached it onto a SU Magnetic Bookmark.

Easy peasy, and now I won't lose my place in the thriller I'm reading.  It's called English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier and is part of a series called the Lucy Stone Mysteries.  What are you reading today?

Loves Messenger

Here's a gorgeous Queen Kat stamp that was just released from artist Nora Blansett and is called Loves Messenger.  SO Beautiful! I wonder who's arrow she is holding in her hand?  someone sure wants to reach her heart. She's just stunning.

Be sure and drop by the Queen Kat store and check out all of this artists stunning images (click here).  I really love her beautiful lady stamps, another one that's my favorite of hers is called Tranquil.

Have a stampin' great week everyone

Cheers, Holley

Four Eyed Flower

I know I have mentioned how much I love this digital stamp by Sandra Caldwell entitled Four Eyed Flower.  I love all of Sandra's images, which are available at Queen Kat Designs.  For this card, I hunted through my stash.  The card stock is from Basic Grey's Lemonade collection - Limeade.  I pinked the edges of 1970's wall paper (from a vintage book I have on hand) and added the colored image with dimensional tape.  The sentiment was printed on my computer and adhered just under the stamp.  Thanks for stopping by today!

~ Victoria

Let's Revisit

Happy Friday, QKD fans.  Emily here with a card from last year that features a Maigan Lynn image.  I just love her designs.  They are so beautiful and artistic.  They are also very versatile.  You can make them "cute", "creepy" and every where in between.

This beautiful stamp is Edith and can be found in the QKD store.  I made a Twisted Easel card to showcase this image.  I used my colored pencils and OMS to add some life to Edith.  Using traditional Halloween colors, I put together this adorable card.

I hope y'all have a great Friday and don't forget to check out the Queen Kat Designs Shop.  You will find this and other wonderful images from a great many designers.

Tea for Two...

Today I am sharing a card made using a gorgeous Maigan Lynn image available as a digi stamp at the QKD Store.  Make sure you visit to see what great new designs are available in both Rubber and Digital format - always such a great range to choose from!

Image has been coloured with Copic Markers and fussy cut because for those of you who know me will know I have a "thing" for white space LOL!! Must be why I struggle with CAS style cards!!

Background card has been embossed and wiped over with a white ink pad to add a bit of a distressed look to the raised areas.

See you all again next week!

A Stitch In Time...............

Happy Wednesday everyone. Janie here to share with you a stamp from my collection. It's actually one of my favorites and hopefully she becomes one of yours as well.

Today I am sharing Maddy Couture - Claire by the ever fabulous Maigan Lynn. Claire is one in a collection by Maigan and I loved this image ever since I first laid eyes on here.

I decided to use Echo Park's Note Worthy for this card and I love the colors it definitely brings out the piece more. I used the color palette of this collection to guide me for the colors I was going to use on Claire. I am rather pleased with the result.

So here she is...

So what do you all think? I just love her little vampire teeth they are so tiny. :) Well thanks for stopping y today and I will see you next Wednesday

Hugs

Janie

An Oldie But Goodie Still Available in the Shop

Sometimes I want to create a card but I just don't feel like dragging out all my Copics and choosing all the colors that are needed to coordinate with my patterned paper.  That's when I'm glad Queen Kat Designs offers...
...wait for it...
...silhouette stamps!

I had a leftover piece of DCWV Once Upon a Time patterned paper that I was inspired to use with this QKD stamp called Brigitte so I stamped and embossed it onto the patterned paper, which I had already stamped with a collage of clocks.

I inked the edges, framed it with black cardstock, and embellished with silver and black.  There's a clasp with a chain on it that I attached to the first part of my card's sentiment "I used to have a handle on my life..."

Inside, the sentiment finishes with "...but it broke."  I think that about sums up my life as it stands today! LOL  But things are always changing, and I hope to have the "repairman" in to fix it soon!

Meanwhile, do you always color your stamped images?  If you do, try stepping out of your comfort zone with a QKD stamp today!!  And for more inspiration, check out the QKD Facebook page.

Happy crafting!!

Mushroom Garden Digital Stamp!

I love this stamp by Vikki Douglas at Queen Kat Designs Stamp Company, called Mushroom Garden. I created two cards with the same stamp.  It has a Zentangle feel to it.  The top card was made using by very thin black sharpie pen to add even more zentangle designs to the original.  I then mounted the "colored" stamp on hot pink card, white card and a black card stock card.  Finally I added the sentiment.  Very fun and relaxing!

The same design was colored in the second card, using Faber-Castel Metallic Pencils.  What a fun contrast!  Hope you enjoy these cards and be sure to check out the digital stamp category at QKD!