Forest Night in October

Forest Night by Terra Bidlespacher

Happy Friday, all! 
I love the fanstasy stamps from QKD so much.  Terra Bidlespacher's Forest Night image makes me feel like I was interrupting a serious family discussion while walking in the woods, pausing only long enough to snap a photo of the group before turning apologetically around and taking a different path, never to meet the close-knit group again, and later wondering if I really saw them, or it was just my imagination in the forest night.
Today I made a Z card and decided that this fairy needed to have a mossy tinge to her skin, what with living in the forest all the time.

I threw this card together using leftover bits and pieces of patterned paper and my last roses from the closing of my local Michael’s store (rest in peace, you will be missed).
If this pretty forest fairy and her surroundings whispers to your muse, she can be found HERE along with so many other gorgeous and fun stamps.  The QKD store offers free shipping on minimum orders, clearance items, and monthly kits, so there's something for everyone!!  (My shopping list at QKD is a mile long!)

Enjoy this bewitching month of crisp autumn air, falling leaves and the smell of mulled apple cider!  Because

QKD will celebrate their 5th birthday on November 19th. Just click HERE for the event details and you can RSVP. Everyone who is attending gets a chance for a prize, and there's lots more where that came from!!

Starting on November 1, QKD will have a 19 day long celebration! Lots of fun things are planned!  Sure hope you can join us in the celebration!

Thursday Thoughts

Another week another day of Thursday thoughts. This week has turned off cooler (definitely something that was needed!). When it is cooler, it seems (to me at least) that it is the perfect weather for snuggling up with a cup of coffee and a good book or a cup of coffee and crafting away.

Here's one of the recent projects that has come off of my scrap table!

This is another card featuring Bunny by Terra B.

Thanks for stopping by!

backgrounds part 2

hello monday.......  friends wanted to know how i did back ground paper so i thought i would do a video and i could not get it to work but i will try again....so here are some pictures to show some of the steps....just remember no right or wrong and if you don't like it keep adding to it .....=0) I like to use 3 colors and add all over a piece of paper or art journal page bright and crazy......then i water down white paint or use the airbrush paint that is already thin (learned from Donna Downey)

put it on top of one side then mist with water and brush over (make sure paint is dry) then if i want more color to show i will lift some of the white off with paper towel.... once dry i use black ink and stamp some of my favorite stamps on like clock faces and my words background....

I cut up the paper to use as backgrounds for card and ATC's sometimes i will use white paint on a stamp and stamp to add extra dimension and use white paint on my finger and go around the edges (gives a different look than ink).

then i added ink to edges and a little on card to blend again adding layers of  items or techniques create depth to the backgrounds....for more examples go to http://jeaniesdesigns.blogspot.com 

Thanks and have fun painting background papers....
=0) jeanie

Swing on into a Forest Night




Forest Night by Terra Bidlespacher

  Happy Friday, crafters!  Today I decided to play with my new stamp called Forest Night by Terra Bidlespacher.  The full stamp is so beautiful and I promise I will make a card to show off the full image on another Friday post, but for now I decided to make a moving card.  Because the window in which the image hangs is somewhat small, I had to cut the image down a bit.

I had made a spinning swing card once before, and wanted to see how Forest Night would present, so I  colored and cut out the fairy in the stamp to use as the spinning image.  The design is fairly simple, and I made a video tutorial of it.  You can view it by clicking the following link (I hope):
QKD SPINNING SWING CARD 


If you are as enamored of this image as I am, Forest Night by Terra Bidlespacher is available for purchase now at the STORE.  Don't forget to leave some love!

Thursday Thoughts

Thursday, Thursday -- Penny here again with another quick thought on Thursday.  I love crafting and creating and know that so many others out there are just like me -- but, always remember that your work is yours and as such it is fabulous!! 

Terrell Dorfeo's Butterfly Care is the stamp that I used this week. I took a little license with it and gave her blue hair.  It was either blue or pink and today, I decided to go with blue!

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you can come by next week as well!

Monday backgrounds

Hello Monday....
I want to show a background today....no matter what our project we have to start somewhere and most times it is with papers....BUT what if we don't have any (experienced this when i lost all supplies to a fire)
or what if it just isn't the right color and it is midnight when we are inspired? well make some...
for the next few weeks i will be posting the steps and how to's till we get to the finished item (s) .....

Start with 3 colors you like and randomly paint them on 8.5x11 card stock, we will learn to mute them later..... randomly add some stamps.....there is a sale going on at QKD store.

see you next time for the next installments of making backgrounds (or your own patterned papers) 

have a great paper crafting week

=0) jeanie

Witch Sisters by Marlon T



Witch Sisters by Marlon T

 Good Morning, crafters!  My name is Pat and I am a new Royal Stamping Maiden for Queen Kat Designs (aka Design Team Member).  I would like to introduce you to QKD's October Release rubber stamp set,  Witch Sisters by Marlon T.http://katstamps.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=228_205_184&products_id=6246

I have Halloween on my mind today.  This is one of my favorite holidays, mostly because of the fun factor.  When else can you dress up (or down) and act a part, or let your goofy personality shine forth (without the help of a few glasses of wine)?  So I inked up a couple of stamps from Marlon T's set and I have a little story to tell you...

Once upon a time, there were two sisters who were much like everyone else, except they were lucky enough to be witches.  Not the bad old ugly crones you see in horror movies, just two very spiritual and perceptive witches who channeled the energies of nature into spells and potions and a few nocturnal flights on their broom sticks.
Their names were Caterina and Bathilda, but most called them Kitty and Batty.  Kitty flew when the moon was full, with her pet cat, Midnight, by her side.  Batty liked to fly alongside her pet, Shadow, who was a black bat.
Both girls were young, pretty and had a great sense of humor.  They liked to play tricks on each other, and sometimes on their neighbors, which did not make them very popular when it came time for parties.  No one was likely to forget Alice’s tenth birthday party, to whom the girls were innocently invited. 
Batty gave Alice a beautiful hand mirror, that unfortunately reflected the viewer's secret dissatisfaction with themselves.  Alice went around all afternoon smoothing down a cowlick that was never really there,  and Peter, who swiped the mirror when she wasn't looking, kept picking his nose, sure that the long booger hanging from his right nostril would come out this time.
Batty wasn’t alone in the mayhem-making.  Kitty had stood behind one of the mothers in the food line, and watched as the adult took the last of the chocolate chip cookies.  Kitty graciously offered a cup of punch to the poor woman, who couldn’t stop grunting and squealing like a pig until she woke the next morning.

But I lose myself in the story of the Witch Sisters, whose stamps you can purchase HERE.  Now for my project...
I am hostessing a Halloween party, and I love to handmake a lot of my decorations, favors, etc.  One thing I want to have on hand is a pile of containers in which guests can take home treats.  Both hubby and I are diabetic, so we don't want them lingering here, calling to us suggestively in the middle of the night.  So picture this box and the others filled with all sorts of cupcakes, cookies and sweet treats.  Yum, but I think my blood sugar just went up a couple notches writing this!!
I snagged a package of these cupcake boxes on clearance last November, and colored and adhered my Witch Sisters onto the tops with a couple of the sentiments that go with the stamp set.   A pretty Halloween ribbon around the box will complete the "To Go" boxes.

If you want to hear more about Batty and Kitty, I have more projects I’ll be posting this month from this bewitching stamp set, so keep checking back, and don’t forget the new set is called Witch Sisters by Marlon T, available for purchase now at the STORE.  Don't forget to leave some love!

Thursday Thoughts

Another week, another Thursday, and another card from me!!!  Here we are in October -- yes, hard to believe. This week, I wanted to feature a card using a stamp by Terra Bidlespacher.

This stamp is Bunny; the girl looks so pensive, almost sad as she is holding the sweet little bunny!  I used some patterned paper and mesh only on this card -- simple but effective design!

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you stop by next week to see what card I will feature.

monday

life has been a ride the last month....travel and family and work and my husband broke his toe yesterday and we are in Ogden Utah today....craziness...............

happy stamping
jeanie

Pumpkins Again!

I have been in a Halloween kick the last couple of MONTHS!  Yes, I guess it might seem crazy, but I love Halloween. I love seeing kids dress up in costumes, the candy, oh yes, especially the candy corn, and pumpkins.

So, to help with my pumpkin/Halloween mood, I played around with Pumpkin Stack.

Also check out some of the other fabulous Halloween stamps available at QKD!

Thursday Thoughts

September is a busy month, but it is amazing how much can be put into 30 days; here is a card that I made using Meadow Pixie Arts Chibi Mermaid Stamp. I wanted it to look like she was "swimming" on the card.



Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday Thoughts

Today, I woke up to an overcast sky, a cool breeze, and a hint of fall in the air. Wow! It was so nice to have a brief look at what I am desperately waiting for -- fall! But, along with fall comes a little bit brisker pace as we get ready for Halloween, birthdays, and such. Of course, one of the best things about Halloween is candy corn (sshh, I have already had one bag!)

But, we also love carving pumpkins and as such, I love the new stamp that was released at Queen Kat Designs - Pumpkin Stack.

Here's my card using Pumpkin Stack.



See you next week!

Versamark Resist Technique

Supplies: black cardstock, 3 brads, adhesive, Versamark ink, Barn Door Distress Ink, soft cloth or towel, card base, and of course some stamps! I used a sentiment from Queen Kat Designs and a background stamp that will be released soon from QKD as well, Scissors, Black India Ink and an ink blending tool.

Directions:
1. Ink the background stamp with versamark ink. I used Champagne in VM ink. Next lay your stamp face up on your craft mat or work surface. Lay your glossy cardstock face down onto the stamp and gently rub all over it with your hands to transfer your ink onto your cardstock. Heat dry with your heat tool.

2. Using barn door ink and a blending tool, apply the ink onto your glossy cardstock. I find you get a much richer color if you use a blending tool and rub it into the cardstock vs. the pad to paper method because unless you press your ink pad into your paper and rub the heck out of it you will not acheive the bright colors. and this way you won't have to do layer after layer as if you were using the direct to paper technique. ps.. moral of the story, using an ink blending tool will save ink in your ink pad and you won't be rubbing it off of the paper onto a towel. :) That's the cheap-o in me! After you have inked it, gently rub the excess ink off with your towel to help the resist show through.

3. Mat the resisted background onto black cardstock and then adhere to the front of your card. Set aside.

4. Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock with black india ink and using your ink blending tool, color the cardstock with Barn Door ink. Cut right edge into a "v" and mat onto black cardstock, add brads and adhere to the card.

How simple was that?? Have a fabulous day!

Thursday Thoughts

I made a couple of cards this past weekend since we were hunkered down because of all of the rain from Tropical Storm/Depression Lee. Since it was raining, I thought it was appropriate to use a mermaid stamp! This card features the Chibi Mermaid Stamp by Meadow Pixie Arts!



Such a fun stamp!!

Welcoming Sandra Caldwell

Tonight we are proud and excited to welcome Sandra Caldwell to our team of artists. Sandra designs some of the cutest doodled people and pets I've seen in a long time! I have asked her to design a series of "old people" for Queen Kat Designs. She's sent me some of them already and we are proud to offer them in our shop today! Check them out:

In addition to the cute series Sandra has started, we will have some Halloween, cats and teddy bears in the months to come! Get your Doodles by Sandra now at Queen Kat Designs Stamp Co.

Here's a bit about Sanrda. Please leave some love on the post for her.

A little about me…
I am a wife of 38 years, and a mother and grandmother from Sunny California.
I have been creating my crafts, and designing doodles ,
ATC ACEO Cards , doodles paintings and clay, paper clay
Makedos , magnets for over 30 years...online and offline for sale.
Known as Sandra of Babycakes Doodles & Designs online.
I usually make whimsical, Black folkart, childrens type doodle art
made for all holidays.
My originals doodle paintings … and all my doodles are inspired
by my grandkids and come from the heart.
" Made from my drawing board to You"
I have 4 blogs myself, like potato chips...One was not enough.

One of my blogs is a doodle blog , called " Babycakes Doodle This & That"
However the doodles you will see here will be all different than what you see there.
I am proud to have my doodles made into usable stamps here on Queen Kat Designs,
I can’t believe I am here with such a wonderful talent group of artists.
And I surely hope I will become one of your favorites.
And that my doodles will make you smile !

Thursday Thoughts

I wanted to share another fun card using Terrell Dorfeo's Chubby Witch Stamp



This is such a fabulous stamp that it doesn't need a lot of bling to dress it up; a simple web background a little accent and this fabulous stamp is all that is needed for a fabulous Halloween card!

Thanks for stopping by!

ooppsss

hello monday....I got so busy with my new class i forgot to post.....I posted last week something that was for september so i am just a little off....such craziness life is.

my very first stamps the banner and the tree....these are great fall colors..........

jeanie

Thursday Thoughts on a Friday

Week two of school and a chance to breathe has definitely been needed!! What better way to relax than to pull out those stamps and play and forget all the troubles.

In fact, in the mail today, I just got a couple of gorgeous new stamps and the August Get Inked Kit



I definitely cannot wait to start stamping!! So, you know you want this kit so head off to the store and get one while there are still a few left!

hello Monday

fought a headache all morning....sseeesssshhhhh....

so i finally made a card...not my best....i think my frustration showed....
new birdhouse and vine stamp set from QKD and jeanie dickinson...
have a great papercrafting week
jeanie

Satisfaction

Can you tell that I really like cupcakes and fruit? And cupcakes with fruit are the best. This little dragon seems to agree since he seems to have finished off his cupcake pretty quick and is saving the cherry to have just as soon as he doesn't feel so very full.
Until I started to look for what I wanted to post about this week, I didn't realize how often food seemed to be featured in my work. Tiny dragons and fairy cats with berries and cupcakes or a nice hot tea. I will confess that the fruit is more common for me to paint in the warm months when we are finding such beautiful berries and such in the grocery stores or growing wild on the the side of the road. And hot tea? My favorite winter treat.
Okay the apricots in the kitchen are calling..... At least I don't have cupcakes in the house to be tempting me late at night.