New Royal Court Call

Queen Kat Designs Stamp Co. (www.katstamps.com) announces its latest search for loyal, dedicated and excited Royal Court members! You must be a STAMPER and card maker to apply. We are a stamp manufacturer that makes laser etched rubber stamps. We are looking for people who LOVE to stamp and can do so on a deadline with a smile!!

*Must love to color!*
*Must be able to do a minimum of 5 cards a month*
*Must be able to blog 1 time a week on your own blog*
*Must be able to blog 1 time a week on one of our company blogs*
*Must be able to participate on our Facebook Fan Page each week*
*Must be able to post your own creations to our online gallery*

Work Description:
*5-6 Hand stamped cards a month (photographs only, you keep your cards)
*1 Blog post a week on your personal blog (using 1 of the cards you made for your monthly quota)
*1 Blog post on one of the 2 Queen Kat Designs Blogs or the Fan Page ( Dark Ink Sorority or the QKD Company blog, you will be assigned to 1 of the blogs upon hire)
*Participation on the QKD Facebook Fan page at least three times a week
*Check in on the Court’s private message board at least 3 times a week to make sure you’re up to date

Perks of the team:
+Worldwide exposure to your work through our blogs and online idea gallery
+Free rubber stamps each month of your term
+30% off any rubber stamps in our online store for your term (this also includes fabric blocks and iron on transfers)
+40% off any rubber stamps in our online store on the 15th of each month for your term
+And more…

Please see info below and take your time to prepare a well thought out application.
1. Make 3 cards showcasing your best work and blog about them on your blog with a link to the Queen Kat Designs Royal Court Call. (Cards must be new for this call and can use any stamps and products you want. Of course we are partial to QKD stamps but welcome submissions with any stamps.)
b. Email us the link to your blog post to: royalcall@katstamps.com with the following (all in 1 email please!)
d. Include the following information in the body of your email: Your full name, mailing address, phone number, blog or website address, email address. Current bloggers only! This call is open to anyone in the USA and Canada.
e. Provide one paragraph about yourself telling us about you and make sure your personality shines through.
General Questions…
1. Would you say you are primarily a stamper or a scrap booker?
2. How long have you been stamping/ scrapbooking?
3. Have you participated in any other design teams? If so, please explain (guest designer, regular designer, for store, for manufacturer, for kit company), and if currently on other teams, please list those teams and your commitment. Please list the work load and the length of your commitments as well as names of companies.
4. What is your motivation for participating in our design team? (Be candid)
5. Do you currently own any Queen Kat Designs stamps? If not, why not? (Please be candid)
6. Are you able/ willing to make at least one post per week to promote our products?
7. Are you able/ willing to commit to a 6 month term with QKD at this time?

Applications are due by August 30th at 10am MST!
New Royal Court members will be contacted by September 1st via email.
Send everything in 1 email to: royalcall@katstamps.com

Thursday Thoughts

I think most of us have a definite style when it comes to our cards and the stamps that we use. When I first got this stamp from QKD, I was like "wow, she is gorgeous." Then I was like, "Oh no, what am I going to do with her?" It was really intimidating because while I love this stamp it was not my typical "style."

So, I decided to challenge myself and here is my card for this week: I used Dragonfly Stamp by Jesse Barber. This is such a unique stamp. I know that I didn't even come close to doing it justice but it was so much fun to play around with!

It's Coffee Day!

Today we are celebrating all things Coffee over on our Facebook Fan Page! Come and play along. There will be giveaways and new stamps!! Also, all of the food related stamps are on sale this week for 20% off.

hello Monday

hello QKD world...what are you doing this week? any plans to spend one of the hot afternoon inside a cool place and stamp the heat away? have you started designing your holiday cards? once August ends time just goes in fast forward before you know the holidays are upon us....stamp up some generic thank yous, and birthdays so you have them at a snap of your fingers before the busy holidays hit....( our family has 6 birthdays in a 6 week time Aug/Sept....then another 4 in December) i better get busy....
remember to:

have a great paper crafting week....

=0) jeanie

Witch's Vanity

Witch's Vanity is a painting I did imaging what would clutter the table tops in a witch's cottage for the cat to explore. And qkd has a new stamp based on this particularly curious kitty.

Thursday Thoughts

Halloween in August? I am so excited to show you a fabulous card using Chubby Witch by Terrell Dorfeo (Meadow Pixie Arts).



This witch is not too scary, but it so much fun! She is perfect for Halloween cards (or even layouts). And why not get the jump on those cards and start now!!!

Tea Time

Today I am sharing another card from the idea gallery at QKD. I love the colors on this one and of course the sparkles. I am a sucker for sparkles.

hello Monday

hoping you are have a wonderful summer....find the hometown happy stamp set here.

Queen Kat designs has merged her patches and stamps into one http://katstamps.com/store/
have a great paper crafting day....=0) jeanie

Thursday Thoughts

So, my thoughts have been missing on Thursdays! I took a little over a week off for vacation, headed to the beach, loved the time off, but had to exist without a computer or internet the whole time. It was a nice time spent with family, but now I am trying to catch up on some things.

So, my thought for today is exhaustion. I know that it is summer and it is a time to relax, but it seems like we all are going at such a fast, break neck pace. I have a friend who went in for a routine check up and now has surgery scheduled for next week, so her fast pace has been definitely slowed down, but I wanted to make her a card to hopefully cheer her up as she recovers.



I used Can You See Me Now. This is one of the fabulous stamps by designer Alexandria Sandlin available at QKD!

Thanks for popping by and if you are sick, I hope that you "heal fast" as well!

Hello Monday

the corner swirl by jeanie dickinson should be at QKD store. it makes for a great filler in the background. and remember to check the inside of the packaging that comes in the mail my heart below is cut from that...so paper craft today and recycle at the same time.

Have a great Monday and Week....
=0) jeanie

Sea Dragon's Treasure

Sea Dragon's Treasure is my latest stamp design being offered by Queen Kat Designs. I originally painted this cute little fellow as a book mark design. Hence his most prized possession is a book.

Hello Monday

work work work....gotta get to the day job....so just a few pics for you then i will come back later in the week and put directions  on my blog....thanks have a happy paper crafting kind of day....=0) jeanie

Along came a Spider is whimsical steam punk piece I did for the Enchanted Visions Project. I enjoyed making Little Miss Muffet into a grown woman who can take care of herself, even if she has an irrational fear of spiders. I suspect the aether gun might be overkill for the little brass spider though. And the stamp featuring this design was very recently released at QKD.

Sizzling Fireworks Sale

Okay, Queen Kat Designs is celebrating the Fourth of July a little early, with the Sizzling Fireworks Sale (going on NOW!)

So, head off to the store for

40% off all QKD Rubber Stamps
20% off all Past Kits

June 28 - T3 Challenge #4

Welcome to the last Triple Tiara Tuesday for Queen Kat Designs! We hope you have enjoyed playing along with us these past months, and with this last challenge, we invite you to get inspired and participate in this week's challenge:

Inspiration Challenge



This week's challengers are: Holley, Kathy, Morag.

Get inspired, make your own creation, then share with us a direct link to your project.

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Here are the rules of Triple Tiara Tuesday:

- Each week 3 Royal Court Members will host a challenge on their blog.

- You start right here at the QKD blog and visit the 3 challenge hosts on their personal blogs. (Leave us some love and a link to your project so we can return the favor. *wink*)

- QKD will offer up a $25 stamp gift certificate for the players to compete for each month. So if people enter each week, they have 4 chances to win the monthly prize of $25.

- The contestants will post their link to their card on the Inlinkz widget here on the blog. (There will be 1 per month.)

hello Monday

have the monday blues? take 15 minutes and make something...maybe a background--just add 2 -3 of your favorite colors to the card then stamp some texture/background on --now you have a background ready to layer an image on later OR stamp a couple images and color then make cards out of them tomorrow...=0)
=0) jeanie

Cheers - Lisa Steinike's Coffee Fairies

Coffee anyone? I love Lisa's Coffee Fairies line; I used Java Junkie on this card! I love how it turned out!!!



Make sure you check out all of the Coffee Fairies -- they are fabulous!

June 21 - T3 Challenge #3

Welcome to the third Triple Tiara Tuesday for June! We invite you to get inspired and participate in this week's challenge:

This week, we have a color challenge; be inspired by the colors in this fabulous collage from LotusHaus.



This week's challengers are: Linda, Maria, Janie.

Get inspired, make your own creation, then share with us a direct link to your project.

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Here are the rules of Triple Tiara Tuesday:

- Each week 3 Royal Court Members will host a challenge on their blog.

- You start right here at the QKD blog and visit the 3 challenge hosts on their personal blogs. (Leave us some love and a link to your project so we can return the favor. *wink*)

- QKD will offer up a $25 stamp gift certificate for the players to compete for each month. So if people enter each week, they have 4 chances to win the monthly prize of $25.

- The contestants will post their link to their card on the Inlinkz widget here on the blog. (There will be 1 per month.)

hello Monday

an art journal page i did on Saturday...at 5am was just not feeling well and wanted something bright and happy! =0) I used gelatos for the color and doodled alot....used my love to create and word background stamps at QKD...add color to a paper with whatever medium you have (watercolor, gelatos, ink etc) then add some stamps and stencils --it is very freeing to just let go and create....no self criticism allowed! =0)
 set the artist inside of you free

=0) jeanie

Lazy Dragon

My newest stamp with QKD came from an Artist Trading Card ink drawing that I did on tinted paper. My favorite thing about this drawing is how the tree becomes the frame and the little dragon's tail wraps around it. I think this is the first piece I did that with, but it has become something I have done in several of my drawings and paintings since. I like the formal framing and then having the subject blend, interact and flow beyond the frame.