Take a look!

Fantastic Samples made by Tanis... These cute little guys are part of the Lil' Monsters Collection that was designed by Tanis! They hit the store this morning!! Come n get em!!


Want to see more of them?? Click here to go to her gallery. Be sure to pick up your set at Queen Kat Designs today.

Here Ye' Here Ye'...

Queen Kat Designs is proud to welcome a new stamp designer to the Royal Court. Tanis Geisbrecht from Canada is our wonderful new Royal Stamp Chancellor. Her drawings are so cute! I have shown a few people her designs and they are a hit! RUN over to the store and check them out. Tanis is the designer of the "Lil' Monsters" collection in the Queen Kat Designs line. We'll have some samples of them made into cards soon so check back often and for now, go, go, go to the store and get your Lil' Monsters!

WELCOME TANIS!! :)

They're here!! They're here!!

At last!! The Winter 2008 CHA stamps are in!! Come and get em. They are shipping this coming week. Order early and your stamps will ship first! Order at least 3 of the new releases and get a free gift with purchase! Aren't you dying to see the stamps?? Then click the banner below!

February Kit Samples

Well, Jules has done it once again! She was the Royal Kit Kat with the kit for February! She's posted her creations in teh gallery. Here's a taste of February's kit....

Want to see more? check it here! We still have a few kits left for sale. I think there's 2 6X6 and 1 12X12 left. Get em now!

The last sneek...

Ok everyone.... It's only 1 day away! Are you getting excited?? We are!! I just received the names of some of the new stamps from my designer and they are sooooo cute! (Just like the designs)..... So for this sneek peek.. It's not really a peek but a tease! One of the names is "Buddy".

Until Tomorrow.....

More on the way!

Here's another CHA {Sneek Peek}... There's load of fun coming your way in 2 days! That's right, Queen Kat Designs is releasing our CHA products on January 20th! Check here often! We always have something up our royal sleeves.

These cards were made by me, Queen Kat! The stamp designs are from our new stamp designer.. I almost spilled the beans by typing her name.. YIKES! Thank goodness for the backspace key. :) So... do you want to see more??

Counting Down!

Are you counting down the days until the Queen Kat Designs CHA Release?!?!?!?

I know that I am so excited to see these designs!!! But just a few more days is all you have to wait. They will be unveiled on January 20.

Keep checking back to see!

And while you are waiting, go check out the challenges at Nancy's blog!

Movin' on up...

We are taking the party to new heights at Nancy's blog. She will be hosting the next 3 days of out blog party. I hope you're enjoying your time with the Royal Court. There's lots more to come as we are about 1/2 way through our travels. Come on over to Nancy's blog and let's party!

New Stamps... New Designer...

Queen Kat Designs has lots of fun things coming on January 20th!! Don't miss a beat. Make sure you subscribe to the feed of this blog and the newsletter for Queen Kat Designs. There's links on the right hand side of the blog here for both of them!

For now.. Here's a hint of what's to come!

More Fun to Come!

Hope you all have been having some fun with all the of the blog challenges and the Round Robin Blog Party! And the best part is that there is more fun to come!

That's right -- the party will be on Tanis' blog on Monday. Make sure you head on over there and see what she has to offer!

Want More??

Are you getting excited for the new release stamps? We are! Here's another preview of what's to come.. This one is from Nina!

CHA Peeks...

As many of you know, Winter CHA is right around the corner! Queen Kat Designs will not be attending as we have wayyy too much to do in the office and in the workshop. We will however, have new stamps to release! January 20th is the day! We will have 4-5 new stamp sets and.... drum roll please.... a new line of stamps from a new Stamp Designer... The aliens will invade QKD! So make sure you keep checking back. Our Royal Court is working feverishly to bring you great samples. Stalk their blogs for peeks!! Here are a couple for you right now to whet your whistle... (Made by Nancy Grant)
So.. what do you think?

Regarding the FREE stamps posted one post down..

We have sold out of the Get Inked! kits for February!! BUT... have no fear... the wait list is here!! Get on it now to take advangtage of the FREE stamps for March's kit. And believe me, you, you don't want to miss that shiny kit! It's all abot sparkle and sparkley it is!!! Click the button below and get on the wait list NOW!

Up n runnin!

The party is on the move!! Tomorrow (1/10/08) we will begin our 3 day stay over at Nina's blog. But first, make sure you get your challenge entries up for the last day of my challenges on my blog.

Free Stamps!

Beginning today, anyone who orders a combo pack of the 12 month card makers kit and the 12 month Get Inked! kit will get a free stamp set each month of their subscription of up to a $6.99 value. (That's $83.00 in FREE stamps!) The choice will be yours each and every month.

All you do is subscribe to either the 6" or the 12" kit along with a Get Inked! kit and you'll have the choice of free stamps for the next year! We have them marked as "Combo" packs on the web site! You save $$ when you purchase the "Combo Packs" vs. if you were to purchase each kit seperately. What are you waiting for? We have combo packs left for February, but not many! Come and get 'em! Order Now

If your kit subscription is about to end, don't let it slip away. If your sub ends in February or March and you re-up in January with us, you'll find a fun suprise in your February kit!! Just let us know you want to re-up!

While you are there why not party with us? We are having our month long round robin blog party. Right now we are at my blog, we will be moving on Thursday. There's stamp sets to be won and lots of fun to be had by all.

On the Road Again..... (la la la)

The Queen Kat Designs blog party is on the move! We are over at Queen Kat's Stamping Castle for this leg of our trip! Come on over!

1st Winner!

The winner from the first "leg" of the party here at the QKD Blog party is...... Amy.... Here's a link to her great cards. http://scrappinmojo.com/gallery//displayimage.php?pos=-4182

Thanks for playing, Amy. Please email me your mailing addy so I can get your prize sent out once they start shipping. Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who played here on Wednesday! We have 1 more day over at Penny's Blog before it moves. Make sure you go play with her.

The Party is on the move!

Beginning now, you can check out Penny's blog! She has her first challenge up and ready to go. She will have 3 challenges over the next 3 days. What are you waiting for? Get over there.

It's a party!

Let the party begin! Welcome to the New Year's round robin blog party!! It all starts now!

Below are 2 challenges for you to complete today. That's right, TODAY! This round of the party is only 1 day, but for the remainder of the party, each Royal Court Member will have 3 days on their blog. There will be nothing going on on Sundays. Just keep coming back to this blog for updates on the party!! Stick with us and have some fun.

Challenge 1: Pick a QK sketch from the gallery here. Create a card with it. Make sure your card looks somewhat like the sketch so we can see how you used it.

Challenge 2: Lift a card from the gallery and create a card using it as an idea. Make sure you use at least 2 layers and 2 embellishments.


Info on how to show us your art: upload your cards/projects to an online gallery or photo hosting site and comment to this thread with the link to your photo. (I use www.photobucket.com). Please do not upload your art to the QKD gallery UNLESS it uses QKD stamps.

Prize info: Each blog will have 1 prize stamp set to give out. Each Royal Court member will have their own way of choosing a winner so make sure to read the info on their blog. How will the prize be determined on this blog? It's simple! Every entry that successfully completes the challenge will be entered into a drawing. 1 winner will be chosen and announced on Friday, January 4. Prizes will begin to mail on Jan 15th. Each person may enter each challenge 2 times. That's 4 entries to the prize. Make them your best work!

Entries are due tonight by midnight PST! You must link me to your photo by that time or you will not be entered into the drawing.

Have fun! Happy New Year!

January 1st News...

Click here to read the latest news from Queen Kat Designs and the Royal Court.
Happy New Year!

AND!!!

Without further adu... The Janaury 2008 New Stamp Releases.....

check out the gallery for some inspiration on what to make with the new stamps!

They're here!! They're here!!

The February Kits are in the store ready for purchase!! Check iT!

and..... the February Get Inked! Kits!!! They're here too!! Oh my....

Don't wait!! GO, GO NOW!!! Get yours before they sell out!!

Last {Peek} of the year!

With only hours left to 2008, I have just finished photographing the February kits! The full kit will go up tomorrow and that's when you can buy yours! We have already had a lot of them reserved from our wait list. There's only 5: 6"X6" and 1" 12"X12" kit left! That's only 6 kits left for FEBRUARY!! Oh my! We still have 1 6"X6" kit left for January! Get it now before it's obsolete. Here's some sneeky peekies for you.

Don't let another kit go by.. subscribe now and reserve a kit for a year! This coming year is sure to be a "kit busting" year!

Tomorrow, we'll have not only the full size pic of the kit up but the NEW February Get Inked! kit pic & all of the new stamps for January!! Don't forget to check this blog tomorrow.

Happy 2008!

Thank you for another fantastic year @ Queen Kat Designs. This was our first full year as a "stamp company" it's been a blast! We've enjoyed bringing you the best images possible this year and we look forward to an even better year in 2008! The Royal Court and I are thankful for your support. Here's to a new year of fun, funky and creative designs and kits. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Getting Closer!!!

Just a few more days until the Round Robin Blog Party starts!!! Are you ready? Have you stocked up on papers . . .cardstock . . . adhesive . . . stamps?

Here are the basics! On January 2, QKD will kick off the Round Robin Blog Party! Here is the basic idea! It will start on the QKD Blog on Jan. 2 and then it will "blog hop" to each of the Royal Court Members' blogs throughout the month. There's fun and prizes so mark your calendar. See the full schedule below. Each of the Royal Court members has fun things planned for you.

Jan 2: QKD Blog
Jan 3-5: Penny
Jan 7-9: Vicki
Jan 10-12: Nina
Jan 14-16: Tanis
Jan 17-19: Nancy
Jan 21-23: Bev
Jan 24-26: Anam
Jan 28-30: Jules
Jan 31- Feb 2: Pooka
Feb 4-6: Amy


Hope you all can come and join us!!

Royal Kit Kats...

Queen Kat Designs is proud to announce the 2008 Royal Kit Kats. These wonderful ladies will be bringing you fun and creative ways to use the monthly kits each month in addition to funky creations using QKD stamps! Please welcome our RKK's...

Juliet Diley- Mississippi, USA
Alexandra Maldonado- New York, USA

Royal Stamp Chancellors...

Give a big welcome to the 2008 Royal Stamp Chancellors! They are the art behind Queen Kat Designs Stamps. These ladies work hard to bring you stamps that you love and will cherish for many, many years to come. Give a big round of applause to...

Bev Douglas- Utah, USA
Anam Stubbington- Canada
Suzeanne Peak- Texas, USA
Vicki Beland- Utah, USA

Royal Stamping Maids...

Another formal welcome to these fabby ladies!! They come from all walks of life and different parts of the world! Queen Kat Designs is proud to welcome them to the 2008 Royal Court...

Tanis Geisbrecht- Canada
Nina Patena- Philippenes
Nancy Grant- Alaska, USA
Amy Cutler- Pennsylvania, USA

Once again, a big QKD welcome!!

Inky Jesters...

I'd like to introduce your 2008 Inky Jesters. Suzeanne Peak and Suzann Jones they both come to us from Texas! Suzeanne is also a stamp designer for QKD and goes by the name of Pooka! You've no doubt seen her around on our blogs before. Suzann is a new designer for Queen Kat Designs. Both of these "technique junkies" will be working with the NEW Get Inked! kits each month. They will be the madness behind the writings in the "Technique Locker". Don't miss a beat with these women! You never know what you'll end up with after creating with their techniques. Welcome girls!

STOP the presses!!

Due to unforseen circumstances, we are closing our Royal Kit Kat Call today. As of 12/29/07 at 12:54pm MST the call officially closed. Thank you to all who applied. It was a small and fast call. The winner will be announced ASAP.

January Kit -- Only One 6 x 6 Card Kit Left!

Only one 6 x6 kit left! Get it before it is gone!!

Also make sure you get the February kit now!

{Wait List Info}

Didn't get the kit this month? It's ok. There's better things to come! We now have a wait list for our kits. To sign up to be on the wait list, simply press the button below and send us an email. Here's what to include in your email:

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Name:
E-Mail Address:
What kit you want:
6" X 6" Card Kit
12" X 12" Scrapbooking Kit
Get Inked! Kit
What Subscription Plan Do you want?
(visit the store www.katstamps.com for your options)

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We will E-Mail you back and let you know what the status is of your wait. We don't like to wait for fun things, so we won't make you wait too long. Please only sign the wait list if you really want our next available kit. We will make every attempt to fulfill your wishes.

After sending your email, please make sure that info@katstamps.com is on your contact list so when we write back, it doesn't go to spam.

Our kits are always first come first serve, so the people on the top of the wait list will always have first pick. So what are you waiting for? Get on Kat's List!

A Reminder...

On January 2, we will kick off the QKD Round Robin Blog Party! It will all start here and we will "blog hop" to each of the Royal Court Members' blogs throughout the month. There's fun and prizes so mark your calendar. The party will begin here on Jan 2 and will end on Feb 6 @ Amy's Blog. See the full schedule below. Each of the Royal Court members has fun things planned for you.

Jan 2: QKD Blog
Jan 3-5: Penny
Jan 7-9: Vicki
Jan 10-12: Nina
Jan 14-16: Tanis
Jan 17-19: Nancy
Jan 21-23: Bev
Jan 24-26: Anam
Jan 28-30: Jules
Jan 31- Feb 2: Pooka
Feb 4-6: Amy

New Creations...

The Queen Kat Designs Royal Court has been stamping their hearts out. Please take a moment to check out the slide show on the blog or come to the new Gallery!

Do you have QKD creations? Have you made something with our stamps that you want to show off? Then come and upload it to our gallery! Only projects using QKD stamps are allowed in the new gallery.

End of year Inventory Sale.. We don't want to count it!! So, come buy it. Save big when you shop this sale.

10% off Entire Store!
(Excludes grab bags & monthly kits)
25% off of all Papers!
50% off all CLEARANCE items!

Ends 12/31/07

Merry Christmas...

Queen Kat Designs and the Royal Court wish you the Merriest Christmas ever. We look forward to seeing you around after the holiday. We won't be around until after Christmas, so have a great holiday and be safe.

*The shipping dept at QKD will be closed 12/22-12/26 and will re-open on the 27th of December. All orders received between those dates will be processed ASAP and will begin to ship on the 27th.

Check It!

Come and check out Tanis' blog. She's posted some really great cards on it.

Royal Kit Kat Position Opening...

Queen Kat Designs Clear Stamps is looking for an active and exciting “Royal Court” member (design team member)! We are a 1 year old stamp company that’s looking to show our customers what our stamps can really do! We’re looking to add to our court with your help promoting our products as much as possible through your personal blog or any online galleries you may frequent.About this position: A “Royal Kit Kat” is responsible for creating projects with our monthly kit (every other month) & Queen Kat Designs clear stamps. Our stamps are high quality photopolymer stamps that produce great images. Every other month, you will receive 1 monthly kit to work with and the next month, you will be sent 1-2 stamp sets to work with.

Kit month responsibilities:
A miniumum of 8 cards will be expected with each kit you receive. You are encouraged to make more cards and or projects as supplies and time allow. Only the stamps and supplies in the kit are to be used each month. Our kits are fully loaded with supplies and more than enough to make at least 8 cards.

Stamp month responsibilities:
A minimum of 6 projects will be required for each set you receive. 3 of which must be greeting cards and the other 3 are up to you. Each project will need to feature the stamps you are working with to show others how they can be used. Samples are posted in the store for everyone to see, so best work is only accepted.

Monthly responsibilities:
Contribute to our newsletterPromote QKD when ever you see an opportunityParticipate in the design team discussionsSubmit your art using QKD stamps at least 2 times a month to various publications of your choice.

Other responsibilities may be assigned as the need arises

You will need the ability to post your work on our gallery. You will have your very own album to show off in. You may use a scanner or camera. Our Royal Court members are responsible for the up keep of their own blogs and are asked to display a little banner or blinkie linking to Queen Kat Designs on their blog.

If the above description is something that you are up for, please send an email to: rkkapp@katstamps.com you will be sent an application automatically. Do not send correspondance to that address, as your email will not get through to a real person.

If you have a question after receiving the application, please email us at info@katstamps.com.

Only complete applications will be accepted. Do not e-mail pictures to us. They must be uploaded in the gallery. We will not accept applications with attachments.

Terms are 6 months in length and will formally begin February 1, 2008. Applications will be taken until January 2, 2008 at 12pm MST. The new RC member will be contacted on or shortly after January 3, 2008.

Royal Kit Kat Perks:
50% discount on our line of clear stamps
3 Free Kits per term
3 Free Stamp sets per term
Each Court member will have their own album at the QKD Gallery
Discounted supplies and products

(U.S.A. Applicants only, all of our international slots have been filled)

This is for the monthly club kits, not including the new Get Inked! Kit.

New Royal Court Coordinator!

Queen Kat Designs is proud to "welcome" Penny into the new Royal Court Coordinator position. She has graciously accepted our invite to help with the day to day runnings of the Royal Court. Please help me give a big round of applause to Penny.

Royal Announcement

Here ye, here ye, Queen Kat and the Royal Court have an announcement... We have welcomed a new princess to our court. Please give a round of applause to Amy Cutler. She is the newest member of our royal family. Amy comes to us from Pennsylvania. She's a very accomplished and talented artist. Leave some love and welcome Amy to our family.

What are they saying?

Come and check out what the Royal Court is talking about! Visit our blogs to be inspired or get some ideas for Christmas! Here's what some of us will blog about this weekend and into Monday...

Tanis will be posting some more cards made with Queen Kat Designs stamps.

Penny will be chatting about Christmas crafts with kids.

Jules says she'll be posting some new sb layouts she made.

Vicki will be blogging about some Christmas decorations she made.

Pooka says she'll be doing an article on some jewlery she's making.

Make sure you stop by our blogs we've always got something fun going on.

Round Robin Blog Party

Queen Kat Designs is happy to announce it's first ever Round Robin Blog Party or RRBP. It will begin on Jan 2nd right here at the Queen Kat Designs Official Blog for a day of fun and stamping. Each blog after that will have 3 days to party!

Each of the 10 Royal Court Members will host 3 challenges during their mini crop. You'll have a chance to win a mini stamp set on each of their blogs. So, make sure you play through the month and win a set!

Below is the list of when and where for our party. Come and join us to celebrate the new year and the next 12 months of new stamp designs.

Jan 2: QKD Blog
Jan 3-5: Penny

Jan 7-9: Vicki
Jan 10-12: Nina

Jan 14-16: Tanis
Jan 17-19: Nancy

Jan 21-23: Bev
Jan 24-26: Anam

Jan 28-30: Jules
Jan 31- Feb 2: Pooka

Feb 4-6: Amy

Visit our blogs to see what we have going on right now. We love comments so feel free to leave some love. Happy Stamping and Merry Christmas from Queen Kat Designs.

January Kit Samples...

The following samples were made by Sierra Grannie using the January 2008 kit! She had made a total of 9 cards so far and says she has enough supplies left to make at least another 6!! And, she was only working with the 6" X 6" kit! Can you imagine the possibilites with the 12" X 12"?

Check out the gallery to see more samples from Sierra Grannie and Queen Kat.

Stamp Happy!

Between Friends Stamp Set

I'd like to share a couple of creations that I made yesterday with the Between Friends Stamp Set from Queen Kat Designs. I used the patterned papers from the January kit. Make sure to check out the kit! It's great!! there's only 2 6" X 6" kits left. We have sold out of the 12"X12" and the Get Inked kits as well as the combo kits!!

Have a great day!

QKD Rick Rack Challenge

Hey there stampers! Come on over to Caardvarks! We are sponsoring a challenge that involves lots of fun!! And even a prize! You have a chance to WIN the last Get Inked! kit for January!! The challenge began today and will run through Dec 31st. Make sure to stop by and see what Jen and the girls are up to.

2008 Royal Court...

Here ye' Here ye'... Queen Kat Designs is proud to announce the 2008 Royal Court... Please help us welcome everyone to the castle and re-welcome those who have signed on to stay. We're very excited to introduce to you our new designers...

Tanis Geisbrecht aka Paperprincess
Nancy Grant aka Inkcicles
Jen Pohl aka Jen
Nina Patena aka cbpatena

and... our wonderful returning designers...

Bev Douglas aka Sierra Grannie
Juliet Diley aka Jules
Penny Hartley aka Penny
Suzeanne Peak aka PookasCrayon
Anam Stubbington aka Kihaku

and of course.. me.. Vicki Beland aka Queen Kat

Welcome to everyone new and old! Thank you so very much for being with Queen Kat Designs we are excited to work with you.

Combine and Save!

Now you have the power of savings with Queen Kat Designs Kits!! You can get both of our fabulous monthly kits for one low price! You can choose from 6"X6" card makers kits and 12"X12" scrapbooking kits.... and then combines that with a Get Inked! kit and you'll have everything you need for a month of stampign fun!

Buy a 12 month subscription to BOTH kits and you'll have 3 stamp sets in your mail box each month. You'll receive 1 set with your paper kit, 1 set with your Get Inked! kit and 1 stamp set for FREE for subscribing to a 12 month subscription! How fun is that?

Rush over to the store now! We only have 2 of the Get Inked! kits left for January. So you only have 2 chanaces to bundle and save. We do have plenty of January kits to go around. Stop by and save big, now!

January's kit hit the store!

So, you think you've seen it all from QKD? Well, think again!! This month's kit ROCKS!! It's got coloring for Winter yet is fun and playful for any time of the year. The stamp set features 3 different paisleys all different sizes... and some fantastic script words purrrrrfect for any occasion!

We chose the "Delight" papers from Dream Street Papers for our monthly kit because they are fun and elegant all in one. This kit is jam packed with embellishments from Making Memories, Fancy Pants, Queen Designs and more! This month we've added a tool! You'll receive a paper piecer that is pointy on one end and sticky on the other to pick up those tiny bits of paper without smudging your nail polish! This sassy kit is filled with bling and sparkle. There's rhinestones that look like diamonds and crystal brads to look like a diamond ring!

Don't wait any longer!! We have only a limited number of kits available this month! When they are sold out, that's it. So, why not assure yourself a kit each month and subscribe? For a limited time, we are offering a free stamp set with each month of kits when you subscribe to the 12 month club. You get to pick the stamp set! Who else offers that? No one I know of, and I know that no one offers you QKD stamps!! Come n get em!

The official Get Inked! kit announcement

This is a new concept in kit design!! This is for the stamper at heart. We have come up with an awesome kit that will please every palette from beginners to advanced inkers (stampers).
Each month, you will receive a kit that has a different kind(s) of ink, a tool or two and techniques on how to use your kit. Below is the list of what we have in store for the next 12 months!

January: Heat Embossing
February: All about Versamark
March: Learn how to Distress
April: Add some sparkle
May: All about Chalk Inks
June: Learn to use Re-Inkers
July: Stamping w/ markers

August: Resist Stamping

September: Paint Stamping

October: Brilliance Ink

November: Versa Magic

December: Memory Mist w/ chalk ink

(subject to change at our discretion)

As you can see, we have a year of fun and INKING planned! You can't go wrong with these kits. You're sure to learn alot as well as collect a wide variety of different inks, tools and supplies. Each month, we will feature an EXCLUSIVE stamp set from Queen Kat Designs that has been designed just for the Get Inked! Kit that month. The stamps are not available any where else!
January's kit will feature embossing powders of all kinds.. Here's what you'll get in the first installment of Get Inked!.

1 Stamp Set
1 Full Size Embossing Ink Pad

1/2 oz. Black Embossing Powder

1/2 oz. Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Powder

1/2 oz. Worn Lipstick Distress Embossing Powder from Tim Holtz

1 Technique News Sheet written especially for the Get Inked! kit

And a bonus! Everyone who purchases a Get Inked! kit will have access to a free download that has more embossing techniques in it. Each month, we will have a new download with additional techniques for you to try and keep. Access to this feature will run from the 1st of the month through the 31st. You will receive an email on the 1st with a link to the download.

Kits ship on the 10th of the month if not before. If you sign up for a monthly subscription, your card will be billed between the 1st and the 10th of each month. Also, if you subscribe to our monthly kit club AND the Get Inked! kit, BOTH of your kits will ship on the 8th of each month of before! Get your Ink on even faster by subscribing to both kits!

For a limited time, if you subscribe to a 12 month card kit or scrapbooking kit and a 6 or 12 month subscription of the Get Inked! kit, you'll get 10% off your subscription each month of the Get Inked! kit.

Have you inked today? Kits on sale now!

December News!

The December newsletter just went out. Make sure you take a glance! It's got some great stuff in it. Here's the link where you can read it online.

Please note there should have been a link to read the rest of Suzeanne's review on Metallic Rub ons in the news article. This review has not been posted yet and will be up in the next couple days. We will post a link here when it's ready. :) The review is fantastic, don't miss out!

Save 40% now on all chipboard albums...

New Kit Coming!!

Queen Kat Designs will unveil a NEW type of kit in January... It's called "Get Inked!" Can you guess what we will be doing?? It's for all you inkies out there. :) First one to guess correctly will win a kit for free!

Update on the RSM Call..

We'd like to thank everyone who applied for the position. We had such a great response that it's impossible for us to reply to each one of you personally. Those who made it through to the next round have been notified. If you haven't receive an invite to round 2, I'm sorry but at this time we can not accept your application, but we do invite everyone to re-apply in 6 months for the next call. Until then, Happy Stampin'.

30% of Sale...

The sale has been extended through tonight!! Shop by sunday at midnight MST and save 30% off of your purchase at QKD!

30% off Sale!!

We're having a huge sale! Come check it out. get 30% off of everything.. stamps, past kits, ribbons, fiber, chipboard and more.

(Excluded Gift certificates and grab bags)

December's Stamps are IN!

We are happy to announce the arrival of 17.... yep that's right... 17 new stamp sets for December!! They are in the store now and on sale to boot! Click here to see what we've had up our sleeves!!

Gobble Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving.

Royal Stamping Maid Search

The search for the next Stamping Maid is going well! We have received a lot of applications. There have been some changes to the process in how we will choose the new court member. So, the announcement will not take place on November 25th. It will be January 1. If you are sill in the running for the call, you will be in the loop and will be contacted by a QKD representative on November 26th. We have received so many great applications it is going to be hard to narrow them down. The office is buzzing with activity as we begin the review process. So, keep your fingers crossed.

We have another announcement also. The Royal Stamping Maid position has been changed from a 1 year term to a 6 month term. This will give more people the opportunity to create for us. So, if you don't make it this time, never fear!! You will be asked to re-submit for the new term in 6 months!

Please note that the date to have your applications in to us is still November 25th. Thank you.

Secret new designer...

So.. in my last blog entry, I spoke of a new designer from a far away land... Well.. Here are some of her creations!! She's just getting started in stamping and I see some real potential in her. She's been an active member of our blog and site for a while now and it's only fitting that she be on our team. She's working hard to help us grow and we thank her for that....

Check this out!

For this book, our RSM used the Fancy Doodles along with the Aged Text Background stamp from QKD!


Here's some fun facts about our mystery Royal Stamping Maid!

* graduated with an English degree, majoring in Creative Writing

* didn't think she was going to get into scrapbooking/stamping/altered arts 'coz she always got low grades in the Art subject

* loves going to the mall, window shopping, watching music videos and romantic movies

* very proud of her heritage



Do you know who she is?

Sneeky Peeky.....

Since we've decided to release the December stamps on Black Friday.... I thought you'd all like to take a peeky at whats coming??? Well.. of course we have the new stamps from our NEW designer Anam!! And we also have some new stamps from me, Queen Kat! Bev has a new set out too, it's so adorable!!!

Here are some samples I made using some of the new stamps... This first one used the new Flakey Friends Set. It's out now.

This next one, I used the new Doodled Flower Stamp set. This flower rocks!!! It can be used for soo many things.

For this fun card, I used the new Large Flourish stamp from Bev's Collection. It will debut on Friday. I also used the Gift Stamp set that came out in November.

Here are some of the new stamps coming out from Anam...

This is the Box It Background stamp. Everyone has been asking for textured backgrounds and more backgrounds in general... So here yah go. :)

This stamp is a fjun journaling block. It's great for the whimsy scrapper in you.

Stay tuned for more coming from Queen Kat Designs. In November, we welcomed a new designer from a far away land. She's been hard at work making samples. I'll post some of those next. We are still on the hunt for 1 more Royal Stampin Maid. So get thos apps in. I wanna see what YOU can do!

Black Friday Savings....

That's right!! Black Friday is almost here!! Why go out in the cold early morning and fight ninnies who like to grab things from under your nose and shove you around in the store when you can sip a hot cup 'o Joe and click through your holiday shopping with Queen Kat Designs?? We're having a big 30% off sale!! So, if you just HAVE to go out on Friday, our sale will still be on Saturday but to get the best pick of the products, shop Friday!!

Everything in the store is 30% off from Friday through Saturday night. This includes everything except for monthly kits, gift certificates and grab bags. Everything else including past monthly kits is on sale!!

Make sure to sign up for our newsletter. The December news is sure to be a winner! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Click here to see the Black Friday Flyer for QKD!

1 Kit left!!

We are so happy that our last kit of the year was a hit. We not only have 6" X 6" card kits now, but this month, we debuted our 12" X 12" scrapbookers kits!! We only have 1 12" kit left. The 6" card kits have sold out, as usual. :) The December kit is JAM PACKED with fun things!!! The retail value is over $35!!

We have decided to ship all December kits out on November 23rd... Black Friday!! So, snatch up that last kit and get in on the Christmas goodness coming from Queen Kat Designs.

Have a great weekend.

Decmeber's Samples

The kit samples are up now!! We still have 1 6"X6" and 1 12" X 12" kit left!! The kits will be shipping early!! That's right... We've decided to ship the last kit of the year out early. They will be heading your way on November 23rd! Black Friday.. So, if you're lucky enough to score one of these fantastic kits... Be on the look out! Click the picture below to go see the rest of the samples!! From 1 6" X 6" kit, I was able to make 7 cards, 2 tags, and 3 double sided ornaments!! And I still have a ton of things left over. I bet I could get another 7 cards and at least 3-4 more tags out of them.... If only there were 26 hours in a day. :)

Big Things are Brewing!

There's gonna be some big things in the works for Queen Kat Designs over the next 2 months. January is sure to be the biggest month of our history. Over the next 7 weeks we will be dropping hints and having some fun here on the blog. The Design team is hard at work on samples for the new stamps that are coming. The stamp designers are working overtime to bring you what you want! You've asked for some pretty awesome stamps, we are trying to deliver! The first of the user requested stamps will come out December 1 with more to follow in January.

Queen Kat Designs and the crew would like to thank you for being a part of our first year as a stamp company. We will celebrate our 1 year birthday on November 19, 2007. Make sure you stop by to see what we have going on. There's sure to be something you can get yourself into.

In the mean time, come and visit our store and subscribe to the monthly kit. We just received the papers for February-March man, are you in for a treat!! And make sure to check out the gallery. It's bursting with ideas.

Royal Stamping Maid Call...

Queen Kat Designs
Royal Stamping Maid Application
www.katstamps.com

Queen Kat Designs Clear Stamps is looking for an active and exciting “Royal Court” member (design team member)! We are a 1 year old stamp company that’s looking to show our customers what our stamps can really do! We’re looking to add to our court with your help promoting our products as much as possible through your personal blog or any online galleries you may frequent.

About this position:
A “Royal Stamping Maid” is responsible for creating projects with Queen Kat Designs clear stamps. Our stamps are high quality photopolymer stamps that produce great images. Each month that we have new releases, you will be sent 1-2 new sets to work with. A minimum of 6 projects will be required for each set you receive. 3 of which must be greeting cards and the other 3 are up to you. Each project will need to feature the stamps you are working with to show others how they can be used.

You will need the ability to post your work on our gallery. You will have your very own album to show off in. You may use a scanner or camera. Our Royal Court members are responsible for the up keep of their own blogs and are asked to display a little banner or blinkie linking to Queen Kat Designs on their blog.

If the above description is something that you are up for, please email us at info @ katstamps . com we will send you the application to apply for a spot on the Royal Court. Terms are 6 months in length and will formally begin January 1, 2008. Applications will be taken until November 25, 2007 at 12pm MST. The new RC member will be contacted on or shortly after November 25th.

Royal Court Perks:
~Each member will receive a 50% discount on our line of clear stamps
~Each member will receive 1-2 free stamp sets each month that we have new releases (Most months!)
~Each Court member will have their own album at the QKD Gallery.

About Me Challenge Week 5

We are winding down our 6 week challenge.. This weeks theme is living.. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? If you didn't have to worry about money, different languages, cultures or barriers to overcome, where would you live?

Make sure you post your creations in our gallery. Happy Stamping!

Awe.. what the hay...

Here's the full December kit!! it's up for sale now!

December Kits

They're almost here!! The December kits are almost ready for release!! I can't wait. This kit is AB-FAB!! It's so popular we only have 1 6"X6" kit left!! In December we will debut our 12" X 12" kit! We have been taking pre-orders for them and we only have 3 left! So, there's a total of 4 kits for December left. You don't want to miss out!!! pre-order yours now! Below is a complete list of subscription plans and pricing. And of course you can buy a one time kit. The best deal we have right now is the 12 month subscription because you not only get a low price for it but you get a FREE stamp set of your choice each month of your subscription.

Queen Kat Designs offers a number of subscription plans.. Below is a complete list.

1 month 6X6: $22.99
1 month 12 X 12: $25.99

4 month 6X6: $21.99
4 month 12 X 12: $24.99

8 month 6X6: $20.99
8 month 12 X 12: $23.99

12 month 6X6: $20.99 + a FREE stamp set per month
12 month 12 X 12: $23.99 + a FREE stamp set per month

All kit prices include shipping charges. December's kit is retail priced at $34 for the 6x6 and $36 for the 12X12. Get yours now!

Customer Appreciation Dayz!

We @ QKD would like to THANK all of you for making the past year a hit with our stamps! Queen Kat Designs stamps were born in November 2006. We're having a 2 day sale to thank you. We hope you'll take this opportunity to start your crafty holiday shopping. All of our stamps are clear photopolymer acrylic! "It's the REAL deal baby!" No phonies here.

Shop N Save with 35% off of all of our stamps. Includes the 23 NEW stamp sets for November! No coupon code necessary. Just shop and check out. Your discount will be taken at check out.

Have fun shopping and THANK YOU for a fabulous year!
(Sale ends Sunday at midnight)

New Stamps Galore...

Queen Kat Designs has tons of new stamps for November... Interested in seeing them? Click here to surf over to the store. Here's a small preview of what's new...

We've got a total of 23, yes! 23 new stamp sets for November!! WOW! Make sure you get your stamps @ Queen Kat Designs. They make purrrfect gifts and RAK's.

Make That Stamp Contest

Ok, it’s time for another contest here at Queen Kat Designs Blog!! It’s called Make that stamp! QKD would like to know what kinds of stamps you want. If you have some ideas that you have not seen on clear stamps that you would like to have, please comment here.
When we have received your comment, we will copy it to our journal and delete your comment. Why? well, because we want to see how many people have different ideas. This way your ideas won’t be influenced by others. If you’d like, you can email your ideas to us at info@katstamps.com.

If we use your idea, your name will be entered in a drawing… 3 people will win a FREE stamp set of their idea! This contest will run until December 1st at 10 AM MST. Winners will be announced in January when their stamp sets will debut.
Have fun and get creative!

About Me Challenge

I'm posting the About Me Challenge info over here. We are almost done with it..

Week 1:
This is a fun way to really get to know yourself. For the next 7 weeks, we will have 1 new topic to work with. For this challenge, you will need some sort of album or journal.. You can also just create scrapbook pages if you want to.

Week 1: Make the cover page and back cover to your book. Make sure it represents you and things you truely like.

Each week you will create 2 pages to your book. You will need a total of 12 pages plus front and back cover. Topics will be posted here on Sat or Sun for the remaining 6 weeks. Make sure to post your creations in OUR gallery here at Queen Kat Desings. There will be one set up sometime this week.

Use your creativity and dig deep into your soul to create a great book of you. Try to think about who you are.. Not who you want to be or who you are not, but who you ARE and be proud of it.

Week 2:
Ok guys… how’s it coming? Is anyone taking the challenge?

Our topic for this week is…. What’s your favorite place(s) to travel to?

This week, you’ll do a 2 page spread on where you like to travel. Make it all about you and use the colors of the places you like to go.. Or what colors you think of when you think “I wish I was there”. Happy Creating.

Week 3:
How’s it coming? Is everyone discovering new things about themselves?

Our topic for this week is…. What’s your favorite animal? (It can be a pet or a wild animal.)

This week, you’ll do a 2 page spread on your favorite animal. Have fun and get creative! Happy Creating.

Week 4:
So, we are 4 weeks in.. Are you learning new things about yourself? Are you discovering you like different things than you thought you did?

This weeks theme is Childhood Memories… What are your favorite childhood memories? Where were you when they happened? Who were you with? Why do you think they are your favorite?

Week 5:
I was thinking this past week.. What’s a good color theme? So.. the theme for this week is… What is or are your favorite colors to creat with? What color(s) do you use most on your handmade projects? Make a 2 page spread in your book about YOUR favorite creative colors!

Remember all pics are to be posted in the QKD gallery.

Newsletter Correction

It has come to our attention that the link for Pooka's review was wrong.. Click here to read the Xyron Madness review. It's great!