How about a little sharing....

Thought I would share with you guys some of my recent QKD creations!  Make sure  you check out the hop every Tuesday!!!  And WATCH for January's changes!  Wooohoooo!  Lots of winning to be had!

Here are a few creations I whipped up using some of the stamps from Roni's line!  Ink Stained Roni!  Her stamps are just out of this world!

I stamped the images and then I covered them with glossy accents!  Let them dry and inked away!  I even used one of QK's background stamps!  I just love how these came out and hope you enjoy them!

Stay warm!

Happy BIRTHDAY QKD!!!

Wow!  4 years!!!!

Happy birthday to Queen Kat Designs and especially our awesome leader...Vicki!!! I'm honored to be one of the 'oldies' around QK and have enjoyed the ride!  Love to see things grow and one thing I will say about QKD is that things are always changing!  I enjoy that!  It is never the 'same ole' thing....LOVING all the new stamp designers and the tried and true! 

Hope you have been following the weeks activities on the main blog!  If not you need to go there (back to the beginning of this hop) and check all the challenges and prizes out!  If you are hopping along you should have hopped over here by way of Lara's Blog! 

Now....what do I have to show you....oh yea....can you color me EXCITED about this project!!!!  I was inspired to create this by looking through my latest edition of Creating Keepsakes mag....they didn't do a 'calendar' like I have for you, but I followed the same 'idea'.....

I found this 'frame' at HL...it actually had a picture frame in the middle of it....I popped it out and began to go with my idea! All I did was searched online for the 'monthly' calendars...printed them out and then began to create!  I used QKD stamps on EVERY month!  So...without further ado...here are all the months!

I cannot tell you how much FUN this project was!!  Once I picked my stamps I just started PLAYING! I 'personalized' the special days for our family and some of the main holidays also!  This creations just shows you the versatility of QK stamps!  There is a  stamp there for EVERYONE! 

I hope you enjoyed this but now it is time for me to direct you on to another awesome blog and I'm certain more awesome creations! 

So...hop on over to Valerie's blog and see what she has in store for us today!  And once again a HUGE thank you to Vicki for keeping me around and for 4 (I've actually been a part of Queen Kat for 5 years! Before she started designing her own line of stamps!) awesome years and here is to many years to come!

A Royal Welcome to Amy Brown!

Oh wow, that is all I want to say.  When I heard that Amy Brown was going to have some of her creations being released at Queen Kat Designs Stamps I was UBER excited (that means very excited).  Even more so exciting is I got to create with one her designs!

If you are stopping by today I hope that it is because you have joined us for this special release hop!  If you just stopped by to see what was up on my blog you will WANT to take the time to go check out all of these awesome designs!  Go start at the top at the official Queen Kat Designs blog so you won't miss any of them!  If you are on track you should have hopped here from Valerie's place!

Here is what I created using Mushroom Elf.

I simply colored her with my Copics, fussy cut her out and pop dotted her on a basic card base with a simple journaling spot and some beaded leaves that I have had around the house.  I wanted to use only minimal elements to bring all the focus on the beautiful stamp image!  Make sure at the end of the hop you stop by the store and pick them up!  They are all stunning!

Thanks for stopping by on this special hop!  Now jump over to Jan's place and see her beautiful creation!  I will say that you will NOT be disappointed!

Well...it was fall....

But around here it is like summer again!  UGGG....I'm ready for the cooler weather and for it to STAY!  I know...a lot of you are NOT ready for the cooler or are already experiencing it....but we are in the 90's again! 

So....it kind of fits perfect for the Queen Kat Designs Tuesday hop to use 'shoes' or even THESE shoes to inspire us for our hop!

Those shoes look HOT! HA!

How did those shoes inspire that card you ask...well...it was the SWIRLS!!!  And the flames on his snowboard!  I also noted the 'shiny' heals and I found some silver foil that I put through the embosser! I used Snow Bunny stamp and colored him with my copics....he is just too durn cute!

Oh yea...the 'regular part' of the hop!  You should have come here by way of Genevieve's place!  If you are lost, start back at the top at the QKD blog...and now hop on over to Katrina's place to see what she has to inspire us today! 

And pssstttt...make sure you come back next week!  It is time for some NEW RELEASES!!!!!  You will NOT want to miss them!!!

Fall is really here!

Welcome to another fantastic Tuesday Royal Hop brought to you buy Queen Kat Stamps! 

Yes, fall is in the air!  Even here in the south!  Ahhhh....I love this time of year.  Although if anyone can spare some rain for the folks in Mississippi we would be ever so grateful!

Anyway...back to the subject matter!  HOP!  If you just happened upon my blog first THANK you for stopping in!  Now you will WANT to go back to the top to check out all the super stops on the hop!  If you are hopping along you should have come here by way of Genevieve's place! 

It is the third Tuesday of the month so that means COLOR inspiration....check this out, oh my these colors!

Absolutely yummy!

Here is what I came up with:

I chose to work with one of my favorite stamps!  Swirl Tree Stamp!  I went fairly simple...stamped it on a piece of BoBunny double dot with my brown Momento ink pad....added a few heart stickers that I had and a few bows tied with just some simple string! Super simple card but turned out super!  Have just the friend in mine that I should send this to!

I thought I would also share this card that I found in my stash that I've not shared with you guys before and it kind of fits the challenge!

I used Punk Boy by Che for this one! And to make it even more special my sweet Lydia did the coloring!  She is really good at that, especially for only being 13!  Fussy cut him out and the fence! 

Okay, so it is time to hop on....on over to Katrina's place and see what she has in store for us today!  See you next week!  Until then take in all the beautiful fall colors!

Introducing Lolli Pop Labs!!!

I am so excited to be a part of this introduction!

Today Queen Kat Designs is proud to welcome Shannon and her awesome designs!Yes, a new line of stamps called Lolli Pop Labs! It is always fun to welcome new designers!  That means some fun new stuff!

Hope you are hopping along with us on this special release hop!  You should have come here by way of Shannon's Place!  If not go start at the TOP so you won't miss a single project!

I got to play with her 'Turkey'....perfect for the upcoming season!
Here are two cards I whipped up with him....so fun!

How fun is he!!!!  Make sure you stop by the store and pick up some of these!  You won't want to miss one!

Now go over to our Dark Ink Sorority Blog where her stamps will be featured often, and the next stop on our hop to see what is up over there!  Thanks for joining us!  See you next Tuesday!

October New Release PART 2!!!

Yup....second Tuesday of the month we reveal MORE of the new stamps for Queen Kat Designs!  And the October stamps are OUT OF THIS WORLD! 

If you are on our hop you should have come here by way of Genevieve's place!  So glad to have her on our team!  If you just happened here start at the top at the Official QKD blog so you won't miss a thing!

Besides showing off the new stamps we love to show of QK's sketches!  Here is the one we are using this week.

And above is what I came up with!  This little guy is called Snow Bunny!  He is sooo cut and so much fun!  I used my copics and he was a breeze to color.  Of course had to fussy cut him out and then used the ribbon to give the effect of him going 'down hill'!  HA! 

I won't keep you....there is too much to see!  So off you go to Katrina's place to see her awesome inspiration! 

Before you go mark your calender to come back tomorrow!!!  We are having a special hop for a special NEW RELEASE!!!!  You won't want to miss these!!!! Have a great one!

NEW RELEASES!!!!

Wooohooo! It rolled around again!  Time for NEW releases!!!! YIPPIE!!!!

Can you tell I get excited about that?  Yes, time for another Tuesday Hop and with October Releases for Queen Kat Designs!  You will also be seeing a few new faces on this hop and throughout the month!  Welcome new team members!  So....if you are just joining me you HAVE to start from the top so you won't miss a thing!

If you are hopping on track you should have come here by way of Penny's place!

We always share a few sketches the first of the month along with the new releases and here is this week's sketch and how I used it!

This set is beautiful!  Comes with several stamps and words, perfect to get started on your Christmas cards and NOW is the time!  That way it won't sneak up on you!!!

Well, that is what I have, remember all the new releases will be available in the store tomorrow!  Now it is time to keep hopping and go on over to Katrina's place (one of our newbies!!!!) and see what she has in store for us!  Woohoo!  Thanks friends!

Special Project.....

I love special projects...but to me it means I scrap a page!  LOL....cuz most of the time I'm making cards with the wonderful QKD stamps but when special project comes out that means I get to SCRAP!  LOL...

Yes, it is time for another Queen Kat Designs Hop!  If you are hopping along you should have come here by way of Penny's place.....if not you want to go back to the TOP OF THE HOP at the official QKD blog so you won't miss a thing!

On top of it being 'special project' it was to be 'school inspired'.  

Here is what I created...

I picked these pictures because they are of my grand daughter the day she was starting preschool!  She is just a HAM and loves the camera still to this day to be pointed at her!!  She will pose in a second!  So these pictures were my inspiration.  I used one of the stamps from one of the QK's past Royal Kits!  I stamped right on the tickets....so much fun!

Now it is time to keep hopping and jump on over to Roni's place and see what she has in store for us....bet it is beyond awesome!!!

Have a super week and see ya next!  NEW RELEASES!!!!

Scary Hop!!!

Hi guys!  I'm a little late....had some bad back pain and took a 'loopy' pill which I RARELY do because I HATE them and it put me OUT!!!!  I feel so bad but now I'm here and getting into this hop!  If you just hopped on my site but want to start at the beginning (which you would be crazy if you didn't because you'd miss out on sooo much) go to the top at the Queen Kat Designs Blog.  Then if you are on track, you should have hopped here from Penny's awesome place!

It is color week and we are going with those 'scary' colors...well, they are really not scary, but they are some fun colors that we seem to see with the Halloween theme and that was PERFECT for this month's stamps!

Here is what I made...

I had fun with this one!  Used Nice Legs set....stamped a few of the candies, cut them out and pasted them on!  It is so much cutier IRL!

Okay...you don't want to miss another stop on this hop so hop on over to Roni's and see what she has in store for us today!  BET it rocks (it does...I peeked!)

Rocking it out with another awesome QK Hop!!!

Tuesdays keep coming and they keep getting better!!!!  And this Tuesday is no exception! 

Yes it is time for another Queen Kat Designs Hop!  Did you hop here by way of Penny's Place???  Did you leave her some love??  If you didn't, go back NOW and do it!  (sorry....I am the bossy one....)  If you have missed it all go start at the top at the QKD blog and check out all our wonderful creations.....as a matter of fact you have to go back there to check out the sketch for today!  (I'm just saying.....wanna make sure you don't miss a thing!)

It is a super sketch and here is what I did with it:

I pulled out one of the sets of stamps that came in the May Royal kit!  (psssttt...it is on SALE!!!!)  I love the dress form stamp!  I stamped it 3 times and then added a little 'pizazz' with the trim to the bottoms of the forms!  I thought it came out really cute! 

Okay...that is it for me today.....but now you HAVE to hop on over to Roni's Ink Stains and see what she has in store for us today!  Bet it rocks!!!! 

Terrific Hopping Tuesday!

They come around too fast sometimes!!!  Then again, that means it is time to see some awesome creations from Queen Kat Stamps!!!

Yes, you are on a hopping journey....you should have started at the top at the official Queen Kat Designs Blog....and if you are on track you came here via Penny's Place! 

This week we are sharing more September New Releases!  AND a sketch!  Woohooo....here is the sketch

And here is what I came up with...

I've been playing with the set called 'Nice Legs'. Such a cute set!  I stamped, colored and cut out!  The sketch was perfect and fun!

Okay, time to hop on and see what Roni has in store for us today!  I am soooooo loving her stamps and creations!  My collection of her line is going to be growing this month for sure!!!

See ya next week!  And thank you for stopping by!

NEW RELEASES!!!!!

HOT OF THE PRESS!!!!  It is time for some NEW RELEASE stamps at Queen Kat Stamps!!!

You are joining us along an awesome blog hop for Queen Kat Stamps.....if you missed the whole thing you NEED to start at the top so you can see all the new goodness!!! If you are on track you should have come here via Penny's Place! 

This month's stamps are HOT HOT HOT....and little spooky!  HA HA!  I got to play with 'Nice Legs'....tee hee hee....I just love the name of that.....and this week we are showcasing anything except cards....so I came up with a few ATC's that you might see in a layout somewhere down the line...or they will stay put in my little ATC file stash....(it isn't really little you know....)

Super easy and fun to create!!!  You want to pick up this set!  It is so neat!  Lots of fun stuff in it!!!  More to come as the month goes on.....

Time to hop on over to Roni's place and see what she has in store for us....I'm LOVING all of her creations! Remember all the new release stamps will be available in the STORE TOMORROW!!!  Get them while you can they won't last long!

Inspiration....oh yea....lots of it!!!

It is Tuesday and that means time for another Queen Kat Designs hop!  Oh yea!

You should have stopped by by way of Penny's blog....if you got off track or want to see all of it go to the TOP of the HOP HERE! 

This week is our inspiration week and here is what the DT used for our inspiration....

Such a fun photo....but what kept hitting me was the RED and the wavy edges.....so here is what happened...

I added a little of the green in the coloring of the leaves and the 'wavy' part from using one of the templates that QK makes, you might not see it but I do!  LOL!

I'm sure you wanna see more so hop on over to Roni's Blog and see what she has in store for us!!!  See ya next week! (NEW GOODNESS NEXT WEEK!!!!!)

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Time for Tuesday!

Wow....this summer is almost over!  Around here most of the schools have started back....we will start next Monday....hard to believe it went too fast!

I do like change, but I love Tuesdays where I know I can check out an awesome hop every week!  New stuff...fun stuff...inspiring stuff....but the same Tuesday!!!

So, if you just 'happened' upon my blog make sure you start at the TOP for lots of goodness!  If you are on track you should have hopped here by way of Penny's awesome place! 

The third Tuesday of the month we always bring to you a color challenge and this week it was soooo out of my 'norm'...I LOVE that!  Here is the inspiration/color.....

So pretty...so soft....

I decided to play with my stamps from the July Royal Kit! 

Love these stamps!  So grungy and fun!!!!  I probably added too much 'pink' but I couldn't help it!  LOL!  Hope you enjoy!

Now it is off to Browyn's blog and see what she has in store for us!!!

See ya next week!

10 in 10!!!!!

TEN IN TEN CARD EVENT!!

We have pulled out all the stops for this event. We are going to have a 10 hour Card marathon! Come and join our DT as we will be offering tutorials on how to make 10 cards in 10 hours. This is a one day event!!

When: Aug. 14th

Where: http://www.scrapbookheavenga.com

Time: 9:00 am (CST)

Every hour one of our DT's will post a new card tutorial. You will have two days to complete all your cards. Join us for this exciting event. You don't want to miss it.

http://www.scrapbookheavenga.com/boards/

It's another awesome hop day!

It's another awesome hop day at Queen Kat Designs!

You should have hopped here via Penny's Blog!  If not go start back at the top so you won't miss a thing at the official Queen Kat Designs Blog! 

We are bringing you another awesome sketch this week....

And here is what I came up with....I had FUN with this one!

I got to play with Lady Emilia this month!  For this card I stamped her with my stazon onto vellum! Then I got out my color pencils and colored just specific parts to make her pop!  This is sooo neat in real life!  And then I'm on a button kick this month so it was perfect that I got to use buttons!!! 

Okay...time to hop on to Browyns place and see what she is up to! 

See ya next week!

First Tuesday of the month!!!!

It is the first Tuesday of the month and that means NEW RELEASE time at Queen Kat Stamps!!!  Wooohooo!

First, you should have hopped here from Penny's Blog!  If not go start at the top so you won't miss a thing!  Go HERE to the official QKD blog! 

Since it is new release it is also time for sketches!  The first two hops of the month we feature one of QK's original sketches!  Did you know there are lots in the gallery to help jump start your creative juices??? 

This is our first sketch this month...

Here is how it inspired me...

This is Brooklyn's Spring....for this one I used some home made glimmer mist, stamped her and then used my copics to color her in!  I love it....you can't see the real result here....I sure hate that part....

Are you ready for more???  Hop on over to Browyn's place and see what she has come up with for the sketch!!!  And make sure you hop to the end to the store and check out all the new releases!  There are new lines and new designers! See ya next week for more new goodness! 

Hopping great day!!!

Hi guys!  Tuesday made it here again....does anyone think it got here even faster than the last time???  Momma always said the older you get the quicker time flies....I think she was right!

Yes, it is once again time for another awesome Queen Kat Designs Blog hop!  First, you should have hopped over here by way of Penny's Blog, if not you will want to start at the top to not miss a thing or to get back on track!

This is INSPIRATION week!  Oh and check this out....yummmm....

Oh yea.....I can get some kind of inspired by these!  And they don't have any calories just for looking!  Here is what I came up with....

The stamp is from one of the recent 12x12 Kits!  Yummy fun!!!

I'm anxious to see what everyone else has come up with so let's hop on over to Browyn's place and see what she has come up with!!!  Oh...and did you know that next week is NEW RELEASE TIME?????  Are ya ready??? 

It is HOT!

At least here in the south it is HOT....and definitely full fledged summer....but then again it has been since May and it will stick around until at least the first of October!  Yup....we live in the SOUTH!

Anyway....we have a HOT hop for ya today at Queen Kat Stamps!  We are showcasing awesome stamps and all of us are using the colors RED, WHITE, and BLUE! 

And for housekeeping purposes you should have hopped here via Penny's Blog, if not go start at the top so you don't miss a thing!  Go HERE....

Here is what I came up with....

The stamps I used are from the Birds of a Feather set, of which there are only 2 left so I would HURRY and get one now (it's on sale too!). I donated the card to our local VA hospital...they love giving the patients little goodies like this with their breakfast on those special days like the 4th and Memorial Day....I encourage you to do that if you have a local VA!!!

Now it is time to hop on and see what Browyn has in store for us today!!!  Have a super day, stay cool and see you next week!

Rollin rollin rollin.....

Keep the hop a rollin....or should it be hoppin?

HA!  Yes, it is TUESDAY again and that means it is time for another FAB Queen Kat Designs Hop!!!  Wooohooo!  If you just 'happened' upon my blog, first WELCOME BUT I suggest you go start at the top of this hop because it is a super one!  Go HERE to the OFFICIAL blog....

If you have been hopping along you should have come here via Penny's blog!  And if you did then you know we are working with a fab sketch again this week!  Here is the sketch:

What a fun sketch!  So many possibilities!  But here is what I came up with:

As you can see I turned it....I seem to do that quite often!  Anyway....for this card I used the June Royal Kit!  There is ONE left....and it is on SALE so you better HURRY!!!  It is an awesome kit and you don't want to miss it!!!

Okay...well, that is it for me today.  Time for you to hop on over to Bronwyn's blog and see what she has in store for us today!  Bet it is awesome!!!  See you next week!

Yup...It is TUESDAY!!!!!

Okay, so I will get used to this and actually am very excited to be part of this change!  If you haven't noticed we at Queen Kat Designs are doing ONE hop!  With LOTS of super stops! 

As a matter of fact you should have hopped here from Penny's place if you are on track!  If not you are in the middle of the hop so you WANT to go start at the top at the Queen Kat Designs official blog so you won't miss a thing!  LOTS of super inspiration for your viewing pleasure!

So this month we will have some new stamps but they will come later...what we want to do is to SHOWCASE some stamps you might have missed along the way!!! We are using this sketch as our inspiration...

Awesome isn't it!!!  Here is what I created...

I used Abby Mermaid for this one!  Isn't she a doll! I ALSO used a new product coming to the Queen Kat Store and I think something that will be come my absolute FAVORITE embellishment, a Happy Stick!  Isn't it the BOMB!!!  There are several different varieties and they make that perfect little touch to add to your projects!  Here is a layout I did using one of them too...

Well...it is time to hop on....and today I want you to hop on over to Browyn's Blog to see what she has in store for us with the sketch...and I wonder what stamps she is going to use.....

See ya next week!  And remember, we are ALL hoppin on Tuesdays now!