QKD Hoppin Good Day!

Monday has rolled around once again!  Time for another Queen Kat Designs Royal Monday Hop!  You should have come here by way of the Dark Ink Sorority!  If not, go start back at the official QK blog to be in on the fulll hop!

Now, before I go on....a few things....first did you know we had a ReRelease crop this weekend?  It isn't too late to join in the fun and get in on some awesome gift certificates to the store!  And that brings me to the next thing....RUBBER!  Oh my goodness!  I got my Royal kit Friday and started to play with it a bit this weekend...the stamps were rubber and OH MY GOODNESS!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!  The quality is above everything I've stamped with!  The details are beautiful and I am sooo excited that we have gone to rubber!  So...back to the first thing...GO NOW AND GET SOME OF THE CHALLENGES DONE!  You WANT to win!  YOU WANT some of the new rubber stamps! 

Okay...this being the second Monday of the month we are bringing you another sketch!  This month I'm designing with the WIS Kit stamps....this month it is Suri and some awesome accessories!  Don't miss out!  When she is gone she is GONE!

Here is the sketch we worked with...

And here is my take on the sketch...

Okay, time to keep hopping and go check out what Penny has in store for us with the sketch!
Have a great one and see you next Monday!

We will be creating!!!

Come join us for an awesome re-release party!  We will have challenges (I've seen a few of them..you don't wanna miss this!) and of COURSE we will have prizes!!!  Come join us at the CASTLE and see what the amazing DT has come up with! 

NEW RELEASE PREVIEWS!!!

Yup....it is the FIRST of the month and that means NEW stamps are about to hit the store at Queen Kat Designs...AND not only just NEW STAMPS but NEW RUBBER stamps!  I'm soooo excited!  I know you will all be so pleased with the stamps in rubber!  The impression you get ESPECIALLY with the WIS girls will be sooo worth it!

Okay, okay...on with the hop!  Yup...it is hop day and just in case you 'happened' upon my blog make sure you go back to the beginning to not miss ONE thing from today's hop!  If you've been hopping along you should have come here via the Dark Ink Sorority blog....

This being the first of the month the Design Team gathers our inspiration from a sketch...and here is the Monday's team sketch...

This month I'm designing from the WIS Monthly kit....Suri is this month's girl...she is BEAUTIFUL...

I'll be sharing several cards this month using her, but for this sketch I decided to use one of the other stamps in the set to show you all how fun all the sets are!  Here is what I came up with...

I stamped a couple of the sets of the flowers, did a quick 'color' and then fussy cut them out...tied them with a bit of ribbon and pop dotted them on a circle that was dry embossed.  I just love how it turned out! 

Now, just because I need to show how beautiful Suri is also...here is a card I made using her...

Can't wait to share more creations with her throughout the month!  Keep checking in every Monday for more!

Time to hop on....off to see what Penny has come up with!  It is super cute...I saw a sneaky of it!

Have a great week!

A little piece of HEAVEN

May kits are up for grabs!  They are AWESOME!  Check them out...

This is the Elite kit....

And this is the Petite kit....

Come get yours NOW before they are GONE!!!

How does this inspire YOU???

Hello my hoppin friends!  It is Monday once again and time for another Queen Kat Designs Hop!  It is also the last week of the month so that means it is INSPIRATION Monday!

First, the 'detail' stuff....you should have hopped here by way of the Dark Ink Sorority blog....did you?  If not, go start at the top so you won't miss a thing!  We start every Monday (and Tuesday also....did you know we did another hop on Tuesday with more of the Design Team???) at the official Queen Kat Designs Blog!  And you WANT to check the blog out for our BIG news!!!!!!  Did you hear????

Okay....back to the inspiration!  Here is what we were given to inspire us this month....isn't the coolest??

Don't you love it?!

Here is what I came up with...

First I picked up the circles....I love circles...then the red and black jumped out at me...I wanted to put a 'touch' of blue in there but I just couldn't make it fit with this card, but I will say those are AWESOME colors to work with...you should try it sometime! 

For my card I used Pink Candy Hair (she is waiting to be made out of rubber!  Wooohooo!).  I stamped her and only colored in a couple of the flowers...just to make them pop!  Making simple cards like this is right up my alley!  I love to color, but there are times I just want to go with the stamp and all of the QKD stamps are great for that!

Well, time to hop on to see what Penny has in store for us!  Make sure you check back next week, cuz guess what it is???!!!  NEW RELEASE TIME!!!  Wooohoooo.....Can't wait to share with you guys the new girls!

Have a great week!

Monday once again!

Mondays sure do come fast....especially when you are having fun!!!

We had fun this weekend at the Flower crop for Queen Kat Designs.....did you check it out?  Make sure you do!

And if you haven't guessed it, it is Monday and time for another Queen Kat Designs hop!  You should have hopped here from the Dark Ink Sorority blog....if not, go start at the top at the Queen Kat Designs blog so you won't miss a thing!

This is the Monday that we have a color challenge....this week was to create with yellow, blue and green!  Here is what I came up with...

I used one of Che's designs Called Wa Loli....she is the cutest....and what makes this even more special is that my 13 yo dd, Lydia, colored her!  She is a avid fan of all Queen Kat stamps and plays with them about as much as I do, but she is very fond of the stamps from the Dark Ink Sorority line! I think she is going to do just fine when it comes to stamping! 

It is time to hop on to Penny's place!  Have a super week and see you soon....oh...and there is a BIG secret out there!  Keep checking to find out what it is!!

FIRST EVER!!!

Welcome to Scrapbook Heaven's "Spring in my Step" blog hop!! Thanks so much for joining us! We are excited to be hosting our FIRST ever blog hop!

If you just happened by my blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Scrapbook Heaven  and start the Hop at the TOP so you won't miss a thing! Our members have some wonderful inspiration to share with you..... and also, some prizes :-)  If you are on track you should  have hopped here from Nelle's blog....wasn't that just YUMMMY!!!!

Our theme is "Spring in my Step". We'll be sharing a variety of Spring-y projects with you. Here is what I came up with.....

You can also view it in our gallery (you will get lost in there from alllll the awesome work!)

I had a blast creating this!  I've seen so many layouts lately with the little 'banner' type trim so I decided to give it a whirl.  I used all sorts of new and old goodness on here....everything from 7 Gypsies 97% Complete stickers, some Dream Street alphas, a little Hambly and the flowers I fussy cut from some old Imagination Project printed paper!  Oh and there is more.....and believe it or not, the BACKGROUND paper is from a Christmas collection!  And of course....don't forget the Prima flowers!  HA.....I just got lost in this creation and had a blast.  The picture is an old one too....my hubby and my now 13 yo dd many years ago swinging together...I actually scrapped this picture when I first started scrapping but love the picture so much, had a duplicate and just had to scrap it again!  Hope you enjoy! 



Now, as much as I LOVE to have you visiting my blog it is time to hop on to see the other awesome creations! 

Our blog hop run from today, April 17th until April 20th. Invite your friends to play along! We'll be drawing for prizes on Wednesday, the 21st. AND I'll draw for a little RAK if you leave me a comment!  :)  I like comments....LOL

Your next stop in our Hop is Lee's place.....and I'm on my way there too!  I KNOW her project will ROCK!  Have an awesome time and see you soon!  Come join us on our message boards!!!  We are always having fun over there and things are always HOPPIN!

Time marches on!

And we are already at the SECOND Monday for April!  How the heck did that happen?  AND it is the week of the 15th....guess I better get busy on the taxes!  HA! 

Yup...it is time for another Queen Kat Designs Monday Hop!  AND we are showcasing more of the releases for the month!  If you hopped here from Dark Ink Sorority you are right on track...if not, start back at the top so you won't miss a thing!  (Queen Kat Designs Blog) 

Here is the sketch we used for our inspiration this week: 

And here is my creation....

I used April's release called Sadie's Victory Stamp by Maigan Lynn. I used my Copics and Prima's to color her and then I fussy cut her out (my favorite thing to do....).  I used some older Basic Grey (because I wanted to use purples and I don't have many of those...hmmm.....)

Hope you enjoyed!  Now it is time to hop on to Penny's blog and she how she was inspired by the sketch!  Have a super week! 

THE FIRST OF THE MONTH!!!!!

And you know what that means for Queen Kat Designs!  It means NEW RELEASES!!!!!  YIPPIE!!!!!

I get so excited when I get new stamps to work with and this month's are no exception to that!  

First the regular stuff I gotta go over....you should have hopped here from the Dark Ink Sorority blog and checked out what is new there!  Aren't you loving our newest addition!!!  I am....and especially my 13 yo dd....she wants ALL of those stamps!   If you didn't hop here from there make sure you go start at the beginning at the top of our list with the Queen Kat Design blog! 

Now on with the new stamps...welllllll....one of them anyway!  AND we work with a sketch and Penny picked this sketch for us to design with...

FUN!!!!  Soooo many things you can do with this one!  And here is what I came up with...

I used one of the newest ladies on the block...Pink Candy Hair!!  Isn't she just adorable!  I colored her with my Prima's and my Copics.....just so much fun!  Pink Candy will be available Wednesday so you won't have to wait long!  Until then, go check out all the goodness in the store and see what Vicki has cooking up for everyone there!  Bet you will fill your cart!  Just save room for Pink Candy!!!

Now, hop on to see what Penny has for us using the sketch!  Bet it ROCKS!  Then check out the hop tomorrow for more sneaks of what is coming up!  And of course....next week!  See ya then!  And THANK YOU for stopping by!

Wow....it is Monday again!

It rolls around sooooo fast these days doesn't it!?

Yup....it is Monday Hoppin time again for Queen Kat Designs!  And if you didn't start from the top, or get lost along the way, go BACK to the start and check it ALL out!  Here is where we start.....Queen Kat Designs. If you are hopping along you should have come here via our newest addition to Queen Kat lines...Dark Ink Sorority....

This is one of those months that we have 5 Mondays and that is always a special time...that means SPECIAL project time....Penny challenged us to make a BANNER...OH MY....Did I fret over this one!  I just was at a loss....after a little thinking, looking in galleries and some mags here is what I came up with...

I decided to go with the spring theme.....I pulled out some of my old stamps and there this one was...it is from the March 09 kit!  I can't believe that there are any of these in stock, and after today I bet they are GONE so go QUICK!!!!  The CUTEST stamps are in this kit! Then I dug in my stash and found this cute frame!  It is an older Elise chipboard frame....already had the nice holes so adding the ribbon was a breeze!  NOW I have a cute little spring frame hanging up here in my room!  More creativity!  (and my dd thinks it is super cute...ha!)

Hope you enjoy, and you won't want to miss one hop along the way....so keep going...and check out what Penny has in store for us!!!

I'm hopping again!!!!!

Woooohoooo!  I'm back!  I sure missed you all last week!  I will say that my week though, was awesome! 

But it is time to get back to creating!!!  If you just happened upon my blog today, first THANK you for stopping in, BUT you won't want to miss a stop on this hop so go back to the beginning and check it allll out! You should have come here by way of the Dark Ink Sorority Blog...just checking....

This week the Queen Kat Hop is allll about inspiration....and here is the add that we had to lead us on that inspiration...

The two beds hit me, with the little space between and the strips on the bed covers (oh...and my 13 yo dd said I needed to get her the set on the left...).And here is where it lead me...

I used one of this month's releases, Mad Fancy Mermaid....(pst...she is on sale!!!!  GO GET HER NOW!)

Okay...time to hop on and see what is up at Penny's Place!!!!! AND BEYOND!  Have fun and show us how you were inspired!  We would LOVE to see!

See ya next week!  We have something FUN in store for you there!

It is MONDAY again! YEAAA!!!

It is Monday again and I'm happy about that!  HA HA HA! 

ONLY because that means it is HOP time!  AND this is the second week of the month so that means the rest of the reveals will be today! 

So....housekeeping quickly first....you should have hopped here from our newest addition to our blogs and that is the Dark Ink Sorority Blog!  Have you checked it out?  Didn't you LOVE Bronwyn's awesome creation?!!!

If you didn't come via Dark Ink....go back to the top at the Queen Kat Designs Official Blog and see what Nancy shared today!  (pssttt...we alllll love comments...did you leave everyone some???)

Now....creations....this is the sketch we were challenged with this week

And here is what I came up with....

For this week, I got to showcase Little Miss Alice.  Isn't she the cutest!  I actually stamped her, colored her but then I stamped her again on the printed paper and cut out her dress!  I should show you the dimension on this one!  Used a few pop dots to let her dress 'stand out'.  I abosolutely LOVE how it turned out and will be giving this card next week to a dear friend when we are on tour to tell her THANK you for all she has done!

Okay time for you to HOP ON to Penny's place and see what she has done with the sketch!  Wooohoooo!  I'm off to see too!  Come on!  Follow me!

HURRY HURRY DON'TBE LATE!!!!

HA!  Had to get into the spirit!  Can you tell that March at QKD is going to be a VERY SPECIAL month!  Can't wait for you all to see all the new stamps!

Oh, wait....business first before excitement right?  Yes, it is the FIRST OF THE MONTH at Queen Kat Stamps and that means we get to start showing off NEW stamps for March!  And have we got some rocking stamps for you!  You should have hopped here from our newest addition....the Dark Ink Society Blog!  If you did not come here via that blog make sure you start at the top at the Queen Kat Designs Official Blog to check out Nancy's awesome creation, and then you will hop to Dark Ink!  I can't wait for you guys to see everything that we have in store for you over there!  My 13 yo dd is in LOVE with the stamps!!! 

Okay.....I guess I need to share with you here what I've created....first we were given this sketch for our inspiration.

 

 

And here is my creation....

 

Her name is Mad Fancy.....and that might be a HINT of more awesome things to come for March!!!  I'm sure with all the creations today....you will have a GREAT idea what this month is alllll about! 

Okay....time to hop on to see what Penny has for us....I BET you will figure it out a little more!!!!  NOW...HOP ON!

Inspiration Monday!

It is that time again! 

MONDAY which means time for another Royal Monday HOP and if that is what brought you to my spot I'm sooo glad you stopped!  If not, I'm super excited too because now you can SEE what our hops are alll about! 

For those of you who do not know, Queen Kat Designs is one of the best acrylic stamp companies out there!  It is one of the few 'small businesses' left that we allll need to support! It is the small business woman/man that keeps our country moving and I for one am very grateful for them!  Thanks Vicki for all you have done for us and keep it up! Vicki makes each of these stamps with love and it is not an easy process! 

You should have hopped here from the official Queen Kat Designs blog....if not, jump back there real quick so you won't miss anything....then come back....and hop on!

This week is our 'Inspiration' Week.....the Monday team was challenged with this ad:

Wow....my first reaction was....uht ohhhh.....what am I gonna do....then I sat back and studied it a bit longer....and here is the final product...

Obviously it was the 'squares' and the colors that began to inspire me.  I love how it turned out! 

I used the February WIS Kit gal for this!  Sad to say she is sold out BUT let that be a lesson to never MISS out again!  GO NOW to get on the list for the monthly kit!  For only $14.00 a month you will never miss out on a girl again...cuz once they are gone, they are gone!  So go NOW and subscribe!  go HERE!!!!  And tell Vicki that Jules sent ya, you'll not regret it! 

Next week is new release week!  wooohoooo....I've been busy creating with my girls already and can I say that you will LOVE what is to come! 

Time to hop on to Helene's place and see what she has in store for us!  Can't wait to check out all the goodness from the crew this week!

Hopping Good Monday

Mondays seem to sure roll around FAST!  I guess my mom was right...the older you get, the faster they come!

Yes, it is time for another Monday Royal Hop and you should have hopped here from the official Queen Kat Designs Blog, if not, hop back there real quick to not miss a thing!

This is the week we focus on COLOR.....and this week our colors that Penny gave us to be inspired with were Chocolate Brown
Red
Aqua

A beautiful mix of colors!

 

(I hate it when the picture does not bring out the colors like you want them to, because where it looks black is actually chocolate brown!)

I had a blast creating this one....went out of my world of the WIS girls (I love them sooo much but saw that my other stamps were kinda sad because I had not been using them like they should be!) and pulled out my Girlfriends stamp!  I LOVE this stamp! 

I'm going to share this card with one of my good friends that is helping me with stuff for our choir tour this year!  Shhhh....it's a surprise...and she LOVES surprises! 

Okay...time to hop on to see what Helene has for us today....bet it ROCKS!!!!

NOT typical!!!

We had snow in MS....real snow....beautiful snow....I took a walk with the camera and just took it all in...

Hoppin Release Duex!

That is right!  It is the second half of our release debut!

You should have hopped here right from the Queen Kat Designs Blog!  Did you see all the fun stuff going on with QK Stamps?  Did you see that there is a message board now???  And there will be an online crop???
Check it allll out HERE!!!

Okay....now....for this second half we are bringing you another sketch!

 

 

And here is what I came up with....

I'm playing this month with the WIS February Kit!  She is already sold out so what you NEEEED to do is sign up for a membership so you won't miss another month!  The girls are fab and the little extras that come with it are WORTH being part of the monthly kit!!! It is only $14 a month! (USA, $18 international) SOOOOOO worth every penny!

Okay, time to hop on over to Helene's place and see what she has in store for us today with the sketch!  PLUS be on the look out!  We have some new folks joining us!!!  WOOOHOOO!!!!

See ya next Monday!

YEA!!!! RELEASE HOP!!!

This is by FAR my favorite Monday of the month!!!  Oh, wait.....the detail stuff...

Okay, so if you stopped by it is time for another Royal Monday Hop!  And the first Wednesday of every month is time for the new stamps from Queen Kat Designs to be released!  So, today we will start previewing some of the new goodness for the month! 

You should have hopped here directly from the Queen Kat Designs Blog if not, go back there to start at the top!  (I'm the second stop, so if you are hopping along you are doing great!)

This month I got to work with the new Whimsical Ink Sorority Kit, February girl...she is just beautiful....I'll be sharing several creations this month with her!  It is also the first of the month so we use a sketch to go by....here is the sketch we chose for this hop.

And here is my creation....isn't she just awesome! 

Used my Copics and Prisma's to color her and the paper is from the January Royal Kit....a perfect match! 

Okay...time to hop on.....skip on over to Helene's place and see what she has in store for us using the sketch and a glimps of one of the Queen Kat Designs Stamps release!  Lots going on this month and you won't want to miss any of it!!! 

Make sure you also come back to the main blog tomorrow for the Tuesday hop!!!!  The girls on that round have a total different sketch!  You will want to see it and their awesome creations!

SKETCH CROP GOING ON!!!!

Your missing it if you aren't playing with us!!!  We have 7 awesome sketches up for your inspiration already with 3 more to come!  We have inspiration hoppin in the gallery and some fun and games!!!!  Head on over to the message board NOW!!!

Here is a little preview of what is going on....
Layout sketch by Holly

Card sketch by Bety

That is just a bit of what is going on....oh, and of COURSE THERE ARE PRIZES!!!! So what are you waiting on????

Wow!  It is time for another Monday Royal Hop!!!  and it is INSPIRATION week!  Wooohoooo!  Isn't that room simply INVITING???

Okay, I know...the 'information first'....Yes, it is Monday and yes, it is Queen Kat Designs Monday Hop.  You should have hopped here directly from the Queen Kat Designs official blog, if not, go back and start there so you will see how Nancy got us started! 

Now, here is what I came up with from the above picture....I'm still ooohhhing and aaahhhing over that room!  I want one!

The colors just made me want to curl up by a warm fire with a good book.....I pulled the colors from my background and with that you could add just about anything to it...all colors will blend in with the warmth and richness.  We are still spotlighting the January releases and I chose Awaiting the Moment and deiced to make a card for our middle school pastor's wife who is expecting their first boy! 

Hope you enjoyed and NOW it is time to keep hoping for some more inspiration!  Hop on over to Helene's Place and see what she came up with....I'm sure it will be well worth the time!  Her creations are always beautiful!


Don't forget that the sale continues! 

Tuesday Twenty
It's gonna be Tuesday for the rest of the month!
Take 20% off everything!
That makes all clearance items 75% off

(Good today through 01/31/10)
use coupon code: TT20

 

Andddd....guess what next week is.....RELEASE WEEK!!!!  WOOOHOOOO!