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QKD blog hop- inspiration in a photo and on a Tuesday...

     
This week's hop is based around a photo we were given for inspiration. You can see it by clicking here and going to the QKD blog and also if you are just joining us it's the right place to start to see all the cool projects this picture inspired. If you are already hoping you would have come from Bev's blog. I used the fantasy gift stamp which goes great with the fantasy line and is perfect for your Christmas mermaid cards :) Now I hope you enjoy your day and next on your stop is Lara's blog which you can get to by clicking here.

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Nina's blog
Nancy's blog
Stephanie's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Happy Anniversary Queen Kat Designs!!!!

 

 
Welcome!!! It's QKD's 1 year anniversary and we are celebrating with a blog hop focused on the QKD colours of pink, purple, white and grey. I hope you enjoyed the creations on Bev's blog before you hopped over to me. if you are just starting out hop on over to the QKD blog to start the anniversary goodness. I used a new release for this month for my card- Monarch Mia. Doesn't she look purrdy :) I have had this amazing paper since last Feb but didn't have the right card idea for it till now. Once I heard the challenge of using the QKD colours for the hop I decided it was time to actually cut up this gorgeous paper and make a gorgeous card tee hee! I coloured her with my copics and added a thick glossy accents layer to her tail and also used it to glue the purple glitter on her tail so it would also be poofy. I have copied the hop list below in case you are lost and if you are already well on your way click here to go to Lara's blog which is your next stop. Before you go though I just want to share the insane specials our Queen has this week to celebrate- it's crazy!! When you also go to the store check out the week's schedule as there are activities and prizes all week long!

All Week:
Sale at QKD: Use the coupon code: BL10 and get 10% off your entire purchase. You can save up to 65% in the store with this coupon. All clearance items are already 55% off.

This includes everything in the store. If you use this coupon to subscribe to one of our monthly kits, the coupon discount is good only on the first month.

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Nina's blog
Nancy's blog
Stephanie's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

it's QKD blog hop time!!!...

  
  
   This week for the QKD blog hop we are following this sketch. If you are hopping along you would have arrived here from Bev's blog or you can go to the QKD blog to start at the beginning.... I flipped it to work with my fairytale paper and (giant) bow. We'd love for you to play along as well. I used Nivea (with background) on this card as she is one of the October new releases and I couldn't wait to play with her. If you want Nivia or any other cool stamp from QKD check out these sales:

November 8th through November 30th
Buy 2 stamp sets get 1 separates stamp free
Buy 3 separates stamps and get 1 free
($3.99 value or less)

For every 2 stamp sets you order
you get 1 separate stamp for free! The more you
order the more free stamps you'll receive.

Woot Woot- great deal! Next stop on the hop is Lara's blog...enjoy!

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog (yo9u are here...)
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Nina's blog
Nancy's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

 

It's release day at Queen Kat Designs!!!

I just love release days! I am sharing today one of the cool new stamps I get to play with that are being released in November. Today you would have hopped here from Bev's blog or if you need to start at the beginning please click here to start at the QKD main blog.

Today's share is with Monarch Mia and she was really easy and fun to colour. I wanted to play up her tail and make it look like butterfly wings...I was happy with how it turned out! Not sure if you can tell in the pic but I added a thick glaze to her tail and sprinkled in glitter to give it some extra oomph. I am going to see a friend of mine tomorrow who just had a new baby and this card is for her. I used copic markers to colour the image then used some fun paper, die cuts and embellishments that were in the same shades of aqua blue as the paper. I had to use the crystal butterfly too, it just seemed to go with Miss Monarch Mia tee hee.

I also wanted to share that on Nov 19th Queen Kat Designs will be having a birthday bash and will be celebrating with a special blog hop and stamp release on that day woot woot! To tide you over until then our Queen Kitty has a great sale on- Buy 2 stamp sets get 1 separates stamp free ($3.99 or less) or buy 3 separates get 1 free. Schweet!!! Click here to go to the store and start shopping.

Well I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop. You will be hopping on over to Lara's blog next by clicking here and I have pasted the entire list below in case you get lost along the way. Cheers!! Andi
QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
Maria's blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Nina's blog
Nancy's blog
Stephanie's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

QKD Wednesday Blog hop- come and hop along with us!

It's the weekly hop and if you have come here from Bev's blog you are half way through. If you are just starting out click here to start at the beginning, the QKD blog. This week's challenge at QKD was to pull colours from an inspiration photo (see below) and use our QKD stamps to see what we come up with! I went more with the browns, pinks, purples and a splash of blue- just like the pic. I used the just released Guardian of Love with background stamp (you can click on the name to go right to her at the store). I had also been reading on lots of blogs about those of you who stamped and coloured on kraft paper so I thought I'd give it a try. I kind of like the cool look it gives to the image. My only regret is that I saw most of you do it as a no layer card- stamping right on the kraft paper and colouring. I wanted to do that too but I got really ambitious and added lots of sparkle glue and it made my paper buckle and look soggy. So for a no layer card- I don't recommend liquid glue, glitter or sparkle- it takes away from the clean look. Instead of tossing the card out I wanted to make the most of the cool image and the effect of colouring on that paper so I cut it out and used some funky paper to help bring more browns into the photo. I also kept to the kraft card base to bring it all together- hope you like how it turned out! I think the Guardian looks sooo serene on this card and I have to say she is a really sweet stamp to play with and so versatile.

Now head on over to Lara's blog to continue along and I have included the whole blog hop under the inspiration pic in case you get lost :)

 

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
Maria's blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Nina's blog
Nancy's blog
Stephanie's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Hope you have a fabulous day!!!!

 

It's the QKD weekly blog hop with lots of great sales!!!!

 
Hope you are all having a fabulous day or evening, depending on when you read this. I love Wednesdays as it's time to join in with my QKD DT sisters and share our creations together. If you came here from Bev's blog you have already seen some beautiful work. Otherwise start at the QKD blog to start at the beginning. I used Victoria again as we are getting closer to Halloween and she is a Halloween vixen to me all the way! The first card I made with her went over really well! I had so many of my friends who wanted me to make them a card with Victoria the Vixen so I have to make up so more with this lovely lass. Doesn't she inspire you to make some amazing Halloween cards for your friends, she does to me lol!

Look at these amazing sales!:

55% off of all clearance
30% off of these stamps:
Thanksgiving Dragon
Christmas Tree Dragon
Off Beat Alphabet
Jester Alphabet
through 10/25/09

I know AMAZING SALES. The very last stop on our hop is at the store so you can either hop along to get there or go there right now by clicking here and then enjoying the hop lol. Here are all the links case you get lost- I do easily so there will be no judging by me lol!!! If you are already hopping pop on over to Victoria's blog now by clicking here who always blows me away with her amazing art!

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
Penny's blog
Vicki's blog
Maria's blog
Kelly's blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog
Victoria's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Helene's blog
Nina's blog
Alex's blog
Meredith's blog
Linda's blog
Nancy's blog
Anita's blog
Sara's blog
Stephanie's blog
Ashley's blog
Katarina's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Cheers!!!!

It's the Wednesday QKD blog hop- come join us!

Welcome to the Wed QKD blog hop and this Wed is special cause it's time for the Oct release! Feel free to start the hop at the QKD blog or if you are already hopping you would have come from seeing Bev's cool creation. For this card I used Victoria and she is a smokin hawt vixen that girl! This fairy is all dressed up for Halloween and she is pretending to be a bad girl- since she is so sweet the other 364 days of the year lol. She is for sale today at QKD as she is part of the new release, isn't she fabulous! Speaking of shopping at QKD- check out these amazing sales:

27% off of all QKD stamps (excludes separates and customs)
15-20% off of all Past Kits (royal, get inked!, The findings and Take 3)
10% off of all paper packs
55% off of all clearance
10% off of all acrylic blocks
10% off of all grab bags
20% off of the scrapbooking kit section (does not include royal kits)

Now it's time to hop to the next blog which is another Victoria (who always has the coolest creations to share)- click here to go so her blog. I have included the full list below in case you are a mad hopper like me. Enjoy your hop ladies!

QKD
Shannon
Jules
Penny
Vicki
Maria
Kelly
WIS
Bev
Andrea
Victoria
Lara
Anessa
Helene
Nina
Alex
Meredith
Linda
Nancy
Anita
Sara
QKD

 

It's the Wed QKD blog hop!

If you are coming from the Whimsical Ink blog hoppingon over to my blog you are on the right path! Today's hop is a colour challenge. we were to use Olive; Yellow Bronze; Brown and Cranberry in our creation. Melodycame out to play for this card, she is gorgeous. I actually used this card yesterday in my post over at WISand also wanted to share it here as I loved it sooo much. The colours flowed together for me pretty easily but I realized after the only cranberry I used was on her lips and cheeks but they do make them stand out :) I really love Maigan's images for QKD and I love the backgrounds she sketches with them. It really makes the card come together. NOw to continue on your hop you are going to Victoria's blog where she always has amazing crafts to share! I have also posted the list below in case you get lost tee hee. enjoy your day!

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
Penny's blog
Tina's blog
Maria's blog
Kelly's blog
Kelly Jean's blog
WIS blog
Andrea's blog
Victoria's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Helene's blog
Nina's blog
Alex's blog
Meredith's blog
Linda's blog
Nancy's blog
Anita's blog
Queen Kat Designs’  Store

It's time again for the QKD blog hop!

First, let me apologize for not posting since last week. I have actually been stamping like crazy but all my stuff is still 'top secret' and I can't share it yet and I can't wait too!!! So please bear with me while it seems like a dry spell but has actually been a creative geyser lol.

So today is our weekly QKD hop and it is based on the sketch below. You should have came here from Bev's blog and her creations or you can start at the beginning at the QKD blog of course!

The nice thing with sketches is that they are to inspire, and they always do with me. I kept pretty close to the sketch but added my own touches. Feel free to try this sketch and share it with us! I am using Hali and she is stunning! I think she is my favourite one by far! I encourage you to now hop on over to Victoria's blog to see what lovely craft she is sharing!

I will be back this week with another post I promise to share one of my newest cards and also some blog awards I was lucky enough to be given!!! Have a fantastic day!!!

QKD blog hop- It's Sept new release day!!!!

It's one of my fave days of the week...QKD blog hop day!! You should have come from Bev's blog and her beautiful art if you are hopping with us today otherwise feel free to start here at the beginning....

I love love love the new stamps this month and I got to play with this sweet Halloween mermaid. She is sooooo cool! I love the background that gets stamped right along with her and I pulled the colours of my paper and accessories to influence the colours of my card....hey listen to how cool I sounded there 'to influence the colours....' I am starting to start all artistic like..and obviously it was said with an accent too LOL. Okay.... back on track LOL!!! I found that this card really made itself. This mermaid knew what she wanted...even down to the evening sky. I can't wait to share my other creations with you this month as QKD has really outdone themselves with this fantastic release!!! Enjoy the hop and head on over to Victoria's blog to drool over her fantastic work!!! Oh and in case you get lost here is the full blog list for today for reference..cheers!

QKD: http://qkd.blogspot.com
Shannon: http://shannonssentiments.blogspot.com
jules: http://julietds.blogspot.com
Penny: http://penny-randomthoughts.blogspot.com/
Tina: http://woodedviews.blogspot.com
Vicki: http://qksc.blogspot.com
Maria: http://www.riacreations.blogspot.com/
Kelly: www.kellystamps.blogspot.com
KellyJean: http://dancingwithstamps.blogspot.com
WIS: http://whimsicalinksorority.blogspot.com
Bev (SG) http://getcreativesg.blogspot.com
Andrea: www.mystampingheaven.typepad.com
Victoria: http://eatstampsleeprepeat.blogspot.com/
Lara: www.youwantthecookie.blogspot.com
Anessa: http://alienanessa.wordpress.com
Helene: http://2amscrapper.blogspot.com/
nina: http://creatinginsolitude.blogspot.com
Alex: http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/
Meredith: www.papercanteen.com
Linda: http://linda-scrap-atc.blogspot.com
Nancy: http://craftynancy.blogspot.com
Anita: http://happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com/