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Well, no, but it’s better than that!!! It’s QKD’s December Release Day Blog Hop!! But shoot, you already know that since you hopped here from Lara’s blog; our fun, of course, began at the QKD blog. And hopping to Nina’s blog will be the next step in our regularly scheduled programming!

I am sharing with you today what I consider to be a rapid output card. It did not take much time at all to put this card together and consider it ready to be on its way to a friend. That’s what I want to showcase about this set of Belated Birthday stamps – if you’re like me at all, even one iota, then more often than not, when you realize you’ve missed a birthday and no way in micromanaged hell will your card make it there in time, then turn to this set and whip out a snappy card!

simple Happy Belated Birthday

By the time I realize that I’ve missed a birthday, at that point I want to punch out a cool, handmade card just as soon as I can; otherwise it kinda becomes a sad, moot point and the Catholic guilt settles in rather uninvited!

Now, before you go, I’d like to make you aware of a little sale for you cyber shoppers going on over at the QKD store — it’s the Cyber Days Shipping Sale!! Save on shipping rates!!!
Spend $20 get $2 shipping…
Spend $50 get FREE Shipping…
Spend $100 get FREE shipping & a FREE stamp set!
(Good today through 12/5/09)

I’ll be showcasing more projects – using the Belated Birthday stamp set – on Sundays are for Stamping over at the QKD blog, so don’t forget to visit us over there =) Thanks for visiting today!

Queen Kat Royal Wha??

Howdy! Yep, it’s Tuesday…decided we’d take into account the unofficial start of the holiday week tomorrow by hop-along-Cassidy’ing it today! So glad you hopped from Lara’s wonderful blog to this here blog As you might have seen from the starting post at QKD’s blog, we were given an inspiration challenge of a modicum of deliciously relaxing and soothing colors that I would absolutely welcome in a reading room of my house!

First thing’s first, though: please take a moment to visit the Royal Monday blog hop since the creations are astronomically inspirational!!

When I saw this paper in a My Mind’s Eye holiday book of Christmas cardstock, I was hoping I could pull off this challenge with these papers!!

Ohhh Christmas Trees

The sentiment and the WONDERFUL tree sign (I don’t know, it just speaks to me, it does!) are partnered with Ned the Gnome in the Store. And the funky Christmas tree is from the aptly named Funky Trees Stamp Set in the store!

This way, this way, they're over here

Next you’re hopping to Nina’s gorgeous creation, and here is the list for your reference (and definitely mine):

QKD blog
Shannon’s blog
Jules’ blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG’s) blog
Andrea’s blog
Lara’s blog
Anessa’s blog – this is your 20 =)
Nina’s blog
Nancy’s blog
Stephanie’s blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

I would also like to share with you something else that I consider completely cool…personalized address labels!! Queen Kat has designed some of the coolest ones on the market!! My personal favorite?? Sooo glad you asked! They’d have to be named after me, right?! Check out the Alien Return Address stamp (and the others, if that’s what you’d like to do *grin*)!

Happy Birthday, Queen Kat Designs!

Queen Kat Designs turns 3 today! To celebrate we are unveiling a new artist, Kelly Kost, and let’s just say we’re ALL counting ourselves lucky to have the opportunity to create with Kelly’s designs!!! Yeeeeehaaaaww!!

I nearly threatened bodily harm in racing to pick this image, Tree Girl, to create a happy birthday project for today! (No humans or animals were harmed in the making of this card:)

Sweet Tree Girl

I paired this wonderful Tree Girl with some kraft and BasicGrey Mellow papers, and I almost couldn’t be happier with the result!

Close-up

So you came here via Sara’s blog and her wonderful Tree Girl creation, and I hope that you continue hopping to Lara’s blog, but please don’t forget to check the QKD blog if you haven’t already!

Don’t get your what in a what?

Birthday week at Queen Kat Designs!!! Yeeehaww!!

It's a Royal Wednesday blog hop

Hello there and welcome to another Royal Wednesday blog hop! You checked out Monday’s hop, right? Talk about some cool projects!! And this hop will be no exception! My blog follows Lara’s blog, and the hop began at QKD!

We were given a color challenge for today’s project, so our creations all have some form of QKD’s official colors: pink, purple, grey, and white. Our beloved Queen Kat has a wonderfully wry sense of humor like I do, though I think hers is more refined than mine, so I decided to go silly with my card:

The sketch for this card also happens to be one of Queen Kat’s favorites, so I thought the sketch, coupled with the Royal colors, would get me serious points! *grin* =)

Ned the gnome

Some notes about my card: 1) see the small town atop the image’s mat? It’s a martha stewart punch, and I thought it’d look kinda sweet with some snow on the buildings, ground, and trees! 2) this guy, Ned, is always so busy, so do you see the snow he’s kicking up cause he’s in such a rush?? 3) Ned’s colored with Copics, Shimmerz, and Snow-Tex.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and leaving some love! Speaking of love, get ready to leave some love at Nina’s blog – she’s next in the hop!

Here’s the hop list for your reference:

QKD blog
Shannon’s blog
Jules’ blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG’s) blog
Andrea’s blog
Lara’s blog
Anessa’s blog – this is your 20
Nina’s blog
Nancy’s blog
Stephanie’s blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Also, November 19th marks QKD’s 3rd birthday!! Please don’t forget to drop by the QKD blog for the start of something special for our birthday celebration!!

QKD Royal Monday Hop

So many cool things happening this week! It’s birthday week at Queen Kat Designs!! And today is the Royal Monday blog hop! Pinch me…I must be dreaming!! Here’s the hop list for your reference:

QKD blog
Alex’s blog
Vicki’s blog
Kelly’s blog
Helene’s blog
Penny’s blog
Meredith’s blog
Linda’s blog
Anita’s blog
Sara’s blog
Ashley’s blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Also, Queen Kat Vicki has some amazing blog candy to offer – she created this wonderful handmade Christmas planner and she’s giving it away!! Don’t delay!! Get over there and enter to win!! =)

Also, in the store use coupon code BL10 at check out and receive an additional 10% off your purchase!! This includes kits, clearance, stamps, and well.. EVERYTHING in the store!! (If you’re purchasing a kit subscription, the discount applies to the first month only.)

It’s the Friends of Faith Blog Hop!

Friends of Faith Blog Hop

Welcome to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine’s A Faith Perspective Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop. Today, we’re out in force on the internet — showing our faith and giving the glory to God. United we stand as Christian paper crafters and blog owners to make a presence on the internet for all to see. We’re celebrating the theme of friends and we’re happy to share our projects with you based on the verse:

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. ” Ecc4:9-10a

I’m betting you just came from Karen Murray’s blog and saw her wonderful candle and card combo – they’re gorgeous!!! If you’re just joining in on the fun, the start of the hop is here: http://www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=100783

First, we would like to take a moment to thank our generous co-sponsors: Layers of Color Stamps, Gina K Designs Stamps and Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. Together with Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, these companies have donated some wonderful prizes for today’s blog hop.

And wasn’t there talk of prizes? Yes indeed! There will be three lucky grand prize winners for today’s event.

To enter, simply hop to the blogs of all of the participating staff members of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, take note of the staff member’s name, and leave a comment on their posts. Then send an email to games@scrapbooknewsandreview.com, listing each of the staff members who participated in today’s hop. It’s that easy. All entries must be received by Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12 noon ET and three winners will be randomly chosen to win.

The prizes are:

One $100 gift certificate from Layers of Color Stamps AND a 6-month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

One basket of goodies — four stamp sets from Gina K Designs and a 6-month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

One set of digital stamps from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and a 3-month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

In addition, every participating staff member of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine will offer a free one-month subscription to the magazine to one of their lucky visitors by simply leaving a comment on their blog. That’s a lot of chances to win, so let’s get to the Hop!

The project that I’m sharing with you today is a special one because it’s headed via snail mail to a very special friend of mine. She and I have been friends for a long time, and lately we’ve both been going through rough times, yet we’ve been through rough times together, and prayer has been our saving grace!

Two are better than one

The next stop on the hop is the Women to Women: Sharing Jesus blog, where Diane Noble is showcasing some uber-fantastic cards from the WTW team! Thanks so much for visiting my blog, I certainly enjoyed having you here!

SNR Friends of Faith Blog Hop – Tomorrow!

HI there fellow bloggers and friends of faith, Happy Wonderful Friday the 13th! Tomorrow, Saturday, is the blog hop!!!! Yay!!

“A Faith Perspective is organizing a Blog Hop for the weekend of Nov 14th, 2009. We would love to show the world how many faith based blogs, and bloggers of faith, are available on the internet, as well as give an opportunity for these blogs of faith to be seen. The theme for this weekend will be Thankful for Friends of Faith. We will ask that any who would like to participate create a project with a friendship theme, based on the verse: ‘Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up.’ Ecc4:9-10a”

For more information about this hop, please check out this stuff! And let’s make some blessed blogalicious noise! =)

Say wha?? Yep, it’s Royal Wednesday!

Yep, it’s that time!! And it’s also almost that “other” time too *wink*wink*

It's a Royal Wednesday blog hop

You’ve hopped or landed on the Royal Wednesday of a QKD challenge! Sketch challenge, that is. And as we near the Christmas holidays, some of us thought we would take it upon ourselves to stimulate and inspire those Christmas card makers within you!

If you didn’t hop here from Lara’s blog, then do treat yourself to 10 minutes of bliss and check out all the creations for today starting at QKD’s blah-bustin’ blog!!

I am SO glad I got to work with Ned the Tree Gnome! Ned has quickly become one of the most versatile guys in my holiday repertoire, check him out:

Tree gnome yessssss-ah

So, I got to work with those cool stamps – can you possibly resist? – and we were given a great sketch as a challenge:

11/11/09 Challenge Sketch

At first I wasn’t sure which stamped image to put into which rectangle, but I soon realized that I kinda wanted to give Ned-on-the-run some space!

I'm in a hurry, but....have a nice Christmas =)

I just think Ned’s the greatest! I’m doing more projects with him too because he puts a smile on m’ face! Plus, look!!! He’s running so fast that his hat’s pom-pom ball is smooshed! =)

Isn't he the greatest?

Little bit of Copics, little bit of Shimmerz (I know, I can’t stop!!!), little bit of glitter on the ornaments, little bit of Snow-Tex and I’m in heaven! Love the little (again with the little???) sign that comes in the set, and it cried out equally as loud for some Snow-Tex!!

Snowy Signage

Thank you, seriously, for visiting my blog today! I’ve been doing some research, and there are scientists who tell me that when you folks visit my blog, something in your cerebral cortex actually starts to regenerate – so, if I didn’t pass those scientific results along to you, then I wouldn’t be a very good cyber friend, would I??

The next stop on this fun train is Nina’s blog, and here’s the hop order:

QKD blog
Shannon’s blog
Jules’ blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG’s) blog
Andrea’s blog
Lara’s blog
Anessa’s blog – this is your 20
Nina’s blog
Nancy’s blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Also, in case you didn’t know, from now through November 30th, if you buy 2 stamp sets, you get 1 separates stamp free. And when you buy 3 separates stamps, you get 1 free ($3.99 value or less)!! For every 2 stamp sets you order, you get 1 separates stamp for free! The more you order, the more free stamps you’ll receive — yessssssss-ah

Queen Kat Royal Monday Hop

Hello friends and fellow bloggers! In case you just dropped by (which I love!) I wanted to let you know that QKD’s Royal Monday hop is happening today!!

Here are the bloggers, please don’t forget to visit each person in case there’s blog candy involved!!!

QKD blog
Alex’s blog
Vicki’s blog
Kelly’s blog
Helene’s blog
Penny’s blog
Meredith’s blog
Linda’s blog
Anita’s blog
Sara’s blog
Ashley’s blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Also, QKD is  extending free stamp week for this week where you buy 2 stamp sets and get 1 separate stamp free, or buy 3 separate stamps and get 1 free.

Release Day – Hooray!

It's a Royal Wednesday blog hop

Welcome welcome! Having come from Lara’s blog, you already know that the QKD design team is beyond excited about this month’s stamp releases! Guaranteed, you can start at the QKD blog and not be disappointed by all the creativity!! Note: the creativity technically began on Monday, 11/2, with the QKD Royal Monday hop — please check out this thread to be inspired!! (And yes, I apologize for being remiss in posting here about Mondays blog…bad BAD Alien)

I stepped completely and totally out of my comfort zone when I requested for November to work with this lovely Green Fairy. And now for some True Confessions: I’ve never previously owned nor colored this type of stamp, so I really didn’t know what to expect of me or her! I love the DCWV La Creme papers and wanted to go a bit schmancy with my project…

Nov release schmancy GreenFairy

I honestly like how this fairy, designed by our lovely Che Gilson, turned out since I used a whole lot of Shimmerz on her (painting the Shimmerz on was fun!)!!! And then some of the best advice I got about creating with this beautiful fairy came from Queen Kat herself: Don’t hold back, these images are meant for bling and fun-ness! That advice turned my Green Fairy projects from nearly average to kapow (this is my opinion, of course!). But have no fear, I am still a rookie here amongst QKD talent!!!

Check out the glimmery Shimmerz

I stamped her on GinaK luxury cardstock with VersaColor black pigment ink, heat-embossed her with a clear/bridal powder combo, set down a base color on her using Copics, then painted over everything but her skin with Shimmerz. Please trust me, she is beyond beautiful in real life when the light catches the Shimmerz just right! Here’s a look at her straight on:

GreenFairy closeup

I shadowed her with Copic Sketch YG06 to really help her stand out and emphasize her playfulness! It’s been quite a while since I’ve been this satisfied with a project. Let me know what you think!

You are not going to want to stop here, no way!!! You’ve just got to see Nina’s project next!!

Here is this week’s hop order for your reference (actually I use it alot too *hehe*):
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 – this is your 20
Nina’s blog
Nancy’s blog
Stephanie’s blog
Katarina’s blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Please remember, we have two blog hops per week now: one on Royal Mondays  (mentioned above) and today’s regular Royal Court Wednesday hop. As you know , they both start at the QKD blog.

We also have a fun special this week at the store: Buy 2 stamp sets, get 1 separates stamp free ($3.99 or less) or buy 3 separates, get 1 free. So, whatever you see that you like, you can buy at the store TODAY!

And one MORE fun surprise that’s coming up in November: the 19th is our 3rd birthday, so don’t forget to come that day for a special new release! And you won’t believe how awesome it is!