Deadline Extended for QKD Call!!!

Queen Kat Designs Stamp Co. (www.katstamps.com) announces its latest search for loyal, dedicated and excited Royal Court members! You must be a STAMPER and card maker to apply. We are a stamp manufacturer that makes laser etched rubber stamps. We are looking for people who LOVE to stamp and can do so on a deadline with a smile!

*Must love to color!*
*Must be able to do a minimum of 5 cards a month*
*Must be able to blog 1 time a week on your own blog*
*Must be able to blog 1 time a week on one of our company blogs*

Work Description:
*5-6 Hand stamped cards a month (photographs only, you keep your cards)
*1 Blog post a week on your personal blog (using 1 of the cards you made for your monthly quota)
*1 Blog post on one of the 3 Queen Kat Designs Blogs (Whimsical Ink Sorority, Dark Ink Sorority or the QKD Company blog, you will be assigned to 1 of the blogs upon hire)
*Participation on the QKD Facebook Fan page at least once a week
*Check in on the Court’s private message board at least 3 times a week to make sure you’re up to date
*1 of your cards made for your quota will be for the Royal Inklings Magazine so you will need to provide a write up on how to make the card with a supply list.

Perks of the team:
+Worldwide exposure to your work through our blogs and online idea gallery
+Free rubber stamps each month of your term
+30% off any rubber stamps in our online store for your term
+40% off any rubber stamps in our online store on the 15th of each month for your term
+You will be published each month in our online magazine
+And more…

Please see info below and take your time to prepare a well thought out application.
Make 3 cards showcasing your best work and blog about them on your blog with a link to the Queen Kat Designs Royal Court Call. (Cards must be new for this call and can use any stamps and products you want. Of course we are partial to QKD stamps but welcome submissions with any stamps.)

b. Email us the link to your blog post to: royalcall@katstamps.com with the following (all in 1 email please!)
c. Choose 1 of the cards you made for the call and write up a “how to” sheet on it. (Simple instructions and a supply list) To get an idea of what we are looking for, take a look at the latest issue of the Royal Inklings Magazine here: http://www.4shared.com/document/-LMRXnbw/RI_Nov10QKDpdf.html
d. Include the following information in the body of your email: Your full name, mailing address, phone number, blog or website address, email address. Current bloggers only! This call is open to anyone in the world.
e. Provide one paragraph about yourself telling us about you and make sure your personality shines through.

General Questions…
1. Would you say you are primarily a stamper or a scrap booker?
2. How long have you been stamping/ scrapbooking?
3. Have you participated in any other design teams? If so, please explain (guest designer, regular designer, for store, for manufacturer, for kit company), and if currently on other teams, please list those teams and your commitment. Please list the work load and the length of your commitments as well as names of companies.
4. What is your motivation for participating in our design team?
5. Do you currently own any Queen Kat Designs stamps? If not, why not? (Please be candid)
6. Are you able/ willing to make at least one post per week to promote our products? (At least one of these posts will be on a Tuesday per month)
7. Are you able/ willing to commit to a 6 month term with QKD at this time?

Applications are due by January 30th at 10am MST!
New Royal Court members will be contacted by January 31st via email.
Send everything in 1 email to: royalcall@katstamps.com

T3 Challenge - Jan. 18

It's Tuesday, so that means it is time for the Triple Tiara Tuesday. This is the third week of the challenge and if you saw my earlier post about it, you know that if you play along you can win!!!

This week we had an inspiration challenge! This cool photo from Red Envelope was our challenge.




And here's my card:



I pulled out my alcohol inks and used them to dye a clear button from 7 Gypsies, plus I also smeared the alcohol ink on a transparency sheet. I back the sheet with white to make the colors pop on the black embossed background. Maigan's stamp was the perfect one to go with the fabulous colors!



Here are the rules of Triple Tiara Tuesday:

- Each week 3 Royal Court Members will host the challenge on their blog (this week it's me, plus Jan and Chris.

- You start at the QKD blog and visit the 3 challenge hosts on their personal blogs. (Leave us some love and a link to your project so we can return the favor. *wink*)

- QKD will offer up a $25 stamp gift certificate for the players to compete for each month. So if you enter each week, you have 4 chances to win the monthly prize of $25. (1 entry per week)

- Post your their link to your card on the Inlinkz widget here on the QKD blog.

And, here are the links to the previous two challenges as well.
Sketch Challenge
Color Challenge - White

QKD Relaunch Blog Hop - Kristie Silva

Kristie Silva is such a fun designer at QKD, so we are "relaunching" her line!! And this blog hop focuses on some of her new stamp designs!!!

You should have started at the QKD blog and then hopped along to Loretta's blog, and now you are here at mine.

I played with Blue Fairy and had a great time using this stamp. Here are two cards that I did using this stamp.

Instead of coloring the image, I used glitter and stickles to fill in the main areas of the stamp! I love the way it turned out.


For this card, I pulled out some old patterned paper and letters; I stamped the Blue Fairy image on vellum and then colored in using markers.



Thanks for stopping by; now it is time to head to Nina's blog to see her creations.

T3

This week started T3 at Queen Kat Designs -- what is T3 you ask? Well, I am glad that you did.

T3 is the abbreviation for Triple Tiara Tuesdays at the Official Queen Kat Designs Blog as well as the blogs of our very special Royal Court members.

Here's how it goes:

- Each week 3 Royal Court Members host a challenge on their blog. (the same challenge)

- You start at the QKD blog and visit the 3 challenge hosts on their personal blogs. (Leave some love and a link to your project so we can return the favor. *wink*)

- QKD will offer up a $25 stamp gift certificate for you to compete for each month. So if you enter each week, you have 4 chances to win the monthly prize of $25.

- You will post your link to your card on the Inlinkz widget on the QKD blog on the right hand side. (There will be 1 per month.)

The first challenge is up now!!! So, make sure you head over to the QKD blog and play along!