Friday, February 15, 2013

Challenge #26- Anything Goes

Hello Crafty Friends, Happy Friday!

Welcome to QKR Stampede's 26th Challenge! Thank you so much to all of you who joined us last week for our Someone Special Challenge! What Gorgeous Creations!

Our Winner Via Random.org is:
 32. Jackie Wallace

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words "QKR Stampede Challenge Winner" in the Subject Line! *Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

 
Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order
Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**OUR PRIZE FOR BEING THE RANDOM WINNER IS 2 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE FROM OUR QKR STAMPEDE STORE! HOWEVER, IF YOU ENTER & WIN USING A QKR STAMPEDE IMAGE, YOU WILL WIN 5 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE!!*** 
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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:
ANYTHING GOES 

Please Welcome our February Guest Designer

Hi everyone! My name is Lisa and I'm from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I got started into card making about a year ago and decided I wanted to enter some challenges. So out of that desire, my blog was born at the end of October. However, what started out as a place to post cards has developed into something so much more. I showcase other artists' work, spotlight comments that have made a difference to me, offer up thoughts and graphics that are motivational in nature and explore the concept of gratitude. Mixed in among these specific themes I share my creative endeavours--card making, drawing & digital design, nail art, etc.--with the world. My goal is for my blog to become a place of inspiration on many different levels and to celebrate other like minded people from our community. I am very excited to be dipping my toes into the design team world and am excited to be a guest designer for QKR Stampede.

Lisa's wonderful card featuring Image:
digi8403 WateringHearts
digi10401 PreciousThings
digi6201 Heart BoxAngel 


Now onto some more creative inspiration from the Design Team!  


Mian
 digi8810 Expecting
digi17307 Mom to Be

Deonna
digi24229 Important Message





 

  
Reminder:

To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog.

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a  MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR MONTH LONG GUEST DESIGNERS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE PUT GDT NEXT TO YOUR NAME WHEN YOU LINK UP TO PLAY ALONG!! THANKS!! 



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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

It's Wednesday, and you know what that means - Technique and Tutorial Day here at QKR Stampede and also at Eureka Stamps. Deb here today, to take a look at how flowers add detail and interest to our creations.

I've always been intrigued by the meanings we associate with flowers - with different flower varieties and different flower colors. According to Wikipedia, "Sending flowers was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. The nuances of the language are now mostly forgotten, but red roses still imply passionate, romantic love and pink roses a lesser affection; white roses suggest virtue and chastity and yellow roses still stand for friendship or devotion." Wikipedia offers an entire chart for the meanings of various flowers. It's fun to have a look. Besides the color of our eyes or the width of our hips, I guess we can thank our grandmother's grandmother for our continuing fascination with flowers.

Here's a thank you card done in American Crafts cardstock.



It's cut at 5 1/2 inches square. I've run a line all around the face of the card with the Scor Pal tool.

Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares was used to cut and emboss two layers. The centre is stamped with QKR's Werdz set  Best Wishes in Distress Ink and heat embossed.

I thought it looked a little plain, so I embossed two lines close to the greeting with Spellbinders Classic Edges 2. Liquid Pearls dot the squares.

I'd be proud to send this card, but...look at how much interest is added when flowers come into the design.



These are the  Purple Flower Assortment available from QKR.

I've also cut two sets of leaves with the Spellbinders Foliage dies.

The pearls in the centres of the flowers were white self-adhesive pearls, but I tinted them to a matching shade with Copics.

These two photos were taken on the same day, but at different times. Isn't it amazing how the natural light coming into the room makes a difference in the color we see in the photo?

Here's a look at all the flower types, sizes and colors you'll find in the purple assortment. You get five of each flower, so that's pretty good selection and should carry you through any design.



Two week from now, I'll share some ideas about how to color your flowers if what you have on hand isn't exactly the color you need.

I'll see you next week with a technique for adding a Eureka design to a candle.

Please remember to visit Eureka Stamps Blog to see more from the other members of the T&T team. And, as always, you are welcome to visit my personal blog .
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

New digi-stamps released!!

Check out what's new at QKR Stampede!!


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Friday, February 8, 2013

Challenge #25 - Someone Special

Hello Crafty Friends, Happy Friday!

Welcome to QKR Stampede's 25th Challenge! Thank you so much to all of you who joined us last week for our Love is in the Air Challenge! What Beautiful Creations!

Our Winner Via Random.org is:
 51. Emily Thubbron    

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words "QKR Stampede Challenge Winner" in the Subject Line! *Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

 
Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order
59. scrappellen  
 21. Desire Fourie  
 17. Sandra Janssen 
 54. Julie J  
 26. J. Atterbury Creations  

Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**OUR PRIZE FOR BEING THE RANDOM WINNER IS 2 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE FROM OUR QKR STAMPEDE STORE! HOWEVER, IF YOU ENTER & WIN USING A QKR STAMPEDE IMAGE, YOU WILL WIN 5 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE!!*** 
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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:
Someone Special 

Please Welcome our February Guest Designer

Hi everyone! My name is Lisa and I'm from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I got started into card making about a year ago and decided I wanted to enter some challenges. So out of that desire, my blog was born at the end of October. However, what started out as a place to post cards has developed into something so much more. I showcase other artists' work, spotlight comments that have made a difference to me, offer up thoughts and graphics that are motivational in nature and explore the concept of gratitude. Mixed in among these specific themes I share my creative endeavours--card making, drawing & digital design, nail art, etc.--with the world. My goal is for my blog to become a place of inspiration on many different levels and to celebrate other like minded people from our community. I am very excited to be dipping my toes into the design team world and am excited to be a guest designer for QKR Stampede.

Lisa's wonderful card featuring Image:
digi14212 Lion




Now onto some more creative inspiration from the Design Team!  

Ruza
digi6804 Infatuated 

Mian
digi15402 Birthday Girl



Tina
digi12405 Sprinkling Star Dust 
digi11803 Without You


Deonna  
 digi15209 Daydreaming Bunny
 

 Bettina
 digi14713 Secrets and Friends
digi8804 Girl Talk


 Deanne
 digi12806 Little Boy 


Sara P
digi11803 Without You
digi14511 In Love

Jacki 
digi 2302 Elephant & Butterfly 
digi 9302 My Sunshine 


Reminder:

To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog.

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a  MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR MONTH LONG GUEST DESIGNERS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE PUT GDT NEXT TO YOUR NAME WHEN YOU LINK UP TO PLAY ALONG!! THANKS!! 


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Even More Bodacious Backgrounds


It's that time of the week when the Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede feature Technique and Tutorial Posts. Deb here with another look at what you can do with the fabulous Background Stamps available at Eureka.

For these projects, I chose Eurekas  32101 Abstract Flower and 58401 Fern as my background stamps. I also used a phrase from the 46002 Best Wishes Werdz set and QKR's 17505 Rose.





As you might have guessed, this card uses the Fern Background and the Rose image. I stamped the background on some green SU cardstock with Distress Ink's Forest Moss. I trimmed to the stamping and mounted that panel on a darker green cardstock. I colored a white ribbon with Copics and tied it around the panel. I think that made a great background contrast for the flower.

I stamped the Rose on X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored it with Copics. Then it was cut with Spellbinder's Beaded Ovals and sponged with the Distress Ink. I then mounted this onto an oval cut with Spellbinders from the dark green.

All layers were mounted to my 5 3/4 inch card base. Next I added dots of liquid pearls around the rose and along the right side of the card. The design seemed to want more, so I added a small design under the background panel.



And now for the second half of today's presentation.....


Who says you have to use stamps in the way they were designed? This stamp is the Abstract Flower. But, when I looked at it from the side, I saw a bird. And who says it has to be a background? I thought it made a nice focal image. What do you think?

32101 Abstract Flower




Anyway, the bird/flower was inked up with VersaMark, stamped on watercolor paper cut larger than I needed, and then heat embossed with silver powder. I then sponged Distress Ink in Broken China, Seedless Preserves, Peacock Feathers, and Evergreen Bough. After sponging, I spritzed the paper with a bit of water to start the magic of the Distress Inks, and let it dry.

Finishing the card was simple. I trimmed my image and mounted it on magenta card, mounted that to a piece of gray card and added a strip of ribbon. That was all adhered to a black card base cut at 5 x 7 inches. I then cut a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 2 from the magenta. The Werdz greeting was stamped with VersaMark on a scrap piece of the colored water paper. Dots of liquid pearls complete the look.

That's it for me today. Remember to scope out everything there is to see on the Eureka Stamps Blog. Last week's Tutorial by Sara on Digital Coloring images with PhotoShop Elements was a doozy.  And, as always, I hope you'll visit my personal blog for even more ideas I Love It.
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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Our Guest Designer for Month of February

Please join us with a welcome to Lisa Decosse as our
Month of February Guest Designer!!
 
 
Lisa's Blog - Decosse's Dynamite Doodles
 
Hi everyone! My name is Lisa and I'm from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I got started into card making about a year ago and decided I wanted to enter
some challenges. So out of that desire, my blog was born at the end of
October. However, what started out as a place to post cards has developed
into something so much more. I showcase other artists' work, spotlight
comments that have made a difference to me, offer up thoughts and graphics that are motivational in nature and explore the concept of gratitude.
Mixed in among these specific themes I share my creative endeavours--card
making, drawing & digital design, nail art, etc.--with the world. My goal
is for my blog to become a place of inspiration on many different levels
and to celebrate other like minded people from our community. I am very
excited to be dipping my toes into the design team world and am excited to
be a guest designer for QKR Stampede.
 
Lisa's first beautiful creation showcasing
sentiment digi 14618 Love you this Much
 
 
Please stop over and say hi to Lisa and leave her some love
on her adorable card!!
 
Welcome Lisa, we are excited to have you as our Guest Designer for February!!!
 
Hug's
QKR Stampede team!
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Friday, February 1, 2013

Challenge #24- Love is in the Air

Hello Crafty Friends, Happy Friday!

Welcome to QKR Stampede's 24th Challenge! Thank you so much to all of you who joined us last week for our Soft Pastels Challenge! What Beautiful Creations!

Our Winner Via Random.org is:

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words "QKR Stampede Challenge Winner" in the Subject Line! *Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

 
Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order
Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**OUR PRIZE FOR BEING THE RANDOM WINNER IS 2 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE FROM OUR QKR STAMPEDE STORE! HOWEVER, IF YOU ENTER & WIN USING A QKR STAMPEDE IMAGE, YOU WILL WIN 5 DIGITAL IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE!!*** 
__________________________________________________
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:
LOVE IS IN THE AIR 

Please Welcome our February Guest Designer


Hi everyone! My name is Lisa and I'm from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I got
started into card making about a year ago and decided I wanted to enter
some challenges. So out of that desire, my blog was born at the end of
October. However, what started out as a place to post cards has developed
into something so much more. I showcase other artists' work, spotlight
comments that have made a difference to me, offer up thoughts and graphics
that are motivational in nature and explore the concept of gratitude.
Mixed in among these specific themes I share my creative endeavours--card
making, drawing & digital design, nail art, etc.--with the world. My goal
is for my blog to become a place of inspiration on many different levels
and to celebrate other like minded people from our community. I am very
excited to be dipping my toes into the design team world and am excited to
be a guest designer for QKR Stampede.

Lisa's wonderful card featuring 
sentiment digi 14618 Love you this Much






Reminder:

To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog.

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a  MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR MONTH LONG GUEST DESIGNERS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE PUT GDT NEXT TO YOUR NAME WHEN YOU LINK UP TO PLAY ALONG!! THANKS!! 
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