Quixotic Paperie - New Design Team Announcement!

Finally, I managed to come to the decision regarding the new additions to our fantastic team.  Believe me, it was tough.  If I could have picked every single applicant, I would have.  So, before I go on to tell you all about the lovely ladies joining us, I'd like to say another BIG thank you to everyone who applied.  It was lovely to hear from all of you, even if I did end up with quite the headache trying to whittle the list down!

We have FOUR talented ladies joining the existing Design Team for Quixotic Paperie, and here are the links to their blogs, plus some examples of their creativity!

**** Sandie Dunne ****

 

Stamps shown: Emerald Faeries and Make it Crafty.

**** Lou Mac ****

  

Stamps shown: Some Odd Girl, Paper Makeup Stamps,

The Greeting Farm and Whimsy Stamps.

**** Sheila Lygo ****

 

Stamps shown: Stamping Bella - Mo Manning,  Make it Crafty, Whimsy Stamps.

**** Alina ****

Stamps shown: Make it Crafty, Whimsy Stamps(Kenny K),

Stamping Bella - Mo Manning.

We also have some fantastic guest designers lined up, so keep your eyes peeled for lots of amazing creations over the coming months!

I hope you will all join me in giving our new members a warm welcome!  I know they are going to be sharing tons of inspiration with us!

NOTE: Quixotic Paperie is currently closed while I take a much needed break!  We will be open again on 8th September 2011!

Kenny K - Queen's Cutie

Good afternoon!!

My week has just flown by without a minute to post this. So without further ado...I'd like to present 'Queen's Cutie'. Isn't she adorable! She is available in rubber at Quixotic Paperie. The image is coloured with a mixture of copics and prismas. I used some [prismas to deepen the shading in her hair . A touch of deep brown at the roots.  I also used prismas to create the blended sky background, which always looks very faint after being photographed!

I have used the most gorgeous papers from MME called Paris and Co. Gorgeous shades of brown and muted turquoise!!

This is a quick picture of the inside. A rare occasion...I don't always have time to finish these before I post on the blog. The sentiment is from Paper Makeup Stamps.

I also want to remind you that Quixotic Paperie will be on holiday for a well earned break from 27th August to 8th of September.

Judy

It's your birthday? You jest!

Sorry for the title, I couldn't resist!  Mary J here with a birthday card I made for a young boy using some more of my fave goodies in the Quixotic Paperie shop...

 

Isn't this cutie fun?!  This is Jester Bear by Rick St Dennis - one of the newer lines Quixotic Paperie is now stocking!  You can either buy him for just £3.45 or the whole first Bears #1 collection of 6 images for £17.99 (that's £3 each!).  I used that fun paper from the My Minds Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue paper pad - just to add to the fun!

 Take a look at the other Rick St Dennis gorgossity and the new My Mind's Eyes pads here....

*NEW* RICK ST DENNIS BEARS

*NEW* MY MIND'S EYE PADS

NEW Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps at Quixotic Paperie!

The spooktacular August release from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is now available to order at Quixotic Paperie!

Not long to wait for these fantastic stamps either, as they are arriving in stock on Tuesday 23rd August!

These will be awesome for creating spooky scenes, and having fun!  Mix and match them with last year's Halloween release (I know I will be!)!

And while you're there, check out the rest of the new goodies in stock by viewing "NEW PRODUCTS" where you can browse all the latest additions with ease.

Ghosts Of Times Past

It is Saturday and that means it is my day on the Quixotic Paperie blog and I have another arty ATC for you all today.

I've used Artistic Outpost stamp sets Bird Of A Feather and Windows And Doors, you guys know how much I love these stamps!

I used Ranger Archival ink Coffee to stamp the girls and the sentiment and Archival Coffee and Sepia to add distress to the make.

Don't forget to stock on the EZ mount for your Artistic Outpost stamps!

Right I have to run but I hope you have fun browsing all the new things in the shop this week.

*NEW* THE GREETING FARM

*NEW* EMERALD FAERIES

*NEW* RICK ST DENNIS BEARS

*NEW* SIMPLY GORJUSS STAMPS

*NEW* MAKE IT CRAFTY STAMPS

Kim

Quixotic Paperie Design Team Call

DESIGN TEAM CALL IS NOW CLOSED.

THE NEW TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 25th AUGUST 2011.

Here at Quixotic Paperie we’ve decided to have a little fun and shake things up a bit! What better way than with a Design Team call?!

We are looking for designers who would like to commit to an initial six month term with Quixotic Paperie’s existing team, to help promote products available at the Quixotic Paperie online store.  If you're not familiar with the products we stock, take a look and check out the stamp companies and other products you could be working with!

The six month term will start on 1st September 2011. This call will close on 19th August 2011 and successful applicants will be notified as soon as we have made our decision.

The Requirements:

• You should have an active blog, and be prepared to regularly link to Quixotic Paperie for products used, where applicable.
• You should be able to take clear photos showing your card/projects.
• You will be expected to blog a minimum of one card per week using mainly products from Quixotic Paperie.
• You should not currently be on the design team for another craft retail store (stamp company DTs are no problem).
• You must be prepared to have your card/project photos used on our Facebook page, on the store blog and in other promotional capacities.

Other Notes:

• All papercrafters are welcome to apply!  We don't just want cardmakers, we also welcome scrapbookers and altered artists, etc.  As long as you love to stamp, and use other products available in-store, get your application in!
• We stock a range of rubber stamps, from cute to grungey, so we're looking for applications from a range of stamping/papercrafting styles!

DT Benefits:

• Regular Design Team packages.
• Discount on all orders at Quixotic Paperie.
• Exposure on the store blog, Facebook page and website.
• Being part of a friendly and fun team!

How to apply:

Email us at quixotic@quixoticpaperie.co.uk by 19th August 2011 with:

• An introduction telling us about you (where you are from, how you got into crafting, what your favourite type of papercrafting is, what stamp brands you love etc) and why you’d like to join the team.
• A link to your blog and any online galleries you upload your cards to.
• Photos of your three most favourite personal creations.

The Greeting Farm- Oliver

Hello everyone!

Today I am following a trend :)) Now all over blogland and Facebook groups there has been a new trend starting!! And I just had to give it a try . Talented crafters on the Make It Crafty Facebook Group have been colouring their stamped images with no black lines....and instead using evry faint grey ones.

So I had to see if it was as hard as it looked ...I do like a challenge!!

So for my Quixotic Paperie DT card this week  I stamped an image from The Greeting Farm which I have had for ages but it has not seen any love as yet!  This one is Oliver from the 'Journey Set'. He is coloured with copics and a little amount of pencil for the sky background.  I used (as recommended by Elaine) an Adrionack Ink Pad 'Lake Mist' to get the light grey lines on the image. Once coloured it creates a really nice soft, pastel effect on the image. This is a technique I would love to try again and perfect a little more .

The papers I used are Fancy Pants 'Beach Bum' 6 x6 pad. I have given them all the distressed treatment. I have also used a Tim Holtz journalling ticket and a Tim Holtz Metal Hinge Clip.

Before I go have you checked out the fabulous and quirky new stamps from Octopode??? A few have sneaked into my basket!


Thanks for popping by today!
Judy

Taking it slowly...

Well, not me personally - this week has flown by, it's been manic!!  Anyhoo, Mary J here and the title of my post refers to this little cutie using lots of lovely Quixotic Paperie stash! 

 

 

Isn't he a sweetie?  This is one of the new Emerald Faeries called Boo & Snookie (aren't they the best names ever?!!).  I used my Sew Easy Tool with the Zig Zag Piercer Head and finished it off with flowers using the Marianne D creatables Chinese Rose dies and beads.  Quixotic Paperie has run out of the brown felt ribbon, but you can buy it in other colours here.

I used the Prima Madelaine paper that is unfortunately out of stock now, but there are a host of gorgeous Prima pads in including the latest arrivals which came today here!

Before I go, here is a list of my most fave of the newly arrived goodies!

*NEW* ECHO PARK

*NEW* WHIMSY STAMPS

*NEW* SIMPLY GORJUSS STAMPS

*NEW* MAKE IT CRAFTY STAMPS

Mushroom hugger!

Mary J here for a quick post on this week's faves at Quixotic Paperie - EMERALD FAERIES! I am in luuuuurve these gorgeous stamps!  Here's what I made using Ebony....

 

 

How beautiful is this stamp?!!  I matched her up with papers from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl, embellished with rolled flowers with pearl bead centres and that luscious Prima lace! To add some more interest, I used my Sew Easy Stitcher Tool with the Sew Easy Burst Piercer Head - I love it!  The sentiment is from Whimsy's Ticket Sentiment Set and Shapeology Ticket die.  I've left the inside blank for my own personal message (hopefully it will say "thank you for ALL my birthday presents on 25 August" (you get the hint, right?!!).

Okay, that is it from me today!  Back soon with another EMERALD FAERIES beauty!

 

Trying out something new

I have been meaning to try and colour with pencils on black cardstock before and finally got around to it! The result is ... interesting. The jury is still out if I like it or not.

 I stamped Whimsy Star by Kenny K in white ink on black cardstock and coloured her is mixture of different pencils, basically just testing various brands: Faber-castell Polychromos, Derwent Inktense and Prismacolor. If I were to do it again, I'd use Prismacolour only, mainly because they gave the most opaque result.

 I used papers From Echo Park For The Record pad and Crate Portrait pad. That lush butterfly swirl is a chipboard from Make It Crafty. I did a lot of random dotting with Viva gloss gel in Sunny Yellow and Walnut Brown.

Film marker sentiment is from a brand new Whimsy set and I cut it out with a matching die.

I hope I might have given you an idea for something new to try out!

Don't forget to check out Quixotic Paperie shop for a summer sale and lots of new goodies! :)

Thanks for popping by!
Annika