Category: Sympathy

Colour INKspiration #59

~ Kelly Kent ~ 4 Comments

It’s time for another Colour INKspiration hop.  Chosen by Bronwyn Eastley – this colour combination is just divine!  Soft, dreamy and oh-so-pretty.

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I’ve seen a sneak peak of some of the cards on this hop and you’re going to love them all.  So much variety from florals to masculine to pretty kitties!

We’re joined today by guest designer Denise Buetler.  Denise won challenge #57 and accepted our invitation to join us for this hop.  You can see her project by clicking here or keep hopping through all the projects til you get to her gorgeous card.

As with many the Colour INKspiration Crew, there was something about these colours that was reminiscent of the water.  I’ve used the new Seaside Notions stamp set to create another sympathy card.  Sadly it’s the week for it.

Seaside Notions | kelly kent

The background is the Stitched Lace die – I just can’t get enough of this die.  It’s adds such elegance to the card.  This time I’ve cut it using the lace die (see my previous post for tips on getting a great cut) and then cut it to card front size using the largest Stitched Rectangle Die.  If you have these dies, you’ll know the proportions are a little different our card sizes, so I’ve cut the card down to 4-1/8″ wide by 5-1/2″ long (11″ before scoring and folding in half).Seaside Notions | kelly kent

I’ve layered a Subtle embossed mat in Smoky Slate and a frame made using the Stitched Rectangle Dies in Seaside Spray.  I am loving this new In Color – so serene!!!  The seahorse is stamped in Seaside Spray and fussy cut, layering it over the ‘thinking of you’ sentiment.  Finished off with a couple of silver Metallic Pearls.

I’ve carried the theme through to the inside of the card and added some stamped shells and a sand dollar on another stitched rectangle background with a strip of Seaside Spray DSP.

Seaside Notions | kelly kent

I loved these colours together, but if I’m honest, using Very Vanilla was a huge challenge for me!!!  I guess I’m just a Whisper White girl at heart!

We’d love for you to join the challenge by sharing your creation made with these colours in our Facebook group.  Click here to visit.

Next up on the hop is my gorgeous friend Leonie Stuart and a beautifully delicate card.

Thanks for visiting!

Product List

Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Stitched Lace Dies

$61.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

$61.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

2019–2021 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$15.25

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Metallic Pearls

$12.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Paper Snips

$17.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$7.00

CASEing the Catty #236 | Love, Thanks & Support

~ Kelly Kent ~ 9 Comments

The calendar tells me it’s Sunday today but it’s school holidays here so I really have no idea!  It’s slow mornings, family fun and endless food around here!

We started a 1000 piece puzzle yesterday – which has been lots of fun!  It’s terribly addictive but the perfect activity for the wet weather days.

Since it is actually Sunday, it’s time to share a project for CASEing the Catty.  The theme this week is the Love, Thanks & Support section of the Annual Catalogue – pages 72-97.

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Pick any photo from these pages and share your twist.  Change the colours, use the layout, be inspired by the technique – there’s endless ways to be creative with the catalogue as your starting point.   Please share your creation in our Facebook group – we love seeing what you’re making.

I’ve used a mish mash of inspiration from this section – the colours of one card, the stamp set of another and the layout of a third.

CTC#236 Inspiration | kelly kent

The colours are Whisper White, Rococo Rose, Crushed Curry & Old Olive.  The stamp set is Healing Hugs and the layout uses tone-on-tone Stitched Lace die as the background with the floral centrepiece on top.

Healing Hugs | kelly kent

The Stitched Lace Die is becoming one of my favourites.  I usually avoid fussy dies because they are a pain to cut.  But….through a combination of recommendations by other demonstrators, I have discovered for my Big Shot that the following ‘sandwich’ works the best –

Bottom – top: Magnetic Platform, Precision Plate, Die (cutting side up), cardstock, Cutting Plate.

It needs to go through a couple of times but the pieces all come out quite easily.  I give it a brush with the Take Your Pick Die Brush while the cardstock is still in the die and then I poke out the stubborn bits with a paper piercer.  Once all the pieces are out I gently ease the cardstock away from the die.

Healing Hugs | kelly kent

For this card I’ve used the edge die that comes with the Stitched Lace Die to create the scalloped edge.  Make sure you use a bit of washi tape to keep the die in place while you run it through your die cutting machine.

Healing Hugs | kelly kent

The sentiment for this card is from the Seaside Notions stamp set. Sadly I’ve needed too many sympathy cards lately – my friends are hurting, so I’m sending lots of paper hugs out.

There’s more wonderful creations to visit on this blog hop.  Click on next to visit my lovely friend Lauren Meiklejohn to see her gorgeous take on the catalogue.

Thanks for hopping with us.  I hope your week is wonderful!

Product List

Healing Hugs Cling-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Stitched Lace Dies

$61.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

$61.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$14.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

$13.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$7.00

Paper Snips

$17.00

Just Add Ink #455 | Sympathy

~ Kelly Kent ~ 2 Comments

Some challenges are a fun way to provide inspiration and an excuse to get into the craft room.  The theme for Just Add Ink this week is “Just Add Sympathy“.

It was going to be a challenge where I created a card for my stash for another time.  Sadly, my friend shared the news that her Gran had passed, which meant this card was specially made to let her know I’m thinking of her.

Wonderful Romance | kelly kent

I’ve used the spotlight technique for this card.  Using my Stamparatus, I stamped the floral images from Wonderful Romance twice – in exactly the same place on two identical pieces of cardstock.

I adhered one piece to the Whisper White Thick cardstock base.  The second piece I coloured using Stampin’ Blends and then cut (in the middle of the cardstock piece) using the Stitched Rectangle Framelit.

Lining up the images, I layered the coloured & cut cardstock over the base layer.  For extra pop, I adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Wonderful Romance | kelly kent

The beautiful flowers in the Wonderful Romance stamp set work so well for this technique.  It would work well with other large solid line stamps that you can colour too.

Wonderful Romance | kelly kent

Wonderful Romance (and the coordinating dies – not used here) are on the Last Chance Retirement List and will only be available until 3rd June 2019 – or supplies sell out.  See all retirement list items in my online store – click here.

We’d love to have you join our challenge.  Share your sympathy cards on the Just Add Ink blog.  You’ll also find all the design team cards there – it’s a wonderful resource for the next time you have a sympathy card to make!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Product List

Wonderful Romance Cling Stamp Set

$39.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

$61.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$13.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker

$7.75

Stampin' Blends Color Lifter

$7.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Colour INKspiration #52

~ Kelly Kent ~ 4 Comments

Hi!  Thanks for joining us for the second Colour INKspiration challenge of the month.  We hop on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month and bring to you a fresh round of colours each hop.

Today is the start of challenge #52 which is minty, chocolately and oh-so-yummy.

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The first card I’m sharing today isn’t actually mine!  It’s the stunning card of our guest designer – the winner of Colour INKspiration #50 – Ronda McJimsey-Gibson.   Ronda’s card is totally amazing.  You know when you see a card and think ‘wow, I wish I’d thought of that’!  The colours are perfect for the Fable Friends bunny!!!

Colour INKspiration #52 | Ronda McJimsey-Gibson

Anyone can join us at Colour INKspiration – even if you don’t have a blog.  Share your project on Facebook using the challenge colour combination and you could be our next winner!  Click here to visit the Facebook group.

A friend lost a family member last week and I wanted to send a card to let her know I was thinking of her.

The Rooted In Nature bundle was my choice with the lovely green tones of the colour combination.Rooted in Nature | kelly kent

The fold was inspired by one of my team – Mandy Depiazzi.  I attend Mandy’s class each month and she always comes up with such great ideas!

It’s called X fold and the front left panel tucks into the triangle pocket at the bottom right.

Rooted in Nature | kelly kent

It folds out to reveal a writing panel on the inside.

Rooted in Nature | kelly kent

I’ve used two embossing folders on this card – Layered Leaves for the white panels and Subtle for the Soft Sea Foam.

The front panel is 3-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ (3-1/4″ x 3″ for the mat).  I stamped the leaves in Soft Sea Foam and then the sentiment over the top in Granny Apple Green.

The card base is a piece of A4 card cut lengthways and then 3″ cut from the end of the card.  It’s scored at 5-7/8″ and folded over.

Rooted in Nature | kelly kent

It’s always fun to find a new fold.  I love this one and have plans to make more with all kinds of themes!!!  It would look lovely dressed up with some DSP.  Watch this space!

There’s lots more creative inspiration on this hop – just keep clicking on next!

From here, you’re visiting the gorgeous Nikki Spencer…

Thanks for hopping with us!

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$73.00

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

$68.00

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$126.75

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$16.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Flax Ribbon

$12.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

It’s Time to end MND

~ Kelly Kent ~ 6 Comments

I rarely post sympathy cards on my blog.  There’s not usually a happy reason to need to send a sympathy card – even if it’s the end of awful suffering.  The loss of a family member, friend or acquaintance is always a sad time.

A family friend lost his battle with MND (Motor Neuron Disease) last week.  If you live outside of Australia, you may know it as ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).  It affects the way nerves work – causing the muscles to gradually weaken and waste, as the nerves degenerate and die. Muscles across the body are affected and functions such as talking, walking, eating & breathing become increasingly difficult.  It’s such a horrible disease and one that has affected my extended family, as well as so many families around the world.

In lieu of flowers, we made a donation to MND Research – an organisation driven forward by the vision to understand the causes, find effective treatments and discover cures for MND.

Discover MND research

Click here to donation to MND Australia or MND Research.

If there is such a thing as a manly sympathy card, I wanted to make one!  So Waterfront & Wood Textures DSP was my go to.

Waterfront Sympathy | kelly kent

The Waterfront panel was made using the baby wipe technique – I didn’t want crisp and I wanted to include a variety of colours.  My baby wipe was coated with Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green & Tranquil Tide reinkers.  This was used to stamp the mountains and grass at the bottom of the scene.

The water, trees & sand bank were inked first in the main ink colour (Coastal Cabana, Tranquil Tide & Crumb Cake – respectively, but separately) and then stamped on the inky baby wipe to create a distressed effect.

Waterfront Sympathy | kelly kent

The sympathy sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings – such a great staple to suit a range of card making occasions.

Waterfront Sympathy | kelly kent

#makeacardsendacard, even if the reason is sad.

kelly kent | mypapercraftjourney.com

Product List

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$63.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$50.00

Classic Label Punch

$31.00

Banner Triple Punch

$38.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$19.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Coastal Cabana Classic In Color Stampin' Ink Refill

$4.95

Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

Versamark Pad

$15.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Heat Tool

$50.00

True Gentleman Buttons

$12.25

Linen Thread

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Colour INKspiration #29

~ Kelly Kent ~ 5 Comments

Hello & welcome to a stunning colour combination for Colour INKspiration #29.

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As always, I’ve fallen in love with the inspiration picture.  You should see what the design team have come up with!!!

Sadly, I needed to make a sympathy card for a friend who lost her canine companion this week.  For some, their animals are as much a part (or more) of their family as any human member.

Sorry for Everything stamp set – available in the Annual Catalogue – a great array of useful sentiments for sad occasions including a specific one for the loss of a furry friend.

It was just the right message I needed this week.

Furry Friend Sympathy | kelly kent

There’s never an easy way to say goodbye but never a bad time to send some paper love.

Furry Friend Sympathy | kelly kent

We’d love for you to join us on Facebook where you can share you Colour INKspiration #29 creation and see what others are making.

There’s also lots of lovely cards with these sweet colours made by the Colour INKspiration design team .

Next up is my fabulous partner in stamping crime – Lou Kitzelman.

To see what a great team we make, join us for Stamp In Confidence!!!

kelly kent | mypapercraftjourney.com

Product List

Sorry For Everything Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

$58.00

3/4" Circle Punch

$21.00

Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

$12.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

$14.00

Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Versamark Pad

$15.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75

Heat Tool

$50.00

Twine Baker's Whisper White

$5.25

Paper Snips Scissors

$17.00

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit

~ Kelly Kent ~ 4 Comments

Hello Sunday!  Do I say that every week?

CASEing the Catty is one of my favourite challenges to be involved with – the catalogue is a treasure trove of amazing samples and creavity!

I feel like it brings out the best in my creativity and this week is no exception.

I just love the cards I created for challenge #128 – CASEing our favourite kit.

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We know that picking favourites is a tricky one for me… but when it comes to kits, it was an easy flick to the Watercolor Wishes all-inclusive kit.

Watercolor Wishes Card Kit

This kit started a real love affair for me with kits, although with a stamp set, block, ink spot and all the materials you need to make 20 cards, what’s not to love?

These all-inclusive kits are perfect for every crafter.  For the ‘just getting started crafter’, they provide everything you need to be able to make beautiful cards.  For the novice crafter, they take all the hard work out of design.  And for the experienced crafter, they are a box of ‘easy’ – perfect to pack up & take on holidays, to kids sport or a good go-to when you just want to create!

For my CASEing the Catty projects, I wanted to highlight the great layout & designs of kit cards.

They are designed to be simple and appealing – lovely to look at but not too complex to put together.

Based on the designs in the photo, I used other items in my craft stash to make similar lovely but easy cards.

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit | kelly kent

The sentiments are all from the Better Together stamp set (which lots of my team are getting this month thanks to a great promotion offered to Sale-A-Bration recruits!) and each card features the Falling in Love DSP.

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit | kelly kent

I also used pearls as a feature through the card set.

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit | kelly kent

Using catalogue pictures to inspired card layouts is a great way to get a project started!

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit | kelly kent

And here’s the full set together…

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit | kelly kent

I didn’t make these cards to be a set, just to show variety, but given the coordinating features they would actually make a lovely gift set.

I hope I’ve been able to remind you today that you don’t actually need lots of supplies to make great cards!

Stick to the basics of paper, stamps & ink and you can’t go wrong!

Next place to visit on the hop is the gorgeous Judy May, with equally as gorgeous creations!

We’d love for you to join us on Facebook and share your creations.  You’ve got all week, and all weekend to create, with entries open until Sunday evening 7pm (AEST).

Thanks for sharing in the fun!

Product List

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$64.00

Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies

$29.00

Banner Triple Punch

$38.00

Envelope Punch Board

$32.00

Falling In Love Designer Series Paper

$19.25

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

$11.50

Silver Glimmer Paper

$8.75

Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper

$8.75

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$12.25

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$14.00

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

$14.00

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Aqua Painters

$20.00

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

$8.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Timeout Tuesday – Just Add Sympathy

~ Kelly Kent ~ 6 Comments

It’s been another Timeout Tuesday here at Papercraft HQ.

Because it’s school holidays, the biggest Little Miss has been around but happy watching Sooty & Sweep on You Tube (ahh the childhood memories) and playing at the craft table with my box of scraps.

Great hobbies start young. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

While she’s been busy, I’ve still managed some craft time of my own – working on my Just Add Ink card for the week.  The theme is Just Add Sympathy – which is always a hard category of cards to make.

There’s some fabulous inspiration from the design team & challenge entries – so I’ve bookmarked the page for future reference (bookmarked on Pinterest of course!).

This is my card using my newly acquired (JAI – how did you know!) but very classic Thoughts & Prayers stamp set.  When I was making sympathy cards a couple of weeks ago I realised I didn’t own a dedicated sympathy set {now I do!}.

Just Add Ink #306- Sympathy. Mint Macaron & Vanilla colour scheme with Thoughts & Prayers stamp set & Pretty Petals DSP. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

The paper from the Pretty Petals DSP stack matches perfectly with the tree from the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set!  And the Mint Macaron & Very Vanilla colour scheme is so serene – it’s perfect!

Don’t you love it when it all comes together?  Kelly x

Product List

Thoughts & Prayers Clear-mount Stamp Set

$36.00
Tags & Labels Framelits Dies

$45.00
Tree Builder Punch

$31.00
Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack

$14.00
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$15.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

$12.25
Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25
Versamark Pad

$13.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.75
White 1-1/4" (3.2 Cm) Jute Ribbon

$15.75
Whisper White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

$10.50
Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

$8.75
Stampin' Dimensionals

$7.00

Sweet & Simple Sympathy Wishes

~ Kelly Kent ~ 1 Comment

I often find it challenging to find the right balance for sympathy cards.

I was really happy with how this one turned out – the simplicity of the design, the muted colours and the subtly of the ‘you’re in my thoughts’ message.

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Do you recognise the sentiment?  It’s from one of the most amazing sets available this year and comes as part of the Watercolor Wishes kit.  The set contains lots of useful sentiments with beautiful typography & styling.

Do you like the butterflies on the card?  They are two-step stamped using the Garden in Bloom stamp set, fussy cut and then adhered on top of a matching butterfly silhouette.

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Sometimes the simplest and sweetest cards say it best.  Kelly x

Product List

Watercolor Wishes Card Kit

$61.00
Garden In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set

$44.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.00
So Saffron A4 Card Stock

$12.25
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50
Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50
Paper Snips Scissors

$17.00
Glue Dots

$9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$7.00