Paper Adventures Team Hop | invitations

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 3 Comments

Hello! Thank you for joining us for the final Paper Adventures Hop for 2020. We are absolutely delighted to be joined by Jo Blackman as a our guest designer. We I reflect on the amazing names that have agreed to hop with us across 2020, I feel so grateful to have shared their talents with our team.

A big thank you also to the team for joining in each month and sharing their talents too! And finally, a thank you to Narelle and Robyn who took over the organisational role for the blog hops for part of this year, allowing me to jump in and just enjoy the creative side.

Today’s theme is ‘invitations’. It’s such a festive time of the year with parties and events throughout the month, so it seemed like the perfect match for our blog hop. I have gone a little rogue with my interpretation of the them and rather than making an invitation, I have made wedding card that was inspired by the invitation. I do this often as I really enjoy being able to personalise cards.

The wedding invite was an elegant black and white design with script writing for the couple’s names. This is the design I created to compliment the styling of the invite…

I’ve used some retired favourites for this card. Although I rehome lots of my Stampin’ Up! once it leaves the catalogue, I have a moderate stash of occasion specific products including these items for wedding cards.

The die in the corner – to add a touch of fancy to the elegance theme, is from the So Detailed Thinlits. The Mr & Mrs sentiment – perfectly classic – is from the To Have & To Hold stamp set.

The other items you see are from the current Annual Catalogue including Sutble Embossing folder, Basic Pearl Jewels, Basic Black Cardstock and Whisper White cardstock.

We had an update today that Stampin’ Up! have needed to change suppliers for their white cardstock. They have developed a new white cardstock with a new supplier, but no specific timelines are known. You are currently able to order two of each item on the discontinuing list of Whisper White products. If I can help you to order some for your stash, please let me know. This includes:

Whisper White 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Cardstock (124302)
Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (149710)
Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes (131527)
Whisper White 3″ x 3″ (7.6 x 7.6 cm) Envelopes (145829)
Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (140490)
Whisper White C6 Envelopes (106588)

I now ‘invite’ you to keep hopping and visit our amazing guest designer – Jo Blackman. I love Jo’s style and I know you’re going to love the project she’s sharing with us today.

Thanks for hopping with us for this hop and the others throughout 2020. We look forward to more fabulous themes and great hops in 2021!

Participant List

Kelly Kent

Jo Blackman (Guest Designer)

Narelle Simm

Sana Arslan

Siobhan Fitzsimmons

Respectfully Retired | Mr & Mrs

October 2, 2020September 26, 2020 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 1 Comment

Hello Fri-yay! Another week down and another week done of 2020. I’m currently taking a mini-break. You’re reading a post that was written last week and has been scheduled to post today. I love being able to share while still having some downtime to refocus and reconnect.

Today’s share uses some retired favourites with some new favourites for a custom wedding card. I’ve been asked a lot lately to make cards for special occasions – a task which I thoroughly enjoy! I keep a lot of retired products so that I can make cards that are just right for the theme.

This wedding card was for an outdoor country paddock wedding. The invite featured native flora and I wanted to carry that through to the card.

Mr & Mrs | kelly kent

Products:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Shaded Spruce
Card: Gold Foil, Vellum
DSP: Wood Textures, Forever Greenery
Stamp set: To Have & To Hold
Dies: Be Mine Stitched
Embellishment: Linen Thread

Mr & Mrs | kelly kent

Being able to cut images from DSP saves me so much time in trying to get the colours right – the Stampin’ Up! artists have already coloured them so beautifully. A little fussy cutting and those native inspired leaves are ready to go.

I love the crisp and elegant look of this card! Thank you to my family and friends who trust me to make unique cards for their occasions.

If you don’t already follow me on socials (Instagram, Facebook & Pinterest), click on each of the links to see my accounts. It’s a great visual summary of my creative style.

Enjoy your weekend – I hope it involves lots of craft time!!!

kelly kent | mypapercraftjourney.com

Stamp Review Crew | Piece of Cake

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 4 Comments

Thanks for joining the Stamp Review Crew hop today as we share with you our projects using the Piece of Cake stamp set. Tour the world for some new ideas for this gorgeous set (and also the coordinating punch – Cake Builder).

I’ve used this hop as a chance to freshen up my use of this stamp set by mixing it with the new Stitched Lace Die.

PIece of Cake | kelly kent

It was also a chance to make a wedding card with this set. I’ve mostly used this for a birthday theme – but I just love the font & styling of the “Mr & Mrs” so when planning for this hop, I knew that’s the type of card I wanted to make!.Which was actually perfect, because the Stitched Lace Die just screams wedding!!!

PIece of Cake | kelly kent

My colour palette for this card is Whisper White, Seaside Spray (one of the new In Colors) and Night of Navy. Add in silver foil for the cake stand and a touch of Rococo Rose & Pretty Peacock for the cake flowers and we have a soft & pretty wedding card.

PIece of Cake | kelly kent

The Stitched Lace Die is a wonderful background for the cake. The bottom piece (Whisper White) is 5-5/10″ x 3-7/8″. I’ve then cut a piece of Seaside Spray at 4-1/4″ x 2-3/4.. Once cut, I lined it up with the pattern on the Whisper White piece and trimmed the excess from the top & bottom. I love the two tone effect when lined up seamlessly.

PIece of Cake | kelly kent

Cake are wonderful symbols of celebration, so I know you’re going to see many wonderful ideas for this set as you continue the hop with my sweet friend Cindy Elam.

Thanks for joining us today.

Product List

Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Cake Builder Punch

$31.00

Stitched Lace Dies

$61.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

$50.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

$17.50

Silver Foil Sheets

$8.75

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

$14.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Seaside Spray Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker

$7.75

Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$15.50

Pretty Peacock Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

$7.75

Versamark Pad

$16.50

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

$10.50

Heat Tool

$50.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

$8.75

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

$6.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

$7.00

Long Weekend Love

June 2, 2018 ~ Kelly Kent ~ Leave a comment

We are currently enjoying a long weekend in Western Australia – WA Day to be exact! After a rainy & windy week, the sun is shining and it’s going to be a lovely weekend of craft & family time here at Papercraft HQ.

My long weekend started yesterday with a gorgeous wedding. The location was amazing in the rolling hills of Margaret River (about an hour south of here).

The wedding card a mix of my Stampin’ Up! supplies and the wedding invite.

Delightfully Detailed Wedding Card | kelly kent

The new Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty DSP is sensational for so many types of cards – including wedding cards!! It’s already cut, so you just need to trim the pieces to size and oh-so carefully adhere them to your card.

Although I’m yet to work my way through my new catalogue wishlist, the Stitched Labels are still absolutely at the top of my must-have list.

Stitched Labels | kelly kent

The sentiment is from my favourite host set in the new catalogue – Hand Delivered.

I love the personal touch of using the styling of the invite to create the design of the card – but it’s even better when I can take parts of the invite and reuse them.

The twine on the card is from the invite and I’ve reused the lace strip too.

Money Pocket Card | kelly kent

The bride and groom have been together for many years and have already set up house, so they asked for any wedding gifts to be money towards their honeymoon. It’s a great reason for another embellishment in the card!

I used the envelope punch board to create a pouch inside the card to keep the money safe.

Money Pocket Card | kelly kent

Wishing the new bride & groom lots of happiness in the next stage of their adventure together!

Delightfully Detailed Wedding Card | kelly kent

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

kelly kent | mypapercraftjourney.com

Product List

Hand Delivered Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146808]

$23.00

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

[146828]

$57.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$31.00

Envelope Punch Board

[133774]

$32.00

Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper

[146907]

$24.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

$15.75

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Winter Wedding Wishes

June 17, 2017June 12, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 2 Comments

Here in Australia, not many people have weddings in June.

Why not? Because it’s winter and the weather is much nicer October to March, which is when you are most likely to attend a wedding.

On saying that, planning a February wedding isn’t exactly a walk in the weather park either!

We got married on 13th Feb 2009. The week leading up to the wedding was 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit for those of you needing the other scale) on 4 consecutive days.

We’d chosen black suits with black shirts for the guys and heavy red dresses for the girls (crazy I know but I had a vague Valentine’s theme!). And of course I had layers upon layers of wedding dress!

In a stroke of wedding luck, the weather dipped down to a pleasant 29 degrees and was gorgeous.

You can control lots about the wedding but not weather! I’ve been to weddings where it’s rained, weddings where it’s been cold & weddings where I’ve been blown away.

One thing you can control is a sensational wedding card!!!

This card was a custom request from a friend who went to a winter wedding last weekend.

One of my personalised creations with a design that was inspired by the invite.

Personalised Wedding Card | kelly kent

The invite had a black & white theme with cute fairy light bunting.

The bride’s new initials will match her husbands so my friend asked that this was a feature of the card.

Would you find it funny or frustrating if your initials were the same? I ended up with alliterated initials by changing my name – I like it!

This theme was super easy to carry over to the inside of the card with the new Pick a Pattern black & white Washi Tape!

Personalised Wedding Card | kelly kent

This is one of my all-time favourite wedding sentiments. You’ll find it in the Better Together stamp set.

And you’ll find all your favourite Stampin’ Up! products in my online store.

Product List

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675] $45.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $64.00	Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] $172.00	Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies [141707] $58.00
Cookie Cutter Builder Punch [140396] $31.00	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $8.75	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Pick A Pattern Washi Tape [144166] $14.00	Twine Baker’s Whisper White [124262] $5.25

Happily Ever After – Thank You Card Gift Set

May 20, 2017May 20, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 10 Comments

It’s time for a break from the craft table to attend a wedding!

Mr & Mrs Papercraft have put on some pretty clothes and are having a night out!!!

Although it’s become traditional for monetary wedding gifts in our current generation.

I understand the wishing well – we did the same! Most couples have already set up house long before they got married and money allows them to buy big ticket items that they want or need. I will always be grateful for our dishwasher!

I wanted to break from tradition and share some handmade love for the couple’s wedding.

Their wedding invite was so pretty and reminded me of the Seasonal Layers bundle that I’ve been playing with this month.

So, I made 25 notecards in the blossom theme with the gorgeous sentiment from the All Things stamp set ‘ thank you for sharing in our happily ever after’. So sweet!!!

All Things Thanks is available in the 2017 Occasions catalogue and to my delight, appears in the upcoming Annual Catalogue.

In a very happy coincidence, I was able to package of all of the cards into a box that one of my birthday gifts came in during the week – talk about perfect timing!

And a perfect fit! The box fits 25 card and decorated envelopes perfectly!

In the same style, I made a wedding card for the happy couple, using masking tape to block out the ‘thank you’ part of the sentiment, leaving just a wonderful wedding sentiment!

The gift set and wedding card use a few retired/retiring items. There are some things in my stash that I keep for personal creations.

From long ago, I used the Brushed Gold cardstock – it’s perfect for weddings! Do you still have some tucked away?

From not so long ago, I used Mossy Meadow cardstock (it matched the invite!).

And from now, the soon to be retired the Falling Petals embossing folder. I’m keeping that one forever!!!

Once the card is all written out, I’ll be finishing it with flourish of ribbon & a bow.

I love handmade! And I hope this thank you notecard set helps out the happy couple!

Here’s to a wonderful night!!!

CASEing the Catty #128 Favourite Kit

May 14, 2017May 9, 2017 ~ 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.

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.

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

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

And here’s the full set together…

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 [141736] $64.00	Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies [138135] $29.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00	Envelope Punch Board [133774] $32.00
Falling In Love Designer Series Paper [142788] $19.25	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $11.50	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $8.75	Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper [140550] $8.75
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $14.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.00
Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] $14.00	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] $11.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad [141395] $11.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179] $11.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $8.75	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

WEDFEST Wedding Card

April 25, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ Leave a comment

A friend of mine was invited to a WEDFEST wedding in the UK – and asked me to create the wedding card, to match the amazing invite.

I had never heard of a WEDFEST before, so I did a quick Google – wow! So much fun!!!

Imagine going to a wedding that’s styled on a festival!!! The theme totally revolves around all things awesome & cool!!!!

The event photos are fabulous and I have permission to share the beautiful bride and her sensational Lego bouquet – amazing!!!

Now, I won’t have to tell you how much fun it was to create a lanyard WEDFEST card to fit the theme!!!

This card is ‘oversize’ at twice the size of a normal card. An event this big, needed a card to match!

The background was personalised and computer generated to include bride, groom & their 2 children plus “WEDFEST” to keep on theme!

The middle panel is a cello bag shaker card, again personalised with the wedding details, set on a brayered shimmery rainbow backdrop.

You hear this a lot on blogs, but the photos don’t do this card justice!

Wishing the newlyweds a lifetime of happiness! If married life continues to be the party that WEDFEST was, then it’s going to be a fun ride!!!

Product List

*** some items may no longer be available in the online store

Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $54.00	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488] $45.00	Designer Tee Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143359] $0.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] $14.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126948] $11.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [126944] $11.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [126945] $11.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] $11.50
Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126973] $11.50	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Pad [126952] $11.50	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin’ Pad [126969] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Sponge Brayers [141714] $14.00	Whisper White Thick Baker’s Twine [141688] $6.25
Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine [138413] $6.25	6″ X 8″ Cellophane Bags [102210] $8.75	Sprinkles Embellishments [142741] $9.75	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Double Happiness Wedding Wishes

March 28, 2017March 26, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ Leave a comment

It’s been a big week of custom requests – which I {LOVE}!

This one was a wedding card with an Asian theme.

I used the couple’s wedding invite as a base for the theme – giving me a colour palette of red, white & black and the beautiful Chinese symbol for double happiness.

This is what I created…

The double happiness symbol was the centrepiece of the card, surrounded by some red cherry blossoms made using the Tree Builder punch.

I added their initials on vellum in gold embossing to the bottom right hand corner and finished the card with some pretty hearts from the Window Box Thinlits die.

I hope the happy couple had a wonderful wedding day! It was a pleasure to make a card for your special occasion.

Product List

Brushwork Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set	Layering Circle Framelits Dies	Window Box Thinlits Dies	Tree Builder Punch
White Vellum A4 Card Stock	Silver Foil Sheets	Gold Foil Sheets	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock
Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Basic Black A4 Card Stock	Real Red A4 Card Stock	Versamark Pad
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder	Heat Tool	Silver Metallic Thread	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Paper Snips Scissors

Colour INKspiration #05

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 20 Comments

Did you love the colours from last fortnight for Colour INKspiration?

We had so many people enjoying the bold & beautiful purple & yellows!!

This week for Colour INKspiration, we take a softer turn into the pastels.

Colour INKspiration #5

This trio of colours lend themselves so nicely to so many occasions!

My initial thought was a pretty wedding card…

Colour INKspiration #05 - Wedding Card. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

I had the idea to create the background piece by repetitively die cutting the floral centrepiece die (hexagon shaped die) from the Window Box Thinlits until the cardstock piece was covered.

I then overlayed it on the bokeh piece of DSP from the Falling In Love DSP. This DSP pack is perfect for this challenge!!!

Once the background was finished, I added my sentiment on an oval stitched shape and decorated with a pink flower & blue butterfly.

Colour INKspiration #05 - Wedding Card. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

Sometimes finding ways to keep within the constraints of the challenge colours is the best fun of a colour challenge!

I loved the wedding card, but I couldn’t shake off the idea of using these colours for a baby card.

How cute are these little babies from the Moon Baby stamp set?

This card for some oh-so-cute twin boys born just a little while ago.

Colour INKspiration #05 - Twin Babies. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

Even though it was a traditional baby blue theme I was going for, the pink worked beautifully for a shower of hearts as they drifted down!

Colour INKspiration #05 - Twin Babies. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

I’m so happy with this card!!!

Please join us with your Blushing Bride, Soft Sky and Sahara Sand creations!

You can add any neutral or metallic to complete your artwork.

All designs need to uploaded to our Facebook page to be in the running to win our top 5 crew pick and overall winner for the challenge.

Can’t wait to see what cards & other projects are inspired by these soft & beautiful colours!

Next stop on the hop for more sweet inspiration is Julia Quinn…

Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com

Product List – Wedding Card

Falling For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143109] $36.50	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $35.00	Window Box Thinlits Dies [142762] $63.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00
Succulent Framelits Dies [142757] $56.00	Blossom Builder Punch [141469] $31.00	Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406] $28.00	Falling In Love Designer Series Paper [142788] $19.25
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.75	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.00
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [126976] $11.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181] $11.50	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $8.75
Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Product List – Baby Card

Moon Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143085] $35.00	Suite Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142971] $35.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Confetti Hearts Border Punch [137415] $37.00
Falling In Love Designer Series Paper [142788] $19.25	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.00
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] $11.50
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00