Stamping Sunday | Beachy Little Christmas

November 26, 2017November 25, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 8 Comments

It’s the fourth Sunday of the month, which is the special day I get to hop with my friends from Stamping Sunday.

You can find the whole line up for today’s theme by clicking on the little blue frog.

This blog hop brings you inspiration from all around the world – which is particularly relevant for this hop.

Given the different seasons that the Christmas period brings, we are either showcasing Beachy Little Christmas or Snowflake Sentiments.

Growing up in Australia, it’s most likely that our Christmas Day is going to be hot. I’m not actually sure I’ve ever spent a Christmas Day at the beach – but this is a very popular pastime for lots and lots of bronzed Aussies.

So, when I saw the Beachy Little Christmas stamp set in the Holiday Catalogue, I knew it was going to be fun!!!

I love all the parts of this stamp set and used most of them between my two projects today.

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The first card is inspired by the tree in the stamp set, but I decided to transform the tree base to a string tree. Perhaps reminiscent of a tree made from old fishing nets???

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

I spent some time fussy cutting the beachy ornaments from the tree to add to my string tree…

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

I love the idea of a non-traditional tree with shells & starfish as decorations!

I couldn’t leave off the saying – it completes the theme, but I didn’t want to clutter the clean & simple design with a sentiment, so I popped it on the inside!

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The second card uses the other sentiment in the set with another shell theme…

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The shells are shimmery in the sunlight (which most of my photos are not for this post – I couldn’t get the lighting quite right!!!)

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The inside is decorated for this card too!

Stamping Sunday Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The Merry Christmas comes from the Half Full stamp set – it’s my favourite ‘Merry Christmas’ stamp in the Holiday Catalogue.

Thanks for hopping with us today! Click on the blue frog to see who’s next on the hop. There’s bound to be a snowflake on the horizon!!!

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Happy shopping!!!

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Product List

Beachy Little Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Half Full Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$38.00

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Silver Foil Sheets

$7.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

$14.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

$8.00

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

$12.25

Basics Pack 3 Washi Tape

$14.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape

$15.75

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$6.00

$8.00

Paper Snips Scissors

$17.00

$21.00

Stamp Review Crew | Beautiful You

October 2, 2017October 1, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 17 Comments

Hey there! Thanks for joining us for this edition of the Stamp Review Crew.

You’re hopping with an international line-up of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, all creating with the same stamp set.

Currently, you’re with Kelly Kent in Bunbury, Western Australia.

I’m nestled in between two lovely roses from the US – Linda Callahan before me and Heidi Baks after me. Click on the ‘next’ button below to visit Heidi when you’re done with my projects.

Today’s stamp set is the very popular Beautiful You…

We first saw this at the Brisbane OnStage event in November 2016 and there was a very collective ‘ooooo’ around the auditorium.

Since it’s release, there have been some truly beautiful and very innovative cards made with this set.

You’re going to love the fresh eyes the Stamp Review Crew bring to it today!

I’ve decided to combine it with the newly released “Beachy Little Christmas” stamp set.

The beach shack stamp is just perfect for the dancing/cartwheeling lady. She’s my favourite – so carefree & happy!

The first concept has been swirling around in my mind for over a week now and was such fun to bring to life!

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

It has a shaker portion within the card front, the lady dancing across the card and the shacks peeking through from the middle!

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

I’ve stamped one of my favourite sentiments from the set in Black Archival ink directly onto the Window Sheet.

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

This is the middle of the card – the shaker section is hidden by a third panel which I folded into the middle of the card.

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

How cute are those beach shacks all lined up?

Once this card was finished, it inspired me to make another card, with similar elements, but not the shaker section.

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

I’m actually tempted to say I like this one better… Isn’t it funny how things sometimes come together out of nowhere!

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

I stamped the lady first and then used the masking technique to block her out while I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up the beach shacks.

The colouring was done using ink pads & an Aqua Painter – my preferred way of colouring. So quick, easy & forgiving!

Stamp Review Crew Beautiful You | kelly kent

Thanks for joining me for today’s hop.

Next up is the lovely Heidi Baks & her fabulous use of the Beautiful stamp set.

If you’re visiting from Australia and need any stamping supplies, I can help you out in my online store.

A full list of supplies for my cards is featured below.

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Product List – Shaker Card

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Beachy Little Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

$58.00

$8.75

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

$20.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape

$15.75

Foam Adhesive Strips

$14.00

Fancy Frost Sequins

$8.75

$21.00

Paper Snips Scissors

$17.00

Product List – Masking Technique

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$49.00

Beachy Little Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$15.75

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

$14.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

$11.50

$20.00

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

$40.75

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$6.00

$21.00

Beachy Little Christmas

September 26, 2017September 25, 2017 ~ Kelly Kent ~ Leave a comment

In the same theme as yesterday’s post, I want to share another stamp set from the 2017 Holiday Catalogue that lends itself to a number of different occasions.

Today it’s all about Beachy Little Christmas…

This set was modelled on some of our iconic beachy images here in Australia.

In a catalogue full of snowflakes, it’s a great alternative option – perfect for our summery climate at this time of the year.

The stamp set comes with Christmas-like sentiments, so the first card I’m sharing is for Christmas.

I’ve used a colour theme that screams ‘beach’ to me – Sahara Sand, Pool Party & Whisper White.

Beachy Little Christmas

Sahara Sand

Pool Party

Bermuda Bay

Whisper White

The background is made using the faux woodgrain technique on glossy white cardstock, but in beachy colours – Soft Sky base and Pool Party & Bermuda Bay streaks – to emulate a water scene.

Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

All those gorgeous pastels!!! I love non-traditional Christmas card colours!

Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The second card uses the same colours, but this time I’ve left off the sentiment and used it as a birthday card.

Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

The Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder is a great coordinating products for the beach shack stamp.

Beachy Little Christmas | kelly kent

I’m always on the lookout for multiple options for the stamp sets I buy. I want to know that I’m adding value and creativity to my stash.

I’m hopeful that many Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and customers will purchase the Beachy Little Christmas stamp set and support the efforts from the corporate design team for the Christmas range to be inclusive of all geographical areas. Fingers crossed for a surfing Santa or 6 White Boomers stamp in a future design!!!

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Some products you might like to add to your shopping cart…

Beachy Little Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$35.00

Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$17.00

A4 Glossy White Cardstock

$12.25