Just Add Ink #502 | Sketch

April 23, 2020April 22, 2020 ~ Kelly Kent ~ Leave a comment

It’s sketch week at Just Add Ink. This little beauty was designed by Tina and I know you’re going to find lots of creative ways to use it.

I needed to make a card for a special little guy who’s turning 4. Thank goodness the post is still running so I can send him some birthday love.

Dino Birthday | kelly kent

I love card with layers but I’m not always so good with putting them together. Sketches give some really great suggestions about where to layer!

For this card I’ve used a strip of the Dinoroar DSP on the card based and then added a mat layer (Pretty Peacock & Whisper White). The Whisper White is embossed using the Stone Embossing Folder (Sale-A-Bration 2020, it’s no longer available but I love it for this theme!).

Dino Birthday | kelly kent

On top of that I added a vellum circle, Pumpkin Pie cardstock strip, Old Olive grass strip (this isn’t Stampin’ Up! – it’s a stand alone Sizzix die I’ve had for years) and a dinosaur cut from Dinoroar DSP using the Dino Dies. I am having so much fun at the moment using the perfectly coloured images from DSP on cards.

Dino Birthday | kelly kent

The final touch is a “Happy Birthday” sentiment on the front from the Label Me Bold stamp set.

Dino Birthday | kelly kent

I carried through the theme to the inside adding a number 4 for the birthday boy in Noble Peacock Foil, some stamped dino prints from the Dino Days stamp set and a smaller version of the elements from the front of the card. I do like matchy-matchy!

Dino Birthday | kelly kent

This suite is one of many in the catalogue where the dies cut out the DSP. The added versatility for both the dies and the DSP is wonderful!

To see all the cards from the design team using the sketch and add your project to our gallery, visit the Just Add Ink blog.

Have a great weekend!

Layout Love

April 15, 2020April 12, 2020 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 1 Comment

On Monday I posted about our Paper Adventures team retreat – click here to see that post. I loved all the cards I made (and had major card envy over the ones I didn’t!). One of the cards that I was lucky enough to make (designed by Mandy Depiazzi of My Paper Trail) had a layout that I just loved. I’ve been using it over the last month for so many cards. It has a repeated sentiment, a tag and a fun element that you can interchange depending on the theme.

This is my version of Mandy’s card using the Bonanza Buddies stamp set & Birthday Bonanza DSP.

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And here’s 3 more variations I’ve made –

A soccer theme with For the Win stamp set

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A hippo theme for a special birthday request (hippo from an online colouring page site printed on Whisper White and coloured with Stampin’ Blends)

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And a dinosaur theme using Dino Days stamp set and Dinoroar DSP.

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The tag for all the cards is from the Bonanza Dies. Mandy used the Starburst Punch in her original card. You can always count on some great purchase enabling at team retreat days, so guess which punch I added to my very next order? I can’t believe I’d overlooked it in the Annual Catalogue!

Now is the time to have another look through the current catalogues – the Annual Catalogue & the Jan-June mini catalogue. These both finish on 2nd June 2020 and once the retirement list is announced later this month, some items will sell out fast. Based on previous catalogues, items to sell out first are the retiring In Colors (especially ink refills).

It’s always best to get in early and make sure your favourites are in your craft room before stock becomes limited or unavailable! If you’re shopping in Australia, you can place an order via my online store. Click here to visit.

I’m always happy to answer any questions you have about Stampin’ Up! Click here to message me via Facebook or click here to message me via email.

Stamp Review Crew | Dino Days

September 16, 2019September 14, 2019 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 2 Comments

Hello! Welcome to a hop with my Stamp Review Crew friends. We come from all around the world and share a love of Stampin’ Up! stamps. Today we’re sharing projects made with the Dino Days stamp set. It comes as part of the Dinoroar suite with coordinating dies (Dino Dies), paper (Dinoroar DSP) and embellishments (Dinoroar Enamel Shapes & 3/8″ Demin Ribbon). Click here to view in the online store.

I’m always on the lookout for new fun folds and found this one (not new, but new to me!). Thanks to Lisa Curcio for the tutorial (click here to see her post).

Dino Days | kelly kent

It’s called a Double Point Fold Card with a front layer that opens to reveal secret stamping underneath! I’ve used Stitched Nested Labels Dies to bridge together the DSP flaps with small magnets to hold it closed when flat. The flap are made from DSP using a simple score line and origami style folding.

Dino Days | kelly kent

The dinosaur stamps in the set are two step to create super cute dino friends I’ve stamped the dino in the middle of the card, but the coordinating dies cut the stamps and DSP images!

Dino Days | kelly kent

I love this DSP because it features a mix of patterns than can be used for boys & girls – because girls like dinosaurs too!!!

The set also contains builder stamps to make a palm tree, dinosaur footprints and cute sentiments. I’ve used the ‘rawrsome’ sentiment on the front of the card…

Dino Days | kelly kent

And then the happy birthday from Seaside Notions on the back of the card. This card doesn’t have a traditional fold, so while you could write your message on the inside where I’ve stamped the dinosaur, I love the idea of having a back panel with more stamping and lots of room for a birthday message.

Dino Days | kelly kent

Measurements to make your own card (adapted for A4 cardstock):

Base: 4-1/8″ x 5-7/8″ (Daffodil Delight)
Front Mat: 3-7/8″ x 5-5/8″ (Whisper White)
DSP: cut 2 pieces of 3″ x 4″, scored at 1″ on the 3″ side (Dinoroar DSP), folded top left & right edges into a triangle to meet score line; trimmed to fit width of front mat once adhered
Reverse Mat 1: 3-7/8″ x 5-5/8″ (Melon Mambo)
Reverse Mat 2: 3-5/8″ x 5-3/8″

Colours used: for stamping: Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, White heat embossing

Thanks for hopping with me today! Next stop for some RAWRsome inspiration is Betty Traciak.

Have a great week!

CASEing the Catty #233 | CASE a Layout

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 ~ Kelly Kent ~ 7 Comments

Hello! How was your weekend? Welcome to another CASEing the Catty blog hop. Today’s theme is a whole page of layouts from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue to CASE.

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I have chosen the card at the top left – with the gorgeous embossing.

I’ve got a few new products I’ve been itching to play with, so I’ve used this layout to try out the new Dinoroar suite.

Dinoroar | kelly kent

I kept the embossed background but changed it to one of the new 3D embossing folders – Mosaic.

Note about the new 3D embossing folders: Stampin’ Up! have decided not to make us wait for new embossing folders & dies while they continue to perfect the design on the new cutting & embossing machine. These products will still work with whatever die cutting & embossing machine you own, but you may need some workarounds in the short term. This 3D embossing folder worked in my Big Shot (which is quite a tight roll) with two upcycled shims – a piece of 6″ x 8″ cardboard that comes with our foil packs and a piece of 6″ x 8″ cardboard from a DSP pack. You may have to try a few combinations to see what works in your machine.

Dinoroar | kelly kent

I have been loving the beautiful DSP images – and using them often as centrepieces for my cards. This fun pink dino is cut straight from the DSP using one of the dies from the Dino Dies set. So easy, so pretty, so awesome!!!

The thank you sentiment is from another new set in my collection – You Always Deliver. I loved the font style. I’ve used a dino pun sentiment on the inside…

Dinoroar | kelly kent

I love that Stampin’ Up! included pink dinosaurs in this design. As a mumma of children who love all the colours in the rainbow, this suite is going to be on high rotation in my craft room!

Dinoroar | kelly kent

For more great ideas that started with a page of magnolias and changed into so many other creations, continue the hop with my lovely friend Rachel Palmieri.

If you have some craft time this week, we’ve love for you to share your project inspired by one of the layouts on page 36. Use this as your starting point and let your creativity take you the rest of the way. Click here to visit our CASEing the Catty Facebook group.