Just Add Ink #363 – Anniversary

Posted by Kelly Kent

As it turns out, the Just Add Ink Anniversary challenge was perfectly timed for me!

Not quite as perfect as Chloe, who celebrates her wedding anniversary today, but well timed to create some “stampin’versary”cards for some of my stamping friends who also celebrated Stampin’ Up! anniversaries during May.

It’s all part of Sara Douglass’ #MakeACardSendACard challenge. I am absolutely loving sending out lots of happy mail.

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

Because of my ongoing battle with a set number of hours in the day (just 24 – to do EVERYTHING!), these cards got in the mail a little later than I wanted, so they will probably hit the east coast after this goes live. But that’s ok!

I took this opportunity to have a play around with colour combinations for the new In Colors. Until this point, I’d used coordinating colours – Pool Party & Tranquil Tide, Berry Burst & Sweet Sugarplum…. you get the idea!

The creative crew over at Stampin’ Up! HQ have put together a fabulous list of colours that work well together for each of the 5 new In Colors.

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It’s a great way to expand your natural colour boundaries!

So, these are the 5 cards & colour combinations I chose…

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

And up close and personal…

Fresh Fig with Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight & Pear Pizzazz

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

Powder Pink with Night of Navy, Soft Sky & So Saffron

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

Lemon Lime Twist with Island Indigo & Melon Mambo

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

Tranquil Tide with So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach & Sweet Sugarplum

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

Berry Burst with Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry & Pumpkin Pie

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

The insides were decorated in the same way, with the peekaboo ‘happy anniversary’ panel from the front and a Rose Garden vellum die cut across the base.

I haven’t taken a picture of all of the colours – this gives you a looksie at the design…

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

I have been working hard on my card insides this year – and also the envelopes! It’s rude to send a naked envelope… apparently!

Luckily, the floral stamp from the Floral Phrases stamp set matches the Fresh Florals DSP that I used on the card front.

Just Add Ink #363 Anniversary | kelly kent

And then they were finished and in the mail to 5 stamping friends!

Happy mail is on it’s way!

If you’re ever in need of someone to send happy mail to, pick me! Checking the letterbox is one of my favourite daily activities and I always get so excited when the contents are pretty!

Speaking of pretty, an anniversary theme lends itself to some pretty amazing cards.

Head over the Just Add Ink blog to see what the design team created this week, and add your anniversary card to the mix!

Matchy Matchy Celebrations

Posted by Kelly Kent

Today, we’re sending birthday wishes to one of the Paper Adventures team members.

I do love it when the present I choose for someone has a great concept for a matching card.

Happy Birthday Siobhan!!!

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Product List

Happy Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set [143012] $61.00	Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set [141749] $44.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $45.00	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488] $45.00
1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch [134365] $16.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $14.00	Rose Red A4 Card Stock [108613] $14.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [141397] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00
White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Silver 1/8″ Ribbon [132137] $8.75	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Colour INKspiration #04

Posted by Kelly Kent

It’s the 3rd Wednesday day of the month, which means – another Colour INKspiration palette to inspire us all!

Thanks for joining the design crew blog hop where we will show you what these colours created on our craft tables.

Then – it’s over to you to join us on our Facebook page and upload your colour-filled creations!

If you’re already hopping around, you’ve come from the bubbly & creative Nicole Wilson.

She joined us this month, along with Jacque Williams to fill the last 2 places on the crew.

So excited to have them both on board – I love their work and can’t wait to see what they come up with for the colours each month!

There’s also a full line up of guest designers – starting today with one of my favourite bloggers – Tanya Bell.

Here’s the colours for Colour INKspiration #4 – Delightful Dijon, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White & Crushed Curry.

Colour INKspiration #4

When thinking about these colours, for some reason they kept coming to me as a background.

Which made me think of the in-laid embossing technique.

Have you tried this?

It’s really quite easy – you cut out some shapes and adhere them to your plain background cardstock. Then run it through the Big Shot in an embossing folder of your choice.

The embossing folder will press it all together an form one cohesive background.

Colour INKspiration #4 - In-laid embossing technique. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

It’s awesome and easy and makes the most of your Big Shot’s capabilities!

Using this technique for my background, I chose to make congratulations cards for our newest crew members. Hopefully they arrive before this post goes live!!!

The first one uses the Stylish Stems flowers as the background pieces…

Colour INKspiration #4 - In-laid embossing technique. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

And the second version uses circles with a Stylish Stems embellishment –

Colour INKspiration #4 - In-laid embossing technique. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

I love them both! The texture is fabulous!

And to think, I almost wasn’t going to order stylish stems! What was I thinking???

Use whatever sets you have at home to try this technique – circles work really well. It’s so much fun!!!

Next stop on the hop is my gorgeous friend Lou Kitzelman.

If you’d like to see what everyone is creating, or join in with the challenge colours – please visit the group page on Facebook.

There’s lots going on over there and I can see this set of colours being {VERY} popular!!!

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Product List

Iconic Occasions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143199] $23.50	Stylish Stems Framelits Dies [142750] $54.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $45.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00
Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141493] $13.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $14.00	Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock [108614] $14.00	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345] $14.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00

Stamp Review Crew – Sunshine Sayings

Posted by Kelly Kent

Happy Monday & welcome to the Stamp Review Crew hop featuring the Sunshine Sayings stamp set (and matching framelits!).

Though this awesome hop is full of international Stampin’ Up! demonstrators coming from different corners of the world, you’re in a bit of an Aussie patch at the moment!!!

I’m writing to you from the west coast of Australia – the south west corner in a country town called Bunbury.

If you’re not starting here, you’ve come from the gorgeous Nikki Spencer on the east coast of Australia – wasn’t her project lovely!

Don’t stop at this blog though, because after this you can click through to take you back east to visit Bruno’s blog.

I love the Sunshine Sayings bundle.

The font is just wonderful for the stamps & framelits and the ‘happy birthday’ is in high rotation on my cards because it fits so nicely in the Classic Label punch.

Since we’re showcasing the stamp set during these hops, I always try to make the stamps my feature.

With a set so heavy on words, than can be a bit of a challenge!

But there’s also the flower, leaf & stem stamps to use – so I did!

Stamp Review Crew - Sunshine Sayings. Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com.

They look just beautiful when they are stamped and then coloured with the same colour ink using an Aquapainter.

I straightened out the stem and used it to create a haphazard border.

And finished it all with the stamped & die cut sentiments mounted on vellum.

You can see the extra flower on the envelope – it’s so nice to make it all coordinate! There’s also one on the inside of the card.

Thanks for hopping with me today. Next up is Bruno who has put his creative spin on this bundle.

If you love the designs that the demonstrators are sharing, please leave us a comment – we love to know who’s visiting!

I’d love to know where you all visit from. Cardmaking is such an international hobby – I’m always so humbled that the internet allows us to share with each other across such great distances!

Until next time,

Kelly Kent - mypapercraftjourney.com

Product List

Moon Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143085] $35.00	Perpetual Birthday Calendar Photopolymer Stamp Set [137167] $42.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies [142753] $56.00
Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits [135707] $41.00	Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies [141473] $56.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.00	Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock [116203] $14.00	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $14.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.00	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] $11.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad [138326] $11.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179] $11.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Just Add Ink #329

Posted by Kelly Kent

It’s been mighty busy over here at Papercraft HQ, and sooooo long since I’ve had the luxury of craft time for fun, but when I saw the photo inspiration over at Just Add Ink this week, I cleared some space and made sure to join the challenge.

Why??? Because it’s tulips – one of my absolute favourite flowers.

Ironically, my finished card features no tulips! But it was what drew me in!

I used the colours from the photo inspiration, the theme of flowers and compact background pattern to create this….

The Sunshine Wishes & Sayings bundle is one of my favourites from the Annual Catalogue. I’ve had so much use from it.

But, since I make so many birthday cards, {and not so many sunshine, hope & love cards}, it’s been on my mind how I can use the thinlits for birthday purposes.

In a moment of inspiration, I decided I’d use the ‘love’ thinlit to create a ‘birthday love’ card.

Of course, I could just have used the ‘happy’ with the birthday stamp instead of masking it out, but I love the font & style of the thinlits.

Did you spy the vellum feature {again}? Vellum overlays are my current favourite trend.

{Note: It actually may not be a trend… I’m never on trend!}

I’m hoping to get back to regularly blogging soon!

I’ve got so many ideas and just not enough hours in the day!!! Anyone got quick fix on the time issue????

Product List

Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141594] $40.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $45.00	Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Bundle [142339] $76.50	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [141397] $11.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad [141395] $11.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [126944] $11.50	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad [141396] $11.50
Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] $13.00

Bronzed & Shining – Congrats to Joanne!

Posted by Kelly Kent

A huge congrats to Joanne this month who joined Stampin’ Up! in June and has already been promoted to Bronze Elite!

She’s a star!

I wanted to celebrate the occasion for her, so I made this copper (bronze) card using the new Star of Light stamp set and Starlight Thinlits.

So pretty! Copper foil, copper embossing folder, beautiful Star of Light swirl and silver Starlight star for contrast!

I also wanted to add a Stampin’ Up! touch to a little gift, so continuing with the copper (bronze) theme, I added a copper foil trim to this cute Typo letter.

It turned out so cute! And I can’t wait to see it on Joanne’s desk, inspiring her each day to keep shining!

If she needs an extra little sparkle, it lights up!!!

If you’d like to join us on our “Paper Adventure” (like our new team name?), we’d love to have you!

Joining Stampin’ Up! is a fabulous, risk-free opportunity that every crafter should try at least once 🙂 Want to know more? Click here!!!

I’d love to create more bronze & silver gifts as we all take this adventure together!

Product List

*** Some products may not be available in the online store until 1st September 2016!

Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set [142110] $45.00	Starlight Thinlits Dies [141840] $49.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $45.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $7.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder [141636] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $8.75	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

CASEing the Catty #92 Everyday Occasions

Posted by Kelly Kent

Welcome to another CASEing the Catty Sunday blog hop.

Today it’s all about the Everyday Occasions section of the catalogue (pages 66-91). This section contains many of my catalogue favourites, so I’m excited to see what the crew has come up with.

I’ve used the card & bag designs on page 73 as my inspiration to create a trio of wedding cards.

I love a classic & elegant wedding card. And nothing says wedding to me more than metallics.

The bag on the left of the inspiration picture was the starting point of my card designs. The copper through the DSP and the textured background lead to this creation…

Did you spot the *sneak peak* items from the Holiday Catalogue? Embossed DSP (Fancy Frost) and Copper Foil!!!

Next up was the card on the right, to create this silver stunner…

Once again I’ve used the *sneak peak* Fancy Frost Speciality DSP. The texture is amazing – you’ll easily fall in love with this DSP when you see it in person!

I’m not sure if all the Olympics I’ve been watching has infiltrated by crafting sub-consious, but I had a desire to make just one more card – in gold!

I carried through all the elements from the previous cards – metallic foil, Sunshine Wishes heart, Wedding Wishes label – and that beautiful Fancy Frost DSP.

Plus, one more *sneak peak* – we’re getting gold baker’s twine. It’s so thin & delicate and just beautiful to tie. It comes in a pack with Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green which makes it perfect for all your Christmas projects – and more!

I hope you enjoyed my tranformation from the catalogue to some clean & simple wedding cards.

We’d love for you to add your own project inspired by the Everday Occasions section of the catalogue. Click on the link below to take you to the link-up.

Keep clicking below to visit more CASEing the Catty design team blogs. You may have come here from Deb’s beautiful card – if not, click on the previous button below to take you there. If you’re travelling in a circle, click next to see Julia’s fabulous Thoughtful Branches card.

Thanks for visiting! I’ll be sharing more holiday catalogue *sneak peaks* during the week.

If you’ve fallen just a bit more in love with the Thoughful Branches bundle during this hop, don’t forget that it’s limited edition & only available during August! Click here for more information about ordering.

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Product List

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767] $31.00	Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [141587] $47.00	Everyday Jars Framelits Dies [141490] $56.00	Tags & Labels Framelits Dies [138282] $45.00
Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $45.00	Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits Dies [140621] $41.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00	Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper [142014] $22.75
Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper [141632] $22.75	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $7.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [126976] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00
Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109131] $8.75	Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder [141636] $8.75	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Copper Metallic Thread [141696] $5.25	Silver Metallic Thread [138402] $5.25	Baker’s Twine Trio Pack [141999] $15.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $8.75
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00