A Cut Above | Chainsaw Punch Art

We live and work around a roster based system which means we sometimes need to shift special occasions. Father’s Day was slightly delayed for 2020, so I’m only just sharing the card I made for Mr Papercraft!

The last few months have been all about the chainsaw as we collect wood to get us through the winter cold. A punch art chainsaw in Husqvarna orange (aka Pumpkin Pie) was the perfect theme for this guy!

The wood themed DSP is from the retired Wood Textures patterns. I love keeping all my old DSP – it’s been handy for more than a few cards lately!

The punny sentiment (which Mr Papercraft was sure referred to his current “mop” of hair that he’s so proud of) is made using the Playful Alphabet Dies with Foam Adhesive Sheet and snipped letters from the Ridiculously Awesome stamp set.

Happy Father’s Day to all the shift work Dads! I hope you enjoyed being celebrated – whenever that may have happened!!!

Social Stamping | 24 Aug 2020

Social Stamping has been going strong in term 3 with Mandy Depiazzi and Narelle Simm joining me to host this fun & creative card making session every week.

It was my turn to design the cards for yesterday’s class.  We’d had requests from some of our regular stampers to make teen and masculine cards, so that was my aim.

The first card started off as a series of black and white pieces, which I shared on my Instagram Stories. Don’t follow me yet?  You’ll find all my cards on my page and some bits and pieces of my day to day activities in my Instagram stories.  Click here to follow.

All that black & white turned into a colourful birthday with the help of Stampin’ Blends.

The “HAPPY” is from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set – stamped on the Stamparatus using the hinged stamping technique to get even spacing.  In the between spaces we stamped ‘happy birthday’ from the Timeless Tulips stamp set.  And then we added more “HAPPY” using the Playful Alphabet Dies with Foam Adhesive Sheet, coloured with Stampin’ Blends.  The stripes on the card base are coordinating Stampin’ Blends using the brush end.

For those that preferred a more muted colour combination, there was an ombre option too…

The second card was inspired by a card in the Stampin’ Up! catalogue (pg 29) using the Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears Dies.

The catalogue is such a great place to check in for inspiration.  The sample in the catalogue was an invite, but I changed up the sentiment using the Well Said stamp set for either a Father’s Day or birthday option.

The background is Cajun Craze cardstock with Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing.  The layers are a Night of Navy 2″ strip of cardstock punched with the Banner Triple punch, a 2-1/2″ circle (this punch is now retired but there are similar options in the Layering Circles Dies) in Misty Moonlight cardstock that has been scrunched for a grungy look and a car from Geared Up Garage stamped in Real Red ink & die cut with the coordinating Garage Gears Dies.  Some Linen Thread finished the look and a sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink on Whisper White cardstock.  Stampers had the option to fussy cut around the words or punch with the Classic Label punch.

This card brought about the most creativity of the day.  There were a few happy accidents with the embossing which led to sideways layouts and cards with fantastic ways to style the words including a sign post variation.

Although there’s a design to guide you, Social Stamping classes are all about having fun and I was so happy to see the stampers letting their inner creativity shine.

If you live in the Bunbury area and would like to join us for Social Stamping, we’d love to see you there!  The next session is Monday 31st August at 9.30am at the Taste of Dalyellup cafe.  RSVP welcome but not essential via my Facebook page.

 

Happy Father’s Day 2017

It’s Father Day in Australia!

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads, father figures, Grandads, Dads-to-be, step-Dads & other amazing men around the world!

Have a great day!

This is the card I made for my Dad using my favourite Large Letters Framelits – always a great option for a personalised card.

Turns out a tool card was the perfect option for Grandad Papercraft who helped me out yesterday with installing some new storage for my ever-growing stamping supplies.

I’m so excited to have easy access to all my favourites!

And look at all that space to fill!!!

Do you think Mr Papercraft needs some stamps for Father’s Day this year?

I won’t ask him – I don’t want to ruin the surprise!

 

Paper Adventures Team Blog Hop – Red, White & Blue

Hello!  I hope you had a wonderful Friday and have a weekend that you can look forward to!

Welcome to another Paper Adventures team blog hop.  We’ve got a great theme for you today!

Siobhan selected a red, white & blue theme since July is filled with theses colours around the world – particularly Independence Day & Bastille Day.

So, for today’s hop, the team are creating with all or some of these red, white & blue Stampin’ Up! colours…

As well as international celebrations, these colours always remind me of a nautical theme!

With the new Message in a Bottle stamp set in my hot little hands, I set out to create a card using the cute little boat stamp.

I added a father’s day sentiment – it’s only July, but Father’s Day always seems to sneak up on me, so I wanted to start early!!!

There’s not too many options for Father’s Day at the moment (our Father’s Day is out of sync with the US date which is in June!), but the Thoughtful Banners stamp set has a great range of sentiments including some for Dad!

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Our little Stampin’ Up! team is growing.  It’s a great mix of ‘here for the discount’ demos and ‘let’s earn some money’ demos.  One of the best things about joining Stampin’ Up! is it can be whatever you want!  One of the other amazing things is that you can stop being at demo at any time without penalty.

If you’re a Stampin’ Up! lover in Australia that’s looking for a fun, friendly and welcoming team, then you should join us!!!

There’s a fabulous joining deal during July, which means you’ll get an extra $112 of extra gifts when you join my Paper Adventures team during July.

The cost of the Starter Kit is $169 and you’ll get $235 products, $112 of gifts, free shipping and a 20% discount until 31st Jan 2018!

Want more information – send me an email!

Ready to join?  Click here!!!

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For more great red, white & blue ideas, please continue through the hop.  It’s a mix of blogs and Facebook, so use the list below if you need direct access to each blog.

I’m delighted to be linking to our guest designer for this hop – a beautiful demonstrator from ‘just down the road’ in Busselton, Rachael Lewsley…

Thanks for sharing in our team hop!!!

Participant List:

Kelly Kent

Rachael Lewsley (guest designer)

Kristel Rimmer

Narelle Simm

Sheila Pybus (Facebook)

Siobhan Fitzsimmons

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Product List

Message In A Bottle Photopolymer Stamp Set [143707] $30.00	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] $37.00	Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies [143751] $56.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00
Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack [144193] $17.50	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] $14.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] $11.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [126975] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Twine Baker’s Whisper White [124262] $5.25	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Stamp Review Crew – Nailed It

The Stamp Review Crew has the pleasure of sharing the Nailed It stamp set with you today.

If you’re hopping around the world, I know you were dazzled by Charlet’s amazing project.  If you’re starting here, settle in for a great series of “Nailed It” projects.

Click on the next button at the end to visit Artisan Design Team Member and SRC chief – Tanya Boser.  If you get lost at any point – head back to the main Stamp Review Crew blog for a full list of participants.

Unfortunately, this amazing set ended up on the retirement list.  It came with coordinating framelits – which are now completely sold out.

If you’re in Australia, as you read this, there might still be a few wood mount sets available in the online store.  Check here.

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Given that there’s the possibility no matter where you are around the world, you might still be able to buy this stamp set, I have used only the stamps in my 2 projects today.

It did require some fussy cutting – but the shapes are easy to cut around!

For my first project, I used the stamps & white heat embossing to create a tool background for a Father’s Day card.

Father’s Day in some parts of the world is coming up soon – so the large  “Happy Father’s Day” hexagon in this set is perfect for the occasion!

Plus the tool theme is an obvious winner for a masculine themed card.

I’ve added in the coordinating washi from this bundle – which is still available on the retirement list!  Along with other great items from the Annual & Occasions catalogue.

Browse my online store.

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The second card I am sharing today is based on the inspiration provided by the Global Design Project #084.

Participants in this challenge were encouraged to CASE the designer – Michelle Last.

The tools seemed like a great way to hang a cute little frame!!!

The nails and hammer are fussy cut – a little fussy but an easy way to use this set without framelits.

To perk up the sadness around Nailed It not carrying over, I thought it would be a good time to add in another sneak peek.

Coming up in the new catalogue is a cute stamp set called Crafting Forever.  You’re going to love the craft related sayings like this one…

It basically sums up all activity in our house!!!

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Thank you for joining me for this edition of Stamp Review Crew.

Be sure to click on next and see what the gorgeous & talented Tanya Boser has created with the Nailed It stamp set.

If there’s anything on the retirement list that you’re thinking you’d like to own, you’ll want to shop sooner rather than later!

While you’re browsing the retirement list in my online store, check out the clearance rack too for some great specials!

More DIY Coloring Cards #GDP047

Did you see the DIY colouring cards I made last week???

They were so much fun to make!  And when I started looking, there were so many of my stamps that lend themselves to this style of card.

Here’s a few more designs I created including this cute Seaside Shore one which I am going to add for the Nautical themed Global Design Project #047 challenge this week.

 

Another fairy variation with the Fairy Celebration stamp set.

And a Playful Pals bear creation for Dad.

Have you started your Father’s Day cards yet?  4 weeks until Dad’s big day!

More ideas to come over the next couple of weeks!

Stamp Sets Used

Seaside Shore Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141625] $37.00

Fairy Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141554] $33.00

Playful Pals Photopolymer Stamp Set [140506] $61.00

It’s a Punch Art Kind of Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful Dads out there!

Thank you for taking the kids out of the house so us Mums can have some quiet craft time, for being patient that more cards get made than beds and in my case, for funding the hobby that has become a daily part of life for all of us at Papercraft HQ.

This year I made punch art cards to match the presents Grandad Papercraft & Mr Papercraft got for Father’s Day.

Can you guess what they unwrapped?

For Grandad Papercraft

For Mr Papercraft

Much love to you both on this special day.  We share our love for you every day, but it’s nice to take a moment to really let you know.  Happy Father’s Day!  Kelly & the little misses xxx

Go Slow Sunday – JAI274

How has your weekend been?  We’ve had a lovely ‘go slow’ weekend filled with play-time (for me & the kids), time spent with a good book, some glimpses of sunshine and a Sunday afternoon baking session.  By Bunbury standards, it’s cold at the moment, so let me tell you, we devoured the bread hot out of the oven with melted butter…. mmmmm!

In between baking demands, I managed to get some time at the craft table to make my card for Just Add Ink.  The inspiration for this week’s challenge was all about muted colours, wood tones & simplicity.

It took me a while to get going on this one.  Not because I didn’t like the inspiration, but because I {LOVED} the cards made by the design team.  I could have happily CASEd all of them!  But, that’s not allowed, so here’s my contributions for JAI 274.  I had a play with a couple of different layouts using the same elements – one of my favourite ways to increase my productivity without doubling the time.

I think the first one is my favourite with the overlapping layers.  The “HAPPY” is stamped in Soft Suede on both cards, but one before reinking and one after.  What a difference it makes (though the photography doesn’t show it up as much as the cards do)!  I often have to double check after reinking because I get paranoid that I’ve used the wrong colour!!!  As good as Stampin’ Up! ink pads are, they will need reinking over time to keep the intensity of colour – especially for the ones you use often.  It’s always a good idea to buy the reinker at the same time as you buy the ink pad so that you’re all set.  It also means you’ll be able to use your reinkers for cool techniques (like making a baby wipe into an ink pad, colouring white ribbon, creating watercolour backgrounds and more!).

Have you started on your Father’s Day cards yet?  Father’s Day in Australia is September 6th this year – 4 weeks to go.  Any ideas for Father’s Day presents would be greatly appreciated.  At the moment for Mr Papercraft all I’ve got on the list is quality time with the Little Misses and more SU! to keep the wife happy!  I might need some help!!!  Kelly x

 

Product List

Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp [138692] $47.00	Guy Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set [137178] $45.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00	Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127821] $13.00
Farmers Market Designer Series Paper [138448] $19.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $12.25	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $12.25
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $12.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [115663] $5.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [126978] $11.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad [126974] $11.50	Linen Thread [104199] $8.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $7.00

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Happy {GRAND} Dad Day!

Happy “Dad” Day to everyone out there – Dads, Grandads, Step-Dads, Foster Dads, Dads of Fur Babies, Dads-to-be…

As we’ve already done Daddy day at home, we are celebrating today with my Dad, who is “Grandad” to my girls.

My Dad has had a mustache since before I was born (yes, I’m a child of the 80s!).  He’s been offered large amounts of money to ‘shave it for a cause’ and has staunchly refused.  Which is probably just as well – I couldn’t imagine my Dad without his mo’.  So, I think it’s fitting that the Mustache Framelit features heavily in his Father’s Day papercraft.

Since getting the Mustache Framelit, I’ve had visions of a mustache photo prop (obviously been to too many weddings in the last few years with photo booths!).  So, Dad’s Father’s Day card is a OOAK special edition using photo booth style pics of my two girls and the ‘mo on a stick’.  I this he’s going to love it!  I had heaps of fun getting photos of the girls and have lots of wonderful mo’ photos that didn’t make the cut.

My wine collecting father is also getting a subscription to the Australian Wine Companion, so it was perfect that I spied Bronwyn Eastley’s Mustache bottle tag on Pinterest this week.  I have recreated the tag to attach to a bottle of wine (that goes with the promise of a subscription).  Definitely vying for favourite daughter status this year.  Happy Father’s Day Dad!  The Kents are lucky to have an amazing role model like you to guide & support us [and make us the best pancakes!].  Love the Kents xxx

Supply List – Father’s Day Card

Tools: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform

Framelits: Mustache, On Film, Word Bubbles

Punches: Confetti Stars, Owl Builder

Rotary Stamp: Alphabet

Specialty Card: Brushed Silver

Cardstock: Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Tuxedo Black Memento

Father’s Day – Day 4: Boys Will Be Boys

Day 4 of Father’s Day Inspiration – Boys Will Be Boys

Kelly x

Supply List:

Tools: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Stampin’ Trimmer

Thinlits: Little Letters

Punch: Heart from Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Whisper White, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay

Stamp Set: Boys Will Be Boys