Kelly's Stamping Friends Birthday Blog Hop 2019

Hello and welcome to a special Blog Hop to celebrate the lovely Kelly Kent's birthday!! I've been blessed to know Kelly for a few years now thanks to us being Just Add Ink teamies. She is a very talented crafter and also so very generous with her time and energy for all and so I jumped at the opportunity to honour her on her birthday.😀

You may have just arrived here from Siobhan Fitzsimmins and her gorgeous projects. And you can also start the Hop here by clicking on the Next button at the bottom of this post. I'm sure you will enjoy your trip around  blog land celebrating Kelly and Birthdays with us. We hope you will be inspired and you may even get a few sneak peeks of new products coming in the new Annual Catalogue. 😊

For my card, I do have a couple of sneak peeks for you and have created a Triangle Fold card. I was inspired to try this fun fold by a recent card from another of my lovely JAI team mates,  Nikki Spencer. The flower used here is of course the aptly named Magnificent Magnolia and as I have loved the trees and flowers in the neighbourhood for years, it is sure to get a good work out here 😀

The petals are coloured using Blends and Wink of Stella and the leaves using Copics. You may have noticed that the bottom left leaf is fussy cut and slipped underneath. It helps it fit the space better - and also my need for balance, Lol! The banners are adhered to the top of the front panel and I think for future versions they would sit better if adhered to the back of the panel.

The gorgeous DSP is also new, from the Perennial Essence Suite. It his stunning in real life and has a definite Monet feel about it. I adore the mix of deep purples and blues with the lighter pinks / yellows and couldn't wait to pair it with this bloom for a slightly different look.

This card is now on it's way to Kelly, the birthday girl of course and I hope you too enjoy heading off next to see Richelle Fletcher and her awesome projects! You can see a full list of the Blop Hop participants below. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the Hop. 😊

Card Stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Gold Glimmer

Designer Series Paper:

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Blends: Lovely Lipstick (light), Pink Pirouette (retired)

Stamps: Magnificent Magnolia, Well Said

Accessories: Big Shot, Magnolia Memory Dies, Well Written Dies, White flax Ribbon, Wink of Stella (clear), White EP, Gold Faceted Gems.

Non - Stampin Up - Green and brown Copic markers.

PARTICIPANT LIST
1 Kelly Kent
2 Shannon Kissane
3 Tina Gillespie
4 Monique Fielder
5 Leonie Stuart
6 Michelle Strazds
7 Mandy Depiazzi 
8 Rochelle Blok 
9 Narelle Simm 
10 Catherine Creer
11 Lou Kitzelman
12 Sandra Collett 
13 Sharon Dalton 
14 Denise Buetler 
15 Siobhan Fitzsimmons
16 Jan McQueen - you are HERE
17 Cathy Pinchbeck
18 Richelle Fletcher 
19 Melissa Gifford 
20 Rachael Lewsley
21 Nicole Wilson
22 Julia Quinn
23 Sheila Pybus
24 Leonie Schroder

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Kelly's Stampin Friends Birthday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome! You may have just arrived from the lovely Tina Gillespie's blog and her fabulous projects as part of Kelly's Stamping Friend's Birthday Blog Hop. But if not you can check them out by clicking on her name and the list of all the first 20 Participants are at the bottom of this post and I'm sure you'll find lots of inspiration along the way from this very talented group. The purpose of the Hop is to celebrate Kelly Kent's birthday today - such a great reason to celebrate this lovely lady who I know from being team mates at Just Add Ink together.

For my card, I have a sneak peek for you of a new stamp set that will be available in the new Stampin Catalogue available to order from June 1. It's a pretty Photopolymer stamp set and punch bundle and was designed by Mary Fish so is perfect for CAS images.
I've combined the stamped and punched images with some retiring papers and then layered some different textures together.

Thanks for stopping by today and now you're heading off to say hello to the lovely Birthday girl, Kelly Kent herself and the fabulous projects that I know you will love. Enjoy!

Card stock: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

Designer Series Paper : Tutti-Fruitti Stack 

Inks: Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, Momento Tuxedo Black, Lovely Lipstick

Stamps: Varied Vases

Accessories: Build a Vase Punch, White Organza Ribbon, Silver and Black Sequin Trim, Brights Enamel Shapes, Basic Rhinestones

Participant List A

1. Kelly Kent
2. Lou Kitzelman
3. Jenny Hall
4. Denita Wright-Smee
5. Jackie Aitken
6. Narelle Simm
7. Sandra Collett
8. Monique Fielder
9. Nicole Wilson
10. Siobhan Fitzsimmons
11. Jenny Hayward
12. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
13. Josie Dean
14. Peta Stephen
15. Kristel Rimmer
16. Kim Oliver
17. Denise Buetler
18. Jacqui Crouch
19. Tina Gillespie
20. Jan McQueen

Kelly's Stamping Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to a special Blog Hop celebrating Kelly Kent and her 5 years as a Stampin Up Demonstrator. Kelly has invited 25 of her stamping friends to take part in this happy event so I hope you enjoy all that we have for you!

A big welcome to you if you've just come from the lovely Julia Quinn and her fabulous projects. Otherwise you can start here and continue hopping along by simply clicking the Next button at the bottom of each person's post. I'm sure you will enjoy seeing what each person has created and hope that you are inspired to pick up some stamps and paper too :-)

 I have had the pleasure of getting to know the lovely Kelly thanks to working with her on the Just Add Ink team and am so thrilled to be part of this blog hop to celebrate her happy milestone. I've made two cards featuring some sneak peek items that are coming in the new Stampin Up catalogue that goes live this Thursday. They both have the same colours and a similar layout and were so fun to make. This card was my first play with the Happy Birthday Gorgeous bundle. When looking for a background to pair with my other elements I couldn't go past this beautiful ombre DSP from the Delightful Daisy pack.

There are 3 layers of white card stock underneath the shiny Copper to give it extra strength and  dimension to compliment the Berry daisy. And did you notice the sparkly gold flower centre? Yes, some new bling too - yay!!

For the second card, I flipped it back to a portrait format using the same stamp set, and added the "lovely" from the Lovely Word Thinlits. You may be able to see the Wink of Stella liberally applied to the flower petals and the stand to the bottom in the pic below.

Card stock: Berry Burst, Whisper White, Basic Black, Copper Foil

Designer Series Paper: Delightful Daisy

Inks: Versamark, Berry Burst

Stamps: Happy Birthday Gorgeous, Daisy Delight

Accessories: Big Shot, Happy Birthday Thinlits, Lovely Word Thinlits, Large Numbers Framelits, White EP,  Gold Faceted Gems, Metallic Sequins Assortment, Clear Wink of Stella

Thanks for stopping by today! Next you are off to see the lovely Sara Levin and her beautiful projects. Just click on the button below or you can see a full list of the Blog Hop roll underneath. Happy Hopping :-)

Blog Hop Participants List:

1.   Kelly Kent

2.   Angela Meiretz-Reid

3.   Monique Fielder

4.   Narelle Farrugia

5.   Wendy Hodkinson

6.   Deborah Harris

7.   Nicole Wilson

8.   Josie Dean

9.   Elizabeth Gross

10. Rachel Palmieri

11. Cheryl Algie

12. Kristel Rimmer

13. Kathryn Mangelsdorf

14. Mandy Depiazzi

15. Fi Cobbin

16. Nicole Goding

17. Holly Stene

18. Claudia Ausborn

19. Julia Quinn

20. Jan McQueen - you are HERE

21. Sara Levin

22. Carolina Evans

23. Tamra Davis

24. Narelle Simm

25. Jenny Hall

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan