Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Kelly's Stamping Friends - Birthday Blog Hop.



Welcome to Kelly's Blog Hop - a celebration of her birthday, friendship & creativity!!

You have just come from seeing the wonderful Rachael's creations, weren't they great!! Im always in awe of people's interpretaion of the theme for a Blog Hop & this one doesnt disappoint!!

So onto my projects!! I have always loved creating something different to what I ususally see products being used for... I gain a lot of inspiration from those who make cards & even produce scrap pages to document their life, but I seem to see less of 3D or Off The Page items...

And so this brings me to my project... Ive had this 'Notice-Board/ Stationary Holder' for well over a few years and simply havent wanted to decorate it. Until the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper came along!! My youngest teen son started the job & I helped him to finish it...we make a great pair, dont we!!

 By keeping the sheets in similar tones, as they ran along the length of the project, it allowed the joins of the paper to not be so obvious. And also, when it is full of the odd peice of Lego, pens, school notes & bills, they wont be so easy to see either, hey?
 And the white paint for the edges, matches with the 'white wash' of the internal dividers also..win, win!!
So before the family realise that they can write on the "Over-head Projector' sheet that is on the 'window' part of the board, I will enjoy the clean lines & organised appearance of my, our, little weekend project... *sigh*

When I finished the Notice Board, I realised that I had another item gathering dust - it needed to be used!!

As you may know, I am friend's with many Stampin' UP! demonstrators & am often encouraged & inspired by them. This time is no different - I recently saw an "Off The Page' project using SU! products, so I hunted around & decided that I would use this frame to show off the gorgeous Statement of The Heart from Stampin' Up! 


Our Statement of The Heart is the core belief that we all hold & it encompases everything that all demos hold true. It is now in a stamp that can be shared & loved by everyone who passes by in my stamp room!!

"To love what we do and
Share what we love
As we help others enjoy creativity and
Worthwhile accomplishments.
In this we make a difference"

Firstly, I painted the wood with white paint, as I often do &I sat very impatiently, waiting for it to dry...

 I then paired the now retired Urban Garden Designer Series Paper, (DSP), with Not Quite Navy ink & Whisper White cardstock. These flowers were apart of a 12 x 12 sheet of DSP & they were screaming to be cut out & slightly re-arranged.
This flower was made by fussy cutting out the image about 6 times, from a sheet of DSP, popped up on Dimensionals & burnished to give the petals shape.
And of course, there needed to be some bling, my Up-line had taught me well!! With just a couple of peals carefully placed, it balances the piece nicely, I believe :)

Thanks for stopping by and seeing my creations for Kelly. I hope she has an amazing year ahead travelling around our incredible earth again - she certainly inspires me to keep doing what we love doing - using Stampin' Up! products, of course!!

And once again: Happy birthday Kelly!!

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9 comments:

  1. How wonderful your projects are Jo! I just love that Statement of my Heart stamp. Thanks for the inspiration. Mandy x

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  2. very clever Miss Jo :-) great work I love the statement of my heart frame its turned out wonderfully xx

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  3. Your notice board is a great project anybody could love with their favorite designer paper!

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  4. Using the wood textures DSP is perfect for this project, and I love the lined 'boards' of the paper - amazing project. And framing the statement of the heart is a wonderful idea. Just beautiful.

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  5. These are great! Your projects remind me I don't make anywhere near enough 3D and off the page projects

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  6. Your home decor items are so inspirational Jo! Thanks for sharing in my birthday celebrations! Kelly x

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  7. Great use of the DSP for your home decor projects.
    Cheers Shaz

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  8. Great decor projects. Love the notice board, excellent use of that DSP.

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  9. Wow great home décor projects Jo, both look fabulous x

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