Irresistible Blooms

Published on April 9, 2023April 9, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

This was such a fun card to make, the back ground reminds me of the strings of beads that many houses in the 70’s here in Australia had hanging in the doorways.

I used one of the dies from the bundle to create this fun retro feel card.

The Hello, Irresistible Bundle is part of the Stampin’ Up!® Online Exclusive , these are products that will be only found in my Online Store.

How to make this card…

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Basic Black	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Coastal Cabana	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Basic Black	3½ x 4¾”	9 x 13.5cm
Strips	Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo	1½ x 4¾” x 3 colours	4 x 14.4cm x 3 colours
Sentiment	Coastal Cabana	2½ x 2½”	6 x 6cm
Vellum		4¼ x 3½”	10.5 x 7.5cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm

Cut all cardstock to measurements above
Vellum
- Using VersaMark Stamp the large flower and 2 sets of leaves, one of each size.
- Heat emboss with white embossing powder, use setting 1 or cool setting on Heat Gun. High or hot setting can curl the vellum.
- Die cut the flower and leaves
Strips
- Die cut a set of strips in each of the colours – Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo
- Trim each set of strips into two lengths
Card Front
- Adhere the strips to card front -Basic Black & trim excess length. You can add adhesive sheets to the back of the Strips before die cutting or use dots of multi-purpose glue to adhere down.
- Adhere the card front to Coastal Cabana card mat.
- Attach matted card front to the Basic Black card base.
Sentiment
- Die cut square using 5cm stitched square from the Stylish Shapes.
- Stamp sentiment at the bottom of square using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
- Adhere to card front in the center of the card front.
Flower & Leaves
- Add a dimensional to the center of the flower behind the stamens & attach to the sentiment square.
- Add leaves to either side of the flower using multi-purpose glue.
- You can add extra mini dimensionals cut in half under the thicker embossed lines of the flower. I added these after flowers and leaves were attached.
Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots
- Add the gold Brushed Metallic Dots on the dot on the card front (see picture below)
Card Insert
- Adhere Basic White card insert into the card

** When using vellum try to hide your adhesive behind elements E.G. behind embossing (in this case).

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Abigail Rose Gift Tag – Live with Michele

Published on April 6, 2023April 3, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Uncategorized

This week I decided to use a suite I haven’t used much, Abigail Rose Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!®. I have used the Cottage Rose Bundle but I hadn’t even opened the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper until now…..and it is so pretty!

I have been wanting to create large gift tags for a while and as this suite we are now saying good buy to I thought I’d better use it. These tags are large enough to decorate a gift or gift bag. They have a little pocket where you can add ephemera or a little note.

I wanted to give the tags a bit of an aged or Shabby effect so I used my favorite Soft Suede Stampin’ Pad to do that. I am going to be so sad to say good bye to Soft Suede…I just might have to keep it just in case…LOL!

I also kept the colours subtle with Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam cardstock for accents, such as the die cuts.

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Regency Park # 004 Mystery Challenge – Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

Published on April 4, 2023April 2, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Let's Craft Together, Thank You, Uncategorized

Welcome to Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop. We are a group of Australian Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own. Each month we will be showing different ideas based around products, themes and challenges.

This month Tracy has challenged us with a ‘Mystery Challenge’. It’s good every now and then to be taken out of your comfort zone to make something different from your style.

Regency Park by Stampin’ Up!®

I decided to use products from the Regency Park Suite Collection for my card. The DSP I wanted to be very neutral so the stamping became the focal point.

How to make this card…

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White	8½ x 5 ½”, score @ 4¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Piece 1	Basic White	3¾ x 3½”	9.5 x 7cm
Piece 2	Basic White	2 x 1½”	5 x 4cm
Piece 3	Balmy Blue	4¼ x ½”	10.5 x 1cm
Piece 4	Mango Melody	4¼ x ¼”	10.5 x 0.5cm
DSP		4¼ x 1¼”	10.5 x 3cm

Card Base –
- Stamp the front of card base with the leaf cluster stamp from the Petal Park Stamp Set. This stamp has two sets of leaves that come in towards the center. I took care and only inked up half of the stamp (to the center) and stamped around the card base front using Granny Apple Green Ink Pad.
- I used the dot-age stamp to fill in some of the holes around the leaves.
- Using a Blending Brush and working in a circular motion lightly add Granny Apple Green Ink around the edges of the card base.
Piece 1
- Stamp the out line flower cluster from the Sentimental Park Stamp Set in Balmy Blue all over the Basic White cardstock.
- Using Blamy Blue ink and stamping off to get a lighter tone use the fill in Stamp for the flowers
Piece 2
- Stamp sentiment in Night of navy Ink
Piece 3 & 4
- Balmy Blue Strip and Mango Melody Strip run through Basic 3D Embossing Folders – I used the ‘Hash’ folder, this is a similar design to the DSP I used.
Putting the card together
- Adhere the DSP to underneath side of the Piece 1, on the left
- Glue these two pieces (P 1 & DSP) to the card base.
- Using multi-purpose glue adhere Pieces 3 & 4 across the width of the card towards the bottom of the already attached pieces (see my card for position)
- Add dimensionals to Piece 2 and adhere to your card over the strips (3 &4)
- Tie a large bow with white bakers twine, add a glue dot and position the bow under the bottom left corner of the sentiment.

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Last Chance Products

Published on April 3, 2023April 2, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Special Promotions, Uncategorized

Soon the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue will be replaced with a NEW Annual Catalogue. But first Let’s check out the Last Chance Products..

The January–April 2023 Mini Catalogue and the 2022–2023 Annual Catalogue will be retiring soon! It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to a Stampin’ Up! catalogue, but we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way—and we hope you are, too.

Stock up on your favorite products before they’re gone for good! You can save up to 60% on essential craft supplies. What are you waiting for? You can start shopping from 4th April 2023 After all, this selection of Last Chance Products is only available while supplies last.

Last Chance Products 2022-23

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Sales Period

Starts: 4 April at 12:00 a.m. (AEST)

Ends: 1 May at 11:59 p.m. (AEST)

This Last Chance Products promotion will include two lists of Last Chance Products that will no longer be available once the catalogue retires. There will be one for each catalogue retiring. For these retiring catalogues, there will not be a Carryover List. You can find carryover products in the upcoming Annual Catalogue.

The Stamparatus and its accessories are part of this Last Chance promotion, but these are only available while supplies last. If there is leftover product at the end of this promotion, the Stamparatus and its accessories will move into the Online Exclusive category.
All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.

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Colours Leaving and Colours Coming

Published on April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

It’s time for change…..and Stampin’ Up!® is making a big change. Not only do we have a new Catalogue but there is also a Colour Refresh. We have the usual New In-Colours coming and we also have colours being deleted from the Colour Families, NEW or RETURNING colours coming to replace colours in the Colour Families.

Colours Leaving

This is sad saying ‘Goodbye’ to some of our favorite colours and below I have listed them. Which colours are you going to miss?

I will be missing Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Mango Melody, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz and two of my favorite go to colours.

If there are colours here that you love and you need to replace in Cardstock, ink Pads and Ink Refill order them now…as some have already sold out.

New In-colours

Love these lovely earthy tones….I can’t wait to get these colours in my hand and start playing with them.

Looking at these colours which one do you think might become your favorite?

I love blues…so Balmy Blue I’m already loving and Moody Mauve could also be a nice colour for beautiful flowers.

Now let’s see the new Families…

Did you spot the other NEW colours..

Lemon Lime Twist – Returning
Azure Afternoon – New
Berry Burst – Returning
Misty Moonlight – Returning
Pecan Pie- New
Pretty Peacock – Returning
Blueberry Bushel – Returning
Lemon Lolly – New
Lost Lagoon – Returning
Fresh Freesia – Staying or Returning from 20-22 In-Colours
Bubble Bath – New

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Elegant Boarder and Two-Tone Flora -Live with Michele

Published on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Uncategorized

On this weeks ‘Live’ I created a card that steps a little out of my comfort zone. I wanted to try to push myself a little further but it just didn’t happen. My plain was to use a variety of stamps from different sets and I had a few lined up. But as I started working I ended up using just the one set – Two-Tone Flora along with one of the Elegant Boarder Dies cards I cut last week.

Even though I used the Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad, I ended up using the Calypso Coral Cardstock…it still works OK. These things happen when you do a Live and afterwards you think…Why did I do that?

The Elegant Boarder Dies in one of the Online Exclusives found on my Online Store. These items will not be found in any catalogue. Also while you are there make sure you have a look at the punches..Stampin’ Up! ® have added back 2 circle punches…always a good idea to always check the Online Store for Clearance Rack or any new products.

As you will see watching the video below it was still a lot of fun and sometimes doing something different can be good.

Measurements Used…

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Elegant Boarder Dies – Live with Michele

Published on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Blends, Live with Michele, Uncategorized

Did you see my ‘Live” on Friday, if you missed it and can catch up on the replay below.

I love these stunning ‘Elegant Boarder Dies‘, they are part of the NEW Online Exclusives. These products will be only found on my “Online Store’ under -Online Exclusives, they will not be in any Catalogue. New products will be added through out the year so check back to my Online store.

Elegant Boarder Dies

Measurements Used…

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Elegant Borders Dies

Perfectly Penciled 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

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Fancy Flora Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

Published on March 16, 2023March 12, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Creativity Abounds, Fun Fold

Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.

Fancy Flora Suite Collection

I am really enjoying playing with this suite, I put of buying it for a little while, until I worked out what I was wanting……In the end I just had to get it, I love the flowers and the Designer Series Paper is stunning. There is so much in this suite it is totally worth the extra cost. There are 2 Bundles of Stamps and coordinating dies. But don’t feel you have to purchase the lot you can purchase just what you want.

** Remember you get a 10% off when you purchase the Bundles – Two-Tone Flora Bundle and Something Fancy Bundle

Fancy Flora Suite Collection

What is in the Collection..

Two-Tone Flora Bundle – the beautiful floral stamps and dies Photopolymer
Something Fancy Bundle – Sentiment stamps and Frame Dies, these are wonderful for cutting out your sentiments
Fancy Flora 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper – Painted style paper, colours are stunning See how these papers were created HERE (hope this link works…LOL on FB)
Fine Shimmer 12 x 12 Paper Pack
Pool Party Grosgrain Ribbon 1cm wide
Iridescent Pastel Gems

My Card – Fancy Flora Fun Fold

This is a 3 Fold Card, where the left side folds in first and then the left over the top. This card has two card fronts and I needed to show off this DSP, i just love all these colours.

This is a two step stamp and I found it easier to stamp the detailed image first and then using the same colour and the second image, stamp off onto a scrap of paper before stamping the rest of the flower. I used the centers of the flowers (stamen) as my guide for lining yp the images.

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Hello,Irresistible Blooms – Live with Michele

Published on March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Live with Michele, Uncategorized

Hello, Irresistible Blooms Suite Collection is a NEW Suite offered in the ‘ONLINE EXCLUSIVE’. What is the Online Exclusive? Though out the year Stampin’ Up!® will be offering products that won’t be found in our catalogues. It’s a must to go and check it out, there are some new products that are stunning.

Today on my ‘Live’ I used products from the Hello, Irresistible Blooms Suite Collection to create my Card. I also added one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders, also found in the Online Exclusives. The folder I used gives you a beautiful subtle texture to your cardstock.

Below is measurements and video to show you how this card was created.

Measurements Used…

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Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection (English)

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

Online Exclusives

Online Exclusives, Just released…….Stampin’ Up! ® have NEW products, you won’t find these products in any catalogue. You can find the new products from the convenience of my online store. More Online Exclusives will be released throughout the year.

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Regency Park #003 Sketch Challenge – Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

Published on March 4, 2023February 26, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Let's Craft Together, Water Colour

Our challenge this month is a Sketch Challenge by Maheswari. I love the layers of two frames that are slightly twisted, with decorative elements on diagonal corners.

Regency Park

For my card I have used the Regency Park Suite by Stampin’ Up!® and to create my card I used manly the Petal Park Bundle. This is such a simple bundle to use, you can colour the flowers by hand with any medium you wish or use the stamps to colour the flowers. The suite includes a simple simple punch to make cut out the flowers and one leaf quick and easy.

The suite consists of two Bundles

Petal Park Bundle 160577 Flowers & leaf stamps plus the Punch
Sentimental Park Bundle 160567 – Sentiments, more flowers & leaves and Dies

It then has other items in the suite including

Textured 12 x12 Shimmer Paper
Can Weave 3D Embossing Folder
Night of Navy Boardered Ribbon
Adhesive Backed Milky Dots
Regency Park 6 x 6 DSP

I created the two rectangle frames cut from the Rectangle Stitched Frames and Basic White Cardstock.

The Flowers are coloured with Watercolour Pencils onto Basic White Cardstock. Instead of Blending the pencils water or Blender Pens I have used Memento Ink and Blends Colour Lifter. Patty Bennett did a very good video on this technique – Blending Watercolor Pencils with Color Lifter

How to make this card…

Card Front – Embossed, I used for this one of the Basic 3D Folders 161598 from the Online Exclusive, you could of course use the 3D embossing folder that comes with the suite, but I wanted something a little more subtle.
Frames – Placing one die side of the other, die cut 2 frames.
Flowers Stamping – Stamp 3 sets of flowers and 8 leaves using Memento Tuxedo.
Flowers, coloured with pencils and blended with Blends Colour Lifter
- Large flowers – Balmy Blue and Night of Navy
- Medium Flowers – Flirty Flamingo, Mellon Mambo & Daffodil Delight
- Small Flower – Gorgeous Grape & Mellon Mambo
- Leaves – Old Olive & Granny Apple Green
Bakers twine split and added under flowers
Sentiment – Embossed in White Embossing Powder
Card Insert – Insert strip embossed with the 3D Embossing Folder

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White Thick Cardstock	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Front	Basic White Card stock	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Frames	Basic White Card stock	3½ x 4½” x 2	9 x 12cm x 2
Flowers	Basic White Card stock	4 ¼ x 5½”	10.5 x 14.9cm
Sentiment	Basic Black	1½ x 3″	3 x 8cm
Card Insert	Basic White Card stock	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	Basic White Card stock	1 x 4″	2.5 x 10cm