What do I have coming up in my classes….

Published on March 18, 2017March 18, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Hi! Hope you are all having a lovely day.

It has been raining here in Moss Vale Australia all week and it looks like it will be a wet weekend as well. Our local show is also on this weekend so I don’t think I will be getting down to that. Last time I went to the show ground to go to a Circus in the rain I went for a tumble falling flat on my face…not a pretty sight…LOL!

So I think I will be staying away!

Anyway what do I have coming up…next month I will be running a class on “Water colour Backgrounds” using some of the techniques I have been doing and posting about over the last few weeks.

Dates : April 21, 2017

Booking required by April 10, 2017

More information about cost and what you require for the class will be found on Events page above.

Hope that if you live in Australia (Near to Southern Highland) you are able to attend.

Have a lovely and safe weekend..

Global Design Project 078 | Sketch Challenge and Marbling

Published on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges

Hi! and Welcome to Butterflys and Bows

In my last post I shared a video by Stampin’ Up! on Marbling and the wonderful effects you can get with this technique.

Here are the pieces of card stock I marble in case you didn’t get to see them.

Now they are nice and dry and ready to make into cards..so I have put together a simple card using the Sketch Challenge from Global Design Project

Here is the sketch and my completed card…

I have used the same colours in the card as I used in the marbling...Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder and So Saffron.

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Marbling Technique – Video Friday

Published on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Video Friday

Welcome to Video Friday!

Having a look through some videos by Stampin’ Up! and I have come across this one on “Marbling”

Have you ever tried this?

I haven’t …..so I thought why not have a go.

Now for this you need Shaving Foam NOT Shaving Gel….Thank you boys!

One of my sons had left a can so I didn’t have to wait until tomorrow and a visit to the shops.

So I chose 3 colour in the Re-Inkers..

Wild Wasabi

So Saffron

Wisteria Wonder

Sprayed some foam on to a container lid I had lying around dropped a few drops of each colour into the foam. I then ran a stick I had up, down and across ways per the video and laid the Thick Whisper White card stock on top. Press down lightly, then lift off. Scrape off excess foam and leave to dry.

I suggest letting it dry before rubbing off any left over foam as it may smudge when wiping.

Later I will make a card from one of these and post it here….why don’t you give it ago I would love to see what you come up with..

Here’s the Video..

Video Friday

Published on March 10, 2017March 10, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized, Video Friday

Welcome to Video Friday!

On Fridays I will be trialing a Video sharing event…This is where I will be sharing a video that I have seen of produced myself to share with you different techniques and ideas.

Today I want to share a video with you by Stampin’ Up!

It’s on the new “Make a Medallion Stamp Set”, this stamp set is available to you through Sale-A-Bration.

There are 8 stamps in this Photopolymer Stamp Set.

This stamp is only available when you place a qualifying order of $90

There is a link to this product below on my On-Line store but REMEMBER you need to place a qualifying order to receive it.

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Global Design Project 077 | Colour Challenge

Published on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Welcome to Butterflys and Bows!

This weeks Global Design Projects Challenge is a colour challenge and we have a free choice an a 4th colour.The 4th colour I have chosen to use is Calypso Coral.

The other day in the post I received my order from Stampin’ Up! and at last I have the “Lift Me Up Bundle”

What a gorgeous Stamp set and Thinlit Dies…the detail in this set is beautiful.

This this card I wanted a sky background and wanted to create it with a water colour wash. So I created a background using a “Smooching Technique”.

Using a piece of window sheet bigger than my card front I added colour with the Stampin’ Write markers. Then spritzed with water until the colour and water was beading. In the past I have only used Water Colour Paper for this but as the Shimmery White Card stock also good with water colouring I wanted to give it ago. So quickly flipping over the window sheet and pressed it to the card stock pressing the colour around until I have the effect I wanted. Carefully pealing of the window sheet I was left with a beautiful soft tone background. With this technique each time you do it you will get different effects. But I was very pleased with what I had achieved.

Even though I had achieved the look I wanted I decided to add a bit more texture to my background and the way I did this was to add some clouds. This was done by using the larger Cloud Thinlit I made a stencil and in Whisper White Craft ink I lightly sponged in a few clouds, I then went over some of them with again with Bermuda Bay on the sponge but only around the edges and only lightly.

Two smaller balloons were stamped onto the card but stamped off so the ink wasn’t in full strength, so that they look like they are in the distance.

The card front is mounted on two thin matts in Bermuda Bay and Peakaboo Peach with the card base in Early Espresso. Inside the a Whisper White insert has a Balloon stamped onto the right hand corner.

Hope you have enjoyed my card…Please leave a comment as I would love to hear your thoughts.

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Party Animal Suite

Published on March 8, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Occasions Catalogue

Hi and Welcome to my Blog..

I just wanted to share with you a quick card I just made for a young Boy’s Birthday..

I meet this young man at a market I did recently and his Mum tells me he enjoys making cards.

And this year I’m trying to make cards for people for there Birthdays, so I was really pleased when he said Yes he would love to receive a card from me.

I am using products from the Animal Party Suite, its bright and fun and I think it can be used for any age group. Recently I’ve used it in my fathers card and now in this card for a teenager.

I will also be running a class next week where we will be making this card and a couple of others…

check out my Facebook page to find out more.

Would love to see you there.

Now this card I have made has been cased from the Occasions Catalogue. It was fun and simple to do.

Remember: Purchase the Stamp set and Thinlits together and receive a 10% discount

I have made a few little changes by adding the washi tape and not added the balloon.

A fun and simple card.

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Zip Lock Bag Watercolouring – GDP # 076

Published on March 3, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges

Welcome back to my Blog..

Yes, I know 2 blogs in one day….pick yourself up……

I’ve been playing!

And I have completed another card for the Global Design project Challenge where we are CASing Kylie Bertucci

Tonight I have been playing with a Watercolouring technique I saw on a Facebook Live video by Alisa Tilsner

called “Zip Lock Bag Watercolouring”.

It was a lot of fun and a bit messy but then Alisa did warn it was messy.

Here is what I came up with…I think I still need some practice.

I’m keeping this short as I need to get some beauty sleep, off to Sydney tomorrow to the craft show at Rosehill Racecourse.

Its simlar to two other watercolour techniques except this one uses a “Snaplock bag”, Ink and water.

Global Design Project 076 | Case the Designer

Published on March 3, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges

Hi and Welcome,

to this weeks challenge from the Global Design Project.

This week we are CASing Kylie Bertucci….

I love the simplicity of her cards, they are always every bold and sticking.

Just a reminder or if your new to my Blog here is what CASE means-

CASE a project you can Copy And Selectively Edit – so take what you like from the design and make it your own. It might be the stamp set – the colours, the layout, the flowers, whatever you like that has inspired you to make a card of your own.

Here is my CASE of Kylie’s card, I have gone with the design of her card. I love the full length panel, with just a slight trim along the edges. I have added an extra matte to tie the theme of the card together.

The Designer Series Paper and Balloon Adventure Stamp Set comes from the Occasions Catalogue.

I hope you enjoy my card.

The inside of the card is simple with a Birthday sentiment and Balloon.

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Colour INKspiration Challenge – CI04

Published on February 27, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Colour INKspiration, Occasions Catalogue

What do you think of these colours?

Colour INKspiration has another colour challenge happening…

I love Elegant Eggplant and it look wonderful teamed with Delightful Dijon and Crushed Curry…

When making this card all I could think of was my niece, these colours were the colours of her Netball Team.

I have kept my card very simple as the image and sentiment from the stamp set “Beautiful You” are the hero’s of this card

The card stock I have used to stamp on is “Shimmery White” as it works well with water colour if you didn’t want to use watercolour paper.

I stamped the image with Stazon but I may not have let it dry enough as it has bleed a little where i was concentrating the water and ink.

So if you are going to attempt this card then give your ink time to dry…don’t be impatient like me.

This this I was trying to achieve the look of movement as the image depicts freedom and dance. So I want to give the dress a look of “Shot Silk”.

Shot Silk is a fabric where 2 colours are used, each colour woven in a different direction..so that when you move another colour will appear. Sometimes you can also see this in some car colours where from one direction you will see one colour and from another direction another colour.

I painted the dress and the hat in Crush Curry using the Aqua Brush…then with the Elegant Eggplant added colour around the waist and followed the folds in the skirt and bodice. Letting the two colours blend together. Going back adding more depth of colour at the waist. the Delighful Dijon I used to add shadows on the hat and the dress – below the hair and around the hem and folds.

Hope you give this a go…

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Balloon Pop-up Box

Published on February 26, 2017 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Occasions Catalogue

Tomorrow is my Father’s 80th Birthday…

I won’t get to see him tomorrow but I will at Easter when we head to his place to celebrate his Birthday.

So today I spent the day making him a card to pop into the mail…its running a bit late but I don’t think he will mind once he see’s it.

This is a card I saw earlier this week from another Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and I loved the “FUN” of the card.

Now I am going to write up some instructions for this card but it will have to wait until Tuesday. As they are a little complicated.

Otherwise look up “Ink Responsibly” as she has done a video on this card.

You may need to watch a couple of times and I did make a prototype before I made the card.

I have added a video below so you can see the finished product as pictures don”t show it to the best advantage.

I have used products from the Party Animal Suite…..

Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits, Party Animal Designer Series Paper, Balloon Adventures Stamps and Emerald Envy Taffeta Ribbon.

I added the Large numbers Framelits, Glimmer Paper, a strip of Vellum plus matching cardstock.

I reason behind the vellum is so you can still see the numbers and I didn’t want printed paper to take away from the balloons.

Here’s a video on the card…

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