Global Design Project #035 | Theme Challenge

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Project Life Challenge!

This is so exciting as at the moment I’m so into doing Project Life.

If you have been reading my previous post you would have know that I have been working on my Project Life Album

and that I have completed 2008 and now I’m working on 2009.

I have always taught it is better to work on the recent photos as they are still fresh in your mind.

But I’m finding Project life is great because it is so quick…slip a few photos into pockets

add some filler cards with journaling and its done. So instead of spending hours or days on

one page..I’m completing 4-6 pages a day.

This has made working on past photos really easy.

But…..with this challenge I decided to do something recent, photos from Mothers Day…last weekend.

For Mother’s Day my boys decided to take me to Sydney Drag Way at Eastern Creek.

Some may say “ODD” for Mother’s Day…..but I really enjoy the Drag Races.

I love the smell, the noise and excitement.

Mother’s Day was Ladies Day – Free Entry and I received a beautiful “Rose” .

Unfortunately it wasn’t a great day…a bit wet. Unless the track is dry the cars can’t run.

There was also a lot of smoke haze around from the back burning.

It did stop raining and the track did dry out.

And I loved it……and the boys wanted to go home before me.

These photo’s I took were of moving cars going 180 – 200 k over a mile length course.

So here is my entry for Global Design Project #35

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I have a mix of pocket page layout and a single page layout.

As the photos don’t have a huge amount of colour I added the colour through the back ground papers.

I wanted a “Grunge” look with a bit of colour….well, lots of colour.

I made and stamped my own cards for the pockets to tie it all together.

Hope you enjoy my pages as much as I enjoyed reliving a great day.
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Just Add Ink #310….Sketch!

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I really like the sketch that Just Add Ink have given us this week to use…..and

it has given me a chance to do something that I have been plaining for sometime.

Instead of doing a card I thought I would do a Page Layout for my Project Life Album using this

sketch as a part of the layout.

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This is one of my favorite photos of me with my son Hayden,

it was taken last year in February when he joined the Navy.

Hayden doesn’t give kisses very often, so this is one of those special moments caught of film.

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The Project Life pages that I did on this event I have done with a Navy theme and

I wanted something that would go with it but aIso wanted something a little softer.

I had used “Night of Navy” in my original pages and the “Night of Navy” colour way of this paper kept

the theme consistent.

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I used the colours from the background paper to make the flowers from the “Botanical Builder Framelit Dies”

Making the Sketch the “Title Element” of my page.

The circle and the flower petals were sponged to soften the look as well as to add dimension.

 
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Global Design Project #034 | Sketch Challenge

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges, Uncategorized

Over the past couple of weeks I have been so absorbed in my Project Life Album that I ran out of time to do a

card for Global Design Project.

So I have really enjoyed jumping back in and coming up with this card.

The Sketch Challenge depicted a card with a wash of colour and a sentiment over the top.

It can be adapted in any way we choose…literally or loosely.

I have a tendency to complicate things

for myself but this time I have tried to stay true to the design.

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I have used three colours to achieve the wash on my card.

Those colours being Mellon Mambo, Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay.

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I have kept this very simple as I wanted the colour wash to be the “Hero” of the card.

The sentiment taken from the First Sight Stamp Set gives a wisp of whimsical to the card.

HINT: In doing the wash allow each colour to dry before adding the next colour.

Something I tend not to do as I have an idea in my head and I want it on paper.

 
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Where have I been?

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: Project life

Where have I been?

Sorry I haven’t forgotten you….

I have been traveling through time.

HOW?

If you have seen my previous post you would have seen that my eldest son

has turned 21 and because of his party I was going through some old photos

and found some that I had always meant to scrap or get them into albums.

Well that was almost over a month ago and since then I have been getting lost in time.

I have done nothing except go through photos, sort photos, talk about them with family members and have now competed

2008 (unless I find more photo’s…LOL- there’s always more, as back then I photographed everything)

Here are some of my completed pages

1st January 2008

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March 2008

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June 2008

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Last day of 2008

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This is just a very few of the pages completed, in all I think I did 26 page or 52 pages back and front.

There is no way I could have done that years ago when I did scrapbooking…sometimes it would take me a week to do one page.

I still love that form of Memory Keeping (Traditional Scrapbooking) but I would only pick out 2-3 photos of one event.

At a later date I will go back and highlight a photo, as Stampin’ Up! also sell 12 x 12 pages.

Here I have used 4 – 10 photos on one event.

The hardest thing for me was trying to remember what was happening in all the photo’s and when they were taken.

At least I had documented them into folders and put onto disc’s, which helped sort them.

I store my photo’s in folders on a hard drive and which are in folders by YEARS, then by DATE and EVENT.

I run a Project Life Class on the last Friday of each month…

contact me to find out more.

Exciting News…..On Stage 2016 and Retiring products

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This has been such an exciting week……..On Saturday I attended the Stampin’ Up! On Stage Event…

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this where as Demonstrators we here about the new and upcoming catalogues and I now have one in my hands…….

Here is a quick look at the new products taken from display boards at On Stage

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But watch out for the invite to come to my Launch Party which will be happening a little later this year.
Here I am just before the start (sorry about the selfie…haven’t perfected this as yet)

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In the South Pacific, we’re celebrating 10 years at our On Stage Local events! ‪#‎onstage2016‬

It was a fantastic experience……and I would love you all to be able to join me for the next one…

but there is one small catch..you need to be a Demonstrator. So if you are thinking about it contact me and let me share the benefits with you.

NOW FOR THE OTHER EXCITING NEWS……..

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The list is available of all the products that will be leaving the catalogue and some of the products are reduced up to 50%……

but get in quick as its only until 31st may or while stocks last.

Here’s the link to my STORE – The Retiring Products.

There are so many great products on there..Stamps, Designer Series Paper, Embossing Folders…there is so much, so make sure you have a look

So over the coming weeks I will be posting about next months classes and some extra classes I will be running on Saturdays.

Have a great day……Keep Stampin’ Up!

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Remember you can contact me at anytime and book “Workshops” for you and your friends or about joining me for Classes.

 

Global Design Project #031 | Theme Challenge

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges, Uncategorized

This week the GDP Team have given us a Theme Challenge and it’s NATURE.

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Wow…that’s giving us a broad scope….God’s Creation.

Many years ago…. before children even before my wonderful Husband.

I got the chance to travel to the Northern Territory with a group of friends (5 of us – five girls, one boy). It was great, my first real holiday.

We flew to Darwin, hired a car (thank goodness they up graded it for us, as 5 people in a small car plus luggage was going to be a bit squishy –

but that’s what you do when your young to keep costs down) and traveled down to Ayers Rock over a 2 week period.

So many stories I could tell…but today I only want to share one.

One of the places we stopped at was Katherine Gorge on Katherine River. A naturally beautiful place on the river.

Its made up of 13 gorges but my friends and I only saw the first three,well to be truthful they saw 3, I saw 2 and the beginning of the third.

We hired 2 x 2 man canoe’s and 1  x 1 man Canoe/ Kayak  ..which I used (I was much younger and fitter back them …much fitter)

In between each gorge was “Rock Bars/Banks”, which you had to get the canoe’s over and every time we had to get out of the canoe’s

I just fell out or rolled out. I ended up very wet…….but so much fun!

Anyway we got to the end of the second gorge and the rock bank had a lovely tree growing on it and a nice little spot to sit. So I let the others go

on as I didn’t want to go further to climb a cliff face and jump into the water…I’d fallen in enough..LOL!

But sitting there under the tree I relaxed and was fascinated by these beautiful “Dragonfly’s” all different colours….

 so beautiful and so much God’s Wonderful Creation.

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So my card today reflects on this time…the friends I shared this time with and the beauty of NATURE.

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ON STAGE 2016

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It’s so exciting……

This Saturday I’m going to Sydney….yeh! I know Sydney’s not that exciting,

but its whats happening in Sydney that is exciting.

Stampin’ Up “On Stage”….WOW!

This is where Demonstrators around Australia get together to learn new things, meet and to see whats going to be NEW!

I have never been to one of these events before so I’m really looking forward to it.

Have been busy making SWAPS to swap with others…

Here’s a hint of mine.

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Will post some of the Swaps I get back after Saturday.

I”M SO EXCITED!!!!!

Global Design Project #030 | Sketch Challenge

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges

Global Design Challenge has thrown out there another challenge…..

and its a Sketch Challenge by Teneale Williams.

Did you see the winners from last week…

if you haven’t HERE is the Link

Hope you get a chance to have a look as there were some wonderful cards entered.

Back to this weeks challenge – Sketch Challenge

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I decided to use the papers from the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper and

teamed it up with Balloon Celebration Stamp Set and Balloon Bouquet Punch.

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The reverse of the balloon paper is this lovely little spot print,

so I’ve added the Blushing Bride in my matting to add contrast to the Mint Macaron.

The lace Dollie just peeks out between the two boarders in the banner.

The team on Global Design Challenge has asked whats our favorite Challenge.

I don’t think I have a favorite…I like them all. They all tend to make me think…just some

a little harder than others.

This particular one was simple as I knew what range of papers I wanted to use..once i choose what paper

then it just flowed from that.

Go have a look and give Global Design Challenge a go…

its so much FUN!

And that’s what I like is FUN.

Just Add Ink # 305 – Sketch Challenge!

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, Just Add Ink, Uncategorized

This week Just Add Ink have put up a sketch Challenge.

Head over to Just Add Ink’s page and have a look at the wonderful cards done by the design team.

You can click on the link below and it will direct you there……enjoy!

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I have kept my card very simple by using 3 papers from Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper.

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This paper is all in Black and white and can be easily coloured by sponging, braying or spritzing..

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I have decided to sponged my card with Bermuda Bay making the colour strong at the bottom and taking it back to near white at the top.

By mounting it on black makes the intensity of the colour “POP”

Along with a simple sentiment and a couple sequence this card is complete.
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Global Design Project #029 | Colour Challenge

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“This week is most definitely a challenge for us all – we know that you are up it.

We can either thank or be frustrated with my husband Bruno Bertucci for coming up with this colour combo depending on how you feel about it.”

So this colour Combo was Bruno’s idea, Kylie………mmmmm!

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Interesting combination but once I started working out what I was going to do, it all came together.

With this card I wanted to keep it light and soft with a look of being Antique.

These 3 colours are such strong colours and can easily over power each other but they work so well together.

I have used Crumb Cake Card stock as my White because I didn’t want a stark bright contrast. The Crumb Cake softens and blends the colours.

The Rose image I stamped in Early Espresso and then used the Blender Pen to bring the colour out and give shading Adding a touch more Early Espresso from the stamp pad.

The edges of the Deco Labels Framelit was sponged in the Early Espresso.

On the card I stamped the texture stamp from “You’ve Got This” Stamp Set in the 2 colours overlapping them.

The ribbon used is the Seam Binding in Crumb Cake (discontinued), this was dampened by spraying with water and then

scrunching ribbon and stamping directly on top with the two colours….Tangelo Twist and Bermuda Bay.

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Hope you enjoy this card

Keep on Stampin’ Up!
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