My Boy…….

Published on February 28, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Twelve months ago my second son joined the Australian Defense Force ……the Navy.

This year he has moved to Canberra to ADFA to complete 3 years of University. He has just finished a 6 week training course for all joining ADFA.

So yesterday we all got up bright and early to travel to Canberra to see him on Parade.

What a beautiful day, everyone looked so smart in their Uniforms. The way they march, turn and keep in time is amazing.

Catching up with him and spending a few hours with him was wonderful.

Happy Birthday…with Botanical Gardens

Published on February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

This is a beautiful set from the Occasional Catalog, just loving the Thinlits and Designer Series Paper…

so simple and quick to put together makes a great card for any occasions.

This one is being sent to a lovely person as a Birthday Card so hope she likes it.

Part of the movement started by Stampin’ Up’s Shannon West.

#Imbringingbackbirthdays

So if you wish to receive a card from me for your Birthday visit my Facebook page HERE

Weekly Deals – 24.3.16 – 1.4.16

Published on February 25, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Weekly deals

This weeks “Weekly Deals”..

Sorry I’m a bit late getting these out.

So here they are…..

My pick for this week is……

Greatest Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set was $44.00…….now $33.00. That’s a saving of $11

Go to my Store to find these great specials….HERE

Global Design Project #024 | CASE the Designer

Published on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges

This week we are CASing the Designer – Copy and Selectively Edit.

The lucky designer is Michelle Last, love her card ….

Love BLUE….anything BLUE and I’m hooked and then with the butterfly added…

I’m in seventh heaven.

Have you seen it?

Here it is!

Isn’t it beautiful, so cool, so refreshing.ahhhhh! Love it!

To see the cards done by the rest of the Design team click HERE

BUT!

I didn’t use blue nor butterfly’s…I decided to do something a little different.

I used the layout as it also caught my eye and I wanted to have a play with a new set I just bought.

So here is my card.

Don’t know if it had to do with the weather as its very hot!

But I used what I would call warm tropical colours instead of the lovely cool blue tones.

Love this new set of Framelits – Botanical Builder Framelits Dies,

the matching Designer Series Paper – Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper

and co-ordination card stock – Botanical Gardens Cardstock Pack

along with Mint Macaron.

The Happy Birthday came from Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

The inside of the card I used a smaller flower and a strip of the designer series paper mounted on white with a Mint Macaron boarder.

Hope you enjoyed my card….see you next week.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Weekly Deals 17.2.16 – 23.2.16

Published on February 18, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Weekly deals

This weeks Weekly Deals are available, now until next Tuesday evening.

Have a look there are some great buys.

My pick for this week is the Envelope Punch Board…have you ever made that card and you can’t seem to find the right envelope for it.

Why not make one to custom fit you card or in a co-originating paper.

The Slider Card I made the other week…I made a Envelope to match.

Looks great don’t you think. So order yours today for $24.00 normally $32.00……

that’s a saving of $8.00

New Sale-A-Brations Items Now Available

Published on February 17, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Stampin’ Up! has released some new products for Sales-A-Bration Catalog to replace the items that finished on the 15th.

REMEMBER..these are free items when you purchase $90 or more.

So check them out by clicking in the picture or use the links above and go to my SHOP

Shhhhhh….Don’t tell Aaron! Global Design Project #023

Published on February 16, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges, Off the Page

This year my eldest son turns….21!

Wow! a major milestone for him…..and my husband and I survived!

One down and 3 to go!

I’m still trying to sort invitations and venues….then Global Design Project said this weeks challenge was…..

Now Aaron is an outdoor sort of boy, he’s been a Scout and now is a Leader, is a member of RFS- Rural Fire Service and is a diesel mechanic….

what great opportunity to make him a card.

I wanted to do something that had a masculine feel to it.

A CRATE…..with an EXPLOSION of BALLOONS coming out of it…

Had never done a Card in a Box before, this will be interesting!

I stamped my box and extra card stock with the Hardwood stamp and then cut it up to create the reinforced sides of the crate.

The balloons was stamped with Balloon Celebration and highlighted with Wink of Stella- Clear.

The large numbers cut from Glimmer Paper makes them pop out from amongst the balloons.

The Instructions for the box I used the You Tube clip by Tanya Bell.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Lacy Butterflies

Published on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

I loved the cards done by Kirsteen Gill and Leonie Schroder. So today I CASED their beautiful creations and came up with my version.

This card has a delicate old world charm…..with the lacy butterfly and soft back ground.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Global Design Project #022 | Sketch Challenge

Published on February 9, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday, GDP Challeges, Valentine

Here we are again…..another wonderful challenge from Global Design Project…#022

and today the Designers have given us a Sketch Challenge.

By the way did you see last weeks winners, weren’t they great! Here’s a link go and have a look…..HERE

Why don’t you give it ago, I would love to see what you come up with.

Just go to Global Design Project..here to make it easy here’s a link HERE

So for this weeks Challenge……

Coming up to Valentines I thought I’d do a card using the Bloomin’ Love Stamp set,

but I wanted it to be a card you could give to a friend and that could be used at other times in the year.

I wanted this card to be soft and pretty….something “GIRLY”

I sponged the floral heart in Mint Macaron and Crisp Cantaloupe (deleted colour).

With a bit of Mint Macaron Lace wraped around the card and a butterfly cut from vellum, with a row of pearls and a touch of gold thread

finishes it of as a beautiful card to give to that special friend on any occasion.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.

Slider Card with a Hidden Gift

Published on February 7, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

Patrick my son was invited to a friends Birthday party and he want to give his friend cash as a gift.

So I decided to make it some fun and make a Slider Card that when you pulled the money popped out on the other side.

Have never made one before..the first one I made failed…BIG TIME!

But the second attempt worked wonderfully.

Using Designer Series Paper from the Occasional Catalog and stamp sets from the Sale-A-Brations Catalog

Instructions for this card can be found in my Tutorials.

Matching Envelope made using the Envelope Punch Board.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.