Rose Garden Thinlits- JAI#302

Published on March 15, 2016March 21, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Just Add Ink

I think I need HELP!

I’m having a Challenge ADDICTION.

Oh…the lack of sleep, to complete this challenge.

But guess what…….

I’M LOVING IT!

Yesterday one of my friends mentioned JAI on FB…….

Whats JAI?

So I Googled JAI….came up with actor’s, company’s, but then …there it was ……

“JUST ADD INK”

Wow! Yes I had heard of them but back then I wasn’t ADDICTED to challenges.

Saw the challenge and knew I had to give it ago, it was inspirational, I knew what I wanted to do.

But my family had gone to bed, my DH had gone to bed and I should have been in bed but “NO” here I was cutting, trimming and gluing.

The Challenge was to use these fantastic colours, I love these colours

Don’t they look great together…..

There’s a touch of elegance with the colours of the richness of Blackberry Bliss and Rich Razzleberry…

but then the earthiness of Tip Top Taupe.

So with this card I have framed it for that formal look but then added the Linen thread, Vintage button with a tuft of Blackberry Bliss thread to give it a rustic feel.

Thank you for letting me play along with your Challenge at “Just Add Ink” and if you want to play then have a look at their page.

Click HERE or click on the JAI colour pallet above

This card is a “WINNER” on JAI

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Global Design Project #027 | Theme Challenge

Published on March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges, Uncategorized

The design challenge set for us this week by the Global Design Project Team is…..

“Thank You”

Every time I think of the words “Thank You” I think of a song I used to sing at Church in the Youth Choir..(Sooooo many years ago)

Thank you for giving me the morning,

thank you for every day that,s new,

thank you for new things in store for me

and for work to do.

Thank you, I see your word has meaning,

thank you, I know your Spirit here,

thank you, because you love all people

those both near and far

Thank you for speaking to us,

thank you for telling us you care,

thank you, O Lord you came among us

bread and wine to share

Thank you, O Lord your is boundless

thank you that I am full of you

thank you you make me feel so glad and

thankful as I do

There seems to be many versions of this song, but this is the one I remember so clearly.

My card today I have made using the Botanical Builder Framelits and Wildflower Fields DSP,

The Botanicals I have cut out in Whisper White Card Stock and sponged in Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Hello Honey.

The Tag and Thank you sentiment come from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set and Rose Garden Thinlits Dies.

For me this card is soft, gentle and “Thankful”, just as the song.

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“Happy Birthday” with Rose Wonder …..PPA291- Colour Challenge

Published on March 13, 2016March 16, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

Was looking for inspiration for a card and I came across this challenge by Pals Paper Arts and decided to give it ago.

I don’t think I have done much with these colours, which are……..

My mother has a beautiful rose garden and she has a rose near her front door that is a similar colour.

So when I saw these colours they inspired me to use Rose Wonder from the Occasional Catalog.

The rose is such a large design that it fills the card, so there is no need for many elements.

I have embossed the rose with black embossing powder onto water colour paper and them water coloured the paper using the ink pads and Aqua pens.

The banner was also embossed but onto vellum as I like the colour of the design coming through.

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Honey Comb Happiness….there sooooo cute!

Published on March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

Yesterday I had a workshop and we made cards and a gift for Easter….

and I just had to share it with you.

Kathy wanted to make one of her cards into a Birthday Card, so we added the balloon and Oh’ Hello.

The Envelope Punchboard Decanter was cased from Linda @ Paper Craft with Crafty.

To make it a bit more suited for my class I converted the measurements from Imperial to Metric and enlarged slightly. With a few adjustments it turned out great.

For the Cards we used the Honeycomb Happiness Stamp Set from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

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Thank You…….

Published on March 11, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

THANK YOU……for being my friend, for helping me, for doing something nice or maybe for taking part in some event.

It’s nice to say “Thank You” and sometimes we don’t say it enough….

it doesn’t have to be for the big things in Life but those little things that get forgotten.

It’s good to let those we love know that we do think of them and we do appreciate what they do.

The card I’ve made today is going to a lovely friend who every two weeks comes over and helps me clean the house.

I really appreciate her for this as…

1. I hate house work

2. I have problems getting around so to have someone do those things that take me all day. lets me get the smaller jobs done

3. She is also good for a chat and its nice to have a friend that calls in for a coffee.

I have made this card using the Botanical’s again, this time I wanted a patchwork type of look…but as always I have one idea in my head to start with and end up with something a bit different.

I’m very pleased with the way it has turned out

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Weekly Deals 9.3.16 – 15.3.16

Published on March 10, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Weekly deals

Its Thursday and I’m running a bit behind….I should have added this yesterday.

Weekly Deals are up and running…you only have one week to purchased these fantastic items..

Click on the picture above and it will take you directly to these items in my Stampin’ Up! store.

Now whats my pick of the week…….this is a hard one..

but I have decided its the Deco Labels

Global Design Project #026 | Sketch Challenge

Published on March 8, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges, Water Colour

It’s “Sketch Challenge Week”, love Sketch Challenge’s

because someone else has come up with the card design and I just have to add my design elements to it.

Well…..I can play around with it, its the inspiration.

This weeks Challenge was designed by Teneale Williams.

.Really like this one….so much you can do.

Here is my take on Teneale’s layout.

I have kept it very simple as I wanted the Water Colour to be the focus.

I have done this technique before and really love it, because you don’t know what you are going to end up with.

I used a product called ” Frog Tape”, delicate surface , a painters tape which I purchased from “Masters”

My edges didn’t come out as crisp as I would have liked ..but I’m not worried as I think it adds to the beauty and flightiness of the butterfly.

It is a little fiddly cutting the masking and then placing it on the card stock, but I made my join down the middle to make it easy.

I love the richness of the colours and they worked well with the Bohemian Designer Series Paper.

Hope you enjoy…

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Weekly Deals 2.3.16 – 8.3.16

Published on March 2, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Weekly deals

It’s Wednesday…and what happens on Wednesdays?

It’s Weekly Deals!

Whats my pick for this week?

I love this Textured Impressions Folder…its soft – its not all in straight lines and uniformed.

It has a bit of fun in it.

Now don’t forget that these Deals are for one week only so don’t leave it too long, You can phone me, text me or go onto my shop and order…..

remember that if you place a order for $90 or over you can choose an item from the Sale-A- Bration Catalog.

Global Design Project #025 | Colour Challenge

Published on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: GDP Challeges, Wedding/Engagment

This weeks challenge from the Global Design Project Team is a …

“COLOUR CHALLENGE”

and what are the colours they have chosen for us today…

Interesting…not colours I use a lot, but that’s good because it’s a “challenge”.

While I’m making this card I was watching last nights re-run of “My Kitchen Rules”

Did you see it? I’m enjoying this years show but anyway…

as I was putting this card together all I could think of was..

Is it Balanced?

Do I have all the elements?

The same questions the contestant’s where asking of them selves I was asking of me…..and these are also important not just for cooking but for any craft.

Always sit back and look at what you have created, sometimes squinting at it can help- it makes the obvious stick out as being wrong or not quite right. (an embroiders trick)

My card today I have water coloured the flower and leaves on Shimmery White card stock…remember to use Stazon Ink to stamp image……

my first one I didn’t and couldn’t work out why it was bleeding! (silly, silly)

I then “Fussy Cut” my rose and leaves…..but years ago I learn’t a great trick…I use a glass plate and a scalpel (knife).

I have a piece of glass from a picture frame which I have folded masking tape to the edges to make it safe. This allows me to move

the paper freely while folding the scalpel and the blade doesn’t get stuck as it would if using a self-healing mat.

I then went around all the cut edges with a black marker to remove the white.

I balanced my card with a velum banner with the sentiment and some pearls coloured with the Blendabilities I still have.

The banner was adhered to the card with a glue dot under the pearl and under the rose.

The inside of the card I have kept very simple and mounted the Whisper White card stock onto a piece of Smoky Slate and stamped the rose image in

Daffodil Delight.

Hope you enjoy this card as much as I had fun making it.

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Wow!….I’m on a roll!

Published on February 29, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa Category: Sale-A-Bration, Uncategorized

Wow!…..I’m on a roll!

But it is so easy when you have beautiful stamps and the most amazing papers to use.

A few years back when I was looking for a business to become involved with, I was looking for something different, fresh and up with the times.

And I think Stampin’ Up! have been all that and more…

The people are great , the company is helpful and the product is of a high quality.

I love using these great products….

So back to the beginning of this article….I’m on a roll.

I’m loving these beautiful stamps and coordinating papers from both the Occasional Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

Go to the link above and have a look at the catalog’s……If you purchase $90 worth of product you get to choose one item for free.

Keep on Stampin’ Up!