Global Design Project #025 | Colour Challenge

Published on 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…

Colour ChallengeInteresting…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)

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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.

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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 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.

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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!

Your in my Thoughts and Prays….and Botanical Gardens

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: Uncategorized

With this card I wanted to try something a bit different and only have a half front.

In the Botanical Builder Framelits I have used the piece….and I have just realised I have used it wrong way around. My

leaves are pointing down…O’well…I still like it.

I did it this way to get the shaping I wanted on that half of card.

The sentiment which I have used from Rose Wonder is stamped on the lower right corner of the card.

The flowers and leaves I cut from scraps of card stock, this is the beauty of this set you can use up all those scraps.

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Hope you enjoy my cards..please leave any comments as I would love to hear from you.

Flowering Fields

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: Water Colour

I saw this stunning card on Pinterest and I had to give it a try……it is CASed from Tracy May. Whose Wed site is called “Bedlam and Butterflies” (Click on Bedlam and Butterlies to see Tracy’s Blog)

Which I think is pretty cool considering mine is Butterflys and Bows”….we both must have a love of Butterflies.

Anyway I loved the simplicity of the card….the Flowering Fields is a very simple yet delicate stamp set and is set off with the water colour back ground.

The background was created with Stampin’ Write Markers coloured onto the acrylic block, then spritzed with water and stamped down onto water colour paper.

The trick to this is to hold it down for a few minutes until the water is starting to be absorbed into the paper and when you lift have a tissue or paper towel handy to dab the water.

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The stamp was then coloured with the Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped.

I’m really pleased with the way this has turned out.
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My Boy…….

Published on 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.

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Happy Birthday…with Botanical Gardens

Published on by Michele Jutrisa Category: Birthday

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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

Global Design Project #024 | CASE the Designer

Published on 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!
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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.
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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.
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Hope you enjoyed my card….see you next week.
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Weekly Deals 17.2.16 – 23.2.16

Published on 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.

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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.

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

that’s a saving of $8.00