Well Suited – Happy Birthday

Published on February 7, 2021February 4, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

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Today’s card is a simple Black, White and Gold card for you… I made this card using Handsomely Suited Stamp set from the Well Suited Suite and the Gilded Leafing Embellishment by Stampin’ Up!. This was my first play with it, keeping it really simple until i work it all out. What do you think?

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the images using VersaMark. I placed the Bow Tie and the sentiment onto the Stamparatus and stamped, then moved the hinged plates down two spaces and stamped again.

Sprinkle the Heat & Stick Powder over the top, removed the excess and heat with the Heat Gun. Working quickly I dipped the card front into the Gilded Leafing and gentle pushed down. Working lightly with a piece of sponge gently brush off the excess Gilding Leaf. In areas that didn’t take with the Gilding I heated up with the Heat Gun again.

Two things to be careful of…

The Gilding Leaf comes in a jar, purchase a large plastic box to pour it into. You will need a box about the size of a card front or bigger and next time I may only empty half the jar not all of it…a little bit of this stuff goes a long way and there’s more in that jar than you think.
I found the sponge a little harsh, I’m going to get myself a Stippling brush and try. I found the Sponge was a little too harsh..you need to pounce the Gilding on. So it needs to be firm but then soft enough to bush away the excess Gilding.

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

Product List

Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set

Gilded Leafing Embellishment

Heat & Stick Powder

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Versamark Pad

Stamparatus

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Moving Along- Its Your Day

Published on January 19, 2021January 14, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

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Today’s card I created this great little scene of clouds, hills and a train rolling along. I’m sure any boy big or small would love this card. The stamp set I used for this card is the Moving Along Photopolmer Stamps by Stampin’ Up! ®.

The background was created using masking with a torn piece of paper and the NEW Stampin’ Up! ® Blending Brushes. These Blending Brushes are a must have in your colouring tool kit. They are made of hundreds of very fine soft bristles and is so easy to work with. They come in 3 in a pack…get 2 packs and have one for each colour family – Yellows, reds, blues and greens.

They are easy to clean with just a damp paper towel or cloth to rub them on to remove the colour. Sometimes if these is a lot of ink on them I run them through the water (but I don’t soak them) and then just use a paper towel to remove the excess water, stand in a cup and let them dry.

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Well Suited Suite

Published on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

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Yesterday on my Facebook Live I made this card…it was so much fun! Using Well Suited Suite Collection from Stampin’ Up! 2021 Jan- Jun Mini Catalogue.

I created this card as a Three Fold card. I wanted to be able to open the card showing the shirt inside and then open again having a place to write.

Well Suited Suite Collection By Stampin' Up!

Products and Measurements Used

Well Suited Suite Collection – Handsomely Suited Bundle, Well Suited Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Card Base – Basic White Cardstock, 20.6 x 14.9, score at 10.3cm ( these measurements are different to those used in the video to allow for folds- in my video I had to trim down my Basic White)
Card Base – Basic Gray Cardstock , 12 x 14.9cm, score at 1.5cm
Suite Front – Well Suited Designer Series Paper (DSP) 10.5 x 14.9cm
Suite Collar, Pocket and Buttons – 10.5 x 14.9cm
Shirt collar, Tab Front and Buttons- Basic White 10.5 x14.9cm
Tie – Well Suited Designer Series Paper (DSP) 20 x 14.9cm (to cut on diagonal- see video)

Below is my edited Facebook Live.

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Product List

Well Suited Suite Collection (English)

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Pretty Perennials

Published on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

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The card I’m showing you today is from The Stampin’ Up! January- June 2021 Mini Catalogue that went live yesterday….YAY! I love new catalogues full of new wonderful products to play with. Also along with the Mini Catalogue is the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue and my card today used products from both catalogues…

This card I CASed from Patty Bennett in the United States.

The Pretty Perennials comes as a bundle (purchase the bundle and get 10% discount). The Designer Series Paper(DSP) is Flower & Field from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue – spend $90 and you can get this DSP for Free.

By purchasing the Pretty Perennials Bundle + Cardstock = Free Flower & Field DSP

Products & Measurements used-

Pretty Perennials Bundle NEW
Flower & Field Designer Series Paper NEW –
- 2 floral panels 4.7 x 14.6cm
- Bumble Bee Dot Center Panel 5.1 x 14.9cm
Stitch So Sweetly Dies – Use rectangle die 6.3 x 9.3cm Approx
Just Jade cardstock –
- Card Base – 21cm x 14.9cm, measure along the 21cm edge score @ 5 & 7.8cm. Turn cardstock around 180° (degree) and repeat. Found it easier to do it this way and more accurate..every time I scored across the 21 cm it came out wrong (don’t know why maybe it’s my math…LOL!)
- cut 2 leaf/branches
Flirty Flamingo Cardstock – Cut 1 large flower
Bumble Bee Cardstock – cut 2 large flowers
Whisper White Cardstock – die cut Sentiment panel using Stitched so Sweetly dies
Just Jade Stampin’ Pad
Calypso Coral Stampin’ Pad
Memento Tuxedo Black Stamp pad
Matte Black Dots NEW

This year Sale-A-Bration will be for 2 months – January and February ( we will be having another Sale-A-Bration later in the year) Here is a short video on this fantastic Catalogue

Order your copy – Mini & Sale-A-Bration Catalogues

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Robert is 21 – his Fun Card

Published on November 2, 2020November 1, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

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Robert is 21..Woo hooo!

My son, Robert, turned 21 and we went out to dinner to celebrate on Saturday night. We went to a lovely place in Moss Vale called the ‘Southern Highlands Brewery & Taphouse’.

The ‘Taphouse’ is a old building from 1897 and was called Tooses Stores ,the old sign above the shop is still there and adds to the character of the building. The front facade is very Art Deco with beautiful glass windows.

We had a wonderful night celebrating and sharing a meal and Birthday Cake made by Lee Lee’s Cupcakes. Love the Topper she made for the cake and I had to follow that through with his Birthday Card…

My son has taken up photography as a hobby…so of course we had to have a lens or shutter theme.

How to make this card.

Using an image from Clip Art of a shutter – print to required size
Card Front Basic Black – Attached printed Clip Art to a piece of Basic Black cardstock using a re-positional adhesive.
Cut out the sections to be filled with DSP. You can do this by using a craft knife on glass. I have a video about how to cut using this method of cutting on my YouTube Channel HERE.
Using 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper – Brights 152487, I traced out the shapes and cut out larger but making sure the inner curve was only above 2mm larger.
Each piece was adhered on the back using ‘sticky tape’ this allowed me to move them if need be…and I moved sections a lot.
Card front was then cut down to 9.7 x 14.1cm
Card mat Brushed Mettallic Cardstock – 10 x 14.4cm, adhere card front to the mat using Seal+.
Card Base Basic Black Cardstock – 10.5 x 29.8cm, scored at 10.5cm. Attach card front to card base with Multi Purpose glue.

Adhere a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet to the back of the Brushed Mettallic Cardstock.
Withe the numbers 2 & 1from the Playful Alphabet Dies 152706 run it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Peel off the backing and attach to the front of the card.
Card Insert Whisper White – 10 x 14.4cm. The sentiment comes from the Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set 148618.
Each letter colour with Stampin’ Write Markers – Brights147157 & Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker 100082 (sold separately). Breath on the inked image and stamp
Adhere the Whisper White insert into the inside of the card.

Robert loved his card….

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Product List

Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Playful Alphabet Dies

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

Brushed Metallic Cardstock

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Foam Adhesive Sheets

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Playful Alphabet

Published on October 29, 2020October 28, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

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Playful Alphabet

FUN, FUN, FUN!…..That’s what these cards sing out to me.

This card uses the Playful Alphabet Dies and the colourful Brights 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

In making one card you end up with 2 because the negative spaces taken from one card made the second card…

Products used in this card are…

Playful Alphabet
Layering Circle Dies
6 x6″ Designer Series Paper – Brights
Well Said Stamp Set
Basic Black Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

How to make these cards.

2 x Card Base Basic Black – 10.5 x 29.8cm, score 14.9cm
Whisper White Cardstock – 10.5 cm x 14.9 cm
Designer Series Paper (DSP) – Cut 2 strips of each colour 1cm wide.
Using Multi Purpose glue adhere each strip of DSP to the Whisper White Cardstock.
When dry trim the the stripped piece down to 10 x 14.4cm.
Place the 2nd largest circle die onto the stripped cardstock piece and adhered down with Washi tape or post-it note tape.
Using the Playful Alphabet lay the letters to spell ‘HAPPY’ with in the circle die. When happy with your lay out adhere down with Washi or Post-t note tape.

Once you are happy with where everything is placed. Run it through the Cut & Embossed Machine.

Card 1

Adhere the card front to the Basic Black Cardbase.
Position the letters to form ‘HAPPY’ and glue into pace using Multi purpose Glue.
On a scrap of Whisper White cardstock stamp ‘BIRTHDAY’ using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad. Trim down and adhere to the card front with dimensionals
Card Insert – Whisper White 10 x 14.4 cm, 1.5cm x 10cm
Using any off cuts from the strips (or cut More like I did) adhere them to the Whisper White 1.5cm strip & trim
Basic Black strip 1.8 x 10cm
Adhere the DSP Strip to the Basic black , plush along the bottom edge, leaving a 3mm strip of Black along the top
Adhere the finished strip to the bottom of the Whisper White Card insert and attach the insert to the inside of the card.

Card 2

Card Mat – Basic Black 10 x 14.4cm
Adhere the Circle to the card Mat using Multi Purpose Glue – Don’t forget the little pieces in the ‘A, P, P’
Using Black Dimensionals, attach the mat to the Card Base
On a scrap of Whisper White cardstock stamp ‘BIRTHDAY’ using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad. Trim down and adhere to the card front with dimensionals
Card Insert – Whisper White 10 x 14.4 cm, 1.5cm x 10cm
Using any off cuts from the strips (or cut More like I did) adhere them to the Whisper White 1.5cm strip & trim
Basic Black strip 1.8 x 10cm
Adhere the DSP Strip to the Basic black , plush along the bottom edge, leaving a 3mm strip of Black along the top
Adhere the finished strip to the bottom of the Whisper White Card insert and attach the insert to the inside of the card.

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Product List

Playful Alphabet Dies

Layering Circles Dies

Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Well Said Cling Stamp Set

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Quite Curvy – Happy Birthday

Published on October 28, 2020October 25, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

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Quite Curvy – Happy Birthday

This card was inspired by the Blends/Vellum back ground I created a week ago. It is so soft and cloud like that I had to use it with the Quite Curvy Bundle ‘Birds’. I love colouring these little guys.

The colours I used in my back ground are Flirty Flamingo and Seaside Spray, so I used the same colours for the flowers and the sentiments. The birds I also used these colours and added So Saffron, Misty Moonlight and Smoky Slate. The greenery I used Just Jade and Mint Macaron.

Don’t forget this amazing Bundle will be available to order on the 3rd November – 4th January

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Happy Birthday

Published on July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

My card today is fun Happy Birthday Card that has been filled with a special treat.

When Stampin’ Up!® released the 2020-21 Catalogue and I saw the Mason Jar stamp, punch and domes…I knew I had to have it.

Ok….So what could you fill a Mason Jar with?

Mini M & M’s of course!

How do you get them out? Do you see the wheel on the right side of the card front? All you do is turn the wheel and they all the M 7M’s will fall out from window on the reverse side of the card front.

The Stampin’ Up! ® products I used are –

Jar of Flowers Bundle
Mason Jar Domes
2020-22 In- Clolour Designer Series Paper
2020-22 In-Colour Cardstock Misty Moonlight.
New Foam Adhesive Sheets
Well Written Dies
2020-22 In-colour Enamel Dots
Whisper White and Basic Black Cardstock

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Poppy Moments See Through Card

Published on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome to my Blog today.

This week I have been working a special for a very special person, my Mother as her birthday is not far away.

Poppy Moments See Through Card

For this card I have used the products from the Peaceful Poppies Suite found in the Stampin’ Up! ® Mini Catalogue.

I have ‘CASED’ this card from Jennifer McGuire. She has a wonderful video showing how to make a this card.

In making this card I have made a couple of changes from the products Jennifer used.

I have used products from the Stampin’ Up! ® 2020 Mini Catalogue – Poppy Moments Dies
This card is a three fold card and by having the fold to the side instead of the top I was able to make the card base with only the join to card front.

This card was not a hard card to make but I did have to play with it to get the layout of flowers and leaves the way I wanted it.

Jennifer suggests to use ‘Glad Press’n Seal’, glad I had this in my stash as it would have taken a lot longer with out it. When removing it, take it very slow and gently so not to damage the die cuts.

Stampin’ Up!® Products and Measurements used…

Poppy Moments Dies
Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set
Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set
Beautiful Day Stamp Set
Stampin’ Pads – Highland Heather, Old Olive, Momento Black, VeraMark
A4Cardstock – Whisper White 22 x 14.9 cm score at 1cm & 11.5 cm
A4 Cardstock So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Mango Melody, Basic Black
Gold Foil Sheets
White Embossing Powder
Multi Purpose Glue
Dimensionals

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Poppy Moments Dies ($64.00)	Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set ($40.00)	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set ($40.00)	Beautiful Day Cling-Mount Stamp Set ($37.00)	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock ($17.00)	So Saffron A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Daffodil Delight A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock ($15.25)
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Pear Pizzazz A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Old Olive A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Basic Black A4 Cardstock ($15.25)
Gold Foil Sheets ($8.75)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad ($10.00)	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder ($10.50)	Versamark Pad ($16.50)	Heat Tool (Au & Nz) ($50.00)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue ($7.00)	Stampin’ Dimensionals ($6.00)

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

Dressed to Impress Gift Bag and Cards

Published on February 8, 2020February 7, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

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Need a little gift bag, small enough to fit a nice piece of jewellery or a small bottle of perfume..

It was so easy to make and with most of the work done for you by Stampin’ Up! by using the dies in the Dressed to Impress Bundle which will cut and score ready to fold and glue together. The dies include the pocket, buckles and buttons to finish it off. I have also decorated mine by adding a piece of Best Dressed 15.2 x 15.2 (6 x 6″) Designer Series Paper to the front of the bag. To do this I just cut out another front for the bag from the DSP and trimmed of the side gust piece and glued to the from of my bag.

This would even make a great Party Bag filled with lollies or small toys for a little girl or change the handles to go over to the back just like a back pack for any little boy.

This little bag I filled with 7.6 x 7.6cm (3 x 3″) Best dressed Note cards & Envelopes. These cards have printed fronts, are blank inside & the envelopes are also printed on the front with liners inside to match. This Note cards were so easy to do with only a couple of products, The sentiment and image were stamped in Smoky Slate and then the image was highlighted with some Wink of Stella to give it a touch of Glam!

I just had to make one extra card with the Perfume bottle from the stamp set as the feature.

The three bottles where stamped on a extra piece of Whisper White cardstock in Momento Tuxedo Black, then coloud using one of the stamps and then a bit of ‘Glam’ with Wink of Stella. Die cut them out with the matching die a couple of dimenionals on the back and they are ready to attach to your card. Stamp the sentiment and add the ‘Splodge’ (for the want of a better word) over the top, then attach to the from of your card. Adhere the bottles and another card completed and ready for someone special.

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All Dressed Up Dies ($61.00)	Best Dressed 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper ($20.00)	Best Dressed 3″ X 3″ (7.6 X 7.6 Cm) Note Cards & Envelopes ($14.00)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock ($17.00)	So Saffron A4 Cardstock ($15.25)
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock ($15.25)	Copper Foil Sheets ($8.75)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad ($10.00)	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)
So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad ($13.00)