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Chain Card Swap Blog Hop- Nancy

Published on April 12, 2024April 1, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

Back in October 2023 I joined a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators to take part in a ‘Card swap with a Twist – Chain card Swap.

How does this work?

The swap is similar to an old fashioned chain letter or I would say…”Chinese Whispers with Cards’

We were given a list of names – 11 in total (not including myself)
Create a simple card
Send to first person on the list
Wait to receive a card from someone…
‘CASE’ that card and send it to the 2nd person on your list
Repeat until all people on the list has received a card

Now this is the fun part….When you CASE the card you received, it’s your interpretation of the received card. Just like ‘Chinese Whispers’ you may not end up with what you originally designed

Round 7 Waves of Inspiration

The CASING of this card came down to what did I have…..and I had the Waves of Inspiration Stamps and coordinating Waves Dies.

The waves I cut from Basic White and Misty Moonlight cardstock, then layered to create the crashing waves. The clouds I die cut in Basic White and using the small blending brush added Azure Afternoon or was it Blueberry Bushell (I can’t remember) lightly around the edges. The cloud dies leaves embossed lines or Cloud Fluffly Lines on the die cut, I just highlighted these lines with the Smoky Slate Blends.

The pelican was stamped in Smoky Slate and colour with Blends Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Natural Tones Blends ( Light, Medium Deep and Deep).

For the sentiment tag I stamped the Posts 3-4 times as close together as I could and then coloured using the same colours used before – Crumb Cake, Natural Tones Blends ( Light, Medium Deep and Deep). Then die cut with the coordinating die.

Were to Start…Start this hop at Nancy so you get the progression

Follow the Hop around and see how these creations changed from start to finish…you might be surprised to see how these cards finished up!

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Jungle Pals Cling Stamp Set

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Jungle Pals

Published on January 20, 2024January 20, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

I had so much fun yesterday on ‘Live with Michele’ creating this fun card. I used 3 NEW products from the Stampin’ Up! ® Sale-A-Bration Jan- Feb 2024 Catalogue – Jungle Pals Stamp Set, Heartfelt Hellos Stamp Set and Jungle Pals Dies.

These products are FREE when you purchase from any of our catalogues or from the Online Exclusives.

Spend $90 and get the Jungle Pals Stamp Set
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I coloured the Toucan using Stampin’ Blends. Did you know Toucan’s come in all different colours? I researched them on Google and in the end looked up cartoon images for the Toucan. He was fun to colour!

The colours I used were…

poppy Parade
Parakeet Party
Azure Afternoon
Daffodil Delight
Pumpkin Pie
Basic Black

The back ground for this card was coloured using Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel inks with a Blending Brush.

I wanted this card to look lush and bright, with lots of layers of different greens creating depth and flowers in bright colours.

After the Live had wrapped up I decided to add the Black Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems, as I felt it just need something to finish the flowers…to add a little bit of ‘POP!’

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Granny Apple Green	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Front – Die cut to size	Basic White	4¼ x 5½	10.5 x 14.9cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Stamping – Toucan and Sentiment	Basic White	4 x 3”	10 x 8cm
Flowers	Mellon Mambo	Scraps
Leaves & Vines	Granny Apple Green
	Lemon Lime Twist
	Garden Green
Tree	Pecan Pie

YouTube Video

Watch the video to see how I coloured the Toucan and put the card together.

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Jungle Pals Dies

Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set (English)

Products from Annual Catalogue

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Meandering Meadows Suite Collection (English)

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Meandering Meadows – Live with Michele

Published on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

This card turned out really well…..I used the Meandering Meadows Suite found on the Stampin’ Up! ® page under the Online Exclusives. This is a stunning suite, the stamp images a simple and easy to colour and add elements to the beautiful papers in Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper.

This card is a Fun Fold – Spanner Panel Card (why it’s called that …I don’t know). I liked this fun fold for this card because it highlights the Designer Series Paper beautifully. You get the hint of the scene on the front and then open it up to see more of the stunning meadows. Open the center flap to find the greeting….It’s a card that just keeps getting better.

I have added the YouTube Live Video below.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Orchid Oasis	5½ x 8½”, score @ 4¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card Front	Window Sheet	1⅛ x 5”	3 x 14cm
Side Panels	Orchid Oasis	1⅛ x 4”	3 x 10cm
Card Front	DSP	2½ x 4”	7.2 x 10cm
Card Insert Sides	DSP	1⅛ x 4”	3 x 10cm
Card Insert	Basic White	2½ x 4”	7.2 x 10cm
Stylish Shapes Circle, Stamping & die cut gate	Basic White	3 x 3” Circle 1½ x 3¼” Gate 2½ x 5” Stamping	7 x 7cm Circle 4 x 8 cm Gate 6 x 12cm Stamping

Tips & Tricks

Side panels are 3.5cm wide (1 ⅜”), in the video the first base I cut it was too narrow, you will see me discard that one and re cut.
I used Window Sheet across the base so it allows the view of the meadow to be seen through the gate. Rather than blocking it off with solid cardstock.
The DSP on card front you could make the same width as center panel…either way would look great.
Colouring with the Stampin’ Up! ® Blends is very simple and you don’t need to use the same number of colours.

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[162745]

$144.50

Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder

[162189]

$16.75

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$8.75

Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock

[159265]

$17.50

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[159228]

$18.50

[149165]

$15.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$15.75

Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad

[161648]

$15.75

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$17.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$17.50

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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$17.50

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159223]

$17.50

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154887]

$17.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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$17.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$17.50

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Gift Of Giving Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Gift of Giving

Published on October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

On my Friday’s ‘Live with Michele’, I created this simple and fun Accordion Fold Card using Stampin’ Up!® Gift of Giving Stamps and Merry Bold & Bright Designer series Paper.

I saw this card by Connie Stewart, Simple Simple Stamping and had to re-create it, replacing the accordion cardstock with Designer Series paper.

This is a very simple card and simple to recreate using any image and Designer Series Paper. Measurements and video are below.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Lemon Lime Twist	4 ¼ x 5 ½” 2¾ x 5 ½”	10.5 x 14.9 7 x 14.9cm
Card Front	Basic White	2½ x 5¼”	6.5 x 14.4cm
Card Insert	Basic White	2½ x 4”	6.5 x 11cm
Accordion	DSP	4 ¼ x 8¼” Score @ 2¾, 5 ½”	12 x 22.5 Score @ 7.5, 15cm

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[159228]

$18.50

[144250]

$17.50

Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon

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$12.25

Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad

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$15.75

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

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Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

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Hey Chuck – Let’s Craft Together Blog hop

Published on September 4, 2023September 23, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop. We are a group of Australian Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own. Each month we will be showing different ideas based around products, themes and challenges.

Our theme this month is a ‘Picture Inspiration’, – create a project using the below picture as your inspiration. It may be the colours, images or sketches. This challenge was given to us by Maheswari, I had a lot of fun creating this card, not only with the challenge but with ‘Hey Chuck’ Bundle.

I have chosen 3 elements from the ‘Picture Inspiration’

3 Rectangle elements
Torn Edges
Elements from behind the last rectangle

Hey Chuck

This is my second card using the ‘Hey Chuck’ Bundle and I seem to be creating a theme with these cards. They are bright and lots of fun, in both creating them as well as enjoying the finished card.

3 Rectangle elements – My use of the above elements is very broad as my chooks would not stay in the confines of the rectangles.

Torn Edges – The Lemon Lime Twist card stock is from the White Center Specialty Paper and when torn the white core shows.

Elements from behind the last rectangle – The die cut sun, wind vane and ‘Rise & Shine’ sign and the elements from behind the last rectangle.

How to Make….

Cut all cardstock and score.
Card Mat – Tear approx 1cm off top and bottom of Lemon Lime Twist White Center Specialty Paper and adhere to the card base. Keep torn off pieces, one to be used on the card insert.
- Tip- If you want the white core to be on the front of the Card Base, have right side up and tear towards yourself.
Die cut 3 rectangles with the Deckled Rectangles using the 2nd smallest die.
Die cut Sun and Wind Vanes
Stamp Chock and Fence images in Memento Tuxedo Black. You can see how I coloured fences and chocks from my YouTube Video -Live with Michele
Fences and Chooks coloured with Stampin’ Blends
- Fences using Blends – Crumb Cake Combo & Bronze
- Chooks
  1. Bodies- Daffodil Delight Combo, Wild Wheat
  2. Tails – Poppy Parade, Tranquil Tide
  3. Tails – Tranquil Tide, Granny Apple Green, Starry Sky
  4. Tails – Fresh Freesia Combo, Orchid Oasis Light, Blackberry Bliss Combo
Sentiment ‘Rise & Shine’
- Stamp in Early Espresso Ink
- Use Deckled Rectangles to cut sentiment – there is no die the right size for this, I used a larger die to cut 2 sides & then moved die to cut other 2 sides.
- With blending brush and Crumb Cake Ink colour the sentiment.
Adhere the 3 rectangles to card front, leave room to slip sun behind last rectangle.
Using Multi Purpose Glue adhere the fences onto the rectangles.
Add dimensionals to the back of the chooks and add to card front.
Tuck sun behind the last rectangle.
Glue wind vane and sentiment to card front.
Card Insert
- Glue one of the torn Lemon Lime Twist White Center Specialty Paper pieces to the bottom edge of the card insert.
- Add fence and Wind Vane
- Stamp ‘It’s your Birthday’ sentiment with Early Espresso Ink.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Misty Moonlight	5½ x 8½” score at 4 ¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Mat	Lemon Lime Twist White Center Specialty Paper	4¼ x 5½ ”	10.5 x 14.9cm
3 Rectangles	Basic White	4 x 6″	9 x 14.9cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Stamping – Chocks x 3	Basic White	4¼ x 5½	10.5 x 14.9cm
Sentiment	Basic White	1 x 2½	3 x 6cm
Stamping – Fence x 4	Basic White	2½ x 4¼”	7.5 x 10.5 cm
Sun Die Cut	Crushed Curry	2 x 3″	4 x 7cm
Wind Vane x 2	Basic Black	2½ x 4¼”	7.5 x 10.5cm

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You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

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Hey Chuck Bundle

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

Starry Sky A4 Cardstock

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Starry Sky Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Small Blending Brushes

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Hey Chuck

Published on August 26, 2023September 23, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

This week on my ‘Live with Michele’ I created this fun card using the Stampin’ Up!® ‘Hey Chuck’ Bundle. I was inspired by lots of different cards created by some very talented Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators.

The rooster – Chuck! I coloured using the Stampin Blends, on my video below you will see what colours I used and how they were used to create this ‘Loud and a bit Crazy’ Rooster.

I also added clouds with a template made using the Basic Boarders Die and Starry Sky Link brushed on with a blending Brush.

Measurements Used…Sorry I have had to remove the measurements…

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Hey Chuck Bundle

Deckled Rectangles Dies

Basic Borders Dies

Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Blending Brushes

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Zoo Crew – Live with Michele

Published on July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Today my card I have created to give to friend that has just become a first time Grandmother.

I thought the Lama from the Zoo Crew Suite was a must for this card, with her sitting there busy knitting away….maybe creating something fun for a new baby.

I stamped the Lama with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured it using Stampin’ Up! Blends.

When layering the Designer series Paper I felt it needed a bit of a lift, the two pieces of DSP with a white background was just too similar and needed to be a little different. A good way to change this with out completely changing the paper is to colour it. There are many ways you can colour your DSP and for this card I used the Lemon Lolly Blends. By using the Brush Nib end of your blend, colour the DSP – making sure you use the side of the brush not the point.

How to make this card…

If you get lost for ideas on card layouts, check out places like Pinterest. Here you can find lots of ideas by searching ‘Card Templates’ or ‘Card Sketches’. CardMaps and MojoSketch on Pinterest. I have a board on my Pinterest site called ‘Card Templates’ were I have saved card ideas. Sometimes I use these ideas when I’m feeling a bit lost for an idea or need some inspiration. When you do use an idea that not your own and share on Social Media (etc), then give credit to Where or Who inspired you.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Boho Blue	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Boho Blue	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
DSP		1¼ x 4¼”	3 x 11cm
DSP		¾ x 4″	2 x 11cm
DSP		2 x 2	5 x 5cm
Circle 2½”	Vellum	3 x 3″	7.5 x 7.5cm
Sentiment	basic White	2 x 4″ (scrap)	5 x 10cm 9Scrap)

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Elegant Boarder Dies – Live with Michele

Published on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Did you see my ‘Live” on Friday, if you missed it and can catch up on the replay below.

I love these stunning ‘Elegant Boarder Dies‘, they are part of the NEW Online Exclusives. These products will be only found on my “Online Store’ under -Online Exclusives, they will not be in any Catalogue. New products will be added through out the year so check back to my Online store.

Elegant Boarder Dies

Measurements Used…

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Elegant Borders Dies

Perfectly Penciled 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack