Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop – Colour Challenge #001

Published on January 4, 2023January 1, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to Let’s Craft Together, we are a group of Stampin’ Up!® friends and Independent Demonstrators from Australia. We love to crafting together and challenging each other each month to create new projects which we want to share with you. Each month we will be showing different ideas based around products, themes and challenges. So I hope you can join us and follow along with our Blog Hops.

Colour Challenge #001

Our first Challenge for 2023 is a Colour Challenge, using colours that gives you the feel of ‘Summer Fun’

Dainty Delight

Dainty Delight Bundle 160675 is a new bundle from the Jan- April 2023 Stampin’ Up! ® Mini Catalogue. It is just as the name says “dainty’. The bundle includes dies that cut out the stamped images, it also includes extra flowers, leaves and this beautiful ‘Vine’. Layer them altogether to create amazing floral elements for cards and scrapbook pages.

For my card today I have stamped one of the floral images with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with the Blends from the challenge colour palette. All 6 colours were used and below is an image showing were they are used.

Under the flowers I added the ‘Vine’ Die cut from Granny Apple Green cardstock, this just gives a nice base for the floral image. I also added 2 die cut pieces, cut from vellum and lightly coloured using Highland Heather Blends.

I love the new embossing folder, Cane Weave 3D 160580. It is part of the Regency Park Suite Collection 160583 and it is a brilliant base for this card. I can see I will be using this one a lot.

The Sentiment ‘Happy Birthday’ comes from the Sentimental Park 160561 stamps which is also from the Regency Park Suite Collection 160583.

When you purchase Dainty Delight Bundle 160675 $96.25 (AU), you can choose a Sale-A-Bration item for FREE. YES, it’s that time of the year again…..and in the SAB there is a coordinating Designer Series Paper – Dainty Flowers – it’s a must have.

SALE-A-BRATION…spend $90 or $180 and choose an item for free from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. ( will share Links to the Mini and SAB after 5th Jan)

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!

Now that you have enjoyed checking out my Blog post, please go and have a look at the others in our Hop. If you have any questions please post them in the comments and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

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Honeybee Home Bundle

Published on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by Michele Jutrisa

Today on Live with Michele I created this card using the Honeybee Home Bundle. Along with the other products from the Heart & Home Suite.

The flowers were coloured using Stampin’ Up! Blends Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Mint Macron, Just Jade, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Bally Blue, Smoky Slate and Basic Black. The flower spray was then die cut and layered on top of the Vellum leaf. The Vellum Leaf was die cut from a die from the Meadow Dies.

The video below shows how the card was created. 2/3rds through the video my phone went flat…I was able to change phones and complete the card….Lesson learnt, make sure phones are charged.

Measurements Used…

Card Base Misty Moonlight: 10.4 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card Mat Fresh Freesia: 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front DSP: 9.7 x 14.1cm
Strip DSP: 3.5 x 14.4cm
Vellum: 7.5 x 10.5cm
Stamped Images Basic White: 5 x 14.9cm
Sentiment Basic White: 3 x 7.5cm
Card Insert Basic White: 10 x 14.4cm
Insert Strip Fresh Freesia: 2 x 10cm’
Insert Strip DSP: 1.7 x 10cm

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

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Honeybee Home Bundle (English)

Heart & Home 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Heart & Home Doilies

Meadow Dies

Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock

Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

Classic Matte Dots

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Be Jolly- Facebook Live Friday

Published on October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

I love this card…it took a bit of work and it turned out so well!

I made this card using the Be Jolly Stamps found in the July- December 2021 Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®

In 2016 I made a card for Global Design Project- Hey, Chick using the same layout. But instead of a chick stamped on an oval, Santa is fussy cut and sitting on a rectangle of vellum.

Below are all the cutting measurements plus the video showing how I Stamped, coloured and cut this card.

Measurements Used…

Card Base Garden Green – 10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card Front Mat Real Red- 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front crumb Cake- 10 x 14.9cm
Vellum Scrap- cut with Stitched Rectangle Die measured approx 3.5 x 8.7cm
Basic White Scrap to stamp Santa
Basic Black Scrap- smallest Taylor Made Tag Die
Card Insert Basic White- 10 x 14.4cm

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Sailing Home – April Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

Published on April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world 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.

Our them this month is MASCULINE…I am a mother of 4 boys and I always have trouble making cards for them. So this has been a good challenge to come up with a masculine card.

Sailing Home by Stampin' Up! Coloured using Blending Brushes and masking

For this card I used the Sailing Home Stamp set and coordinating dies Smooth Sailing. The ocean was created by masking with a torn piece of paper and using the Blending Brushes to create waves. To create the sun I made a mask by cutting a circle using the Layering Circle Dies and brushing the colour on.

After creating the background I stamped on the sailing boat image using Memento Black Ink and coloured it in with Blends- Soft Suede and Poppy Parade

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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For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle

he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.

Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.

There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…

Purchase the tutorial by Clicking HERE
Place a $50 order with me receive for FREE
Join my team & receive for FREE

Here is the sneak peek images for this months Tutorial Bundle –

Meet the Design Team of Creativity Abounds..

Stampin’ Up! Product Used in today’s project

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Dandy Garden – February Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

Published on February 18, 2021February 21, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Dandy Garden Suite

This month our Creativity Abounds is featuring the Dandy Gardens Suite from the Stampin’ Up! 2021 Jan-Jun Mini. For my card I have used the stamps from both of the stamp sets – Garden Wishes and the Dragon Fly Garden.

All the stamped images were stamped in Blackberry Bliss and coloured using the Stampin’ Blends. Because the Stampin’ Pads are water based inks you can use them instead of the Memento Tuxedo Black and they won’t bleed.

The Blends colours used are –

Mossy Meadow -Light & Dark
So Saffron -Light
Daffodil Delight -Dark
Mango Melody -Light
Calypso Coral -Light & Dark

I used the NEW Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes to blend Smoky Slate and Blackberry Bliss ink around the edges of the Whisper White cardstock and on the sentiment piece as well.

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.

There is so many stunning new products in the 2021 Mini & Sale-a-bration Catalogues. I’m sure you will find lots to love…. If you would like a copy & you live in Australia CLICK HERE

For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle…

The projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.

Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.

There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…

Purchase the tutorial by Clicking HERE
Place a $50 order with me receive for FREE
Join my team & receive for FREE

Here is the sneak peek images for the February Tutorial Bundle – Dandy Gardens

Meet the Design Team of Creativity Abounds..

Stampin’ Up! Products Used..

Product List

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Free as a Bird – Hello

Published on November 11, 2020November 10, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

Hello….

Wouldn’t it be nice to send or receive a card for no reason except to say ‘Hello’? Sometimes we can get so caught up in our own little world that we can forget to say hello to those around us and even those who live far away from us. Sometimes I love to make a card like this to send to my sister in England just so I can let her know I’m thinking of her.Who can you send a card to?

What did I use…..

Free as a Bird Stamp Set. It is a line drawn stamp, perfect for colouring in what ever medium you prefer to use.
Stampin’ Up! ® Blends in colours – Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Seaside Spray, Magenta Madness, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake.
The 2nd largest circle die from the Stitched Shaped Dies with the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine.
Whisper White cardstock which was embossed with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder
Designer Series Paper Brights 6 x6″ (15.2 x 15.2cm) paper collection.
lace edging die from the Ornate Boarders Dies
Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon tucked in underneath the circle die

I love how this card turned out. Its bright and cheerful, it was a lot of fun to make and it will be fun to give it away. Would you love to receive this card? First to comment below …WINS!

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Quite Curvy – Happy Birthday

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

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

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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Quite Curvy Bundle – Global Design Project #263 Theme Challenge

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

Hi and welcome today to my Blog. Thank you for joining me today as I share with you one of my latest creations using the Quite Curvy Bundle.

Quite Curvy Bundle

You’re One in a Million…There are some people in your life that you are so grateful that they are there and they are that ‘One- the One in a million’

I have made this card using the Quite Curvy Bundle along with Plaid Tidings for the Global Design Project #GDP263. To see all the other projects created by the Design Team and other entries in this challenge Click on the link above.

Products used in this card are…

- Quite Curvy Bundle – Can be ordered in November
- Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper
- Brushed Metallic Cardstock
- Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper
- Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Pad
- Cajun Craze Stampin’ Pad
- Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Pad
- Basic Black Cardstock
- Whisper White Cardstock
- VersaMark Ink Pad
- White Embossing Powder
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- Blends – Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Shaded Spruce

How I Made this Card….

- Card Base – Basic Black 14.9 x 21cm, score at 10.5cm
- Mat – Brushed Metallic Cardstock 14.3 x 10 cm
- Basic Black – 9.7 x 14cm
- Plaid Tidings -14 x 8.3 cm, Using the Curvy Die cut the Plaid Tidings approx 3cm from the bottom edge.
- Adhere the bottom section to the Basic Black Cardstock with Multi-Purpose Glue.
- Using the VersaMark stamp your sentiment following the curve and emboss with White Embossing Powder.
- Using Multi-Purpose Glue adhere the top section of the Plaid Tidings to the basic Black above the sentiment.
- Adhere the Plaid Tidings & Basic Black to the Card Mat – Brushed Metallic
- Attach these 3 layers to the card base again with Multi-purpose glue or with Seal.
- On the Fluid 100 watercolour paper stamp the leaf image and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder.
- Water colour the leaves using Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Shaded Spruce with a water painter.
- When the leaves are dry cut the leaves with the die cut from the Curvy Dies, using Black Dimensional attach to card Front.
- Colour the Rhinestone Basic Jewels with Blends Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Shaded Spruce

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Curvy Christmas – Global Design Project #GDP262.

Published on October 18, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Curvy Christmas

My card today I used the Curvy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp set along with the Curvy Dies.

I have used Stampin’ Up! Blends to create my background. The colours I used were Poppy Parade and Cherry Cobbler.

The colour was added to velum and by adding Isopropyl Alcohol the colour disperses leaving this fantastic result.

The inspiration for this card comes from this weeks challenge with Global Design project #262. The team at GDP have some wonderful examples of different ways to use this Sketch. Click on the link and have a look, they are amazing.

The Curvy Christmas Stamps is part of the Curvy Celebrations that starts on the 3rd November – 4 January.

Curvy Celebrations

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Made with Love – Curvy Celebrations

Published on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Made with Love

My card today uses the Quite Curvy Bundle, this was such a fun card to create. For this card I have used the Blends in two different ways…to colour the leaves and birds and to create the background.

The leaves and birds were coloured using Blends picking up some of the colour from the background.

For the leaves I used

Granny Apple Green
Bermuda Bay
Shaded Spruce
Misty Moonlight

For the Birds

Balmy Blue
Seaside Spray
Smoky Slate
Misty Moonlight
So Safron
Flirty Flamingo

The Background..

The back ground was created also using Blends and Isopropyl Alcohol on Window Sheets.

Colours I used were…

Granny Apple Green Dark
Misty Moonlight Dark

I have wanted to do this technique for a bout 6 months and have been unable to find any information on it. This week Zsuzsanna Balazs posted a video on YouTube showing the technique. The video is not in English but by watching carefully you can see what she has done to create this amazing background. Here is the link to her video… HERE

Tips I learnt from the video are…

Use 99.9% Alcohol – Diggers is 99.9%, used for cleaning hard surfaces..Glasses, computer screens etc. DO NOT USE Isocol Rubbing Alcohol, it’s only 64%. The 99.9% seams to allow the Alcohol ink to become more fluid.
Use the DARK Blends to get the best effects
Keep repeating the Ink to Window sheet until you get the look you want and allow it to dry a little between each attempt. Just be aware that what you already have on the window sheet will go fluid again when the alcohol touches it.
Have a clean white piece of paper close so you can place your window sheet on to see the colour.
Use the largest Acrylic Stamp Block
You will need paper towel to clean your block…remove ink from your block by spraying with the alcohol and wipe off.
Adhere window sheet to your card with Glue Dots, which can be hidden under embellishments. My card above I have a glue dot under the Rhinestone and it is glued under Whisper White overlay.

The Quite Curvy Bundle is part of the Curvy Celebrations that starts on the 3rd November – 4 January.

Curvy Celebrations

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