Cute as a Bug – Cross Over Shutter Card

Published on April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 by Michele Jutrisa

On Live with Michele, I created this fun fold card using the Cute as a Bug Suite Collection. It’s currently available in the Mini Catalogue—but only for a few more days!

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole trying to find the official name for this fold… and came up empty. So I first called it a Crossover Shutter Card, then later thought maybe Twisted Shutter Card suited it better. Honestly, whatever you call it, it’s a fantastic fold! It looks quite intricate, but it’s actually really simple to put together.

I absolutely love these mushrooms—they’re so easy to cut and colour. To add a little extra detail, I used the new White Gel Pens, which are perfect for highlighting and adding texture. These will be available soon with the release of the May–August Catalogue.

And did you notice those cute scalloped circles behind the mushrooms? That’s another little sneak peek of what’s coming soon… 👀

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Lovely Blossoms Card & Stampin’ Repositioner

Published on February 1, 2026February 1, 2026 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi there, and welcome! Whether you’re here for inspiration, ideas, or just a creative escape—I’m so happy you’ve stopped by.

On Friday’s Live with Michele, I played with the Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection and had a good play with the NEW Stampin’ Positioner by Stampin’ Up!®.

Tri-Fold card using the lovely Blossoms Suite Collection

This is such a fun, simple card to make, and the Positioner makes stamping so easy. I showed how I stamped the sentiment down the side (still practising that spacing 😅) and how effortlessly you can get great ink coverage when stamping the leaves.

My favourite tip came from my gorgeous friend Heather – The Songbird Stamper, who shared a brilliant way to use the small alignment plate to stamp on already die-cut banners. If you like to cut first and stamp later, this is a total game changer!

Printable Tutorial

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tri-Fold card using the Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection by Stampin' Up!

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Lovely Blossoms Suite Collection (English)

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Cloud Cover 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

Cloud Cover Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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JOY Easel Card

Published on November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi there, and welcome! Whether you’re here for inspiration, ideas, or just a creative escape—I’m so happy you’ve stopped by.

Today I have another Easel Card to share with you, created with the beautiful Christmas Tags & More Mix & Match Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!®.

I’m really enjoying this paper pack—it’s so versatile and makes creating festive projects quick and easy. For this card, I wanted something simple but striking, so I used the Party Alphabet Dies to spell out the word JOY as my main focal point. The clean letters paired with the patterned paper give the card a fresh, modern look while still keeping that classic Christmas feel.

Easel Cards are always a favourite of mine because they stand so nicely on display, and this one came together so effortlessly with these products.

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Painterly Pears, Horizontal Quadruple Z Fold

Published on August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

On Sunday, some friends and I got together on Zoom for a crafty play session with another Z-Fold card design. Taking inspiration from Susan Campfield, we created a Horizontal Quadruple Z-Fold. Since I’ve been using the Painterly Pears suite for my other Z-Fold cards, I decided to keep the theme going and feature it on this one as well.

How to make this card…

Tips:

Card bases- Cut 2 Card Bases and score. Use the second card base to cut the 4 strips at 2cm as required. This way you are sure of having 4 strips all scored the same.
Strips- Adhere the top and bottom first then adhere the 2 middle strips, spacing evenly.
Side Panels- Emboss with embossing folder. these will cover where the strips are attached to the card base.

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic Beige	9 x 4¼”, score at 1¾”, 3 ½”	24.9 x 10.5cm, score 5, 10cm
Strips- cut x 4	Basic Beige	9 x ¾”, score at 1¾”, 3 ½”	24.9 x 2cm, score 5, 10cm
Side panel Mat x 2	Basic Beige	1¾ x 4¼”	5 x 10.5cm
Strips- cut x 4	DSP	3⅝ x ⅝”	9.6 x 1.7cm
Side Panel	DSP	1⅝ x 4⅛”	4.7 x 10.2cm
Back Panel Mat	Petal Pink	5¼ x 4”	14.4 x 10cm
Back Panel	Basic Beige	5⅛ x 3⅞”	14.1 x 9.7cm
Back Panel Strip	DSP	5⅛ x ½”	14.1 x 1.3cm
Sentiment Circle- large	Petal Pink	3 x 3”	8 x 8cm
Sentiment Circle- small	Basic Beige	2½ x 2½”	7 x 7cm

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Painterly Pears Suite Collection (English)

Stylish Shapes Dies

Basic Beige A4 Cardstock

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

Darling Duckling Classic Stampin' Pad

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Painterly Pears Triple Z-Fold Card – Part 2

Published on August 5, 2025August 3, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi there, and welcome! Whether you’re here for inspiration, ideas, or just a creative escape—I’m so happy you’ve stopped by.

On Friday’s ‘Live with Michele’, I created a Triple Z-Fold Card using the Painterly Pears Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!®

Fruit-themed suites aren’t usually my first pick, but I’m absolutely loving the rich colours in this one! In fact, on this card, the pears almost fade into the background, allowing the vibrant hues and floral elements to take centre stage.

To continue exploring fun ways to use Z-Fold styles, I’ve taken it a step further and created a Triple Z-Fold Card—and I love how it turned out!

TIP: Below is a cutting diagram showing how I created the Secret Sea card bases from one sheet of cardstock. It works for both A4 and Letter-sized cardstock.
Each layer is scored into three sections—Left, Middle, and Right. The Middle sections must all be the same width to ensure your card folds flat. The Left and Right sections can be any width you choose, depending on your design.

Painterly Pears Triple Z-Fold Printable Tutorial

Paintly Pears Triple Z-Fold Card Download

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Painterly Pears Suite Collection (English)

Secret Sea A4 Cardstock

Darling Duckling A4 Cardstock

Basic Beige A4 Cardstock

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

Darling Duckling Classic Stampin' Pad

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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop- August

Published on August 4, 2025August 2, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to the Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop!

We’re a group of Australian Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators who have joined forces to share our passion for papercraft and inspire creativity in your craft space.

Whether you’re a seasoned stamper or just starting out, we’re so glad you’re here—and we hope you’ll find fresh ideas and creative sparks to fuel your next project!

What to Expect

Each month, we explore a new creative theme or fun challenge, bringing you a variety of styles and techniques to try. There’s always something new to learn and love!

This month’s theme is:
🎉 Masculine Birthday Cards 🎉
Hosted by the talented Monique, this challenge is all about celebrating the men in our lives with handcrafted cards that are bold, stylish, and thoughtful.

Boho Vibes

For this month’s challenge, I decided to create a Masculine Birthday Card using the Boho Vibes Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!®.

I had fun playing with a layered design—this card features two cards of different sizes, each opening in opposite directions and overlapping one another for a unique and interactive layout. The earthy tones and bold patterns from the Boho Vibes Suite made it perfect for a masculine look with plenty of style!

The simple black and white sentiment comes from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera pack.

The card was then finished of with a few white Matte Dots from the Neutral Matte Dots.

Cutting Measurements…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base 1	Secret Sea	5½ x 7”, score @ 2¾”	14.9 x 17cm, score at 6.5cm
Card Front Left 1	Secret Sea	2½ x 5¼”	6 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Mat 1	Cloud Cover	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert 1	DSP	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Base 2	Cloud Cover	6 x 4”, score at 3”	16 x 10.5cm, score at 8cm
Card Front 2	DSP	2¾ x 3¾”	7.5 x 10cm
Card Insert 2	Basic White	2¾ x 3¾”	7.5 x 10cm
Insert Strip 2	DSP	½ x 3¾”	1.4 x 10cm
Sentiment	Basic White	½ x 2¾”	1.4 x 7.5cm

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

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list below to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas.

Follow the Hop here..

If you’re in Australia and need help with your crafting needs and don’t have a Demonstrator, I’d love to assist you. Feel free to reach out to me at 0408868771 or michele@jutrisa.com. Cheers!

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Product List

Boho Vibes Suite Collection (English)

Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders

Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

Secret Sea A4 Cardstock

Cloud Cover A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Neutral Matte Dots

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Painterly Pears Z-Fold Card

Published on July 26, 2025July 26, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi there, and welcome!
Whether you’re here for inspiration, ideas, or simply a creative escape—I’m so glad you’ve stopped by.

On yesterday’s Live with Michele, I shared a card created with the Painterly Pears Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! ®. This is a truly stunning suite, with the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper taking centre stage.

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be exploring different styles of Z-Fold cards, and I plan to use the Painterly Pears Suite Collection in each one. By the end, we’ll have a beautiful collection of coordinated projects—perfect to bundle up as a heartfelt gift!

The Painterly Pears stamp set features beautifully textured images that give a lovely three-dimensional effect. By blending a couple of ink colours, the pears come to life—so realistic, they almost look good enough to eat!

Be sure to check back each week to follow along and see what fold style we try next. And I’d love to hear from you—leave a comment and let me know your favourite card fold style!

Painterly Pears Printable Tutorial

Painterly Pears Download

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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop- May

Published on May 4, 2025May 3, 2025 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 for the Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop is using the New ‘2025-2027 In-Color Challenge’ by Cheryl Hurst. I have also chosen to use a new Online Exclusives suite called Floral Impressions Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!®. Both the 2025-2027 In-Colors and the Floral Impressions Suite Collection will be available to order from the 6th May… not long now until you can order.

Impressions Abloom

This Fun Fold Card is called ‘Tired Hexagon Pop Up Card, I saw this card one day flicking through my Facebook page. I researched the card and found a tutorial by Sam Calcott and just had to give it a go. I did adjust my measurements to suit the correct size for the C6 Envelopes.

It’s like a box of flowers you don’t need to water….

How to make this card…

The Card Base was created with Cloud Cover Cardstock and the inside panels embossed with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. Each layer has a piece of Window Sheet to attach the diecuts.

The Dies from the Impressions Abloom Bundle works really well for this card. The flowers were all die cut in Basic White cardstock and was then coloured with Darling Duckling, Srawberry Slush and Timid Tiger Ink Pads with a blending brush.

The Flower Centers and leaves were all die cut from Secret Sea Cardstock….TIP: be very gentle separating the dies and Cardstock. The Leaf dies leave fine cut lines in the leaves which can easily ripe, if not careful.

The sentiment is also from a new Stamp Set – The Right Words, this set are pairings of sentiments for the front of cards as well as the card inserts.

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

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list below to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas.

Follow the Hop here..

If you’re in Australia and need help with your crafting needs and don’t have a Demonstrator, I’d love to assist you. Feel free to reach out to me at 0408868771 or michele@jutrisa.com. Cheers!

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Storybook Moments

Published on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Storybook Moments Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! ®.

I think I have fallen in LOVE!

This is one of my favorite card folds and it has been a long time since I have used it. It’s a tri-fold card and the 3rd section is small and added onto the main book fold card base.

Measurements Used…

Cutting Measurements

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base 1 Book Fold	Misty Moonlight	8½ x 5½”, score @ 4¼”	21 x 14.9cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Base 2	Misty Moonlight	4” X 4”, score 3⅛, 3¼”	10 x 10.5cm, score along 10cm edge 8, 8.3cm
Card Front 1 Mat	Boho Blue	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front 1	DSP	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Front 2 Mat	Basic White	3 x 3⅞”	7.7 x 10.2
Card Front 2	DSP	2⅞ x 3¾”	7.4 x 9.9cm
Card Insert	Boho Blue	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert Mat	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP	½ x 5 ¼”	1.5 x 14.4cm
** please check the Imperial Letter Measurements these are based around the Card Front 2 DSP Panel

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Storybook Moments Suite Collection (English)

Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

Boho Blue A4 Cardstock

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

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A Little Bit Festive Tee-Pee Card

Published on August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

This is a really great fun fold to use at Christmas, as the Tee Pee or Pyramid Card has the look of a Christmas Tree.

The A Little Bit Festive Specialty Designer Series Paper will be available to order in September when the 2024 Mini Sept – Jan Mini Catalogue is released. This paper pack is made of of 3 double sided Designer Series Papers and 3 sheets of Die Cuts.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White	4¼ x 4¼”, x 3	10.5 x 10.5cm, x 3
	DSP	4 x 4”, x 2	10.2 x 10.2cm, x 2
	DSP	1½ x 1½”, x 2	4 x 4, x 2
Approx. 7cm circle Die Cut	Basic White	3¼ x 3¼”	8 x 8cm

I made this card a few years ago – Christmas Gleaming Tee Pee Card.

Points to Remember

Check you DSP is going to look OK at an angel or what ever direction its in.
When making this card you need to make sure the embellishment don’t hang over too much at the sides so as it can fit into the envelope when folded in half.
Decorating – make sure you have the card front (one of 2 sides), triangle with the two points forming the baseline.
Measure up 2cm from where DSP meets in each direction. Cut a line across between the 2cm points.
Tuck point from other side into slit to hold card together. See image below

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

If you’re in Australia and need help with your crafting needs and don’t have a Demonstrator, I’d love to assist you. Feel free to reach out to me at 0408868771 or michele@jutrisa.com. Cheers!