I’m calling this technique ‘Ghost Colouring’ as the White Craft Ink on a dark cardstock has a ghost look or a sheerness effect when applied with a Blending Brush onto a dark surface such as the Basic Black. This would also look great on Night Of Navy and Blackberry Bliss.
You can add colour on top of the White Craft Ink but it will change the shade of your colour a lot (as shown in Video, linked below)
Measurements Used…
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Basic Black
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat
Basic White
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Front
Basic Black
3⅞ x 5⅛
9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Basic White
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Sentiment
Basic White
2 x 3½
5 x 9cm
Scraps of Basic Black & Basic White for die cutting of leaves
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Stampin’ Up! ® have created a stamp/die bundle with pockets dies, Pocket Thoughts Bundle is a Bundle with images & pocket dies that could be used on cards or scrapbook pages.
Pocket Thoughts images could be used on cards where you might want to celebrate Birthdays, Engagement/weddings or Graduations. The dies that come in this bundle are for three size pockets that can be used for gift cards, notes or jounrnaling pockets on scrapbook layouts.
This card was created for my sons partner and I had fun playing with my two favorite colours in the 2024-26 In Colours Designer Series Paper – Petunia Pop and Summer Splash
Measurements Used…
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Petunia Pop
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat
Summer Splash
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Front
DSP
3⅞ x 5⅛
9.7 x 14.1cm
Pocket/Stamping
Basic White
3½ x 7”
8.5 x 17cm
Card Insert Mat
Summer Splash
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert
Basic White
3⅞ x 4⅞”
9.7 x 13.4cm
Leaf (added extra)
Gold Foil
2 x 2”
5 x 5cm
Tips
Pocket Thoughts Die – middle size
The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped once in full strength ink and then stamped of in second Generation stamping.
The stamps in the set are two step stamps – one stamp, stamps the image and the 2nd stamp colours the image. Here the icing on the cup cake stamp was stamped off to get a lighter shade or 2nd Generation stamping.
The cup cake base I coloured using Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends – Light and dark.
I used a 10-12cm (4-4 1/2″) length of ribbon in Petunia Pop and Summer Splash. Gently unravel the ribbon so your left with the weft threads. Place the two colours together and tie together. Trim the ends to neaten off.
I doubled the Dimensionals for height behind the cup cake to cover the knot of the ribbon.
The photo’s below i have added an extra Gold Foil leaf. The die leaf is from the Thoughtful Wishes Dies.
YouTube Video
Link to Youtube video is below so you can follow along with me.
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Many years ago I did a lot of scrapbooking…But over the years I have done less and less. I have a huge amount of photos on my computer and printed. So not long ago I thought I might get back to it and start creating pages filled with love.
On Friday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this scrapbook page using the Full of Life Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!® as my starting point and it worked really well with this photo I found of me and my eldest son, Aaron when he was 4 weeks old. (in the video I thought he was a little younger).
I have kept my journaling simple and in point form….as long as you have the Who, Where and Why. I always say ‘imagine someone is asking you questions about the photo or photo’s, then that is what you want to put down. You could also add Dates, I didn’t do this but I have given Aaron’s age and said it was in Autumn. I have other photos taken at the same time and when I scrap them then more details will be added.
There are 3 types of Journaling
Bullet/Point – Just give the information in point form, Who, Where and Why.
Captions – Has a bit more information that Bullet or Point, with a bit more explanation to what is happening in your images.
Story Telling – Telling a lengthy story of the event, this is leaving nothing out giving all the details. It could be a poem that is relevant to your image/images
Don’t be scared of Journalling, it can be at what ever level you feel comfortable with..just enjoy the process. At the end of the day it all boils down to Who, Where and Why.
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The Kiddin’ Around Stamps and Kiddin’ Around Dies will be available in the new Annual Catalogue but not as Kiddin’ Around Bundle (with the 10% discount). If you are wanting the discount grab them now!
As I only had the Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper, I used the Artistically Inked Stamps for the ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment. I love this stamp as it is simple and suits and age group, male or female card.
Template Tuesday
Today’s template is by Page Maps. I noticed that PageMaps have said they will no longer be doing Card Maps. Hopefully we can still access the PDF Archives for past Card Maps. PageMaps are a great resource for Scrapbook Page Maps also.
Measurements Used…
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Lemon Lime Twist
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Front
DSP
4 ¼ x 5 ½”
10.5 x 14.8cm
Card Front
DSP
3¼ x 4½”
8 x 12.4cm
Strip
DSP
½ x 5 ½”
1.3 x 14.8cm
Sentiment
Basic White
¾ x 2¾”
1 x 7 cm
Vellum
3 x 3”
8 x 8cm
Card Insert
Basic White
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Insert Strip
DSP
½ x 4”
1.3 x 10cm
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Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection is available to purchase from 5th March in the Stampin’ Up!® Online Exclusives.
This great ‘Fun Fold’ really show cases this stunning Flowering Zinnias Designer Series Paper. I used a half sheet of DSP and cut each panel continuously so the flowers all flowed with just 3mm between each panel. (see YouTube Video)
Measurements Used…
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Blackberry Burst
5½ x 11”, score @ 4, 5¾, 7½, 9¼
14.9 x 28.5cm, score @ 10.5, 15, 19.5, 24cm
DSP
DSP
5⅜ x 12”, cut down to 4 x 1⅝ x 5⅜, 3⅞ x 5⅜”
14.6 x 30cm, cut down to 4 x 4.2 x 14.6, 10.2 x 14.6cm
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On my Tuesday night ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using Stampin’ Up!® Enduring Beauty Stamp. This stamp is part of a Enduring Beauty Bundle, the bundle includes stamps, dies and masks.
Measurements Used…
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Basic White
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat
Lost Lagoon
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Front Base
Basic White
3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”
9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert Mat
Lost Lagoon
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert
Basic White
3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”
9.7 x 14.1cm
Sentiment
Berry Burst
½ x 4¼”
1.3 x 10.5cm
Sentiment Mat
Lost Lagoon
⅝ x 4¼”
1.6 x 10.5cm
This is a simple card to create, masking an area off area approx 6 x 8cm (2¼ x 3½”) using masking paper or ‘Post it Note Paper’. You want the masked area to be smaller than the stamp image, so that it has some ‘black and white’ image. Make sure the outer edge of the card front is covered so ink doesn’t colour the areas you want clean.
Using a Blending Brush, start with Fresh Freesia Ink and brush in a circular motion down 2/3rds of card front. From top down add Berry Burst to the top third of the card. Blending the Berry Burst into the Fresh Freesia. This also hid where I added too much ink in the Fresh Freesia (see Video).
Working from bottom up add Lost Lagoon blending it into the Fresh Freesia. Remove the masking paper.
Using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp the Enduring Beauty image over the top.
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Our theme this month for the Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop is a ‘Designer Series Paper Challenge’ by Kayla Renee and I am using the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!®. I love this DSP , it has this lovely mix of bright/modern and a traditional softness. At the moment it seems to be my go to paper.
Unfortunately it’s not a paper you can purchase, but you can earn it for FREE when you spend $90 or more. The Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper is one of the many products in the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue
YouTube Video Link
Below is a YouTube link to my completed card showing it being opened and closed.
Measurements Used
All the measurements below are what I used to make & decorate my card. What is not included are the Fussy cut images of the birds.
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Boho Blue
5½ x 8½”, score @ 4¼”
14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card Front
DSP
5 ⅛ x 3 ⅞”
14.1 x 9.7cm
Card Mat
Basic White
5 ¼ x 4”
14.4 x 10cm
Side Hinge x 2
Boho Blue
4 x 1¼”, *score see below
10 x 3cm, *score see below
Side Panels x 2
Boho Blue
6 x 3, score 3¼”
15.5 x 7.5cm, score 8.5
Side Support x 2
Boho Blue
½ x 3¾, score ½, 3¼”
10 x 1.5cm, score 1.5, 8.5cm
Side Support x 2
Boho Blue
½ x 2¾”
7 x 1.5cm
Inside panel
Basic White
4⅛ x 3
11.5 x 7.5cm
Side Panel Left Side Panel Right
Floral DSP Basic White
3⅛ x 2⅞” 3⅛ x 2⅞”
8.2 x 7.2cm 8.2 x 7.2cm
Inner Side Panel x 2
DSP Boho Blue
2⅝ x 2⅞”
6.7 x 7.2cm
Die Cut Front & Inside sentiment
Basic White
4¼ x 5½”
10.5 x 14.9cm
Die Cut Leaves x 3
Lost Lagoon
3 x 5½”
8 x 14.9cm
Birds Nest Stamped Image
Image stamped Using Peddle Path Ink Pad
Eggs coloured with Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Blends
Nest coloured with Crumb Cake and Pebble Path Stampin’ Blends, this was done by just following the strokes in the branches of the nest rather than colour.
Small Leaves around nest was coloured with Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
Other products I used are
Everyday Details Cling Stamp Set -Sentiments and Nest image
Stippled Roses Dies – Leaves in Lost Lagoon. Die cut 3 – 2 on the front and 1 inside on the Inner Side panel.
Deckled Circles Dies – Sentiment Side Panel Left
Nested Essentials Dies – Card Front
Instagram Story by Srusht Patil showing Tutorial of Pop Card .
I saw this card on Instagram a couple of weeks ago and decided to give it a try. The card made by Srusht is a large card format so I have reduced the measurements to fit with a standard card. I have made a few changes in using less DSP to suite what I was wanting to create.
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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop
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.
This month Kayla Renee has given us this Designer Series Paper Challenge to play with.
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.
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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!
My card I created using the Jungle Pals Stamp Set and coordinating Jungle Pals Dies from Stampin’ Up!® Jan-Feb Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. The style of card is a floating card, it gives the illusion that the leaves are floating above the card base.
Earn these products for FREE when you purchase from any of our catalogues or from the Online Exclusives.
Adhere Adhesive Sheets to the back of Basic White strips. TIP: Adhesive Sheets have 3 sections on the sheet approx 5cm wide and is a little longer than cardstock – one section for each strip.
Die cut approx 15 leaves
Using Blending Brush and Garden Green Ink, lightly brush around the edges leaving some white in the center of the leaves.
Window sheet
Adhere the leaves to the window sheet radiating out from one point. This is where my crocodile will be places
Take leaves to the outer edges of the window sheet and trim off any over hang. These can then be used to fill in any spaces.
Using the Deckled Rectangle Dies (size used – 8.5 x 12cm, 3 ⅜ x 4⅝”), die cut the window sheet and leaves. TIP: You may need to run though a few times or even add a shim to make sure it is cut through.
Place Mini Dimensionals onto the back of the window sheet, hiding them behind the leaves
Attach window sheet to the card base.
Crocodile
Stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad and coloured with Watercolour Pencils and Stampin’ Blend Color Lifter
Add dimensionals to crocodile and attach where leaves radiate from.
Sentiment – outside and inside.
‘Hey, There’ from Charming Sentiments stamped in Melon Mambo and punched out using the Bee Builder Punch as a speech bubble (great idea from Julie, while watching my Live)
Using Multi Purpose Glue adhere the speech bubble to card.
Also stamp ‘What’s New!’ on the bottom right corner of the Basic White Card Insert.
Card Insert
Adhere to the inside of the card Base.
Classic Matte Dots – colour using Stampin’ Blends Melon Mambo and adhere to the card.
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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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Earn these products for FREE when you spend $90 or $180 (AU$)from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue
Today’s card I have used the Stippled Roses Bundle from the Stampin’ Up! ® Jan – April Mini Catalogue. This is a beautiful detailed stamp with coordinating Dies that not only cut the images out but extra elements as well.
The Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper used in this card can be found in the Jan – Feb Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. When you purchase the Stippled Roses Bundle for $94.50 (AUD) you can get the Softly Stippled DSP for FREE!
I chose to keep this card all the same in colour to also play on the same tone Designer Series Paper, but you could very easily add colour to the Roses and Leaves to change the look completely.
By adding the Vellum die cut leaves under the Pebble Path die cut leaves it softens the look, making it look just that little bit lighter and lacy.
Below is a link to my YouTube Video showing how I created this card.
Measurements Used…
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Pebble Path
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 Base
Pebble Path
3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”
9.7 x 14.1cm
Strip
DSP
1⅜ x 4”
3.7 x 10cm
Strip Mat
Basic White
1½ x 4”
4 x 10cm
Front Pannel
DSP
2⅝ x 3⅞”
6.7 x 10.7cm
Front Pannel Mat
Basic White
2¾ x 4”
7 x 11cm
Card Insert
Basic White
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip
DSP
¾ x 5 ⅛”
2 x 14.1cm
Card Insert Strip
DSP
½ x 5 ⅛”
1.5 x 14.1cm
Stamping
Basic White
4¼ x 5½”
10.5 x 14.9cm
Die Cuts, cut x 3
Vellum
4¼ x 5½”
10.5 x 14.9cm
Die Cuts, cut x 4
Pebble Path
4¼ x 5½”
10.5 x 14.9cm
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