Meandering Meadows – Live with Michele

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…

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseOrchid Oasis5½ x 8½”, score @ 4¼”14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card FrontWindow Sheet1⅛ x 5”3 x 14cm
Side PanelsOrchid Oasis1⅛ x 4”3 x 10cm
Card Front  DSP2½ x 4”7.2 x 10cm
Card Insert SidesDSP1⅛ x 4”3 x 10cm
Card InsertBasic White2½ x 4”7.2 x 10cm
Stylish Shapes Circle, Stamping & die cut gateBasic White3 x 3” Circle 1½ x 3¼” Gate 2½ x 5” Stamping7 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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Meandering Meadows

On Tuesday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this lovely card using the Meandering Meadows Suite by Stampin’ Up!®. Yes, this is NEW….You will find this suite in the Online Exclusives from the 7th of November.

Meandering Meadows suite available in the Online Exclusives from 7th November.

I kept this card very simple to show the stunning Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper. This gorgeous paper does all the work for you. If you missed the ‘Live with Michele’, I have added the YouTube Video Link below.

Below I have added the PDF for you to print off with all the details on Meandering Meadows Suite Collection and Fluffiest Friends Bundle. Make sure that on the 7th November you head over to my Online Store to check out the Online Exclusives.

Measurements Used…

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseBerry Burst4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card MatFresh Freesia4 x 5 ¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card FrontDSP3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”9.7 x 14.1cm
Card InsertBasic White4 x 5 ¼”10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert StripDSP½ x 5 ¼”1 x 14.4cm
SentimentFresh Freesia Berry Burst3 x ½” 3 x ½”7 x 4cm 7 x 4cm

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Gift of Giving

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…

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseLemon Lime Twist4 ¼ x 5 ½” 2¾ x 5 ½”10.5 x 14.9 7 x 14.9cm
Card FrontBasic White2½ x 5¼”6.5 x 14.4cm
Card InsertBasic White2½ x 4”6.5 x 11cm
AccordionDSP4 ¼ x 8¼” Score @ 2¾, 5 ½”12 x 22.5 Score @ 7.5, 15cm

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Masterfully Made – Live with Michele

Today on ‘Live with Michele’ I made a card for the Just Add Ink ‘Sketch’ Challenge using Masterfully Made Suite Collection from the Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue.

Just Add Ink #667

It’s time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week we have a Sketch that has been suggested by Di. There are so many possibilities for how this Sketch can be used. We are looking forward to seeing what you all make of it. Have fun!

I love challenges because they stretch me, take me out of my comfort zone. They are good if your ‘Mojo’ is a bit lost, as it gives you a starting point. You can copy it as is or change some of the elements as per shapes…circles to square. Turn it around so instead of a portrait layout it becomes a landscape layout.

Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and check what the Design Team have created, make sure you also look at the other entries…Better still create a project and add it to the challenge, have fun!

Masterfully Made

You can watch the attached video below to see how I created this card.

The Vellum circles were cut with the Deckled Circle Dies 162286 from the Sept – Dec 2023 Mini Catalogue, these will be available to order from the 6th September.

Card made using Masterfully Made suite collection by Stampin' Up!®

Measurements Used…

Sorry I have had to remove the measurements…

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Product List
Masterfully Made Suite Collection (English)
Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
White Vellum A4 Card Stock
Basic White A4 Cardstock
Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
Berry Burst A4 Cardstock
Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock
Linen Thread
Tinsel Gems Three Pack

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Hey Chuck

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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Oh Holly Night – Live with Michele

Last night on ‘Live with Michele’ I created this Fun Fold – Faux Step Card, using the ‘O Holy Night Suite’. This suite you will find in the Sept – Dec Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®.

I saw this card created by Mary Deatherage, Mary used the Trucking Along Bundle to create her fun card. Which you can see HERE. Mary has great diagrams on the scoring lines, other wise you will see on my attached video, below.

O Holy Night is a BIG suite of products, for this card I have only used half of it. For me it really depicts what Christmas is all about with the Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus.

The Designer Series Paper, O Holy Night, has 3 sheets of scenes depicting desert, towns and night sky. They are 12 x 12″ (30 x 30cm), great for both cards and scapbooking. The only thing is you need to plan out what sections you want to use on your card and cut wisely. With my card below I used half a sheet, which left me with a few off cuts I will try to use on other projects.

O Holy Night Suite by Stampin' Up! from the 2023 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue. This is a Faux Side Step Card

Measurements Used…

These measurements may have changed from original, I’m sorry about that. Went to fix a small error and lost the lot, so had to rewrite these. Sorry for any inconvenience.

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseNight of Navy5 ½” x 8”, score along long edge @ 1”, 2”, 5”14.9 x 20cm, score along long edge @2.5, 5,12.5cm
Card Base FrontDSP⅝ x 5¼”2.2 x 14.6cm
Card Base BackDSP2⅝ x 5¼”7.2 x 14.6cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3 x 6”, scored at 4¼”8.5 x 15.5cm, score at 10.5cm
Card FrontDSP2⅝ x 4⅛”8.2 x 10.2cm
SentimentVery Vanilla2½ x 2½”6 x 6cm
Back PanelVery Vanilla2⅝ x 5¼”7.2 x 14.6cm
StripDSP½ x 5¼”1.3 x 14.6cm
Nativity Scene & CamelBasic Black4¼ x 3¼”8.5 x 10.5

How to…

  • Cut all cardstock and score
  • Designer Series Paper – All pieces are cut from a half sheet of DSP 15 x 30cm (6 x 12″), you need to plan out were you will be cutting first. Cut each piece in order as below, see video.
    1. Cut the Card Base Strip DSP first – this is so you can cut in one strip.
    2. Card Front Panel – Decide how much ground to sky you want to use. Cut your depth 10.2cm (4⅛”) and then work out the width for star placement on your card front.
    3. Remaining DSP- cut Card Base and writing panel strip
  • Stamp sentiment onto Very Vanilla using Night of Navy Ink Pad and die cut using stitched square from Stylish Shapes
  • Adhere the Card Base DSP strip to the small mountain fold and Card Base DSP to larger mountain fold
  • Adhere the Card Front DSP to Card Front.
  • Add glue to the back of the card front…ONLY on the bottom 2cm ( 1″), height of the small mountain.
  • Fold card and adhere the back section of the Card Front to the back of the Card Base, again only approx 1cm (½”)
  • Add sentiment to card base.
  • Attach Nativity Scene with mini dimensionals
  • Writing panel
    • Attach DSP strip along the bottom
    • Adhere the camel, being careful on the amount of glue used.
    • Attach to the back of the Card Base.
  • Add Wink of Stella to star.
Back View - O Holy Night Suite by Stampin' Up! from the 2023 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue. This is a Faux Side Step Card

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Colour & Contour – Live with Michele

Today I’m taking part in the Just Add Ink ‘Clean & Simple’ Challenge and I am using Stampin’ Up!® Colour & Contour Stamps and Scalloped Contours Dies from the Annual Catalogue.

Just Add Ink #665

What is Clean & Simple?…Below is the definition by Just Add Ink, for some it’s just “Stamps, Paper, Ink”

What is “Clean & Simple”…Minimal accents and layers, clean colour pallets, nothing overly fussy…Basically the less is more concept!

Others say…there must be ‘White Space, Minimal layers, clean lines and shapes, few embellishments and they must be small, Patterned, Designer, textured, glittered and metallic paper to be kept to an absolute minimum’

Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and check what the Design Team have created, make sure you also look at the other entries….better still create a project and add it to the challenge, have fun!

Colour & Contour

This card I used a very simple design to keep in with the ‘Clean & Simple’ theme….I have a Card Base and a Card front, both in white. The Card Front I added texture by using a mask from the New Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks (available in September to Order) with Smoky Slate.

The card front is adhere to the card base with multi purpose glue, making the two layers as one. You could very easily make this card with out the card front.

The flower image from Colours & Contours is a very simple design but has a beautiful flow to it with the curves lines of the flowers and stem. It is a two step stamp where there is a second stamp to fill in the petals of the flower heads and bud. I used Memento Tuxedo Black to stamp my image and Bubble Bath to colour the petals and bud.

I finished of this card with just 3 Classic Matt Dots.

Measurements Used…

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Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks – Live with Michele

The wonderful thing about being a Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrator is that you get to play with product before it’s released…Yesterday I received my box of products that I ordered – my Pre-Order.

In my video I go through some of these products, sharing why I purchased them. One of these products is the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks. This pack of masks has 7 masks in it, 3 stand alone masks and 4 that work together to create a simple card front. Each mask is numbered and has a notch above the number making it easy to line up the masks.

In the video I showed the first card I made with these masks, the card below was made with some extra details being….

  • Adding more than one colour on each mask
  • Adding texture or detail behind the flowers
  • Adding extra leaves to fill in some of the white space
  • Bring the flowers slightly closer

I also used 2 other new products

  • So Sincere Stamp set – 11 sentiment stamps
  • Deckled Circles Dies – 14 circle dies the largest being 14.6cm diameter

Measurements Used…

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Trucking Along Bundle – Live with Michele

On Friday I created this fun card with the Trucking Along Bundle… creating scene’s like this is fun because your telling a story.

Trucking Along stamp set is a 2 step stamp – Outline and Fill. Besides the truck there are stamps that give you different options of what to put inside the truck tray, trees, ground, also sentiments….including ‘Farm Fresh’ – you can stamp on the truck door.

Also with the Trucking Along Building Punch you can punch out the stamped truck or build your truck from the punched out pieces – ‘Punch Art’

Measurements Used…

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Layering Leaves & Bough Punch – Live with Michele

Tuesday Night on my ‘Live with Michele’, we rolled the dice to decide what type of card I would make.

  • In-Colors
  • Standard Card
  • Sympathy
  • Die-Cut
  • Two-step Stamping

I decided to use the Layering Leaves as I had only received in my latest order. The Layering Leaves was created to go with the Bough Punch that we have had in our Catalogue for a while. Layering Leaves is also a Two- Step Stamp, the leaves was stamped with full strength ink and the fill stamped was stamped off so the colour would be lighter.

Measurements Used…

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