Mr Squiggle

Published on August 14, 2025August 14, 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.

This was so much fun!

In July, the Canberra National Museum opened its exhibition Mr Squiggle and His Friends. It celebrates the incredible life of Norman Hetherington—the creative genius behind Mr Squiggle.

Norman was a lifelong artist and storyteller, turning his hand to everything from cartoons to commercial art. He entertained troops during WWII, designed costumes and stage sets, wrote scripts, and even acted.

Mr Squiggle first aired on ABC on 1 July 1959. Children from all over Australia sent in their “squiggles,” and Mr Squiggle would turn them into clever drawings right before our eyes. The show ran for over 40 years, and my sisters and I absolutely adored him.

And yes—Mr Squiggle’s nose did actually draw! In the early days, it was a felt-tip pen. Later, he also used crayons and chalk. The magic happened thanks to Norman, who operated the puppet from above and skillfully drew with that famous pointy nose.

Mr Squiggle was just one of many wonderful puppets brought to life by Norman Hetherington

How I created my layout

For this double-page layout, I knew I wanted the colours to be just as happy and lively as the moments in my photos. The Stampin’ Up!®Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper was an instant “yes!” with its bright, vibrant palette and cheerful patterns—it practically shouts celebration.

To add movement and texture, I grabbed my Stylish Shapes dies and cut a scattering of circles from Two-Tone Cardstock. Each one got a little crafty treatment—scrunched up for dimension, then lightly sanded to reveal some of the white core. I love how this little step adds so much personality to the page.

For the finishing touches, the Just a Note Bundle came out to play. Its sweet accents and shapes were perfect for anchoring my journaling spots and pulling the whole layout together without stealing the spotlight from the photos.

The end result? Bright, fun, and full of the same joyful energy I felt when those pictures were taken.

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Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop- March

Published on March 20, 2025March 17, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to my Blog…. Today I am taking part in ‘Scrapbook Global Blog Hop’ for March.

I will be joining in with some amazingly talented Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.

This Month we have the Lovely Courtenay Heuston – Creative Design Team Member who chose Scrapbooking Global – Stampin’ Up! Blog Hop – Mar 20th, 2025 Colour Challenge theme.

Courtenay has chosen a FAVOURITE colour of hers- use Green Designer Series Paper on your layout.

Together

This photo is of my son, Robert and his beautiful girlfriend Georgia, it was taken on Christmas day in our back yard.

This challenge was a real challenge as I like green but working with it on a scrapbook page and finding the right photo to go with it was a little tougher. I’m really pleased with how this all turned out.

My Layout

I decided to use products from the ‘Lovely Garden Suite Collection‘ by Stampin’ Up!®. I like the Garden Green broken up with the small flowers in white and yellow. Also in the range of papers is this lovely little yellow and green flower on a white background. Lovely Garden Designer Series Papers also has some black and white papers which is great for adding another layer without taking away from the other papers.

I added some texture to the back ground by stamping some splatters using the Elements of Text Cling Stamp and Gray Granite Ink Pad, stamping of off before stamping to my page.

To embellish the page I used the dies from Delightful Wishes Bundle and the leaf dies from the Thankful Garden Dies (part of the Lovely Garden Suite). The leaves I die cut from the Garden Green Two Tone Cardstock using both sides The bird and butterflies I got from the Spring Celebrations Mix & Match Ephemera pack. The Black and white bird on a branch ties in with the black and white DSP and the butterflies draws the eye upwards from the flowers.

Font

My font I created on my Silhouette Cameo using the Will & Grace Font from DaFont. These were cut from Basic White Cardstock and Garden Green Two Tone Cardstock using the lighter side.

My Inspiration

I did use a layout I saw on Pinterest as my Inspiration as I’m finding a my feet in scrapbooking again after being away from it for so many years.

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

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Take to the Sky

Published on March 10, 2025March 9, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Today I am taking part in the Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop, I am using the ‘Take to the Sky Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!®.

This Designer Series Paper is part of the Take to the Sky Suite Collection, which also includes Adventurous Sky Bundle and Industrial Trinkets. As I have only got the DSP I am just working with it. Two sheets of the DSP is tags and other cut out panels which I have used to the elements of my layout.

The Story- Fleet Air Arm Museum

How I created my page…

Layout

For this layout I worked a little backwards by creating the Right page first and then followed through to the Left page.

Right Page-

I started this page by working out how I could place all the photos and decided to make them into a strip going across the page.
Then added the 2 strips of DSP above and below the photos. Both of these strips were inked along the edges in Basic Gray.
I used the cut-a-part tags to created elements at the top right corner of my layout. Tag edges were also Inked in Basic Gray Ink and holes punched using the new 1/8″ Hole Punch from the Hole Punch Assortment. Bakers Twine in black added to tags.

Left Page –

DSP was cut to match the right page, inked along the edges with Basic Gray Ink and added to the page
$ x 6 photo matted in Boho Blue
Tags and other cut-a-part elements Inked around the edges, some tags cut down, as not all the tag needed. Those left over pieces were then cut into tags and added to right hand page at the bottom of layout.
Title was cut from Basic Black cardstock with Adhesive Sheets adhered to the page above smaller photo.

As an after thought I decided to ink around the edges of the pages with Basic Gray Ink and added some stamping of planes from the Everyday Arches Stamps for added texture.

Journalling was added in strips printed onto Basic White Cardstock.

Scrapbook Sunday

Today I am taking part in ‘Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop’. I will be joining in with some amazingly talented Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own. You will find the Links to the others participating below…..I hope you enjoy!

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.

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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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop- March

Published on March 4, 2025March 4, 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 a ‘Photo Inspiration Challenge’ created by me…the challenge is to let this image inspire you on either a card or scrapbook layout. So it could be the textures such as the barnwood of the barn, colours of the flowers or just the use of flowers.

What inspired me was the barnwood, the flowers and the country feel. I used 4 of the flower designs from the Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper a long with the Country Wood Designer Series Paper and the hexagons in the Meant to Bee Dies to create a patchwork background.

I enjoy English Paper Piecing (Patchwork) and these dies from the Meant to Bee Dies, are a 1-1/4 ” dies, the smallest of 5 dies, I could only create 2 of the “Grandmothers Flowers Garden Block” pieces or part of the block pattern, due to size of the dies. It took a lot of playing around to create the right layout so you could see the elements.

How I created my page…

To make to the hexigons stand out on the page, I linked around the edges with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I have three photos on this layout, the third photo is hidden under the 4 x4 photo at the top of the page with the use of a ‘Flip Flap’.along with the journaling, behind the photo. I decided that if I used the third photo on the layout it would have covered up too much of the hexi’s.

The title was created with Alphabet A La Mode Dies, die cut in Misty Moonlight and Basic Black Cardstock. By layering the dies on top of each other and slightly off set it creates a shadow line and helps the lettering to ‘POP’.

To finish my page I added some splatters in Tuxcedo Black and Misty Moonlight Ink.

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

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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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Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop- February

Published on February 20, 2025February 18, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to my Blog….over the last few months I have been trying to get back into Scrapbooking, which is something I used to do well before card making. And what better way then participating in a challenge.

Today I’m taking part in the ‘Scrapbook Global Blog Hop’, This challenge, a sketch challenge was designed by my lovely friend Julia Quinn.

Julia has created this wonderful sketch, which I thought would work well with my photo’s and who doesn’t love a great sketch to work with.

To give a vintage feel to the layout I choose to use the Country Lace and Country Woods Designer Series Papers with the ephemera elements from the Heirloom Arrangements Kit .

Added texture was added with the grid stamp from Heirloom Arrangements and a splatter stamp from the Elements of Text Stamps with the Pecan Pie Ink making sure to stamp off so to get a lighter aged look and feel.

As the photo’s are a little larger than what is shown on the sketch, I placed my title at the top of the layout. The title was cut using a Silhouette Cameo and Basic White Cardstock.

The combination of sepia-toned photos with the vibrant florals from the Heirloom Arrangements Kit create a beautiful contrast.

I hope you have enjoyed my Layout using Julia’s Sketch. Please follow on and have a look at what everyone else has created with this sketch. Links are below…Enjoy!

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

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Country Lace 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

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Everyday You & Me

Published on February 10, 2025February 9, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Today I am taking part in the Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop, I am using the ‘Everyday You and Me Scrapbooking Workshop Kit‘ by Stampin’ Up!®. This Kit has all the products in it to create 3 double page layouts, including all the cutting guides, Designer Series Paper, sticker sheet, die cuts and photo placement mats.

Extras you can also purchase are..

Everyday You & Me Bundle – stamps and dies
Everyday Happenings Designer Series Paper and Sticker Sheet – 4 each of 3 Double sided papers
Everyday you & Me Two-Tone cardstock
Everyday Happenings DSP -4 each of 3 Double sided papers, NO STICKER SHEET

The Everyday You & Me DSP are stunning and even though it has a floral them they can be used for any gender or age. For my layout which is an alternative layout I’ve only used the papers from the workshop kit. I have added elements created using the Seaside Wishes Bundle and Beauty of the Deep Dies.

The story – Seashells & Sand

Recently I was sorting through all my photos trying to get into some sort of order and I came across these photos of my youngest son, Patrick. This was a special holiday….when our boys turned 7years old Joe took them on a holiday, 2 days away doing whatever they wanted. It was a special weekend for father and son to bond. Patrick choose to go to Jarvis Bay to see the Whales or Dolphins, stay with some special friends and to have an adventure.

This is the first layout of a possible 3 layouts.

How I created my page…

Layout

This is a very simple layout as the paper is stunning with a was of colours across the page. I turned one page around so the beige to brown tones almost look like they are going diagonal across both sheets of paper.

To add more texture to the page I teared 1″ (2.5cm) from the top and bottom. By tearing towards myself I was left with the white core of the DSP showing. The reverse side of main DSP is this beautiful elongated spot and I just could through it away, so by flipping it over I was able to slip it under the top sheet to add another layer of texture.

The base of my layout is Pretty Peacock using the lighter side of the Two-Tone Cardstock.

The main photo has been double matted with Basic White and the lighter side of the Pretty Peacock Two-Tone cardstock.The 4 3 x 4″ photos on the left side was just matted on a single mat in the Two-Tone Pretty Peacock.

Die Cuts

Two-Tone Pretty Peacock, dark side – Coral from Beauty of the Deep Bundle.
Basic Beige – Sand Dollars cut with the Seaside Wishes 3D Embossing folder & Die, lightly coloured with a blending brush and Pecan Pie Ink.
Petal Pink – die cut coral from the Seaside Wishes Dies.
Misty Moonlight – Stamped starfish with Night of Navy Ink and die cut using the Seaside Wishes Bundle.

Journal

I love creating my text in Publisher using a text box. I can set this to the finished size I want and by making it to ‘Best Fit’ it will automatically adjust the font size as I go. You just need to be aware that if you have a lot to say, the font size can become a bit small. This can sometimes be fixed by adjusting the size of the Text Box.

I printed the story onto Avery Matte Clear Shipping Labels (purchased through Amazon- sorry No Link, unable to find in AU)

Title

My title I created through my Silhouette Cameo, using Basic White and Pretty Peacock Cardstock (solid core)

Scrapbook Sunday

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.

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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Cockatoo Run

Published on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

It has been a while since I have last taken part in this Blog Hop, so I’m really pleased I’ve managed to get everything together to play along with the others in this Blog Hop.

While going through my photos I came across these photos taken back in 2004 of my boys and two of their friends. We took the boys on a train trip on the Vintage Cockatoo Run going from Moss Vale to Robertson and back to Moss Vale.

For this double page layout I used the papers from the ‘Autumn to Remember’ Scrapbooking Workshop Kit by Stampin’ Up!®.

How I created my page…

Photo

I used 8 photos for this layout.
The top 6 photos across the top were trimmed down to 4 7/8 x 5 3/4 ( 9.8 x 14.6cm) to fit on the photo mat.
Bottom left photo 4 x 6″
Bottom right photo 4 x 4″

Layout

This is my general sketch used

Embellishments

Trees from the Peaceful Evergreen Dies were cut in Old Olive and Mossy Meadow cardstock.
Train was cut from Basic Black cardstock using a Silhouette Cameo.
Title was cut using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies, cutting in Early Espresso and Daffodil Delight Cardstock. Adhesive Sheets were added before die cutting. The letters were slightly overlapped to create a shadow effect.
Other sentiments were from the sticker sheet that came with the workshop kit.

Jouraling

I created a hidden journaling pocket on the second page, which is hidden behind the last photo. On top of the journaling I added a tab from the ‘Keeping Tabs Bundle and stamped ‘The Story’ from ‘Love this Moment Stamp Set. This then just slips behind the photo and you just pull up the tab to read.

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.

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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Thoughtful Journey

Published on June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

My 60th Birthday Flowers

I am really enjoying getting back into scrapbooking, as this is where my real passion lies.

Last year I celebrated my 60th Birthday and I received 2 beautiful big bunches of flowers from my parents and from my sister, Lynette in the UK. I took lots of photos but here are the 2 I decided to work with.

Template Tuesday,Live with Michele….

I am creating a scrapbook layout using the Thoughtful Journey Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!®. The Thoughtful Designs 12 x12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper works so well against the flowers. The pack contains 5 ‘Ombre’ papers with a shimmery leaf design all over. The sheet I used goes from a Calypso Coral to Petunia Pop, and picks up the tones in my photo’s. I also used a sheet of the Thoughtful Journey 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper for my journaling. The colours with a little bit of Pretty Peacock pulls everything together.

The flowers used are from the Simply Zinnia Bundle and were coloured using Stampin Up!® Blends – Bubble Bath & Petunia Pop, Pretty Pink & Calypso Coral. I thought they worked well with the flowers in my photots.

Template Tuesday

For this layout I used a template found of Pinterest. This is a great way to get started in scrapbooking. Using your photos as a guide you can pull out the papers that works with your layout. Templates are a great starting point and you can easily make it your own by either turning the layout around or changing photo sizes, adding your own elements etc.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Page Mats	Basic Black*	12 x 12”	30.5 x 30.5cm
	Basic White	11¼ x 11¼”	19.5 x 29.5cm
	Petal Pink	8¼ x 9¾”	21 x 25cm
	DSP	4 x 10¼”	10 x 26.5cm
Photo mat	Petunia Pink	4¼ x 6½”	10.5 x 16cm
Journaling	DSP	3½ x 6”	9 x 15.3cm
Photo Mat	Basic White	4⅛ x 6⅛”	10.4 x 15.5cm
Flowers	Basic White	¼ sheet for stamping
Leaf Flourish	Pretty Peacock	½ sheet for Die Cutting
Gold Leaves	Gold Foil	Scraps – to cut 4-5 leaf dies

*Basic Black 12 x 12″ cardstock is discontinued, this was purchased when it was available

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Full of Life

Published on May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

Let’s Create a Scrapbook Page

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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Nelson Falls

Published on March 11, 2024March 3, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

For my page I decided to use the Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder, Stippled Roses Dies & Foursquare Decorative Masks from 2023-24 Stampin’ Up!® Annual & Jan- Apr 2024 Mini Catalogues.

How I created my page…

Photo

I only had one photo, 4 x 6″ to use for this lay out so to make it look a little bigger the photo was matted and then a second mat was off set to create a larger solid image.

Layout

I wanted this page to look a bit ‘grunge’… or ‘natural/earthy’.

Using Pebble Path Ink, Foursquare Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes I add ink to two corners of my Crumb Cake 12 x12″ Cardstock. I then went around the edges of the cardstock with both Pebble Path and Mossy Meadow Ink.

With the Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder, Crumb Cake & Pecan Pie Cardstock cut the tree rings, one set from each colour. The Crumb Cake rings are cut down with the smaller die. These are then layered to create a two tone Tree Ring.

Die cut branches in Mossy Meadow and Old Olive from the Tree Ring Dies. I also added some Pebble Path die cuts, cut using the Stippled Roses Dies. These dies are lighter and just add some softness to the lay out.

I then added tree rings and branches from under the photo, 3 at the bottom corner and 1 from the top corner.

The title ‘ Nelson Falls’ was created with the Mini Alphabet Dies. This alphabet die is one piece die, Add a sheet of Adhesive Sheet to the back of the cardstock and run through the Cut & Embossing Machine. After taking out the letters required, the extra were put into a cello bag so can be used if required at a latter time.

Journaling

My jounaling for this layout is very simple…usually when you journal, it’s wise to think about when, were and who your photo is about. Or any story that maybe attached to your photo.

‘We arrived at Nelson Falls late in the afternoon, so camped along the side of the Lyell Highway. So we could take photos in a better light the following day’

This was a bit scary as the Highway went through the National Park with thick trees either side of the road. Also there was only a small parking area and our camper wasn’t very big. But it was worth it, the photo is amazing. This photo was taken approx. 30 years ago and this is the second time I’m scrapping them….that’s another story for another day.

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.

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!