Kylie’s Demonstrator Support Program Blog Hop – September

Published on September 14, 2021September 13, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Blog Hop! As you follow the hop I hope you find lots of ideas and inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world taking part in a training program helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® Business and reach some of our goals. Thank you, we really appreciate your support.

Harvest Meadow

You know when you go to bed at night and you try to clear your mind of everything that has happened during the day…Do you find that’s when the best ideas happen? Then you have to hold onto them until the morning so you can make it reality. Well that’s what happened to me the other night.

Harvest Meadow Suite is probably the one suite that I have really enjoyed playing with from the Stampin’ Up! ® 2021 Jul- Dec Mini Catalogue. I love the silhouette dies- Harvest Dies and the Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper. I love the colours and how beautifully they work together.

Harvest Meadow Suite By Stampin' Up!®2021 July December mini Catalogue

Here I have tried to create a them of ‘Harvest – Country life’… I grew up in the southern region of NSW called the Riverina- MIA (Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) in a little town called Leeton. This is a rice & fruit growing area and relies heavily on Irrigation. So the different layers in my card is the fields, distant hills and sun setting over the rice.

I love how this card has come together just like I imagined.

Thank you for coming by today! We have an amazing line up of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and we know you are going to love all the amazing projects that you are going to see today.So you don’t miss out on anyone’s page you are currently on my page – Michele Jutrisa. The next page to visit is listed below my name on the list below. (If I am the last on the list then, jump up the top and continue from there) Enjoy the hop!

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

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Harvest Meadow Suite Collection (English)

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack

Facebook Live Friday – Beautifully Penned

Published on August 28, 2021August 28, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Yesterday on my Facebook Live we tossed the dice and created this card using the Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper from the Aug- Sept 2021 Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. Sale-A-Bration, choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $90 AUD you spend from either the Mini Catalogue or Annual Catalogue.

To see the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue click on the link below…

Sale-A-Bration Catalogue PDF

This card is a Book Fold Card or Book Bind Card. The fold or opening of the card is hinged 2 -2.5cm in from the edge.

Measurements Used…

Card Base Blackberry Bliss: 10.5 x 29.9, score 13, 14.9cm
DSP: 1.6 x 10.2cm & 10.2 x 12.7cm
Sentiment Basic White: 10.5 x 14.9cm, cut down latter with Stitched So Sweetly Die
Card Insert: 10 x 12.5cm
Ribbon White Seam Binding: 35 – 40cm

Beautifully Penned Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! Aug- Sept SAB Catalogue...Spend $90 and get this DSP for FREE

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Facebook Live Friday – Harvest Meadow

Published on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

This week on my Facebook Live I showed some of the products I received in my Pre-Order box this week.

The card I made is using the Harvest Meadow Suite from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalogue July- December ( Catalogue is now starting in August – held up due to deliver dates of product)

Harvest Meadow by Stampin' Up! from the July -

This range will work hand in hand with the Quite Meadow Bundle…..it all co-ordinates together.

Measurements Used..

Card Base Crumb Cake Cardstock – 10.5 x 29.9cm, scored at 14.9cm
Mat Harvest Meadow designer Series Paper – 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front Crumb Cake Cardstock- 10 x 13.5. Embossed using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and 2.5cm torn from the right hand edge.
Cork- 6.5 x 14.4cm
Yellow Harvest Meadow designer Series Paper – 4.5 x 14.4cm
Calypso Coral Harvest Meadow designer Series Paper – 4.5 x 14.4cm
Sentiment Basic White – scrap
Diamond Weave Ribbon -15cm
Linen Thread – 25cm (approx)
Card Insert basic White- 10 x 14.4cm

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Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper

Published on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

This week starts the month long sale of a selected group of Stampin’ Up! ® Designer Series Paper- see below the flyer Designer Series Paper Sale.

For my Facebook Live this week I wanted to show making a card using one of these Designer Series Papers – Hand-Penned. You can watch the video below if you missed the Live.

Card made using the Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Measurements Used….

Card Base Highland Heather Cardstock – 10.5 x 29.9cm , scored at 14.9cm
Garden Green DSP- 7 x 14.4cm
Daffodil Delight DSP – 7 x 12.5cm
Floral DSP – 6.5 x 10cm
Mat 1 Highland Heather Cardstock – 6.7 x 10.2cm
Mat 2 Basic White Cardstock – 7 x 10.5cm
Insert basic White – 10 x 14.4cm

We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from the 2021–2022 Annual Catalogue! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs!

Click on the image to for the Sale Page on my On-Line Store

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

Product List

Hand Penned 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Scalloped Contours Dies

Highland Heather A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

Basic White C6 Envelopes

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Stampin' Dimensionals

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Daisy Garden – International Highlights Winners Hop

Published on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

To all you lovely people out there that Voted for me a ‘BIG….. THANK YOU’. Because of you and your Votes, today I am taking part in Kylie’s International Blog Highlights Winners Hop.

Daisy Garden

Daisy Garden by Stampin’ Up! ® is a beautiful large image of daisies…it can be used as a back ground or as a focal point on your card. There is so much detail to this stamp but is very easy to colour using Stanpin’ Blends, Watercolour Pencils or any other colouring technique.

For this card I used the Stampin’ Blends to colour my image, I love colouring with my Blends because of how well they blend and how simple they are to use. The colours I used are – Old Olive Dark & Light, Balmy Blue Dark & Light, Misty Moonlight Light, Daffodil Delight Light, Mango Melody Dark(Deleated), Bronze.

Tips when using Stampin’ Blends

Use good quality smooth cardstock and the Basic White cardstock is my choice.
Only use water base inks to stamp your image – Memento Tuxedo Black is perfect.
Start with the light colour & then add your shading in the dark. After adding your dark colour go over it again with the light shade to blend the 2 colours. My daisies were coloured with the Light Balmy Blue, shading added with the dark Balmy Blue to about half the length of the petal. Misty Moonlight Light was added at the base of the petal then Light Balmy Blue added over the top of all colours to blend them together.
Always work in small areas at a time. The ink will blend better when the ink is still wet and dries very quickly. I worked on one flower head at a time.

To follow the other winners here are their links

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Expressions in Ink- International Blog Highlights

Published on June 8, 2021May 22, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome to my Blog.

This card was created using products from the ‘Expressions in Ink’ Collection, a recreation of Alcohol Ink Art print on cardstock, to be used for cardmaking and scrapbooking. Where you can play with alcohol ink prints without all the mess.

The colours in the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper is stunning with the gold highlights in the flower centers and leaves.

Adding the adhesive sheet to the back of the Basic White Cardstock makes adhering the die cut to the card front very simple.

Measurements Used…

Card Base Basic White Thick- 10.5 x 29.9cm, score 14.9cm
Card Mat Shaded Spruce- 9.8 x 14.2cm
Card Front Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer series Paper- 9.5 x 13.9cm
Artistic Die Basic White- 10 x 11cm, adhere Adhesive Sheet
Stitched so Sweetly Die Basic White- 7 x 8cm

I have added my card to Kylie Bertucci’s International Stampin’ Up!® Blog Highlights for February Theme- Thank you.

Go and have a look at all the amazing cards made, you can VOTE for for your favorite 5 cards by clicking on the little hearts.

To make it easy for you to find where to vote click on the image below ….. just make sure one of those votes is for me (LOL!)

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Expressions In Ink Suite Collection (English)

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Expressions in Ink Facebook Live

Published on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

If there was one collection in the 2021-2022 Stampin’ Up! ® I think is a must have it’s the ‘Expressions in Ink’. The stunning Alcohol Ink artwork used in the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper is the highlight of this Collection. Giving you wonderful backgrounds to add stamped images and items from the Ephemera Pack.

The card I made includes all the elements found in the Collection. Below you will find my FB Live video, which has been unloaded to YouTube. Please ‘LIKE’ my YouTube Channel and click on the bell to be alerted when I post other videos.

Expressions in Ink Collection by Stampin' Up!. Card made in my Facebook Live.

Card Measurements Used

Card Base Evening Evergreen- 10.5 x 29.9, score at 14.9cm
Mat Polished Pink – 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper – 9.7 x 14.1cm
Die Cut Leaf Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper- 10 x 14.4cm
Basic White Stamped Flower – 10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Basic White- 10 x 14.4cm
Card Inset Strip Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper- 1.5 x 10cm

Facebook Live – How card was made…

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Colour & Contour

Published on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Here is another ‘Sneak Peek’ to another product coming in the NEW Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. Colour & Contour Bundle is made up of 5 frames, 1 scallop edge die and 2 dies to cut the floral images from the stamp set.

Here I have also used the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper(DSP), this DSP is found at the back of the Catalogue in the ‘Host & Earn’ section. You can earn this DSP when you have Party Sales over $310….and it will be FREE.

Above image is taken from the current 2020-21 Annual Catalogue showing what Rewards you can earn from Hosting a Party or by placing an order over $250 (minim)

The Pattern Party Designer Series Paper has 48 sheets- 4 each of 12 double-sided designs. One side of the Paper has coloured images and on the other Black and White images, which can be coloured to coordinate with what ever colours you are using with most of our colouring tools.

For my card I have coloured the back & white DSP with a sponge dauber and Highland Heather Ink Pads.

Facebook Live Video

2021-22 Annual Catalogue Click HERE to request a copy*

*Australia ONLY

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Flower & Field – Kylie’s Demonstrator Training Support Program Blog Hop January 2021

Published on January 12, 2021January 7, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Flower & Field – Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper

For this months customer ‘Thank You’ Cards I have used the FREE Flower & Field Designer Series Paper along with the Flowers for every season Memories & More Cards & Envelopes.

Each piece of Designer Series Paper was cut at 7.6 x 10.2cm (3 x 4″) and adhered with in the printed boarder on the card front.

The sentiment is part of the Punch Party Stamp Set, this is a Hostess stamp set you can earn… see the back of the Sale-A- Bration Catalogue or contact me to find out how.

I stamped the Thank You sentiment onto 1.9 cm strip of Whisper White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The ends of the sentiment where finished off by using the Banners Pick a Punch. A 18cm length of ribbon was folded and attached under the banner using Seal adhesive.

With the Everyday Label Punch I punched out a label from vellum and adhered the sentiment to it. This was then attached to the card front with a couple of dimensionals.

**Here’s a little food for thought for you…..when you purchasing the the products used today (except for the Punch Party Stampset) you have spent enough to earn the FREE Flower & Field Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration.

To see the Sale-A-Bration products in my On-Line Store click HERE

What is Sale-A-Bration?

Sale-A-Bration is one of our biggest promotions of the year. It’s packed with perks for demonstrators, overflowing with opportunities for customers, and filled with fun for everyone!

This is a great time to purchase our fantastic products…Choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $90 AUD you spend -from either Annual Catalogue or 2021 Mini Catalogue (before shipping & handling). Inside this jam packed little catalogue is lots of wonderful ideas for cards and and other products they coordinate with in the Annual or 2021 Jan-Jun Mini Catalogue.

Order your copy – Mini & Sale-A-Bration Catalogues

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Art Gallery – Kylie’s Demonstrator Training Support Program Blog Hop December 2020

Published on December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 by Michele Jutrisa

Art Gallery – Thank You

This is the last Blog Hop for 2020…and this card says it all…’Thank you’. Thank you for following me, supporting me by liking, commenting and purchasing from me. This card was made for all of you. I am looking forward to next year and sharing with you all more of my projects.

This card was a bit of a mystery card card because I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out, but I am pleased with the results. I have used the Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set, from the Fine Art Floral Suite Collection which you will be able to find in the 2021 Jan-Jun Mini Catalaogue.

If you would like a copy of the 2021 Mini, live in Australia & you don’t have a Demonstrator let me know HERE …I will get one to you.

Have you ever tried to stamp on ‘Black’?

You can’t stamp on black as black will absorb the colour, so you need to add a barrier between the black and the colour you want to use. Whisper White Craft Ink is the best product for this as you can stamp on top of it or colour it with water colour pencils. I recommend you use the Stamparatus when doing this technique as you need to stamp exactly in the same place. The Whisper White Craft Ink takes longer to dry so make sure that the ink is dry before stamping on top with another colour.

Can you work out what colours I used?

Can you work out what colours I used…I bet you can’t as I was even surprised how the colours I used changed so much.

Stems – Granny Apple Green
Flower – Magenta Madness
Flower highlights – Melon Mambo
Flower Center – Gold Embossed

So what do you think…a BIG difference isn’t it. I even stamped the colours a couple of times to get a brighter colour. I may have achieved a true colour if I had used water colour pencils. So if you are going to try this at home using different colours, I would suggest you do a test first.

I am still very happy with the results. This is a simple card to make and because you use the Stamparatus you could make multiples of this card easily..perfect for my December Thank You cards.

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We have an amazing line up of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators and we know you are going to love all the amazing projects that you are going to see today.

So you don’t miss out on anyone’s page you are currently on my page – Michele Jutrisa. The next page to visit is listed below my name on the list below. (If I am the last on the list then, jump up the top and continue from there) Enjoy the hop!

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