Layers of Beauty

Published on May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

Our theme this month for the Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop is a ‘Rustic Challenge’ by Mandy and I am using the Layers Of Beauty Bundle by Stampin’ Up!®. This Bundle can be found on page 57 of the 2025-25 Annual Catalogue.

The Layers of Beauty Bundle is stunning, it combines the versatility of stamps, dies, and masks in a single package. This is the third such bundle released by Stampin’ Up! Its charm lies in the technique of coloring: by applying the same color across 1,2,3 (flowers) and then 4 & 5(leaves) layers, one can achieve a stunning gradient of tones. This method does not just enhance the visual appeal—it completely transforms it.

I created this card in almost sepia tones with just a hint of blue from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper. Card Base is Crumb Cake with the NEW Basic Beige as the card front. The Inks used are Basic Beige, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

Layers Of Beauty Bundle created in almost sepia tones.

How to make this card…

I have made a card using the Layers of Beauty previously on a Live. To see how the masks work I would suggest you watch this video, YouTube -Layers of Beauty

Card Base
- The Crumb Cake Card Base I also stamped the flower image with Crumb Cake ink and added Early Espresso ink around all the edges.
Card Front
- For this card I stamped the image onto a Basic Beige card front with Crumb Cake Ink.
- The layers 1 & 2 I used Basic Beige Ink and layer 3 I used Crumb Cake Ink.
- One corner of the card front was torn away and all the edges I then distressed them foe an aged effect.
- I then went around all the edges with Crumb Cake Ink and Early Espresso Ink with a blending brush.
- Splatters of Early Espresso mixed with Wink of Stella was added to the card front.
- Add dimensionals to the back and attach to card base.
Die Cut Leaves
- Leaves from the bundle were cut from Basic Beige using the larger dies.
- Added Early Espresso Ink to the leaves with a blending brush
- Blue leaves were cut from the Country Woods designer series paper.

Linen Thread Bow
- I created a Quadruple Bow from Linen thread and with a glue dot tucked it under the card front. Leaving the tails long so the tags could be tied on later.
Leaf Dies
- The leaf dies were then added in and around the bow, coming from under the card front.
Tag
- Stamped small floral image onto Basic beige using Crumb Cake Ink
- Stamped sentiment in Early Espresso Ink over the floral image.
- Die cut using the tag die and a second tag from the Country Woods Designer Series paper
- Adhered the two tags together with a glue dot and threaded the tails from the bow through the hole and ties off with a smaller bow. Pop a glue dot under the tags to hold them in place.
Card Insert
- I use Basic Beige for the insert
- A strip of Country Woods DSP was added to the bottom edge of the insert.
- Early Espresso Ink was brushed around all the edges before adhering into the card.

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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

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This month Mandy has given us this Rustic Challenge to play with…What is a Rustic Style

Rustic design is a style that’s natural, aged, organic, and maybe even a little distressed. Design styles like farmhouse, Tuscan, or coastal can also be described as rustic. Regardless of the variation, rustic style highlights rugged, natural beauty.
You can use this image as inspiration, or feel free to explore your own rustic inspiration.

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Enduring Beauty

Published on February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

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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Enduring Beauty & Thoughtful Moments

Published on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

When I first saw the NEW Stampin’ Up!® Mini Jan – April 2024 Catalogue I got very excited about some of the wonderful new products. One of these products is the Enduring Beauty Bundle and another was Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder .

Below I have linked the Youtube video showing how I have used these wonderful products.

The Enduring Beauty Bundle is made up of outline stamp of the floral image, 5 masks for the layers of colour and dies for the image, leaves and sentiment.

Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder gives you 9 wonderful sentiments for a variety of cards and there is no ‘Fussy Cutting’

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Bubble Bath	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Fresh Freesia	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front Base	DSP	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Stamping	Basic White	4 ¼ x 5 ½”	10.5 x 14.9cm
Sentiment	Basic White	8½ x 5 ½”	21 x 14.9cm

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Waves of Inspiration

Published on January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

I had a lot of fun creating this card…. The Stamp set I used is by Stampin’ Up! ®, called Waves of Inspiration and the coordinating Waves Dies. It was the back ground I enjoyed making, using only 3 colours Cherry Cobbler, Azure Afternoon and Crushed Curry (not a combination I would have picked) and who would have thought the combination of these colours would come together like this.

With the help of a few other tools –

a mask I created from the Basic Border Dies to create the clouds
some torn paper to create non solid lines of the ripple waves
Blending Brushes in large and small

I used the image below that I found on Google as my Inspiration for the scene. The colour combination came from a card that was sent to me from a friend and it worked really well for what I was trying to recreate.

Inspiration Image

The Wave Dies gives the card a focal image and makes you look beyond to the sun set. Both dies were cut from Basic White Cardstock and I coloured the larger of the two with Azure Afternoon Ink and Blending Brush, leaving some white space. I was going to layer with the white on top but it was a little to stark, so it ended up going under the Azure wave and that really worked well.

The sentiment and birds from the Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. To finish the image I added some ‘dottage’ with Wink of Stella and White Craft Ink mixed with Wink of Stella for the water spray from the waves.

Keeping everything simple I mounted my finished card front on a Basic White card.

I LOVE the way this turned out.

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Mini Pocket Envelope Dies

Published on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 by Michele Jutrisa

Mini Pocket Envelope Dies…. are just the right size for a Gift Tag, to hold a Gift Card, you can add it to the front of a card with an extra message inside or add on to a scrapbook page to hold your journaling…the ideas are endless.

On my ‘Live’ today I used the Stampin’ Up! Mini Pocket Envelope Dies to created a very ‘Shabby Chic’ style or even ‘Grunge’ style Pocket Envelope.

To decorate the envelope I used Quite Meadow Stamps, Stitchery Stamps, Meadow Dies and Brilliant Wings Dies

I used the blending brushes to add layers of age around the edges and splatters of White craft Ink and Wink of Stella.

This style is so out of my comfort zone …. but I had so much fun creating it. In the gallery above is also photo’s showing the another Mini Pocket Envelope using the Hues of Happiness suite.

Please excuse the start of the video as I had a small sound issue which we fixed..this is Live no editing…so I hope you enjoy

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Waves of Inspiration

Published on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Michele Jutrisa

My Live this week I used the Waves of Inspiration from the NEW 2022-23 Annual Catalogue. This was so much fun to make…who doesn’t like to make a mess sometimes…Me!

This card uses the Emboss Resist Technique with a water colour wash to create the background. Prior to making this card i played with a few ideas on how to colour my watercolour paper and in the end came up with the best result. Some of my play pieces I have shown in the video.

You could use Shimmery White cardstock instead of the watercolour Fluid 100 but you may get a slightly different result. Anyway every time you make this card you will get different effects.

I did forget to stamp the birds on my Live and did them later, they were stamped in the Starry Sky Ink.

This weeks Live I show how to make this card using the Hues of Happiness…

Measurements

Card Base- Thick Basic White 14.9 x 21cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Front- Starry Sky 9 x 13.5cm
Card Front – Fluid 100 Watercolour paper 8.5 x 13cm
Sentiment and Pelican- Basic White Reg Cardstock 6 x 10cm

YouTube Video- Waves of Inspiration

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Be Jolly- Facebook Live Friday

Published on October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

I love this card…it took a bit of work and it turned out so well!

I made this card using the Be Jolly Stamps found in the July- December 2021 Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®

In 2016 I made a card for Global Design Project- Hey, Chick using the same layout. But instead of a chick stamped on an oval, Santa is fussy cut and sitting on a rectangle of vellum.

Below are all the cutting measurements plus the video showing how I Stamped, coloured and cut this card.

Measurements Used…

Card Base Garden Green – 10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card Front Mat Real Red- 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front crumb Cake- 10 x 14.9cm
Vellum Scrap- cut with Stitched Rectangle Die measured approx 3.5 x 8.7cm
Basic White Scrap to stamp Santa
Basic Black Scrap- smallest Taylor Made Tag Die
Card Insert Basic White- 10 x 14.4cm

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Delicate Dahlias – Casually Crafting Design Team Blog Hop

Published on August 21, 2021August 22, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to Casually Crafting Blog Hop.

The Casually Crafting Design Team is made up of a group of Independent Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators from around the word, that enjoy sharing our take on casual crafting.

This months hop is all about Colour with a Colour Challenge: Pear Pizzazz – Daffodil Delight – Polished Pink

Today I have used the Delicate Dahlias from the 2021 Sale-A-bration, along with the Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks from the Annual Catalogue.

You can earn the Delicate Dahlias stamps when you spend $180 from the Annual or mini Catalogues.

The ombre back ground was created by using the Blending brushes to blend the daffodil delight Ink from the bottom to the top. Working the colour darker to lighter.

The Dahlias and leaves were stamped onto Basic White Cardstock , then fussy cut. I stamped the dahlias twice with both the outline stamp and the Distinktive stamp using the Polished Pink Ink Pad. One dahlia was cut around the outer edge, the other was cut further in to form two layers. The petals were slightly shaped before layering together using dimensionals.

The leaves were stamped using the Pear Pizzazz Ink Pad, fussy cut and tucked under the dahlia.

The sentiment is from the Lovely You Stamps, stamped onto basic Black cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Delicate Dahlias from the 2021 Sale-A-Bration

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Sailing Home – April Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

Published on April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world 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.

Our them this month is MASCULINE…I am a mother of 4 boys and I always have trouble making cards for them. So this has been a good challenge to come up with a masculine card.

Sailing Home by Stampin' Up! Coloured using Blending Brushes and masking

For this card I used the Sailing Home Stamp set and coordinating dies Smooth Sailing. The ocean was created by masking with a torn piece of paper and using the Blending Brushes to create waves. To create the sun I made a mask by cutting a circle using the Layering Circle Dies and brushing the colour on.

After creating the background I stamped on the sailing boat image using Memento Black Ink and coloured it in with Blends- Soft Suede and Poppy Parade

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Well Suited – Happy Birthday

Published on February 7, 2021February 4, 2021 by Michele Jutrisa

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Today’s card is a simple Black, White and Gold card for you… I made this card using Handsomely Suited Stamp set from the Well Suited Suite and the Gilded Leafing Embellishment by Stampin’ Up!. This was my first play with it, keeping it really simple until i work it all out. What do you think?

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the images using VersaMark. I placed the Bow Tie and the sentiment onto the Stamparatus and stamped, then moved the hinged plates down two spaces and stamped again.

Sprinkle the Heat & Stick Powder over the top, removed the excess and heat with the Heat Gun. Working quickly I dipped the card front into the Gilded Leafing and gentle pushed down. Working lightly with a piece of sponge gently brush off the excess Gilding Leaf. In areas that didn’t take with the Gilding I heated up with the Heat Gun again.

Two things to be careful of…

The Gilding Leaf comes in a jar, purchase a large plastic box to pour it into. You will need a box about the size of a card front or bigger and next time I may only empty half the jar not all of it…a little bit of this stuff goes a long way and there’s more in that jar than you think.
I found the sponge a little harsh, I’m going to get myself a Stippling brush and try. I found the Sponge was a little too harsh..you need to pounce the Gilding on. So it needs to be firm but then soft enough to bush away the excess Gilding.