Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop- May

Published on May 4, 2025May 3, 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 using the New ‘2025-2027 In-Color Challenge’ by Cheryl Hurst. I have also chosen to use a new Online Exclusives suite called Floral Impressions Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up!®. Both the 2025-2027 In-Colors and the Floral Impressions Suite Collection will be available to order from the 6th May… not long now until you can order.

Impressions Abloom

This Fun Fold Card is called ‘Tired Hexagon Pop Up Card, I saw this card one day flicking through my Facebook page. I researched the card and found a tutorial by Sam Calcott and just had to give it a go. I did adjust my measurements to suit the correct size for the C6 Envelopes.

It’s like a box of flowers you don’t need to water….

How to make this card…

The Card Base was created with Cloud Cover Cardstock and the inside panels embossed with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. Each layer has a piece of Window Sheet to attach the diecuts.

The Dies from the Impressions Abloom Bundle works really well for this card. The flowers were all die cut in Basic White cardstock and was then coloured with Darling Duckling, Srawberry Slush and Timid Tiger Ink Pads with a blending brush.

The Flower Centers and leaves were all die cut from Secret Sea Cardstock….TIP: be very gentle separating the dies and Cardstock. The Leaf dies leave fine cut lines in the leaves which can easily ripe, if not careful.

The sentiment is also from a new Stamp Set – The Right Words, this set are pairings of sentiments for the front of cards as well as the card inserts.

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.

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!

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

AS these products are not avalable until 6th May, there is no product List at present.

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Beautiful Gallery

Published on May 3, 2025May 3, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! ®. This is a NEW collection which will be in the 2025-26 Annual Catalogue to be released on the 6th May…not far away, just a couple of days.

I will be using this suite in a Online Class on the 25th May, all the details and how to book can be found HERE

Measurements Used…

All the details on how this card was created is in the video linked below.

Cutting Measurements

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic Beige	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card Mat	Mossy Meadow	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Basic Beige	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Insert Mat	Mossy Meadow	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert	Basic Beige	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Fern Leaf	DSP	2½ x 6”	6 x 15cm
Stamped Flowers x 2	Basic Beige	4¼ x 5½”	10.5 x 14.9cm
Die cut Flower	Basic Beige	2½ x 6”	6 x 15cm
Sentiment	Basic Beige	1 x 3”	3 x 7cm

YouTube Video

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

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!

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

There are no links at the moment as these products are not available until 6th May.

Online Class – Beautiful Gallery

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Beautiful Gallery Online Class

Published on April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

I am so excited…..I can now share this with you!

Please join me me on 25th May, for my ‘Beautiful Gallery’ Online Class. This is open to anyone around the world…Customer or Demonstrator.

We will be creating 3 cards show casing the stunning Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection, available to order from the 6th May.

Cost is $25 and you can purchase the products through me or through your own Demonstrator.

I hope to see you then.

Where you can purchase this class is HERE

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

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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2025-26 Blends Colour Chart

Published on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

Are you wanting to keep track of all the currents Blends you have in your collection?

I have created a NEW Stampin’ Up!® Blend Colour Chart, so you can keep a track of all the colours you have or need from the 2025-26 Annual Catalogue.

I find this so helpful…as I receive my Stampin’ Blends I colour in the corresponding boxes…that way I can quickly see what I have and what I still need to order.

I love having all my colours in ‘Rainbow Order’, so I have used the Color Wheel from the 2025-26 Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue to list all the colours. And I must say…they look AMAZING!

Below you will find my Printable PDF Down Load, I recommend you print it onto Stampin’ Up!® Basic White Cardstock for best results.

Printable Blends 2025-26 Colour Chart

Colour Chart 2025-26 Download

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

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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Mixed Florals

Published on April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using products from the Mixed Media Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! ®. From this suite I used the Mixed Florals Bundle and the sentiment from the Mixed Labels Bundle.

I have had this suite of products sitting on my desk for about a month…I’ve made scrapbook pages, but I hadn’t inked up the stamps until now. It was so good to get out my blends again and do some colouring with them.

Do you have a technique you haven’t used for a while? Why not find some time and do it again and just enjoy the moment.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Boho Blue	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	DSP	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP	½ x 5 ¼”	1.5 x 14.4cm
Grasses Diecut	Granny Apple Green	4¼ x 5½”	10.5 x 14.9cm
Stamping	Basic White	4¼ x 5½”	10.5 x 14.9cm
Sentiment	Basic White	1½ x 4”	4 x 10cm

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

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!

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

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Sketched Butterflies

Published on April 5, 2025April 5, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Sketched Butterflies Bundle along with the Full of Life Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! ®.

I decided today was the day to o a bit of colouring with watercolour pencils and by using the Stampin’ Blends Colour Lifter it ment I could use Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp with.

If using the Aqua Painter with water or the Stampin’ Blender Pens you need to use Stazon Ink but if your using Stampin Blends (Alcohol) markers then you can use Memento Ink. I think of it as a case of ‘opposites attract’….water needs permanent ink and Alcohol needs water base ink.

I find that the Colour Lifter blends the water colour pencils really well on the Basic White Cardstock.

In the video below I show how I have coloured the butterfly not tring to be too precise in my colouring. As the stamped image has sketched detail I wanted that to carry through with the colouring. So I don’t mind that you can still see some of the unblended lines from the water olour pencilss.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base Tent Fold	Basic White Thick	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Card Front	DSP	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Butterfly	Basic White	4 ¼ x 2¾”	10.5 x 7cmm

Last Chance Products….

As mentioned in my ‘Live’, I wasn’t sure if the Sketched Butterflies Bundle was in the Last Chance Products and …Yes, it is. So if you want this grab it NOW

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

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!

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store

Product List

Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English)

Full Of Life 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2

Stampin' Blends Color Lifter

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop-April

Published on April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

This Month’s challenge has been set by Annette, to create something pretty for Mother’s Day. I have chosen to use the Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!®. This DSP is part of the Mixed Media Suite Collection in the Online Exclusives.

Happy Mothers Day

My card is an Easel Card, a fun and simple Fun Fold Card. The Mixed Media Florals is the highlight of my card. I used the ‘Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack‘ for my sentiment, sitting it just off set from the die cut layers from Basic White and the beautiful Mixed Media Floral DSP. The die cut layers are from the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

To finish my card I added White 6.4cm ribbon and Neutral Matte Dots from the Botanicals Textures Suite.

Measurements

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base Card Base Stand	Misty Moonlight	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 2¾, 5 ½” 4 ¼ x 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 7.5, 14.9cm 10.5 x 14.9cm
Card Front	DSP	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Mat	Basic White	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Front Panel	DSP	2 x 4”	5.5 x 10.5cm
Front Panel Mat	Basic White	2⅛ x 4⅛”	5.8 x 10.8cm
Insert	Basic White	3⅞ x 5⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Insert	DSP	3⅞ x 2½”	9.7 x 7cm
Insert Strip	DSP	3⅞ x ½”	9.7 x 1.2cm
Insert Strip Mat	Basic White	3⅞ x ⅝”	9.7 x 1.5cm
Large Circle	Basic White	3 ¼ x 3 ¼”	8 x 8cm
Smaller Circle	DSP	2½ x 2½”	6.5 x 6.5cm

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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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!

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

Product List

Mixed Media Florals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Spotlight On Nature Dies

Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)

Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ribbon

Neutral Matte Dots

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Thankful Garden part 2

Published on March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Thankful Garden Bundle by Stampin’ Up! ® from the Online Exclusives.

In last weeks live we used the Masks from the bundle to colour the Hydrangeas. This week we are using the other flower image and I used the Stampin’ Blends to colour with.

All the details for the colouring is shown on the YouTube Video posted below.

Printable Tutorial

Thankful-Garden-part-2-1 Download

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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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Thankful Garden

Published on March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 by Michele Jutrisa

On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Thankful Garden and Painted Strips by Stampin’ Up! ®.

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers and come in colours that are soft and subtle to deep and dark…all depending on your soil type.

I created this card using Basic Beige instead of white to give a more earthy tone.

Check out the video below for how I created this card.

Tips

Let the Ink dry after stamping the strips, this is a wide strip stamp so there is a lot of ink. When dry the colour will soften.
Take your stencils down so they don’t move on you
When colouring with your blending brushes work lightly, you can always add more ink but you can’t take it away.
The softer or lighter in colour your ink to stamp the out line image the softer and natural your completed image will be.
Play with different colour combinations, Google ‘Hydrangeas’ to see the colour variations.

Measurements Used

	Colour	Imperial/ Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Highland Heather	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Old Olive	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Basic Beige	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert	Basic Beige	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert Mat	Old Olive	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Hydrangea	Basic Beige	4 ¼ x 5½”	10.5 x 15.9cm
Leaves-Die Cuts	Old Olive	3¼ x 5½”	8 x 15.9cm

Here is a printable FREE Tutorial for you to recreate this card.

Thankful-Garden-1 Download

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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!

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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