On Fridays ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Heirloom Arrangements Kit by Stampin’ Up! ®.
I have decided that over February and March I will be Fundraising for a cause that in recent months had an impact on me. I will be raising funds for the Ping Pong-A Thon.
Ping Pong-A-Thon is a fundraising & advocacy movement, combating human trafficking and exploitation of young people in South East Asia through a series of table tennis events held every year.
Stampin’ Up!® have recently released this amazingly beautiful Card Kit – Heirloom Arrangements Kit. The kit contains everything you will require to create 8 stunning cards. Over the coming weeks I will be creating and sharing projects made with Heirlooms Arrangements and not just cards.
If you live locally to me in Southern Highlands I will also be running a Workshop using this product on the March 14.
Kits cost $41 plus postage & Handling and $7 from every kit sale will be donated to Ping Pong-a-thon.
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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Ping Pong-A-Thon
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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.
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
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!
On yesterday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using the Toadstool Gardens Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! ®, you can earn this DSP for FREE when you spend $100 AUD. This product and many others is found in the Sale-A Bration Catalogue that runs until February 28th. Stampin’ Up! have just added a few more products to the FREE items list.
Along with the Toadstool Gardens DSP I also used the Everyday Arches Bundle, I love this bold ‘Hello’ and the smallest of the arches makes a great label for my card.
Check out the video below for all the details.
Measurements Used…
Cutting Measurements
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Melon Mambo
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, scored at 14.9cm
Card Mat
Granny Apple Green
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Front
DSP – Toadstools
3⅞ x 5⅛”
9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Front
DSP- Strip
1 x 5⅛”
2.5 x 14.1cm
Insert Mat
Granny Apple Green
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Insert
Basic White
3⅞ x 5⅛”
9.7 x 14.1cm
Insert Strip
DSP Toadstools
¾ x 5⅛”
2 x 14.1cm
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
On Christmas Day all my boys were home, for the first time in a few years all of them have been together. Two of my boys brought home their partners, two beautiful girls, Georgia and Maddy.
These girls jumped in and helped me prepare Christmas Lunch…It’s so nice having more girls in the family as it has only been me. So having two beautiful daughter (by other mothers), I took the chance and took a photo or selfie of the 3 of us (or Georgia did for me).
It’s a beautiful photo and I wanted to create a special page. As yet I’m still to print the photo, so there is no photo on my page. I will print it as a 4 x 6″ and trim it down to 3 7/8″ to fit on the 4″ mat in Basic White.
I created this page using the beautiful Mixed Media Florals Memories & More Card by Stampin’ Up!®. The Mixed Media Florals are one of the products found in the NEW Jan-April 2025 Mini Catalogue, also in the Online exclusives Stampin’ Up! have also released the Mixed Media Floral Suite Collection. Which includes-
Mixed Media Florals Bundle
Mixed Labels Bundle
Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper
Plaster painting 3D Embossing Folder
Low Profile Dots
For this layout I wanted to show how you can use the Memories & More Cards for a more traditional layout, so I created my layout using the 3 x 4″ Mixed Media Cards placed around the 4″ square in the center. The end cards on the top and bottom rows I had to trim down to 2 x 4″, as I wanted a staggered pattern.
Embellishments
Using the Changing Leaves bundle I die cut 6 sets of leaves. I then coloured these lightly with a blending brush and Shy Shamrock Ink. I had also die cut 3 sets of leaves in Basic Black to use instead of the white leaves and had decided not to use them..After my ‘Live’ had finished I decided they would help make the lighter leaves ‘Pop’
The left side large flower and banner embellishments was fussy cut from one of the larger 4 x 6″ cards and it looks stunning with the Boho Blue 3 x 4″ card behind it. I hopped it up on demensionals with leaves die cut from the Changing Leaves Bundle.
The top center embellishment was die cut using one of the circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I added dimensionals to the back and attached it to a Basic Black flagged banner, also from the Stylish shapes. I then added leaves Shy Shamrock leaves, then latter adding the black leaves also.
The last embellishment is one of the stickers that comes with the cards. After removing the stickiness with my embossing buddy I attached it to a white banner with dimensions and again slipping the leaves underneath the sticker.
To finish of my layout I added some Ladybird stickers from the sticker sheet and a double bow in white bakers twine.
Tip: I like to add dimensions or glue only to the center areas of my embellishments that allows me room to slip leaves etc underneath. I create this maybe similar to a florist where they work out there main flowers and bring them together before adding in the fillers.
YouTube Video
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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
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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 ‘Theme Challenge- Love is in the Air’ by Tracy.
I have used the Classic Wedding Stamps, coordinating Classic Wedding Dies and Marbled Elegance Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!®.
My idea for this card came from a Meme I saw on Facebook, it was a old ute from the back..it was at night and above the ute like balloons in the sky was all these hearts with words of encouragement about Loving yourself.
Classic Wedding
How to make this card…
Card Front- Basic Beige size: 9.5 x 13.4cm
Using a Blending brush and Balmy Blue Ink Pad add ink from the outer edges to the inner part of the card, leaving a lighter area in the center.
Go around the card front again this time with Boho Blue Ink from the outer edges brushing towards the center but not going as far in.
With Misty Moonlight Ink go around all the edges of the card front, this time only going in about 2cm (1″)
Using the hearts stamp and Balmy Blue ink stamp in first and second generation on the top 2/3rds of the card.
Car- Basic Beige
Stamp outline image of the car in Smoky Slate onto a piece of Basic Beige card stock.
Using the coordinating stamps to colour the image.
Car- Basic Beige Ink
Wheels – Smoky Slate
Die cut car, Car elements in Silver Foil and banner in Basic White.
Marble Elegance
Card Front Mat 9.8 x 13.7cm
Card Front Strip 3 x 9.8cm- tear strip along one edge for a finished width approx 2cm.
Die cut hearts using both sides of the paper to get some with gold foiling and others plain
Card Insert Strip 2 x 14.4cm – Tear strip of approx 1 cm wide.
Card insert- Basic White 10 x 14.4cm
Dimensionals used behind the car and wedding banner
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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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!
All the measurements are what I have guesstimated…Also the elements I have used are left overs from other projects I had created.
Measurements Used…
Cutting Measurements
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Stock
Basic Black
12 x 12”
30.5 x 30.5cm
DSP
Trees
4 x 11”
10 x 28cm
DSP
Lights
7 x 11”
18 x 28cm
DSP
Check
4 x 5” 3 x 4”
10 x 13 7.5 x 10cm
DSP
Pool Party Snowflakes
3 x 4” 4 x 5”
7.5 x 10cm 10 x 13cm
DSP
Real Red Bells
4 x 7¼”
10 x 18.5cm
All the Reindeer’s, Holly, sentiments were left overs from other projects.
Reindeer’s
Cardstock used – Pecan Pie, Basic White & Early Espresso
Wreaths – garden Green and Granny apple Green
Silver Foil Bells die cut using the Reindeer Fun Bundle.
Holly
Basic White coloured with Granny Apple Green with a Blending Brush
Berrys – Cherry Cobbler
Sentiment
Christmas die cut using the Peaceful Seasons Dies
Merry stamp from the Reindeer Fun Stamps and stamped in Real Red, die cut with die from the Stylish Shapes
Spot Light on Nature circle in Cherry Cobbler
Added after video had finished are ‘Merry’ sentiment and Bows from the Real Red & White Bakers Twine.
YouTube Video
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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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My card today was created with the Classic Wedding Bundle from the Stampin’ Up! Online Exclusives.
How to make this card…
Here is some of my working tips in creating this card…
I created my own Designer Series Paper for the card by stamping the Classic Wedding images onto a quarter sheet of Basic beige cardstock using Basic Beige Ink Pad and then trimming it down to the required size.
I decided to start from the centre and work outwards. Instead of starting with a whole card in the middle I went with two cars side by side in the middle. Then stamped partial cars around it.
The gaps in between the cars is substantial, so filled them in with the hearts and Cheers.
I decorated the boots of the cars with the ‘Just Married’ and leaf stamps.
The leaves were left over from another project and the roses I created when I created a Classic Wedding card on a recent ‘Live with Michele’…HERE’s the Link.
I dragged the Bubble Bath ink pad across some Basic White cardstock with small short strokes in different directions to give texture. Then die cut the roses, some of the roses may have more white then pink or different shades of the pink.
The Card Insert Strip was stamped with the hearts and Cheers stamps.
Cutting Measurements
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Basic Beige
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
Basic Beige
4 ¼ x 5 ½”, trimmed after stamping to 3⅞ x 5⅛
10.5 x 14.9cm, trimmed after stamping to 9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert
Basic White
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip
Basic Beige
¾ x 4”
2 x 10cm
Die Cut Leaves
Lost Lagoon
2¾ x 2¾”
7 x 7cm
Die Cut Circle
Basic White
2½ x 2½”
6.5 x 6.5cm
Die Cut Banner
Basic Beige
1 x 3¼”
3 x 8cm
Die Cut Roses
Basic White
2 x 2″
5 x 5cm
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!
Hi, Thanks for reading my blog today….I’m doing a bit of a catch up of some of the cards I have created but not yet Blogged about. So you may have seen some of these.
This is a card I created in one of my ‘Live with Michele’ video’s. I have used the Happiest Days Stamps by Stampin’ Up!® along with the Full of Life Designer Series Paper. I love all the bight happy colours and it makes me smile just looking at it.
The video is below so you can watch.
Measurements Used…
Cutting Measurements
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Night of Navy
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat
Basic Black
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Front
DSP Spots
3⅞ x 5⅛
9.7 x 14.1cm
Front Panel
DSP
3 x 4¼
7.5 x 12cm
Front Panel Mat
Basic Black
3⅛ x 4⅜
7.8 x 12.3cm
Card Insert
Basic White
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip
DSP Spots
⅝ x 5 ¼”
1.5 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip
DSP
⅝ x 5 ¼”
1.5 x 14.4cm
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
This is such a cute card and was so much fun to make. The Classic Wedding Bundle by Stampin’ Up!® is a new product found in the Online Exclusives. I have so many ideas flying around in my head of cards I want to make with this.
The stamps have outline stamps and other stamps that can be used to colour the images. You could also use your blends or watercolour pencils to colour these images. There are dies that cut out the image but also add dimension with window frames, bumper bar and lights. Why not let your imagination go…what can you create?
See the video below to see how this card was created.
Measurements Used…
Cutting Measurements
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Basic White
5½ x 8½”, score @ 4¼”
14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card Mat
Bubble Bath
4 x 5¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Front
Basic White
3⅞ x 5⅛
9.7 x 14.1cm
Card Insert Mat
Bubble Bath
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert
Basic White
3⅞ x 5⅛
9.7 x 14.1cm
Stamping
Basic White
¼ sheet of cardstock
Die cutting
Silver Foil
1½ x 5”
4 x 15cm
YouTube Video
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On Tuesday’s Live I have created a simple Step Card using the Stampin’ Up!® Decorative Trees Bundle. I took the inspiration for this card from Julie Davison, Julies Stamping Spot.
Below you will find measurements and my video for this card.
Measurements Used…
Cutting Measurements
Colour
Imperial/Letter
Metric/A4
Card Base
Coastal Cabana
4 ¼ x 10”, score @ 1½, 3, 6½ 2¾ x 8½”, score @ 5½”
10.5 x 26cm, score @ 4, 8, 17cm 7 x 24cm, score @ 14.9cm
DSP
Nest of Winter DSP
1¼ x 4” 3¼ x 4”
3.5 x 10cm 8.5 x 10cm
Card Front
Basic White
2½ x 5¼”
7 x 24cm
Card Insert
Basic White
3¼ x 4”
8.5 x 10cm
Trees & sentiment
Basic White
Half sheet Card stock
Trees DSP
Boho Blue, Peach Pie & Pretty in Pink
2½ x 4” x 3 pieces
6 x 10cm x 3 pieces
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