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

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.

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.

Flower & Field DSP by Stampin' Up

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

Flower & Field DSP

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!

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.

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Always in my Heart – Fun Fold Card Video

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

A couple of days ago I shared with you a Fun Fold card that I cased from Patty Bennett. On Friday I did a Facebook live showing how I made this card using products from the ‘Love you Always Suite’ by Stampin’ Up! ®. From this suite I used the ‘ Always in my Heart Bundle’ and the True Love Designer Series Paper” from the 2021 Mini Catalogue.

I hope you enjoy!

Love You Always by Stampin' Up!

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Always In My Heart Bundle
Love You Always Foil Sheets
True Love Designer Series Paper
Basic Black A4 Card Stock
White Stampin' Emboss Powder
Versamark Pad

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Pretty Perennials

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

The card I’m showing you today is from The Stampin’ Up! January- June 2021 Mini Catalogue that went live yesterday….YAY! I love new catalogues full of new wonderful products to play with. Also along with the Mini Catalogue is the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue and my card today used products from both catalogues…

This card I CASed from Patty Bennett in the United States.

The Pretty Perennials comes as a bundle (purchase the bundle and get 10% discount). The Designer Series Paper(DSP) is Flower & Field from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue – spend $90 and you can get this DSP for Free.

Pretty Perennials by Stampin' Up!

By purchasing the Pretty Perennials Bundle + Cardstock = Free Flower & Field DSP

Products & Measurements used-

  • Pretty Perennials Bundle NEW
  • Flower & Field Designer Series Paper NEW –
    • 2 floral panels 4.7 x 14.6cm
    • Bumble Bee Dot Center Panel 5.1 x 14.9cm
  • Stitch So Sweetly Dies – Use rectangle die 6.3 x 9.3cm Approx
  • Just Jade cardstock –
    • Card Base – 21cm x 14.9cm, measure along the 21cm edge score @ 5 & 7.8cm. Turn cardstock around 180° (degree) and repeat. Found it easier to do it this way and more accurate..every time I scored across the 21 cm it came out wrong (don’t know why maybe it’s my math…LOL!)
    • cut 2 leaf/branches
  • Flirty Flamingo Cardstock – Cut 1 large flower
  • Bumble Bee Cardstock – cut 2 large flowers
  • Whisper White Cardstock – die cut Sentiment panel using Stitched so Sweetly dies
  • Just Jade Stampin’ Pad
  • Calypso Coral Stampin’ Pad
  • Memento Tuxedo Black Stamp pad
  • Matte Black Dots NEW
Pretty Perennials by Stampin' Up!

This year Sale-A-Bration will be for 2 months – January and February ( we will be having another Sale-A-Bration later in the year) Here is a short video on this fantastic Catalogue

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New Catalogues are HERE!

Have you seen the New Mini Catalogue yet?

This is a stunning catalogue full of wonderful products and great ideas for your next card. Click on the image below to see this great catalogue.

Another great Catalogue is also available now and that’s the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue.

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 not only the best time to Purchase but also to JOIN Stampin’ Up!…want to know more then contact me..would love to have you JOIN my team.( Aust Only)

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Butterfly Wishes

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Happy New Year, I hope that no matter where you are in the world you had a Happy New Year with family and Friends. I spent New Year with my husband staying at home a good place to be at this time. We didn’t even stay up for the ‘Fireworks’ on TV….we must be getting a bit boring….LOL!

Butterfly Wishes

Today I have two cards to show you using the Stampin’ Up! ® stamp set – Butterfly Wishes. This stamp set is called a ‘Distinktive’ stamp, that is because the design is etched into the red rubber using different textures to achieve definition. This allows you to use only one colour and the stamp gives you a monochromatic image using that one colour.

Butterfly Wishes by Stampin' Up!

How to make this card…

Measurements

  • Card Base Soft Suede – 10.5 x 28.9cm, score at 14.9cm.
  • Mat Crumb Cake – 10 x 14.4 cm
  • Card Front Balmy Blue – 9.5 x 13.9cm
  • Sentiment – Very Vanilla – 8.5 x 7cm
  • Card Inset Mat – Balmy Blue – 10 x 14.4cm
  • Card Insert Very Vanilla – 9.5 x 13.9cm

Instructions

  • Using Balmy Blue Stampin’ Pad stamp the butterfly images onto the Balmy Blue card front. Starting with the large butterfly, then medium and finish with the small butterfly to fill in any spaces.
  • Run the card front through the Stampin’ Up! ® Cut & Emboss Machine using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.
  • Adhere the card front to the Crumb cake mat.
  • Stamp the large butterfly onto the Very Vanilla cardstock, stamping off first to lighten the ink before stamping.
  • Stamp the sentiment over the top of the butterfly using Soft Suede Stampin’ Pad.
  • Die cut the sentiment using the die from the Stitched so Sweetly Dies.
  • Using the Detailed Trio Punch, punch two holes one on either side of the sentiment. With a pencil mark very lightly the half way mark on both sides of the sentiment, line up the notch on the punch to the pencil mark on the opposite side and punch. Repeat for other side.
  • Thread the vanilla ribbon from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack trough the holes on the sentiment. Add a couple of dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and attach to the card front. Take the ribbon around to the back of the matted card front and secure the ends down using Seal +.
  • Using either Seal or Multi-purpose glue adhere the matted card front to the card base.
  • Insert – Stamp a couple of the butterflies onto the Very Vanilla Insert. Adhere the Very Vanilla insert to the Balmy Blue Mat and attach to the inside of the card.

My second Card

This card was made very similar to the above card, just a couple of changes.

  • Card Base Crumb cake – 10.5 x 28.9cm, score at 14.9cm.
  • Mat Crumb Cake – 10 x 14.4 cm
  • Card Front Basic White (Whisper White) – 9.7 x 14.1cm
  • Sentiment Crumb Cake – 1.2 x 9.7cm
  • Card Insert Basic White – 10 x 14.4cm

**Sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and has dimensionals on the back.

*** Basic White – New Cardstock replacing Whisper White soon. I did use the Whisper White.

Butterfly Wishes by Stampin' Up!

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Why did I join?

Hi and welcome today to my Blog.

Today I thought I would share with you some of the reasons why I joined Stampin’ Up! ®.

First I’m going to tell you a little about me and how I ended up here, where I am now.

I have always loved to craft. From a young age my mother taught me to sew and craft. I made things like dolls clothes and even clothes for myself. Holidaying with my Grandmother she taught me to knit and crochet. Later I learnt how to embroidery, lace making and tatting. My mother and grandmother were very talented ladies and passed lots of knowledge onto me.

After finishing school I studied fashion at the local TAFE (Technical and Further Education) for 2 years and then moved to Sydney to work as a machinist in a clothing factory. After a few years I left there and worked in retail, selling fabrics. While working I also took further studies at TAFE doing Embroidery.

During this time I meet my husband and we had 2 boys and married. We then decided to leave Sydney and move to the Southern Highlands. We had another two boys and by this stage we were taking lots of photos of all their activities and this is when I started to get into ‘Scrapbooking’. I did have an interest in telling stories with my photo’s and displaying them in ways to make them interesting well before this period of my life but really had very little knowledge of how and/or where to buy product.

I later heard about Creative Memories and started scrapping all my photo’s.

A few years later I joined a design team for a local shop and spent a few years creating and sometimes teaching at the shop. When they closed down I started my own business creating albums for others and it was around this time I heard about Stampin’ Up!. I went to a party held by a friend and then booked a party for myself.

So of course the next step was to join and I have loved every minute ever since.

So Why Stampin’ Up!®

  • Great quality – I love the fact that Stampin’ Up!® have great products and they are of the highest standard. They care about their products and how they perform. If they are not up to standard they have no problems with pulling them from the catalogue and try to improve then. Even though it may be frustrating to us and to them.
  • Great Value – Because they sell the stamps mostly in sets they are more cost effective. I like buying a set of stamps for $30-50 instead of one stamp for $30 (which I have done I the past)
  • Everything Co-ordinates – I LOVE THIS! All the Designer Series Paper, Cardstock and Embellishments coordinate. No more searching for a colour that will go
  • Its all one stop shopping…no need to search at different suppliers. It’s like going to the super market…I hate going to 2 or 3 places to get what I want. I just want to go to one place get it and go home…DONE!
  • The products are exclusive…Stampin’ Up! designed it, made it and sell it. 99% of the products you can only buy through a Stampin’ Up! ® Independent Demonstrator, like myself.

So why did I Join?

Everything above, plus more..

  • Great discount on product
  • You get to purchase the product before it’s released
  • Great training from Stampin’ Up!®, On-line and On Stage Events.
  • Always helpful and contactable – Staff are always willing to help in anyway they can.
  • I can make an income..big or small or just pay for my own hobby

What have I gained…

I have gained so much…lots of wonderful friendships from all over the world. I I have grown as a person and have gain a huge amount of confidence in what I am doing and who I am. You can make this business into what ever business you want…meaning – if you want to be a Hobby Demo and just only purchase for yourself you can (as long as you meet quarterly minimums), share it with just a few friends, run classes from your home (being Covid safe) or do everything On-Line.

As long as you follow the guidelines Stampin’ Up! ® have set out for us to use.

Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. If you live in Australia and want to know more about Stampin’ Up! Please contact me. Sale- A-Bration starts on the 5th January and this is the best time to Join

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

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.

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.

Art Gallery by Stampin' Up!

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.

Art Gallery by Stampin' Up!

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Sadly we have to say Goodbye to Whisper White

Whisper White has been a Stampin’ Up! staple for so long. We love it and we know you love it, too. We are sad to announce that the supplier’s mill producing our Whisper White cardstock has permanently closed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, we weren’t given much notice on this closure. This means that the technology unique to this particular supplier is now unavailable to us and we can no longer offer our Whisper White cardstock and related products, such as Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes. Please note that this won’t affect any of our other cardstocks, this only affects Whisper White.

We know Whisper White has a huge fan base; we’re big fans, too! And we are crushed that it’s going away. Even though this decision was out of our hands, rest assured that we jumped right into action to find the best replacement paper possible. We have dedicated many hours to source and test alternative cardstock options from several suppliers to find the perfect fit that still maintains the Stampin’ Up! quality you know and trust. We are happy to share that we have found a winner for our new cardstock, Basic White!

The quality of our new Basic White was thoroughly tested by our quality assurance and product teams. It also tested very well with demonstrators and concept artists who gave it a huge thumbs up. We believe in the quality of the new Basic White cardstock and we know it will become your new crafting staple!

If you Order any of the Whisper White products head over to my On-Line Store

These items are now available while supplies last with an order limit of 2 per item per order.

  • Whisper White 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Cardstock (124302)
  • Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (149710)
  • Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes (131527)
  • Whisper White 3″ x 3″ (7.6 x 7.6 cm) Envelopes (145829)
  • Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)
  • Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (140490)
  • Whisper White C6 Envelopes (106588)

Here’s a video about the New Basic White Cardstock

Peace and Joy – Note Cards and Gift Box

Hi and welcome today to my Blog. I must start by apologising for not posting much over this past few weeks. I also run an alterations business- Michele’s Alterations and have been very busy working on garments including Formal dresses. I am looking forward to 2 weeks time where I will be taking a 3 week break over Christmas and will be spending time catching up on my crafting.

The project I will be sharing with you today is a Note Card Box with 5 coordinating Note cards. I used the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper along with the Peace & Joy Bundle to decorate the box and cards. This makes a great gift for family, friends or teachers…

Peace and Joy note cards & box

Other products I used are..

  • Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes
  • Note Cards and Envelopes
  • Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper
  • Brushed Metallic 12 x12” Cardstock
  • Red Velvet Paper Pack
  • Envelopes Dies
  • Stitched So Sweetly
  • Dainty Diamonds 3D
  • Pine Tree Punch

Click on the Link below for a step by step instructions for making this card. Including all measurements for both A4 – Metric and Letter Size – Imperial

Peace and Joy Boxed Note Cards

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Art Gallery Bundle – International Blog Highlights December

Today I have for you another sneak peek from the Stampin’ Up!® January – June 2021 Mini Catalogue.

The Art Gallery Bundle Photopolymer stamp set is a two step stamp and is stunning with its big full blooms and coordinating Dies.

The Fine Art Floral Suite Collection is made up of floral images and lots of gold accents. The Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper has beautiful hand painted images of flowers on one side and on the reverse washes of coordinating colour and subtle designs. The Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate is made up of 3 sheets of acetate with stunning images in gold and on the reverse side it’s silver.

How did I make my card….

For my card I have used the reverse side of the Designer Series Paper because I just wanted the beautiful colour and texture of the paper to show through. On top of that I added a layer of the Golden Garden Specialty Acetate with the hint of golden flowers.

Fine Art Floral Suite Collection

Stamp the flowers onto Whisper White cardstock…

  • Large flower was stamped in Rococo Rose, stamping off for the lighter shade and then stamped in full strength darker accents
  • The smaller blooms were stamped in So Saffron, Bumble Bee.
  • Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

The sentiment was die cut from Basic Black cardstock, layered over a large circle of Vellum. Another circle of Whisper White cardstock was placed under the vellum to hide the ‘mess’ underneath. To complete the sentiment the words ‘Thank you’ was stamped onto Whisper White Cardstock using Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Pad and adhere to the card front.

A loop of Fine Art Ribbon which has a twinkle of gold thread running through it and peaks out from behind the flowers to finish my card off.

Fine Art Floral Suite Collection

If you don’t have a demonstrator, live in Australia and you would like a copy of the Jan- Jun 2021 Mini & Sale-A-Bration Catalogues then Click HERE

OR

If you would like to get these products before January then you can by ‘Joining my Team’.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today, I have added my card to Kylie Bertucci’s International Stampin’ Up!® Blog Highlights for December Theme- Thank you.

Please go to Kylie’s Blog and have a look at all the amazing cards made for the Highlights, 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!)

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

Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

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