My Boy…….

Published on February 28, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa

Twelve months ago my second son joined the Australian Defense Force ……the Navy.

This year he has moved to Canberra to ADFA to complete 3 years of University. He has just finished a 6 week training course for all joining ADFA.

So yesterday we all got up bright and early to travel to Canberra to see him on Parade.

What a beautiful day, everyone looked so smart in their Uniforms. The way they march, turn and keep in time is amazing.

Catching up with him and spending a few hours with him was wonderful.

New Sale-A-Brations Items Now Available

Published on February 17, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa

Stampin’ Up! has released some new products for Sales-A-Bration Catalog to replace the items that finished on the 15th.

REMEMBER..these are free items when you purchase $90 or more.

So check them out by clicking in the picture or use the links above and go to my SHOP

February News Letter

Published on February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa

Global Design Project #021 Colour Challenge

Published on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa

This weeks Challenge from Global Design Project is a colour challenge set by Brian King…..

Love the colours he has chosen but I don’t think I have used them together before.

On today’s card I decided to do a water colour wash for the back ground with the three colours.

Starting with the Wisteria Wonder,

next Bermuda Bay and lastly Melon Mambo. I did them in this order because I found through trial and

error that the Melon Mambo was too strong and can be over powering if used too heavily. So by starting with the lighter colour and then adding the stronger colours,

I had more control and could see where I needed to add more.

The ribbon is a piece of Seam Binding Ribbon in Crumb Cake (discontinued colour) and as it wasn’t in the colours I wanted I dyed it using the Ink from the ink pads. Its a messy technique but can be fun to do.

You may have to come to one of my classes to learn a bit more about how I did it.

The beautiful rose came from the NEW Rose Garden Thinlits Die which I cut out in the Wisteria Wonder

A simple tag from cut from Very Vanilla and with the “Thank You” sentiment from “Rose Wonder” stamped in Melon Mambo ink. Tied on with Gold Metallic Thread.

The Rose Garden Thinlits and Rose Wonder stamps are from the Occasional Catalog and can be purchased as a bundle.

If you would like to have a go at these challenges or just see the other designs that have been done then click HERE on this link.

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Gum Leaves and Gumnuts

Published on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa

I am always looking for new ways to use products to give me different effects.

The other day one of my Stampin’ Up! colleges posted an article about using Painters tape as a mask, but it was a special type of tape.

It was called “Frog Tape”,anyway I did some research as this tape can only be bought through Masters and I don’t have one near me.

I found that 3M put out a “Blue Painter Tape Edge Lock”, it comes in different widths and different tackiness.

http://www.scotchblue.com.au/…/Resourc…/Edge-Lock-Protector/

So I purchased the Advanced Multi-Surface Tape as it comes in wider width. Not cheep $15 – $20 per roll
I wanted a solid shape that would fit inside the tape width so used the Feathers Edgelits (discontinued).

I decided to used Glossy paper (also discontinued) to make my mask on and put through the Big Shot. The Big Shot pressed the two together a bit firmer than I would have liked but nothing I could do about that. I hoped that because I used the gloss paper it would pull apart OK, it did stick and tear paper a little but with gentle perspiration I got them apart.

Once I had the mask made I attached to some Shimmery White, this card stock is great with water colouring.

So using the Aqua Painter and inks..this is what I came up with. It bled a little and didn’t give me the clean lines I was hoping for.

But that may have been I was too eager to take mask of.
Very pleased with out come.

The center leaf was painted on another piece of card stock and then cut out with the Edgelits. I made the Gumnut using the Acorn Punch from the Seasonal Catalog and

is still available in the New Occasional Catalog.

Its Party Time

Published on January 23, 2016January 23, 2016 by Michele Jutrisa

In my class last week we celebrated “New Products” by having a “Party Time” theme.

This was my first card making class for the year and January was the start of the

New Occasional Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. So what better way to start the year than in making Birthday Cards.

This worked in well with a project that Shannon West from Stampin’ Up! Head Office has started.

She has asked friends on Facebook to message her their Birthday and address, so that she can post them a Birthday Card.

And I have done this also..if you go to my FB page – Michele Jutrisa Stampin’ Up Demonstrator

you will find pined to the top of the page a invite to send me your Birth Date and I will send you a card.

Here are the cards we made with products from the Occasional and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs.

If you wish to take part in a Class or book a Workshop with your friends then contact me.

My Life through out December

Published on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by Michele Jutrisa

Where are your Christmas photos?
Last year I started a Project Life Christmas Album about all the things I did in December leading up to Christmas…..

In all I probably only did 20 pages (one day a page)…this year I have been very busy and by tomorrow will have done nearly every day for December…WOW!
Here are some of the pages completed.

New Seasonal and Sale-a bration Catalogues are almost here!

Published on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by Michele Jutrisa

Happy New Year……….and I have a gift for anyone who wants one…….a new Seasonal Catalogue comes out on the 5nd of January. For your FREE copy contact me today.
Also….are you ready for it the Sale-a-bration Catalogue also will be release.
BOOK a workshop, invite some friends over and lets celebrate the new year……

CONTACT ME TODAY!

Embellished Ornaments and Global Design Project #GDP012

Published on November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 by Michele Jutrisa

This next challenge with GDP is ‘CASE the Designer’…. CASE-ing the amazingly talented Brian King!

(CASED/Copied from GDP)…….LOL!

How does this challenge work?

There are many definitions of CASE (Copy And Steal Everything, Copy And Share Everything), but in this situation the definition is

Copy And Selectively Edit. This means you can be inspired by ANYTHING on this card. What inspires you in this card to make it your own, what will you copy and what will you edit?

Here are some ideas of what you could be inspired by –

Theme – Winter or Christmas

Layout – The layers with the diagonal slope

Colours – Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party and Whisper White (or you could use colours that are similar, doesn’t have to be exactly the same)

Stamp set – Snow Place

Now, I have to make something clear…for years I have been a “Scrapbooker” and have always considered myself “Clean and Simple”

But it seems lately with cards I’m doing a bit more “Grunge to Antique” Now this is not always easy….I have also discovered I like to see what I can do with colour.

So……….

with this challenge I have playing with a few ideas…not sure what to do ..love the colours ….but …they complement each other but do they blend?

So I tried a few different ideas out, not happy with what I’d done but kept playing because I had this idea. Then, the other day while having a peak on Pinterest,

I found a card done similarly to the effect I wanted to achieve.

Here is what I came up with.

I inked the stamp with Pool Party and then sponged (using daubers) on the lower half with Coastal Cabana (Discontinued), working towards the bottom of stamp with Bermuda Bay

and adding Cherry Cobbler to the tip and some to highlight the center decoration.

I then gave a light mist with water and stamped onto Shimmery White paper.

What I learnt from what Hermine Koster did on her card (Pinterest) was to go around the edges with a marker to highlight them.

I tried using black but found it too dark so with the Basic Gray Stampin’ Write, I very lightly went around the edges and white areas in the stamped image. Then with my Aqua Painter and watered down ink I added some splatters.

The sentiment was inked up with Pool Party and lower edges of the 3 “script” words touched with Cherry Cobbler.

I am really pleased with how this card has turned out..and my wonderful Husband (my GREATEST critic) has also agreed that he likes it too.

Now if you want to have a go at this Challenge and the challenges in the coming weeks then check out Global Design Projects HERE

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Global Design Project #GDP010 – Just for You

Published on November 13, 2015 by Michele Jutrisa

What a week…….so busy. Joey Scout Mob Holiday last weekend…

then get home to hear that No: 2 son is sick. He’s in the Navy and was away somewhere floating around in a big ship!

He was being shipped back to Australia and then to Sydney. Yesterday we went to see him and he’s doing well.

So didn’t even get around to thinking about this until this morning.The sketch was made by the famous Teneale Williams.

This was fun! The leaves were sponged in 2 colours and then stamped on a 3″ square and then cut into quarters.

Love doing flowers and making them 3D.

I punched them out using the small pansy punch from the Itty Bitty Accents.

I then softened the paper by rubbing with

Bone folder until paper separated. By using the inside of the paper it gives you a velvety and soft look to the flowers

The inside of card was also stamped and a flower added.

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.