Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks – Live with Michele

Published on August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

The wonderful thing about being a Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrator is that you get to play with product before it’s released…Yesterday I received my box of products that I ordered – my Pre-Order.

In my video I go through some of these products, sharing why I purchased them. One of these products is the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks. This pack of masks has 7 masks in it, 3 stand alone masks and 4 that work together to create a simple card front. Each mask is numbered and has a notch above the number making it easy to line up the masks.

In the video I showed the first card I made with these masks, the card below was made with some extra details being….

Adding more than one colour on each mask
Adding texture or detail behind the flowers
Adding extra leaves to fill in some of the white space
Bring the flowers slightly closer

I also used 2 other new products

So Sincere Stamp set – 11 sentiment stamps
Deckled Circles Dies – 14 circle dies the largest being 14.6cm diameter

Measurements Used…

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Cheerful Daisies

Published on August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Today I’m taking part in the Just Add Ink Colour Challenge and I am using Stampin’ Up!® Cheerful Daisies Bundle from the Annual Catalogue.

Just Add Ink #jai664

“Make a project using the colours in the challenge swatch.“

These are such beautiful colours together and very easy to use. They blend well together and give you a soft delicate lacy feel….a modern old world feel!

Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and check what the Design Team have created, make sure you also look at the other entries….better still create a project and add it to the challenge, have fun!

Cheerful Daisies Bundle

How to make this card…

When creating a card, I like to let it grow…I may have an idea in mind but that doesn’t mean that is how my card will turn out. My layout here is very basic and one that I use a lot ….2 layers on a card base.

My card front or top layer, I like to have a bit of texture. Here I have used the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks & Pool Party Ink to create texture…with the ink darker towards the middle and blending out to nothing around the edges. I also used the Blending brush to add some colour around the edges to take away the stark white of Basic White Cardstock.

The fine detail branches also cut from Basic White Cardstock were coloured with a Blending Brush and Lost Lagoon Ink. I die cut the branches first and then gently run the brush down the branches, taking care not to bend the branches. If you used your brush in a circular motion you could easily damage the die cut. This can also give you more texture as the ink get caught on the edges of the die cut.

The Daisies were stamped onto Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper with VersaMark Ink and embossed with White Embossing Powder. Using a water painter paint your image with water and then add small amounts of diluted (with Water) Fresh Freesia Ink to the center of the flower, letting the ink flow down the petals. Let that dry off before adding more ink and less diluted. The trick with this I have found (through trial and error….lot’s of errors) is to let your work dry off a little before going back with more colour.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Lost Lagoon	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Pool Party	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Basic White	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Sentiment	Basic White	¾ x 4″	1.8 x 10cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm

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Trucking Along Bundle – Live with Michele

Published on August 6, 2023August 5, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

On Friday I created this fun card with the Trucking Along Bundle… creating scene’s like this is fun because your telling a story.

Trucking Along stamp set is a 2 step stamp – Outline and Fill. Besides the truck there are stamps that give you different options of what to put inside the truck tray, trees, ground, also sentiments….including ‘Farm Fresh’ – you can stamp on the truck door.

Also with the Trucking Along Building Punch you can punch out the stamped truck or build your truck from the punched out pieces – ‘Punch Art’

Measurements Used…

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Layering Leaves & Bough Punch – Live with Michele

Published on August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Tuesday Night on my ‘Live with Michele’, we rolled the dice to decide what type of card I would make.

In-Colors
Standard Card
Sympathy
Die-Cut
Two-step Stamping

I decided to use the Layering Leaves as I had only received in my latest order. The Layering Leaves was created to go with the Bough Punch that we have had in our Catalogue for a while. Layering Leaves is also a Two- Step Stamp, the leaves was stamped with full strength ink and the fill stamped was stamped off so the colour would be lighter.

Measurements Used…

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Paper Florist Dies & Countryside Inn – Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

Published on August 4, 2023July 23, 2023 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.

Tracy has given us a Tic Tac Toe Challenge….choose any three in a row, diagonal, vertical or horizontal.

You will notice we have made a few changes to Let’s Craft Together, we have changed our Logo and have added a few new members. So I hope you will enjoy the extra projects to visit. Please leave a comment as you follow our Hop around Australia.

Paper Florist Dies & Countryside Inn

For my card I am using – Easel Card, Flowers and Blue…….and ‘Yes’ you could say that my card falls into a few other categories as well such as Easel Card, Designer Series Paper and Birthday… O’ well, just making sure I was covered……LOL!

I have chosen two of the new blues or one returning colour and one new – Misty Moonlight and Boho Blue with a little bit of Basic White and Wild Wheat.

Measurements Used..

Tips and Tricks

Card Base – Front was scored diagonally to form Easel Card
Card Front, Countryside Corners Bundle – Stitching Line inked with Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Write Marker and die cut with coordinating die.
Card Insert – Smaller Countryside Corner die cut in Basic White for a writing panel on inside of the card
Countryside label die has 3 dimensionals to give it lift for stopper.
Large Flowers – 2 layers large petals + 1 smaller Petals
Small Flowers Daisy – Each flower has 3 layers

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Apple Harvest & Apple Blossom Dies

Published on August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Today I’m taking part in the Just Add Ink Challenge and I am using Stampin’ Up!® Apple Harvest stamps and the Apple Blossom Dies. The Apple Harvest stamps are current in our current catalogue. The Apple Blossom Dies, which came out with a promotion last year are now discontinued and can be found at the moment in the Clearance Rack (Australia)…..So if you want them get them now!

Just Add Ink #663…Choose Two!

Our Just Add Ink Challenge this week has been suggested by Tina. It’s a Choose Two Challenge that means you can use any products, layout, techniques or colours as long as you include two of the suggested elements.

My choice for the Choose Two Challenge by ‘Just Add Ink” ….. Flowers and Splatters.

Apple Harvest & Apple Blossom Dies

How to make this card…

Card Front – Aged or made ‘Shabby’
- Stamped with the Apple Harvest stamp set using Boho Blue Ink Pad on Boho Blue cardstock
- Splatters – Using White Craft Ink and Night of Navy Ink, watered down a little and splattered using a paint brush.
- Edges of card front roughed up by scissor blades run over them
- Cardstock was scrunched up and some edges rolled….I did this dry, if I moistened the cardstock the ink would of run!
Blossoms
- Large Blossoms x 7
- Small Blossoms x 7
- Die cut from Very Vanilla cardstock , petals coloured with Berry Burst Ink and Blending Brushes.
- Flower centers die cut from Wild Wheat Cardstock, x 7
Leaves
- Die cut from Mossy Meadow Cardstock
- Large x 6
- Small x 7
Branches
- Die cut from Pebble Path Cardstock
Sentiment
- Stamped using Berry Burst ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Boho Blue	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Night of Navy	3¾ x 5″	9.5 x 13.9cm
Card Front	Boho Blue	3⅝ x 4⅞”	9.2 x 13.6cm
Flowers	Very Vanilla	4 ¼ x 5 ½”	10.5 14.9cm
Leaves	Mossy Meadow	3 x 4 ¼”	7.5 x 10.5cm
Branches	Pebble Path	3 x 4 ¼”	7.5 x 10.5cm
Sentiment	Very Vanilla	1 x 4″	3 x 10cm
Card Insert	Very Vanilla	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.1cm

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Apple Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)

Boho Blue A4 Cardstock

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

Wild Wheat A4 Cardstock

Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

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Waves of Inspiration – Live with Michele

Published on July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Today on my ‘Live’ I created a card using the Stampin’ Up!® Waves of Inspiration Stamp and Waves Dies. I haven’t used this stamp for a long time so it was fun to go back and revisit it.

I used this card as my entry for the Global Design Project #404

Global Design Project #404 | Case the Designer

This week, we are CASEing a card by Susan Wong, our talented team member from New Zealand.
CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit
Remember that when you CASE a project you can take what you like from the design and make it your own. It might be the stamp set – the colors, the layout, the theme, the images – whatever you like that has inspired you to make a card of your own.

Why don’t you go to Global Design Project site and check out the other projects completed by the Design Team …. also the other entries.

How to make this card….

Mask – Rub the back of the mask along stitching lines to close up holes, so that the colour doesn’t bleed through.
Masked of area coloured with Starry Sky and Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Pads and Blending Brushes
Water Splater – use a paint brush to get smaller splaters
Embossing folder – used reverse side as card front
Pelican – Stamped with Pebble Path and stamped off. Why? New ink pad which is very juicy, by removing some of the ink you get a clearer image.
Watercolour Pencils Used – Basic Black, Basic Gray, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Balmy Blue and Coastal Cabana
Watercolour pencils – use Blender Colour Lifter to blend colours, this allows you to use Basic White cardstock and Stampin’ Pads (water base ink)
Pebble Path Jute – Separate strands and bring back together to reduce bulk and give a fuller look.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Crumb Cake	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	DSP	4 x 3”	10 x 8.5cm
Card Front	Basic White	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	7.5 x 14.9cm
Stamping	Basic White	4 ¼ x 5½”	10.5 x 14.9cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.1cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP	4 x ½”	1.5 x 10cm

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Cheerful Daisies – Live with Michele

Published on July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

For my ‘Live’ on Tuesday night I used the Cheerful Daisies Bundle by Stampin’ Up!® to create my card & to help decide the style/products I would used we rolled the DICE to leave it up too chance.

Brights
Slim Line
Embossed
Bling
For You

Brights – Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight

Slim Line – Long Narrow Card

Emboss – I used two embossing techniques

1 – Emboss Resist Technique – this is where you stamp the image with VersaMark ink and emboss with embossing powder. I used white embossing powder and with a Blending Brush, brushed Berry Burst Ink over the flower petals. The ink will resist the embossed areas and can be wiped away with a soft cloth or paper towel.

2 – Splatters 3D Embossing Folder, folder not long enough for card length, run through twice from each end. The area where the two ends of folder meets is not noticeable and covered with flowers.

Bling – Matt Black Dots, Deleted…Alternative Classic Matte Dots

For You – Sentimental Park Stamps along with Stylish Shapes Dies

Card Insert – I used to decorate inside left over flowers 1 large Daisy, I smaller Daisy and 1 green leaf

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Berry Burst	8½ x 8”, score @ 4″	20 x 21cm, score @ 10cm
Card Mat	Basic White	8 x 3½”	20 x 9cm
Card Front	Berry Burst	7¾ x 3¼	19.5 x 8.5cm
Card Insert	Basic White	8 x 3½”	20 x 9cm
Sentiment	Basic White	2 x 2″ cut Die 1½” square (size)	5 x 5cm
Flowers	Basic White	1/2 sheet of cardstock , Stamped 2 Large Daisies, 3 small Daisies, 3 half Daisies
Leaves	Granny Apple Green	Approx ¼ sheet of cardstock to die 5 Leaves
Leaves	Basic White	3 Leaves cut from large flower die – left over scraps

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Zoo Crew

Published on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Welcome to my Blog, this week I have been having fun playing with Zoo Crew by Stampin’ Up!® and I have used the Sketch Challenge by Just Add Ink to inspire me. I also added die cuts from Dainty Delight Dies and the sentiment is from Sending Smiles stamp set.

I coloured my ‘She Leopard’ …LOL, that’s what I’m calling her, using Stampin’ Up!® Water Colour Pencils and blended them using the Stampin’ Blends Colour Lifter.

Because I used the Colour Lifter I was able to stamped my image onto Basic White Cardstock and used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. If I used water or Blender Pen I would have to change my ink to Stazon and use Watercolor Paper.

Just Add Ink #662…Sketch!

This is great sketch, there is so much you can do with it. just check out the Just Add Ink page to see what the Design Team came up with and what others have also created…maybe even give it a go yourself.

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Sending Smiles Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Paper Florist Dies – Live with Michele

Published on July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Today on my ‘Live’ I created a card using the Paper Florist Dies and Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper. This was a fun card to make, keeping it simple using the Daisy Dies, leaves and bud dies.

To give the background some interest I used the Lemon Lolly Strips from the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper. This also fulfilled the requirements for the Global Design Project Theme Challenge #403. It’s been a while since I’ve entered the GDP challenge and it fills good to be back.

My other inspiration for this card was the sentiment – ‘Hey, there!’. Cleaning my desk I found the Charming Sentiments stamps, which is a bunch of sentiments for any occasion.

Global Design Project #403 | Theme challenge

This week’s Global Design Project theme challenge is stripes. What a fun challenge!

Why don’t you go to Global Design Project site and check out the other projects completed by the Design Team …. also the other entries.

How to make this card…

Using Sm Blending Brush, brush Old Olive ink lightly onto the Soft Sea Foam leaves.
Using Sm. Blending Brush, brush Bubble Bath ink onto flower petal and buds.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Bubble Bath	8½ x 5½”, score @ 4¼”	14.9 x 29.9cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card Mat	Basic White	3¾ x 5″	8 x 13.4cm
Card Front	DSP	3½ x 4¾”	8.5 x 12.9cm
Sentiment	Basic White	2 x 2″	5 x 5cm
Leaves, stems	Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive
Flowers	Basic White
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm