Artistically Inked

Published on January 4, 2024December 28, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

For this month’s Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop, Nancy has set a wonderful ‘Picture Inspiration Challenge’ as the theme. Drawing inspiration from the colors in the provided picture, I created this card card using the stunning Artistic Dies and Artistically Inked Stamps by Stampin’ Up! ®.

This card is simple to create by using the Artistic Dies as the focal point and then colouring the different flowers & leaves in what ever colours you want.

When blending the colours from flower to flower or flower to leaf, don’t worry about when one starts or finishes. Just let the colours blend together.

The ‘Happy Birthday’ Sentiment is from the Artistically Inked Stamps.

Card Measurements…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Bubble Bath	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	Vellum	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Bubble Bath	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Floral Die Cut	Basic White	4½ x 4½”	11 x 11cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Sentiment	Basic White	⅜ x 3 ⅞”	1 x 9.7cm

Card Base
- Fold in half
- Ink around edges with Bubble Bath Ink and Blending Brush.
Card Mat
- Using Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder, emboss the Vellum.
- TIP– Add a piece of cardstock under the vellum when running through with a 3D Embossing Folder. Vellum has no give in it and the added cardstock helps it to not cracking or rip.
Card Front
- Tear top and bottom edges
- Run card front through Large Cut and Emboss Machine using Basic 3D Embossing Folder
- Ink around edges with Bubble Bath Ink and Blending Brush.
Floral Die Cut
- Adhere the adhesive sheet to the back of Basic White Cardstock, run through with die using the large Cut and Emboss Machine.
- Colour flowers in using small Blending Brushes and Ink
- Peel off adhesive backing and attach to the card front.
Adhere the vellum to the card base.
Add dimensionals to the back of the card front and attach to the card.
Stamp the Sentiment, add dimensionals and attach to card front.
Adhere the insert inside and your card is complete

Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

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.

This month Nancy has given us this Picture Inspiration Challenge to play with, I am using the colours for my inspiration.

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

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Waves of Inspiration

Published on January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 by Michele Jutrisa

I had a lot of fun creating this card…. The Stamp set I used is by Stampin’ Up! ®, called Waves of Inspiration and the coordinating Waves Dies. It was the back ground I enjoyed making, using only 3 colours Cherry Cobbler, Azure Afternoon and Crushed Curry (not a combination I would have picked) and who would have thought the combination of these colours would come together like this.

With the help of a few other tools –

a mask I created from the Basic Border Dies to create the clouds
some torn paper to create non solid lines of the ripple waves
Blending Brushes in large and small

I used the image below that I found on Google as my Inspiration for the scene. The colour combination came from a card that was sent to me from a friend and it worked really well for what I was trying to recreate.

Inspiration Image

The Wave Dies gives the card a focal image and makes you look beyond to the sun set. Both dies were cut from Basic White Cardstock and I coloured the larger of the two with Azure Afternoon Ink and Blending Brush, leaving some white space. I was going to layer with the white on top but it was a little to stark, so it ended up going under the Azure wave and that really worked well.

The sentiment and birds from the Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. To finish the image I added some ‘dottage’ with Wink of Stella and White Craft Ink mixed with Wink of Stella for the water spray from the waves.

Keeping everything simple I mounted my finished card front on a Basic White card.

I LOVE the way this turned out.

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New Year Resolutions 2024

Published on January 3, 2024December 17, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

‘Happy New Year’.

Did you make your New Years Resolutions for 2024, it’s not too late. I think a ‘Resolution’ can be made at any time, it’s a goal something to work towards. Below are some ideas that you could use.

Start a Gratitude Journal.
De-Clutter Your Surroundings.
Begin Your Yoga Journey.
Practice Mindfulness.
Start Your Day with Positive Affirmations.
Write Down Your Goals.
Reduce Your Waste.
Upcycle Your Wardrobe.

Here’s my Tips for your Goals

Write them down
Pin them into the from of your diary or on the fridge
Look at them every day and read them out loud
Think positively on them

I want to share with you a little story about a Goal Joe and I had many years ago.

We used to live in Sydney and in April/May 1996 we saw a advertisement in ‘The Trading Post’ about a house and land for sale in Mittagong. Joe cut it out and stuck it to the fridge, he told my mother (who was staying with us while waiting for the birth of our 2nd son) that we were going to buy that house.

A few months later we went to Mittagong and had a look at it (mind you we had no money at the time). We told the owners we were interested but if someone else came along with the money to sell it, don’t wait for us. Well, another buyer did turn up and we were told it sold, this was around 12 months later (slow Market).

We found another house in Moss Vale a town not far away, we put on an offer and were just about to sign on the dotted line. When we were told the house in Mittagong sale fell through.

So it was stop, we have changed our mind on the house in Moss Vale and bought the house in Mittagong. When our 2nd son, Hayden turned 2 we moved in.

Years later we Renovated it (photo below- before reno) and sold it….Now living in Moss Vale and boys are grown up & left home.

The moral to this story is….Set a Goal, post it, read it and believe in it. You never know it may all just happen when you least expect it.

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Simply Sparkling – Live with Michele

Published on December 30, 2023December 30, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

On Friday’s ‘Live with Michele’ I created this Z-Fold Card and used the Simply Sparkling Bundle by Stampin’ Up!®.

The Simply Sparkling Bundle is a fun and bubbly bundle, you can let your imagination go with this one, creating cards for all ages . You can stamp the soda can & die cut as is or create the can with the can top, bottom and pull tab in die cuts. The same goes with the fruit…stamp and colour, stamp on coloured cardstock or die cut the fruit using the smaller die pieces. I love the bubbles…again stamp or die cut.

My suggestion is to have the Adhesive Sheets on hand as some of these pieces are small.

The Z-Fold card is a simple and versatile Fun Fold. It can be used in a portrait card, as I have done here or in landscape cards (with the fold on the side). The Z-Fold is the base to many other card styles, for example an Easel Card, Double Z-Fold.

A Z-Fold is created when you fold the card in half and then fold the front of the card back on it’s self. With my card I have added a panel to the front of the card extending across the inside of the card.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Boho Blue	5½ x 8½”, score @ 2⅛ & 4¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score @ 5.25 & 10.5cm
Card Front	Boho Blue	3 x 4¼”	7.5 x 10.5 cm
Front Mat & Insert	Basic White	3⅛ x 4⅜”	7.8 x 10.8cm x 2
DSP Front	Boho Blue	2⅞ x 5 ¼”	4.75 x 14.4cm
DSP Insert	Boho Blue	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Stamping	Basic White	¼ sheet
Die cutting	Smoky Slate Daffodil Delight Lemon Lime Twist Sweet Sorbet Garden Green	Scraps

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2024 Class Dates

Published on December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Here are the dates for all my ‘In Home Class for 2024’. All my Classes are held in Moss Vale, NSW.

Below is a Downloadable Copy – Download & Print

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A Bush Christmas

Published on December 4, 2023December 3, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Our theme this month for the Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop by Ann Alexander is a ‘Theme Challenge – A Bush Christmas’ .

I love this challenge, for the last month it has been bouncing around in my head, working out what I could do. I love Australian Native Flowers and Stampin’ Up! ® Everlasting Beauty Stamp Set was perfect for this challenge using the stunning Waratah to make my focal point.

I also used the Magical Meadow Dies for the other elements with the Waratah. Even though they are not technically Australian fauna I tried to colour them to represent the Australian Bush. The Holly was added, because what is Christmas without a bit of Holly.

Card Measurements

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Pebble Path	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	DSP – Joy of Christmas	3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛”	9.7 x 14.1cm
Sentiment	Basic White	¾ x 5 ¼”	1.8 x 14.4cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP – Joy of Christmas	½ x 5 ¼”	1 x 14.4cm
Fauna/Flowers	Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper	2 sheets watercolour paper

Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper
- Everlasting Beauty – Waratah – stamped 2 images (2nd image used only the leaves)
  - Stamped in Stazon Black Ink, coloured with Real Red and Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad.
  - Leaves and stem coloured in Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.
  - Fussy cut
  - Add splatters of Wink of Stella and watered down White Craft Ink
- Magical Meadow Dies Cut
  - Die cut Leaves, 2 of each
  - Holly Leaves
    - die cut x 5 and coloured after cut.
    - Holly coloured with Garden Green Ink.
  - Leaves & Buds cut x 1
    - Branches Shadded Spruce
    - Buds – Berry Burst & Crushed Curry
  - Spiky Leaves – cut x 2
    - Shadded Spruce and Pecan Pie
  - Leaves & Berrys , cut x 2
    - Leaves – Old Olive
    - Berry Dies – Watercolour Paper coloured with Real Red Ink and die cut
Card Front –
- After cutting DSP using a Blending Brush, brush on Mossy Meadow Ink and then go over with Real Red Ink. Real Red Ink was not taken as far onto the DSP as the Mossy Meadow Ink.
- Add splatters of Wink of Stella and watered down White Craft Ink
Fauna – Layer the fauna
- You may want to die & colour extra…I cut some of my leaves up to fill spaces
Sentiment – Stamped using Cherry Cobbler Ink
Classic Matte Dots – Coloured with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends.

Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

This month Ann Alexander has challenged us a wonderful Theme Challenge – A Bush Christmas.

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

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Everlasting Beauty Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161255]

Magical Meadow Dies

[162143]

Hope & Peace Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159773]

Joy Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161958]

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

Pebbled Path A4 Cardstock

[161731]

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154880]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

[151298]

[153611]

[158146]

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Joy of Noel – Live with Michele

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

Yesterday on ‘Live with Michele’ I played with this simple and fun card…using the Stampin’ Up! ® Joy Of Noel Stamps and Dies Bundle. It was like playing with building blocks.

If you don’t have this bundle grab it now as it is on the ‘Last Chance Sale’ , while stocks last.

Below I have added measurements and a couple of handy tips, also the Youtube Video if you missed my Live. A list of all the supplies I used is also listed where you can just add everything to your Shopping Cart.

The September–December 2023 Mini Catalogue is retiring soon! It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to a Stampin’ Up! catalogue, but we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way—and we hope you are, too!

From 21 November 2023–3 January 2024, you can stock up on your favourite seasonal products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies! So, what are you waiting for? Start shopping and selling! After all, a selection of Last Chance Products will only be available while supplies last.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White	5⅛ x 10¼”, score at 5⅛”	13 x 26cm, score @13cm
Card Mat	Basic Black	4⅞ x 4⅞”	12.5 x 12.5cm
Card Front Base	Basic White	4 ¾ x 4¾”	12 x 12cm
Noel	Silver Glimmer Paper – Adheisive	2¾ x 2¾”	7 x 7cm
	Berry Burst	2¾ x 2¾”	7 x 7cm
	Granny Apple Green	2¾ x 2¾”	7 x 7cm
	Daffodil Delight	2¾ x 2¾”	7 x 7cm
	Orchid Oasis	2¾ x 2¾”	7 x 7cm
Sentiment	Basic Black	1¼ x 4”	3 x 10 cm

The above Conversion from Metric to Imperial is as close to what I used (Metric)…these measurements may change depending on Envelope size. I used a Stampin’ Up! Square Envelope (Discontinued) as my guide and it was 14cm Square. You could only use this size or larger as the Dies control the size.
Dry fit your letters in the order you want before glues, as you saw in my video just changing placement of squares messed up my placement.

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Flight & Airy – Live with Michele

Published on November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Last night on my Tuesday Night ‘Live with Michele’ I created this stunning card. I used a NEW Designer Series Paper (DSP) called Light & Airy. This is a sneak peak to one of the DSP’s available in January in the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®.

It is a stunning paper of beautiful watercoloured birds and back grounds. I have used two of the six designs in this card.

I also used a leaf die from another Bundle – Stippled Roses Bundle, another sneak peak from the 2024 Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®.

If you are wanting a copy of these 2 catalogues and you ‘Live in Australia’ please contact me and I will get copies out to you when they become available.

Measurements used and link to my video are below.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Front	Petal Pink	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
DSP Floral Strip	DSP	1½ x 4¼”	4 x 10.5 cm
Circle 2“ Punch	Vellum	2 ½ x 3”	6.5 x 8cm
Die cut Leaves, cut 2	Lost Lagoon	3 x 4¼”	7.5 x 10.5cm
Sentiment – cut to size after stamping	Basic White	1 x 4¼”	2 x 10.5cm
Birds	DSP
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP	½ x 5 ¼”	1 x 14.4cm

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Meandering Meadows – Live with Michele

Published on November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

This card turned out really well…..I used the Meandering Meadows Suite found on the Stampin’ Up! ® page under the Online Exclusives. This is a stunning suite, the stamp images a simple and easy to colour and add elements to the beautiful papers in Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper.

This card is a Fun Fold – Spanner Panel Card (why it’s called that …I don’t know). I liked this fun fold for this card because it highlights the Designer Series Paper beautifully. You get the hint of the scene on the front and then open it up to see more of the stunning meadows. Open the center flap to find the greeting….It’s a card that just keeps getting better.

I have added the YouTube Live Video below.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Orchid Oasis	5½ x 8½”, score @ 4¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card Front	Window Sheet	1⅛ x 5”	3 x 14cm
Side Panels	Orchid Oasis	1⅛ x 4”	3 x 10cm
Card Front	DSP	2½ x 4”	7.2 x 10cm
Card Insert Sides	DSP	1⅛ x 4”	3 x 10cm
Card Insert	Basic White	2½ x 4”	7.2 x 10cm
Stylish Shapes Circle, Stamping & die cut gate	Basic White	3 x 3” Circle 1½ x 3¼” Gate 2½ x 5” Stamping	7 x 7cm Circle 4 x 8 cm Gate 6 x 12cm Stamping

Tips & Tricks

Side panels are 3.5cm wide (1 ⅜”), in the video the first base I cut it was too narrow, you will see me discard that one and re cut.
I used Window Sheet across the base so it allows the view of the meadow to be seen through the gate. Rather than blocking it off with solid cardstock.
The DSP on card front you could make the same width as center panel…either way would look great.
Colouring with the Stampin’ Up! ® Blends is very simple and you don’t need to use the same number of colours.

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Product List

Meandering Meadows Suite Collection (English)

[162745]

$144.50

Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder

[162189]

$16.75

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

$8.75

Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock

[159265]

$17.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$18.50

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

$15.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$15.75

Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad

[161648]

$15.75

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$17.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$17.50

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154903]

$17.50

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[159223]

$17.50

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154887]

$17.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$17.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

$17.50

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

$17.50

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$23.00

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Christmas Baubles – Live with Michele

Published on November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Yesterdays ‘Live’ was fun….it’s always fun when you can play with ink and water….Don’t you think?

I have been watching the reels on my Instagram and there has been a few people who have been creating these stunning Christmas baubles using watercolour paint and watercolour paper. As the short reel below.

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I have taken this idea and using Stampin’ Up!® Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper and the Inks to create my version of these baubles. I created my circle using a Stampin’ Up!® container and dipping it into watered down ink on a block. What other shapes do you have at home you could use…..How about ‘cookie cutters’…I hope you have fun creating some of these like I did.

With the added use of Joy of Noel Bundle and Country Wreath Dies, it just finished off my cards.

There is a YouTube Video below showing how I created my card.

Measurements Used…

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Card Mat	DSP	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Front	Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper	3 ½ x 5”	9 x 12.5cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP	½ x 4 ¼”	1 x 10.5cm
Stamping & Diecutting	Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper	3 ½ x 5”	9 x 12.5cm

The card below was my try out card with a smaller glass for my circle.

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