Joy of Christmas

Published on September 23, 2023September 23, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

This is my first play with products from the Joy of Christmas Suite by Stampin’ Up!® and I really love it. I only purchased part of this suite and now I need to go back and get the rest, I love it. This suite comes with 2 stamp bundles , Joy of Noel and Christmas Classics Bundle.

It also has a pack of Joyful Specialty Designer Series Paper and Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.

Other products that are in the suite are Loose Holly Gems & Sequins and Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon.

All the details on how I made this card is in the YouTube video linked below

Card made using the Joy of Christmas Suite from the 2023 Sept - Dec Stampin' Up!® Mini Catalogue

Measurements Used…

Cutting Measurements

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Basic White	4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”	10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
Side Pannel	DSP	1 x 5 ½”	2.5 x 14.9cm
Stamping -3 x large image & Sentiment	Basic White	2 x 4 ¼ x 5 ½”	2 x 10.5 x 14.9cm
Die cuts	Basic White	3 x 10.5cm	7.5 x 10.5cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5 ¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Card Insert Strip	DSP	¾ x 5 ¼”	1.5 x 14.4

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Product List

Joy Of Christmas Suite Collection (English)

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin' Blends Color Lifter

Blooming Pearls

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1

Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2

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Hey Chuck – Let’s Craft Together Blog hop

Published on September 4, 2023September 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.

Our theme this month is a ‘Picture Inspiration’, – create a project using the below picture as your inspiration. It may be the colours, images or sketches. This challenge was given to us by Maheswari, I had a lot of fun creating this card, not only with the challenge but with ‘Hey Chuck’ Bundle.

I have chosen 3 elements from the ‘Picture Inspiration’

3 Rectangle elements
Torn Edges
Elements from behind the last rectangle

Hey Chuck

This is my second card using the ‘Hey Chuck’ Bundle and I seem to be creating a theme with these cards. They are bright and lots of fun, in both creating them as well as enjoying the finished card.

3 Rectangle elements – My use of the above elements is very broad as my chooks would not stay in the confines of the rectangles.

Torn Edges – The Lemon Lime Twist card stock is from the White Center Specialty Paper and when torn the white core shows.

Elements from behind the last rectangle – The die cut sun, wind vane and ‘Rise & Shine’ sign and the elements from behind the last rectangle.

How to Make….

Cut all cardstock and score.
Card Mat – Tear approx 1cm off top and bottom of Lemon Lime Twist White Center Specialty Paper and adhere to the card base. Keep torn off pieces, one to be used on the card insert.
- Tip- If you want the white core to be on the front of the Card Base, have right side up and tear towards yourself.
Die cut 3 rectangles with the Deckled Rectangles using the 2nd smallest die.
Die cut Sun and Wind Vanes
Stamp Chock and Fence images in Memento Tuxedo Black. You can see how I coloured fences and chocks from my YouTube Video -Live with Michele
Fences and Chooks coloured with Stampin’ Blends
- Fences using Blends – Crumb Cake Combo & Bronze
- Chooks
  1. Bodies- Daffodil Delight Combo, Wild Wheat
  2. Tails – Poppy Parade, Tranquil Tide
  3. Tails – Tranquil Tide, Granny Apple Green, Starry Sky
  4. Tails – Fresh Freesia Combo, Orchid Oasis Light, Blackberry Bliss Combo
Sentiment ‘Rise & Shine’
- Stamp in Early Espresso Ink
- Use Deckled Rectangles to cut sentiment – there is no die the right size for this, I used a larger die to cut 2 sides & then moved die to cut other 2 sides.
- With blending brush and Crumb Cake Ink colour the sentiment.
Adhere the 3 rectangles to card front, leave room to slip sun behind last rectangle.
Using Multi Purpose Glue adhere the fences onto the rectangles.
Add dimensionals to the back of the chooks and add to card front.
Tuck sun behind the last rectangle.
Glue wind vane and sentiment to card front.
Card Insert
- Glue one of the torn Lemon Lime Twist White Center Specialty Paper pieces to the bottom edge of the card insert.
- Add fence and Wind Vane
- Stamp ‘It’s your Birthday’ sentiment with Early Espresso Ink.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Misty Moonlight	5½ x 8½” score at 4 ¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Mat	Lemon Lime Twist White Center Specialty Paper	4¼ x 5½ ”	10.5 x 14.9cm
3 Rectangles	Basic White	4 x 6″	9 x 14.9cm
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5¼”	10 x 14.4cm
Stamping – Chocks x 3	Basic White	4¼ x 5½	10.5 x 14.9cm
Sentiment	Basic White	1 x 2½	3 x 6cm
Stamping – Fence x 4	Basic White	2½ x 4¼”	7.5 x 10.5 cm
Sun Die Cut	Crushed Curry	2 x 3″	4 x 7cm
Wind Vane x 2	Basic Black	2½ x 4¼”	7.5 x 10.5cm

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

Product List

Hey Chuck Bundle

White Center 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Starry Sky A4 Cardstock

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Starry Sky Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Small Blending Brushes

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Masterfully Made – Live with Michele

Published on August 29, 2023September 23, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Today on ‘Live with Michele’ I made a card for the Just Add Ink ‘Sketch’ Challenge using Masterfully Made Suite Collection from the Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalogue.

Just Add Ink #667

It’s time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week we have a Sketch that has been suggested by Di. There are so many possibilities for how this Sketch can be used. We are looking forward to seeing what you all make of it. Have fun!

I love challenges because they stretch me, take me out of my comfort zone. They are good if your ‘Mojo’ is a bit lost, as it gives you a starting point. You can copy it as is or change some of the elements as per shapes…circles to square. Turn it around so instead of a portrait layout it becomes a landscape layout.

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!

Masterfully Made

You can watch the attached video below to see how I created this card.

The Vellum circles were cut with the Deckled Circle Dies 162286 from the Sept – Dec 2023 Mini Catalogue, these will be available to order from the 6th September.

Card made using Masterfully Made suite collection by Stampin' Up!®

Measurements Used…

Sorry I have had to remove the measurements…

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Masterfully Made Suite Collection (English)

Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Hey Chuck

Published on August 26, 2023September 23, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

This week on my ‘Live with Michele’ I created this fun card using the Stampin’ Up!® ‘Hey Chuck’ Bundle. I was inspired by lots of different cards created by some very talented Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators.

The rooster – Chuck! I coloured using the Stampin Blends, on my video below you will see what colours I used and how they were used to create this ‘Loud and a bit Crazy’ Rooster.

I also added clouds with a template made using the Basic Boarders Die and Starry Sky Link brushed on with a blending Brush.

Measurements Used…Sorry I have had to remove the measurements…

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Hey Chuck Bundle

Deckled Rectangles Dies

Basic Borders Dies

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Orchid Oasis Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Blending Brushes

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Oh Holly Night – Live with Michele

Published on August 23, 2023September 23, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

Last night on ‘Live with Michele’ I created this Fun Fold – Faux Step Card, using the ‘O Holy Night Suite’. This suite you will find in the Sept – Dec Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®.

I saw this card created by Mary Deatherage, Mary used the Trucking Along Bundle to create her fun card. Which you can see HERE. Mary has great diagrams on the scoring lines, other wise you will see on my attached video, below.

O Holy Night is a BIG suite of products, for this card I have only used half of it. For me it really depicts what Christmas is all about with the Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus.

The Designer Series Paper, O Holy Night, has 3 sheets of scenes depicting desert, towns and night sky. They are 12 x 12″ (30 x 30cm), great for both cards and scapbooking. The only thing is you need to plan out what sections you want to use on your card and cut wisely. With my card below I used half a sheet, which left me with a few off cuts I will try to use on other projects.

O Holy Night Suite by Stampin' Up! from the 2023 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue. This is a Faux Side Step Card

Measurements Used…

These measurements may have changed from original, I’m sorry about that. Went to fix a small error and lost the lot, so had to rewrite these. Sorry for any inconvenience.

	Colour	Imperial/Letter	Metric/A4
Card Base	Night of Navy	5 ½” x 8”, score along long edge @ 1”, 2”, 5”	14.9 x 20cm, score along long edge @2.5, 5,12.5cm
Card Base Front	DSP	⅝ x 5¼”	2.2 x 14.6cm
Card Base Back	DSP	2⅝ x 5¼”	7.2 x 14.6cm
Card Front	Night of Navy	3 x 6”, scored at 4¼”	8.5 x 15.5cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Front	DSP	2⅝ x 4⅛”	8.2 x 10.2cm
Sentiment	Very Vanilla	2½ x 2½”	6 x 6cm
Back Panel	Very Vanilla	2⅝ x 5¼”	7.2 x 14.6cm
Strip	DSP	½ x 5¼”	1.3 x 14.6cm
Nativity Scene & Camel	Basic Black	4¼ x 3¼”	8.5 x 10.5

How to…

Cut all cardstock and score
Designer Series Paper – All pieces are cut from a half sheet of DSP 15 x 30cm (6 x 12″), you need to plan out were you will be cutting first. Cut each piece in order as below, see video.
1. Cut the Card Base Strip DSP first – this is so you can cut in one strip.
2. Card Front Panel – Decide how much ground to sky you want to use. Cut your depth 10.2cm (4⅛”) and then work out the width for star placement on your card front.
3. Remaining DSP- cut Card Base and writing panel strip
Stamp sentiment onto Very Vanilla using Night of Navy Ink Pad and die cut using stitched square from Stylish Shapes
Adhere the Card Base DSP strip to the small mountain fold and Card Base DSP to larger mountain fold
Adhere the Card Front DSP to Card Front.
Add glue to the back of the card front…ONLY on the bottom 2cm ( 1″), height of the small mountain.
Fold card and adhere the back section of the Card Front to the back of the Card Base, again only approx 1cm (½”)
Add sentiment to card base.
Attach Nativity Scene with mini dimensionals
Writing panel
- Attach DSP strip along the bottom
- Adhere the camel, being careful on the amount of glue used.
- Attach to the back of the Card Base.
Add Wink of Stella to star.

Back View - O Holy Night Suite by Stampin' Up! from the 2023 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue. This is a Faux Side Step Card

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Product List

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Stylish Shapes Dies

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Water Colour Circles Technique – Live with Michele

Published on August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 by Michele Jutrisa

On Friday in my ‘Live with Michele’ I created this card using a fun technique using the NEW Stampin’ Write Markers. What makes these new? The fine tip nib has been improved, it is a thicker nib which helps with this technique.

The Stampin’ Write markers are water based ink and when used on the Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper allows the ink to move and spread outwards, blurring the lines.

I have kept the circles simple by using one colour per circle, when using more then one colour you will blend colours which creates new colours…so the fun you can create is wonderful. I would suggest only using 3 colours, too many and you could end up making mud….

There are a few different ways you can work this.

Trace one circle at a time and then go around the circle with a water painter. Then add next circle.
Trace all circles in the 3 colours before adding water with the water painters. Then go around each one with the water painters blending the colours

How To…

To create the circles I made a template from window sheets and die cut circles using the Reach for the Stars Dies. This can then be kept for use in other places where you may want circles.
Tip: Play with water colour paper and markers before woking on your card piece. I have a cheap pad of water colour paper to test different ideas out.
Using the Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper I worked one circle at a time.
Marker Colours used Berry Burst, Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist.
Using one colour at a time trace of one circle with marker. Then using the water painter blend the lines with a wet brush, blend as much as you want.
Continue by adding more circles and going around each with the water painters. I also worked one colour at a time.

I said in my video that I was using Azure Afternoon Cardstock for the sentiment, I ended up using Tahitian Tide cardstock, when I look back now I think the Azure Afternoon would have been too dark anyway.

Measurements Used…

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Product List

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

Water Painters

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

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Colour & Contour – Live with Michele

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

Today I’m taking part in the Just Add Ink ‘Clean & Simple’ Challenge and I am using Stampin’ Up!® Colour & Contour Stamps and Scalloped Contours Dies from the Annual Catalogue.

Just Add Ink #665

What is Clean & Simple?…Below is the definition by Just Add Ink, for some it’s just “Stamps, Paper, Ink”

What is “Clean & Simple”…Minimal accents and layers, clean colour pallets, nothing overly fussy…Basically the less is more concept!

Others say…there must be ‘White Space, Minimal layers, clean lines and shapes, few embellishments and they must be small, Patterned, Designer, textured, glittered and metallic paper to be kept to an absolute minimum’

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!

Colour & Contour

This card I used a very simple design to keep in with the ‘Clean & Simple’ theme….I have a Card Base and a Card front, both in white. The Card Front I added texture by using a mask from the New Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks (available in September to Order) with Smoky Slate.

The card front is adhere to the card base with multi purpose glue, making the two layers as one. You could very easily make this card with out the card front.

The flower image from Colours & Contours is a very simple design but has a beautiful flow to it with the curves lines of the flowers and stem. It is a two step stamp where there is a second stamp to fill in the petals of the flower heads and bud. I used Memento Tuxedo Black to stamp my image and Bubble Bath to colour the petals and bud.

I finished of this card with just 3 Classic Matt Dots.

Measurements Used…

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

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Product List

Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set

Scalloped Contours Dies

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

Classic Matte Dots

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Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder

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

Today I have used a NEW product found in the Sept-Dec 2023 Stampin’ Up! ® Mini Catalogue…..Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.

It has that old world charm, that has been worn over time. It’s like that rug on the floor that has had people walking over it for hundreds of years, it has patches were the pattern is no longer visible but in other areas still vibrant and loved.

I embossed the vellum with the Distressed Tile 3D Folder, which left areas on the vellum that were sheer (allowing the DSP under the vellum to show through) and other areas opaque.

To complete the card I added Timeless Arrangements Bundle and Masterfully Made Designer Series Paper .

I used this card as my entry for the Global Design Project #406

Global Design Project #406 | Sketch Challenge

It’s time for a fabulous sketch challenge this week – there are so many great ways to interpret this sketch and make it your own. We know you’ll love it as much as we do! Here’s the sketch for this week’s 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…

Cut all Cardstock and DSP
Vellum – Emboss with Distress Tile 3D Embossing Folder
Die cut leaves and flowers from Timeless Arrangements
- Leaves- Pretty Peacock x 1
- Flowers- Fresh Freesia x 1
- Sm. Flower sprig – Berry Burst x 2
Sentiment – stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black
Adhere DSP to card base
Attach embossed vellum with glue dots over the DSP. Glue Dots are hidden under the textured parts of embossed vellum.
Adhere the layer flowers and leaves behind the sentiment, add dimensional’s and attach to card front. Add Berry Burst flowers with Multi Purpose Glue, tucking them amongst the other flowers and leaves.
Add In-Colour dots to card front. i used the Moody Mauve Dots which work with the Berry Burst in the card.
Adhere the DSP strip to card insert and attach to the inside of the card.

Cutting Measurements

Paper	Colour	Imperial	Metric
Card Base	Berry Burst	5 ½” x 8½”, score @ 4 ¼”	14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5 cm
DSP layer	DSP	3 x 5 ½”	7.5 x 14.9cm
Vellum	Vellum	3½ x 4½”	9 x 12cm
Sentiments	Basic White	1¼” x 2½” (Scrap)	3 x 6.5cm (Scrap)
Leaves (on bar)	Pretty Peacock	3 x 3″ (Scrap)	7 x 8cm (Scrap)
Flower (on bar)	Berry Burst	1½” x 4″ (Scrap)	4 x 10cm (Scrap)
Small Flowers	Fresh Freesia	2 x 3″ (Scrap)	5 x 7cm (Scrap)
Card Insert	Basic White	4 x 5¼” (Scrap)	10 x 14.4cm (Scrap)
Insert Strip	DSP	½ x 5¼”	1 x 14.4cm

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Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project

Product List

Timeless Arrangements Bundle (English)

Masterfully Made 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

Basic White A4 Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

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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!

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