I recently participated in a virtual event for SU demonstrators in my region which was a follow up from a “real” event last year.
The event was generously and expertly organised by a SU Demonstrator who lives in the Southern Highlands, Michele Jutrisa, and aims to bring Demos together to share ideas and learn from each other..
This year she organised it with a number of challenges in a private facebook group and she included our regional Demonstrator Development Manager, Clare Langsford.
Michele did such a great job organising the day. I watched with my downline besty Vicki and we had so much fun. We weren’t able to complete everything but WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!! Thanks Michele
Challenge 1
A tic tac toe, nine boxes of options and you chose three in a line. Mine was Embossing Folder, Designer Series Paper and Diecut.
I chose to use the Artistry Blooms DSP, the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder. I took the colours from the DSP, using Granny Apple Green, Whisper White and Coastal Cabana. The Greeting is from the Fancy Phrases stamp set
Although I am happy with the colours and layout for the card, it needs something else in the diecut, maybe some small diecuts? What do you think?
Demonstration By Leonie Newman
Leonie Newman, a Demonstrator from Kiama, NSW did a live demonstration showing how to make a small cube card which folds flat to send in a C6 envelope. It was Leonie’s first live and she did a fabulous job. Thanks Leonie.
I chose to use the retired Peaceful Poppies DSP with Rich Razzleberry boxes and Basic Black mats. The greetings are from the Fancy Phrases stamp set and were stamped on Whisper White rectangles in Memento ink.
Challenge 2
Make anything in black and white.
I chose to use the Well Dressed stamp set from Sale-A-Bration 2020. I randomly stamped images in Memento ink on Whisper White card. One hat has been stamped seperately and popped up on a dimensional. The Black band across the card has been embossed with the Woodland Embossing Folder and the greeting was punched out using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.
Challenge 3 – Sketch Challenge
I chose to use a Cherry Cobbler Card Base and a Blushing Bride layer embossed with the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. I stamped the image in Memento onto Whisper White card and coloured with one of the new aquapens (so good!) using Petal Pink, Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow inks. The greeting is from the Woven Heirlooms stamp set stamped in Memento onto a 2″ punched circle of Whisper White, sponged with Cherry Cobbler. I finished off with a couple of Basic Rhinestones, coloured with Cherry Cobbler Blends.
I was very happy with the card, except for the fact that I originally thought I had Petal Pink cardstock (not Blushing Bride!), which is why I coloured the blossoms in Petal Pink ink. Not the end of the world but I think it would have been nicer with Petal Pink card.
Mystery card – Triple Slider
The next event in the day was a mystery card. Michele gave us a list of supplies we would need and measurements for cutting. It turned out to be a Triple Slider Card.
I used the retired Happy Birthday To You Stamp Set from Sale-A-Bration 2020. I used Seaside Spray Cardstock for the “cards” and Night of Navy Cardstock for the panels. The DSP is the retired 2019-20 In Color Assortment (Seaside Spray). I used the Stitched So Sweetly Dies for the label and the Peaceful Moments stamp set for the greeting which was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto Whisper White Card, as were the top image and the greeting on the middle panel. The image on the middle section was stamped in Seaside Spray and coloured with an aquapen and Seaside Spray, Night of Navy and Soft Seafoam ink. I also added lashings of Wink of Stella but this can’t be seen in the photo. Lastly, I added some Seaside Spray Metallic ribbon.
This card would be very appropriate for a special occasion. It is not difficult to make. Michele had some technical problems and kindly refilmed the whole video. She did a wonderful job.
As you can see, we had a very enjoyable day. There were 2 more challenges which we didn’t get to. I might try and do this at a later date.
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Accessories: Paper Snips, Clear Faceted Gems, Dimensionals
Cate Reifenstein from Bligh Park provided the interesting card above
Stamp Sets: Above the Clouds, Label Me Pretty
Ink: Balmy Blue, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Lovely Lipstick
Accessories: Hot Air Balloon punch, Pretty Label Punch, Sponge Brayer, Dimensionals.
Cate did a lovely job of creating hillsides using the movement of the brayer. I’m afraid I was less skilled, but I love all the texture on the card.
I hope you enjoyed seeing these cards and will come back soon to see some more.
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The first project I’d like to share with you today is a delightful card provided by fellow Avid Inker, Frances Searle. The card would be suitable for a new baby or a baby birthday. It could even be used for Mother’s Day.
The Wildly Happy Stamp set is a lovely line art set of mother and baby animals. Colours are Whisper White and Mint Macaron, with a hint of Gray Granite in the shading.
In the sample card, Frances also coloured the dots in the Tufted 3D Embossing Folder and the Polka Dots in the ribbon using a Mint Macaron Blend pen.
Sharon Davis provided the next project using the Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder, the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set the Magnolia Memory and Stitched Labels DiesSets and the Glittered Organdy Ribbon.
Whisper White ink was sponged onto the embossed petals of the magnolia. The bud was stamped, coloured, diecut and Wink of Stella’d before being tucked behind the ribbon and the label. The inside of the card was stamped too with Calypso Coral and diecut. Such a simple but beautiful card.
Roz Butterworth provided the kit for this card. To a Wild Rose is the two-step stamp set we used. The base is MelonMambo and the flower was stamped (second generation stamp) in Rococo Rose, Melon Mambo and Early Espresso, with the leaves in Granny Apple Green. The background was splattered with Rococo Rose and a few gold metallic pearls finished off this gorgeous card.
Michele Jutrisa, our gracious host for the day, provided this cute scissor charm kit for us. We used the Free as a Bird stamp Set, stamping the wooden button in Stazon Jet Black Ink. When dry, the image was coloured with Pacific Point, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede markers, then clear embossed using a heat gun. This is such a CUTE charm, I love it.
I hope you enjoyed seeing these cards and will come back soon to see some more.
All of the products used to make these projects are available in my online shop here. If you live in Australia and don’t already have a Demonstrator, I would love to be your Demonstrator. All you need to place an order is a credit/debit card and an address. Your order will be shipped directly to you, anywhere in Australia.
If you’d like to buy your supplies at a discount, I would be happy for you to join my team. If you’d like any further information, click on Contact Me and we can start a conversation.
Lastly, if you click on Book A Party, you will find out how I can help you get started creating yourself.
Thanks for stopping by today………………………………………………till next time,
As promised, I’m back to show you some of the projects we created at this event.
This stunning card kit was provided by Kim Perkins. It uses the Good Morning Magnolia Stamp Set and Well Written Dies on Very Vanilla Card and Early Espresso ink. The bling is Gold Glimmer Paper, gold metallic pearls and “flicking” with Champagne Shimmer Paint, Wink of Stella and a hint of Early Espresso colour. It is super shimmery in real life. The envelope and innards were both decorated.
The next kit was put together by my mate Vicki Gardener. A simple but lovely card, mostly white, with a hint of Merry Merlot. Butterfly Wishes is a DIStinktive Stamp Set so that, although everything is stamped once in Gray Granite, the image has a lot of depth.
The third card I’d like to share today was provided by Meredith Hunter. This card has SO much texture and would be perfect for the men in your life.
The stamps used are: Crackle Paint, Waterfront and A Good Man.
Colours are Soft Suede and Crumb Cake.
We also used the Woodlands Embossing Folder, Darling Label Punch and Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo.
The last project I’d like to share today is a cute bridge fold card for kids provided by Michelle Lennon.
To make this delightful card we used the Dino Days Stamps, and the coordinating Dino Dies and Dinoroar Designer Series Paper. The card base is Old Olive.
I hope you liked these cards as much as I enjoyed making them.
All of the products used to make these projects are available in my online shop here.
If you live in Australia and don’t already have a Demonstrator, I would love to be your Demonstrator. All you need to place an order is a credit/debit card and an address. Your order will be shipped directly to you, anywhere in Australia.
If you’d like to buy your supplies at a discount, I would be happy for you to join my team. If you’d like any further information, click Contact Me and we can start a conversation.
Lastly, if you click on Book A Party, you will find out how I can help you get started creating yourself.
Thanks for dropping by today……………………………………………………..till next time,
Two weeks ago I travelled with 2 members of my Stampin’ Up! downline group (Avid Inkers) to Mittagong to share a day of cardmaking with 13 other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from surrounding regions. They came from Canberra, Southern Highlands, Wollongong, South Coast, Western Sydney and even the Hunter Valley. The day was organised by Michele Jutrisa, and she did an amazing job. The theme for the day was the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue. It was held at the hall St Stephen’s Church where Michele is a parishioner.
On arrival we each received a goody bag. Michele did a lovely job of decorating them using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set and the 2019-20 In-Colors, some sweet DSP and polka dot ribbon. The greeting comes from the Free as a Bird Stamp Set. Here is a closer look.
Each attendee also received a decorated water bottle. Decoration was done by yours truly, using 2019-21 In-Colors, Free as a Bird stamp set, the Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder and Stitched Nesting Labels Dies. I used these dies to create a pocket shape into which I slid a name tag for each attendee.
The one below was mine. It is Rococo Rose, Crumb Cake and Rich Razzleberry.
The aim of the day was simply for us to get to know each other and have fun. Well , I think we achieved both. Each attendee prepared 16 kits of the same project for each of the attendees to make and brought all the supplies needed to make it in a shoebox or similar container.
Michele put together a folder containing all the Instruction Sheets. She decorated them to match the goody bags and stamped the SU Statement of the Heart on them as well. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Our goody bags also contained a new stamp set and a Mystery Bag Challenge!
I showed my card in a previous post here and the one made by my friend Vicki here.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos of anyone else’s or of the ladies themselves, which is a bit of a shame because they were all lovely. Donna Williams from the Stampin’ Up! Office also attended and brought a make n take for us. She was lots of fun and very generous with her time, answering any queries we had about products or current events.
Well, that’s it from me for now.
I’ll be back soon to show you the projects we made.
Thanks for popping by…………………………………………………………..till next time,
Yesterday I had a fun day with two fellow Avid Inkers and other Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from the surrounding region. There were 16 of us in all and the day was wonderfully put together by Michele Jutrisa at St Stephen’s Church Hall in Mittagong.
It was a day for us to get together and have fun. We had Donna Williams (from Stampin’ Up! join us for the early part of the day, and lunch) and the lovely Cathy from the Church kept us well fed and lubricated. Others came from Jervis Bay, Windsor, Campbelltown and even the Hunter Valley.
I wanted to share with you the card I made as part of a challenge. We were each given A5 pieces of cardstock in Whisper White, Basic Black and 3 other colours, 1/4 piece of See a Silhouette DSP, some ribbon, and Epoxy Droplets. The challenge was to come up with a card. Below is the one I made.
I used Night of Navy, Crushed Curry and Whisper White Card and the DSP. I also used the Tailored Tag Punch which I had on hand.
I decided to make a Bridge Card and although the photo at left is not great, you can see that I lined the back panel with the DSP and stuck a couple of punched out pieces across the opening. The card will still fold flat for posting.
I was quite happy with the resulting card. We each had to place a sticker on the card we liked the best and 3 winners were selected. Sadly, mine wasn’t one of them! But I got over it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos of the others, but I will ask Vicki for a pic of hers, and she was one of the winners! I will post it in the next few days.
I am sure I will be posting more in coming days, so stay tuned.
That’s it for now, thanks for popping by………………………………….till next time,
Netty xx
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My name is Annette McMillan. I love to make cards and other papercraft projects and this is my place to share my creations and other information. I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canberra, Australia for over 17 years and papercrafting for 25 years or so. I run card making classes for all skill levels and can offer in-home demonstrations for you and your friends. I also sell cards which can be stock or on commission. see more HERE.
