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    Climbing Orchid for Paper Craft Crew Challenge #PCC296

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. It’s time for another Paper Craft Crew challenge and we have a card sketch for you this week For my DT inspiration, I used the Climbing Orchid set, the matching Orchid Builder Framelits Dies and the new Birthday Backgrounds stamp set The orchid was stamped in Coastal Cabana, die cut then sponged with Flirty Flamingo ink. The detailed centre were stamped in 1st and 2nd generation Granny Apple Green I then worked on the stitched square element by stamping the stalk in Granny Apple Green and the buds in Coastal Cabana I stamped the confetti design from Birthday Backgrounds…

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    Rooted In Nature for Paper Craft Crew Challenges #PCC293

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay Soriano here, back with my Design Team project for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC293 I have used a new bundle from the upcoming Annual Catalogue which launches on June 1st. The bundle consists of a stamp set called Rooted In Nature with the co-ordinating Nature’s Roots Framelits Dies. These 2 products are part of the Nature’s Poem Suite on pages 142-144 The tree trunk from Rooted In Nature was stamped on Whisper White card with 2nd Generation Soft Suede ink. I punched a hole to feed through the Copper Trim, double knotted then shaped…

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    Stamp Review Crew ~ Sweet Cupcake

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping by. It’s been a while since I last blogged as I went to Cyprus for my younger sister’s wedding. Getting back in creating and blogging proved to be a challenge due to work and lack of inspiration. Luckily I had the Stamp Review Crew blog hop to help me out, as we showcase the Sweet Cupcake stamp set for one last project You may have arrived here from the fabulous Kelly Kent of My Papercraft Journey if you’re following the hop already. You will find the ‘Next Blog’ button at the end of this post to continue to Tinkerin In…

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    Birthday Banners Card Idea for Paper Craft Crew Challenge #PCC287

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts, thanks so much for stopping by. It’s Jay Soriano here sharing my DT card idea for Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC287 This fun sketch allowed me to play with Birthday Banners which I haven’t used for a while. It is carrying over to the 2018-2019 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue but I have used retiring inks and other products on this project. Get them before they’re gone as they are available while supplies last from the Last Chance Products page of our UK Online Shop I stamped the banner with Archival Black and the sentiment in Island Indigo. This was bent to shape…

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    Party Pandas Card Idea for Paper Craft Crew Challenges #PCC286

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK and thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay here sharing my Design Team card inspiration for the Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #PCC286. This challenge will be running for 2 weeks so you will have plenty of time to join in I have used the Party Pandas and Lots of Lavender stamp sets which you can earn for FREE when you place a qualifying order from our Online Shop. There are lots of other FREE items during Sale-A-Bration but HURRY as it ends this Saturday 31st March 2018 The fun Party Panda bursting out of the Vellum was coloured with Watercolour Pencils then fussy cut. I…

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    Card Idea with Blossoming Basket from Sale-A-Bration 2018

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK, thanks for stopping. It’s Jay here sharing a card idea using the FREE Blossoming Basket stamp set & the Basket Weave Dynamic TIEF from Sale-A-Bration 2018 Cardbase 29cm x 10.5cm Bermuda Bay 14cm x 10cm Peekaboo Peach card 10cm x 7cm Vellum 10cm x 7cm The flower basket design was stamped with Tuxedo Memento on Whisper White and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. Fussy cut with the Paper Snips then added a little bling with the Clear Wink of Stella The Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers will be available to order again in June but Stampin’ Up! has other colouring tools which are available to order…

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    Petal Palette & Celebrate You for Paper Craft Crew #PCC283

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK. It’s Jay here sharing my Design Team project for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC283 I used the Petal Palette and Petals & More Bundle from the 2018 Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue with a sentiment from the FREE Celebrate You Thinlits amongst other Stampin’ Up! products Whisper White Thick Cardbase 29cm x 10.5cm Fresh Florals DSP 10.5cm x 3cm I die cut several pieces with the Petals & More Thinlits using Basic Black, Tranquil Tide and Peekaboo Peach cards I stamped the floral elements from Petal Palette in 2nd Generation to get a lighter shade of the Memento Black (I didn’t have…

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    Another Beautiful Day Flower Card Coloured with Stampin’ Blends

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts UK and thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay here with another card idea using the Beautiful Day flower stamp from the Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue coloured with the Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers This card is inspired by the sketch challenge at Global Design Project #GDP122 which I am entering My card also uses a FREE Level 1 exclusive item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure; the Tutti-Frutti Cards & Envelopes, which you too can earn with a qualifying order of £45 from our UK Online Shop Stampin’ Blend colours used: Calypso Coral Combo Pack Light Old Olive Light Bermuda Bay Light Pool Party For a visual demonstration of how I…

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    Heart Happiness for Paper Craft Crew Colour Challenge #PCC276

    Hello and welcome to Mitosu Crafts in the UK with me Jay Soriano. It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for a new Paper Craft Crew challenge #PCC276. It’s a colour challenge this week and you must use a minimum of 3 colours from the image below For my DT project today, I used the following Stampin’ Up! colours; Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Berry Burst & Basic Gray with the new released Heart Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set from the 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue I white embossed the heart clusters on Basic Gray card stock and coloured with the Dark Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends Adding a strip of Black card…

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    Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #PCC273 ~ Holidays!

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts. It’s Jay here with the Paper Craft Crew challenge #PCC273. This Holidays themed challenge is running for 2 weeks, so if life is a bit hectic at the moment pre-Christmas, there’s always next week to craft and join in the challenge For my project this week, I took a few elements from the inspiration photo and I created this poinsettia card using the leaf dies from Orchid Builder Framelits A6 cardbase Basic Gray mat 14.3cm x 10cm Wood Textures Designer Series Paper layer 13.8cm x 9.5cm Basic Gray strip 13.8cm x 1cm I stamped the twigs on Wood Textures DSP with Early Espresso ink, some in…