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    Truly Tailored for Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC281

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts and thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay Soriano here and as it’s Wednesday, I’m here to share my project idea for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC281 I have used the Truly Tailored CLEAR Mount Stamp Set and the matching Tailored Tag Punch for my card today, which can be ordered together as a Bundle saving you 10% If you find it a challenge to create Male / Guy Cards then this Bundle is ideal for you! There are 10 rubber stamps with a mixture of images and sentiments. Part of the True Gentleman Suite on pages 44-45 of the 2018 Spring/Summer Occasions Catalogue,…

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    2 Watercolour Card Ideas using Garden In Bloom

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts and thanks for stopping by. It’s Jay here sharing two watercolour card ideas using Garden In Bloom stamp set from the Annual Catalogue The colours for both projects were inspired from the Global Design Project Colour Challenge #GDP125 which I am entering my projects to For the Dapper Denim card I made 2 masks by stamping the flower design on sticky notes then fussy cut. I also used 2nd Generation Stamping technique to achieve a lighter shade of Dapper Denim on the Shimmery Cardstock for the No Line Colouring technique I am loving using the Aqua Painters at the moment and got them out again to…

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    Fold Flat Gift Bag Idea with Lots of Happy Kit ~ Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC280

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts and thanks for stopping by. It’s Wednesday which means another project idea from me for the Paper Craft Crew Challenges ~ Card Sketch #PCC280 For my project today, I created an alternative use with the elements from one of the cards in the Lots of Happy all-inclusive Card Kit. You can make 20 cards (4 each of 5 gorgeous designs) from the kit but for those who likes making something different or if you got the Card Kit Refill, how about this idea for your next project? I used the card sketch to decorate a Fold Flat Gift Bag instead! Well, I thought card sketches can…

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    Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #PCC279 ~ Mardi Gras

    Hi and thanks for stopping by today. It’s Jay here with my Design Team project for the Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #PCC279 ~ Mardi Gras After thinking for a while of what I could do with this theme, I took the image above and Mardi Gras colours to create my own handmade mask using Stampin’ Up! products Dimension: 25.5cm x 13.5cm I used the Layering Ovals Framelits as a template to draw the main body of the mask with 1cm bridge  then hand cut inside the lines with Paper Snips. I die cut 2 of the same size ovals and a smaller oval for the eye hole in Wisteria…

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    Oh So Eclectic Watercolour Card for Challenge Blogs

    Hi and thanks for stopping by today. It’s Jay here with a watercolour card idea using the Oh So Eclectic stamp set from the Annual Catalogue This card was inspired by the challenge at Global Design Project #GDP124 Case The Designer ~ Louise Sharp I love Louise’s bright colours and white space on her project which I tried to recreate on my card. I also used the Sahara Sand mat and Linen Thread on my watercolour card The colours I used were inspired by the recent Stampin’ Up! rebranding for their 30th Anniversary. 3 designs in the Oh So Eclectic set have a lovely watercolour wash effect when stamped but…

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    Stamp Review Crew ~ Tabs For Everything

    Hi and welcome to Mitosu Crafts in the UK. It’s Jay Soriano here, super excited to join the Stamp Review Crew! Led by super talented Tanya Boser, we are an international group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators here to inspire you with different ideas on a specific stamp set. You can hop along with us every first and third Mondays of the month for your Stampin’ Up! inspirations You may have started here or arrived from With A Bow On Top by Lou Kitzelman. You will find a ‘Next Blog’ button at the end of this post to continue along the hop to My Papercraft Journey by Kelly Kent The stamp…

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    Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC278

    Thanks for stopping by, it’s Jay here with my card idea for Paper Craft Crew’s Card Sketch Challenge #PCC278 I used the FREE exclusive Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Epic Celebrations to create this card for guys. The set contains six awesome stamps, four of which I used on this card including the sentiment. You too can earn the Epic Celebrations Stamp Set for FREE when you place a qualifying order of ยฃ45 (before p&p) from our UK Online Shop – HERE Basic Black Cardbase 14.5cm x 10.5cm I adhered the silver washi tape from Myths & Magic pack on the left and gold embossed the splatters to follow the sketch…

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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 #GDP122ย 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 ยฃ45 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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    Picture Perfect for Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC277

    Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Mitosu Crafts in the UK with me Jay Soriano. I am back sharing my Design Team card inspiration for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge #PCC277. This layout has a lot of layers and ideal for a Valentine’s project with the heart shapes but can be changed for an all occasion card idea For my project, I used products from the Picture Perfect Suite on pages 4 – 5 of the 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper I also took inspiration from the colour combination of the Picture Perfect Party…

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    Beautiful Day Butterfly Thank You Card with Brusho Crystal

    Welcome to Mitosu Crafts and thank you for stopping by. It’s Jay here with a couple of watercolour Thank You cards using Brusho Crystal and the butterfly from Beautiful Day stamp set We’ve had a box of Brushos for sometime now but haven’t used them for a while, it’s great that Stampin’ Up! have included them in the new 2018 Spring / Summer Occasions Catalogue! The Brusho Crystal Colour is great for creating easy, quick and fun backgrounds. It is random but can produce different effects from light washes to intense colours depending on how you apply water or how much I used the emboss resist technique for the butterfly…