by Susan Itell | Oct 11, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Halloween, Super Easy |
Before today's post…many thanks for the kind comments so many of you left yesterday for a special day for many that are near to my heart. I wish Hannah was home as I know that she would have been so touched!
The 1st "Claire" Scholarship was a huge success and it was just "a wonderful and healthy day" The scholarships were given to (4) great riders, all girls from different areas of our country…California, New York, Georgia and Virginia!
This post is just plain fun and another one that is addictive to make….kinda like the tootsie pops….click here to see that post! I hope that you have as much fun making these as I do!
I have to share with you….I made over 125 of these for a "Caddyshack" Party for work and as people left, I had (2) Baby Ruths in them for a Party Favor….too darn cute!
Here is how you make them and I hope that you have fun!
- The size of the project is a 1/2 sheet of paper, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
- Using the Simply Scoring Tool, Scoring the long side (8 1/2")….score at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5" and 6 3/4"
- Turn the paper to the short side (5 1/2") and score at 1 1/2" & 4"
- Now don't stress here…simply fold in the sides at the score lines and then cut as you see in the picture below!
TIP ALERT: 2 things…..first – snip off a bit of the ends as it makes it easier to have a "clean" fold and use the small oval punch BEFORE you adhere your box….it just is easier!
- A simple "glue dot" is your friend and this is really fun to pull together! Fold up the sides as you see below! Please email me if you need help!
Now all you have to do is decorate (if you wish and tie a bow) and BAM – you are good to go….but don't forget to put a treat inside!
Now are you wondering why I called this Oh, Henry! Well…there is a candy bar named this, but the real reason is that Hannah's dear friend….Catherine – her horse's barn name is Henry and he is one great guy!
Catherine is one great girl and I like to treat her to some Oh, Henry! while she is in college missing him!
Catherine and her Mom (my dear friend) were with me for Claire's Scholorship….and we were all missing Hannah not being here but the picture below is a sight that the "Mom's" get to see often and our hearts are "pitter-patter" as they are dear and special friends to each other!
I hope that I have inspired you today and PLEASE go and make these! They are sooooo fun! I honestly cannot remember where I saw this idea but I was so excited this summer when it was PERFECT for the event at work!
Please remember….jammies shopping is fun! A simple click here will get you one your way! Thank you for taking YOUR time to pop by, please share my blog with your family and friends by subscribing to my Blog (right under the Holiday Catalog) and you will get a daily dose of me!
I leave you with the best of the comments that was from one of the riders that won….(my job was to interview the winners)…..this beautiful girl that was just 15 looked at Claire's Mom and said….
"Thank you for this opportunity and thank you for raising
such a great role model for us…"
My heart is happy…until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Oct 9, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Halloween, Party Favors |
I know that these Tootsie Pops have been around before but I think that they are soooo darn tootin' cute that it brought back! I have so many great memories of doing things like this with my children!
The best thing is that I STILL LOVE TO MAKE THEM...and I still send things like this to my adult children and they always call to thank me for the memories and then naturally I have my moment to say….do you remember when you were a Pumpkin for Halloween…..
(Do you remember making the ghosts out of kleenex)!!! Well, I admit, I love tootsie rolls and tootsie pops! Making them into an adorable broom is so cute at this time of the year but I thought that they needed a little "box" to stand on so they would be straight!
Today is also the Pals Paper Art Challenge and I "squeeked" this is with the color palette that they are using! Please make sure you go to the PPA site and see what the design team came up with this week!
I have LOTS of pictures for you with tips and tricks but please feel free to email me if I can be of help to you! They are so fun and I will say they get adictive to make! Let's start with the box!
I did use the smallest circle framelit to cut out the middle but if you do not have that or want to save time…just put a couple of glue dots on the bottom of the tootsie pop….works like a charm!
In the picture below you can see the little box! (I think a little Elephant should be standing on it) I like the fact that the coffee filter drapes over it to hide it!
Now let's get the making the broom…so easy and so cute! Again, please feel free to email me if you need further help!
So I realize there are lots of pictures being thrown at you but I do hope that it helps! To tie it off I used a piece of Baked Brown Sugar Bakers Twine and then the Stamp and Punch came from the Merry Everything Bundle! (I thought that this sentiment was great as we all know that you end up chewing the center of the Lolipop!!!)
True, you could purchase this seperately but I would not….WHY??? You will save an instant 15% plus this is a great and very practical bundle! I also used the 1/8" circle hand held punch and guess what? It is on the weekly deal special! I am amazed at how often I do use it!
To me, the key adhesive are the glue dots for this project…these little gems are easy to tuck in and with using the piercing tool…it makes it easy!
Thanks for popping in today and I hope that you go to the store and purchase some lollipops and try this! I am sure that whomever is lucky enough to get this broom will be a happy camper!
I hope that you all enjoyed the blog hop yesterday….I am still trying to go through and see what all of the PALS were up to! Sooooo much talent out there!
Remember, shopping in your jammies is FUN…..Click here and smile!
Until tomorrow….I have a post for you that is very near and dear to my heart!
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by Susan Itell | Oct 8, 2014 | Fall Cards, Halloween, PALS Blog Hops |
Welcome to the October Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating an early Halloween and Harvest season. This month we are sharing Halloween and fall projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies.
This is my favorite think in being a PAL…our monthly blog hop! I can remember the 1st time I took the dive off the board and tried a Blog Hop…..I have never missed one since then! I hope that you enjoy today and are inspired by the amazing talent that you will see today! Have fun and take it all in!
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from hop #19 Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
- Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
- Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
- Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
- Beth Beard at My little craft blog
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
- Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
- Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Amy Whelan at Amys Inklings
- Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
- Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
- Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
- September Gray at septembergray.com
- Sherrie Gross at Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sherrie
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
- Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
- Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
I am not going to share a bunch of "in's and out's" today but please email me if you need help wth this card! I think that is is a fun Halloween Card without being too scary! I made 30+ of these and I will tell you that if you take it in steps…it is very doable!
Please enjoy the pictures and I hope that I have inspired you and brought a smile to your face!
The star of the show is the Fall Fest Bundle, and I highly reccomend that you purchase the bundle…as these offering are great to "tuck" in when you need a space filled!
Layers…layers and layers! I adore layers! To me that is what makes a card special! This is a square card so even without the layers you would need additional postage…but adding what I did is the same price!
Elements of this card will be listed at the end of the post but as I said before, please email me if I can help you re-create this fun card!
I know that many find using vellum is a challenge….but just plan in advance before you start a card to make sure that you can "hide" the adhesive, here I used glue dots behind the eyes!
If you follow my daily blog, you know that I adore envelopes and I never have a card go out without a fun, lined envelope! To me it is the 1st thing you see and the thing you will remember!
O.k……You have a lot more hopping to do – there is a bunch of fun projects out there! Be a BIG SPONGE and soak it all up! There is so much talent out there within the PALS…this is just a small tast of the talent out there!
The next stop is stop #21 Amy Whelan at Amys Inklingson the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.
Enjoy…thanks for popping in….Happy Fall! Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Oct 5, 2014 | Blog Candy, Halloween, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Super Easy |
Before we get to today's post I have to say a HUGE thank you for the smiles you gave to me with your 53 comments from yesterday's post! John and I went to a great restaurant for dinner last night in the cutest little town about 30 minutes away so as he drove I had my I-pod and read them so we both could enjoy!
It is soooooo very clear to me that we all have the same feeling and passion! I love to create and play in my Craft area…but I adore sending cards and knowing that I brought a smile to someone! Thank you…thank you for sharing what card making means to you!
To me it is a simple pleasure that means so much…
Please know that it DOES make a difference not only to YOU
but to the people you send a card to!
The winner is #24 Brenda B….. and here is her comment! (I had to do it in PINK for the Breast Cancer event today)
Woot-Woot to you Brenda and many thanks for the super sweet comment! Please email me and your address and I will send your goodies your way!
Happy World Card Making Day! I am so happy to have found this hobby and thoroughly enjoy making cards for friends and family. You are such an inspiration Susan and I so look forward to your postings and updates on what you are doing. Happy day to you!
O.k. – to the card for the day! I adore this stamp set, Mingle all the Way. I realize that many people love to celebrate Halloween and then there are others that do not care for the scary part of it…I think that this card is a fun and classic card!
I have great memories of Trick-n-Treat but I will say that my costumes were always handmade and simple…like a pumpkin, a Base Ball Player etc….I am amazed at how the retail stores put such a huge emphasis on October 31st!
This card layout is very simple and it could easily be used for other clean and simple cards! Just simply change up the sentiment and the color of paper and BAM – a whole new card! True I have used a bunch of paper today and if you follow my blog you already know that I adore paper!
To me, paper can do so much and be so effective in making a clean and simple card! Remember to utilize the paper that you are covering with another layer! This is a perfect time to use your punched…framelits etc…to use for future cards!
Here are the measurements for all of the layers that are going on today! I know that you enjoy it when I give you the measurements!
- The base is a good old A-2 card and the black layer is just 1/4 smaller – 5 1/4" X 4" (remember cut the black piece as it will be covered up) and add the next layer in whisper white which is 1/4" smaller 5" X 3 3/4"
- The Tangerine Tango is 3 1/2 X 4 3/4" and then the Designer Series Paper from the Motley Monster DSP and it is 3 3/8" X 4 5/8"…. Take this piece to your Big Shot and Place the #4 square framelit and cut the square out!
TIP – do not adhere it yet…I like to take it over top of the base piece and take a pencil to draw a line where the square is and then stamp it…So much easier!
- Erase your pencil lines and now you can adhere it to the base. (I was going to put stampin' dimensionals under the orange piece but I decided against it and I really like the look!
- I made the back square border with framefilt #4 & #5 as I thought this element would add a great contast and a quick dash of dots did the trick!
- Last but not least…the envelope! I had some fun as I lined the outer flap and then while I had my big shot and sentiment all "onky" – I decided to jazz up the back!
TIP – I have shared this with you before and I will say that I do ask the people that I send cards to if they can through the mail o.k. – like this card…take it to the counter of the post office and ask them to "hand stamp" it….this way it will not go through the machine and I find that using the tombow liquid glue is the best!!!
I hope that this clean and simple card brought a smile to you this morning! Again, a heartfelt thanks to all of you for sharing with me what card making means to you…I think it's clear to say that we all are going to keep doing what we do as it brings joy to us!
Have a wonderful day and make it special! Another woot-woot to Brenda for winning the Blog Candy! There will be more blog candy posts in the future….after all it's October….we need to treat -n-treat together!
Until tomorrow….
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by Susan Itell | Sep 29, 2014 | Halloween, Make it MINE Monday, Super Easy |
Where did the weekend go? It was a great weekend but it seemed to buzz by way to fast! I am just lovin' this beautiful weather we have been having on the East Coast. Not too cool…not too humid….just right! Today is the Make it Mine personal challenge that I throw at you!
Today's sketch is fun! The minute I picked it I thought…a small print in a DSP and then accent colors….the 1" punch – BAM! A card in a matter of minutes!
Please give this a try…there are so many color options you can go with…seriously – the sky is the limit! I love this font of the sentiment, it doesn't get any bolder than this! I blogged last week with this stamp set (click here) and it still reminds me of Elementary School days!
This is a card that you really do not need me…as it is super simple! Simple works…Simple is fun…Simple is effective! The stamp set that I am using today is the Frightful Wreath…and it truly is both big and bold!
The card is the good old A-2 card size…a simple cut in half of a sheet of paper ending up with an 5 1/2" X 4 1/2" card base! The other layers are 1/4" smaller.
The key tool of the card is the 1" punch…a quick punch using the Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper was a cinch and then using the coordinating colors of Tangerine Tango and Crushed Curry the magic is coming to life!
Did you notice that I embossed the solid colors of paper? The Polka Dots Folder came to the plate today to add some interest!
Last but not least…the beloved envelope! Today is a double whammy….and so simple! I do hope that you give your envelopes some love!
I will admit, having this stamp set being a photopolymer set…it is sooo darn tootin' easy for perfect placement. I am thrilled that Stampin' Up! is coming out with more and more sets like this….WOOT-WOOT!
I am sorry that many of you had a hard time getting on my Blog over the weekend…I do not know what was up but I hope that you go back and see the posts – I thought they were super cute!
Please email me if you have any questions…I am thrilled that my 1st (I call it the Inaugural Group) of "Stamp of the Month Club" are happy with their purchase! I will have October's offering on Wednesday…please pop back! (I think you are going to like it)!
I realize that you have sooooooo many choices – and I deeply thank you for sharing your precious time with me! Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Sep 25, 2014 | Halloween, Super Easy |
Boo! Halloween will be here before you know it and I thought I would be festive for this week with the Pals Paper Art Challenge! This week is a sketch challenge and it is a fun one! Please pop onto the Pals Paper Art Website to see all of the beauties!
This is about as easy and basic as it gets but it is still cute! Just about any age would enjoy receiving this card and this would be one that you could easily make a large quantity of.
I think maximizing a small image stamp like this cute little pumpkin is great for cards of all sizes! Naturally it would be perfect for an enclosure card with a sweet sentiment underneath but this size also works great in multiples like this card!
The pumpkin is from a stamp set that I think is overlooked in the catalog, it is called Holiday Invitations and I do plan to do future posts on it!
The designer series paper is from the Motley Monsters Collection and this is just a FUN paper pack! There is nothing crisper than a bold stripe and the size is a 3 ¼ ” square and then matted in Tangerine Tango at 3 ½”
Using up scraps….(just love that feeling) The white stamped images are a 1 ¼” square and then the black is 1 ½” . I quick “dash” all the way around did the trick!
Now lets go back memory lane…do you remember in school when you would watch the teacher draw the chalk lines on the board with the 3 pieces of chalk thingy and then you always were in awe with how well your teacher could print? (I used to love to clean the chalk board and go outside to clap the erasers)
This is exactly what this sentiment looks to me…a Elementary School Teachers perfect printing! It is from the Frightful Wreath Stamp Set and besides that “splatter” up top…this is not frightening at all…actually I think it is super practical!
I know that it is hard to tell with the black paper but I POPPED up both the focal part and the sentiment with my stampin’ vitamins – aka….Stampin’ Dimensionals! How fast and easy!
The envelope love for the day was a simple lining the back flap and then a quick stamp on the front – (sure does get the message across)
That’s it….very doable….right? Simple is truly just as it is….simple! Please do not feel guilty when a card does not take you much time…that is a GREAT thing! This would be one of those “keeper” layouts I have talked about…
I am so happy so many of you want to do the card swap! My dear mailman will be wondering why in the heck am I getting so much mail!
Also, many thanks for all of the great comments and feedback from the dear little hamburger box yesterday! Wait to you see the other ones I made…I will blog later this week with them – they are so cute and so much fun to make!
Jeanie was sooooo happy and as I told you before she is a pre-school teacher at a Catholic School and she called it a “Nun Owl” and is going to take it to school tomorrow to show Sister Corda. She still has a terrible cough but would not miss helping with the swap for the world.
Yikes…the holidays are fast approaching and we all know how fast that calendar is rolling…tomorrow I am going to share with you some tips and ideas for making your projects doable!
Please feel free to email me and have a wonderful day…please play with this sketch – it is super fun!
Until tomorrow!
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