by Susan Itell | Jan 31, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Woot-woot……I am sooo darn tootin' glad that so many responded with a comment with the colors that they like….(well today!!!) I know that many of you are like me as these choices can change daily…!
I LOVED reading the color combinations and it seems like there are many of you that really adore Blackberry Bliss…..and WOW – I sure do love those die hards like me that like the "safe" colors…Sometimes I feel like I am so boring but I am a traditionalist at heart!
I am learning from YOU and I thank you for your ideas! I will keep them in mind and I hope that each of you try some of these color combinations! This is the part that I adore about bloging….you can let your personality and your ideas come to life and I thank you for popping by!
Now…..let's get to the winner…….drum roll….drum roll…..and I had over 176 (by 10 p.m.) comments yesterday (I understand that some people had a hard time leaving a comment, but please know that I received your email and you are in the count!)
WOOT-WOOT….I will send you a pack of each of these…..to LUCY!!!! – please email me and let me know your address and I will order them and "off they go" = See…Strawberry Slush – LOVE IT!
Now to "Show and Tell"….here are 3 more cards that I received! I cannot thank you all enough not only for the cards, but for the emails I have received! Thank you ….thank you – I read and cherish each and everyone of them!
Let's go…..
THIS CARD is my go to 3…Strawberry Slush, Black and White…and I like the accent of Pear Pizazz and I knew that this card was the perfect card to unveil my likes…(well, today….I do change often but this is soooo clean, classic,crisp and clean!)
Now this is what totally made me smile….there is nothing like a beautiful handwriting and this touched my heart!
Well folks – what about this!?!?! I know that you are going to love the fun, interactive part of this card and I will find out the "scoop" and report back! This is a keeper and a totally FUN card!
Beautiful….gorgeous…classic and oh so versatile with the change up with a variety of sentiments! I love all of the textures of this card and I forget about "tearing" paper….it looks so fabulous!
Now to the BLOG CANDY QUESTION OF THE DAY…..
It is so simple. so easy and such a topic that we all would like to here how YOU feel….
What is your favorite type of card to make?
(examples…Birthday, Thinking of You…Anniversary etc….)
What will you win?
A variety of my favorites…"green glue", stampin' dimensionals, a pack of Whisper White Paper, a silicone mat and a White Gel pen!
I thought that this would be a fun thing to see what we are all comfortable with in making….by sharing our comments – we all learn from one another!
Thank you for your time….I know that we are all soooooo darn busy but it is great that we can all share a bit of our day together!
Stampin' hugs….until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
In the spirit of being happy it is BLOG CANDY time! I thought it would be fun for us to share what is our favorite (3) color combinations are! (Well….if you are like me – it changes all the time so please, just go with your gut as of today!)
I think that we all go through changes with the colors we like – and I think that it is so fun to see what others like! (I feel like I am soooo darn traditional)
All you have to do is leave me a comment today up until 10 p.m. Eastern Time and one person will win (3) packs of paper…each in the colors that you commented about….
Please do not worry about choosing your "Neutral" (like white, very vanilla…etc…) – I just thought it would be fun to see what makes each of us "tick" in color!
Tomorrow we will have another FUN BLOG CANDY POST and I will let you know what my 3 picks are!
Can't wait to see and learn from you…please leave a comment and good luck!
Stampin' hugs….until tomorrow~
by Susan Itell | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Here are some more "show and tell" of cards I have received! They are a beautiful and fun as the Disney parade of characters (If I cannot be in Orlando – I can see the characters!!!)….sit back and enjoy – feel free to give these "designers" some well deserved love with a comment!
Get ready for some SIMPLE STAMPIN' FUN over the next couple of days as I am in the mood of giving as I am so blest in many ways! I had a great report yesterday as the fracture is healing….and I do not have to go back for 4 weeks for an x-ray….but it looks like Mid March will be the goal to start to put weight on it!
We are going to have FUN…FUN…FUN with BLOG CANDY …..please pop back tomorrow to get the ball rolling! I always love to ask questions that all of us find interesting in reading the responses so I will provide the candy….you need to provide the comments!
Here you go with the showcase of beauties…many thanks to all of these "artists" – your gifts of art from your heart are soooooo appreciated it!
Layers and Layers…..I just love the below card! I learn from your work! The embossing adds that FUN touch!
Is this super sweet or what – now this is what I call a true 2 for 1! Not only a beautiful card….I can "take it all in with a cup of tea" – I feel a CASING coming soon!
Color…color….rich and beautiful! This just screams an instant "Feel Better" I adore the richness of the blue…
By now you know that Polka Dots, Balloons and (Carmel Apples) make me smile! How can the color yellow not make you smile as well! I adore the color combination – so clean and classic!
Let's talk about that bow – such a simple touch that breaks the card up to make it POP! Love it!
Well….weren't these GREAT! I thank each and everyone of you not only for the card…but for your talent. Everyday is a day of learning and I hope that each of you have learned a "new look" to implement in cards that you make!
I am sooo darn tootin' excited for the next couple of days – BLOG CANDY as I am in the season of giving as not only am I super happy with my x-ray today, I am super happy to have fun with you!
Please feel free to email me if I can be of help and remember…you can shop away all the time (like when watching the Australian Open) with a click!
Stampin' hugs!….Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 28, 2015 | 3-D Projects, Valentines |
It is that time of the year….well – it is super duper close but I know many of you do best working on a tight schedule! Even though my "peeps" are all grown…they are never to old to receive some "FUN LOVE" from Mom and Dad!
If you follow my blog (and I hope that you do), you already know that I adore these little boxes – they are just fabulous and I am thrilled that Stampin' Up! has continued to keep these available! I just love them.
The stamp set I used for this fun project is called "Hey Valentine" and I just could not resist! My oldest "peep" teaches little ones in Boston so you bet that I am going to send some fun and love his way for his class (I LOVED being the homeroom Mom when the kids were little….this way I can still have fun!)
I have a bunch of pictures for you…..(kind of "Show and Tell") – I know that you all enjoy pictures – please feel free to email me if you have any questions and I will be sharing with you more ideas of decorated little boxes! They are just so fun and there and many things to fill them up with!
I used the Blendabilities to color my little guy! I just adore these markers and remember, you can earn sets FREE as a pick in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog (I have been taking advantage if this)…remember to place a piece of paper behind your paper as they will bleed through (this is normal)
When I put the box together, I simply cut a strip of paper from the FUN Stacked with Love DSP Stack at 1 1/2" and then I started on a side and went all the way around (It covered all 3 sides and there was a bit left over but I snipped that off) My dear little Pirate will be on the front! (hopefully that makes sense!)
Isn't this a fun project! I do hope that you put on your creative hat and have fun! No worries if you do not have this stamp set…I am sure that you have many Valentines Stamps and/or hearts….perhaps this would be a fun time to call a friend and get together to create – sounds like a fun time to me!
I popped out a heart and did a quick stitch…this would be a great place to write someone name on it! I can remember getting these chocolate coins when I was young and felt so darn special. I would go in my room and count them thinking they were "real money"
Let's have a great day….today I go to get my weekly x-ray. I am super happy that I just about have the Stamp Club Kits almost ready to go out the door. My goal was before Leadership and I am real close considering my ankle! They look beautiful!
I will be offering a new kit next Monday, please remember to email me when I show them as I can only make "so many" – it is a labor of love that I know we both enjoy!
Stampin' hugs…..until tomorrow!
p.s. – quick tip – I like to place a glue dot on the bottom of the box to hold the ribbon in place to tie a simple bow…this way it stays with the box – a completed gift!!!
by Susan Itell | Jan 27, 2015 | Birthday, Super Easy |
Woot-woot….I am doing the happy dance as I am so happy to be doing a post for you that I certainly hope that you case away! When I showed John this card…he smiled and said, "I can tell that's a Susan card" It feels so great to create and I hope that this little worm puts a smile on your face!
This adorable stamp is from the "Hostess Stamp Set" that is in the Occasions Catalog and I am just "head over heels" in love with it! It is called Time to Celebrate and the images and sentiments are just wonderful.
Don't forget….you can have a "cyber event" and I will get you a hostess code and then you can email and call family and friends from all over and have a cyber party – each persons order will be shipped directly to them!
That is a woot-woot and the best things is – you can not only earn FREEBIES from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog as well as be able to have hostess $$$ to get whatever your heart desires….(but I would definitely swoop this one up…..it is just $11.00!
I used this adorable card for a Card Swap that the theme is Birthday and I just couldn't resist this little, adorable worm. I used the sentiment from the "must have" And Many More Sentiment stamp set. I know that I have blogged this before by it is definitely worth repeating…
If you are on the fence with a stamp set…BUY THE SENTIMENTS!
WHY?…this card is a great example. We all have lots of stamp set already, but sometimes the sentiments that go with them are not exactly what you want or perhaps you want to just "switch it up"...you can always easily mask off the sentiment and use something else! This set is just wonderful and I use it a bunch!
Let's get going to this fun card! This is one of those that cn easily be mass produced. I did use the Blendabilities as I just adore how easy they are to use. Once you a"feel" the ease of using them…it's hard to go back to the markers but the markers would work just perfect as well!
- The card size is my go-to Whisper White Notecards and envelopes! I had someone point this out to me and they are sooooo right, these are a heavier card stock than our regular card stock. I do love them and I hope that you try them…(they are like potato chips…they are addictive!)
- The Strawberry Slush is 1/4 smaller and then the Deco Labels Framelits made their appearance and then I used the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder for quick texture!
- Stamping our little friend and sentiment with the Memento Ink was a quick 1-2 and then a quick coloring was all needed!
- Stampin' Dimensionals gave the Strawberry Slush piece a focal lift and then the little accents of flowers was the simple yet finishing touch.
- Envelope time….double whammy – I stamped the front with our friend and then used a fun piece from the Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack…so darn fun and fresh!
Well…that's it my friends! I am excited to see the Birthday cards I get back from the "Sip & Swap" and you bet that I will have "Show and Tell" with you! Thanks for the fun comments yesterday and it looks like we are going to have our own fun time this week during Leadership!
You know what today is….the unveiling of the weekly deals! Please click here to see what is available this week. What is your favorite!?!?
NEWS FLASH: I jusy woke up and saw the offerings….I say READY….START….SHOP!!!! Woot-woot – Embossing Folders to the Max, plus the cute little boutique tool. Remember, I follow Jeanie's advice….when in doubt – pull out an embossing folder – it creates an instant wow!
Time to be honest… I think HANDS DOWN the most important tool to have is the Big Shot…this is the Cadillac of all and it is something that we use OVER and OVER…the cute little Boutique Machine is PERFECT for just doing embossing folders…but just remember – it is just for Embossing Folders, the Big Shot does it all – (I get asked this a bunch so hope this makes sense)
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or perhaps you want a hostess code to have fun with your family and friends! Thanks for hanging in there with me…you all are the best and it feels great to create!
Stampin' hugs….unti tomorrow….
