by Susan Itell | Jan 5, 2015 | Uncategorized |
You know what tomorrow is….the begining of Sale-a-bration as well as the NEW Occasions Catalog! I know that you all are going to love it and I hope that it will make you smile as much as it does me!
I am super excited to share with you some changes….please feel free to email me if you have any questions but after 2 years of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I realized that I needed to impliment some "must haves" for you!
Woot Woot…you will see that I meant Woof-Woof!
Not only is this a NEW year….but a NEW year means that I am going to make some changes with my Stampin' Up! business….(It's all good…not to worry)!!! I will still be…
- Inspiring you to challenge yourself
- I will continue being on the PPA Design Team on Thursday's
- Encourage you to CASE away each and everyday
- Offer you tips and tricks that I have "up my sleeve"
- Continue to offer you product and paper shares….click here for the current Occasions Catalog one!
- Continue to offer you blog candy throughout the year….just because!
- Continue my Stamp of the Month Club Kits….(The January offering will be later this morning….it's a keeper)
- My biggest fear is….VIDEOS! I am going to do it….I never thought that I would blog…and I have figured out the whole "blogging thing"…so this year it is VIDEOS! (I'm working on it…be easy on me at the beginning)
I adore Stampin Up! and I adore and appreciate each and everyone of you! It is a joy to able to do what I do and love.
Mary Fish has lead the way for me and being a part of the PALS is simply the best! I hope that you are happy about my rewards program and will be "easy on me" with learning the curve with videos!
I love what I do and I want to share everything with you! Stampin' does make a difference and so do YOU!
Until later today….January's Stamp of the Month Club….Woot-Woot….oops – woof-woof! (Daisy is doing better but becoming a Princess) Pictures to follow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 4, 2015 | Sale-A-Bration, SNEAK PEEK!!! |
Good Morning! I hope that everyone is having a great weekend! I must say…I was having a tough time getting my engine started this weekend but no one came to my "pity party" so I decided to go to the gym…take my mind off of the house and it was a great move!
How about this sweet card to brighten your day….it is rainy and bleak on the East Coast and I need some rays of sunshine! This is a sneak peak of the catalog that is unveiled on Tuesday….48 hours and counting…we all can see it….we all are excited! The stamp set is called So You.
One thing (well there are lots of things) that make me "SMILE" in this new catalog is that there are many, many great sentiments like this that can truly stand on their own! I love the font and I am super happy that we have so many great options with this catalog!
I have a confession, you know that I adore square cards and I must admit….my Envelope Punch Board had dust on it ……which means that I have not made a square card for a while…..those holidays get you in many ways!
Let's get going as I hope that this card "picks you up" and makes you "SMILE".…please feel free to CASE away!
- The Card size is a 4 1/2" Square.
- The white stamped piece is a 3 7/8" square
- The White Mat is 4 1/8" square
- Letting the stamp set do it's magic…it is a 1-2-3- card! A quick POP of a daffodil delight with the 1" circle punch and then some dashes around did the trick!
- Let's get to the Crushed Curry Bakers Twine…I shared with you last week that Bakers Twine is a product that I did not use a bunch in the past and now….I love it! Not only is it the best "bang for your buck" but having multiple strands…makes the WOW happen…quick!
Did you notice that I am using both the Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry at the same time….sometimes it just works! Never be afraid to play with color…..
- Out comes the envelope punch board…I must admit, it felt great to use it and wow – it is so darn tootin' easy! Just folllow the guide on the base and you will never go wrong!
- How about this super fun liner….it is a Sale-A-Bration FREEBIE and it is one that you will want to have! I am having a blast playing with this paper!
(Remember, you can get the swatches and also 1/4 sheets of this paper for FREE with the Occassions Paper and Ribbon Share I am offering….click here to see the post)….I will be ordering 1st thing on Tuesday!
I hope that this clean and simple card brought a smile to your face! Please feel free to email me if you have any questions of this post. I have not used Daffodil Delight a bunch lately – and it brought some sunshime to me today! Yellow always does this for me…a quick "pick me up"
Many thanks for all of the emails and comments about Rosie…she is "perking" up some…but I can say that I have never had a dog have such a hard time. She ADORES John and he left for about 2 hours yesterday and Hannah and I could not get her to stop whining for him!
Below is her in a chair – RIGHT BY JOHN…..putting that darn puzzle together!
Until tomorrow! Enjoy your day….
by Susan Itell | Jan 3, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Well here you go…..and the winner is….Karol Hall! I agree….I agree with her comment!
I did this posting at 8:45 p.m. last night as I was hitting the hay early as dear little Rosie kept us up the night before and hopefully she will be more comfortable throughout the night!
I had 340 comments over the (2) days of Blog Candy postings and then winner is lucky # 326
by Susan Itell | Jan 2, 2015 | Uncategorized |
I am so tootin' glad that so many of you enjoyed the Happy New's Card from yesterday and I had many comments and emails about it that I wanted to share with you some tips and tricks… (I honesty have not played with it a bunch but I knew that it needed to come to my home when I saw it in the catalog)
It is funny…the "larger verion" of this little gem gets overlooked and I am guilty as charged…I do not think that I blogged about it once this holiday season but it is in the catalog and I will say…it is overlooked!
To me…the key tool for both of these "big and little bows" is the bone folder!
The other "KEY" tip is to have your card "hand stamped" at the Post Office so it will not go through a machine! (I have a great little Post Office and I do this all the time….trust me – it is worth standing in line to do this for your cards!!!)
You need to "work the fibers of the paper" in order to give it that "just right" feel! The other key are glue dots..these makes it super fast and DONE!
When you pop it out…this is what you get! You will need to pop out 2 x's to create a bow…and if you want a color coordinating one….make the adjustments!
Now to the Bone Folder, just work the paper in both directions to get it very soft and pliable…this will help with "fru-fruing" the bow if it gets squished when mailing! You can see in the below picture that the paper is very broken down.
Here is another "Secret Weapon" that I have in my work area….it is sheet of very thin foam that I bought from Amazon…(I am an Amazon junkie) and this helps with mailing! It is the super thin foam that can be put in between plates so they do not get chipped.
If you ggogle Amazon, here is the name - Bankers Box Smooth Move Cushion Foam, 12 Inches x 40 Feet (7712101) – it goes a L O N G way so maybe go in with a friend (I often just cut a little piece to go over a pearl etc…..)
You can see that I took a very small piece and rolled it in the loop. After I did that, I simply pressed it down gently before putting it in an envelope! This is a big help and I have also given you more options in the below photo.
So sorry for the late post…I am telling you – we are only in the 2nd day of the New Year and I feel like I need a vacation! The things that happen to me…but I would not change it for the world!
If you follow my blog…we rescued a Jack Russell at Thanksgiving…(Rosie) – She was "fixed" on the 31st and we were able to pick her up yesterday morning.
Being that we are "animal" people…we knew that something wasn't right with her last night so needless to say that we were up with her – Hannah and I just returned home from the Vets and they needed to hydrate her as well as put her on antibiotics.
It's a "girls" day….she is all bundled up…all 8lbs. of her with me in my work area!
Hopefully this post is of help to you and once again, Stampin' Up! did it again by coming out with another great punch….
Remember to leave a comment for the "Blog Candy" posts #1 & #2 – tomorrow I will announce the winner! Many thanks for your patience today and please share my Blog and love of Simple Stampin' with your family and firends! Enjoy the day!
by Susan Itell | Jan 1, 2015 | Card Swaps |
Hello again, this is the 2nd post that I am posting for the day and I apologize that this is so late getting out to you! Please click here to see the 1st post as it was the PPA Challenge.
I did a quick "scan" of comments and I see that many have asked about the mailing of this. Tomorrow I will do a quick Blog post on this adorable little bow and what it looks like when it is punched out etc….and talk about the mailing.
Because this post is soooooo late getting to you – I will give you another day to leave a comment for the #2nd day of Blog Candy(this post)….Remember, you will have (2) chances to win so click to the 1st post if you missed it. I have been totally enjoying reading the comments of the things that you love….
Today let's talk about the 3 Stampin Up! TOOLS that we have that you could not live without! This one is easy for me (well I think it is)
- Stampin' Trimmer – Could not….would not be without it – SIMPLY the BEST on the Market!
- Big Shot – He IS my MAIN MAN in my craft area….I refer to him as Mr. Big Shot!
- Stamp-a-ma-jig – I just LOVE this little piece of plastic – to me is is the "shining star" to great cards!
Well….what about YOU? Please leave a comment so we all can see which tools that you could not live without! The 3 that I picked hold true to my philosophy of the basics! They will never let you down!
Here is the Blog Candy for today! A dozen handmade cards from ME! This alwasy seems to be a hit and it is my pleasure to send them to you!
Because of the lateness of this post, I will not announce the winner until Saturday morning….this should give people plenty of time to check their email.
We have had a rather rough start to the New Year…A family friend passed away this morning from a very short battle leaving 2 young boys…please keep her in your thoughts and prayers – very, very sad.
Happy New Year again, and I look forward to hearing the 3 tools that you couldn't be without! Until tomorrow – it will be a short but hopefully helpful post for you!
