by Susan Itell | Jan 22, 2014 | 3-D Projects |
Well…I hope that I do not offend anyone by saying that I am not the biggest fan of snow! Sure it is BEAUTIFUL…and if it would stay the fresh and white wonderland that it is….I would ADORE it – but living on a farm with 5 dogs…3 horses…a miniture donkey,a precious pig…and a WONDERFUL husband that is coming back from a severe injury…it is hard for me to do the SNOW HAPPY DANCE!
On a positive note….I was able to be home from work by 2 today and even though I had today’s post planned….I thought – “Let’s Play” and do something different….so this is what you get!!!!
My oldest lives in Boston and I know how cold it is here in Maryland…my heart goes out to him being in Massachusetts – so his siblings will be jealous…but this post is for him…all complete with a Starbucks gift card to warm him up!
Let’s get to it and I have lots of pictures for you! The inspiration was from my dear Stampin’ Up! friend and demonstrator Patsy Waggoner….I was so happy to meet her in person at leadership in Houston and get a big Patsy hug… she is my BLOG GU-RU that has been my savior! WOWZER – what a wonderful person! I am blessed!
- The base is (2) pieces of Soft Sky at 4 ¼” X 5 ½”
- I ran one thru my main man, Mr. Big Shot , with a NEW AND FREE Embossing Folder that you can get during Sale-A-Bration….it is a HUGE WOOT-WOOT!!!!
- Now…take both pieces and using the Simply Scored – score along the 5 ½” side at ½”, 1”, 4 ½” and 5”
- Next, I took a framelit from the Festive Flurries Framelits (it is carried over) LOVE it – thought it would be a perfect effect for our snowy day!
- Fold the scored lines (accordion style) and I highly suggest using the bone folder…why???? It makes a BIG difference with 3-D projects….crisp and clean is the name of the game!
- I was using the Best of Snow Stamp Set and at 1st I was going to do the snowman but I changed my mind to even keep it simpler! I adore this set….and have made many WOWZER projects with it – remember, it is a limited stamp set so please do not wait to order it!
- I cut a Very Vanilla piece at 3 ¼” X 3” to be the “centered stage” of the card! I stamped some snowflakes from the Festive Flurries Stamp Set in Soft Sky around the edges ( I know it’s hard to see) but it really is cute!
- The focal “Let it Snow” is in Island Indigo and remember – keep your ink pads will “inked” to get the crisp image you are looking for!
- I placed that on a very vanilla snowflake that I popped out and popped them with Stampin’ Dimensionals!!!! Love those Stampin’ Vitamins!
- Place Sticky Strip along the edges as shown…this is a must as you really want a strong hold and it makes it sooooo easy! After I placed one side….I flattened the card to adhere the 2nd side! SOOOOO easy!
- I thought it needed a bit of interest….so I cut a ¼” strip of Island Indigo to dress up the sides and then stitched and dotted to add depth!
- Let’s flip it around…..I took a piece of scraps to make a quick pocket and tuck in a note and a gift card for Will to enjoy!
- The envelope was lined in the Soho Subway DSP…works perfectly with today’s project!
Well….what do you think!?!? I thought that it was super cute and I thank Patsy for her inspiration….( she really IS THE BEST) – Click here to see her video on this technique!
My wonderful upline, Mary Fish introduced me to Patsy I feel like we are like “Peanut Butter and Jelly” – I feel so fortunate to be able to meet so many incredible Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that continue to inspire me!
I just came up from doing a final check of the horses (10:30 p.m.) and I feel bad that I was whining at the beginning of my post! As I bundled up….and went to see the horses – all of the dogs came with me….tumbling and having fun playing in the snow…I had to smile…as it is times like this that are priceless!!!
All is great…all are warm and all of the dogs are pooped from playing outside!!! If you live in a snowy area….be safe – I hope that you enjoyed this post! I think it is super cute and I know Will will appreciate it and enjoy the gift card!
To me…the super great thing about this card is….it lays flat and when you take it out of the envelope….it POPS right into it's 3-D shape….FUN!!!!
Have a GREAT day, please feel free to leave me a comment and tomorrow is another PPA challenge – I have a great card for you!!!!
Be safe – and until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 21, 2014 | Sale-A-Bration, Super Easy |
7-6-5-4-3-2-1…It's Sale-A-Bration!!!
The count down is on…this is last week until Sale-a-bration starts – this means you are able to get exclusive goodies that are only around this time of the year! The exact dates are January 28th – March 31st!
I thought that I would take todays post as an opportunity to explain to you why this Stampin Up! "celebration" is so special…so fun…and a time that you want to take advantage of!
Here is some scoop to let you know all of the
in's and out's of Sale-A-Bration!
Before we get to the facts, I want to share with you a confession…the 1st year that I had the opportunity of taking advantage of Sale-A-Bration….I just thought it was some thing that just happened!?!?!!!…..I know this seems silly – I have always had faith in Stampin' Up! and I just thought they were "being nice" after the holidays!
It was not until I became a demonstrator that the light bulb went off…This is a time of the year that Stampin' Up! celebrates the whole love of stampin'…an opportunity for us as demonstrators to reach out to new people and introduce them to the love that we have with paper crafting!
Today's card is a card that I will use for a beginners class….when I showed it to my dear and wonderful hubby John, he said – wow – that looks hard….but with the expression on my face – I know he knew he said the wrong comment!
This is a super EASY – PEASY card and once you see how I break it down….you will see that it is a "keeper" of a design!
Let's get to the card and then I will share with you the facts of Sale-A-Bration!
- To me…the whole card centers around this incredible Designer Series Paper called Sweet Sorbet and you can get this pack of paper FREE with a $50.00 purchase during this special time! It is just beautiful and you better believe that I will take full advantage of this paper when I am ordering!
- The base is one of all time neutral favorites…..Sahara Sand….in a regular A-2 card size! The Pool Party is cut at 3 3/4" X 5" and then the DSP is cut at 3 1/2" X 4 1/2"
- To the yummy DPS…I cut it into (3) 1 1/2" strips…TIP ALERT: – take the piece of Pool Party and draw a faint pencil line at 2 1/2…this will be the point to place the midde piece of the DSP!
- I Stamped the image from yet another great SAB (Sale-a-bration) item…this stamp set is a huge WOOT-WOOT!!!! You can see from the below picture that it has more of a stamp, but I just chose to cut this sentment out!
- Matting it on Pool Party and using the White Gel Pen to do some stitching….it is coming together! I "doubled stampin' dimensionaled it" (if that's a word – ha-ha!!!) to make it lift off of the Blossom Punch!
- Still another offering for a "freebie" is this great twine in the colors of pool party, summer starfruit and crisp cantaloupe! I simply put a piece of sticky strip on the back to anchor it!
- Do you see another new punch….well it is!!!! This is another FREEBIE that will be offered to you and guess what….it WILL BE IN THE CATALOG NEXT YEAR….so how about getting it FREE now…(well next week)! It is called simply…the banner punch!
- Lining the envelope as I always love to do…it is the fancy finale that finished this card!
Now to the scoop of Sale-A-Bration!!!!!
Please know even if you live MILES aways from me…that together we can have a successful event that will enable you to earn many of these great products! I can easily give you a "hostess code"…. I can provide you samples to have your own event – just email me and we will work out the details!
Here is the low-down!!!….
Sale-a-Bration. Sale-a-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s annual sales event (this year it lasts from January 28 to March 31) during which customers have a great opportunity to earn awesome, exclusive products. Here are great ways to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration:
- Earn free products for purchases. For every $50 in purchases, you can choose a free product from a selection of exclusive stamp sets, kits and other products. The selection of products is really great this year – the best I’ve seen. My jaw was down when I saw the offerings…LOVED THEM ALL!!!!
- Join Stampin’ Up!. If you have ever thought about joining the Stampin’ Up!, this is your time. I think you know that I love what I do…and being able to touch and help others is ….so rewarding! Not only will you earn a discount on the product you want, but you will have FUN!!!! Stampin' Up! is offering a special incentive for joining…you have nothing to loose!
- Hostess Benefits. When you purchase more than $150 in Stampin’ Up! products, you earn hostess rewards for free items of your choice. During Sale-a-Bration, you have an opportunity to earn extra hostess benefits for large orders and large parties. (This really is a GREAT time to have an event)
Again, if you’d like to gather orders from friends (whether or not they live near you, shipments can go directly to them), I can help you earn the extra rewards. It really is easy – and I would LOVE to help you!
Please contact me if I can answer any questions you might have! This is a fun time and I am super excited to start this Sunday with a Sale-A-Bration event (I will not place the order until Tuesday) and we will be making Valentines!!!!)
I hope that you can see that this card is a simple card that creates a WOW factor! I would LOVE to help you earn all of the offerings for FREE with Sale-A-Bration…..!!!!
Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 20, 2014 | Super Easy |
Happy Monday to all! Can you believe that we are already half way through the 1st of month of the year!
Sometimes I wish we had a "freeze button" to stop time (for just a bit)…I sure hope everyone had a great weekend! I did….but I worked all day yesterday for special event….but the GREAT news is….I am off today!
I was super tickled with this card as it is a clean, classic and a monochromatic card that is just perfect to send in many ways! When The Occasions Catalog came out….I buzzed right past this stamp set….and then the more I looked at the catalog – it "spoke to me" as I could see many possibilities for it!
I first need to share with you a photo that I took once I stamped the sentiment WITHOUT the stamp-a-ma-jig….lesson learned – I needed it….you can see that it was a bit off and I had already cleaned my focal stamp so I did not want to start back from scratch!
I immediately thought – take a picture of it and share it on the blog…I am human and it is great way to show you how you can made lemonade out of lemons ( well….it's really not that bad but I loved this image)
There are always options you can do before starting over from scratch! Also, remember…you made this so whomever receives it will be thrilled to know that YOU took YOUR time to make a gift (the card) from your heart! Just walk up and down the aisles of the stores and see the cards out there…..you will be smiling!
Let's get to it!
- I wanted to use just 2 colors….the basics – black and white! I used the black Staz On ink….why? – I think that this ink gives you a crisp image when using the color of black!
- When stampin the images….I stamped "off" onto a piece of paper to get a "fainter" image and then using the paper snips……a quick and easy trim is all that is needed!
- After I made my boo-boo in not stampin straight….(see – I told you…it is simply worth it not to use the stamp-a-ma jig)….then you will always be "go to go!" I simply pulled out a piece of scraps and stamped the sentiment and then "free-hand" it!
Works for me….how about you?!?! The finale is the liner! I love this Designer Series Paper – it is the Kaleidoscope Paper…so fun & fresh!
Aren't we sooooo lucky to have sooo many great tools and products to make us have fun each and every day in creating our goodies! I think that the is a great card and can be used for for many occasions!
I have some fun posts this week! I am excited for you to see them! As I have said before…the countdown has begun for Sale-A-Bration! Tomorrows card will tease you with some of the fun!
I also am going to explain to you why Sale-A-Bration is so much fun….so special…and a time not to miss!
I realize that there are many of you that have never experienced the special fun of this time of the year with Stampin' Up! ….so tomorrow I will give you the "low down" why you will want to take advantage of this fun and FREE time!
Have a great day….and until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 19, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Super Easy, Valentines |
Here is a SUPER quick & easy 3-D fun that comes together in a SNAP!
Just think of how you can change up the theme to make just about anyone smile! This would be a great party favor…a cute "tie on" to a gift…a little "giftie" that anyone would enjoy receiving!
I am giving you an idea that would be great for Valentine's and another for a "just because"!!! After I made the pink one…I thought – this would be a PERFECT table favor for my daughter's sorority Silent Auction Dinner! She is in charge of the silent auction and her roommate is helping with the dinner….would this be just adorable as it is for Breast Cancer?
Let's go…I am sure that many of you will be going to get Tic-Tac's….it's a cute and practical project to whip up in a jif!
- Take a piece of Real Red at 2 5/8" X 5 1/2" and score at 1 1/8',1 6/8",3 1/2" & 4 1/8"! I use the Simply Scored and also use the markers as when you make a bunch of these….it makes it a super cinch!
- Use the bone folder and get a good, crisp fold – to me this is soooo important especially with 3-D projects!
- Use Sticky Strip – again, a must in my opinion especially when working with something that you want to hold in place firmly!
- The "stripe belly band" is 1 1/4" X 5 1/2" and scored at the same measurements from above! This is from the super cute Fresh Prints Paper Stack! Just LOVE it!
- I stamped the great sentiment of "hey there friend" in real red….this is from the Paper Pumpkin Kit! I wanted to do something fun and whimsical and free-hand cut it in a wavy fashion….just do it – and HAVE FUN!
- Taking a simple hole punch and threading a piece of Real Red taffeta ribbon and slipped it under the knot and tied it again = SIMPLE + FUN= A GREAT END RESULT!!!
- The petite petals punch is the SUPER NEW AND MUST HAVE punch – it is adorable! Purchase it as a bundle and you will save an instant 15% = woot-woot!
- Did you notice that I used the white gel pen and did a quick stitch around the top and bottom!?!? Well, I think it made it and then I went back and did the same with the red one….you'll see it in the last picture!
What do you think – do you like today's project?
I think that the simple stitching adds a great touch and gives it the finale! It's it amazing all of the quick and simple things we can do and show our creativity!
I love simple projects to inspire you! I did this last Spring with Breast Cancer Ladies for a "Day of Creativity" that was for them! They loved making these simple Tic-Tacs!
Let me know your thoughts…..and remember – this adorable and super practical sentiment came from the Paper Pumpkin Kits! Please refer back to the post earlier this week when I realized when I went to Leadership Convention, that Stampin' Up! realizes that they need to "change it up" –
I love it that they are listening…if you sign up…you will receive this stamp – love this sentiment! I am glad I FINALLY opened it and have been using it all week!!!!
Have a wonderful Sunday and please feel free to shoot me an email if you need help!
Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jan 18, 2014 | Sale-A-Bration, Super Easy |
Happy Saturday…happy weekend!!! Today is a "happy type card" – to me that is when you see it…you smile and it just makes you happy!!! We all need these kind of cards!
I must admit that it is a bit unfair of me to tease you with this super cute Designer Series Paper as it is part of the Sale-A-Bration fun that is a "countdown away"….but it is soooo fresh and fun! You all are going to just love the Sale-A-Bration items ….each and every product is a "keeper"
This week, we made this card for the Breast Cancer project I do and the best thing is….with one sheet of paper, I was able to make 8 cards and also with 1 sheet of paper you can line 8 envelopes! I knew that this paper was going to be HOT….and I was able to get my hands on 2 packs of this paper….I that made 36 of these cards!
If you order through me during Sale-A-Bration, you will receive a note of thanks from me with this card! I am planning in advance as this will be a thank you card!
This is a super layout and one that can be adapted in many ways so have fun and CASE away if you wish! Let's get going as I have the measurements for you!
- The base is your standard A-2 size in Whisper White!
- The Pool Party is 4" X 5 1/4"
- The DSP called Sweet Sorbet was cut into strips of 1 1/2" wide and then I cut them to 3 3/4" (you will get 3 out of 1 strip)
- I used the liquid multipurpose glue to mount the strips…WHY? – to me you can "wiggle" them a bit…and that works for me! I would work on the outside pieces and then the middle last!
- Let's get to the Stampin' part…the "hey there" comes from the "Just Saying Bundle"…here comes a WOOT-WOOT….cause you are saving an instant 15%
- Time for a little bit of bling…today I am using "simplicity" – that is using the pansy punch in crisp cantaloupe!
- To add interest….I rolled the pansy's around a pencil or you could use your bone folder and then adhered them with a simple glue dot! This is a great trick and tip that really adds a lot!
- Easy as 1-2-3! The liner slid right in with the help of the envelope liner framelit to finish today's project! Again….the printed paper from Sale-A-Bration!
I hope that you get one of these cards from me!!!! I think it is a great card to touch base with…thanks someone…or a simple "just because" !!! Sometimes we all need a simple card like this!
I hope that you have a great day planned….I am excited to go see our newest horse…then do all of the things that do not get accomplished during the week!!!! We are to get snow….just a little bit!
Thanks for popping in….I know and understand that it is hard to place an order now with our super SALE-A-BRATION around the corner….and to be honest with you – I understand….this is the best group of freebies out there! I just want to continue to inspire you as YOU DESERVE IT…..
I know that you have lots of choices…and I thank you for popping in today! I appreciate your time and I hope that I inspire you….cause' I know you can do it!
Until tomorrow….have a great day!
