by Susan Itell | Apr 11, 2013 | Birthday |
This "Curly Cute" Birthday Card…is really cute! I just love a square card…for some reason I find them to be special!
It's time to play the PPA (Pals Paper Art) Challenge! This time it is a color challenge! You do not have to be a PAL to participate with these challenges…please go to the PPA website and check it out – think about playing along next time! I am and I would love for you to join the fun!
I am "squeaking" this in last minute but I was waiting until the last minute as this was a card I made for my Father-In-Law yesterday! I am super excited about this because it TOTALLY makes me smile – fun, fresh and just different! Here is the color palette that we had to work with! Fun Spring colors!
Fun…right! The Polka Dot Parade Designer Paper made the POP factor WOW!!! I knew that I was going to use this paper the minute that I saw Marina Mist was a color in this challenge! I forget to use the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, but for some reason this immediately came to my mind using all 3 colors!
Knowing that turning 82 is a milestone in itself, I decided that using the Typeset Alphabet Bigz would be perfect (remember a couple of blogs ago I said I use this more than I thought) – well it's true! The "Happy Birthday" is from the Curly Cute Stamp Set – an "A list" in my opinion!
Framing it out with the Labels Collection Framelits worked out perfectly! You can see that I did it using all of the colors and then I did something I rarely do – using brads! The Subtle Brads were perfect!
The finishing special touch is the candles…..toooooo darn cute! I actually lit them – blew them out to give it a special touch…then I just popped them on with glue dots! I think that this was the "icing on the cake"!!!
I hope you have enjoyed today's post! I appreciate you stoppin' by and I appreciate your support! I love your comments and feedback and it is YOU that makes me what to continue to create, inspire and do what I do!
I would LOVE to have you be a PAL…it is the most rewarding and "fun" thing I have done for myself! I am coming up on a year and I would have never ever imagined that I would have so many "cyber friends" Please email me and I would love to talk and share my passion!
Have a super day…and until tomorrow!!!
by Susan Itell | Apr 10, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Stampin' Up ~ Super cool!, Thinking of you |
I am super happy with the way that this card turned out! Tic-Tac-Toe is always a fun game to play and my inspiration for this card came to me when I was thinking of my week ahead!
This weekend is the Baltimore Regionals Convention and I have been looking sooooo forward to it…but I needed to make a decision to give up my ticket as I need to make a road trip! I was thinking about what I like to do to stay busy when I am in a car and tic-tac-toe popped into my head! In the end….it's gonna be a great weekend as I will be with my daughter!
The Spring Sampler Stamp Set is a PERFECT choice for this! An "A" list stamp set in my opinion! I always love stamp sets that are small as you can use them in so many ways…..just like I did here – also, it is great to use a stamp-a-ma-jig to get a perfect placement – they always are a fun choice!
How did I do this….well, It was actually really easy! The Card is a square card and then I took a thin sheet of metal that I bought at a craft store and used the sticky tape to adhere it to the Whisper White Paper! TOO EASY! I also used some magnets to make this a "working card"! ( sorry about the bad picture!!!)
The rest is pretty darn simple…a stamp…a Pop…a stamp…a Pop…a stampin' dimensional….a magnet….DONE!!!! The Punches I used were the 1 1/4" punch and the 1" punch! I just said this to some one today and it is soooooo true = Stampin' Up! Punches are truly the best! They always give you a clean and crisp punch….these are all that I own!
Because this weekend is going to actually be a "happy day" – I thought it was fitting to use this sentiment! This sentiment also reminds me of my daughter Hannah as she is one happy girl! This stamp is from the Friendly Phrases Set and the look and feel fits right in with the theme!
The sentiment was cut out using the Labels Collection Framelits and then Paper Piercing to give it the WOW factor! Fun, clean, crisp….DONE!
I lightly placed it on the card with just one dimensional so we could take it off and actually play the game together! FUN…..right! The stampin trimmer, again on my "A" list made perfect precise cuts of paper for me! Always making me look great as it is so well made!!!
I hope you have enjoyed today's post! I need to say a B I G "thank you" to all that popped by my blog yesterday! WOW!!!! The PALS are one hot group of creative gu-ru's! I feel lucky to be inspired by so many talented stampers! It is sooooo much more than stampin – it's really about friendships and inspiration!
I would love for you to become a PAL, Please email me and let me answer you questions! I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary and I feel so blessed! I am having sooo much fun – but more importantly I am being rewarded!
I will leave you with a saying that I tell my children…( they say they check my blog….we'll see – as they really were tired of hearing me say this….but I love it and I believe in it!!!!)
"If there is no joy in the journey…
there is no journey in the journeys end!"
I would love for you to be on this journey with me! Many, many thanks for stopping by and please do not forget to sign up for my blog ( the subscription is up on the right) – this way I will be able to give you a daily dose of inspiration!
I love you comments and I appreciate your support! Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Apr 8, 2013 | Stamp-a-ma-jig, Thank You |
I know we hate change…but there are times that change is just inevitable! I love this card – it stands up to everything I do and believe in – clean, simple and soooo easy!
I know by now you have received a ca-zillion emails about the FREE SHIPPING ( and yes, it ends today so what the heck are you waiting for)
Below is a super great image for you to visually see the changes that we are doing! Thanks to fellow PAL, Kerry Bray, for creating and generously sharing this image! I just LOVE being a PAL and would love for you to be on this wonder ride with me! The support, networking and simple inspiratons are endless! ( please click the image to see it better)
This card is featuring some of the colors that are being retired….I thought it would be fun to showcase some of them this week….don't be sad…change happens and it doesn't mean that you cannot use them….it is just that Stampin' Up! has a vision that we need to trust and embrace!
This card is such a "Susan" card….simple! The stamps I used were Easy Events ( on my "A" list) and the sentiment is from Delightful Dozen…If you have the Easy Events you might be saying….that is not the sentiment under the tree! Well, YOU'RE RIGHT! I masked it…inked it up with Black Staz On and then peeled it off to get the tree perfectly as I wanted it!
Next – Out came the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig ( another "A" list)…and I used the sentiment from the Delightful Dozen to get it right where I wanted it and ….BINGO-BANGO…..mission accomplished!
Using the Aqua Painters ( making me feel like an artist) I used some of the colors that are going " bye-bye"…Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red and Not Quite Navy… trunk is not leaving – Soft Suede! This simple water coloring is so simple!
Out came "Mr. Big Shot"… – he had a quick affair with the Window Frame Framelits to cut the perfect shape and then I used the next larger size to frame it!
Next came the Stampin' Piercing Mat and tool to make the WOW happen using the "every other" The Paper -Piercing Tool creates a clean and simple effect! Wow – RIGHT!!!! Do you see..Wow can be simple! I then used a sponge with the Certain Celery to give the edges a finishing touch!
I did use the WaterColor Paper, and I must admit – I do use it everytime I use the Aqua Painter as I want it to always be perfect – why would you do all of this to have one thing not work out? It always turns out perfect! The painted imagie always lays flat!
Now a card would not be a card without a liner….RIGHT! The handsome and classic Stripe came from the Regals Designer Paper Series!
As always, I am an email away and I love your comments! Please take advantage of this free shipping….great time to get the basics as we all know the new catalog will be around the corner! I love what I do and I love helping and inspiring you!
Until tomorrow…..
STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:
Stamp Set: Easy Events, Delightful Dozen
Paper: Crumb Cake, Not So Navy, Water Color Paper, Regals Designer Paper
Ink: Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery, Black Staz On
Cool
Tools: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049), Stampin' Trimmer (126889), Mr. Big Shot (113439), Windows Frame Collection (129021)
The
Perfect Touches: Snail (104332), Certainly Celery Taffeta
Ribbon (119963), Sticky Tape (104294)
by Susan Itell | Apr 7, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Party Favors, Thinking of you |
Wanta a super quick, super fun, super unique "pick me up" for someone? This is the easiest and fun idea and is a breeze to make up!
Yesterday I had the honor of going to our local Breast Cancer Organization to participate in a program called, "Camp Hope". I prepared for 30 ladies that have all been effected by this terrible cancer in a day of celebration and FUN for them! We did 3 projects together and they loved this one!
I received the inspiration from Stampin' Up Demonstator, Angie Juda. When I was asked to do this project I went surfing the internet and I found this super cute idea so here it is! I did follow her video but I also added the back piece to the container! This way you can use one cut of a designer paper at 4" and get EVERYTHING decorated! I thought it was just a super cute and clever idea!
The best part of my day was that not only did I have a blast….my heart was super full! True, it was a lot of work cutting, stampin and prepping things that could be easily assembled for the ladies….I it was worth every bit of my time and I had a blast!
The paper I used was the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper…..so beautiful! I made all 30 boxes from the paper and I still had a bunch left over! I used the coordinating card stock as my bases and I wish you could see how they all turned out! The ladies LOVED them! The Stamp was from the Oh Hello Stamp Set!
Another thing I changed from Angie's video was that I used the Floral Framelits as my flower…..super quick and easy and I always am looking for an excuse to pull out my main Stampin' Man, Mr. Big Shot!
Centering the "Oval Cut" is super easy with just a scrap of paper cut into the shape to be your guide! I used the Extra Large Oval Punch POP – soooo easy!
After you pop the oval….put this piece on and then you can flip it over ( next picture) and then agin use the Oval punch to do the magic! Voila!!!! Centered Perfect!!!
I did feel like the back needed to be covered – plus I had a piece that fit it perfect!!!! Just way toooo perfect that you can do all of this with a 4" X 12" piece of paper!
I hope that you enjoyed this as much as I did! I was very pleased with the end result! I am excited come up with some great projects this week! Today is going to be beautiful in MD but I am surely going to make the time to "fill you up" with some real keepers this week!
As always, I am an email away and I also love and appreciate your comments! You are the heart of my business…you are the reason that I blog daily…and you are the reason that makes me love what I do and feel great!
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Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Apr 6, 2013 | Uncategorized |
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