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 | Sep 27, 2014 | 3-D Projects |
On Wednesday this week I blogged about the Hamburger Big-Z Die….and I shared with you that I would make more festive "critters" for you! This Die is on sale just thru Monday and I think it is a keeper! Click here to see the sale item this week !
As I said on Wednesday, I totally realize that purchasing a die like this is a big investment but I want you to think of how it can work for so many occasions…events! I hope that you enjoy and are inspired by these pictures! (Sorry so many……)
Please refer to my post on Wednesday but this below picture will be the best tip for you. What I do is make one like this and have it at my work area so when I want to use this die I will have my "cheat sheet" available at my fingertips!
Let's start with Halloween as that is around the corner! For this "Big Mac" of ghosts I cut a box of of the Kraft Paper, a must have for you – WHY? – Love the texture/feel of the paper, it is heavier making it perfect for boxes!
I then cut out another from the Motley Monsters Designer Series Paper and it was a cinch to use the "green glue" to adhere over top to make the box sturdier. ( I think that the DSP is too light if you were to fill it with a bunch of candy like I am showing)
Making these little darlings was a cinch….(I just did a little surgery to my owls and cute their feet off….sorry but it was painless) I wanted them to "fly" around and using a small piece of a window sheet did the trick.
I simply cut a sliver of a window sheet and you can see in the below photo how it looks….(natutally cut off the extra from the top)
These little guys stay safe when you close the box! I will admit that those 2 little tabs are not the easiest to find and line up but here is a TIP – BEFORE you glue your box together, take the piercing tool and run it back and forth to make that slit a bit larger, this makes it soooo much easier!
Let's move to Thanksgiving! This little Owl Punch sure gets around!
When I came downstairs and asked John if he knew what this was….he was taking a sip of coffee and burst out laughing….he knows I get so excited when I create things and he said….well – I think it is an owl that thinks he is a turkey!!!
My inspiration came from a search…(don't we just love the resources out there)…click here and you will see the dear little owl coming to life! You can see that I made some modifications to the great job that Kay did (she is amazing) and when you look closely at it, you will see. (Also, look below and you will see products used) or simply email me and I will be happy to help!
Moving forward to Christmas….here is a trio of trees!
Both the Thanksgiving and Christmas were cut out from the Under the Tree Designer Series Paper. This paper is PERFECT for making these gems and also for boxes as it is MUCH heavier that our normal DSP making it a great option!
I did a similar method as I did for the ghosts to stand up the trees…I just too a piece of the cardstock and adhered it and then bent to to make it sturdier so they would stand up!
This little box is full of M&M's…and it will be going to Tom for his Sunday M&M's fix (he is set up to Halloween) After I took the pictures I notice that I had an avalanche of green ones that tipped a tree!
I hope I brought a smile to your face this Saturday morning! I think that these are just adorable and they are so fun to make!
TIP – When you want to make a bunch of something….like the turkeys…pull out your scraps and punch away MULTIPLES and then put the pieces in baggies etc…so when you have the time you can just sit down and make a BUNCH OF TURKEYS!!!
Here is an incentive for YOU! If you purchase this Hamburger Box Die you will be doing the Happy Dance for (2) reasons….simply click here to my online store! Remember that this is only on sale thru Monday!
- You will be getting is at a 25% off discount and that is great!
- I will send you all of the "critters" that I made for these boxes so you can have them in your little paws to copy them yourself! (I just love having a sample already completed to follow)
I will send you the "Nurse Owl" as well as the above 3 that I am showing you today! I am always amazed at how many things you can make out of this owl punch…a true keeper and if he is not on your shelf – he needs to be!
Thanks for popping in today – tomorrow's card will be showing you the variety of sizes that you can cut your
"trees"….to make a super cute Holiday Card!
I hope you will be back! Have a great day and until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Sep 24, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Party Favors |
Wow…I am so happy that there are so many of you excited about the Card Swap I am hosting. Please click here to see the post from yesterday about the details….it will be fun…fun…FUN!
Well – I think we did it…many thanks for the comments for Jeanie…she must have logged on last night and knowing her as I do…she was touched by the comments! She is not only a talented person, she is THE BEST pre-school teacher in the whole wide world! She adores her job and her little ones must have given her a nasty cold!
This super cute hamburger box is for her….filled with some of her favorites! (I do think those shortbread cookies sound amazing) and I must admit – I was soooooo happy with the end result and I cannot believe that this is the 1st time I have played with it!
I have lots of pictures for you – I hope these help but please email me if I can be of help! I am going to do more of these super cute boxes on Saturday in other themes….to me – I was SOLD after playing today with it and I am excited to show you more!
This little gem is on sale this week, please click here to see the offerings for the week! I totally realize that the Bigz Dies are a bit pricey but I totally invite you to think out of the box and see how this little gem can be used for sooo many different holidays – occasions….party favors and on and on!
As you can see in the pictures, I used the new Craft Paper…I love the texture and the weight! This works GREAT with boxes…3-D projects plus I love the look and feel!
You have heard me many, many times before…the Owl Punch is a must have – soooo man things you can do with it! I confess, the little cross on her hat is a retired mini punch that I could not part with.
Enjoy this dear little treat and I am hoping that this will put a BIG smile on Jeanie's face when she gets home from teaching! (This will definitely get her to help me with the swap)
Please pop back tomorrow …you will smile! One thing I am sure that you are wondering…does the "Nurse Owl" crunch when this is closed….NO – she is ready for duty!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Sep 6, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Birthday, Super Easy |
Happy Saturday to all! Yesterday I posted a card for a friends Birthday. Tom is one special person to our family as not only is he Hannah's horse trainer….we are proud to call him our friend! He has kept Hannah challenged yet safe for many years!
He has a smile that never stops shining and he is truly one of the most positive individuals I know. He is truly one that thinks of the "sunny side" of life! He is soooooo funny as during the week he does not eat chocolate…Sunday is the day that he enjoys his favorite treats….Peanut M & M's!
Tomorrow the fabulous group of families that go to the barn are having a birthday party for him at the river! We alwasy have fun at the river and there are so many dogs that come…play…swim….just a great time all the way around! I know that Tom will love his card and goodies!
If you look at the pictures you will see that I made (8) of these pouches…why 8? Well….easy – there are 8 more Sunday's until Halloween and then I will restock him up with something else cute for his weekly treat!
Each pouch holds 4 packs of M&M's and you can see that I used just about all of the stamps in this super fun stamp set! Please click here to see yesterday post that I focused on the card. These adorable and practical pouches have an endless amount of uses. They are called the Mini Muslin Bags and are on page 200 in the catalog!
I love the soft, fun and natural look and feel of these bags! You can see that I added a piece of Baked Brown Sugar Bakers Twine and you can also see that I just simply stamped many of the images and the "free-hand" cut around the shape of the sentiment…no worries…just do it!
I must confess…I have never used these adorable clothespins and I am asking myself WHY!!!??? You know that I prefer simple over fussy and I always thought that they would be too distracting but I think they are what makes these adorable gifts!
So what do you think? Aren't they super cute? I am going to pile them in a basket and fru-fru it up a bit…a perfect gift! I find it so rewarding to make my own gifts…I say they are true gifts from the heart!
Have a wonderful day and please pop tomorrow as I have a SUPER SUNDAY offering for you! I am hopeful that you are going to love it and appreciate it as it is a gift of my heart to you….to be able to share my passion for simple and clean cardmaking with you!
I appreciate your time, you support and also your passion for cardmaking! I truly love what I do and I love to help and inspire you.
In closing, sad news…my dear friend Ted passed away. Although I know it is a blessing it is hard. I have fabulous memories of an incredible man.
Until tomorrow…..
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by Susan Itell | Aug 2, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Get Well, Tips and Tricks!!! |
I am sure that you have seen this card before but the 1st time I saw it was when Jeanie gave a card similiar to me last winter when I was sick! My dear friends daughter McKenna just had her Wisdom Teeth yesterday and has "chubby cheeks" and I thought that this would be PERFECT for her!
So here is my take on it! If you have ever had your wisdom teeth out you know that it is not the most comfortable thing to go through…2 of my children went through with no problems…then when Hannah had hers out she was the cutest "chimp munk" you have ever seen!
I am going to do a quick run through and I hope that you try this and to me…this is one that you need to keep in your "dear little head" as it is a TOTAL keeper! I am going to share with you some tips and tricks that I hope you take me up on!
You can see that the card is the good old A-2 size in Strawberry Slush but folded to make a vertical card! I know that you are probably tired of me using the Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder but what can I say…I just love it – Polka Dots just make me happy!
The Blushing Bride is 3 3/4" X 5" and then the Strawberry Slush before I ran it through the Big Shot is 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"! Next is to the part that you are going to NOT GOING TO STRESS ABOUT as it is easy peasy!
Making the box is very easy. I took a 3″ by 2 1/4″ piece of All Abloom designer paper and scored in 1/4″ on all sides. I then cut out each end to make it come together for a box and voila. I had a kleenex by my side to go forward!
Yes, this is an open backed box BUT being the "type A" person I am…I needed to have a little support so I could adhere it the way I thought it should be so I added a piece of scraps. I cut a 1/2" strip that was 3 1/2" long and scored it at 1/4" so I could "green glue" it….and WOWZERS – it worked!
Jeanie used an oval punch but I could not find that anywhere so PLAN B went into effect and I went for the 1" circle punch and then accented it with the 1 1/4" Scalloped Circle Punch! I added my Kleenex inside and voila! Let's put this aside!
Let's go to the base that the box sits on….a blushing bride piece of 3" X 2 1/4" piece of paper but I thought that it needed something simple! PAPER to the rescue….I adore the stampin' trimmer and I just made "slivers" to make it a bit interesting!
The MUST HAVE is the Silicone Craft Sheet…this is the TOTAL lifesaver and for just $5.95 – you will be amazed at how you use it over and over! Love…love…LOVE! It is the best to work with adhesives…after it dries – it rubs right off!
Can you see that you can use all sorts of DSP to make this different but I would suggest that you use a print that is rather small and one that you can "accent with"
The sentiment is PERFECT for McKenna…."Happy Healing" and it is from the MUST HAVE sentiment set…And Many More – it truly is a keeper and one that you will never look back at! I try to learn…always – and when Mary Fish told me…when in doubt – GO FOR THE SENTIMENTS!
At first I scratched my head but she is so right. You can so soooooo much with paper….let the sentiments shine!
I could have easily dropped this off in their mailbox but when I went to the Post Office for work and saw this padded envelope….I just knew that it was meant to be and I needed to purchase it!!! Doesn't it work perfectly!
After writing a "chipmunk" note to McKenna (don't you love that name) I tucked in 3 movie passes for her and her parents to "go in the dark" and have fun! I can remember when Hannah was healing, that's what we did…sneak off and have some time together!
I am super excited that I was able to order the NEW goodies…..from the NEW Holiday Catalog! I know that you are going to love them as much as I do and I am looking forward to inspiring you with samples!
Please feel free to email me and please POP back tomorrow….it is a card that has been a hit for a long time and I have some very special young people to send it to!
Let's have a great Saturday , I relalize that I usually do "simple saturday's" for you…but tomorrow is "simple sunday!"…until tomorrow!
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