by Susan Itell | Aug 30, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Halloween, Super Easy |
With Hannah back at college, I was attempting to go through some items in her room that needed to find a "new home" and I found a book about Origami! I flipped through it and was amazed at how many things I could do with our paper and stamps!
Here is one that I learned and it is super cute! True…it's not too big but it certainly does the trick for a goodie for Halloween! From 1 sheet of 12 X 12 paper you can make 4 of these! You can add something elaborate or simple… like candy!!!!
For my children, I thought about putting 2 movies tickets…a gift card to go to dinner and 2 peppermint patties!!! I am going to make up a bunch more with just candy for Hannah's dorm and my son that is a Montessori Teacher in Boston…I will make some for his little goblins!
This post is a great reason why I should do videos…there are soooo many pictures below and it is so incredibly easy…..a 1 minute video would have done the trick! Have fun and feel free to email me if you have any questions! BOO!!! Too darn' tootin' cute!
Here are the supplies I used for for this project…there is not many….so have fun!!!
Take a 12 X 12 sheet of paper and cut it into 6 X 6 pieces….this will allow you to make 4 of these!
Fold Corner to Corner...use the bone folder to make a good, clean crease ***this is important*** to get the best results!
Fold left side point over and across and again use the bone folder!
Take the right point and fold over….use the bone folder!
That's about it!!!! Now, take the Multipurpose Liquid Glue ( as I think it is the strongest and easiest to use) but be careful….a little goes a L O N G way! For just $3.95 – this is a bargain! Use the bone folder again!
Simply fold the top flap down….use the bone folder….and the glue one more time!
This project is also a great way to use up scraps! Using the Black Staz On Ink with the Tags 4 You "Trick or Treat" Stamp a quick stamp and then a pop out with the Label Bracket Punch….BAM!!! I also popped out a mat with black paper to give it an extra POP of color!
Another great thing about this stamp set and the punch is that it is available to but as a bundle! This means you will get an additional 15% off when you purchase both at the same time! Click here to see the bundle!
I hope that you have found this post to be fun and inspires you to make some over the weekend! The best thing is you could make them up…..they lay flat until you bend them for the candy and you will be all ready for Halloween!
This was a fun post to end the work week! I have been busy getting my cards, materials and ideas together for my monthly Breast Cancer Cards! I just love that evening with the volunteers!!!!
Let me know how you like this! I think it is sooooo ridiculously simple yet the outcome is great! Remember you can click here and order anytime of the day from your own home….even in your jammies!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 18, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Birthday |
A milestone is a milestone and I am smiling! Today is my 200th post on my blog! If anyone were to tell me that I would be blogging and doing what I do with my blog…I would say – "no, way!!!"
I love to read motivational books, I love to learn tips and ways to "change up" what we do in our dailiness of life and trying to embrace something new each day….well this sums me up – me, my blog and Stampin' Up!
Today is a day of a milestone and celebration for me and it is a way for YOU to win the "Blog Candy" of today's post….this adorable box of 8 Birthday 3 X 3 Cards and lined envelopes! I figured anyone can always find these cards handy!
How do you win them? EASY-PEASY! Simply leave me a comment of what your favorite Birthday meal would be…..now I know you are probably saying why am I asking that?
Well keeping in the theme of today's post…one thing that I always loved about a birthday was when my Mom fixed my favorite Birthday Dinner…
You'll never guess what is was (this is when I was young)…..BBQ Spare Ribs, Baked Pineapple and Scalloped Potatoes…and the cake…her Chocolate Cake with the BEST butter-cream icing!
I love odd size cards and I adore these 3 X 3 Whisper White cards with Stampin' Up's perfect envelopes! I say WOOT-WOOT!!! This is a clean, fun, and classic note enclosure that anyone would love to receive!
Here's the scoop….You've heard me say before that the 12 X 12 Sheets of solid paper come in handy! This is a prime example you get 8 cards from 1 sheet of paper! – Many of our colors do come in this size….go to the catalog and check which ones do!
Using the Whisper White in the 12 X 12 was a cinch….so easy! The tools used were just like 1…2…3! The Big Shot and the Framelits in the Apothecary Accents and the Squares made is a quick and effective run through! I just love my Big Shot!
The fun came from the Create a Cupcake Stamp Set and the Cupcake Builder Punch…..like peanut butter and jelly – you just have to have both….so click here and get them!
The Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper is just tooooooooo fun! A must for sure and with the help of the new Envelope Liner Framelits….can you say WOW and QUICK!!!!
These little gems are fast and fun to make and the best thing is….everyone has a Birthday so….why not take an afternoon and make a bunch of these!?!?!?
This dear little box holds 8 cards and envelopes and the "belly band" helps hold it together for a perfect gift!
Do you want to know how to make this easy-peasy box? When you email me your comment, in return I'll email you the dimensions for this cute box!
I am still amazed with how many fun, clever, unique things you can create with paper and the proper tools! Actually, the skies the limit!
There is sooooooo much talent out there and I continue to be a "sponge" and try to learn each and everyday!
WHY? – Simple = it's fun and rewarding!
I deeply thank you for your dedication and support to my blog and also my Stampin' Up! fun! I hope that you will leave me a comment to have a chance for this blog candy!
Since it is the weekend, I will take all comments and emails until Monday at 5 p.m. and on Tuesday's blog….hopefully your name will be the lucky winner!
I thank you and I look forward to another 200 blogs! Huge hugs and until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jul 18, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Baby, PPA Challenges |
It's that time again….Thursday's is the time for a Pals Paper Art Challenge! Below is the sketch to work off of! I hope that you go to the Pals Paper Art Website and create a card an summit it! Anyone can do it!
Doing these challenges was a commitment that I made to myself this year….to try to
S T R E T C H
my confidence and "just do it"! It's fun and it is super fun to see all of the incredible interpretations everyone has!
Have you ever met someone that you instantly knew you admired and connected with? Well, this is who this card is for. Peter is the most wonderful, kind, gentle man from Vietnam that I had the pleasure to meet about 2 months ago and just had his 3rd child and 1st son!
He has been so excited for his wife to have their baby and she was over due … – on Sunday, little Ethan enter the world! I thought is 2 daughters would enjoy shaking this card back and forth and see the confetti shake around!
Here's the scoop on this card! The Stamp Set is Zoo Babies, a fun and unique stamp set that fits the needs for many occasions!
The fun twist to this card is using the circle treat cup! I took the colors in the card and made my own confetti to give the stamped lion image a R O A R !!! Using the 1 3/4" Circle Punch makes it a breeze!
The sentiment was a quick stamp in Night of Navy and then popped out using the Modern Label and POPPED with the Stampin' Dimensionals!
Clean, simple, fun and fast is this card… – I know that Peter and his sooooo appreciative family will be touched that I made this card for his new baby boy! Welcome to the world little Ethan …you are a blessed boy to have such a loving family!
I hope that YOU pull out your stampin' goodies and join the challenge this week….it's fun…it's easy…and it's for YOU!!!!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 13, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Stampin' Up ~ Super cool!, Things you just have to buy! |
O.k. – I have a H U G E smile on my face! The minute I saw this stamp,Fishin' Around, I fell in love with it….it's a personal thing with my daughter and her adventures with horses!
Years ago…( probably 10 years ago…) my beautiful daughter and I went to Ohio to watch the Pony Finals…and out of the total blue…we took the bait and bought her first pony….and we named him Nemo! I can still remember standing there and calling my husband ( as we did not plan on me doing this)….he was in a meeting and I told his office…
"It was kinda important"…
Being that we live in Maryland I had to find a way back home for our new "son"….the only shipper that I could find that was going near our area was leaving at 11 p.m. to go East…then South to Florida…
Hannah was 9 at this time….and I knew that it would be a long night ahead! We were going through a toll booth on the highway and I can remember she woke up and this little voice from the backseat said…let's call him Nemo! It was a hot movie at the time and it stuck!
When I saw the sneak preview of this NEW catalog…..I instantly loved this stamp – then when I saw the "idea" shown on page 58 I thought…..WOW – I am going to try this one! So….I took the "dive" and tried it….and it worked!!!!
I thought it would be a mess….that water would be all over the place….in fact – I stamped 4 of these images…."just in case" and the very 1st one I tried it worked! LOVE IT!!!!
I was soooo darn tootin' excited!
What a fun….FUN card!
Here is the "low down"….please try it! Your smile will be as wide as mine is – it is a super fun card to make and a super fun card to give!
- The base is the Standard A-2 size in Marina Mist
- To the remaining image….I used the Aqua Painters and using the colors of Tangerine Tango, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry and Baked Brown Sugar, I colored the images in!
- Using a hot Glue Gun and the Circle Treat Cup I peeled off the adhesive from the back of the cup….put a bead of Hot Glue around the cup and crossed my fingers and placed my piece of paper that had the hole on-top and PRESTO….it worked!
- Still thnking it needed something extra but simple…I popped out some of the flowers from the Itty Bitty Shapes Pinch Pack and adding a classic "pearl" was the touch it needed!
- The Sentiment was perfect…and it came from the Hostess Stamp Set, Express Yourself, I love this stamp set and have already used it a bunch!
Making this card brought back so many memories of my amazing times with my daughter and her riding…she has grown up so much, still riding but those pony days are in the past and Nemo was the 1st and will always have a special place in my heart!
This was a fun card to make and even though I said….my fingers were crossed that it would work…it was a cinch! It is great feeling to have a card that you made have such a fun and unique look to it! The water in the cup just makes you want to tilt it back and forth!
Please let me know how you liked this! I do appreciate your comments and also feel free to email me!
I get sooooo many comments and requests on how do I do the lined envelopes!!! Tomorrow I will post for you my simple method!
You will be super surprised how darn tootin' easy it is but also you will be "hooked" ( just like I am hooked on this stamp!!!) and you will never send a card out without a lined envelope!
Please shop away at my online store….a simple click and your goodies will arrive at your home and then you will always have me on the other end to help you with your projects! I love what I do and I would love and be honored to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 11, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Thank You |
Thank you for joining us for the June Pals Blog Hop and our
kickoff to the new catalog! Are you ready to see wonderful creations
featuring new products from the 2013-14 Stampin' Up! catalog? Get ready
to update your wishlist!
You should have just left stop number 5 on the Pals Hop – Lyn Hoyt at Cattail Designs. If so, you are in the right spot.
If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along
from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
*** My order is still not here ( today is the magic day) but I am sure you will love this fun card as all of the stamps are in the NEW CATALOG!!!!
Enjoy….and have fun hopping away!***
Today is the last day of me personal challenge I gave myself using the Oh, Hello & Mixed Bunch Stamp Sets! I am calling it a F F F Challenge… FUN…FUNCTIONAL…and FEMININE! Today is…the FUN one and I think it is SUPER FUN!
I just LOVE bright and cheery colors and I think that this represents it well! This style of card is called the "Gate Fold Card" and it is super easy to make and a fun way to switch up a regular A-2 card size!
The 2 key things you need are 12 X 12 paper and a Stamp-a-ma-jig! Now I know that this is NOT the 1st time you have heard me say this….but Stampin' Up! does make select paper colors in the 12 X 12 size and trust me…you will use it for certain projects you work on! This card is a prime example…and now to the Stamp-a-ma-jig….you know that there would be NO way I could have made this card without it!
To make the card base…the dimensions are 12" X 5 1/2 inches and then using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool – score at 2",4",8" and 10" – THAT'S IT! Fold the score lines in and use the Bone Folder…this makes your edges always so crisp!
Next – cut 4 white panels at 1 7/8" X 5 3/8"! Now remember yesterday I shared with you the WOW factor that a simple ruler can give you…well this is my secret and I HOLD TRUE TO IT!
- Mark the center of these panels
- Mark a 1/4" on each end!
- Stamp the center 1st in Pacific Point and then using the stamp-a-ma-jig I worked on either side! It really is easy and it goes fast!
- TIP – anchor your strip to your work surface – there is nothing more frustrating that your paper "wiggling" just when you go to stamp it!!!
I simple "snailed" these super cute pieces to the panels and then the inside panel of the card is 5 3/8" X 3 7/8" for the Blue and the White is 5 1/8" X 3 5/8".
Still having part of the 12 X 12 Daffodil Delight Paper left…I cut a strip at 3/4" wide and just wrapped it around the card….then used the bone folder to "crisp" it….snipped off the excess after I used the snail to make a "belly band" – easy-peasey!
Now you can see how I utilized the Oh, Hello Stamp Set…now
it’s time to let the “Mixed Bunch” have it’s turn….TIP – make sure you "scruff" up the stamps that have a big "space" to let the ink soak in to make a clear image!
After I stamped the flower in Melon Mambo I popped it out using the Blossom Punch! Cute…right!?!? Using the circle stamp in daffodil delight, I punched that out with the 3/4" circle punch…added some Stampin Dimensionals and again, BAM!
The sentiment did come from another set…the One in a Million Stamp Set, but do you notice I just have a portion of the sentiment? I did that by "masking" the part I did not want…inking it up…then peeling off the "mask" and stamped just the sentiment! Again, easy and effective!
Now to the envelope….I loved it with one of the new designer series papers, Gingham Garden, and after I did it (and I loved it) I went back to write all of the products I use with their numbers to blog for you and I saw that the blue is Island Indigo NOT what I am using in the card…Pacific Point is the color of my card…but it looks just fine….no worries!
This was a super fun card to and it makes me smile!!! Please try it and please send me some pictures of the creations that you have made!
Today is the day that the "Brown Man in his cute shorts" is going to deliver my goodies…the bad thing is we live out in the country and we are the LAST stop….usually after 6 p.m. – but I will have a smile and the excitement will be there!
I truly hope that you liked my FFF Personal challenge and I will be doing more in the future…..feel free to email me and let me know how you liked today's card or leave me a comment…..
The next stop is Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness, stop number 7 on
the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!
Here is the line up for all of the fun PALS creations…have a blast clicking away and visiting the A M A Z I N G talent that is out there!
Hope you are filled with inspitation today!
Final Blog Hop Line Up List:
- Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
- Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
- Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
- Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness
- Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
- Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards.com
- Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb…
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
- Amy L. Lazzell at Just a Thought…Cards by Amy
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stampin
- Patti Macleith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
- Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
- Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
- Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
- Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards.com
- Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 9, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Stamp-a-ma-jig |
I told you yesterday that I am very “antsy” ( is this really a word???) about getting by
new goodies by they will be here on Tuesday….patience Susan…patience! I must
say – I am super thrilled with today’s gem!
Last month I shared with you on a post a similar concept but
I must say…I am “tickled pink” with this one! As the saying goes…I am kinda
“killing 2 birds with 1 stone”!
I also am going to do something new and fun for the next 2
days…it is my own challenge and I am calling it the Oh, Hello & Mixed Bunch FFF Challenge…I
will do 3 days of postings using the Oh, Hello Stamp Set & Mixed Bunch Set and each day either
have it be Functional (that is today’s post)…Feminine (a bit of girly-girl
looking)…and one that is Fun (just like it sounds…FUN!!!)
It is time once again to play along with the Pals Paper Art
Challenge and this one is a color challenge…using 3 of my favorites, gumball
green, primrose petals and whisper white! You simply cannot go wrong with pink,
green and white together!
I hope and encourage you to play along with the Pals Paper
Challenge…it is open to absolutely everyone…please check out the website…pull
out these 3 colors…and play along!
I am also using
this as a gift for my niece – remember I did the tone on tone pink Birthday
card a couple of days ago? This is a goodie for her to use…a gift card!
This is super easy and I know that once you try it…you will
be making a bunch of these gems up…just think of all of the people you can give
these to….simply change up the colors…the stamp set…the sentiment and
PRESTO…one perfect goodie!
Here you go…please go to the office store and buy a BIG Post
It Note and make this…you will be smiling from ear to ear with pride that you
did it!
- The base is 9 5/8” X 6 ½” in Primrose Petals
- Adhere the “Post it Note” using the Tombow
Glue…super strong!!!
- The white base on the front is 5 ½” X 4 ¼”…now
draw a faint line with a pencil ¼” up from the bottom to use as a guide.
- Out comes the Stamp-a-ma-jig, a MUST have tool
that we all need to be comfortable with using! Stamp the bottom “arrow” stamp
in gumball green!
- Next, randomly stamp the flowers from the Mixed
Bunch Stamp Set ( I always like odd numbers…) TIP – when I do my stamping and I
have stamps that are going to go “off” the edge…I simply slip a piece of scrap
paper underneath to keep my work area clean!
- Taking (2) pieces of gumball green at ½” X 4 ¼”
I simply adhere it to the white so you have just ¼” showing on either side!
- I use the Tombow Glue to adhere this whole piece
to the front of the project!
- The inside is a piece of white – 4 ¼” X 6 ¼” and
doing the same thing…I drew a faint line as a guide to keep my stamping nice
and straight! Cutting a piece of Primrose Petals just a “smidge” larger than
the gift card was the perfect “framing factor” to pull it all together!
That’s it! This project will be a favorite of yours and I
know that you will use it over and over again! Please feel free to email me if
you have any questions! I love to try to help you reach new goals! You CAN DO
IT…please try this!!!
Make sure that you check out all of the other great entries
for this Colors Challenge – there is soooo much talent out there…I truly love
going from blog to blog and I always saying…wow!!!
Click here and shop away from your home and being a customer
of mine…you will receive extra special tips and tricks that I love to share…I appreciate your dedication and inspiration you give to me each and every day!
I truly hope that you enjoy having a cup of coffee with me in the morning and please tell your friends and family about my blog…go an subscribe now so you do not miss a post! As always, I am an email way and I thank you for the wonderful comments you leave!
Until tomorrow…..
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