by Susan Itell | Mar 19, 2015 | Birthday, Sale-A-Bration |
Good Thursday to all! We have a fabulous sketch challenge for you today (thank you Kerry Bray) so I hope that you pull out your supplies and go to town with this great sketch!
Please remember that you can play from today until Tuesday, the 24th to submit an entry and then on Wednesday the winner will be announced! ( You all are winners in our eyes)….just go ahead and play with the pals!
Here is the Pals Paper Art Link for you to see what the other design team artists came up. This is such a great, straight forward sketch, I know you can create a beauty with it. If you have no clue on how to upload your project, please email me and I will be happy to help you….I just want you to play!
Today I am showcasing another Sale-a-bration stamp set. It is called Big Day as every birthday is a BIG DAY and a day to celebrate! You can see that this set will take card of the young…the old…feminine and masculine – it is just about perfect and it can be yours with a qualifying order for free!
I was just so happy with this sketch, I am going to share with you all of the dimensions today (I know that you like that when I do) as I think that this card layout would be a great one for so many different occasions.What do you think – please feel free to leave me a comment with your ideas!
- The card is an A2 Vertical fold card and then the layer of white is 4" X 5 1/4"
- The fun focal point was using the #6 framelit, cutting our a piece of Watercolor Paper and then I stamped the image using Black Staz On…..WHY DID I DO THAT? Easy – I used the blender pens to get a great watercolor look and you need to use this permanent ink with the blender pens.
- The next rings were cut out with #6 and #7 and the #7 and #8. I adhered them together using bits of sticky strip so they would not wiggle around.
- Before I popped them up with Stampin' Vitamins, I used my trusty white gel pen to add dots…this creates such a quick and simple POP effect!
- The simple fru-fru was a simple Susan bow with knots at the end with a bit of fray – easy peasy…a glue dots makes it behave!
- To the envelop we go…I take a piece of Card stock 6" X 2/12" and run it through the Big Shot with the fun embossing folder…add green glue "just around the edges" and then take my scissors and go to town trimming off the excess….BAM – DONE!
Keeper….right? This is one of those cards that you could easily stamp up a bunch of these sentiments…leave them perfectly plain until you need a birthdat card or if I were you…I would make up (6) with this color combination….make up (6) using a Crumb Cake Card and it would be stunning with Night of Navy and Lost Lagoon and then PRESTO – you are looking great with a bunch of cards at your fingertips!
Thanks for sharing part of your day with me, I hope that you enjoyed this fun card and please pop back tomorrow as I have a special card for you….it is also a card that I will be sending to anyone that places an order with me during the Month of March…and also…we have not had any blog candy fun lately so be ready for a great chance to win some goodies!
You can see the goodies scrolling along below, feel free to click one to read about it and then if you need it – click again and it will be in your shopping cart! Again, feel free to email me if I can be of help!
Until tomorrow…..it's CANDY DAY…..YIPPEE-SKIPPEE!!!
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by Susan Itell | Mar 6, 2015 | Birthday |
Good morning! WOWZERS…this weather is C R A Z Y! We had a foot of snow yesterday! It was beautiful but is was unnecessary in my opinion! Being that I cannot go out and "make a difference" with shoveling, I had the pleasure of stampin'! (darn, somebody has to do it!)
For you Mom's out there…do you remember on "snow days" the revolving door of kids needing dry clothes…needing something to eat….needing a Kleenex…..needing to beg you to come out and build a snowman (well, I did do that) but I must say – I am NOT a fan of the snow…simply do not "get it"
Now that 1/2 of my life is over….what do I now deal with the snow…well…. 5 dogs = 20 paws….1 pig = 4 hoofs….and having this much snow in one day when John was at work….my little "low riders" had a tough time going outside! (They are SUPER happy that John made them a path and they are LOVIN' the snow)
Ok. ok…..enough about my life – you want to know WHAT THE HECK is this card about!?!?! Well, in person it is quite beautiful and YEP – it is big…but this is what the challenge called for! Today's card is for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!
Here is the challenge….an elongated 4" x 9-1/4" Card! You know that I LOVE odd size cards so I was super excited!
I followed the guideline, just as Cindy asked for and had fun! I hope that this inspires you to think outside of that A-2 box and try an odd size card…they are not only FUN….but they are super special!
I adore the use of the embossing folders, (YEP, Jeanie is always right – she says that these little gems bring an instant WOW to a card)….super fun and adhering them together before I brought them to the card made it super easy!
Between the "Happy" die cut and POPPING up the flower part made this card a fun…fun project – I call this an "office card" (for lots of people to sign) or an "I really like you card" (with some cookies or soup) as the odd size fits both to a tee!
Did you notice that I used washi tape across the bottom…this is something that I rarely do (as I forget about it) and I liked the effect!
I had fun…and that's what matters! Please pop back tomorrow as I have another great (2) day post ready for you! I think you will smile….no, I know you will smile!
Please feel free to email me and the goodies I used for today are below….shopping in your jammies is FUN! Be safe if you are still affected by the snow! Next week looks like a big meltdown but that means we are closer to Spring!!! YIPPEE!!
Enjoy the day, be safe and until tomorrow.
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by Susan Itell | Mar 4, 2015 | Birthday, Watercoloring |
I just adore this stamp set, From the Herd and you have seen me used it before but the thing I adore about it is that you can use it in so many different ways and each and every time the card looks different because of how you color it!
Today I am using a technique that I have not done in a while….watercoloring using the Aqua Painters! I have always loved using the Aqua Painters and honestly have not used the since the Blendabilities came out.
Watercoloring is fun, it is relaxing, and the one thing that I love is that you have such an array of colors with our color collection. I like to squeeze the ink pad together to get a "puddle" of ink on the cover and then go in with the Aqua Painter.
The best tip I can give you is naturally practice….practice etc…but another thing I like to do is to make sure that I have plenty of moisture on the ink and my painter….(again, you will get a fell with practice) and this is a bit rusty as it has been eons since I have watercolored!
Using our water color paper is also a must….WHY? – easy = when you add water/painting to the paper, it will warp and become very thin etc….when you use this paper – it is meant to have water put on it…works like a charm every time
This is an easel card and they are super fun to do (and easy too). When the card is folded, it is a regular A-2 card but the difference is you will score the front panel at 2"
I had a ton of fun coloring this crazy crowd (this is a birthday card for my brother who is also an animal lover) and I wanted him to be able to have it sitting up at his house to make him smile way after his special day!
I matted the fun with the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack and you can see in the below picture that I used the inside to the fullest! This is a very handsome Paper Stack, perfect for Masculine Cards. Because I want this card to look great from behind and hide the "back side" of the DSP since it is different (and also since I used a punch with it) – I simply covered it with the same size….same color, Sahara Sand.
There are so many fun sentiments on this stamp set, I did a quick stamp and matted it- popped it up with stampin' vitamins and PRESTO…and easel card! I do hope that I have inspired you to try tis method.
Well, what do you think? Can you see yourself trying this? I hope so as it is fun to do something different.
Many thanks for popping in today and remember that you can purchase any of these products scrolling by below! Is this the easiest way to shop or what? Feel free to email me if you have any questions about the colors I used etc…..and I will be happy to help!
Please do not forget to let me know if you are interested in the March Stamp of the Month Club Kit. It is a clean and classic kit and I know that you will enjoy the beauty of sitting down, having all of your supplies and materials cut for you and you can have some "me" time and have fun!
Tomorrow is a great color challenge for the Pals Paper Art….I hope that you stop back and see what I have made and then I hope that you play along too!
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by Susan Itell | Mar 1, 2015 | Birthday, Super Easy |
Here you go….a stepped up version of yesterday's card…click here to see it and then you can see the little changes I did…Will had a great Birthday….I had a great day and had a SUPER surprise as John came home from work around 4:30 (tax season – he works 7 days a week) and said – let's go…we are going to get you out of the house and go to Virginia to see the horses! (He is a a great guy and can use my scissors anytime)
Can you see the differences? Darn, the pictures do not do either of these cards justice but the changes I did were….
- I used the "punched out" space of the DSP and did a mat. (I was able to punch bow ties for both cards with this mat and also extra scraps. (I adore this punch)
- I used the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder on the Sahara Sand
- I "Heat Embossed" the sentiment in clear embossing powder – this is a SUPER effect and one that think we forget about – it always created a great texture and subtle bling!
I think that I am going to submit this to the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week…..I think it is in the guidelines of the sketch but I need your help! Should I submit yesterday's card or today's card? Leave me a comment and I'll let you do the gambling for me!
Please also leave me a comment and let me know if you are enjoying these (2) day posts showing the ways that you can "step it up" but still keep it clean, classic and simple!
Below you can see all of the products used for this fun card! It is sooooo darn easy to "click" on the item and PRESTO – in the shopping cart it goes, now I call that easy shopping!
Thanks for popping in today….I hope that you will leave me a comment and please pop back tomorrow as I am super-duper excited for the "personal" challenge I have for you! The random winner will win some Stampin' Vitamins…..aka – Stampin' Dimensionals!
Stampin' hugs! Until tomorrow…..
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by Susan Itell | Feb 28, 2015 | Birthday, Masculine, Super Easy |
Today is the most special day int he world to me as 28 years ago I had a dream come true…I became a Mom! My oldest "peep" is celebrating his 28th Birthday and I love to go down memory lane when the peeps celebrate their special days!
Will is the one that lives in Boston and is a Montessori Teacher to little ones! He is just the best (and always has been) with kids. They adore him and it is a joy to see him be excited to make a difference to them. He has just about "had it" with the snow in Boston but he is amazed at how well they have kept the roads clear.
One thing I try to do on a "peeps" Birthday is to do something special for me as well….kind of a reminder of being grateful for the best job in the world – being a Mom. Today I am going to treat myself for some "me" time to read a book and then also cook up a wicked yummy something….these are (2) things that Will loves to do!
Well….you are not here for my memory lane so let's get to the card! Will went to a very Southern College, Sewanee, University of the South in Tennessee. He loved it and it was a great fit for him. He started to wear "bow ties" when he went there and I thought that this would be a perfect card!
The size of the card is a 4" square card and the focal point is using the super fun, super must have Bow Builder Punch. This is just one fantastic punch and it really can be used in many ways – for cards like this, for gift cards, for tops of small packages etc…
The DSP of the bow tie is from the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack, (love those stacks) and building the bow is a cinch with the glue dots – PRESTO – DONE!
The colors of the card are Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso and Sahara Sand….great rich tones for a masculine card. Did you notice the scoring around the edges…such a simple yet effective touch for a card.
Well….thoughts??? I was happy and I hope that you pop back tomorrow for "Step it up Sunday" to see how I added just a bit of bling or should I say, "extra time" to make it just "stepped" up a bit!
Can you believe that tomorrow is March!?!?! I am thinking Spring….Please feel free to email me and also you can click below to order any of the products. I hope to see you tomorrow and remember, tomorrow is the day that you can start to take advantage of the new Sale-a-bration items….
Stampin' hugs and until tomorrow!
p.s. – I LOVED the comments yesterday about John…he is such a sweetie it really is hard to get mad at him! I adored all of the ideas and I think I am going to get him a pair of scissors and then laminate a tag that says "John's Scissors" and use a zip tie to attach it – he will get a kick out of it!
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by Susan Itell | Feb 18, 2015 | 3-D Projects, Birthday, Tips and Tricks!!! |
Today is a super special day to me, it is my wonderful Dad's 84th Birthday and I know that when he opens this card up today he is going to burst out laughing!
Now by now you know that I am a clean and simple gal but there are just times that you have to put a bit more into it for certain occasions and for certain people! Today is one of those days! I had a TON of fun making this card and if you remember yesterday's post…I said I was going to CASE a card….well here you go!
I made a boo-boo by not measuring everything before I mailed it but I have a TON of pictures and you can always email me and I will do my best!
The card base is the good old A-2 in Crumb cake and then I simply used the Hardwood stamp and inked it up in Soft Suede to stamp just the front of the card!
The framelit is from the On Film Collection and I find this to be a very useful set for many different cards we make. The "Polaroid" look is so fun and easy to use with all sorts of layouts.
The real star of the show is the From the Herd Stamp Set….it is just too darn funny! I just went to town with the Blendabilities and simply had fun! These markers are like potato chips….once you get going on them….you've just gotta have more – LOVE THEM!
I did add a retired product…the fun eyes (I just could not resist) but you will see in the below pictures, I did have to adjust the height of my shaker to a "double layer" of the dimensional strips because the eyes were too tall (hope that this makes sense)
These next 3 pictures will help you towards the end result. I do hope that you will try to make a shaker card – they are super fun and festive.
You do not have to use this framelit…any shape will work! For the confetti inside, I just POPPED out some star confetti from our super punch! Our Window Sheets are a great product to have on hand…."just in case" – just like I needed them today for this card!
Look at the side and you will see that I covered the sides with a thin piece of black paper….see next picture for comments! Live and Learn!
I know that there are so many pictures, but pictures do help me and I hope that they help you as well! I know that this card brought me so much joy to make and I know that my Dad will love it, appreciate it and most of all treasure it. (He keeps all of the cards I make him)
Whew...I hope that I gave you a good idea of how to do this! Darn, I wish we were together…it would make things soooooo much easier to show in person!
A couple of tips & thoughts….
- just do it – go ahead and try a shaker card…they are fun to play with and I can guarantee you that you will be shaking it all around after you make one!
- play and have fun with the Blendabilites…you can not mess anything up. They are a great product and I think Stampin' Up! is so smart for bringing them into the product line.
- They are ALWAYS special people on our lives that deserve a fun and perhaps more time consuming card….HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY!
Enjoy the day, please remember that you can click on the scrolling list of products below to order any of the supplies I used today. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions!
Make it a special day!
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