by Susan Itell | Nov 18, 2013 | Anniversary, Super Easy |
Today is our special day and I know that this post will go off before John sees his card!
Happy Anniversary to my best friend, the best husband in the world, the best Dad in the world, the best son..brother…I could go on and on….trust me – he is simply the best!
As I always say…he was the best "blind date" I was ever on!
This is my kinda card and I want to make sure that you understand how easy this is to do! I am going to give you lots of pictures and tips and I hope that it helps!
Sometimes I think that when you see a bunch of text and pictures, you "shy" away and do not try it – please do not…this is an easy card and it is super cute as it is sooo darn tootin' simple!
Confession of an honest stamper! Yesterday as I was driving, I did a mental picture of what I wanted to do for my anniversary card! John likes very clean and simple cards and I thought 3 hearts and a sentiment would be PERFECT!
I knew that we had a small heart punch and I thought – WOW this will be super easy….ROAD BLOCK…I cannot get the punch in the way I wanted it! YIKES – Plan B!
Here you go:
- The size of the card is a note card size (3 ½” X 5”) and then I cut another piece of whisper white the same size!
- Why did I do this…easy – hang tight, it will make sense as it is much easier finding ½ of 5” = 2 ½”! You can see that I took a ruler and made a pencil line straight down the middle!
- Next, make a ¾” pencil line from the top!
- Take the smallest Heart Framelit and place it as shown!
- I then made another line on either side of this heat at ¼” from the edge…this way you will know that you are even! (I know it seems like a lot of measuring, but trust me – it goes super fast and you will be much happier with the end result!)
- You can see that the hearts are perfectly lined up and no worries about the pencil lines…you won’t see them – just FLIP it over!
- I simply used the 1” circle punch and punched out circles to cover my hearts in Rose Red and Blushing Bride! Soooooo easy!
- Take the punched and stamped piece to your Stampin’ Trimmer! – cut off 1/8” on either sides (right and left of the hearts) and take a ¼” off the bottom!
- Coming down the home stretch folks…Stampin’ Vitamins to the rescue – Stampin’ Dimensionals all over the back to make it POP!!!
- The trademark to my cards is the liners! I can honestly say that I never…ever…send a card out that does not have a liner or a lined back flap! Using the envelope liner framelit and the Regals Designer Series Paper was PERFECT!
I hope that this card put a smile on your face today! I know that John is going to love it!
I thank so many of you that have been simply amazing in all of your well wishes and thoughts with him as he has been going through his rehap…he is doing GREAT and going to rehap 3 x's a week and being able to put weight on his legs with his walker!
He has been a TOTAL inspiration to me and the doctors said that they would like to see him out of his wheel chair within 3 weeks! He'll do it – he's determined!!!
Over the weekend I took him down on the C & O Canal and we took a walk…well I pushed and he totally enjoyed being outside and seeing the beautiful fall day!
Here is a fun and sillly picture of the 2 of us…love the fact that I Phones you can flip the camera around to do a fun "self portrait"
We had a great day together and I had a good workout as there are just parts that are paved!!! We laughed and had fun but most importantly, he was so thankful to be out!
Enjoy your day, I sure will as I am blessed to be married to the best person in the world!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 14, 2013 | PPA Challenges, Super Easy |
It's Thursday and that means that it is time for a Pals Paper Arts Challenge! This weeks challenge is a color challenge and the colors are fun and fresh with a fabulous neutral!
Now this has to be one of the easiest cards I have done in a while! Time was against me but I was determined to take part in the Color Challenge! How about you? It fun and open to anyone…give it a try – what do you have to loose!?!?
For those of you that love it when I give you the measurements…guess what – no measurements today as there is simply nothing to measure! This card is as easy as 1-2-3!!!
The card is the Note Card and Envelopes – LOVE this size! Using the envelope framelit liners made lining these envelopes a cinch!
If you do not have this….
please write a note to Santa and tell him that you have been very good!
The flowers came from the Flower Shop Stamp Set and surely these flowers will put a smile on your face! Fun, fresh and fabulous! The Pansy Punch makes is a simple POP!!! I say – WOWZERS!
After simply stampin the flowers and then punching them out – I took a pencil and rolled the flower petals up to give them some movement but the best thing is…you can put the card in an envelope and when you pull the beauty out….there is still a fresh flower with some style!
Just look at how something so simple like rolling the paper can make a card go from "plain jane" to "fun and fresh"!!! There are sooooo many tricks to paper crafting! No rules – just have fun and roll with it!
I could not resist in making the mailman smile….a simple trio of flowers seemed very fitting! This is so simple to do…you just have to remind yourself to stamp the envelope before you clean your stamps!!! If you are like me…the minute I stamp….I clean them to keep them in tip top shape!
The other stamp that is such a great sentiment come frm the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set! LOVE this quote! A simple stamp and mat of paper is all that is needed!
Did you notice the candy dots in the center of the flowers? No brads needed here and the best thing…they lay super flat so ZOOM through the mail with a regular stamp! Remember, these candy dots come in 4 different color collections!
That's it! Was that super easy or what!
Just think of the different color schemes you could use to make the look soooo different! Have fun, be bold, go out of your box….just give it a try!
I do hope that you go to the Pals Paper Art Website and see all of the great ideas made with this color scheme!
I have a couple GREAT and exciting posts for you over the next couple of days! Please pop back as you might be the lucky winner of some great goodies! All of the details will be on my blog on Saturday morning!
Thanks for popping by, please send me an email if you want, leave me a comment but more importantly….have a super-duper day!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 8, 2013 | Fall Cards, Super Easy |
As promised here are some "Fall" like cards and I hope you are smiling as this is a clean, easy, crisp and fun card! This is a great example of "less is best" and also "easy is great"!
The color of the base is Very Vanilla (I thought it looked like white in the picture) and I cut it to the "note card" size – a 3 1/2" X 5" card!
I adore this size as it is the “perfect” size to pop a quick note in the mail and truth be told…I wish that Stampin’ Up! would come out with Very Vanilla Envelopes in this size!
Confessions of an honest stamper…this leaf stamp comes from the Wonderfall Stamp Set and it’s a keeper for 2 reasons!
- It’s a beautiful stamp set…fun and fresh….and
- It comes with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die that will make you look like a pro…AND…it is on SALE so a BIG WOOT-WOOT!!!
BUT…If you follow my blog you read that I had to take everything out of my work area and I can hardly wait for the weekend to come to put it back together – I could not find the die so I needed to “fussy cut” the leafs…which was easy peasy!
The colors I used today were Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, and Chocolate Chip! Fresh and fun!
Cutting the Very Vanilla piece ¼” smaller than the base…I ran it through the Big Shot using the Polka Dot Embossing Folder to pull out the polka dots from the leafs!
Matting it with a corner rounded piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock, (and YES – I saved paper and cut some shapes from the inside)…made the card come to life!
I did pop the leaves and sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals as it is the perfect element to make it go WOW!
Let’s get to the sentiment before I forget…it is from the Embellished Events Stamp Set…simple!
TIP ALERT: I find (and again it is a personal preference) when just doing a simple sentiment like this, I use the “brush end” of my marker rather than using the stamp pad – why? = I think when you have a super skinny sentiment like this you are more likely to get too much ink and “wobble” as you stamp!
Naturally the envelope came to life with the Envelope Punch Board and then the liner was from the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack and is the perfect finale!
I hope that this card brings a smile to your face and you can think of someone to send a simple card like this to just letting them know that you are thinking of them!
You can click my Shop Button and have all of these goodies shipped to your door!
I thank you for popping by and I thank you for allowing me to help you with your projects! I know that there are soooo many incredible Demonstrators out there and I appreciate you spending time with me!
Tomorrow is a 3-D…please come back! It will be a Fall keeper!!!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 7, 2013 | Super Easy |
Now how is this for a quick and simple card?
Today is the Pals Paper Art challenge and today is a Color Challenge using Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso and Crisp Cantaloupe! Pull out your supplies and join the fun!
If you need help in learning to upload a photo, simply email me and I will be glad to help you – I just really want you to come play with us!
Here are the colors side by side for you to "take in and get your mojo going" These challenges are opened to everyone and everyone means you!!! Give it a try – You have until next Monday to submit your entry!
Confession
time…when I saw the colors for today’s challenge, I instantly thought of the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper and I know that these 3 colors coordinate
with this paper pack!
I
was actually going to use the one with all of the numbers on it as I knew that
would be super easy but then I thought – go ahead and do something else!
My
“something else” turned into being a very CAS card! I love the odd size 3 ½” X
6 ½” and knowing that I can use my Envelope Punch Board to make my own custom
envelope…I was good to go! (I actually did use a piece of this paper collection
for the liner!!!)
I
am “doubling up” with this card as the concept I used for my Breast Cancer
Cards last night…I make a couple of “tweaks” to have it fit into a regular A-2
card…but they loved it!
Here
you go….please CASE away and have fun! This is a super fun layout that would
work for sooooo many different occasions! Change up the colors…change up the
sentiments…and PRESTO! – you have a beauty!
The
Six-Sided Sampler Stamp Set was the simple focal point to the card! I decided
to use the same hexagon for all 3…and then a quick punch using the Hexagon
Punch – done! I popped them with a Stampin’ Dimensional and then popped out a Bracket Label Punch in the coordinating colors and DONE!
I
found the center of the front of the card…drew a faint pencil line and then
“eye-balled” it to see how far up I needed to go to have my sentiment on a
perfect place!
I
used the stamp-a-ma-jig as it is my life saver/time saver tool for perfect
placement and the sentiment came from the Express Yourself Stamp Set. You’ve
heard me say this before…but this is a keeper set (I used it earlier this week)
and it is a hostess stamp set for only $11.00! Look at all of these incredible
sentiments!
Please
email me and let’s work together for you to earn this stamp set! It really is
super easy and together we can figure out how you would like to have a Stamp
Club…a cyber party…we have options – let’s chat!
It
really does not get much easier than this! The last thing I did was make the
envelope! Easy with the Envelope Punch Board and I decided to line the outer
flap of the envelope as I thought this paper was so elegant!
You
can see that I cut a straight edge for the flap of the envelope after I made it…totally
a personal preference but I like the classic look it gives!
Like I said before, I truly hope that you will give it a whirl and
create a project with these 3 colors! If you want inspiration galore…make sure
that you check back at the Pals Paper Art Website!!! Lot’s of talent out there!
I am going to try to "Step Up" the Thanksgiving ideas for you….yikes – we only have 3 weeks from today so I will try to do a bunch of fun, festive and practical cards and projects for you over the weekend so you will still have time to order the supplies you need to make them!
Remember, a simple click of that SHOP NOW BUTTON will be your friend as your products will come directly to YOU!
Advice time…take a break and sit down and write all of your goals you want to accomplish this Holiday Season!
I know…if you are like me – our eyes & hearts are always big in thinking we can get it done…but be realistic & set weekly goals for what you are wanting to do!
YOU will be a lot happier…YOUR FAMILY will be a lot happier….There is no need to stress – just make a plan and set realistic goals & time tables and it can happen and the best thing is…I will be with you every step of the way!
Until tomorrrow!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 6, 2013 | Christmas, Super Easy |
Let the countdown begin! 7 weeks and counting (but who's counting)…I think we have some really great Holiday Stamp Sets this year! To me, they are very clean and simple…just like I like them!
The Christmas Collectibles Stamp Set is a keeper as it has great ornaments and the best thing…we have a punch, the Christmas Ornament Punch to make this a snap….no "fussy cutting" today!
The other BINGO-BANGO thing is…this comes in a bundle – what does that mean to you? Something that will make you smile…and instant 15% off when you purchase them together and guess what….if you are a Demonstrator, you'll get another 30% or 20% off…I say WOOT-WOOT!!!!
This is a "Susan" card for many reasons! I love the odd size, I love the simplicity, I love the minimal colors used…I love just everything!
Here is the scoop and I know that you like it when I give you the exact measurements! Here you go….please try this card and please send me your version! I love seeing your work!
- The card size 3 ½” X 7” in Whisper White
- The Old Olive is 3” X 6 ½”
- The next white base is 2 ¾” X 6 1/4”
- The Sentiment Stamp Set is from the Joy to the World Stamp Set and I
used the brush tip of the markers in Crumb Cake and Old Olive….gave them a “huff
of Stampin’ love” and PRESTO – a perfect image! This is an "A List" Stamp Set to have for the holidays!
- The Ornaments are in Old Olive and a TIP ALERT: When you have a stamp
that has a flat surface like this that needs great ink coverage, make sure you
do 2 things!
1. Make sure that your ink pads
are well inked…this is soooo important and will make your projects always look
so professional!
2. Take the sanding block and
give the stamp a good scruffin’ – this really helps let the ink soak in to give
you great coverage each and every time!
I think one of the things I like best about this card is the simplicity of it! When you break it down, this would be a super easy card to make many of….lots of simple stamps…cutting paper….and BAM – done! I can see the smiles!!!
With the hour glass turned with the holiday's fast approaching….and if you are going to want to make some projects for the holiday – why wouldn't you consider being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? There is no obligation to stay….you can do it "your way" and this is a great way to get products at cost!
I thank you for your support, and please share my blog with your family and friends as the growth and friendships I have made during this fun journey is simply the best! I can hardly wait to go to Leadership in January to see many of the cyber Demonstrators I have had the privledge to get to know!
Tomorrow is the Pals Paper Art Challenge and I hope you will consider playing along….it is open to ANYONE and that means YOU!
Have a great day and I thank you for popping by! Remember, I am an email away and also you can click and have fun with my blog…..
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 4, 2013 | Super Easy |
Here is another card that we will be making on Wednesday for the monthly Breast Cancer fun that I do along with volunteers!!! I need to make them simple, easy to duplicate – but still fun as these volunteers love to have fun!
In my “other “ life with direct sales…I always struggled
with being a perfectionist and then once I finally “let it go” I was a happy
camper! I truthfully found it hard to teach and inspire my customers when I was
not “walkin" the walk”!!!
I adored scrapbooking, (and still do) but in a simple way!
When in doubt – this was a layout that I always did when I just did not know
what to do!!!
The sentiment is from the Feels Good Stamp Set and this has
some wonderful and meaningful sentiments! I simply stamped in Elegant Eggplant
on a piece of Very Vanilla (3” X 2”) and YES – I did use my stamp –a-ma-jig …as
why not?
Giving it a quick mat just 1/8” larger makes the sentiment
stand up to what is next…I feel like I am once again going down “Memory Lane”….
simple take your 1” Square Punch and punch out squares in the colors of Elegant
Eggplant, Always Artichoke and Sahara Sand! we simply have the BEST punches!
Are you wondering how did I come up with this color combo?
Easy- Peasy…it was with Stampin’ Ups! Super great must have tool that in my
opinion is very overlooked! It is the Color Coach and I say….”When in doubt –
pull it out”
As you can see I “fanned” open the color coach to Elegant
Eggplant and then flipped it over to let them tell me the color combo that
would be BINGO-BANGO and yep….it is
You will see that it gives you 2 different ideas…one that it
fun…one that is on the “safe side” I just love that this great company never
ceases to amaze me with making it easy for all of us as we all know – time is
precious!
I can remember seeing the Color Coach in the catalog and
thought…ya-da-ya-da but then really thought – this might help me in a pinch and
it does!!!! I would definitely add this to your “tools” collection, as it is a
timesaver!
That is about it but a tip that I did was use the
Multipurpose Liquid Glue to put the squares right where I want them! I was
going to “pop” them but then decided “less is best” and stuck to adhering them
flat!
Envelope was a cinch with the Envelope Liner Framelit and my main stampin’ man….Mr. Big Shot –
done in a snap with the help of the Regals Designer Series Paper!
Well…how do you like this fun card for Wednesday? It was an “Old
Faithful” for me in my scrapbooking days and I can see that it will once again
be a keeper
I always think of my Mom when I wonder what to do….she would
say…
”Go with what you like…
the classics always have their place…
you can never
go wrong”
Well Mom, once again you were right…I let my heart say “I like it”
and it works!
Let’s get ready for a great week….I hope that this inspired
you!!! What a great Stamp Set!
Until tomorrow…. and please come back as it is a great card
but an even better story!
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