by Susan Itell | Nov 12, 2014 | 3-D Projects, PALS Blog Hops, Thanksgiving |
Welcome to the November Pals Blog Hop, we are "thankful" you stopped by. This month we are showcasing projects that show our thanks, including both thank you and Thanksgiving themed projects.
This is my favorite day of the month in being a PAL as this is when so many come together and share their love and creativity with all of us! I hope that you have fun hopping along and will be super inspired!
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Stop #4 – Beth McCullough at Stampin Mom on the Pals Hop.
If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing projects. WOWZERS, there are 33 of us this month so get that pot of coffee on!
I am over the moon happy to share with you these adorable boxes/favors with you today! Not only are they super easy to whip together in no time….they are super affordable! A huge woot-woot all the way around! (Pop back tomorrow and I will showcase these boxes in a totally different way)
Here is the "low down" – it is super short as it is super easy and I know that you have a bunch more stops to make so let's get going!
- The Color Me Autumn Designer Series paper was the choice for the day as I was color coordinating for my dinner table and thought these colors would be perfect! I simply cut (5) 1 3/4" squares and adhered them to the boxes using my favorite "green glue" I used the 3/4" circle punch as shown in the below picture to give it that finished touch it deserves.
- The sentiment came from the And Many More Stamp Set, and if you do not have this gem…then I first ask you – "why not???" and then I say…hit that shop now button and get this gem!
Here is a close up of the simple knot that I did….If you follow my blog (and I hope you do) – you already know that I am bow challenged so this is about all you get….it works for me!
What am I going to fill them with?!?!? Well…I know of favorites of each of my "peeps" and my wonderful Dad! I will fill them with some love from me with a special treat and also a little "love note" folded up for them to read whenever to let them know how thankful I am for them!
Get going…YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF HOPPING TO DO…..put those sneakers on and have fun! I know that tomorrow you are going to smile with another post I am doing with these boxes!
The next stop is Stop #6 with Rae Harper-Burnet on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
- Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought…Cards by Amy
- Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
- September Gray at septembergray.com
- Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
- Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings
- Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
- Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
- Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Beth Beard at My little craft blog
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb…
- Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
- Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
- Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
- Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
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by Susan Itell | Oct 6, 2014 | Make it MINE Monday, Thanksgiving |
I used this stamp set yesterday and I thought, what the heck – I might as well use it again before putting it on the shelf with its other friends! I love this set and I think that the sentiments are so fun and whimsical. I am borrowing a super clean sketch that was a past sketch on Freshly Made Sketches and I think that you are going to have fun with it! This stamp set is Mingle all the Way!
Please remember, these Monday Challenges I throw your way are for you to have fun at your own home…to stretch yourself a bit and if you want to share with me your work, I would love and be honored to see it! Please simply email me!
At Thanksgiving and also at Christmas I enjoy making homemade cakes and goodies for family and friends! Finding a day and blocking it off to turn the music on and bake is a fun and rewarding day for me!
This is the type of card that I would love to tuck under a cake box with a big bow! I try to take my Moms advice as she always said, it is all about the presentation!
Let's get going…it is a very straight forward card but I feel that combining the textures is what makes this card special! The "wood grain" DSP from the Motley Monsters Collection is the background paper….(see…using DSP is and can be soooo effective)…just try it!
I stamped this sentiment on a piece of Sahara Sand (3" X 2") with Soft Suede and then matted it in that color a 1/4" bigger.
I stamped it again on a scrap piece of paper in Mossy Meadow and then carefully adhered it to the sentiment! This is a super easy and effective thing to do!
Because I am using the Burlap Ribbon and it is very thick, I had to "double up" on my Stampin' Dimensionals. This ribbon is so "on trend" right now and I think that the rustic and home feel it gives works great with its texture!
Let's get to the little "fru-fru" part! I think that it turned our super fum and it is right up my alley….SIMPLE! I took a piece of the burlap ribbon and cut the stitched edge off and then unraveled several stands of the ribbon and then made a simple "Susan knot" and adhere it with a glue dot….DONE and CUTE!
Using all of the different textures makes this a fun and special card. Not only is it super easy to make, you are guaranteed that the recipient will get a smile from receiving it!
Remember, now thru the end of October is the great opportunity for you to receive DSP for 6 months free! Click here to see the post that I highlighted it on last week. With this being the busiest time of the year for your stampin' project, why not get your products at a discount….nothing to lose and inspiration to gain!
Remember that today is the last day to take advantage of the Stamp, Stock & Sale opportunity of the great basics that we use over and over! Thank you Stampin' Up! for doing this! Click here and you will see the savings!
This is going to be a fun week as on Wednesday is the PALS monthly Blog Hop…..that is always a super fun cyber parade of inspiration!
I hope that you reach out of the box and try something fun! I was pleased with the embellishment on this card and it shows you that it is amazing what you can do with ribbon!
Until tomorrow…let's all have a great week!
P.s. – I only have 2 spots left for my Stamp of the Month Kit for October! Please click here and here to see the post I did on this kit…..then email me if you want the fun delivered to your door! Please put in the subject line October Stamp of the Month!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 16, 2013 | 3-D Projects, Thanksgiving, Things you just have to buy! |
Now…I have a question for you and I already know the answer but here you go…
Do you like a sale?
I know what you are saying…of course – who wouldn't!
We all do and Stampin' Up! has been great in offering weekly deals for us and there are some "keepers" this week! Click here to see the great grouping this week! Today I am going to highlight some of my favorites from this weeks group!
Remember, these are only on sale until Monday evening…so hit my SHOP NOW BUTTON (to the right…can't miss it!) and take full advantage of these deals!
For anyone that places an order through my on-line store thru Monday at 9 p.m. Eastern time, you will have the chance to win a bundle of the mini muslin bags that I will be featuring below!
I will send you a package of 8 of them plus the decorations for you to do as I have them later in the post!!!
So cute for your Thanksgiving Table or simply to give as a gift of thanks! I will ship them to you on Tuesday so you will have them in time!
They are not only super cute, they are very practical and can be used for so many different things…just let you mind go wild…tuck gift card…candy….jewelry…a table favor…a name tag filled with a treat! Just have fun!
Do you remember several posts ago I made these great candy treats/name tags for my Thanksgiving Table…please click here to see that post as they are keepers and these little bundles will also be adorable on my table!
I am not sure what I am going to put in them…I am thinking some popcorn and stick a movie ticket in them for us to have a fun time while my peeps are home!
As you know that I have showcased the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, there are so many differnt things you can do with the kits and as you can see on the top picture…I used pieces of it to decorate the box!
I have not even used 50% of this kit and I am having a blast! Below is another view of the box and I am using 2 products that are on the weekly sale….the Extra-Large Gift Box and the Gift Bow Die! Pulling it all together and using the "Birch Paper Ribbon" that is in the kit as well as the Chocolate Chip Ribbon….it made this a super WOW and practical box!
The thing I love about this box is that you can open and close it and not have to worry about unwrapping a ribbon! The paper ribbon bow on top was not only fun to make, but a jazzed it up with a Very Vintage Designer Button! Cute, right!!!
If you have not already subscribed to Stampin' Ups! You Tube Channel, I highly recommend that you do…they have great videos that will highlight and show you tips on how our products work! Click here and you can see the video on the Gift Bow Bigz L Die…
Confessions of an honest stamper…when I saw this in the Holiday Catalog I was not thrilled with it as I adore ribbon and I could not image how I would like a bow made out of paper!
The other thing was I thought it was a bit pricey and the I went to the PALS Chat Room and asked their opinion….WOW – I had a ton of emails saying….get it – I love it! Naturally I took their advice but now that it is on sale for $24.71… would definaely purchase it as it is really fun and easy!
Did you notice the I did a bit of stampin'? For both the Muslin Bags and the Box I used the Harvest of Thanks Stamp Set! It's a keeper for this time of year and there are many framelits that coordinate with the stamps…easy-peasy!!!
I have another gem that I just have to show you…..I was going to wait for another day but I could not resisit as it to showcases a product that is on sale this week! It is using the 1 1/4" Burlap Ribbon….this ribbon is SOOOOO HOT and it produces a WOW and it can also produce a sofy, warm feeling!
Isn't this just beautiful! Again 2 products on sale, the X Large Box and the Burlap Ribbon! TIP ALERT: It only take 1 sheet of Designer Series Paper to decorate the box…I say woot – woot and the 4 sides are 6" X 4" and then the top is 6 X 6! This is from the super yummy Season of Style Designer Series Paper Pack!
Not only did I use the Burlap Ribbon…I cut several pieces of the Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon…laid them over the burlap before I created the simple knot!
The tag was a simple stamp and random cut – (love to do this to switch things up) and then matted it to a piece of crumb cake! The sentiment came from the Joy to the World Stamp Set and I hope that it finds its way to your house as it is a great sentiment stamp set!
Whew…I know that this was a long post but I hope that I have inspired you and also have found some useful and practical tips for your projects!!!
Remember to check out the weekly deals and please do not forget to hit the SHOP NOW button and you might be the lucky winner of 8 of those adorable bags along with the turkey tags and ribbon!!!!
Thank YOU in these weeks of Thanksgiving and I hope you have a wonderful weekend….
Until tomorrow!!!!
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by Susan Itell | Nov 15, 2013 | Thanksgiving |
This card sums it up so much for me…I think it is beautiful, clean, warm and lends itself to this important time of the year! This IS the Thanksgiving Card that I am sending to let family and friends how thankful and blessed I feel to have them in my life!
The background Stamp is En Francais and it is one super large stamp! The “background” stamps are so interesting to create an element to a card that you would not think of!
I know it seems very elementary to you…but if you are anything like me…you learn “visually” and you also learn from others!
I used to never think twice about background stamps, probably because of their size but once you start to allow yourself to play with them…you’ll love them!
The base card is an A-2 Card Size in Very Vanilla and I scored it at the 5 ½” mark! The Crumb Cake Layer on top is 3 ½” X 4 ¼” but here is a trick!
TIP ALERT: Take your BIG stamp and lay it on your work surface…then add the ink to it! The ink color I used was Soft Suede! Simply take your piece of paper and place it over the inked image and then press down to get a good impression…
In the below picture you can see that I slipped my hands in a sandwich bag to really get the corners good and also not get your hands super messy! Presto – it works!
I took a scrap piece of Soft Suede and used the Scallop Trim Border Punch to make the simple yet elegant punch along the edge and then simply adhered it to the bottom portion of the card! The finishing yet elegant touch was the "pearls", so easy – just get "underneath" the pearl to keep the adhesive in place…DONE!
Now to the focal stamped part….and yes – I have measurements for you as I do hope that you CASE this card and sent to those you love!
The Stamped Very Vanilla is 3 1/2" X 2 1/2" and the Stamp Set I used was "Truly Grateful" – I have been looking at sooooo many different ideas on the web and pinterest with this stamp but they all looked the same to me! I was tickled with the classic color combination!
The matted piece is Soft Suede and the dimensions are 3 5/8" X 2 5/8"!
You can see that I POPPED this part with some stampin' dimensions but before I did that I ran a strip of adhesive on the back of this piece and wrapped the Linen Thread around it several times! (this helps hold it in place) I then made a small bow and with just a dab of Tombo Glue, I placed the bow!
The last stamping were the simple 2 words…"Thankful for"… As I have said before, this is a bittersweet time of the year for me but it is such a powerful time of the year to reach out to others and let them know that they make a difference to you!
Can't be a "Susan card" without a lined envelope! This was such an easy decision as the Neutrals Designer Series Paper and the "scallops" reminder me of the punch I used!
The Big Shot and Envelope Liner Framelit was the quick and easy fix!
Hopefully this card touches your heart as much as it does mine! It came together like "Peanut Butter and Jelly" and I am looking forward to making more over the weekend!
Please make sure you POP in tomorrow as I have something fun for you!
You will be able to have an opportunity to win some products/goodies that I made….I am smiling as they are super cute and I know that you will like them too!!!
I am "thankful" for YOU in being so dedicated in popping by daily and I am the very first to know that there are soooo many talented Stampin' Up! Demonstraors out there and that you are so supportive to me and my passion!
I thank you for your comments, I thank you for your emails, I thank you for inspiring me to inspire YOU!
Never underestimate the power of sending a handmade card….it does make a difference and YOU make a difference!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Oct 31, 2013 | Thanksgiving |
BOO! Happy Halloween to all! I hope those of you that have little ones have fun seeing the magic in those little eyes when they get so excited to be dressed up!
I know that many areas and many people do not recognize Halloween as truly the times have changed but I will enjoy thinking back to fond memories of going trick-n-treating with my brothers and hoping that Mrs. McCraw would be giving out her homemade popcorn balls! WOW – would I do anything to have one…I still remember how she tied the ends up with black and orange yarn!
I love to remember that all 3 of my children wore the most adorable Pumpkin Costume that I LOVED and they were not as keen about it as they were probably around 4 at the time and I loved to keep stuffing the costume with white tissue paper to make the costume round! (The part that they really disliked was the "stem" that they wore on their head – the boys did not like the elastic part that went under their chin….but I loved taking pictures of them!)
Ok….let me hop off the road of memory lane and now that we have Halloween behind us…let's start getting going on some Thanksgiving inspiration!
Do you realize that 4 weeks from today is Thanksgiving and we are going to be stressing out if the turkey is cooked…how in the world are we going to get everything in the oven and cooked…who's going shopping for Black Friday…ya-da-ya-da!
I adore Thanksgiving for many reasons…I love having my family home and I find it a perfect day of total relaxation and fun!
It is a casual day that I look so forward to…making a big breakfast and homemade sticky buns (kids favorite)…watching the Macy Day Parade…then the Dog Show….then going for a walk on the C & O Canal…to football…and then the HUGE meal that we always say we are going to eat at "x" time…only to always be 2 hours later! Just love this day!!! Then as we are all miserable from over eating – we watch Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation and hopefully someone will play bananagrams with me!
Down to business! I feel like I have totally neglected Crumb Cake lately and I do love it as it always is a neutral that can go both ways….subtle or fun – depending on the colors you put with it!
The stamp is from the Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set and this has such a great assortment of holidays! This is a great stamp set to have if you enjoy making cards for the holidays throughout the year! The sentiments hold up for themselves so you need a minimal backdrop!
When I think of Thanksgiving, I do think of leaves, pumpkin pie, the fireplace going….and I think of warm browns, yellows and orange! The Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper was the prefect choice for today's card!
I had to put my thinking cap on and I kind of "fudged it" but it worked! Remember….anything you do is a work of art from YOU!
I wanted to use the shape of the Chalk Talk Framelits and it was just too short so "Plan B" – I cut 2…and stretched it out to be a size appropriate for the stamp! YEAH!!! I used sticky strip…just love that for certain projects!
I stamped my sentiment in soft suede and then matted it on the ends of a framelit of soft suede before adhering it to a piece of pumpkin pie! A simple "stitch" around the focal part is all that was needed!
A tool that I simply could nt be without is my Stampin' Trimmer…making even cuts of the diagonal stripes is easy and perfect each and every time! This is a fun way to do a quick "something" to a card!
The envelope goes without saying…simple and super cute! I quick lining on the outer part of the envelope and BAM….in the mail you go!
We all have sooooo much to be thankful for…I encourage you to take some time and make some cards and send them to those that make a difference in your life, to those that need encouragement, to those that are less fortunate!
I will continue to inspire you with some Thanksgiving ideas…the calendar is zooming…is tomorrow really November 1st!
Until tomorrow!
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