by Susan Itell | Jul 21, 2013 | Thinking of you |
Thanks for popping by and I am thrilled to be my
wonderful upline, Mary Fish’s guest stamper today!
First…as many of you know that I did not attend
convention…but from the bits and pieces that I have read on facebook…Mary
Fish’s PALS have a lot to say WOOT-WOOT to!
Not only is it a talented team of stampers…it’s a darn
tootin’ fun group of incredible individuals from all over but the best thing is…
Mary keeps us together feeling like we are neighbors next door!
Now to my post and the reason you are here!!! Did I
make you smile? I love this card…it is truly a “Susan card” that is clean,
simple, to the point and just plain fun!!!!!
Keeping the colors to a minimal is great…please do not
feel that you have to always try to use “so much”…remember – “less is best”
The stamp set, Yippee – Skippee, is just simply fun
and the best! The name alone is great….right!?!?!
After stamping in Coastal Cabana it I pulled out my
main man, Mr. Big Shot, to use the Windows Frame Framelits to do the simple,
yet classic magic! Isn’t it funny how something so easy can give you such a
clean, crisp look!
In my opinion the element that makes this card is…the
paper piercing…so simple, yet the end result will really give your card both
depth and richness! The Stampin’ Dimensionals give the sentiment the center
stage it deserves
The festive Paper-piercing pack makes it a cinch to do
– a perfect job each and every time! TIP ALERT! – Purchase (2) Stampin’
Piercing Mats…use one for punching and the other for stamping! You will be in
“awe” with how clean and crisp your images are using that to stamp!
The next focal point is the simple yet very effective
“rick-rack”…using the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die….( I know…it is pricy but it is
soooo worth it)….plus you can get it at 50% off or better yet FREE…click here
and ask me how! I am amazed how much I use it!
I thought a bit of “bling” using the ¼” stitched
grosgrain ribbon with my simple “Susan knot” to keep it fun and simple would be
a perfect touch!
Now to the envelope…isn’t this liner super-duper with
using the rick-rack trim?!?! It is from the In Color Designer Series Paper…a must
in my opinion!
The perfect finale to any card is the envelope…
(well….the sentiment is #1 always) but it is great to have a fun envelope!
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do! I love posting my designs and inspiration! I thank you for popping by and
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Have a super Sunday and until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jun 17, 2013 | Thinking of you |
I sure hope that everyone had a great weekend and especially a wonderful Fathers Day to all of the great Dad's out there! I sure did in many ways but I have a big…." I am sorry" – about yesterday's post! It simply just did not go out…as the saying goes = "Life Happens" but… it was all good!
My wonderful husband I and make the trek with our son to get him settled in his new apartment and today is his 1st day of work! It was wonderful seeing him so excited to start this adventure in life and we are so proud of him…today is his 1st day in his "big boy job" and it was a bit tearful leaving him but he is strong and ready to fly!!!
How about this super cute card I made for my wonderful Dad! He loved it…as the minute I saw this stamp set – I thought of him as he lives in a part of the country that the Geese are there each and every fall! I thought it would be a perfect card and I can see lots of possibilities with the Wetlands Stamp Set!
The card size is a 4 X 4 card…I just love making square cards and being that I was putting it in a package…it was the perfect size to make his gift extra special! I think I am going to cut the card and then mat it with black paper and put it in a frame for him…this way he will always be able to enjoy it and that's what is so great about the water-coloring technique – a real piece of art!
The watercolor paper is a must when using the aqua painters as well as using the Black Staz On Ink! I first stamped the "wheat area" in soft suede and then the goose in the Staz On! I just love the softness and effect it gives but why you need to use this special paper is so the image will stay nice and flat – this paper is fine with water!!!
After coloring and shading, I brought out my buddy, Mr. Big Shot and the Labels Collection Framelits had a job to do! Perfect size….right!?!? I cut another one out in soft suede and then cut it in half!!! TIP – so you do not "squish" the points of the piece you cut in half….put it in your Stampin' trimmer and then start in the middle and do a quick up and down to cut….your points will stay crisp ( I hope this makes sense!!!!)
I did pull out the Stamp-a-ma-jig to make the sentiment be in the "perfect" spot and this came from the Teeny Tiny Wishes….a definate "A List" stamp that everyone needs….you can always find the perfect sentiment! Just love it…..
Making your own envelopes is not only easy…it is fun and rewarding! The diagonal scoring plate makes it a breeze…and let's talk about this liner….LOVE IT!!!! It is from the Modern Medley PaperCollection and can you say….WOW!!!! So beautiful, classic….just wow!!!
Here is to a new week….a great week and a great new adventure for my son! He is soooo happy and even though we did not get home until 2 a.m. – I wouldn't have missed it for the world! He loved ( and actually admitted it) that the little "mom" touches were nice!
Until tomorrow……
by Susan Itell | Jun 11, 2013 | Stamp-a-ma-jig, Thinking of you |
I am a "happy stamper"…as my order came!!! WOOT-WOOT!!! If there is someone out there that can tell me a secret in how to find a day that has….say….28 hours – I would love to know the magic!
Working full time and knowing that on my steps are going to be boxes of gems…and I still need to take care of animals and dinner and ( it was The Voice Night!!!) I say…Calgon take me away!!! I knew the 1st card I was going to make…was going to be the 1st Stamp Set in the NEW catalog – Cycle Celebration!!! Always best to start at the beginning…especially since it is a keeper!!!
This card came together with the help of 3 stamp sets…Road to Happiness, Zoo Babies ( soooo darn tootin' cute!), and Cycle Celebration! Super cute…right!!! I knew that my 1st card with the new catalog I wanted to start with the bicycle….as we are on a great "road race….or should I say a marathon with this super catalog!!!!"
I wanted to use as many of the new goodies I could get my hands on as I knew I would not be able to open everything tonight and I was super happy with the end result! I love using the watercolor paper and I love using the aqua painter! I am a happy camper!
Again….the stamp-a-ma-jig was my treasured friend for this card…..if someone hid this tool from me…I would be lost! I used it for the placement of everything! That dear little bird wouldn't be sitting on that bike so cute !
There are so many favorites of mine with this new catalog and I know that I will add more to my list once I get "quality" time to play with everything….but the CANDY DOTS.…are simply the BOMB!!! So easy to use both with the brad…or alone – just as I did them with this card….they are super and one that you just must order in every color collection!
Another fun thing I did was to make the embossed lines across the Tangerine Tango Card Stock ….using the Simply Scored Tool - a quick an easy way to create texture! Naturally the Stampin Dimensionals made a front and center appearance as always!
The new 3/4" Chevron Ribbon is soooo easy to work with! I must say….I was a bit bummed with not having more additions to the ribbon collections and I thought that this was too wide and was going to be hard to work with….but I was wrong!
And the best for last….I love envelopes and this NEW Designer Series Paper is a must!!! Each and every color collection – it is fun, it is fresh, it is the perfect accent to bring "Plain Jane to WOW" Today, I decided to love the outside of my envelope!!! Super cute and I am sure the mailman will smile!
I thank you for being sooooo incredible in "POPPING" by the Blog Hop yesterday! WOW – it was wonderful, wasn't it! There is so much talent out there and it is always a joy to see others works of art! We are all very blessed to have the resources and availability we have with looking at so many different talented pieces of work!
Have a super day….please email me if you need me….please click here to shop away….and please tell your friends to sign up for my daily blogs….I love inspiring you!
Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Jun 8, 2013 | Thinking of you |
Ok…I feel like I am going in circles as I feel like a kid frustrated that "my new toys" aren't here – more specifically my "new stampin' up!" goodies! I am so excited to get my hands on them and I have been thinking and dreaming of layouts! Remember…click on the pictures to make them bigger to get the "real feel" of the card!
Naturally I am trying to focus on "brand new products" that are in the new catalog and I know that everyone has seen a ton of layout using the fantastic Mosaic Madness Stamp Set…do you remember I posted that I was sad that Circle Circus was retiring…well this stamp set is a "keeper" just like that one was!
This is truly a very versatile stamp set and it will always give you a fun and fresh end result! Another "keeper" about this is…it comes in a bundle!!! What is a bundle???
A bundle is a fantastic way for you to be able to get 2 items at a 15% discount when you order them as a pair!
It's a no-brainer as they compliment each other and they make your like easier! The Mosaic Madness Bundle includes the Stamp Set and the Mosaic Punch! How fun is that!
I needed a simple and crisp card to send to someone that it was hard to figure out the "right" sentiment to stamp in it…so I decided to use no sentiments and let my own words relay the message to my friend! I love it!
Using a variety of different products brought this card together to make a WOW card in relatively a short time!
TIP – think about this card in this way…it is a beautiful classic card that once you make 1 and you "get it"…this is a super card to make MANY of and it can be done in steps…you could easily remove the ribbon accent of the card and also remove the flower and pearl detail…it is a card that can be made very simple…and then it can be made as you see it that just requires a couple of additional steps…your choice!
As you know I simply have to do something with my envelopes and because I do not have the new designer series paper yet….I had an idea and I LOVE IT!!! Using the bermuda bay to cover the outer flap of the envelope I stamped with the versamark and then used the heat tool to give the fantastic touch to my envelope! Try it….it looks super-de-duper!!!
Have a fun weekend….and I hope that you are able to carve out some time to work on a project! Try this super card out…it is a keeper and you will love it! Remember you can click here to order any of the products and you can click here to send me an email!
I love what I do….and I love inspiring you!
Until tomorrow……
Paper: Whisper White and Bermuda Bay
Ink: Bermua Bay
Cool
Tools: Big Shot (113439), Mosaic Punch (131267),Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder (129984), Heat tool (129053), Scallop Trim Border (118402)
The
Perfect Touches –Stampin Dimensionals
(104430), Snail (104332),2-Way Glue Pen (100425),White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132),3/8" White Taffeta Ribbon (109070), Pearl Basic Jewels(119247), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309),VersaMark (102283)
by Susan Itell | Jun 4, 2013 | Stamp-a-ma-jig, Super Easy, Thinking of you |
Here is another card we are making this month for the wonderful and brave Cancer patients that are going through treatment! I know at first glance it seems rather…"plain Jane" but this is a keeper design and I know the patients will have an instant smile on their face when they receive it!
When designing cards for these volunteers to make, I have to keep them simple and duplicatable as we make 14 of each design that I create! Many of the people that come to assembling these beautiful cards…do not have a clue as what to do…but one thing they ALL have is a beautiful heart that wants to give to others!
Many times you here me say that finding a style that you are comfortable with…then changing up the paper,sentiments and embellishments – can end you up with a total new look – well this is one card that is that!
Please try this and then keep in for the future when your brain is simply not in a "creative mode" and then use this layout….PRESTO – you'll feel great about yourself and you will have a beautiful card!
Please email me or leave me a comment and let me know how you like it….it is soooooo simple – a definite keeper! Also, please share my blog with your family and friends and encourage them to subscribe to it so they can have a cup of coffee in the morning with me and I can let some "feel goods" and "inspiration" in them to start their day!
Here you go…..
- Base is an A-2 card in Melon Mambo
- I matted them in Pear Pizzazz just 1/8" larger than the print paper…adhere them together in the adhesive of your choice - I used the Tombo Multi Purpose Glue as it is FAST!
- TIP: ( I know…I get a bit too picky but it is so easy and quick to do), I draw a pencil line down the center of my card to place the middle panel to make sure it is centered and then I work from side to side!)
- The sentiment is from the Feels Good Stamp Set and it was placed on a 3" X 2 3/4" rectangle. Because I have had to cut out 16 of these…I did use the Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement
- Using a sponge…I lightly sponged the edges to soften up the starkness of the white and then placed it on a piece of Pear Pizzazz just 1/8" bigger!
- The liner was the finale and the look it gives is perfect!
I hope that you are lovin' the new catalog! Please click here and shop away! There are so many fun and exciting items! I just can't wait to get my order!
Please keep this "keeper" card in your "go to's" in a rush…a perfect, fun and crisp look that we certainly bring a smile to your face as it is going to give to those that we are making them for tomorrow evening!
Have a wonderful day and until tomorrow…….
by Susan Itell | Jun 3, 2013 | Thinking of you |
It is a new week…and the LAST day to order any of the products that are being retired…I know it's sad….but it has to happen to keep things fresh and fun! Please click here if you want to order any of the bye-bye gems!
Today's card is a clean and simple card that I will be using for my monthly Breast Cancer Cards that many volunteers come together to make cards for those currently in treatment! I make up (2) samples and then the volunteers copy 14 of them!
- The base is an A-2 Whisper White and then I cut another piece just 1/4" smaller and then ran it through the Big Shot using the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (I will miss this one!
- TIP - know that you might not think this is necessary….but I find it to be so easy to put sticky strip down on the paper….BEFORE you run it through the Big Shot…simply pull off and your adhesive sticks and lays super flat!
- Before adhering the 2 together I place the ribbon on the diagonal and then making a simple knot – it gave it the clean and fun look! I used a simple mini glue dot…quick and easy!
- The simple sentiment came from a NEW Hostess Stamp Set, Sweetly Framed,…and using the decorative label punch makes is a quick, simple and effective look for a focal point!
- I POPPED out another one, then I cut it in half and adhered them together…POPPED them up with Stampin Dimensionals!
I love the mixture of textures and the simplicity of this card! You see….simple can be just as clean and effective and the same message will show through in your work…a card from your heart!
I know many of you enjoy hearing my "things that just seem to happen to me" and yesterday was one of those days! Before going to Leighton's graduation I went for a run and as I was coming back towards my home…here is what I saw in the middle of the road…
Is this the cutest little deer in the world! The story goes as a lady came out of a house and said that the Mama Deer hopped over the fence in the field and the baby did not make it…I went to put the baby over the fence but it was barbed wire and I could not…
After making calls and being told to leave it and the Mother would be back…I just had to bring him back to my farm as I knew he was going to be hit!
Long Story and a great story….there is an amazing lady that works for the DNR and came and got him! This is her 6th orphan deer that she has right now and she will nurse him and feed him until he is 4 – 6 month old and then he will go to a deer sanctuary to be put in the wild where he belongs!
I now have a new friend and I am sooooo impressed with how she helps so many different animals! – She also had 2 little ducks in her car!
Call me crazy…but I do have a big and soft heart for animals! I look forward to watching him grow as I will stay in touch with his growing! He was soooooo sweet and soooooo little!
My order for all of the NEW goodies is in and I cannot wait to get my paws on them!
Remember to email me and put in the subject line – Stamps for Sale – and I am compiling an email list of people that will have 1st opportunity to purchase some great retired stamps….we as Stampin' Up Demonstrators cannot do this until after the company finishes the ability for people to order….today is the last day to order the discontinued products so I am working on the list of goodies to sell!
Enjoy the day and until tomorrow…..
