by Susan Itell | Apr 9, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Now is this LATE or what but as promised I am sharing with you some cards that I received at Richmond over the weekend. Have you ever had soooooo much fun that you came home pooped and just wanted to crawl into bed and snuggle! Well – that is me right now but I was determined to share some sunshine for you today!
It was a wonderful time filled with laughter, inspiration and oh yes – one little thing – THE NEW CATALOG!!!! Yippee!!!! 😀 Last night I wish that you would have seen the 4 of us in our hotel room just CHATTING UP A STORM and I stopped and said – Isn’t this wonderful that we are adults and acting like kids getting new toys!
Many thanks for the comments yesterday and YEP…we have a WINNER!!!! Woot-Woot to Carol…..OK Carol…STOP WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING….and do that DANCE…..shake it and then when you catch your breathe – EMAIL ME and let me know your address!
I have to say….these were so fun and rewarding to make! I think that it is great to be able to use the Big Shot in many different ways! I will try to do a card for you with some felt….it is a fun and different twist to a card! Texture….we all love texture 😀
NOW TO THE 1st PARADE FOR YOU! I just LOVE the talent and insight out there and I am happy to say that ALL of these stamps shown are staying around – YIPPPEEEEE!!!
(p.s. – you WILL see me CASE this one and I will blog all about it one day as it is so practical and FUN!)
Awe….so darn tootin’ cute!
YES – soooooo glad that this is carrying over….no bundle though – so take advantage before June 1st!
This stamp set IS on my next order….so happy that it will be around – such a SWEET card!
What can I say but WOW….this IS my kind of card….fun and fresh!
The colors are amazing – and then there is wink of stella on top….FAB-O!
I wish that you all could feel this – the flowers and coloring are on Vellum….. 🙂
Simple…Fun…DONE!
There you go….and I am off to bed before it is dark…..but tomorrow is a day off for me BUT….I have to POP IN and share with you….
THE RETIRED LIST
This is the time of the year that reality happens and we are 🙁 but then we are also 😀 because we can snatch up the things that we have been “eyeing up”. It is what it is and just because somethings are being retired…that doesn’t mean that they are not special!
One thing I know is…this “little thing” that we do IS SPECIAL…and I am so glad that I am on this journey!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 8, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Good Morning and things are in FULL SWING here in Richmond. Here is a quick post showing you the goodie bag that I made using the Paper Pumpkin kit from March (the bunny bag) that I blogged about yesterday!
Read to the bottom and you could win one of the sweet bags!!!!
Did you realize that you can cut many, MANY things from the Big Shot can be cut with other material than just paper? Well, it can and it’s easy. Today I am using felt….and I have some great pictures for you just to see the details and you can see that the edges are clean and crisp – just like it does when it is paper.
The framelits I used are the Flower Fair Framlits…and I used good old green glue to adhere! You can purchase felt from many sources but the felt that I used for these sweet bags I purchased from Taylored Expressions – I love the colors that they have and because this is a wool felt~ it cuts like butter and the edges are perfect!
You know me by now….I ADORE Bakers Twine and use it often. Because I love to save time…you can see that I added the button with the green glue and then tied a bow (2 strands cause’ it looks FUN this way) and then adhered it right on top of the button….EASY – DONE!
I love shots like this….it is so rewarding and just plain FUN to see a bunch lined up in a row…I was so happy to be able to change up the “Bunny Bags” and make into something totally different.
You know that I also love to use up products that might not be current because – WHY NOT? If you liked it before and purchased it…..YOU LIKED IT THEN….and guess what – you will like it AGAIN!!!
The ribbon I used for this sweet little purse was a past product…and the buttons – I have a big Mason Jar filled with them and each and every day that I see it – I smile as there is nothing like seeing a bunch of colors together!
Now to the BUCKET OF YUMMIES….there are 14 of us so I made some yummies for us to munch on throughout the day! It is
to be here with so many amazing men and women and I have to say…..I received the Catalog last night….AND YOU ARE GOING TO SMILE – it is FUN.
I was saying it is like how you felt that when you were a child and the new Sears Catalog….but this is EVEN BETTER to have this magical feeling as adults! SO FUN!
Here is a picture that we just snapped at convention before I hit the send button to you! From left some of my team members……Ramsey, me, Jeanie and Deb. (Bridget is at another table but we will get more pictures)
Last night we were talking (again like kids in their jammies talking into the wee hours) – it is so fun to be a PAL……I am proud to be a part of Mary Fish’s group and what is so fun and unique…..no matter what city a PAL is attending a convention…..WE ALL RALLY together and we are a BIG family…..having a great time….the 14 of us!
Until later……there will be lots to share and trust me, I will have some FUN SWAP cards for you! I am having the time of my life and my “JOY TANK” is filled to the brim. I love meeting and see old friends and gaining new ones. I wish that each and every one of you were here!
Leave me a comment on how you like my little bag….and I made an extra one – FOR ONE OF YOU!
You see….this is another reason to take advantage of Aprils Paper Pumpkin – just do it for one month – as it is AMAZING!!!!
******UPDATE******* – I just saw a SNEEK PEEK of the Below Paper Pumpkin and if you know me well enough…….and YOU need IT….and if there are refills – I will be a ca-zillion – AMAZING!!!!! HANDS DOWN – the most unique and just FUN kit…..but remember, you have to order it by the 10th – don’t wait….just DO IT (as Nike says) 🙂 now before you forget!********
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by Susan Itell | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Good Friday to you all! Well….I try. I tried to plan my blog posts for the week and one thing that happened that was NOT in the plan was….Stampin’ Up! sold out of the refill kits for the March Kit. 🙁
What can we all say but OH WELL….life happens and it is not the end of the world …BUT – I need to share with you some of my bunnies that I made for the young, the old, the mailman, the dog/horse sitter…..just about anyone that touches my heart because I think that they are SUPER cute!
We will make Lemonade out of this post for many reasons….first, I made you smile with these adorable bunnies that each have (4) miniature Reese Eggs in them (YUM)
I think the little tail is just so darn sweet but I need to remind you where they came from…..they are a part of the Paper Pumpkin Kit that Stampin’ Up! offers each and every month.
There are several ways that you can take part in the fun. That is what is great about it as you make it what YOU want it to be….in a nutshell, you can sign up for just 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or even a year! It is YOUR choice 🙂
They make a great gift to give to a family member or perhaps someone you know that likes to make things. EVERYTHING is included in the little box and it is mailed RIGHT TO YOU!
When you are a subscriber….you have the opportunity to purchase addition refill kits if they are available….you can see that this one was super popular (for obvious reasons) and it ZOOM – SOLD OUT fast!
Now before I get CLICKED OFF…..please hear me out. I get it, I know that some months the kits do not tickle your fancy but I can’t even imagine how hard it is to try to figure out what would be fun and HOT and what would be not the stellar. Trust me, they try their best.
If I were you…and even IF YOU WERE A PAST PPP….(Paper Pumpkin Person – I love that name) I would sign up for next month. I ask you – what do you have to lose for just $20.00.
Next month kit is super special because Sara Douglas had a major impact into the design of the kit. Watch this short video and you will see the passion and sheer fun she has with Stampin’ Up! (I am sure her Mama is PROUD)
So….as you can see – this is going to be a fun and special one of a kind kit…..but here is the catch – you need to sign up BEFORE April 10th to get this special kit. Sara is just adorable and is really trying to make her own “Stamp” being the CEO of Stampin’ Up!…..I guess you can definitely say….IT’S A SARA THING!
Before we go….some housekeeping for you. 😀
I am leaving to see the NEW catalog, see friends and meet NEW friends….be inspired…..see and learn techniques and just have the time of my life this weekend in Richmond.
- Tomorrows post will be later for you because I am going to share with you what I did for the PALS that attended convention…and I would hate for them to see it on line before they see it in their “paws”
- Sunday’s post will be inspiration from Richmond (please note, I am NOT allowed to share with you the new stuff……just yet) but trust me, there will be plenty of inspiration for you on Sunday!
- Monday is my DAY OFF 😀 ….but who knows….my creativity might take a soar and I might surprise you…..
Have a super day and I hope that if you are in Richmond ….I would LOVE to meet you! This is the FUN of this journey……meeting and connecting.
If I were you…I would hit that 1 month subscription below (you can see that I am only showing the 1 month) I really think that this next kit will be special…..one NOT to miss – you have nothing to loose as there is no commitment. (Hint – hint……I think the BOX AND COLOR might be a hint)
BOY – do we LOVE those CUBES of ink…..HINT-HINT…..and rumor has it – the NEW In Colors are FUN! (I received 3 yesterday and will be taking them with me for my team to play with – WOW – I LOVE them!)
Have a GREAT day….thanks for being YOU in popping in and until tomorrow…..more inspiration!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 6, 2017 | Thinking of you, Uncategorized |
Plan B for today’s post and many of you will laugh….as I was going to share with you some bunny fun….but the human bunnies over the weekend ate and/or took my stash when they left! I wish you would have seen my face as I was excited to stuff my goodies….and only to find (4) small Reese’s Eggs! Oh well…to the store I go!
Here is a super card for those “hard to send cards” that we need to send from time to time. This sentiment is from the super Stamp Set called, Sending Thoughts. This is the stamp set that I am using for my April kit. ( the offering for that will be out soon if there are any spots left)
I truly feel that it is important to have a great stamp set like this in out stash as face it, in life we need to send cards out for all different reasons and this one is so unique.
Breaking this card down, it is easy – actually it is super easy but it has such a meaningful message. This is the type of card that you send and when people look at it they say – WOW…..how did you do that.
We both know the secret….it’s all about the basics…the key tools that will make your products shine!
Now you might be wondering where those tone on tone dots came from – LOOK BELOW…..this is a fantastic set and I have blog sooooo many times over this catalog year with this stamp set….you see – having several stamps that truly GO THE MILE makes crafting so easy and also so rewarding!
This card is FILLED with keepers…..did you see the stitched framelits? Yep, another keeper….a must have in your stash. You all love when I do my dashes and dots with a white gel pen~ well this is kind of the same thing – timeless and FUN!
This weekend I will be attending the Richmond On Stage Event that the NEW catalog will be unveiled….and you better bet that I am hoping that Stampin’ Up! is keeping the DSP Paper Stacks – YES ….I do use them often as I think they are a perfect go to but at the same time I realize that they are expensive.
I will be offering them in an upcoming product share (if they are carried over, fingers and toes crossed) and if I were you – I would HOP ON IT as it gives you a taste of all collections to then see if you want to make the investment in a whole pack!
So there you go…a little sunshine for your Thursday! I will go to the store and re-stock on some yummies so you can see my bunnies tomorrow…..heck- while I am there I will pick up some peppermint patties…..YUM – I adore dark chocolate!
Now go have a GREAT day and bring some sunshine to someone…it will be a win-win for both of you!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 5, 2017 | Just Because..., Tips and Tricks!!!, Uncategorized |
Good Morning…Happy HUMP DAY and I have a funny for you to make your day start with a chuckle. I will get to that at the end of this sweet card…. if you have the time – read it as you will understand why I am late today!
I loved reading the comments from the post yesterday….about Mr. Elmer (I think Elmer would be a good animal name….just sayin’) and I wanted to share this card today and some thoughts about using Elmer with this type of project. (I am envisioning that a bunch of you went out and bought Elmer and are ready to SPRAY AWAY….but I want to share more thoughts/tips with you so you do not get frustrated.)
Today’s card is a note card size, 5″ X 3 1/2″ and I cut my own card stock because I wanted a vertical card. I I envisioned that covering the whole front panel with Pacific Blue would be perfect for this sweet card but I also knew that it needed something a bit more.
In the picture below you will see the faint white lines….where did that come from???? Well, 2 products – the whisper white craft ink and the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.
Before I adhered the blue to the front panel I stamped it. Please remember that the craft ink takes a bit longer to dry so you will have to be patient or use your heat tool to set it up but the end result is fun.
I sponged the outer edges of the clouds in soft sky and popped some up and then adhered some flat. I think be doing both it gives more interest to your project.
Now HERE are the thoughts I have about Elmer on this kind of card….SIMPLE – be careful and know that the “stick factor for your fingers” is there are spaces on the outside of the cardstock that you are placing.
Darn, I love this bundle and I love that the framelits fit this perfectly with no worries of fussy cutting but you can see that there is an edge of white – no worries if you start with the 2nd piece first (the green one)….
WHEW…..I hope that this all made sense and at the end of the day that you can say – THIS IS ONE CUTE CARD. In my eyes it is…but the reality of it is…..it is all about this amazing bundle and the dies are so well thought out.
This weekend I will be able to see the NEW Catalog and I am really, really hoping that this is carried over…but remember, if it is – it probably will not be at the bundled price (saving 10%)….trust me, when I know and see….I will communicate as IF this is carried over…..I would HOP on it to get the 10% discount!
There you go…..I hope that this card “LIFTED” your day and this sentiment…..priceless and one that I think we all would use over and over because in life – we always have people that “lift us up”
Now to my saga……if you wish to skip it….I get it but you will find the products used at the way bottom to help you navigate. Thanks for your time and GO LIFT SOMEONE UP TODAY….as you all always lift me up!
Yesterday I was having some computer problems that my You Tube was not working correctly and I was super frustrated as I needed to get some links out for videos of my kits…..now picture this – it was about 5 pm my time and I am on the phone with fellow PAL, friend and my blog gu-ru Nicloe Watt.
We did a screen share and she was saying “they are working fine on my end – I can see them”.….they still were buffering…buffering on my end and while figuring it all out (REMEMBER – it is ME….the one that says that she is computer challenged) Nicole says, let’s update your browsers to Google Chrome…..I thought sounds good to me – (she’s the pro)…
Naturally I was all ears as we were doing a screen share and I believe anything that Nicole and her dear hubby tell me to do…..so I was clicking away and having a good old time…..then she said – let’s update this….now we’ll do this…..and I was feeling like an assistant to an Apple Executive and inside laughing because I thought – this is kind of like how we believe what a GPS tells us….turn here – you have reached your destination.
While we were waiting for chrome to download Nicole said, let’s remove this….then the question was, “When was the last time you cleaned your cookies?” – Well….well – I said: that is what you do at 350 for 10-12 minutes 😀 …then I said – Nicole – I have no clue how to do that…..well we did that and then removed some more…..then PRESTO CHROME was installed and it was time to get ride of the FOX… FIREFOX that I have used for years…..this was making me sad as I liked that little fox.
Nicole then said, to keep all of your familiar places that you go to regularly….we will click this before we delete the whole thing. THAT IS THE PART THAT IS ALWAYS SCARY…..it is that finale that scares me. WHEW…..we did it BUT one thing happened….and this is why I was LATE today…..
When I went to log in to type up my blog post for you…..I couldn’t remember my PASSWORD – I had 4 attempts….I tried, nope…I tried…nope – finally I was blocked out and had to reset it. When I went through that whole thing it said that I needed to wait 20 minutes before attempting to log back into the site….
Being impatient and really testing it…..it said I had 11 minutes left and I thought – this is crazy, I am just going to try again…..NOPE – it reset the damn thing to 20 minutes….so I thought – GOOD NIGHT COMPUTER.
I was able to go in and type responses from the post yesterday and I will say…..Chris R. from Iowa’s made me go to sleep with a smile on my face….it you did not see/read it – and you need a pick me up…..please go back and do so as I can just see her face with the guy waving to her and then I bet after he drove past she told Teddy something funny!
The moral of the story is LIFE HAPPENS….it is about how we deal with it that counts. I adore Integrant Services and they keep me up and running for you…..I know that I drive them nuts and they probably laugh at my silly questions…..and I have been known to call them back after 5 minutes of hanging up and saying…..ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME…..they really are the best and I am grateful for their help!
So that’s my SAGA for the tardiness of your inbox fix….I sure hope that you still had your coffee without my post and that you have a FABULOUS day….see you tomorrow…..Mr Bunny is in the house!!!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 4, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Good Tuesday to you! I have a tip for you that I am sure that many of you are going to CLICK ME OFF 🙁 but I ask you….please read and take in in before you click me off! Heck…another reason for you to read on is I will share with you the end result of the move of dumb-dumb (the donkey) and Arnold (dear sweet, old Arnold) to the front field!
I am one that adores sharing with you tips and ideas that make life easier…it is as easy as that because one thing that I think we all have that uphill climb with is the 4 letter word that gets the best of us….
🙂 TIME 🙁
When I can find a way to shave off some time but still get the result that I am going for….I do a happy dance and that is what we are chatting about today. You know that I have blogged many times that I love using Stick It – a product that we do not sell but one that you can find at Amazon and who knows – maybe where you live…you have a great store that sells it . (Our Michael’s, Hobby Lobby etc….do NOT carry it)
Let me go back 3 or 4 years ago……I made some Christmas Cards for a customer and remember this was before we had fast fuse and I had no clue what Stick It was (it might not have been around) and I resorted to using a spray adhesive. Not only did it smell terrible….I actually went into the garage to use it….IT WAS A STICKY MESS.
The other day I was trying to finish up my kits and I knew that I needed to get a bunch of the flowers adhered (I was out of stick it)…..PLAN B – I was driving past a JoAnn Fabrics and thought – I’ll see if anything new has come out with adhesives….and WOW – there was a HUGE shelf of all different ones (some I remembered from the past) and then I saw good old Elmer….
I figured if Elmers glue worked for so many years as we were growing up in school – this might work out….so I had a 50% coupon and it worked out to be around $2.35. I still was skeptical but thought….if it doesn’t work – I’ll give it to my son Will that is a teacher.
It worked and WOW – it was a huge time-saver. I am one that is AGAINST aerosols because of the fumes etc….but this was soooooo minimal that I did it right in my work area with no mess. Would I use this all the time??? – NO…but it sure is a dream machine for intrigue pieces. Enjoy the parade of pictures and if I were you…..stop and give Elmer a try….he might help you out when you are working on a project!
There you go…..a tip to make life a bit easier. Again, I would not go through this all the time but it sure is a handy trick to have up your sleeve when you are wanting to get a bunch accomplished and still have a super clean and professional look.
Several weeks ago Jeanie, Rosanne and I went to a workshop (and had a blast) but they had some spray adhesive. It was a mess on your fingers and I am sure if they are reading this post – they are shaking their heads that I am blogging about it. Maybe Elmer did the trick.
SPEAKING OF TRICKS…
The darn donkey got the best of me…AGAIN – It was CLEAR TO ME that there was NO WAY he was going to let me clip him as he kept running under Arnold’s stomach and I was getting frustrated trying to catch him….and Arnold was getting upset that his donkey was stressed so all we did was move from A to B….
James and his girlfriend helped and we made it for about 10 yards before that little thing pulled the lead shank right through our hands….HE WON….we laughed as when he does this he really, REALLY thinks he has one up on you.
Well Ashleigh and I were laughing and James was saying MOM……I need help – Poor Arnold was getting “very large” as he was worrying about where is donkey is…..(we do call him Arnold’s seeing eye buddy) and when they get separated – Arnold worries. I took Arnold and we made the trek to the front field and every one is happy. 😀
Enjoy the pictures….see you tomorrow for HUMP day!
He made the escape…..
Then he has the nerve to look back to see if I am chasing him or if he is really free…
He now runs down the fence line and gets Oscar all upset …
I’m FREE…..
He gets half way down towards the front field and stops and looks to see where we are….I swear he does this to torment me….
FINALLY – life is good, Arnold is happy and dumb-dumb had an adventure (His big Sunday outing)
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