by Susan Itell | Sep 2, 2016 | Christmas, Uncategorized |
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Well…how do you all like the new catalog? I swear, I still flip through it and find something else…we are just crazed stampers that LOVE IT when there are new kids on the block! I just giggle when I think if that as to me, it is GREAT that we still as adults get excited for new toys!
This is the card that I will send to you when you place an order with me of 35+. I was happy with the end result and I all say, this is one fabulous bundle and I totally would get the bundle as both the stamp and the framelits are true blues….plus you will save 10%
Earlier this week I had a call from a team member asking questions about the pine-cones and how they were to work with etc. My answer, I did not know as I have not played with them. I knew that I needed to do something about that as I adore her and she was thinking about making 100+ cards!
Here was my take and I hope that she likes it. This bundle is a simple “DREAM MACHINE” to work with as you can use the pine stamp…and then layer over the actual die cut pine so you would not have to cut so many pieces of the pine (I hope that makes sense) 🙄
If you look at the photos, you can see that I did stamp some of the pines….one color is Always Artichoke and the next one is Old Olive. (Did I surprise you with this color combination) I happen to really like Always Artichoke for the holidays (I think I am on an island as I know many of you are not a fan but I hope that this card will show you that it is a great color.)
The different framelits that are in the bundle are so versatile. You can use the easily to tuck in many projects that we do. I have a confession…when I went to grab a scrap of crumb cake…I must have picked up Sahara Sand and I did not realize it until I photographed it…..it still worked but I think I will do the ones for you in Crumb Cake
I will send you a PDF of this after I mail the cards but here is a tip that I do need to share (you know me, I love tips and tricks to help) I put a piece of Tear n Tape in the middle of the card (over top of the stamped pines) and then simple pressed down the loose pine!
Glue dots work great to do the “tuck in’s” for the other pieces….just play around and have fun!
Here is your project details….pin away as this is a great card to CASE, please email me if you need help with it, I will be glad to!
One more peak and then a reminder…
Go to the top of my blog and click on the PAW PRINTS REWARDS TAB...this is where all of the incentive offerings will be each month. I am trying to get you used to using the blog to your advantage to stay on top of the opportunities that you have!
Thoughts??? How do you like it? To me, it screams a traditional Christmas! Another thing that really, really makes my heart pitter patter…
Simple Joys (darn, I love both of those words) 🙂
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by Susan Itell | Sep 1, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Good Morning, again! This is my 2nd post today and you can click here to see the 1st….it’s a super cute card for the Pals Paper Art Challenge! We all have been waiting for this day, Sept. 1st…the NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG...and finally, YOU can order from it!
New month + New Catalog = INCENTIVES for YOU!
The hostess code for you to use this month is 2PB6N4VR
You can always go to the tabs below my headed and click on PAW PRINT REWARDS where you will see the monthly incentive from me as well as my loyalty program, Paw Prints Rewards ~ my way of thanking you with what you love, FREE STAMPS!
This month, there are 3 opportunities for you to earn additional goodies from me! (you will really…REALLY like #3)
#1 – With an order of $35+, you will receive a card from me….I do this every month and it is always a keeper one (well at least I think so 🙂 ) but you will have to wait until tomorrow to see it (but I think you know it will be cute)
#2 -With an order of $75+, you will receive this embossing folder from me! This is a beauty and a classic that is in the Holiday Catalog (page 20)
#3 – This month, I am throwing in a WOOT-WOOT EXTRA INCENTIVE for you! The end of the Stampin’ Up! year for me is Sept. 30th and I wanted to do something extra special for you as my appreciation for your support!
With an order of $75+ I will put your “name in a hat” and one lucky person will win this FABULOUS set of all of our markers. This is a $110.00 value and you can see it on page 181 in the annual catalog! Who wouldn’t want this – I know that I have all of my markers at my work area but I admit, I also have this as it is so easy to “pick up and go” if I am on the go ~ compact and ready to use!
And finally….this is something that you do not want to overlook….each week through September 21st there will be a new group of goodies that you can save 25% off.
Do you remember when we had weekly deals? Do you remember that you would be frustrated when they sold out…well, Stampin’ Up! is randomly offering SPECIAL OFFERS throughout the year and for the next 3 weeks, every week there will be offerings at a 25% discount from Annual Catalog ~ this is a super “add on” to your Holiday Catalog Order
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW so you can read it without your readers!!! 😉
WHEW…..that was/is a lot to take in (I get it….trust me, I even am spouting Grey hairs from all of the scoop)….but now is the FUN PART….shopping in your jammies! You can hit that PAW PRINT below and go to my online store! Happy September 1st! 🙂
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by Susan Itell | Sep 1, 2016 | Christmas, PPA Challenges, Uncategorized |
WOW…it is here…FINALLY ~ the day that the new catalog goes live and I am sure that many of you are as excited as I am with it but we need to get down to Thursday business…a Pals Paper Art Challenge and this week we have a sketch to work with and this one is right up my alley, allowing my style and love of clean & simple to shine through!
Fellow PAL, Patti MacLeith provided us a super fun sketch that is in my mind, a keeper so if I were you….I would save this for future projects! I just love when you can add smaller stamps into an area – so clean and fun!
Here is a tip that will really, really help you! The white piece is 5″ X 3 3/4″…why” I like to make the vertical side an even number that I can easily divide (remember, I am Silly Susan) and trust me, it is easy to find 2 1/2″ and then use this as your start point to center the square. Then it is super easy to do the top and bottom!
I love the layering framelits. I admit, when they first came out I was not as excited because the old ones did the trick for me but I will now say that they are super easy to use and make frames, like I did below in the garden green ~ to me…it is a fun and easy finishing touch!
The DSP that I used today is a new kid on the block, Presents & Pinecones! It is fun and fresh and I have the colors listed below that coordinates with it. It is Cherry Cobbler, in the picture it looks rather like “coral” to me….This print is on the flip side of the little stars!
You know me…I could not resist…envelope love is one of my all time favorites and all it takes is just a couple of extra steps but it is WELL WORTH IT! I know that when I send a card to someone with a FUN envelope…they ALWAYS comment on it – it does make a difference. Look at it this way…
It is the little extra touches in life that make you smile…and a fun envelope makes me smile!
NOW TO THE CATALOG….WOOT – WOOT…
You can click right on it and start seeing and have fun! I will be back a bit later today with another post about the new catalog! I do hope that you POP over to the Pals Paper Site to see what the other super talented designers came up with! Talent galore!
See you in a bit with Post #2 for the day….have fun!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Good Tuesday to all! Today’s post has some tips for mailing and I think that you will walk away with a good “nugget” that hopefully you will find useful. You know that I love to share things that work for me but at the same time I hope you know that it is ALWAYS a work on progress!
These tips might work for me TODAY…and then YOU will share with me something that is even better or should I say, “works for me” (remember….we all see things differently) and guess what? THAT IS OK!!! 🙂 At the end of the post I will fill you in with the surgery yesterday!
We all know that there are times that we just cannot help ourselves and that we have fun adding embellishments and thickness to our cards, (and also SQUARE CARDS) that require extra postage! Here are some tips that I hope you find useful!
Confession time….I do try to play a game with myself to make cards that will mail with a regular stamp and I have also found that going to the same post office and I am fortunate enough to see either “Trish or Cathy” ~ they know there are times that I am “pushing the limit” but then I give them a funny look and say, “Can you PLEASE hand stamp this?”
By having your cards hand stamped, they will not go through the machine and get all messed up! I have heard from many of you that your post master will not do that….I do not know what to say but try baking them cookies…..it goes a long way! 🙂 I am in my post office quite often and I can tell when it is time to “sweeten them up” and yep, cookies….muffins work!
First, I like to purchase these envelope from Amazon. They are lifesavers and if you do not think that you can use 50 of them, split them with a friend. I think that you will be amazed at how handy they come. Yesterday’s card….the shaker one – I did not make an envelope and I just slid it in one of these envelopes with a goodie for Catherine Ann to read and POOF – works like a charm!
The are “ok” quality but for the price – you cannot beat it. 50 for $11.00 – GREAT DEAL! The are 6″ X 10″ and it you have something smaller that you do not want to roll around, simply fold over the end to make it smaller, seal – add extra tape and off to the post office!
If you have a card that YOU KNOW needs extra postage ….using one of these will be a huge protector and in the long run., it is just a wee bit more to mail than the extra postage and you know that it will some safe and sound and in perfect condition because of the padding. I think that they work out to be .22 a piece!
Here is another GREAT idea…wow let’s look at this gem. I say BRILLIANT as this was made by downline, Nancy Farrell. I am sure she will chime in on the comments and lat us know how many she makes but my guess……she makes a bunch, has them cut and ready to go when needed!
I love the font she used and the little added touches of hearts…the year….her initials – FUN!
Lastly, this is one that I think the message is a KEEPER! You can see how Donna stamped off in the background an image and then has this amazing, uplifting message that would surely brighten someones day!
I think that we all will remember this about “HANDMADE” – you know how I feel about Handmade/Homemade….Gifts from the heart ALWAYS win in my eye….priceless!
HANDMADE
Hoping A Note Does Make A Difference Everyday
Simple things just make that special difference. I just love this tips and tricks like these and I hope that they turned a lightbulb on for you!
Here is an update on my friends son. He did not get out of surgery until 2:30 (started at 7) and in a nutshell, he is doing great – the doctors feel like it was successful but the next 24 hours will be critical. He is on a ventilator which is normal for that surgery and his beautiful Mom send me a text around 7 last night saying that she had the chance to see him and he did a “fist bump” with his brothers and mouthed I love you to his parents!
Now if that doesn’t make your day…I do not know what would! He is soooooo lucky as he is a super athletic and active young man ~ lacrosse and baseball and thank goodness something was picked up at a physical for school, they thought is was a heart murmur but it was a bunch more! God is GREAT and there have been a powerful group of people praying for this family!
Here is a quote for you today…..anther keeper in my eyes!
We are ALMOST at the end of the month…..lots to still take advantage of…remember the Thoughtful; Branches Bundle will be leaving tomorrow….it is a beauty and then up on top of my post, you will see the product share offerings, the Paw Print card offering….FUN!!!!!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 29, 2016 | Shaker Cards, Thinking of you, Uncategorized |
Today is the day that my friends son is having his surgery, please keep him and the family in your thoughts. Today I have a fun shaker card that I made for my friend! I am trying to stock pile several different types of card to brighten their day!
The card was made with the Sweet & Sassy Heart Framelits as the base for my shaker! Because they are all graduated sizes, it is easy to do! You can see in the below picture the “makings of the shaker” (sorry for the icky picture but it will give you the idea)
The “key element” that makes it easy is using the foam adhesive stripes. Here is a great tip!!!! ~ peel off both sides of the strips as it makes it super easy to bend around and adhere to whatever base you are using. I should have used one long strip and worked around…this IS the easiest wat to do it as when you start cutting into little pieces, it just makes it harder!
Here is another tip! To prevent your shaker elements from sticking to the sides and the top of the window sheet….take either the stampin’ buddy or a swifter cloth ~ this really help with the sticking and the static.
I used the beautiful sentiment from the Thoughtful Branches Bundle (love this font) for the message inside the heart! I thought that it was appropriate to add little hearts (from the hearts border punch) and I also threw in some sequins…
The over all size of the card is a 4 1/2″ square card. The strip of the GORGEOUS DSP is 1 1/2″ X 4 1/2″ and then a 1/4″ strip of the Daffodil Delight!
Now to the flowers on the Mint Macaron Base. They are from the Love & Affection Stamp Set and I used Versamark to stamp. Remember, I have blogged before that this is a great way to add an accent. You just need to play with the paper as sometimes it works better using the same color of ink and then there are times that the versamark works better. I love the effect it gives!
That is about it….have you tried to make a shaker card? If not, how about giving it a try! It is like all things we do…if we have the right tools/products, it works…it is as simple as that!
Please feel free to reach out to me if you need help with a shaker card or even any card. I often have people email me a picture of a card they have seen on the internet and they say, “How did they do that?” Trust me, I do not have all of the answers but if I can help, it is my pleasure!
I know that Catherine Ann will love this card. I can see her just want to look at it and then she will shake, shake, shake…and then flash that beautiful smile she has.
Now to the weekend post….I adore the comments but I must say, my pick was Sunday’s card. I do love Crumb cake for the holidays…and i think that when you see the DSP paper stack, you will see why! I will say that this card is in the running for a holiday card from my family!
This is the home stretch…this week is special! The end of the month…and the UNVEILING or should I say….purchasing from the NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!
Have a great day, we all have so much to be thankful for….please remember my friends and I hope that this quotes touches you! There truly is power in kindness, love, belief and prayers!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 27, 2016 | Christmas, Simple Saturday, Uncategorized |
Happy Weekend….I have a Simple Saturday card for you today but I do hope that you will pop back tomorrow to see the “stepped up” version…side by side – YOU decide! I adore reading your comments and getting feedback – this is how we all learn…each of us have gifts…have “nuggets” of tips and tricks and when we share through our comments…we all learn!
Before we get to the card for today….we have a BLOG CANDY WINNER…WOOT-WOOT to “Karen L” ( see her comment below) and please email me your address so I can get your goodies in the mail! I did enjoy reading your comments – WOW……I WANT TO GO TO A STAMP CAMP….LOVED that comment – wouldn’t it be a HOOT of a weekend if we could all be together.
When I was a Creative Memories Consultant, I held along with others a FANTASTIC WEEKEND retreat…it was filled with FUN, LAUGHTER, INSPIRATION and ENDLESS MEMORIES! I admit, it was a TON of WORK but days after the weekend…I was always ready to do it again!
Thanks for all of the great comments….
Now I must say, this is my kind of card…right up my alley and I am eager for you to see tomorrows to get your feedback ( I DO TREASURE your ideas and comments) – but I will say, this weekend post will definitely be in the running for one of my cards (I like to make up several different cards as I admit, I have a hard time deciding on just one)
Clean, Classic, FUN & DONE! Here is a great glimpse of the Regal DSP Paper Stack (Garden Green) – I LOVE these stacks and that is exactly why I always offer them with my product shares…so many of you have not had the opportunity to try them or many of you have overlooked them in the catalog, trust me…..I think I went almost 2 years before I discovered them! Remember my motto…
“When in doubt, pull the DSP Paper Stacks OUT!”
Here are the products used for this beauty! Pop back tomorrow to see the stepped up version but better than that for many of you…the dimensions and all of the tips and trick I did to make this clean and simple card! I can’t wait to hear how you like this card…I think it is a great way to KICK START Holiday Cards as I have really not shared a bunch yet (Truth be told, I found it hard to get int he mood for the Holidays when it is 95 degrees!) 😀
Again, many thanks for all of the comments yesterday – it was great fun to read through them. I will say, at least I found that I had other friends on the Island of not being a fan of that Paper Pumpkin Kit last month…..BUT….
I hope it showed you that there are ways to take something we have….change it to make it work for you! I think that the thing I liked the least about the kit was the paper, I am a traditional paper-crafter and it was just not my favorite but I loved the sentiments and floral stamps!
See you in the morning….I am excited for your feedback!
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