by Susan Itell | Aug 16, 2016 | Tips and Tricks!!!, Uncategorized |
Good morning! I know that many of you enjoy when I share a great tip or trick with you and I think that this one….you will be doing the happy dance. If you are having your morning coffee, put on your “to do list” for the day to go to the store and get a couple of these products and then have fun getting started!
I find we are all so different in what inspires us…who inspires us and then when you think about it, why do they inspire us. Well, Jennifer McGuire is an inspiration to me. She is not a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator but she is one sharp and smart cookie that always leaves me feeling inspired.
A couple of weeks ago, she had this video on her You Tube Channel. I went bonkers over it as it was like “SOMEONE HIT ME ON THE HEAD” and I immediately knew that this system would be a HUGE help to me. I have a TON of cards and many times when I make a card I make several….sometimes up to a dozen if it is one that I adore.
I cannot tell you how many time I have gone to look for a card (that I know I have) only to go through this…and that….and then this… and then that – DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO ANYONE or am I on an island by myself?
Well….here you go – look at this beauty! The sky is the limit as to what tabs you want. In the video you saw that she used clear envelopes to keep her cards stored and clean. I also did this ~ now I know that you are thinking, THAT IS A WASTE…but hear me out!
I adore our clear envelopes and I think that this is a wise move to put them in the envelopes as it keeps them clean and you can reuse the envelope again as you send and make cards! Also, if you are a person that “sells” cards, the clear envelopes are a perfect way to tuck your business card in with the card.
Here is a side view….“Isn’t it JUST BEAUTIFUL” – For a crafter you will know exactly what I am talking about when you see a “thing of beauty” like this. We put so much love and time into our cards….they deserve an effective way of being organized!
I did purchase the bin at Bed Bath & Beyond and yep….used a coupon for it! I NEVER go to that store without a coupon. You also can purchase them from amazon but with the coupon they are $5.00 less than Amazon (just trying to help you out) 🙂
I will say that I like the ones from Bed, Bath & Beyond better because there is a lip on the front. That makes it easy to pull off my shelf (but that is a minor detail)
Do you remember a past Tuesday Tip that I shared with you cutting up the plastic vinyl folders? CLICK HERE to see that post. NOW is the time to go and buy them with Back To School sales….at Walmart I found them for 10 cents a folder….now that REALLY MADE ME HAPPY as they are so handy to cut up and label away!
Also….remember the “cube” that I use to put my 6″ X 6″ paper in…..They are at Walmart in FUN colors for $1.00 a piece and Target had them in Black and a Dark Grey for the same price. These cubes are great to have for not only your DSP but for projects that you are working on and want to stay organized. Each month when I do my Stamp of the Month kits…this is how I stay organized through the sorting process.
Still a MUST HAVE, a P Touch Label Maker….Amazon BY FAR is the best deal!
There you go my friends…I hope that this HIT you like it HIT me and I am so happy that I have my cards organized so it is a cinch to find something to send out. John asked me yesterday for a baby boy card and a sympathy card for some clients….I even think he was amazed that I was able to POP upstairs and be back in a jif with some options for him! (you will see the baby card tomorrow….it is super cute)
Now go get going so you can join me in doing the HAPPY DANCE!!!! See you tomorrow…. 🙂
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by Susan Itell | Aug 15, 2016 | Fall Cards, New Product, Uncategorized |
Wow….sometimes it is hard to put into words…but I am happy….super happy! It was a GREAT weekend and I will share with you later this week some highlights of it and I am sure if you are an animal lover, you will “get it”, you will smile! 🙂
It has been HOT…really , really HOT – and when it is HOT – I am miserable! (and sometimes grumpy)
Heat and humidity are not friends of mine and I make no bones about it and please continue to follow this week as I have a funny for you that only YOU ALL will appreciate!
Now let’s get to this card….I am doing the “happy dance” over it as it is sweet….super sweet and one that I know that YOU can make and one that YOU will be so proud of!
I was DETERMINED to work with (3) elements today ~
- Petal & Paisleys Specialty DSP *** (NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG)*** A new a fresh DSP that is just fabulous 😉
- Suite Seasons Stamp Set *** (NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG)*** ~ WOOT-WOOT, you can see that this is going to be a keeper…another great sentiment set!
I am very excited for the Holiday Catalog and no worries…..September 1st will be here before you know it (heck it is already the 15th) and because of the heat – I am thinking of FALL…beautiful FALL with cooler temperatures and changing leaves! BY FAR, my favorite season of the year!
I knew that I wanted to use the leaves from the Thoughtful Branches as I love the detail on the leaves and the ease of making them as we have a framelit to match! I chose my color palette right from the DSP and yep – I used my swatch book that I made to help (click here to see the swatch book offerings, share #1 of the Product Share)
You can see that this is a very straight forward card (that’s the way I like it) I used a nice and wide strip of the DSP so the beautiful print could shine and then I masked off the stamp to get the (2) colors. You could easily stamp this in a solid color but sometimes I think it is worth the extra step/effort in doing (2) colors!
Below is your 411, Directory Assistance Photo for you to PIN away for the future (just pin it right from the picture, can’t get any easier than that) The colors and the simplicity of this card is right up my alley…and of course the envelope is parked int he same alley!
I have a feeling….a STRONG feeling that both of these new products are going to be super popular! You all have LOVED the Thoughtful Branches Bundle and remember, it is just around for 2 more weeks and then BYE-BYE…..If I were you, I would click that button and get this – you will have a GREAT BUNDLE plus you will earn PAW PRINTS from me!
Please pop back tomorrow as it is a Tuesday Tip that will be making you do the “happy dance” – I sure have been since I have implemented this tip into my craft area!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 14, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Here you go….more inspirations for you! I agree with many of the comments….seeing ideas from others helps KICK START you mojo and it also makes you look at a card and say – WOW…that is a great idea, I can do that!
Guess what…I KNOW YOU CAN DO ANY OF THESE CARD! Enjoy…..continue being a sponge!
Please enjoy your day and I hope that you can get out of the heat and find some time to do something INSIDE…and nope – not cleaning….how about STAMPING…..make something that will make you smile!
Remember, I am offering a product share for the new upcoming catalog….you can go to the top of my blog and click on the Product Share Tab and see the offerings! I will be sending out confirmations out tomorrow to confirm to you that I received your email. Remember, I cannot order until Sept. 1st but trust me, I will be Cinderella and order at midnight!!!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 13, 2016 | Uncategorized |
You have heard me say endless time that being a PAL is the BEST and when Ronna Butt put an offer out to see if there were some PALS that wanted to participate on a card swap….I know that I WAS IN! It is always great fun to get ideas from others but more importantly to me….is the relationship and fun we have by doing something like this!
Today I will share with you half of the cards that I received and then tomorrow I will share more. I do apologize that there are a couple of names that I do not have. I always love to recognize stampers for their hard word….sorry!
Enjoy….be a HUGE sponge and take these beauties 🙂 Thank you Ronna for offering this to the PALS and coordinating it! FUN TIMES!
AMAZING…right?????
I hope that you have been inspired – when I see cards like this…I admit my heart goes a little “pitter-patter” because I am always in awe of the talent and love that we all have in what we do….never underestimate that THIS DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Until tomorrow…..more beauties!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 11, 2016 | Birthday, Uncategorized |
Happy Thursday and I have a HAPPY card for you today and I admit, I have been itchin’ to make this card! (Below you will see the picture from the catalog that my inspiration came from, pg. 21)
I used the color palette that the super amazing, Mary Fish came up with for this weeks Pals Paper Art Challenge! I hope that you will pop over to the site and see what the other designers came up with and then YOU make a card using these colors (or something similar….just have fun!)
Doesn’t this picture of samples just FUN!!! I knew that with my first go-through of the catalog that this bundle would make its way to Randall Lane….A FUN classic that I will use for years and years! Birthdays are FUN TIMES to make FUN CARDS! The other thing that I like about this bundle is, it will go for both young and old…you just cannot go wrong with the “B-day Classics”
Just look at the detailed framelits ~ Stampin’ Up! is just getting better and better in making more intrigue dies to make the process easier and faster! We all know that “TIME” thing gets us all of the time so whenever we find a time saver – I raise my hand and say “YES, sign me up”
Hopefully the below picture will make sense to you. Using the stampin’ trimmer…made it a breeze to cut the stripe triangle shape in half. I love these 3 colors together Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach and then against the neutral of Tip Top Taupe….a fun color combination!
I know that I use the stamp set Cottage Greeting a bunch…but that is for a great reason ~ it is an A+ Stamp set and the fonts…FABULOUS!
Today I heat embossed the Happy Birthday in White and I adore the POP…I highly suggest to use the embossing buddy to remove any static before you versamark it up and the pour the white powder over top! (TIP…..while you are prepping the embossing part – go ahead and turn on your heat tool to get good and hot so when you emboss it ~ the process will be quicker and your warping will be minimized.)
Let’s quickly chat about the streamers…I just used the versamark to stamp them. Remember, you just have to play around with the papers to see if you like it in the versamark or on tone. The versamark dries and will not smear! I think that it is a fun effect. 🙂
The envelope bunch board was my lifer-saver in making a fun envelope! Just follow the direction on the board to coordinate with the size of your envelope….PRESTO!!!!!
By all means, you would never have to stamp the hats in (2) colors like I did today, I just wanted to give it a try and it worked, it was actually FUN! Just think of all of the different colors you could use or you could easily use a DSP to cut it out.
I added on the top part of my Blog a header for the Holiday Product Share….I think that this will be easier for you to click and take a look. Please remember to email me with your address to take part in the 1st wave once the catalog goes live on September 1st!
Have a fun day…do something fun…make some memories but stay cool if you live in the “HEAT WAVE” …it is HOT in Maryland!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Woot-woot….it’s the time of the year when a new catalog comes out and for you to take part in a Product Share! The catalog will not be available until September 1st, but I have already taken advantage of a pre-order and I have complied together a group of shares that I think you will like!
There are some “repeats from the past” as they are always “true blues” and you seem to love them….more specifically I am talking about share #3 (the DSP STACKS) and Share #4 (the CARDSTOCK in a RING).
If you follow my blog regularly and darn I hope you do…you know that I use the DSP Paper Stacks a bunch, page 174 in the catalog. These are in Product Share #3 and as I say…I am the first to realize that if you were to purchase each collection; Brights, Neutrals, Regals, Subtles and both In Color Collections that your piggy bank would be hit hard…this way you can see and play with all of them – get a feel if this is a product that you will use before purchasing a whole pack! You will get a 1/2 sheet of each….wowzers, you will have not reason not to have a coordinating paper!
The Share #4 , the Ring of our Cardstock….I honestly keep thinking that you will not want these again because I think that everyone already has one…but yep – I get emails often for them so I keep them at every share! I cannot say enough about both of these, this is why you see them AGAIN….they make a PERFECT gift for someone that loves Stampin’ Up! or for that hard to buy for person!
Now let’s get to the GOOD STUFF….the SHARES…the GOODIES….darn, I wish that I could share with you the whole catalog but I cannot until Sept. 1 so for now, sneak peeks will have to do! I can share with you the front of the catalog so if I were you ….I would put on your readers and play I spy!!!!
Share #1 – Swatch Books – $15.00 – We have (6) new DSP’s and these gems need no explanation…they are must haves…No more digging through your paper to see what would work for a project and having the coordinating colors and scoop on the back are KEY!!!
Share #2 – 1/2 sheets of the NEW DSP from the Holiday Catalog – $28.00…(plus some foils & sparkles and that will make you smile)
We have (6) new DSP’s with one being a 6″ X 6″ paper stack (Warmth and Cheer). You will get 1/2 sheets of all of the NEW papers and if the papers are a specialty one, you will receive a 1/4 sheet of that. For the paper stack, you will receive a full sheet (6″ X 6″) of each of the 12 fun offerings!
Because it is the Holidays…I decided to add some foil and sparkle to your Product Share Fun. I have had many requests for this as many of you just want a bit of the foils & glimmer paper…not a whole pack – trust me, I get it! 😆
- ***for the foil *** you will get 1/2 sheet of the following (3) Foil Papers: ***Copper (NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG), Gold and Silver (these 2 are in the ANNUAL CATALOG, page 175)
- ***for the sparkle*** you will get a 1/2 sheet of the following (6) Glimmer papers: ***Pumpkin Pie (NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG), Blushing Bride, Dazzling Diamonds, Gold, Red and Silver (these 5 are in the ANNUAL CATALOG, page 175)
Share #3 – 1/2 sheets of the DSP Paper Stacks in all 5 Color Collections – $28.00 (page 174 in the annual catalog) – $28.00 As I said before, I always offer this Share and you all seem to always LOVE this share!
Share #4 – Swatches of FUN! – $8.00 – I have made so many of these, I think my whole family knows all of the names by now! If you already have one…you know how useful it is!
Share #5 Ribbon – $16.00 – We sure do love when new ribbon rolls out and here are the offerings..For those of you that are new to my shares, this is how I package them. I get it….I like to have my products nice and nest without wrinkles. You will get 2 1/2 yards of each of the goodies you see below! 🙂
***I do want to point out that Stampin’ Up! does have many Bakers Twines in the new catalog, I decided not to put them in the shares because they are so affordable for you to purchase and also it has a higher risk of tangling so the moral of the story is…. you know how I feel about Bakers Twine, simple – YOU NEED IT.
Share #6 Embellishments – $14.00 – This is sooooooo fun to see the Embellishments, it’s like the ICING ON THE CAKE!!!!
Below you will see what I am offering and hopefully you will get a good idea of these fun new kids on the block….***SNEAK PEEK of Mr. Moose 1 isn’t he adorable and the little bell is the ICING ON THE CAKE***
I want to chat about the box…this is a FABULOUS box and you can see how I “jazzed it up to show you” – there is an acetate sleeve that slides over the box which makes it PERFECT to add a strip of 3″ X 12″ paper to decorate it in a jif! Just think how wonderful it will be to have these for all year around (a gift card would be super sweet)
For those of you that have purchased my shares before, I think that you know the care and pride I take in putting together your products. If you have purchased from me before, please leave a comment and let me know what you like best of the shares….! ?
IN SUMMARY :
- SHARE #1 –DSP Swatch Books – $15.00
- SHARE #2 – 1/2 Sheets of DSP – $28.00
- SHARE #3 – 1/2 Sheets of DSP Paper Stacks – $28.00
- SHARE #4 – Swatches on a Ring – $8.00
- SHARE #5 – Ribbon – $16.00
- SHARE #6 – Embellishments – $14.00
SHIPPING:
- If you are just ordering the DSP Swatch Books (share #1) – the Shipping is $3.50 as I can put them in a bubble mailer
- If you are ordering the Swatch Books (share #4 and the Embellishments share #6) – the shipping is $5.00 as I can put them in the same bubble mailer
- If you are just ordering the Swatches on a Ring (share #4) – the Shipping is $3.50 as I can put them in a bubble mailer
- Shares of 3 or more shares, I ship Priority Mail and the Shipping is $6.95
- If you order 4 (different shares) – SHIPPING IS FREE
- IF YOU ORDER – “I WANT IT ALL”….all 6 shares – the SHIPPING IS FREE and I will also send you a pack of Stampin’ Dimensionals! (
Please remember to email me and put in the subject line NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG PRODUCT SHARE 2016 along with your mailing address. 🙂 (this really, REALLY helps me)
I will send you a confirmation email back once I compile the requests. I use Pay Pal for payment.
I will offer a 2nd wave of this share later in September but if I were you – I would take advantage of getting into this 1st one. I will order on September 1st, and I will have my order expedited as if not….it takes forever to get to me….so YOUR LUCK, I will ship out your products ASAP!
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions….I am super excited as my Holiday Catalogs are scheduled to arrive today – YIPPEE……if you are a customer of mine….get ready to find some “me time” later this week to see then new kids on the block!
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