by Susan Itell | Jan 10, 2014 | Valentines |
LOVE is in the AIR as I am showcasing another super sweet and super easy 3 X 3 card that will surely make you smile!
I am having a ball in Houston….I think that you can tell by my blogs that I have a lot of energy….well let me confess to you ….I was POOPED after yesterdays festivities!
I truly wish that each and everyone of you were here with me as there are sooooo many SUPER exciting things going on with Stampin' Up! and NEW products that you are going to LOVE….(but I cannot share them right now)….but trust me – YOU WILL BE DOING THE WOOT-WOOT HAPPY DANCE!
I am not missing the cold weather one bit and I TOTALLY wish that I made more cards to SWAP with….( the PALS had a SWAP and then I made 50 cards to SWAP with and ZOOM…….they were gone in a flash)…so much talent out there!
On Saturday I am going to do a showcasing of some of the cards swaps I received…..WOWZERS – there are some real KEEPERS!
Now….let's get to business…..to today's post! I know it might not seem like much BUT…I want you to think out of the box! As my dear and wonderful Mother always said…great things come in small packages and today's inspiration is a "small card" - a 3 X 3 card that carries a BIG punch in my opinion
I think that we all have many friends that are super creative…..maybe they like to cook….bake….make candles….make cards (duh!!!!)….and who would not love to receive a goodie with a clean and simple card enclosure like this!
To me….the fact that Stampin' Up! offer to us these 3 X 3 envelopes is BINGO BANGO and if you do not have them "stashed away" – ready to be made…. – please click here and order them!
I just think that they are the cutest thing in the world and we have soooo many stamps with great sentiments that work perfectly together with them….it's that "peanut butter and jelly" thing I talk about!!! It just works!
A BIG reminder I give to you is….have the "basics" in the 12 X 12 paper….like Whisper White and Very Vanilla etc….. as when you want to "whip" up these cards….PRESTO – you can make 8 from one sheet of paper! It truly does come in handy!
The Stamp Set I used was from the Language of Love Stamp Set…..it is clearly a keeper! I have used this in many posts….and you can clearly see that it is one fun set!
After making the 3 X 3 size cards…I thought it would be a fun WOW to take a 2 3/4" square and do the stamping on that and then POPPING it up with our Stampin' Vitamins…Stampin' Dimensionals!
The sentiment is super sweet and to the point…"Made with love" does it for me….what about you!?!? I would ADORE for someone to give me this simple card from the heart! It comes from the Kind & Cozy Stamp Set.
You know me….I love dots and dashes…. this TOTALLY is a simple accent that is finale that MAKES IT SUPER SPECIAL!
Well…..the liner is pretty darn tootin' cute……this is from the again Fresh Prints Paper Stack, and it "holds it's own" with it's boldness…and remember the envelope liner framelits are on sale…woot-woot!!!!
This post would be a super special gift to give someone…..make a bunch of them and tie a ribbon or make a holder for them and you know you will not only "feel good" but the person you give it to will be totally touched!
Easy works for me…how about you….????
I am being a sponge and taking it all in… I have my "goals" set for next Leadership…I am passionate about what I do as I know it makes a difference….and I'm going to work hard to obtain that goal!
Thanks for popping in today and please tell your family and friends if they need a dose of inspiration….hit the subscribe button!!!
Have a FABULOUS FRIDAY and until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jan 9, 2014 | Valentines |
I am back on track with my Valentine's Post this week as that calendar is rolling and we need to "get on top of it"…and not be stressed….showing family and friends that they are love and thought about on this special time of the year!
I apologize in advance…I forgot to take pictures of the finished card before I left so the pictures are not the best today….but you'll get the idea – good thing the hotel has a white bedspread!!!
I am having a great time n Houston and I am SUPER excited for Leadership to start this morning! It is great to see many of the PALS that are here (we had an awesome training with Lisa and then had a fun and special evening with Mary and Lisa)!
Let’s get to my card for the day….well – what do you think? – I was super excited with it and this is the card that really captures the meaning of “love “ and “valentine’s day”
Let’s get to it….
- Center the Heart Framelit overtop on the front panel of the card and run it thru the big shot…this is going to make the card FUN! (Don't forget to save the Heart for another project)
- Make sure that you have a good crease on your card or make sure that the card doesn't "wiggle"….take a pencil and faintly draw the heart so you have an instant "template" in the inside of the card for perfect placement
- This is the perfect time to do the "dashes" around the outside of the heart (you could skip this step but I think it makes it) and don't fret….just dash away – it does not have to be perfect….remember it is YOU!!!
- You know what I am going to say….pull out the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig……this card is a PERFECT example of WHY you need to love this tool! you can see in the image below that having the heart on the plastic part of the stamp-a–ma-jig you can get it loned up PERFECTLY…the 1st time!!! Woot-Woot!!!
- Before I adhere the red piece to the front of the card….I stamped the "love" sentiment – isn't that the best sentiment…..LOVE the font! It is from the Best of Love Stamp Set….and YES – you can still get all of the "Best of's"……click here to see the entire offerings of them!
- Now its time to place the piece of "Red Scalloped piece" to the front of the card! I used the Mono liquid glue as I knew that I could "wiggle" it to the perfect placement I wanted! Remember – use it sparingly as who like glue…..gooing out?!?!
- (I am showing you a picture of the container as I was surprised with how many comments I have received from my things that I love posts that are unfamiliar with it….for just $3.95 – WOWZERS!!!!)
- This finishing touch that made the WOW happen was a simple touch with the pearls!!! You can see why they are in my "Things that I love posts" – this is a simple yet very classic finish to this beautiful card…..it still looks great without them but once I put them on…I instantly smiled!!!! (remember to look at that post for tips on how to get the pearls off!!!)
- The last part…the envelope!!!! This liner is just PERFECT for this card….using once again the Fresh Prints Paper Stack and the Envelope Liner Framelits…(WOOT-WOOT – they are on SALE this week….PERFECT time to get these gems if you do not have them and if you do not have them….WHY???? – they are $20.21 )
I hope that this card….fills your heart with inspiration!!! I think it is a great example of a clean and classic card! This is also a card that would be super easy to make in "quantities" !!!
I will fill you in with the 1st official day of Leadership! I am sooooo excited to feel the positive energy that will radiate from all!!! I must admit – love the temperature here….it is raining but I honestly do not care as the "sunshine" that I am feeling being with some of the most amazing people I have ever met….makes the rain go away!
Have a great day and until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jan 7, 2014 | Valentines |
All of a sudden it hit me and I felt very silly…I am going to go to Houston and see all of these over the top Valentines Cards and mine are going to look rather boring….but heck – I made the challenge this week to share with you just Valentines as we need to get on it and plan ahead as February 14th will be here!!!
I think this little guy is super cute and the whole card is a "keeper" in my eyes…you know that I try to do the weekly Pals Paper Arts Challenges but I am going to try to "gently push myself" to do other challenges that are put there! There is just soooo darn much talent out there, I find it fun playing and getting to know other stampers and their tips!
Below you will see the sketch from the Mojo Monday Challenge! Saying true to my word in "valentines" – I hope that you enjoy my card! Please go to the Mojo Monday Website and you will see sooooo many others interpretations!
Lucky for you….I had my trustworthy pen and paper ready to write some great notes to enable you and hopefully you will CASE away and make up this cute card! This is a fantastic layout…one that you should "stash" away for future ideas…very basic and will lend itself to a clean and crisp card! Enjoy!
- The base of the card is a regular A-2 card but I scored it at the 5 1/2" side to create a more vertical card!
- You know me…when I see a challenge….I usually try to follow it as it is pictured – when I saw that rectangular shape – I knew instantly that I wanted to use this little bird guy….too cute! He is from the Love You More Stamp Set.
- I stamped this little guy in Pool Party on a piece of white card stock – 3 1/4" X 2 3/4" and then matted it to a pool party piece that is 3 3/8" X 2 7/8". After cleaning my stamped, I used the real red marker on a piece of scraps and colored a red heart to "fussy cut" out! Cute….right!?!?
- Did you notice that I used an arrow and the sentiment? I did not want all 3 of the arrows as I thought it would be too much…so I used the "brush end" of the marked and with the help of the stamp-a-ma-jig….worked ike a charm!
- Am I getting a lot of use out of this Fresh Prints Paper Stack or what! Now this is the super cool thing….from one sheet of paper, I cut it to a 2" strip by 5" and then I have the other half to do my liner for the envelope PLUS have enough to cut the little heart out of the Hearts a flutter Framelits!
- Do you see on the sketch that there is a decorative banner type of piece under the focal part! I thought – use the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and it worked perfectly! Look at this picture and you can see that there is a hole…and PRESTO – the heart in the DSP covered it right up!
- Traditionally I am not a "tag person" and I do not know why as I do love the look and this was soooo easy! Just take a 2" strip of paper….push and done! This heart was a perfect "cover up"
- The rest is pretty straight forward….I used a glue dot to put the red heart on his beak and the other hearts were a simple pop with the small heart punch !
- Stampin' Dimensionals to the rescue – these just give the life it needs…and this card will not require extra postage…woot-woot! I thought it need a little yet subtle bling…I put a white Neutral Candy Dot in the center of the hearts….just a fun and simple touch!
- The envelope liner was from the left over piece from the single sheet of paper of paper we used for today's card! I adore the corner rounder on the envelope punch board…you can see that I used it in several places today! So easy…leaves a great clean and crisp cut every time!
I am just having a ball with this designer series paper! I am not one that likes to venture from the traditionals colors of a holiday….this is a prime example – to me Valentines is white red and pink…but I am LOVIN' these fun colors!
I have been having fun doing the Valentines! I hope that you are also liking them! So much to day before I leave but it will all come together….it usually does and one thing that I know that I am way toooooo guilty of…is being too hard on yourself – it will all come together…..
Have a great day and until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jan 6, 2014 | Super Easy, Valentines |
This is the week for LOVE….or should I say….a week of inspiration for Valentine’s Cards!
It seems like we go from one holiday to the next and even though we are only in the 1st week of January…February 14th will be here before you know it!
How about this for a super clean and simple card! I am going to have a Valentine’s Card making class this month so you get to see the fun cards that we will be making!
Are you all loving the new catalog? It is great and I hope that you keep looking through it as there is so much to take in…I love to see the front section where Stampin’ Up! has inspired us with many great ideas! I use these Ideas a lot…why not? They are “keepers”!!!!
I had a “fun and play” time yesterday with my dear friend Jeanie and she came to my house to “play” and as we were stamping and creating….she would say…”Hey – where did this come from?” and when I would say it’s in the new catalog….she would say “No way…I’ve looked through that catalog a 100 times…..”
Today’s card is from the new catalog and the note cards are from the special Valentines collection – I am not one that usually likes “pre-printed” cards…but this is the 2nd time I have used this on posts and I think it is super cute!
Let’s get to it……
- The note card is called Sweet Saying Cards and you get 12 pre-printed cards with envelopes that coordinate! I love the fact that you get 4 of each color of envelopes…real read, pool party and crisp cantaloupe all for just $5.95!
- I then punched out the stamped image with the heart punch along with 2 more real red ones and then using the fun print in the Fresh Prints Paper Stack…I punched 2 of them (and still have plenty to make a liner for my envelope later) and one in pool party!
- I used the mono liquid glue for the hearts…why??? I like this adhesive when you want to “wiggle them” into a certain place…so easy and it is SUPER strong!
- The focal stamped heart – I added some stampin’ vitamins…aka Stampin’ Dimensionals to lift it up and to let the “simple WOW” happen!
- That’s about it…a couple of “Susan dots” here and there and the use the Envelope Liner Framelit with the rest of the piece of DSP and YOU’RE DONE!
Let's talk about these paper stacks! I am thrilled that Stampin’ Up! has them and I truly hope they continue to have them available! I love them for several reasons…
- With a sheet you can line 2 envelopes!
- For this card…I was able to line the envelope and cut the hearts out (actually I can cut 6 hearts and line one envelope….great for classes)
- If you really want something quick and fast…you can use one of these sheets to use on the front of a regular A-2 card!
- This pack is so affordable and the size is great to pop in your bag. Many times…I precut…pre-punch things and then at lunch at work I put cards together!
- You get 48 sheets for just $6.95
Thanks for all of the comments on yesterday’s post…it is soooo fun to read them and see what products you are inspired by etc…remember – leave me a comment and you might win my “Pot of Gold” that I am giving to one lucky winner….
$20.00 worth of any Stampin’ Up! Products = 14 handmade cards from me =
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Woot-Woot to you! Please let me know how you like this sweet card today! When I first saw the colors that the pre-printed cards were – my 1st instinct was I was not sure…but I LOVE them together! (See…I need to step out of my comfort zone….)
This is a busy and fun week for me…I am super busy with my job getting things in order for me to go to Houston…but I CANNOT wait to go to Leadership and be inspired by such amazing people…
Let’s have a great week…thanks for popping by and remember to click the SHOP NOW button and you can get any of these goodies delivered right to your door and also…please subscribe to my bog (right hand side of the blog) to get a daily dose of inspiration!
Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Dec 20, 2013 | Love, Super Easy, Valentines |
Now let me inspire you as this card will literally take you minutes to create! I was a stamper that was not "crazy" about these "pre-printed" cards….BUT my opinion has changed!
FAST works…FAST is easy…and FAST makes you feel GREAT!
Today's card was an inspiration to me from Stampin' Ups! bi-monthly magazine called Stampin' Success….when you are a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator you will get this magazine mailed to you and it is always filled with fabulous ideas!
When I saw this…I knew that I would be making this as take a look at this picture and you will see why and then I am sure that you will have a big smile on your face as this is a beautiful picture of my daughter Hannah and her boyfriend, Aiden!
When I first saw this picture…I thought for sure that it was "photo shopped" but it was from her I-Phone and they asked someone to take this amazing picture! So young, such a great memory….such a fun time they have together! Whenever I see something with the Eiffel Tower…I usually break down and get it for her!
Another thing that I ADORE about this card is the size…yep – a BIG WOOT-WOOT as it is a "note-card" size…my all time favorite! Jazzing it up a bit, I used another go-to necessity product…the envelope liner framelit and of course, Mr. Big Shot helped me make it happen!
I am doing the WOOT-WOOT dance again, as in the NEW Occasions catalog they are having a paper stack…this liner is from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack- LOVE IT!!! The size of these papers are perfect for matting on a card or lining an envelope!
Let's get back to the Note Cards…remember, these are limited as they are part of the Valentines offerings….and they are called Sweet Sayings Cards and Envelopes! You will get 12 pre-printed cards and envelopes for just $5.95!!! Please do not wait to get these goodies….as they are real keepers!!!
The Stamp Set is called Follow My Heart, and I think the title sums it up! A great, clean, simple and fun set!
A simple Stamp here and another simple Stamp there…is all that is needed…..and then my "Susan Dots" for the final touch….simple – flat – and DONE!
I know that one thing we have in common is…we run short of time…we run short of ideas…we love stamping and creating but there are times that "life get's in the way" This quick and easy card will clearly bring a smile to anyone's face!
I know that you all have seen sooo many holiday ideas, I thought that it was time to show a little Valentines fun…This set will definately be a Breast Cancer Card Set and I already have an idea of what stamp/sentiment to use….just LOVE this size!
Today is Friday!!! YEAH!!! I am excited! Hannah arrived home safe and sound around midnight on Wednesday and was out the door yesterday morning to go ride her horse! She amazes me with her energy and continual passion she has for her horses!
I have a couple of "home stretch" Holiday Fun to share with you over the weekend…one that my dear friend Jeannie is going to share with me….it WILL be the holiday place cards for my Christmas Dinner!!! Please pop back and please subscribe to my daily blog!
You all are going to love the new Occasions catalog and also the Sale-A-Bration items are TO DIE FOR! Stampin' Up really out-did themselves…and to think they will be FREE when you support your fun….inky habit!
Have a fabulous day and until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Feb 15, 2013 | Love, Valentines |
I realize that yesterday was Valentines Day but I couldn't put up this card as it was the card I gave to my husband and being the amazing husband he is as he looks at my Blog daily – I didn't want to spoil it for him! ( plus yesterday was super special for the 60th Anniversary)!!!
Ok folks….this really is cute….right!!!I knew that I wanted to use that ADORABLE "olive you" stamped from the Best of Love stamp set….and also knew that I wanted to use the clean and simple hearts from the Heart a Flutter stamp set….so you can see the happy marriage of these 2 sets and wow = one cute…simple….clean card!
Make sure that you go and check out all of the scoop with Stampin Ups 25 Anniversary. Every
month during 2013, SU is smashing up some of their all-time-favorites
with a new, never-before-seen stamp to create a monthly “Best of” stamp
set. Each month the stamp set is $14.95 and when you get 6 from this celebration = you get a free stamp set of you choice(14.95)! I just love this months set…you bet I will get all of them….too cute!!!
Well this card as you can see is pretty straight forward…just like I like it – fast and simple yet still stunning! Naturally it is "popped' up and naturally the envelope is lined! By now you know how these 2 things are like "peanut butter and jelly" to me….a simple must!
I know another reason why I love this card so much…I was able to use the Aqua Painter! It always makes me feel like an artist ( even though it was just coloring in a little olive)! Because I made a couple of boo-boo's when I stamped the hearts – I decide….no big deal…click with the small heart punch with the Red Riding Hood ( just love this name) paper and poof…..boo-boo all better!!!!
STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:
Stamp Set: Best of Love (132987) clear, Hearts a Flutter (129252) clear
Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Red Riding Hood (111348), Always Artichoke (105119), Regals Designer Paper (117154) for lining envelope
Ink: StazOn Black Ink (101406) Red Riding Hood Pen and Always Artichoke Pen
Cool
Tools: Paper Trimmer (126889), Aqua Painter (103954)
The
Perfect Touches – Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail (104332), 2 Way Glue Pen (104430), Small Heart Punch (117193)
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