by Susan Itell | Oct 18, 2016 | Tips and Tricks!!!, Uncategorized |
Good Morning! I am excited to share with you a tip that i think will make many of you excited and also I bet that many of you are going to find “Mr. Big Shot” and a die to see if it works!
Before we get to this tip and need to say who was the winner of the (6) Birthday Cards that I had on my post yesterday! I had a fabulous day and I sooooooo enjoyed reading your comments on how you like to spend your special day. Last night around 10 I was going to bed and I had a call from Hannah and she said…
“Have you seen your blog today? You have so many comments…and I think that it is so fun to read what everyone does. Mom, this was a fun idea to do and I think people liked it”
Well….I have 2 things to say about this little conversation with Hannah! 🙂
1 – It made me smile….what a great way to end a great day!
2 – She totally “GETS IT” – she understands what I do and why I do it. My family knows that I work so hard on my blog and so hard in trying to get people to understand that “they can do it” and to share and give simple kindness as it does matter.
Here you go…..GINGER is the winner and Chris R – you were ONE away but I know that you are going to be happy that Ginger won. “Chris R.” often emails Ginger and I FUN and KEEPER ideas so this is super fun that she one! Way to go Ginger….I have your address (unless it has changed) and I will send you the cards!
Now let’s get to today’s TIP! This one is right up my “TYPE A” alley.
I will say right out of the gate ~ the pictures are not the best but I know each and everyone of you know what I am talking about.
We all agree that the BIG SHOT is one amazing tool. Most of us use it for just paper but do you know that you can cut through other materials as well…like felt? Every Big Shot is calibrated a bit differently so your results and my results might be a bit different. I have (2) Big Shots and I can even tell a difference between the 2 but the end result is a smile as we love it that it cuts out things for us in a jif!
I know that many of you are going to try it and I hope that you do! Tomorrow I am going to do a post using a shape and also try this technique so please pop back and see if it worked!
I have blogged many time that I like to use fun foam under large sentiments on my cards. I do this because I like the sentiment part to be nice and solid as there are times if you do not use enough stampin’ dimensionals, it sags and we do not like sags!
Try this with a piece of fun foam….I think that it gives even a more even pressure to roll away your lines!
Do you remember last weeks Tuesday Tip…CLICK HERE to see that post. We had a bunch of great conversation going on with that Big Shot topic….let’s do the same this week – I truly believe that this is how we learn from one another. Please share your thoughts so we all can learn and chime in.
You might be thinking….WHAT IS THE SANDWICH THAT YOU USE TO DO THIS? Well….this is what I did – after I die cut the shape I then used the platform that we use for embossing and put the paper or fun foam on top and ran it through.
I can remember (I think it was Ramsey that asked this) – Why do you keep a clean set of cutting plates? – THIS is a great reason why…..if you have a clean plate….it is super even and flat all the way….so when you want to get the BUMPS out….it makes it easier!
There you go my friends…thoughts….comments – we would all love to hear! See you tomorrow…..go have a GREAT DAY!
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by Susan Itell | Oct 17, 2016 | Blog Candy |
It is MY time for a Birthday!
Now that the cat is out of the bag….I can tell you that I always say…..James is THE BEST birthday gift I could ever have. I adore the fact that our Birthdays are so close and we had a wonderful weekend!
I learned from a very wise person that has left us…
“When it is your Birthday….make is special, do something for you…find the “good in you”….just have fun!”
So with that said, as the Jack Russell says…place an order with me today that is $50.00+ and I will gladly pay for your shipping…..my GIFT to YOU as I appreciate and cherish you popping in and helping me each and everyday LOVE what I do!
How does it work? I will send you a check for the shipping that you incurred with your order…so now is the PERFECT DAY (as remember, it is just for today) to look and see what you have been wanting…what you need to stock up on and to also take advantage of earning PAW PRINTS from me….which is FREE STAMPS FROM ME! (please know that your rewards, card and product are sent out by the 20th of the following month) and your goodies from last month will be out the door by Wednesday!
Would you like to win these (6) Birthday Cards….EASY-PEASY.….just leave me a comment about how you like to celebrate your Birthday…and I will use random.org to pick the winner!
Tomorrow is our TIPS on TUESDAY and I think that the LIGHT-BULB will go on…and you will smile, it is simple as that! 🙂 I will also announce who won these cards!
Click away…shop away and leave a comment – it is a win-win all around and also I will share with you what I did on my special day!
Stampin’ hugs…..
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by Susan Itell | Oct 16, 2016 | Birthday, Masculine, Step it up Sunday!, Uncategorized |
Happy…happy Sunday! Yesterday was GREAT and the BEST surprise was that Hannah drove home to surprise James. We had a family fun day and the highlight for the kids (22 and 26) were that we went to the Pumpkin Patch! I was internally saying (YES inside) as they still love the simple and traditional festivities that we did when they were grasshoppers.
We missed not having Will home but we all talked on the phone…..the weather was amazing and we sat outside on our patio….we we have a fire-pit…..John said, without skipping a beat –Â “Susan, you shoe is smoking” – I wish that you would have seen me JUMP UP!!!!! All is good and my shoe is fine, we all laughed! John was just so funny as he said it like it was no big deal….
Here you go…side by side – you decide!!!! I did a similar layout for a Monthly Card Kit and I will say that I think that it is a classic. I personally love the mixtures of different papers.
When I showed Hannah and said which one is which – she was perplexed (I think she thinks too hard) 😆 – But in my eyes, today’s is the stepped up one because of the piecing of the banner paper and then adding the Baker’s Twine. You might be saying ~ what about the numbers?????? Well, have no fear….I stamped them in the inside!
Another change that I did was to add the Dapper Denim instead of keeping just the black. To me, the little yet minimum pop of a color still lends itself to a great masculine card.
Today I did not use the banner framelits and I will share with you a tip. I said before that I used this layout before and I found if I cut the DSP paper (remember, this is a 6 x 6 stack) into 2″ widths, you can get (6) banners from a piece of paper. By adding the extra paper (in this case, the dots) you can stretch the paper! Using scissors is an easy way to make the banner if you do not have the banner framelits.
Here is your picture to pin….I know that you have a TON of DSP paper so I invite you to go to town and try this layout! Clean, classic yet fun is the name to this weekend post! I hope that I have inspired you this weekend and have also shown you different ways that you can do different methods of products that you have.
- Yesterday I used the number in the die cut way….today I stamped them on the inside
- Yesterday I used 1 DSP Print on the banner….today I kept the same print but jazzed it up with another paper.
We are having AMAZING Fall weather here in Maryland…just picture perfect and the leaves are starting to change. When Hannah came home she said, “Mom – your hair looks good” – I laughed and said – it’s the Fall weather……I am having a good hair day!
I hope that YOU have a wonderful day and make some memories. I am warning you…..giving you a total advanced warning – pop in tomorrow and you will be a happy stamper!
Thanks for sharing you time with me, I deeply appreciate it. I love what I do and I love the fact that my blog is also an expression of my life and love that I have from my family, friends and animals!
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by Susan Itell | Oct 15, 2016 | Birthday, Masculine, Simple Saturday |
Good October 15th to all….this is a special day for ME (the Mom) because it is my MIDDLE PEEPS 26th Birthday (James)Â – as a Mom…I adore when it is one of the Peeps Birthday. I always knew that I wanted to be a Mom….and when I was blessed to me able to have my 3 peeps…I am a happy and blessed person!
Below you will see a super simple yet fun masculine card ~ you will have to pop back tomorrow to see the stepped up version and then you decide…not only which one “tickled your fancy” but also – which one did I give to James!?!?
Remember when we have chatted about the basic shapes? – A circle, square, rectangle etc…..worked again for this card! I let the BIG numbers a focal point to the card and you can see that they are POPPED UP?
I just love using “fun foam sheets” and these are a breeze to cut out just like you would do with Card Stock. To me, it adds that extra special POP!
Don’t be afraid to make a fun and bold statement using a mixture of patterns from a variety of papers! The stars are from the Warm & Cheer (Holiday Catalog) and the fun black crosshatch is from Playful Pallette DSP Stack!
This is a PRIME EXAMPLE of why I adore paper swatches when I do Product Shares….you can FLIP through paper offerings and let your mind go wandering to find the look you are going for!
Clean lines…yet still masculine and I love the sentiment from the Birthday Fiesta Stamp Set. This is another example as when you look at a stamp set…at 1st glance you might say….“This is to whimsical….or this is to detailed and specific”…but what I was looking for was a great Birthday Sentiment that would be great for a age for this age….BINGO!!!!
I only used the sentiment but below you will see that bundle that goes with this fun stamp set! This Lama is adorable but please do not overlook the fun and festive banners. These would work great with many different themed cards!
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What do you think? A great and festive card (in my opinion) and I know that James will love it! Earlier this week I had a call from Hannah saying that she was having a hard time a perfect card….I said. “WHY” ~ I adored her answer…it will be a tough act to follow when I see the cards that you make (I melted – as she knows that I love what I do) 🙂Â
I am excited for today. James is home for the weekend and one thing that I have ALWAYS and it is STILL TRUE…
“If there were more James’ in the world, our world would be a happier place”
I deeply mean that. He is a wonderful young man and always has been a joy. He has the heart of gold and is so kind. His kindness and all around “happy nature” is always a breath of fresh air. He is our peep that has had some medical issues but I can say that I am in awe of his determination and commitment to learn how he can deal and take care of himself.
I am happy today….I am blessed to be a Mom and I look forward to having my peep home! He is the BIGGEST HELPER to me and John as he loves to be our “fixer” – we are doing fence posts….he is going to trim the upper branches of limbs that get in my way when I ride the horses….and just be here…home – it doesn’t get any better than that!
Have a GREAT day….and I hope to see you tomorrow for our SUNDAY FUN!!!!
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