by Susan Itell | Jun 26, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Good Morning!!! I am so happy that many of you enjoyed yesterdays post BUT….I have a confession – YOU STUMPED ME!!!! 🙄 Read through this post and we are going to play a game that (2) of you will win this card!!!
I sat down yesterday afternoon making the card for today and GUESS WHAT – I simply could not come up with a “Stepped Up Version” as the one that I did yesterday just was super (in my eyes). I love this below quote, so true!
I wish that you would have seen me showing John, I would pop down the steps and say what about this???….NOPE….back up the steps again, what about this???…..NOPE ~ and then finally I needed to listen to him…
“What is wrong with just the way it is” (darn he is a smart man!)
So the moral of this Stampin’ story is – if you like something and it works….DON’T FEEL GUILTY that it was sooooo easy to do! 😛
This is the part that you really want….the DIMENSIONS!
Well, here you go – if I were you I would Pin this picture for future reference. Paper, a great embossing folder, simple clean cuts….a bit of scoring = A great clean and classic card! I do hope that you try this!
There you go…the dimensions and an honest story. I tried using the White Shimmer paper….(didn’t like that)…I tried adding silver thread…(didn’t like that)…I tried adding water~coloring...(didn’t like that)…I tried adding a simple white bakers twine bow…(didn’t like that)…so, there you go ~ sometimes you just need to go with your “gut instinct” and say – I like it…I am DONE! 🙂
I do hope that this shows you how the “basics” that I always talk about just work! There are our “true blues” ~ now to a game so YOU can hopefully win this card!
I have (2) of them made and for the person that gets the answer right, I will send you this card. (you have 2 chances and if there are multiple correct answers, I will have my best critic John, pull numbers out of a hat)
These are FUN, random questions….but you know me, I tend to always throwing curve balls at you!!! Please leave me a comment with the 2 answers you think will get you this card!
- Yesterday I shared with you that John and I picked Blueberries…..HOW MANY QUARTS DO YOU THINK WE PICKED?
- You know that we live in the middle of no where….WHAT ANIMAL NOISE DO YOU THINK THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT HAS MADE US HAVE TO TURN A FAN ON TO “tame the noise”?
Have a great day…and GO MAKE THIS CARD…If you do not have the embossing folder, WHY WAIT ?- hit that SHOP NOW button and have to on its way! Your basics always will be on your side…all of the supplies that I used are below!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 25, 2016 | Simple Saturday, Uncategorized |
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Good Morning and today I have for you a SUPER SIMPLE card that still carries a WOW....and just look – no stamping on the front of the card…be you can clearly see that this is so simple, so affordable and pop back tomorrow for the dimensions and then best thing ~ you can make it too!
The whole magic of this simple card is the little embossing folder! When you purchase it, you actually get (2) little ones but they are adorable! What a great little POP of texture.
I will say, I used the new platform for the Big Shot and WOW, it gives such an easy “pressure” that really makes the embossing stand out and I adore not having to “flip the tabs” from the old one. FYI….all Big Shots that are purchased from now….come with this new platform so there is no need for you to purchase it.
Enjoy the pictures below, you can clearly see the clean and simple lines of this card and the color – how can you not smile with yellow! 🙂
I just love paper, as layers of paper just add so much to card making. When I showed my best critic, John ~ he immediately said – do nothing else – I love it! I listened but now you will have to pop back tomorrow to see how I made some simple changes to step it up a bit.
The scoring of the mat layer of Daffodil Delight really helped bring the embossed floral part POP. Isn’t it funny how just paper can produce such a classic card! This would be one to make up in masses and then add the appropriate sentiment when you needed a card.
I simply stamped the inside of the card with what I stamped on the outside of the envelope. “Sending a smile your way” from the Love & Affection Stamp Set. THe fun DOT PAPER is from the Brights DSP Paper Stack!
I know that you all love to hear about my fur babies….below you will see sweet Jack – I think that he is in denial that he can fit into Rosie’s bed. Usually he does not come up to my work area but I turned around and saw him all snuggled in (well I guess he is comfortable) and I had to take a picture! Too cute!
I hope that you d not feel that this card is to “plain Jane” – (sorry if you name is Jane….but I think that you will get it) – BUT….using simple tools like this simple embossing folders work….less is best!
Let’s have a great weekend….John and I are up for Boot Camp at 6:30 and then off to do one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES, picking blueberries! We LOVE blueberries and there is nothing like going in the country and picking them fresh! See you in the morning!
We are into our last week of the deal of the year, the ultimate bundle for just $99 and you can get ANY (2) Stamp Sets your little heart desires – it is as simple as that! Promise….email me if you have any questions!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Good Morning – It is almost the weekend and WOW, I have had a productive week. I have had my head to the grind-stone to accomplish “bunches” that have been over my head and I am happy to say – OUT THE DOOR….and I am looking forward to a great weekend! 🙂
I have made this card before, for John’s Birthday and I had an email about the dimensions….so I thought – let’s change it up….give it a new look and feel and BAM – a fun card and one that I would recommend that you remember for the future. It is a great layout and also a great way to work with scraps!
Here is a run down on the dimensions, I know…I know – they are wonky and I am sure that you can “tweak them” but this worked for me and I never adjusted what I did. This is an example of rolling forward from the birthday card I did several months ago!
The following pictures will show you the progression of the building of the card. This works fantastically with small prints…just look at what you have and say – “GO FOR IT!”
- The card base is an A-2 card in the Vertical Mode, 4 1/4″ X 5 1/4″ in Very Vanilla
- The Mint Macaron is 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″
- The Very Vanilla Base is 4″ X 5 1/4″
- The measurements of the pieces are ~ (fish – 2 1/2″ X 2 1/4″), ~(Calypso Coral Dots – 1″ X 2 1’4″), ~ (Star Fish – 2″ X 2 1/2″) and (Mint Dots – 1 1/2″ X 2 1/2″)
- The thin Dapper Denim strips are 1/8″ wide – (LOVE OUR TRIMMER) 🙂 ( I use the green glue to adhere these little pieces)
There you go! Step by step…you can see how easy this card is to come together! I love this layout and I just adore “free-hand” cutting a sentiment like this – a trick that I used to do when I was a Creative Memories Consultant when I had a picture that did not have straight lines or (truth be told – when I messed up on cropping it) The best advice I can give you it….just go for it !
I hope that you can let this sentiment HIT YOU…“enjoy you the little thing” as those “little things” make a BIG difference! I love what I do and I hope that I inspire you to reach for the moon, you can do it!
I hope to see you tomorrow….Simple Saturday….WOOT-WOOT!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 23, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Thursday are the FUN days that the PPA Challenge comes out with either a new sketch or a new color combo for you to be inspired with and then for you to play with the PALS! It is fun, it is rewarding and it is super great to see your work online!
Today’s sketch is from the AMAZING ~ Mary Fish….I am blessed to have her as my direct upline but even better to have her as a friend! She is the “Queen of Clean” . I admit, I was just like her, just bought the “ultimate bundle” to get a discount….but we stayed, and I am glad! I do hope that you play with this clean and simple sketch!
This is the first time I have used this Bundle, Sunshine Sayings and this one is sooooooo “right up my alley” – to me, you get the best of both worlds…a great stamp set but the coordinating framlits are WOW….this FUN FLOWER and more shapes but the “word sentiments” – I am in heaven!
Do you see the dimension on the flower? I used “fun foam”, remember the stuff that you played with when you were young? I like the white as it goes with just about everything and it cuts perfectly through the Big Shot with our framelits and dies. I used the “green glue” to adhere them together!
I do not know about you….but I think that the flower is so whimsical yet classic (I think that is why I love it – it can go many ways). I cut part of it in Daffodil Delight, and then the stem in Cucumber Crush.
I used the linen thread to hide the start and stop of these 2 colors! A simple glue dot works each and every time! A quick chat about this embossing folder – AMAZING….right? To me it is timeless and just plain FUN – The new platform for the Big Shot really helps the texture come to life!
Copper is hot…it is all over the place and I think that SU outdid themselves with this DSP! The slight POP of Copper makes this DSP so unique. The thing that I like about this paper is the fact that the copper is very subtle, but you know it is there so when you use it – all you need is a “wee bit”, just enough to make a simple statement.
One last look at this fun card. I hope that it makes you smile as much as it does me. The textures, the fun paper, the simple flower and the great layout makes this a “keeper card”. Please remember that a simple layout works. Pop over to the Pals Paper Art Website to see what the other designers came up with and then I hope that you will play!
Below you will see the “scoop” of the “ins and outs” of products that I used to this fun card. Shopping in your jammies is FUN…and I know that many of you are “early birds” – I do not know about you but when I get up early….I have a GREAT DAY! Let’s all have a great day!
I hope to see you tomorrow as I am going to share a “Blast from the past” with measurements, you will smile…promise! 🙂
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