Friday fun…Card Swap with some housekeeping!

by Susan Itell | Apr 15, 2016 | Uncategorized | 3 comments

Good Friday to all….for MOST years, today would be the end of tax season and our family would be super happy to have John back home and not to be burning candle as he has been BUT Tax Season is not over until Monday, April 18th (for all of you out there that need that fun fact)

I know that you all would be disappointed if I mess up our weekend fun of the (2) day post that you have grown to love ~  so today we are going to do some house cleaning…..date reminders! Below are calendars to give you a reminder!

• Starting today APRIL 15th ….CARD SWAP…Your choice ~ anything other than SNOW 🙂 ….I am wide open to whatever you decide (I would say think spring and summer).… ~ I am trying to get my Blog lined up while I am away in May….. so starting today and ending May 15th (that gives you a month) You know by now that I adore showcasing your work on my blog….so while I am away in May, I will showcase everyone’s work….all I ask is that you have it to me by MAY 15th! (that is the day that Hannah graduates from College – WOOT-WOOT).

Send me ONE card along with a self addressed and stamped envelope so I can send another work of art from their heart to YOU! This is always so fun to see. Please send it to and write on the outside of the envelope CARD SWAP to:

Susan Itell ~ 15002 Randall Lane ~ Williamsport, MD 21795

• Monday, April 18th – 3 P.M. EASTERN TIME….the retired list will be posted and I will share it with you as soon as I get it …..so I am giving you a HEAD’S UP to have your catalog ready as the retired items are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.….the early bird gets the worm….(sounds like a great time to take a break at work)

When the retired list is unveiled – it is always a popular time for orders as just because they are being retired does not mean that they are not “keepers” – it is always a bittersweet time for all of us …soooooo – if there is a stamp set, a tool. a die….whatever that you have been looking at and it is on the “bye-bye birdie” list….I would grab it, again…while supplies last.

• Monday evening, April 18th  ~ The weekly deals are coming to an end but please check the offerings out here as there are some AMAZING deals at 25% off. Stampin’ Up! is planning to revamp this offering to a larger scale several time a year rather than something weekly.

There are some fabulous offerings….like the thinlits….they are all keepers – I have blogged many great ideas using them…and you know how I feel about bakers twine…regular and thick – LOVE IT!!!! Whenever a thinlit is 25% off…I say go for it! (I will have to tell you….if you were a hobbyist you would get the 25% off plus an additional 20% or 25% off….now that is WOW!) It really is that easy!

• May 3th – The Pre-Order begins for Demonstrators for the new catalog!!!! YIPPEE!!!! Why am I teasing with you that fun fact!?!? EASY = You can get a starter kit… be a smart shopper and get a discount, be a hobbiest (join the 97% of the company) and fill it with the NEW products for the upcoming catalog that are on the pre-order….yep – for $99.00 you can fill it with $125.00 worth of goodies that will not be order-able until June. Email me if you would like more details.

I will be ordering the new catalogs on May 3rd so if you have placed an order with me over the past year….I will be sending you a catalog. If you address has changed, please make sure that I have it as I would hate for you not to get your catalog etc…..

If you are currently not working with a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would love to work with you. Please email me and I will add you to my mailing list.

• PRODUCT SHARES – YES….I will be offering a PRODUCT SHARE and these are always sooooooo popular! I am as excited as you are to see the new goodies but trust me, when I can see the catalog and figure out the shares…I will pass them onto you!

When you receive your catalog…and see all of the new kids on the block, it is always great not to have to worry about buying all of the paper and ribbons etc….a product share gives you a taste of this and that without breaking your piggy bank (Daisey would be sad if you broke a piggy bank) 😥

• June 1st – The NEW Catalog goes LIVE for you to order….YIPPEE….this will be a popular cyber day and you bet I will do as I always do….have an offering exclusive for people that order from me!!!

WHEW…..there you go! I hope that these reminders were helpful to you and you jot them down on your calendar. I am super excited to see the new catalog and right now there are many PALS in Salt Lake City seeing the unveiling….I guess it is a good thing that I do not bite my nails….but trust me, when I am able to view the catalog online…you bet that I will have an endless cup of coffee! 🙂

I would love for you to be able to join the PALS fun and be a hobbiest…there are (2) thoughts about when would be a great time…please email me and I can further explain options and ideas!

1. After Monday at 3 when the retired list is unveiled – this way you can get $125.00 of goodies and only pay $99.00 and then you will be able to view the NEW catalog on line and still take part in the pre-order. (also if there are weekly deals that you want, I would throw them in there as well)
2. Join on May 3rd – and pack that kit with brand new product from the NEW CATALOG PRE-ORDER items
   

Either way you cannot lose, no obligations to do anything else, it is that simple. If you used to be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, than you already know that it is that easy and I would welcome you to come back!

Hope to see you tomorrow for our weekend fun….have a FABULOUS day!

A PPA Day ~ like the sketch?!?!

by Susan Itell | Apr 14, 2016 | Uncategorized | 13 comments

Good Thursday to you and you know what that means…time for a challenge with the Pals Paper Art Challenge. Today is a sketch challenge and look who is the guest designer today, yours truly!

Now I hope that you play along, especially since I came up with the design – I wanted to keep it super simple so hopefully many of you will play along!

Did you look at this inspiring sentiment and say….where in the heck did this came from? Making inspirational cards are always great to have on hand and did you notice…I am still using up DSP….I have a ? for you…

Have you been trying to use up your DSP???

This sentiment “dream BIG” is from the Photopolymer Stamp set called Enjoy the Little Things. (love this name of the stamp set) I’m a HUGE fan of the photopolymer stamps as I adore the ease of being able to see right where you are going to stamp.

This is a stamp set that you have not seen blogged a bunch about…but I invite you to look at it and break it down…there are some keepers in here.  I know that many of you love stripes and using that small square stamp would be  fun background and then POP a sentiment in front (sounds like I need to do a post on it)

I followed this sketch really, really simple and using up the Bohemian DSP worked perfectly for me today. My mission is to try to use up as much paper as I can before the new catalog comes out….as we all know what will happen…we will want it and guess what? –

I GET IT…AND I’M WITH YOU!!!

When you get to the end of the post and you see the supplies that I used ~ you will see that I used both a punch as well as a circle framelit. To me, these are both “speed tools” and there are times that I like seeing just a “smidge” larger (the effect is great)

The dashes and dots were also the POP factor to jump these sentiment up and off the page. I hope that you can see how using your DSP (even if it is a busy print) just works. I have been trying to inspire you to use up what you have, we all love having a stash of cards ready to go when needed or also making extras is a great gift to give (everyone always appreciates handmade kindness of cards.

A 1/4″ piece of Rich Razzleberry Scraps and then the DSP under it was the perfect accent to finish this card. I know that I do many cards like this and there is a simple reason….

1. I like it
2. You can get (12) envelopes lined like this) as I cut the paper to 2″ X 6″

Works for me….how about you!?!?

Here you your “scoop picture” – do not forget that I line up all of the products at the very end and all you need to do is a simple click and you are good to go!

I do hope that this card has inspired you to dream BIG…and that is one thing that we can never stop doing…dream…dream…dream – I am a firm believer that we all can achieve what ever we want – start small ~ think big, this is a saying that one of my peeps always told me as I admit, I am very hard on myself so I try to remember his wise words.

Many thanks for stopping in today and I feel very blessed and honored to be a part of the PALS and also to be on the design team. Remember that….little saying above, start small ~ think big…well in a million years I would have never thought that I would be blogging…being a part of a great design team as after all, I just purchased the starter kit to get a great deal and then be done….(I’m so glad I stayed…I love and appreciate my cyber friends) 🙂