by Susan Itell | Aug 11, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Good Tuesday morning – I need to say a HUGE….I missed YOU! These past few days were ones that were not planned for but I needed to be there for a special person. I arrived home last night to a WONDERFUL surprise….my oldest "peep" from Boston came home so trust me, as tired as I was – a new spark of energy seeing him was a great and special surprise.
This is a super short post but I do have lots of pictures for you – I said to Hannah, I need to go upstairs and whip up a card as I miss my blog….I miss my play toys (my stamps) and I truly did not imagine being away as long as I was.
This card is going right to a special friend that needed a shoulder. I am super blessed to have her in my life and I hope that you are lucky enough to be able to have someone that you can lean on and also can be for them when they need you!
This is my kind of card…..very straight forward and clean! The stampin' trimmer is all you need to make the straight cuts and then layer paper to make the POP happen! (remember to POP out punches etc….to save paper if you are covering it up like I did here – no one will ever know!)
Stampin' Up! has come out with so many wonderful water color looking stamp sets…they look hard but they are super easy – just stamp one color and then use a different one – PRESTO!
Please do not be intimidated by 2 step stamping…it is really fun and they make you feel so good with the end result – remember having FUN is key!
I have my work cut out for me with checking and answering emails – I have truly missed my "dailiness" that I have become so accustomed to and I am looking forward to staying home!!!! As the saying goes….."There is no place like home"
Tuesday is weekly deals day! Please click here to see what Stampin' Up! has offered to us this week….I took a glance and my PICK – the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch….LOVE IT – use it often and you know what I call my punches….my SPEED TOOLS!……ZOOM!!!!
Thanks for your patience and it is so funny – you have no idea how much I missed our "daily chats" – '
Caleb has probably gone to college….Chris R has Mike in a movie….Mary Ann is making more incredible sheep.... Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Good Morning! I had a "change of plans" and needed to go out of town yesterday and today so I thought I would share with you a super sweet card that was sent to me by a wonderful customer. There are so many reasons that I love this card and I will tell you why!
Before we get to the card, I need to "paint a picture" for you to see the "specialness of Sharon" and the "trio"….Who is the trio?
Sharon, her sister Karen and their friend Robyn (who is the adopted sister)…these 3 wonderful ladies have the most beautiful relationship and it truly warms my heart and makes me smile! I feel so blessed to have them as customers and friends!
Please enjoy these pictures of Sharon's card….I adore the simplicity of it, the cleanness of it…the whole darn thing!
I am hoping to pop on line today – sometimes "life happens" – its all good but I was not expecting to be away!
Thank you Sharon for this sweet note and sharing your talent! It would be a dram for the 3 of us to get together and have a "girls weekend"
Please give Sharon some "good old comment love" – she is one talented person and her "sisters" are equally as special….thanks for always bringing sunshine to my life!
I leave you with a quick picture I snapped of Eddie…..my super sweet old man!
Have a great day… and Caleb – Eddie says hello!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized |
O.k…..I know that many of you are going to get a great laugh out of this one! I am on the design team for the Pals Paper Art and the team that I am on is every other Thursday!
Does this below post look familiar to you? Here I was all worried that I did not have the supplies (as I was in a hotel with Hannah) and low and behold – I totally forgot that there were 5 weeks in the month so last week was a "bye" week!
So……I hope that you enjoy this card this week as much as you did last week! Enjoy!
Happy Thursday and you know what today is….it is the day that the Pals Paper Art Challenge starts! This week it is a color challenge (my favorite) and this is a fun palette to play with! How about coming out and playing this week – I would love to see your work of art in the gallery, I know you can…I believe in YOU!
How about these colors…aren't they fun! Now this is MY KINDA CARD….super clean and simple!
Before I get to the fun today I have to share "a funny" with you…I took 4 pieces of paper with me to convention, the 3 colors above and a piece of Very Vanilla. I thought that I would knock out a card while I was at convention…well that never happened.
The stamp set I used today was Something to Say…(whew, that was given to all of us at convention) so I knew I would use that stamp set….when I arrived to Hannah's, the box that John shipped did not arrive but I had send some things back with Hannah (Big Shot, the die & some punches) when she was home for Art's funeral.
I made this card with no trimmer….just a pair of paper snips…. and the pearl was given to us at convention….so this was a "wing it" card with what I had to work with and it turn out just fine! I need to turn my picture of my card in early in the week so I just worked with I had…
This card is a great example of how you take what you have to work with….sit back and see how it can work out and GO FOR IT!
I love this BIGZ die…I have found so many ways to use it and I will say that it has paid for itself time after time! Why do I like it so much??? Well, the flowers for sure but I also like the branch with leaves. You can see to the right of the below picture that the main intention of this is to make flowers….(I have never tried yet)….remember, I am "Simple Susan)!
I hope that this shows you to look out of the box when you look at products…I have used this die many, many times and I find it to be super fun to mix up colors and add a fun POP!
The outer liner was still from the same sheet of paper, I just love this 6" X 6" size and the fact that you get (4) sheets of each print….WOWZERS!
Also, using old faithful, the white gel pen always adds a fun flair. TIP" – Remember to always store it on its side and I always squiggle a circle before I take it to my project for the dashes and dots!
Please do not forget about the 1/2 Paper Pumpkin Deal……you can click here to go to the Paper Pumpkin Site and you can get your 1st 2 month at half off…but I am SUPER excited as they have just added the refills from the Thanks a Latte Refill Kit and YEP – I have already put it on an order, this makes up such a fun card! For just $1.00 a card which is adorable, how can you go wrong?
Remember, you need to be a Paper Pumpkin Customer to be able to purchase past kits and refills….so how can you lose getting the 2 months at half off and if you want some of the past kits (I would definitely get the shaker card one)
Enjoy the day..Until tomorrow my friends!
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by Susan Itell | Aug 5, 2015 | Photopolymer Stamps, Super Easy |
I have a feeling that you might get this song stuck in your head today…..so let's get going and sing….
"You are my sunshine…my only sunshine – you make me happy when skies are gray…"
Now how about this for a super quick card, it clearly is super sweet and fun! This is from the stamp set Over The Rainbow Photopolymer Stamp Set and it is the first time I have used it. I can see many fun cards made with this fun set!
The size of the card today is my "go to" Whisper White Notecard and Envelopes and did you notice that after I did my stamping I ran it through with the super fun Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder? I see that the Texture Boutique Machine is still in the clearance rack – at 50% off…..$14.99 – you can not go wrong!
This card is just so darn simple, you do not need me at all on this one so enjoy the photos! I love that Stampin' Up! is having more "water colored" types of stamps….to me it is just so fun and whimsical!
Because I used the stampin' dimensionals to pop up the stamped layer, I simple placed a small amount of snail on the back to hold the bakers twine and then just added the bow to the front! This to me, is the easiest way to do it!
Make sure that you do all of your stamping before you run it through with an embossing folder…I think this effect works much better with an "open embossing folder" like this one…..it just adds interest!
Now look at this envelope liner – it just has to make you smile….Polka Dots are the INSTANT SMILE MAKER in my eyes! I simply cannot get enpugh of them and these new paper stacks are just amazing!
Remember, I am offering them again in my Holiday Catalog 2015 Product Share in both 1/2 sheets as well as in swatch books.
I just had to leave you with this super sweet picture of my dear Rosie…..she went into Leo's kennel and it is soooo darn funny – she snuggles her way under this blanket and looks like she is in bed!
It is funny that the dogs all want to go in there as it is new to the house! Leo (James' puppy) fits in with the "troops" and even Daisey – I wish I could get a good picture of him but he is just one super happy wiggle worm!
I sure am hoping that the clearance rack has lots of new goodies in there that it will make me smile bigger than this sweet card does! Let's have a great day……and go have fun shopping in your jammies…..I love sharing a cup of coffee with you!
Until tomorrow!
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