by Susan Itell | Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Good afternoon….this is my 2nd post for today and you can click here to see the 1st one….as super cute "bee" note-card…because I did not want to take away from our 2 day post over the weekend, I thought that I would shoot out another post!
Quickly I want to cover 3 things:
1. Organization Labels for you: It was actually a month ago that I blogged about how I store my paper. You can click here to see that post from May 26th.
I shared with you not only the labels for each of the colors we have for your tabs if you choose to store your paper in this fashion. I have done this for YEARS (even when I was a Creative Memories Consultant) plus others that you will use for our new products.
Download Stampin' Up! Color Files June 2015
I now have "Built In" paper storage for my cardstock but still use this method for my scraps. BEFORE I always used (2) folders, one for the paper like a blogged about, the other for scraps.
I have had many requests for me to do the labels for the scraps….so here you go.
If you do this method you most likely will use 2 bins…you really do not want to over stuff your paper as that it super frustrating….plus if storage is an issue for you – STACK them….they do have lids) also (These I use the Avery Labels that are very large 2" X 4" and stick them right on the front of the file)
Download In Color Scrap Labels 2014 – 2017
Download Brights Scraps Labels 2015-2017
Download Neutrals Scraps Labels 2015 – 2017
Download Regals Scraps Labels 2015-2017
Download Subtles Scraps Labels 2015 – 2017
2. The Clearance Rack is going to be stocked! Mark your calendar on Tuesday the 30th and you know the drill…the early bird will get the deals!
There will also be some special weekly deals (remember it''s Tuesday) and there will only be a limited amount of these before they go back to retail price!
3. Clarification – I have talked with several of you that are on the fence about saying those words...I'M GONNA DO IT!
Many of you that have been a demonstrator in the past know that you have had a one time 30% discount for being a newbie…this will be going away July 1st so this is another reason why taking advantage of this is "key"!
For those of you that purchase a kit on or before June 30th…will have 45 days to take advantage of the one time 30% discount. Anyone that joins starting July 1st, will not have this perk.
Also, YES – as a hobby demonstrator you can get the discount on top of the deals that Stampin' Up! offers….I say WOOT-WOOT! (You bet my alarm will be on to get the deals)
Enjoy the evening….hope you can find time to get inky!!! Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 26, 2015 | Super Easy |
To say "hello"
This is a super sweet card that can be changed up with "thanks" with using the new "greetings thinlits" I am just "head over heels" for these type of script fonts as I think they always add a great flair.
Before we get to the card….I had a great time reading your comments yesterday and I added mine….I love the interactivity we have….there are some amazing stampers out there!
You could whip up these gems in no time at all and just leave off the sentiment and then when you need a super cute card…pull out the "thanks" or "hello" and you are good to go and will most definitely bring a smile to someones face! This is my kind of card!
Here are the dimensions and I do hope that you make this card. As I was grouping together the products that I used today…and take a look – it is all about the basics….(big shot, paper, punches, embossing folders, thinlits, silicone mat, green glue)…you see, you simply cannot go wrong with the basics!
- The Card is the Notecard and Envelopes (love them – (20) for just $6.00)
- The Hello Honey is 3 1/4" X 4 3/4"
- The Whisper White is 3 1/8" X 4 5/8" and then run through the Big Shot with the New Brick Wall Embossing Folder
- Use the 1" punch and punch out a "bee" from the English Garden DSP paper
- Use the 1 1/4" punch to Pop out a Hello Honey Circle (use the inside of the mat)
- Take the Hello Honey pen and add dots all around the edges and then add a dimensions to the back to POP it up!
- Take a piece of Soft Suede Scraps and cut out the "hello" framelit…
Let's put this together….it is a quick one!
- Green Glue is your friend and also the silicone mat….(another must have tool), go ahead and lightly put green glue on the "hello" and let it "set up" for a couple of minutes so if you did get too much, it will set up!
- Green Glue the White Brick piece to the Hello Honey and then glue this down! Lastly, glue the POPPED up bee. Now you can place the "hello" on the front of the card….so darn cute!
- Not so fast…the envelope – from 1 sheet of DSP you can do 12 envelopes…the size to cut is 6" wide X 2"….glue it down and then trim off the access.
There you go my friends….a GREAT CARD RECIPE and you can see that it is all about using the basics! When you are building up your inventory please make sure that you have the basics….the fru-fru stuff can wait. True it's fun, but the basics will get you to where you want to "bee"! (ha-ha)
I know that you all are tired of hearing about the 2 FREE Stamp Sets (of your choice) with the $99.00 starter kit. I know that there are sooo many of you that easily spend more than $99.00 with me and I just feel so bad not offering this to you….
I also realize that you are also Hobbiest, just LOVIN' having time to get your products and have "me time" – You can easily have all of that…I just hate to see you miss a sale…as this is exactly what you should look at it as.
If I said, everything is 25% off – YOU ALL WOULD HOP ON IT…..think of it the same way, this is just an opportunity for you to take advantage of a sale. I know that there are many items that you do not have…but this IS the best time to make sure your basics are covered….
A couple of weeks ago… my wonderful upline, Mary Fish hosted a Virtual Opportunity Night and it was open to everyone and anyone….it was an evening of fun, prizes and lots of information to questions that we are scared to ask….but the questions were asked…and the answers were given!
Grab yourself a cup of coffee and click here and view the fabulous video that Mary put together.(you do have to put your name and email in for the meeting video to start, but no worries – no one will know that you watched it or contact you)
I would love for you to be a part of this fun with me and if you are just the "lurker" – that's great as well. Mary does a fabulous job with touching on what the PALS are all about…I joined with Mary as I adored her style and the no pressure style of Stampin' Up! The PALS are the best, full of support, inspiration and positiveness!
You know I Stampin' Up! and I would love for you to be able to take advantage of the sale. I think that many of you think that "you will lose me as a cyber friend" and that will never happen. If all you want it the 2 free stamps sets and the kit…that's great with me!
Please feel free to email me…or click here and say these words…I'M GONNA DO IT!
Until tomorrow….I think you are going to love and appreciate the 2 day post!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 25, 2015 | Christmas, Embossing Folders, Super Easy |
Did you see the date today….yep – it is June 25th and we know what that means…6 months from now it will be Christmas. I say YIKES…REALLY….WHAT HAPPENED…wowzers, time sure does fly! I thought it would be "fitting" to honor this milestone and I am sure that I am hearing lots of sighs…
This is my kind of card…simple and to the point! This would be a super easy card to "mass produce", something that many of us like to do with our Holiday Cards. I know that many of you like to make several cards and then make multiples of them – this is one card that I would not forget about!
The DSP is from the Merry Moments DSP and from one piece of of DSP, you can make 12 cards as the width of the DSP is 2" - and then matted a "smidge larger" in Old Olive. (Now don't forget use the inside of this paper to pop out punches etc…as you will be covering it up)
I also used the new Heavy Weight Whisper White Cardstock….LOVE IT – once you use it, you will not go back. The other thing is that the "White's match"(so you can easily use our regular whisper white layered on top) I know that this sounds crazy but trust me…you can put 5 sheets of paper that are white from different sources and they all look a bit different.
I was THRILLED that Stampin' Up! carried over this fabulous stamp set, Festival of Trees and it also comes as a bundle which will save you an instant 15%. I caution you when you order, if you want the bundle…make sure that you get the right numbers. (I cannot tell you how many times I see a punch and then forget to look for the bundle number)
The sentiment is from Sassy Salutations, and this is one of the very first stamp set I purchased when I was a customer. I have used it a ton and I still think the fun font today is as fabulous as I did back then, years ago! I call that a "keeper"!
I admit…I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig as how in the world would I have a crooked sentiment on such a clean and simple card!
Here is a great tip to save your DSP…for the envelope fun I used a scrap of real red and than ran it through the Big Shot with the SUPER FUN large Polka Dot Embossing folder….remember, this is on the weekly deals.
I like to do this as it saves you money but it still provides you a WOW and a fun card. I use "green glue" to adhere the card stock to back flap and let it "set up" and then trim off the excess.
Let's get some comments going…
- If you make Holiday Cards….when do you start to make them?
- Do you make all of your cards the same or make several different styles?
- Do you like to "mass produce" making your cards?
Many thanks for your sweet comments about James coming home…he arrived safe and sound and Leo has not stopped hopping all over the place…he was used to living in the city so our 30 acres is heaven to him.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions and I hope to see you tomorrow….hopefully Jeanie will be coming over today or tomorrow so I can get to you her fun works of art!
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by Susan Itell | Jun 24, 2015 | Watercoloring |
You all know that my "peeps" are my "Pride & Joys"…well after a very long journey with lots of tough decisions etc….our middle peep, James is coming back to our home area and has accepted a job!
After college he has worked in sales and it just simply was not the right fit for him. He is a super sweet young man…almost 25 and has soooo many gifts. Knowing that he was not happy with his career we encourage him to figure out what would make him happy…and after lots of soul searching he knew that he needed to be "hands on" making a difference.
He has accepted a job at a Boarding School as the assistant Development Director and he is thrilled to be able to put his creativity and "people" skills to great use! He will also be helping with coaching and there is no doubt that his positiveness with kids will be a win-win!
I love this quote…and I knew you would as well!
The timing for this is perfect and when we found out that I was having surgery we knew that this would be a huge help all around…James adores being outside and mowing fields is relaxing to him (p.s. – John is THRILLED) as the work here is endless….and you know what this means….WE WILL BE GAINING ANOTHER DOG….LEO! (what the heck…we have 5 – what's 1 more)
When the new catalog came out…I knew that this stamp set, You're Sublime, would be coming to Randall Lane. I think it is fun…it can go either way – for young or old….and when I saw this over the weekend, I knew that this would be a perfect card to have on James' pillow when he make the long trek home.
Here is a larger picture of the stamp set…I bet you can think of many different card and project ideas for these great stamps! Today I used the Aqua Painters and I just squeeze the ink pads to get a puddle of ink on the lid.
I probably snapped the pictures to soon as it wasn't quite dry…I am no expert (as you can see) but it is soooo much fun to use the Aqua Painters…just have fun…but I do recommend using Watercolor Paper when using this Aqua Painters.
We all know that "following your heart" is a hard thing to do at times…but I am super proud of James knowing in his heart that he needed to make a change. I bet he will "get it" why I put the thick bakers twine to the left with the knots…..do you get it? (think about it and at the end I will share with you why)
Quick…simple…fun….DONE! My kind of card. I wish I was mobile to have fresh cookies for him but he will totally understand and he will be a huge help to me. He does not start until July 1st so he has a week to take a deep breath!
I thought that you all would get a kick out of this picture below…I move out to the family room part of the day and here are my friends that are by my side all the time (sorry, the sofa looks a bit bleak without the pillows fluffed etc…but here are my friends…(dear Eddie…he's hanging in there….with his ball right at his side)
I love my little fur babies and Leo fits in like he has lived here his whole life! He comes complete with a HUGE bag of toys so that makes Eddie super happy and puts a special spring in his step.
There is only 1 week left to take advantage of the June special…please feel free to reach out to me to learn more. I would love to help you see that this really is a great opportunity for you – who does not like a sale.
Have a fabulous day…and did you figure it out about the knots on the bakers twine? I wanted it to resemble a rope with knots that you would "climb up"….James is an Eagle Scout and I bet when I ask him….why do you think I did that?….I bet he'll get it! He is climbing a ladder in life and I am super proud of him.
Until tomorrow….
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