by Susan Itell | Apr 17, 2015 | Super Easy |
Good morning…good Saturday! I adore this stamp set and I think Stampin' Up! also thought so as it is available in all 3 mounts! Personally, I would say GO FOR THE Photopolymer! (plus it is on the weekly deals)
WHY??? – This is one that requires double stampin' and it is soooooo much easier being able to see through the stamps! I know that many of you are still skeptical of them…(and I was too) but once you be a turtle and stick your neck out….you will see what I mean…they are soooo easy!
As the saying goes…"try it – you'll like it" and I think we are going to see many more photopolymer stamps in the new catalog. You can see in the stamp images below that the "flowers" in this set are very versatile and just plain and simple FUN!
When this stamp set came out…I must admit – my heart sank as it made me miss my Mom – but I knew deep down it was a keeper…and I hope that you can see the fun in this stamp! It's funny that I just used the one little flower in the set and look at the impact it gives!
This is an A-2 card in whisper white vertical and I just love yellow, Black and white together and so saffron is one of my favorites…(I love the softness of it)
The stamp set, Another thank you, is a total MUST HAVE ….I wish that you would see mine as it looks like it has been through a battle…and we all know that we need a stellar "Thank You Stamp Set."..this is the one that got me though John's injury last year with thank you cards!
This is my kind of card and one that you could easily change the sentiment to a Thinking of you…a Happy Birthday…go with what makes you roll! This is a great and versatile layout!
When this stamp set came out I know it was special – WHY? I could see that you could easily use this stamp set as a "general" card…not necessary just as a Mothers Days Card,
I think that this flower is just wonderful! Isn't this a great color combo together? – it was a peanut butter and jelly card…that's a phrase that I like to use when it is just a super simple and fun card!
Our stampin' up! punches are the best! These helped me to bring an instant WOW! Sometimes you need to think about what can save you time and punches do this for me on todays card.
I did a "double wammie" with the pens – I used the white gel pen as well as the black pen! Little dots and dashes like this bring the "wow" fast…plus it is clean and simple all at the same time!
Just because this is a simple card it does not mean that it cannot be a WOW card! You know that I adore my envelope – just could lot resist! Not only did I stamp the front, I used the subtles DSP Paper Stack for the back flap…fast and easy yet very effective!
Please pop back tomorrow to see the stepped up version – please let me know you thoughts – I think I know you….you're going to LOVE it!
Remember that this stamp set that I showcased today is in the weekly deals and these weekly deals are only good until Monday night!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog Candy |
Good Morning and bring on the weekend! We are to have incredible weather tomorrow and I am super excited as John is excited to be home on a weekend and we have high hopes of getting some good old fashion Spring Cleaning outside in the beautiful weather!
Hang on tight as this is going to be a post that you want to read…and perhaps re-read and then get your catalogs out and GO TO TOWN as YOU could win some super fun BLOG CANDY!
Next Tuesday, April 21st, Stampin' Up! will be unveiling the "retired list" Even though this might be a sad time for many of us…it will be a day of bargains and trust me – you need to act quick as people are quick… I do not know of anyone that doesn't like a great shopping spree!
Please email me and put in the subject line, BLOG CANDY and I will read your answers and then on Thursday (the 23rd) I will announce the winners (it will take me some time to go through them) and (2) of you will win each a $25.00 shopping spree from me! Here you go – (if there are ties, I will use random.org to pick the winners)
- Email me 10 stamp sets that you project to be on the retired list. (Pull out both the BIG Catalog and the Occasions Catalog) and go to town! (It will be interesting to see how many get it right)
- Email me the total number of stamp sets that you think are going to be retired. (this will be sooo interesting to see what you think)
I am as excited/anxious as you are and you bet on Tuesday morning I will be having lots of coffee reading and "taking it all in" once the list is unveiled.
Also – All orders placed with me on Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd (I know it's overwhelming so I am giving you 2 days) you will earn DOUBLE PAW PRINTS!!!!
Earning DOUBLE Paw Prints for these 2 days is great! At the beginning of the year I started to offer a rewards program for those good old faithfuls that support my Stampin' Up! fun – please click here to see the parameters of the rewards program!
Here is the tracking sheet to help you see where you are on the trail to a FREE stamp set! Please feel free to email me if you want me to help you calculate where you are on this trail of fun!
To be in the "running for the shopping sprees" you need to email me your guesses by Monday, April 20th by 9 p.m. (eastern time) to be fair…
Now to the "fashion show" of beauties…these cards are the ones that were emailed to me for the Monday challenge…
Here is from the random winner – (please know that you are all winners in my eyes)
When I saw Joan's card…an instant smile was on my face as I adore the boldness of the stripes and the colors are right up my alley! What a great card maker – look at her clean and crisp lines…just a great card all the way around. That star is the icing on the cake!
WOW…Sue nailed it all the way around and I have to share with you the scoop on this card –
"I decided to use these colors because I make cards for an organization called 'Operation Write Home'. The organization sends these cards overseas for our servicemen. We also make what they call 'Any Hero' cards, showing our appreciation and thanking them for their service. This card will be used for that purpose."
Is this wonderful or what! It reconfirms why I do what I do…thank you Sue for your talent and time to our service men and women!
Adorable!!! Mary Ann made this for a friends twins 1st birthday…this font stamp set, Sassy Salutations – a fun and festive stamp set. Mary Ann is our favorite "SHEEP CREATOR" and you can see that she makes adorable "BEARS"
Sharon's card makes me smile for many reasons…I ADORE pinks…and I also adore that Sharon and her sister are always up for a challenge…they are "die-hards" …always!
Karen is Sharon's sister…do you agree with me now….a very talented person and WOWZERS – this card can be used for anyone – ADORE the scored lines on the sides – makes me smile!!!
Robyn is also a wonderful and consistent card maker and this is why she was inspired to make this card – "I have a friend traveling to Bali. Wanted to wish her a safe trip." Envelope fun = an instant smile!
I can see your smile…this is just the cutest! Those puffy clouds and sun are so darn cute! Seeing a lined envelope is just so special to me – nothing like a beautiful envelope! Great job!
Super-de-duper! You know that polka dots make me happy and make me smile! Rosanne is a talented card-maker and I am super proud to have her on my team! She recently started a blog, www.heartfeltstamping.com – please go and check it out and you will agree that her work is fun & clean!
O.k. – you know what 1st came to my mind when I saw this beauty was…WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS! Great card….very fun and it still gives you a bright and cheery feel with the white popping in!
This a great group of cards and I am proud to share them with you! Please pop back tomorrow as I have a super 2 day weekly showcase of fun. Saturday is a Show & Tell and Sunday is a stepped up version – trust me, you'll love them!
Thanks for reading so much…I know that you are going to love the chance to win a shopping spree…Until tomorrow!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 16, 2015 | PPA Challenges, Super Easy |
This week we are focusing on a sketch to guide our creativity and I must say, the talented Kerry Bray had me scratching my head as I wanted to make it a super clean and simple card as time was of the essence for me when I sat down to create! Then all of a sudden a light-bulb went off and I said to myself. "What's Up with you today….no mojo" then it hit me…What's Up Stamp Set will do the trick!
I hope that you will play along this week at the Pals Paper Art weekly challenge. I already know that there is a bunch of great talent out there and tomorrow I will share with you the cards that were emailed to me for the Monday's challenge! Let's keep moving….
When I looked at this – I see a square card…and a rectangle….and you know what that is exactly what I did! EASY BUTTON!
This is a great example of letting your DSP go to town. I know that you have it….I know that you just hate to use it…but PLEASE USE IT as there will be NEW DSP soon….and than that cycle will happen again!
Very Vanilla is the neutral of the day and I think that this is HANDS DOWN why I adore this DSP, Flashback, as it coordinates with Very Vanilla. All of our other DSP's always pair up with white.
Let me give you some quick measurements (as I know you really are happy when I do that)
- Overall card is a 4 1/4" square and then the next layer in is 4" and then I scored it (see below picture)
- The "What's Up?" piece is 2 1/2" X 3/4" and then matted with 2 5/8" X 5/8" and lastly with 2 7/8" X 7/8"
- The DSP is 2 1/2" X 3 1/4"
Because it is a square card, out comes the Envelope Punch Board. Ironically there is not a measurement for a 4 1/4" card so here you go! I would suggest that you write it down and tape it to the bottom of your punch board.
- A 7 1/4" square of paper and then punch and score starting at 3 5/8"
- Using the DSP and "green glue" I simply continued to use my DSP (HINT-HINT) and then trimmed away all of the excess!
I might of started off a bit rocky with my thought process of todays card…but at the end I was very happy! The "What's Up?" stamp set has some super fun stamps in it to send those…just thinking of you – what's up? kind of cards!
This would be a great card to send to someone that you have not heard from for a while…or even to someone that reached an achievement/milestone and then in the inside put congratulations! The sky is the limit with what we can do – just think out of the box and have fun!
Let's continue to talk about FUN….please pop back tomorrow as we have WORK TO BE DONE! I am going to give you some homework that 2 , maybe 3 people have the awesome opportunity to win some BLOG CANDY!
This will be HOMEWORK so I am giving you "head's up" that you will need to look at your catalogs, but in the long run – I know that you will be happy!
Also, tomorrow I will do a showcase of the Monday Works of Art! You all make me smile, you all inspire me to take the time each day (and trust me – it does take time but I love it) to do my blog because at the end of the day…I feel that I have inspired you and that hopefully you will go and make some work of art from your heart!
I am an email away and I look forward to tomorrows blog posting! Please feel free to leave me a comment on how you like this super simple card!
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by Susan Itell | Apr 15, 2015 | Photopolymer Stamps |
Good Wednesday to all! Are you curious about the title of today's post? Yesterday when I saw that the Pansy Punch was on the weekly deals I just had to re-do a card that I did before as I loved it before and I love it now! This great news of the weekly deal is 1st base!
Please go to the highlighted post above as you will see how to make punching out these flowers without stress. I am sure that many of you know exactly what I am talking about…I can remember when this stamp set came out I was sooo darn tootin' excited but quickly became frustrated when I could not get them to match up with the punch!
Let's get to 2nd base…this is when I will announce the winner from the Monday Challenge! It truly makes my heart happy that many of you look forward to them and also do them! Today's winner is Joan Thompson and I am not only going to send you a White Gel Pen but I will also send you the card from Monday. I loved that card and ended up making it in several different color combinations.
Once I get the "ok" from Joan, hopefully I will share her card with you on Friday!
On Friday…mark your calendar to stop back as I am not only going to showcase the cards that you all submitted to me on Monday (with your permission) but I am going to get you all "geared up" for a BLOG CANDY that you could win….(I know that you are going to like what I have up my sleeve)
Let's get back to the card….I think that it is just fresh, fun and adorable and it would certainly brighten up anyones day and make them feel super special! Remember to click here to see the original post that I did for all of the specific scoop!
This stamp set that the "smile" is from, So You, is one that I get so many questions about! I think that it is overlooked in the Occasions catalog but I just adore the script fonts. (I hope that in the new catalog they continue to come out with fonts/sentiments like this!
Heat Embossing is still as rewarding as the 1st time I did it. It always makes me feel special and a great tip I can share with you is to have an inexpensive paint brush to "flick" away any excess powder that gets on.
You can see that I continued the theme on the front of the square envelope I made with the Punch Board – (that tool is just amazing) Today's color scheme came from the inspiration from the Flower Pot DSP…I just love that everything matches within the Stampin' Up! family!
Now we need to move to 3rd base….What in the world could 3rd base be? Silly Susan totally forgot to figure up and announce the winner of the "basic bundle" to those of you that placed an order with me last week during the free shipping….(I am sorry – guess I was just having too much fun with Hannah over the weekend)
And the winner is….Kendel Darragh and this is the bundle of basics that she won! I think that we will agree that these items are one that we use all the time! Again, many thanks to all of you that placed an order with me and I think that we all agree that FREE SHIPPING is great! WOOT-WOOT and thank you Kendel for your order!
- a pack of White 8 1/2" X 11 paper
- a bottle of mono Glue
- a pack of Stampin' Dimensionals
- a white gel pen
I sure hope that this card made you SMILE as it makes me smile. Have fun with changing up colors and make sure your garden is in full bloom – what a great way to brighten someones day!
Please feel free to email me if I can be of assistance to you…have a fabulous day – John is SUPER HAPPY that it is the 15th – this has been a particularly hard tax season for him and I am glad it is going to be over!
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