by Susan Itell | Feb 20, 2015 | Super Easy |
I sure bet that title "got" your attention…well that is what this card took – 5 minutes! I had a very busy day yesterday working on the Stamp of the Month kits and I thought…what am I going to show to you all today?
My inspiration came from a phone call from "peep" Hannah as she was doing her "Hi Mom" – how are you doing….and just hearing her voice and hearing about her classes at school I thought, she is a great young lady and I want to send her a card!
The other inspiration came from when I popped onto the Freshly Made Sketches Website and saw the below sketch – the lightbulb came on and BINGO….here you go!
Less is best….Black & White is clean and classic….and this stamp set is one you just simply need to have – so much that you need to click it and order it now! I adore it – I think that Stampin' Up! nailed it! The sentiments are fabulous, the font is fun – this is just one great stamp set and the name is great, Lovely Amazing You.
There is really not much to say but I would definitely CASE this card…this is a "Susan style card" and one that makes me happy!
- A-2 Whisper white with a 1/4 smaller piece
- The DSP of Back To Black Designer Series Paper made the classic pop!
- Taking the 2" circle punch, I simply popped a circle out and then place it over top of the base and drew a faint pencil line to use as a guide for perfect placement.
- My "go to" black ink it the Memento as it is a breeze to clean up and it always provides such a clean and crisp image…a simple stamp and then erase the pencil lines!
- I popped a heart form the Owl Builder punch in Strawberry Slush and green glued it….a simple yet effective touch! (it was not until I was putting my stamp back in the case did I see a single heart stamp in this set….Silly Susan!)
- The envelope was a breeze as well…. simple stamp….a simple piece of DSP on the back flap and trim away the excess….and DONE!
This is a great card layout and you know what….you could do this with any of the above sentiments. I adore this stamp set and I hope that you will add it to your stash as I know you would use it a bunch!
Do you know what also would make my heart happy?
For you to become a hobby demonstrator and have stampin' fun and be able to support your habit and get your "habit" at a discount everyday. It really just that easy!
I still can remember that I thought I would just get the kit….be able to place a huge order to get to the one time 30% off discount and then I would BE DONE…well that did not happen
I can say it probably did not happen because of the relationships that developed from the strong and supportive PALS team that Mary Fish has done such an amazing job in creating. We are a fun and inspiring group of people that love what we do, love to learn and love to have fun.
It would be a honor for you to join my team and be a PAL so….how about clicking here and get started. Please feel to email me if you have any questions….its so easy – please take a test drive and I know that your heart will be happy!
Brrrrrrrr – record cold in the East – stay warm and until tomorrow!
p.s. – my Dad LOVED his card…..he said he keeps shaking it up and down and laughs at it!
by Susan Itell | Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Good Thursday to all! Thursday's are a day for another challenge and I do hope that you play along with this weeks Pals Paper Art Challenge as we have a super fun sketch to play with! I just love circles and the minute I saw this sketch, endless ideas popped into my head.
Here is the sketch for today and I hope that you pop over to the PPA Website and see what the designers came up with on their take as well as see all of the other fun concepts that have been entered.
There are so many ways that you could go with this! I wanted to personally stretch myself today and incorporate the (3) elements to be a stamped image, an embossed piece and a sentiment (just something silly that I wanted to do)
Let's break this down…the card is so clean and classic with just a bit of whimsical fun. This stamp set is one of the free stamp sets in Sale-A-Bration….I just love this little bird.
I had fun using the Blendabilities….remember, these gems are so forgiving to even the beginner stamper….they just glide onto the image and the fun thing is….just have fun and keep blending and blending – you'll be so proud of the end results.
The colors I used today were the Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi.
Lifting each of these piece up makes the card have that POP factor as well as I love just using the circle framelits and the Big Shot – quick and easy to run the piece of white with all 3 circles and presto – DONE!
I know that I use DSP a bunch on envelopes but today I wanted to challenge myself to use it on the "front" of the card in a focal way…this is from the Moonlight DSP paper stack – (just love these stacks)
Remember that when you use the blendabilities that you need to use the memento ink pad with them and if I were you….I would also purchase a refill as there is nothing more frustrating than needing to refill a pad to find out that you do not have a refill handy!
Below you will see that I also added the fun to the front of the envelope! This is super fun to do but remember to add a piece of scrap paper down the envelope front so the blendabiites do not bleed through your envelope.
So…a fresh and fun card….right? These Sale-a-bration items are just great this year and remember, for every $50.00 you spend…you can pick a FREEBIE….that in itself deserves a woot-woot! Here is a picture of this fun set I used today!
Please look at the scrolling items that I used today and you can click right on them to order! I am an email away and remember, for every order I receive this month I will send you this super cute card…..
It's hard to believe that it has been 7 weeks since I broke my ankle…I go back next week for an x-ray and I am hoping (fingers crossed) that I can start to put weight on it!
Thank you for your time and thank you for making others smile by creating cards!
by Susan Itell | Feb 18, 2015 | 3-D Projects, Birthday, Tips and Tricks!!! |
Today is a super special day to me, it is my wonderful Dad's 84th Birthday and I know that when he opens this card up today he is going to burst out laughing!
Now by now you know that I am a clean and simple gal but there are just times that you have to put a bit more into it for certain occasions and for certain people! Today is one of those days! I had a TON of fun making this card and if you remember yesterday's post…I said I was going to CASE a card….well here you go!
I made a boo-boo by not measuring everything before I mailed it but I have a TON of pictures and you can always email me and I will do my best!
The card base is the good old A-2 in Crumb cake and then I simply used the Hardwood stamp and inked it up in Soft Suede to stamp just the front of the card!
The framelit is from the On Film Collection and I find this to be a very useful set for many different cards we make. The "Polaroid" look is so fun and easy to use with all sorts of layouts.
The real star of the show is the From the Herd Stamp Set….it is just too darn funny! I just went to town with the Blendabilities and simply had fun! These markers are like potato chips….once you get going on them….you've just gotta have more – LOVE THEM!
I did add a retired product…the fun eyes (I just could not resist) but you will see in the below pictures, I did have to adjust the height of my shaker to a "double layer" of the dimensional strips because the eyes were too tall (hope that this makes sense)
These next 3 pictures will help you towards the end result. I do hope that you will try to make a shaker card – they are super fun and festive.
You do not have to use this framelit…any shape will work! For the confetti inside, I just POPPED out some star confetti from our super punch! Our Window Sheets are a great product to have on hand…."just in case" – just like I needed them today for this card!
Look at the side and you will see that I covered the sides with a thin piece of black paper….see next picture for comments! Live and Learn!
I know that there are so many pictures, but pictures do help me and I hope that they help you as well! I know that this card brought me so much joy to make and I know that my Dad will love it, appreciate it and most of all treasure it. (He keeps all of the cards I make him)
Whew...I hope that I gave you a good idea of how to do this! Darn, I wish we were together…it would make things soooooo much easier to show in person!
A couple of tips & thoughts….
- just do it – go ahead and try a shaker card…they are fun to play with and I can guarantee you that you will be shaking it all around after you make one!
- play and have fun with the Blendabilites…you can not mess anything up. They are a great product and I think Stampin' Up! is so smart for bringing them into the product line.
- They are ALWAYS special people on our lives that deserve a fun and perhaps more time consuming card….HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY!
Enjoy the day, please remember that you can click on the scrolling list of products below to order any of the supplies I used today. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions!
Make it a special day!
by Susan Itell | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Good Tuesday morning! Well…we have snow…it is cold…it is pretty – but it is snow! I still cannot image what my "peep" in Boston is dealing with and all of the other area in the New England States, please be safe and guess what – it's a GREAT time to stamp and work on projects!
Today is a day that I am sharing with you more "Works of Art…from the Heart" that were sent to me. (I also received some amazing valentines – and I will share them another day as they were super cute.) Please enjoy this parade of beauties and please pop back tomorrow as I am going to CASE one of these cards!
This is one clean and classic card! The colors are sooooo striking together and Elisha heat embossed the stamping – stunning….!!!
This card just makes me smile…every time I hear the state of Hawaii….I think of Sandy….when I receive an email and she always says "Aloha" …I smile! Love the crisp and fun color…
This card was sent to me from Linda and I just loved the simplicity of it and just had to share it with you. Sometimes I think we forget about goodies in the big catalog once the Occasions came out…this thank you is one of my all time favorite thank you sets!
A BIG smile came on my face when I opened this. I love the BOLD color as I think it really sets it off. Shaker cards are always such a WOW and they just make you feel special as you shake the fun around….love it!
Linda is a Pal and one talented lady. I look up to her in many ways and I was so touched to receive this card from her. This is probably easily in my top 10 stamp sets in the Big Catalog, just adore these flowers !
Well I hope that these brought a smile to you! There is so much talent out there. Wouldn't it be wonderful for all of us to get to meet each other in person and create….create…share…share….and just have FUN!
Please click here to see the weekly deals that Stampin' Up! is offerings. Remember, you will get 25% off of these goodies….Oh my…this is a tough one as for my weekly pick – it's a toss up between the In Color DSP as I use these ALL THE TIME for envelopes and the Pansy Punch….that is another keeper….hmmm – maybe I should whip up a card with these!
Please pop back tomorrow as it is a special day for me, it is my Dad's 84th birthday and I think that you will like his card that I made!
