by Susan Itell | Oct 11, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Halloween, Super Easy |
Before today's post…many thanks for the kind comments so many of you left yesterday for a special day for many that are near to my heart. I wish Hannah was home as I know that she would have been so touched!
The 1st "Claire" Scholarship was a huge success and it was just "a wonderful and healthy day" The scholarships were given to (4) great riders, all girls from different areas of our country…California, New York, Georgia and Virginia!
This post is just plain fun and another one that is addictive to make….kinda like the tootsie pops….click here to see that post! I hope that you have as much fun making these as I do!
I have to share with you….I made over 125 of these for a "Caddyshack" Party for work and as people left, I had (2) Baby Ruths in them for a Party Favor….too darn cute!
Here is how you make them and I hope that you have fun!
- The size of the project is a 1/2 sheet of paper, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
- Using the Simply Scoring Tool, Scoring the long side (8 1/2")….score at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 5" and 6 3/4"
- Turn the paper to the short side (5 1/2") and score at 1 1/2" & 4"
- Now don't stress here…simply fold in the sides at the score lines and then cut as you see in the picture below!
TIP ALERT: 2 things…..first – snip off a bit of the ends as it makes it easier to have a "clean" fold and use the small oval punch BEFORE you adhere your box….it just is easier!
- A simple "glue dot" is your friend and this is really fun to pull together! Fold up the sides as you see below! Please email me if you need help!
Now all you have to do is decorate (if you wish and tie a bow) and BAM – you are good to go….but don't forget to put a treat inside!
Now are you wondering why I called this Oh, Henry! Well…there is a candy bar named this, but the real reason is that Hannah's dear friend….Catherine – her horse's barn name is Henry and he is one great guy!
Catherine is one great girl and I like to treat her to some Oh, Henry! while she is in college missing him!
Catherine and her Mom (my dear friend) were with me for Claire's Scholorship….and we were all missing Hannah not being here but the picture below is a sight that the "Mom's" get to see often and our hearts are "pitter-patter" as they are dear and special friends to each other!
I hope that I have inspired you today and PLEASE go and make these! They are sooooo fun! I honestly cannot remember where I saw this idea but I was so excited this summer when it was PERFECT for the event at work!
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I leave you with the best of the comments that was from one of the riders that won….(my job was to interview the winners)…..this beautiful girl that was just 15 looked at Claire's Mom and said….
"Thank you for this opportunity and thank you for raising
such a great role model for us…"
My heart is happy…until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Oct 10, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Today is a very special as well as a HUGE heartfelt day to honor an amazing young women that was taken way to early in life. If you follow my blog (and I sure hope you do) you already know that I like to intertwine my life and my personality thru my blog.
I have blogged many times about Hannah's amazing trainer Tom (remember, he is the guy that eats Peanut M&M's only on Sundays – only a man could have that will power)...well he is one special person to so many and today is a day that I know is going to be emotional but at the same time a feel good for him.
Three years ago, Claire Mawdsley was killed in an automobile accident at young age of 21. Claire was a role model to many of the Junior Riders at the barn as well as a young women that had an amazing work ethic and passion for life. If you wish to read about this talented young lady, please click here.
Tom has been working so hard in getting a Scholorship started in memory and in honor of Claire and today his dream is coming to life. If you click on the below picture, you can read more about it.
Tom has asked me to make up (4) cards for the winners (there are (4) sections of Junior Riders) and the money that they will be receiving will go towards their college education. Here is the card that I made.
I think that it is very appropriate for the occasion and it was an honor and a joy to make! I had a call from Hannah (she is in Africa now) and she wanted to let me know that she is thinking about all of us and how wonderful it is that this scholorship is coming to life to honor such a beautiful person!
Needless to say I am here at the horse show, surrounded by my "Barn friends" and Claires Mom is here as well! Last night some of the girls from the Barn made thank-you cards for the riders that were entered in the scholorship to write a note of thanks to all of the sponors…(another thing I adore about Tom…he said "Can you also make me up some thank-you's as I want the kids to sit down and properly thank all of the sponsors")
I know that it is hard to see the blue…it is Night of Navy and I just love this simple stamp…one stamp says it all! The girls do not stamp (I need to work on that!!!!!) so I made it super easy for them to use the aqua painter and the stamp to do the trick!
I know that this is not a "teach you" post but in other ways it really is a "teach you" post as please do not under estimate what we do. This simple gesture of making these for Tom not only warms my heart but I know that Claire would be touched as well.
I can remember the last time I saw Claire…I made this Apple Cake and she really, really loved it. Some of the other grooms from the barn had left and she aked me…."Where is that cake – it is really good" – when I told her that the guys took it…her face was adorable and pricless! Great memories of a special person!
Please keep Claire and her family and friends in your thoughts! I think you all will agree with me, Tom IS a special person…it is wonderful to see his dream come to life and there is no doubt that Claire is right here with us for this special day!
Thanks for allowing me to let you "into" my life today….tomorrow is Simple Saturday and Oh, Henry!!! Pop back and see what's up my sleeve!
Enjoy the day and remember all of the thanksgiving that we all have! Until tomorrow!
by Susan Itell | Oct 9, 2014 | 3-D Projects, Halloween, Party Favors |
I know that these Tootsie Pops have been around before but I think that they are soooo darn tootin' cute that it brought back! I have so many great memories of doing things like this with my children!
The best thing is that I STILL LOVE TO MAKE THEM...and I still send things like this to my adult children and they always call to thank me for the memories and then naturally I have my moment to say….do you remember when you were a Pumpkin for Halloween…..
(Do you remember making the ghosts out of kleenex)!!! Well, I admit, I love tootsie rolls and tootsie pops! Making them into an adorable broom is so cute at this time of the year but I thought that they needed a little "box" to stand on so they would be straight!
Today is also the Pals Paper Art Challenge and I "squeeked" this is with the color palette that they are using! Please make sure you go to the PPA site and see what the design team came up with this week!
I have LOTS of pictures for you with tips and tricks but please feel free to email me if I can be of help to you! They are so fun and I will say they get adictive to make! Let's start with the box!
I did use the smallest circle framelit to cut out the middle but if you do not have that or want to save time…just put a couple of glue dots on the bottom of the tootsie pop….works like a charm!
In the picture below you can see the little box! (I think a little Elephant should be standing on it) I like the fact that the coffee filter drapes over it to hide it!
Now let's get the making the broom…so easy and so cute! Again, please feel free to email me if you need further help!
So I realize there are lots of pictures being thrown at you but I do hope that it helps! To tie it off I used a piece of Baked Brown Sugar Bakers Twine and then the Stamp and Punch came from the Merry Everything Bundle! (I thought that this sentiment was great as we all know that you end up chewing the center of the Lolipop!!!)
True, you could purchase this seperately but I would not….WHY??? You will save an instant 15% plus this is a great and very practical bundle! I also used the 1/8" circle hand held punch and guess what? It is on the weekly deal special! I am amazed at how often I do use it!
To me, the key adhesive are the glue dots for this project…these little gems are easy to tuck in and with using the piercing tool…it makes it easy!
Thanks for popping in today and I hope that you go to the store and purchase some lollipops and try this! I am sure that whomever is lucky enough to get this broom will be a happy camper!
I hope that you all enjoyed the blog hop yesterday….I am still trying to go through and see what all of the PALS were up to! Sooooo much talent out there!
Remember, shopping in your jammies is FUN…..Click here and smile!
Until tomorrow….I have a post for you that is very near and dear to my heart!
by Susan Itell | Oct 8, 2014 | Fall Cards, Halloween, PALS Blog Hops |
Welcome to the October Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating an early Halloween and Harvest season. This month we are sharing Halloween and fall projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies.
This is my favorite think in being a PAL…our monthly blog hop! I can remember the 1st time I took the dive off the board and tried a Blog Hop…..I have never missed one since then! I hope that you enjoy today and are inspired by the amazing talent that you will see today! Have fun and take it all in!
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from hop #19 Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
- Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
- Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
- Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
- Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
- Beth Beard at My little craft blog
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
- Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
- Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Amy Whelan at Amys Inklings
- Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
- Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
- Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
- September Gray at septembergray.com
- Sherrie Gross at Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sherrie
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
- Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
- Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
I am not going to share a bunch of "in's and out's" today but please email me if you need help wth this card! I think that is is a fun Halloween Card without being too scary! I made 30+ of these and I will tell you that if you take it in steps…it is very doable!
Please enjoy the pictures and I hope that I have inspired you and brought a smile to your face!
The star of the show is the Fall Fest Bundle, and I highly reccomend that you purchase the bundle…as these offering are great to "tuck" in when you need a space filled!
Layers…layers and layers! I adore layers! To me that is what makes a card special! This is a square card so even without the layers you would need additional postage…but adding what I did is the same price!
Elements of this card will be listed at the end of the post but as I said before, please email me if I can help you re-create this fun card!
I know that many find using vellum is a challenge….but just plan in advance before you start a card to make sure that you can "hide" the adhesive, here I used glue dots behind the eyes!
If you follow my daily blog, you know that I adore envelopes and I never have a card go out without a fun, lined envelope! To me it is the 1st thing you see and the thing you will remember!
O.k……You have a lot more hopping to do – there is a bunch of fun projects out there! Be a BIG SPONGE and soak it all up! There is so much talent out there within the PALS…this is just a small tast of the talent out there!
The next stop is stop #21 Amy Whelan at Amys Inklingson the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.
Enjoy…thanks for popping in….Happy Fall! Until tomorrow!
