Monthly Archives: August 2012

MDS2 Band of Blue Photo Book

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Tonight is the first football game at our High School and I’m hoping the weather holds up for it. For me that means Band and the half time show. My daughter is a senior this year and has a piccolo solo so it’s a big deal for us.

I just got back my newest project from printing with My Digital Studio, our Band of Blue Photo Book. I love making these up each year for my daughter and the other band members. They cover the season in detail for them and are a great addition to their year books.

Here is a peek at the cover.

and one of the pages –

MDS2 is now available for download if you already have My Digital Studio. Or if you have been playing with the idea of buying it, why not try our MDS2 FREE 30 Day Trial? I think you’re going to love it as much as I do!

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Did you know with our special digital sale going on until September 14th you can get your items printed for 31% off! Why not catch up on all your summer events?

Find out more about our 31% off Special HERE.

Gotta run – it’s almost time to report for Band of Blue duty!

 

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Welcome to my new home

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It’s Moving Day for Stamp with Jini and I can’t tell you how excited I am to share with you the new home for my blog… Stamp with Jini.

I’ve been working hard at getting things set up just right over the past few weeks and giving my blog a NEW look.This new format should allow me to be more creative and share bigger and better things with all of you – so why not spend some time looking around and check it out? I’d love for you to leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Be patient with me as I learn all about this new format. It takes some time for this old dog to learn new tricks:). I’m still tweaking things, but I didn’t want to delay sharing this NEW and exciting venture with you any longer!

Don’t worry I’m trying to move my archived information to my new home so that it will be in one location for your convenience. However, that will happen slowly over time, since I don’t want to miss sharing NEW posts with you. Sooo… that means I’ll also be leaving my content under my blog tab at www.jinimerck.stampinup.net so that you can refer back to it anytime you want to 🙂

 

Digital Sale Extended!

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Good news: Stampin’ Up! has decided to

 extend the 31% Off Digital Sale until September 14th!

Here’s what they had to say –

We know you are wrapping up summer stuff, getting everybody back to school, and things are busy. Now everybody can have a little more breathing room to finish their projects to send off to the print services. And don’t forget about the 31 digital content items on sale too. Make sure to snatch up your favorites before September 14.

Yes, we realize that this change doesn’t go along with our little “31 theme,” but . . . who cares? When we’re talking SALE, 45 days is better than 31! In fact, you are the ones who made it happen; we decided to extend the sale because you asked for more time since there was so much going on in August with the release of MDS 2 at the same time.

Take a few minutes and check out our list of 31 Digital items that are on sale until September 14th!

An here are the print products offered at the sale price too –

ALL cards, photobooks, individual pages, and tags. That’s right: print any photobook, board book, swatchbook, individual pages, greeting card, postcard, trifold card, or tag-all for 31% off.

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Blue Ribbon

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I think everyone should have a stamp set that is fun for kids and easy to use. I think Blue Ribbon could be that set. Not only is it very versatile, but it’s easy enough for your child to use with you. Anything with a coordinating punch is a lot of fun. And not only does the Blue Ribbon set coordinate with punches, and our Designer Series Paper, World Spectacular, but it also coordinates with our Bitty Banners Framelits – now who doesn’t love our new Framelits, they are sooo easy to use!

I don’t know about you but my guys are always willing to punch things out. So that makes the Blue Ribbon stamp set almost fool proof, since you don’t have to worry about making sure things are straight.

Here is a card I received from Amy at convention using the Blue Ribbon Stamp set – isn’t it great?

Blue Ribbon

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Blue Ribbon

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, and Daffodil Delight

Paper: World Spectacular DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, and Daffodil Delight and Very Vanilla

Accessories: 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Big Shot and the Argyle Embossing Folder

 

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Clock Works

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What a great masculine cards you can make with the Clock Works Stamp Set! Masculine cards are something that I struggle more to create. How about you?

Here is a simple and masculine card that I received from Carolyn Dobie in a convention swap that uses both the Clockworks stamp set and Kindness Matters, another great set. I really like the way she designed this card in all different tones of brown. How about you?

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Clockworks, Kindness Matters

Inks: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla

Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Soft Suede

Accessories: Early Espresso1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and Paper Snips

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Harvest Blessings

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Harvest Blessings is such a great stamp set. I love the tractor in particular because of my guys. I think there are a lot of different ways you can use this set and it has a great antique feel to it too.

Here is a swap I received at convention from Robin Faris using the “harvest” image from the Harvest Blessings stamp set. What a great image for thanksgiving, don’t you think?

Harvest Blessings

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Harvest Blessings

Inks: Soft Suede

Paper: Comfort Café Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit and Very Vanilla

Accessories: Stampin’ Write Markers

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A Cherry on Top

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Being a Hostess is a lot of fun and part of the “perks” is being able to choose from our Hostess only exclusive sets. Whether you host a private party with friends or place a $150 order yourself, Hostess items are just… well, fun.

Here is a great card that I received during the swaps at Convention from Samatha Malchow using the A Cherry on Top Stamp Set.  Isn’t it a great card? After all who doesn’t love a cherry on top!

A Cherry on Top

Supplies:

Stamp Set: A Cherry on Top

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, and Lucky Limeade

Paper: Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, and Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Ribbon Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder

 

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Established Elegance Convention Swap

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As promised yesterday here is my first swap from last month’s Stampin’ Up! Convention using the Established Elegance stamp set. This card was given to me by fellow Demonstrator, Lynnette Alvarez. I love the vintage look and feel of this card. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

Being part of Stampin’ Up! is so much fun and Stampin’ Up! gives us several opportunities to get together with other Demonstrators across the US several times a year. If you’d like to find out more about becoming part of my TEAM you can click HERE or contact me anytime.

Established Elegance

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Established Elegance, Everything Eleanor and Lovely Letters

Inks: Cajun Craze, River Rock, Early Espresso, Night of Navy and Crumb Cake

Paper: Cajun Craze, River Rock, Night of Navy, and Very Vanilla

Accessories: 1/16″ Circle handheld Punch, Boho Blossom and ¼” Circle Punches, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Mini Brads, and Victoria Crochet Trim

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Patio Party Pinwheel

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Wow, the last couple of weeks have been crazy around here with band camp. I’m the secretary of the boosters club so there is a lot of startup stuff that happens. But I’m back now and school doesn’t start for a few days.

Pinwheel Today I wanted to share with you this little Pinwheel card I made recently. Isn’t it cute? Pinwheels are all the rage right now it seems. I made this card for my last TEAM meeting. Everyone loved the NEW In Color Dahlias that we used for the centers of our pinwheels. The girls had so much fun making them that I thought I would offer the FREE Pinwheel tutorial to you – just for signing up for my email list! (That’s a $9.95 value for FREE) Interested? Click on my link below to sign up today.

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Wonder how I made the sentiment with the Decorative Label Punch? Here is quick shot of the punched piece after I cut it. 

And then adhere it to the back of the already stamped and punched sentiment piece. I like to use our Multipurpose Adhesive to do this since I can move it around after I turn it over and get the pieces right where I want them. 

How quick and easy is that! Do you like to learn new tips and techniques? Why not join my Virtual Club. You can click HERE for more information.

Come back tomorrow, I’ll be posting some of the cards that I received during swaps at convention.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Friendly Phrases

Inks: Raspberry Ripple

Paper: Patio Party Designer Series Paper, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse and Whisper White

Accessories: In Color Dahlias, Decorative Label Punch

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Georgia Sales Tax Holiday & Stampin’ Up!

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Woohoo…The state of Georgia is having a sales tax holiday for school supplies up to $20 per item on Friday August 10 and Saturday, August 11th and some of our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies are included! What a wonderful time to stock up or purchase items that you’ve been wanting that are on the list.

Check out the table below to see which items are tax free!

Number

Description

Price

100425

2-Way Glue Pen

$3.50

104332

Snail® Adhesive

$6.95

104331

Snail Refill

$4.50

104294

Sticky Strip

$6.95

104430

Stampin’ Dimensionals®

$3.95

103683

Mini Glue Dots

$4.95

103579

Paper Snips

$9.95

103179

Craft & Rubber Scissors

$19.95

101879

Watercolor Pencils

$19.95

105021

uni-ball Signo® Gel Pen

$3.95

102845

Blender Pens

$9.95

various

Stampin’ Write® Markers

$3.50

119802

Subtles (10)

$16.95

119803

Regals (10)

$16.95

119804

Brights (10)

$16.95

119805

Neutrals (10)

$16.95

110755

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$3.95

104045

Anywhere Glue Sticks

$3.95

123002

2011-2013 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

$14.95

128978

Silver Stampin’ Dazzle Marker

$3.50

128979

Gold Stampin’ Dazzle Marker

$3.50

Why not take advantage and get your favorite items now for your holiday cards and other events this fall?

Contact me at by phone or email at [email protected] by 9 p.m. on Saturday, August 11th. Or place your order online at my online store tomorrow and Saturday.

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