Nautical Fun & Bonus Deals!!!

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

It’s summer and as it heats up that means the beach and pool time. And since my summer memories always include Lake Michigan, when I ran across these memo pads I couldn’t resist picking up a few to make little gifts for some friends along with one for myself of course.

Red, white and blue – nautical colors and perfect for these little note pads. I let the note pads dictate which stamp sets I used. And the images went perfectly with the Open Sea and the Sea Street stamp sets.

And check out this one that I made for my friend Janie who deserves a bit of pampering lately. I hope it will remind her of some fond memories from her trip to New England last year.

What do you think? Fun right? I’m hoping my friends will like them.

Bonus Deals Begin Today!

Stampin’ Up! is offering some amazing discounts on more products in the Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack this month! Check them out and go to my Online Store or give me a call to place your order and get yours!

Right now is the perfect time to enjoy more savings, because June 30–August 3, there are MORE items in the Clearance Rack and Weekly Deals. That means you can save up to 30% on even more Weekly Deals, or up to 60% on extra items in the Clearance Rack. You’ll want to hurry though, because Weekly Deals discounts are available in limited quantities before the items return to retail prices.

On a personal note, I hope you’ll bear with me and my technology issues. It’s been a rough couple of days trying to get things done on my blog. Yesterday the whole area was down most of the day before we could get the internet back. And for now I’m working on my blog from my daughters computer which makes things a bit more challenging to post since Kaitlin’s system is so different from mine. 🙂 Everything else of course is normal but the blog is a bit tricky for me. Old dog….new tricks you get the idea. LOL

Last Chance to earn 2 FREE stamp Sets

Just a reminder if you were interested in joining my team. Today is the last day to take advantage of the special offer of 2 FREE stamp sets when you join my team. Want to learn more before it’s too late? Click HERE.

And of course, I’m here to answer any questions you may have.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Open Sea (128454/123032) and Sea Street (133985/133988)

Inks: Real Red (126949), Night of Navy (126970) and Marina Mist Classic Ink Pad (126962)

Paper: Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Stack (138437), Real Red (102482), Night of Navy (100867) Marina Mist Card stock (119682), and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), 2″ Circle Punch (133782), 2 1/2″ Circle Punch (120906), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1″ Square Punch (124094), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)

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Team Fun & More

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

I was trying to be good today and get my gardening done before it got too hot. So, happily I can say I now have the mound of squash an zucchini off my kitchen counter top and into the freezer. That is until we pick again tonight. Half of the freezer is full of squash now so I’m thinking… planting another round isn’t necessary. My husband, Larry was a bit worried we wouldn’t have enough since the plants are already dying. I’ve got about 80 containers filled with my Baked Squash Recipe now. LOL! (Click HERE to see my recipe that I shared last year.)

So I’m taking a break and thought I’d share the great cards I made during some Team meetings last month. Part of the fun is sharing ideas, like I showed you yesterday and part of the fun is getting to stamp together.

These first couple of cards I stamped during my SINKS team meeting. They both use Guy Greetings (138825/138828/137178). Like I’ve said before a great and versatile set to have on hand! Of course, for me these two images are great. Don’t you love cars? I know my guys do and the anchor just makes me smile.

These next cards I made during our Stamp Diva’s meeting. I love the fact we always learn techniques like this first card using the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set (138813/1387816/137154).

And these next cards were taken directly from the catalog with some minor changes based on the supplies on hand. Can you spot them in the 2015 Annual Catalog?

And I thought this card using our Petite Pairs (128706/122497) and Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (133363) was fun to make. Sometimes I forget just how much fun vellum is.

Which one is your favorite? Why not leave me a comment and let me know? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Would you like 2 FREE stamp sets?

If you’ve ever thought about joining my team, the Blue Mountain Stampers or learn more about becoming a Demonstrator and getting a discount on your stamping supplies I’d love to speak with you. June is a wonderful time to join and you can get 2 FREE stamp sets for your choice in addition to $125 in product for just $99!!! That’s a fantastic deal – so why not click HERE to learn more about joining my team and becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator?

Well I’m off to pick blueberries and make Turkey Soup. I’m looking forward to creating a bit this afternoon for BINGO – have you held your spot? Sign up ends in just 48 hours. Yikes!

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Swaps & more

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

One of the things that I enjoy about being a demonstrator is stamping with other and sharing ideas. So today I thought I’d share with you some of the swaps that I received during May’s meetings. After all isn’t it fun to see what others are doing with the same stamp set you may have?

Check out this first card from my friend Anna using the Zoo Babies stamp set (130453/130456).

And how about this one that Terry gave me using the Butterfly Basics (138813/138816/137154) and Sassy Salutations stamp sets (132070/126707).

And who doesn’t need thank you cards? Here is one from Kathy using the Another Thank You Photopolymer stamp set (136835). This set has such a great selection of image sizes to choose from.

And don’t you love these colors together? Crushed Curry and Blackberry Bliss along with the Guy Greetings Stamp set (138825/138828/137178). I’m sure you know I love this set – since it has such great images and wonderful sentiments!

And while these two cards use some items that are no longer available they were such great cards I thought I’d share them with you anyhow.

This first one uses the Flower Shop stamp set (130939/130942) and is simply elegant done in a shades of brown.

And do you see the NEW embossing folder, Boho Chic (138286). What a great texture it adds to this card, right?

If you have ever thought about joining my team and becoming a Demonstrator June is a great time to do so. Not only do you get $125 of product for just $99 – You’ll also get to choose 2 FREE stamps sets! Want more information? You can click HERE to learn more about my team, the Blue Mountain Stampers.

Want to see some of the projects I made at these meetings? Stop on by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing some with you.

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New Weekly Deals & Happy Thoughts

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Check out this weeks Weekly Deals. If you love “bling” you’ll love the deal on our Glimmer Paper!

Have you seen Paper Pumpkin this month?

Check out these cute cards I made using the June kit, Happy Thoughts.

Want to see the kit in action? Paper Pumpkin has a video each month highlighting the kit. Why not check out this month’s video below.

Want to learn more about Paper Pumpkin? Why not check out the subscription site HERE or you can purchase a Prepaid Subscription HERE. Still have questions? Contact me today.

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Have you got your spot? RSVP by Friday, June 26th

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

You’re invited to have some fun with me!

Come to Bingo…..Stampin’ Style!

We’ll play 6 or more games of Bingo with lots of prizes

to be won from the NEW 2015 Annual catalog!

Bring a friend along and have an enjoyable afternoon out!

Plus you will make 3 projects…so you’re ALL winners!

Sunday, July 12th

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Cost: 25.00

(Chance to win lots of prizes!)

Space is limited!

RSVP and Prepay by June 26th (so I have time to get all the prizes there!)

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Last chance to RSVP for June’s Coffee & Cards

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Work at your own pace – Cards are clean and simple designs and easy to complete in about 1 hour. The class includes cards for birthdays, thinking of you, thank you, seasonal and more!

Date: Tuesday, June 23rd at 10 a.m.

Thursday, June 25th at 6:45 p.m.

Cost: $15 (free with a minimum order at event)

Envelopes are included just bring your Snail and favorite Adhesives

RSVP and prepay by Friday, June 19h to hold your spot

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NEW Weekly Deals for June 16th

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Check out this week’s Weekly Deals

Select Paper Pumpkin Kits Retire on July 27th

Are you a Pumpkin Paper person? If so you’ll want to check out the current paper kit selection – We’re saying goodbye to some of our past kits on Monday, July 2th (or sooner if they are snatched up)!

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June Coffee & Cards Event

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Why not sign up for my June’s Coffee & Cards Event and add to your card stash to use in July?

During this event you’ll make 6 cards (2 each of 3 designs)

Work at your own pace – Cards are clean and simple designs and easy to complete in about 1 hour. The class includes cards for birthdays, thinking of you, thank you, seasonal and more!

Date: Tuesday, June 23rd at 10 a.m.

Thursday, June 25th at 6:45 p.m.

Cost: $15 (free with a minimum order at event)

Envelopes are included just bring your Snail and favorite Adhesives

RSVP and prepay by Friday, June 19h to hold your spot

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Last Chance for this the Weekly Deals

On a personal note – I sent our daughter, Kaitlin off on Friday morning to DCI for the next two months. I did really well and only teared up as I checked her in at the airport and only got one set of “eye rolls” when I said text and send pictures a bunch of times. After all I’m going to miss the kid and the little stacks of junk laying all over the house that I trip over when she is home.

She was both excited and feeling overwhelmed with packing. I can honestly say mom was a bit too – trying to get the required 30 pairs of sock and underwear along with all the other items into one suit case was a hoot! (She was flying which added to the stress since the bag couldn’t be more than 50 pounds!) The enthusiastic picture above was the first of three times we pack things into the suit case.

Thankfully one of the vets took pity on the rookies and sent a picture of what she took with her so we were able to add a duffle bag for the sleeping bag and sleep mat and water cooler!

Kailtin will be marching with the Seattle Cascades and touring the country this summer on a bus (I think the show schedule shows 19 cities in 30 days!) Seriously, she says this will be fun and worth every penny. I know that it will be a experience of a lifetime, but really 2 months of sleeping in gyms floors and traveling packed in a bus…..hmmm.

We’ll be able to see her perform when she comes to Atlanta and performs at the Dome in July. Of course, I wanted to have a little reminder of home while she is away so I made some special tags for her bags for her. I couldn’t resist 🙂

She seemed especially pleased with the music theme and the way these turned out since I let her choose the color. I simply took a piece of black cardstock, scored it so that her information was hidden on the inside and decorated.

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Sprinkles of Life & More

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Check out these make ‘n takes from my recent Blue Mountain Weekend. I just love this little Sprinkles of Life stamp set (139971) and coordinating punch Tree Builder (138295). Do you see the striped pattern behind the cone? It’s our NEW Envelope Paper – yep, you can use it for your cards too! Which makes it a great choice since it’s so versatile and such fun to use with the Envelope Punch Board (133774) too.

And this second card uses the Butterfly Basics Stamp set (138813/138816/137154) that you can find in the 2015 Annual Catalog and the yummy New 2015 In Color Watermelon Wonder.

Check out the coordinating envelope I made using the NEW 2015 In Color Envelope Paper (138312) and the Envelope Liners Framelits (132172). Fun right?

And this final card uses the same Watermelon Wonder 1″ Dotted Lace Trim (138425)…..Love it! It’s so versatile and ties wonderfully.

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Retreat Pillow Gifts & Another Video Tutorial

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Pampering and pillow gifts continued through out the retreat – Saturday morning everyone received their goodie bag, or in this case Berry Baskets filled with items for the weekend’s Make ‘n Takes. Since the new 2015 Catalog had not gone live yet this was a huge hit since it contained some of the NEW 2015 In Color Dotted Dotted Lace Trim and Envelope Paper!

Isn’t the Berry Basket Die (137366) cute? I cut it first using Always Artichoke card stock and then ran through the Designer Series Paper pieces for just the sides. The cute little coordinating bow was made using the Bow Builder Punch (137414) and another pattern from the Designer Series Paper Stack. Love this option for Designer Series Paper – our stacks make it easy to mix and match like this since they contain 4 of each pattern. And with the new 6×6 option you can do even more!

And of course – here are some more of the little treats from the weekend.

I love this little Hot Diggity Dot Stamp Set (134021/134024) and it’s sayings and of course, the fry box was filled with what else? Hugs and Kisses of course! The fry box was made with our NEW 2015 In Color Watermelon Wonder and the Fry Box Die (132966). If you want to learn how I made this, you can click HERE to see my video tutorial.

And the final project I’m sharing today had a little extra special something inside – Can you guess what it was?

The petite purse held a scissors charm using our Something Borrowed Embellishments from the 2015 Occasions Catalog!

Now I know that these embellishments are retired at this point – but these scissor charms were so much fun to make I thought I’d share how I made them with you in my How to Make Scissors Charms Video Tutorial.

Easy right? And once you get started there are all kinds of combinations you can make. What fun I had designing these for our guests! Oops, I slipped in my tutorial and let the cat out of the bag – since I’ve made the blue scissor charms for my team members, the Blue Mountain Stampers and our retreat this coming weekend. Shhh…don’t tell them…LOL!

Here is a final picture of all the pillow gifts from the retreat.

Want to see the Make ‘n Takes everyone made on Saturday? Stop on by tomorrow when I’ll share the three projects with you.

And why not leave me a comment and let me know which pillow gift is your favorite? I’d love to hear from you.

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Not one set but TWO FREE stamp sets!!!

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