Fun & Flirty Flip Flops

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

What says summer more than a new pair of flip flops? Today’s card uses our fun bold Designer Series Paper, Festive Birthday to create these fun cactus flip flops.

I’ve had several of you ask me how I created these when you saw my shoe box card HERE.

So I thought I’ve put together a video tutorial on how they are made. And I included some tips to make things easier.

Want the pattern? Well I’ve made one up just for you!

Flip Flop Pattern Printable PDF

So, what kind of flip flops do you like? Plain, bright and colorful, or wild patterns? Why not leave me a comment and let me know.

What’s Happening Here?

On a personal note I thought I’d share with you what is happening with all this wood my son, Johnathan and I brought home on June 20th. (Click HERE to see that post).

I’m excited to say my guys are making great progress on the project… my classroom!

Johnathan is always happy playing with his “toys” in the garage. (He built his garage cabinetry that you see in the background over his winter break.)

Over the weekend they finished the 12 x 12 paper storage unit.

and the base cabinet too! Wow that was fast!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am to get painting! And you know how I dislike painting. LOL!!!

Right now, I’m trying to decide a new paint color for the classroom walls. After all, with this great cabinetry going in I need a new coat of paint, right?

I’ve got it narrowed down to two choices at this point.

A more bold one and a safe one. I’m trying to decide how crazy I want to be LOL!!! Pool Party or Sahara Sand ???? Hmmm…. what do you think? I’ve changed my mind so many times already, but these are the two I keep coming back to since I love the Island Indigo display item I already have.

What color would you choose?

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Seaside Shore (141622/141625)

Inks: Melon Mambo (115320), Crumb Cake (126975), and Soft Suede Classic Ink (126978)

Paper: Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper (141630), Melon Mambo (126948), Emerald Envy (141415), Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Sky (131203) and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: Seaside Embossing Folder (141481), Melon Mambo tick Baker’s Twine (141689), Blossom Bunch Punch (140612) and Regal Enamel Shapes (141681)

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Patriotic Flag Holder

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

Yesterday I shared with you a patriotic card that I made during our shoe box swap at my team retreat.

I loved the pop up star Melanie shared with us. I knew just what I wanted to do with some cute little post it flags that I picked up earlier in the month after I made her card.

Check out what I came up with.

It was fun, quick and easy. Here is the inside

Told you the little flags were cute!

Check out this fast little video I filmed showing you how I made the Pop Up Star.

Easy, peasy, right?

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Balloon Celebration (140675) and Thoughtful Banners (*141614)

Inks: Real Red (126949), Night of Navy (126970), Marina Mist (126962), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Paper: Real Red (102482) and Night of Navy (100867)

Accessories: Duet Banner Punch (*141483), Metallic Foil Doilies (138392), Star Framelit Dies (133723), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Bone Folder (102300), and Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive (110755)

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Team Retreat Fun!

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

I love to pamper my team – And one of the fun things we do together are retreats! I hold three of them a year so that we can spend time away from the daily grind together.

We love sharing, stamping together and well, honestly just having some fun. After all who doesn’t like a weekend where they can lounge around in their Pjs and stamp?

We bring all our new goodies to share and while we all have different projects – it’s a wonderful time crafting together and inspiring each others creativity!

What kind of things do we do? Well Janette’s project this retreat was to get all her 4th of July cards completed and ready to send out when she returned home.

And Anna’s was to create a birthday card from her son using the NEW Shooting Star Bundle (142349/142350).

On Saturday we have a team Shoe box Swap. It’s a lot of fun. Everyone shares how their card was designed and special tips for assembly before we get started.

Here is Marni sharing how to assemble the penny sandwich for the Sliding Star Framelits (141820) for her card.

What fun learning new things together! And it’s a great chance to try new products we don’t have.

Marni’s card is done in Dapper Denim and uses the Shoot Star Stamp Set (141616) in addition to the Birthday Banners Stamp Set (141506) and Bunch of Banners Framelits Dies (141488). I love the way she used to Gold Glimmer Paper (133719) for the stars to add a bit of bling.

Anna’s card uses the By the Shore Suite found in the Annual Catalog (page 92 & 93). I really love nautical suite of coordinating products! She used the By the Seashore Designer Series Paper (141640) and Seaside Shore stamp set (141622/141625) in addition to the Seaside Embossing Folder (141481) to create this fun summer themed card for the shoe box.

Melanie who just joined our team in June (and took advantage of the wonderful special to earn 2 addition stamp sets), chose to do a patriotic card using the Perpetual Calendar stamp set (137167) and Star Framelits Dies (133723).

Janette’s shoe box was a soft and sweet sympathy card done in Sweet Sugarplum. It uses the Best Badges Bundle (142333/142334) and the Thought & Prayers stamp set (128751/127805).

Can you see the little flowers on the vine? The flowers are part of the Tree Builder punch (138295) and the scallop edge was made using the Best Badge Punch (140633) – how cool is that?

And of course we have a Shoe & Tell table – where we put our creations from the weekend. Here is a fun birthday card using the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper and Build a Birthday stamp set (138646).

Oops I almost forgot – What did I do for my shoe box? Well I was in the mood for a fun bold color pallet so I created this little flip flop card using the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper and the Seaside Shore stamp set. (I’ve included the complete recipe below for you.)

Want to Join in the Fun?

Did you know there are still 2 days to join and take advantage of the FANTASTIC June promotion?

Yes, there are! You have until the Thursday, June 30th at 11:50 p.m. (MT) to join AND not only get $125 in product for just $99 but you’ll also get to choose any TWO stamp sets!!!! That’s over a $200 value for just $99!!!!

But don’t wait until the last minute! Click HERE to learn more or to sign up today.

Have some questions? Why not contact me today to learn more? Call 706 754-7124 or email me at [email protected]

When you join you’ll get to be part of my team, the Blue Mountain Stampers and join in the fun too!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Seaside Shore (141622/141625)

Inks: Crumb Cake (126975), Soft Suede (126978), and Melon Mambo (115320)

Paper: Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper (141630), Crumb Cake (120953), Tempting Turquoise (102067), Melon Mambo (126948), and Soft Sky Card Stock (131203)

Accessories: Seaside Embossing Folder (141481), Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine (141689), Regal Enamel Dots (141681), 1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch (134365) and Blossom Punch (140612)

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Love You Lots!

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

My niece recently celebrated her 11th birthday and since her nick name is Laney bug, I knew the Love you Lots stamp set with the lady bug images was a perfect choice!

Here is what I came up with.

I chose the Irresistibly Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper for this card since I knew that I could make it any color I chose, in this case Watermelon Wonder.

This is a wonderful set with all it’s cute little animals and sayings to add to your collection. Did you know the only way to get this set is to earn it? You can Host a party or make a minimum purchase of $150?

Good news – there are still 7 days left to take advantage of our fantastic host promotion. It’s easy to host a virtual party on face book. I’ll create an event on face book and give you a host code, you invite your friends and then just sit back with your computer and enjoy. I’ll post lots of ideas, projects and other great items during the party. Your friends simply place their orders using the Host Code or contact me if they prefer. And no worries – if your friends can’t log on during the party the posts will still be there when they can! It’s sooooo easy!!!

So why not contact me today? Simply call me 706 754-7124 or email me at [email protected]

We’ll choose a date and time to get you started!

Even Better – Why not Join in all the fun?

There are 7 days left to take advantage of this fantastic promotion when you join my team in June. Not only will you get to customize your kit, but you’ll get to choose 2 additional stamp sets of your choice for just $99 (shipping included!) And did you know you can use your host benefits to purchase your kit?

Click HERE to learn more about all the advantages of joining my team, The Blue Mountain Stampers!

Got questions? Let me know I’d love to speak with you about the fun you’ll have when you join. You can call me at 706 754-7124 or email me at stampwithjini@gmail.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Tin of Cards (138946) and Love You Lots (Host set 141798/141801)

Inks: Watermelon Wonder Classic Ink (138323) and Basic Black Archival Ink (140931)

Paper: Thick Whisper White (140272), Basic Black (121045), Watermelon Wonder (138334) and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon (141426), Layering Circles Framelit Dies (141705), Basic Black Baker’s Twine (134576), and Sponge Brayers (141714)

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Thoughtful Banners

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

Check out this quick and easy card I stamped recently using the Thoughtful Banners bundle (142330).

I love the look of this card – and I think it would make a great guy card because of the colors. What do you think?

And here are the last of my swaps that I received from my friends at this gathering. This first one using the Wetlands stamp set (16695/126697) is from Janette.

And this final card was made using the Sunburst Thinlits die (140617) was from Lorraine.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Thoughtful Banners (141614)

Inks: Watermelon Wonder (138323) and Night of Navy (126970)

Paper: Affectionately Yours Designer Series Paper (141632), Night of Navy (100867), Watermelon Wonder (138334), Crumb Cake (120953) and Very Vanilla Card stock (101650)

Accessories: Duet Banner Punch (141483) and Large Number Framelit Dies (140622)

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More Framelits Organization

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

Back on June 10th I shared my NEW framelit organization with you. (You can click HERE to see that post which includes a tutorial on how to use the pdf file.) They seemed to have been a hit and several of you asked about the retired framelit case inserts. Well I’ve been working on finishing mine and it’s taken me a bit. I’m still working on organizing and setting up my new laptop, need I say more LOL! But here is what I’ve got for now.

Soooo….Today I’ll be sharing with you some case inserts for retired framelits along with one that I missed for the 2016 Annual Catalog. (I’ve also edited my June 20th post to include this pdf).

Here are the file for the 2016 Annual Catalog Framelits – You can find the rest of them HERE

Popcorn Box Thinlits Case Insert PDF

Here are the files for the Retired Framelits –

Apothecary Accents Case Insert PDF
Bitty Banners Case Insert PDF
Chalk Talk Case Insert PDF
Circles Collection Case Insert PDF
Cups & Kettle Case Insert PDF
Deco Labels Case Insert PDF
Edgelits Case Insert PDF (All three items together)
Greetings Thinlits Case Insert PDF
Hearts Collection Case Insert PDF
Hearts a Flutter Case Insert PDF
Hexagon Hive Case Insert PDF
Labels Collection Case Insert PDF
Mustache Case Insert PDF
On Film Case Insert PDF
Ovals Collection Case Insert PDF
Starburst Case Insert PDF
Squares Collection Case Insert PDF
Window Frames Collection Case Insert PDF
Word Bubbles Case Insert PDF

Remember if you would like a insert for one of the framelits not listed above or on the earlier post – Just leave me a comment and I’ll try to include it on the list too!

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updated 7/28/2016

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Layering Love

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s card is one my friend Kathleen designed for our recent get together and I got to stamp. It uses the Layering Love sentiment set along with the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Die.

These dies are a lot of fun and I’m really loving them for all kinds of projects!

Today is a bit crazy so I’m making this short so I can finish up the organizational items I wanted to share with you this week – I’m hoping I can post them for you tomorrow.

Meanwhile I thought I’d share a photo of what I did this morning. My son surprised me with a trip to the lumber yard! Yippie!

I’m so excited! I can’t wait to share with you what this stack of wood will be turned into.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Layering Love (141962/141497) and Watercolor Wings (139424)

Inks: Basic Black Archival Ink Pad (140931), Wisteria Wonder (126985), Elegant Eggplant (126969), and Perfect Plum Classic Ink (126963)

Paper: Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper (141648), Thick Whisper White (140272), Perfect Plum (101889) and Basic Black Card stock (121045)

Accessories: Swirly Scribbles thinlit Dies (141497), White Perfect Accents (138416) and Black Sharpie

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Coffee & Cards Event Coming Soon

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

Why not hold your spot today for June’s Coffee & Cards Event – Have fun stamping. All the prep work is done for you and you can customize the cards with the sentiments you need.

JUNE COFFEE & CARDS

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

Pick up your NEW 2016 Annual Catalog!!!

This is an open house style event where you’ll work at your own pace.

Everything is included except your favorite Adhesives

Cards are clean and simple designs and are easy to complete in about an hour.

The class includes cards for birthdays, thinking of you, thank you, seasonal, and more.

Tuesday, June 28th at 10 a.m. – Noon

Thursday, June 30th at 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Class Fee: $15

(FREE with a minimum order at class)

R.S.V.P and Prepay by Friday, June 24th to hold your spot

(Click on my Calendar of Eventsor Email me to RSVP)

Need Adhesive? No problem, pick yours up at the class.

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More Organizational Items Coming Soon

Then stop by next week when I’ll be sharing more Organizational items with you in addition to projects.

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A little Pop of Pink!

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

I love Melon Mambo and Basic Black together. It’s bright, cheerful and classic. What can I say it just makes me smile. So the Pop of Pink Designer Washi Tape is definitely a hit!

This fun and cheerful card was one I stamped the other night with my friends. I’m really beginning to like the stamp set Layering Love. It’s Big and Bold and makes a focal point easy peasy. And the fact it works perfectly with the Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies as you can see doesn’t hurt at all.

Don’t forget, for a flawless finish use your Embossing Buddy before you stamp and heat emboss – It works every time!

Stop by again tomorrow when I’ll share a card we made using the Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Layering Love (141962/141965)

Inks: Versa Mark Ink Pad (102283)

Paper: Melon Mambo (115320), Basic Black, (121045), Whisper White (100730) and Thick Whisper White card stock (140272)

Accessories: Pop of Pink Designer Washi Tape (141649), Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine (141689), Sweet & Sassy Framelit Dies (141707), Whisper White Embossing Powder (109132), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

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Moroccan Nights meets Dapper Denim

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Stamp with Jini

Check out this quick and easy card that Teresa gave me the other night.

It uses our NEW In Color Dapper Denim and the Moroccan Nights stamp set’s big bold image. Monochromatic cards are quick and easy but have a classic feel to them!

I LOVE blues and this new In Color gives us a great addition to the already existing color families! It’s not quite the color navy since it has a softer feel. But Dapper Denim is a rich, beautiful blue with a hint of green – and it goes with almost anything!

Why not check it out here along with our other new In Colors. And great news you can get all the ink pads in a bundle AND save! What could be better?

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Moroccan Nights (141715/141718) and First Sight (140685/140688

Inks: Dapper Denim Classic Ink (141394)

Paper: Dapper Denim (141414) and Very Vanilla Card stock (101650)

Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

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