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About Stamp with Jini

My name is Jini Merck and I'm a Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator. I love being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, not only do I get to be creative every day, I also get to be a creative coach, offering fresh project ideas and encouragement to my customers and friends. For me, helping someone create that perfect project for a special occasion is the best feeling in the entire world. After all, creating cards, scrapbook pages, and gift items is about more than just stamps and ink—it’s about sharing a part of yourself with the people in your life. I live in Clarkesville which is in the North Georgia Mountains with my husband and two children. Although my family keeps me busy I enjoy the creativity of stamping and crafts and the fellowship stamping brings into my life. Spending time creativing cards and gifts for friends and family has been one of my favorite hobbies over the years.

NEW July Online Exclusive Organizational Items

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Great news, we’ve got some fun new products that I’ve create organizational items for. These products can only be found in my Online Store!

I’ve got my organizational items ready now and I’m sharing them with you today so you can be ready when your new products arrive in that big brown truck!

Organization – Die Cut Case Inserts

If you like my storage system for the dies here are the Cases that go with this release for you.

  • Bauble Blooms Dies PDF
  • Charming Day Dies PDF
  • Fright Night Dies PDF
  • Jolly Holly Hybrid Embossing Folder & Dies PDF
  • Just a Note Dies PDF
  • Label Me Grateful Dies PDF
  • Perfectly Pears Dies PDF
  • Spooky Halloween Dies PDF
  • Tractor & Co Dies PDF

You can find more of my Organizational Items simply by searching my blog or clicking on the Organization Link in the side bar.

And of course how about a Designer Series Paper Chart? This chart gives you the colors for each of the packs all in one handy place.

2025 July Online Exclusive Designer Series Paper Chart PDF

As always please let me know if you find an error I’m happy to correct it. It’s just me proofing and I make mistakes sometime 🙂

Enjoy!

And on a personal note I’ll be taking some time off to spend the 4th of July holiday weekend with my family, so stop back by next week when I’ll be sharing some fun projects with you!

Happy 4th everyone! Stay safe.

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New Online Exclusives & More Go LIVE Today!

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Can you believe it is July 1st already? My we are definitely feeling the summer heat here in North Georgia! How about you?

Well if you love to craft on the go I’ve got some great options for you today. Stampin’ Up! has just release 2 NEW Kits and has a great variety of kits to choose from if you’d like to craft while at the beach, camping, or really any where since they are all inclusive Kits.

Today’s first kit is a wonderful birthday card kit that creates 12 cards – that’s a great way to get tons of adorable birthday cards ready quickly!

BIRTHDAY FANCY KIT Item 166211

  • Makes 12 cards: 4 each of 3 designs
  • Folded card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
  • Colors: Darling Duckling, Fresh Freesia, gold, Lost Lagoon, Petal Pink, Strawberry Slush

$25

And our next kit will help with the upcoming fall holidays.

SWEET & SPOOKY KIT Item #166229

  • Makes 15 treat boxes: 5 each of 3 designs
  • Colors: Basic Black, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, iridescent, Pumpkin Pie

$21

NEW JULY ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

We’ve also have some fun new products that are available today but they can only be found in my Online Store!

Every 3 months Stampin’ Up! releases a group of products in our Online Store? These items are called Online Exclusives, not because that is the only way you can order them, but because they aren’t in our Annual or Mini Catalogs.

Click HERE to see them in my Online Store

And here is a spreadsheet showing you the products for July 2025 in case you want a list of them. I know I find this helpful and print it off to put with my catalogs for easy reference.

2025 July Online Exclusives SPREADSHEET

And if you’re looking for my Organizational items I’ll be sharing them with you in the next couple of days as I finalize the information.

Enjoy!

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Awesome Trusty Tools

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The Trust Tools Stamp Set (163274) and Dies (162722) is a fun one for my family, we’ve been doing home improvements for as long as I can remember.

And our children joined us in projects from a young age learning as we did. So this stamp set was one that I know I would use over and over again.

Today’s card is one I thought was great as soon as I saw it and I could see myself CASING.

The background stamped using the Painted Stripes stamp (Online Exclusive 165437) uses our rich Secret Sea, an 2025-2027 In Color . The little paint brush has been colored with our Blender Pens (102845) and Classic Ink Pads. This way of adding color has added depth and shade variances to the image. The piece of Basic Beige 3/8″ Classic Ribbon (165216) adds a fun bit of texture to the project.

What do you think? Do you like this card as much as I do? If you are a DYI person I think you’ll enjoy this stamp set and dies too.

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Along the Lines meets Layered Thoughts

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Its summer and that means the bikes are out. Here in Clarkesville we actually had thousands of bicycles that will be staying during their overnight stop during the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia.

So today’s card is for the bicycle lover.

The card uses two of our stand alone stamp sets from the 2025 Annual Catalog, our Along These Lines stamp set (165352) and Layered Thoughts Stamp set (165346).

An image set like this is always a great choice and allows you to team it up with the sentiments you choose.

Today’s card uses two of our fun In Colors, Shy Shamrock and Strawberry Slush and the background uses the Joined together 3D Embossing Folder (165170) which create a great backdrop with lots of texture. A bit of ink used on our Blending Brushes (160518/153611) was used to add color to the hill.

The bicycle tire pulls in the sentiment color with it’s pop of color that comes from our 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls (165192).

The Life is an adventure sentiment fits perfectly for this project and comes from the Playground of Life stamp set (165328).

If this line art style of imagery appeals to you, why not check out this and other stamp sets you can find in the Online Store. All of them can also be found in the 2025 Annual Catalog.

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Silly Safari Go Wild Card Tutorial

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My daughter loves the zoo and always has. When traveling she tries to visit the local zoo or one on the way to her destination. So when I saw the Silly Safari Bundle (165260) in the 2025 Annual Catalog I just knew it was one I had to have!

So for today’s card I’ve used one of my Card Sketches and the sweet little leopard image.

I’ve used my Stampin’ Blends to color him so that I’ve got a bold cheerful look as I teamed up the image with one of the NEW patterns found in the Brights Designer Series Paper Assortment (165301).

Here is a quick video tutorial showing how I created this card along with the PDF which contains a complete supply list, link, measurements and more.

Silly Safari Go Wild Card Tutorial PDF

And as I mentioned I’ve used a Card Sketch for this project. I’ve been giving you a PDF so you can create one too and use it as a design tool too.

Put it on a ring or place it in my little crate that I shared with you HERE the choice is yours!

And when you create the different Card Sketches you’ll also be using color combinations to inspire you! How fun is that?

Card Sketch #1

Check out my other Sketches that I’ve been sharing with you by searching for Card Sketches or looking at the category Sketches here on my blog.

Card Sketch #1 PDF

Enjoy!

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Monochromatic Sweet Blooms

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Today’s card is a monochromatic card using one of our new 2057-2027 In Colors, Secret Sea. This color in a deep, deep blue and a wonderful addition to our colors. I just love using it as a neutral on the things I’ve been creating.

This card uses the Sweet Blooms Dies (165186) and the sentiments to build it’s focal point. The Secret Sea Card stock panels have been dry embossed with the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder (163414) for some added texture and a piece of white twine from the Baker’s Twine Essential Pack (155475) is wrapped around a couple of those panels and tied into a knot.

And of course for a bit of shine the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls (165192) have been tucked into the left hand corner. You’re going to LOVE these two options for Flat Pearls with their iridescent sheen in all 10 In Colors.

Monochromatic cards are a great way to get started stamping. It’s how I started building my color collection when I first started stamping. I’d picked a favorite color, such as Secret Sea, and then each month purchased the ink pad, card stock pack, and one two accessories to go with it. It’s an easy way to get started creating.

And did you know that today’s Sweet Blooms Bundle (165186) is part of a Suite of products? The Florals in Bloom Suite (165193) can be found on page 40 – 47 of the Annual Catalog and also has Memory Keeping options that coordinate with it too.

Do you want it all? During June when you purchase a suite or products from a suite you’ll be able to take advantage of the BOGO 50% offer. So why not check out this Suite and others in my Online Store?

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Kintsugi Inspirations

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Our Kintsugi Inspirations Suite (165172) is something a little bit different with it’s lovely images and all occasions sentiments.

The Suite not only includes a lovely bundle of stamps and dies, it has some gorgeous gold foiling in the Kintsugi Inspirations Designer Series Paper (165159) and lots of texture found in the Joined together 3D Embossing Folder (165170) and Flower Accents (165171).

Today’s card use these products to create a lovely card with pops of gold foiling.

The small vase was heat embossed using the Metallic Wow! Embossing Powders (165678) to repeat the gold theme. The Fancy Borders Dies (Online Exclusive 165380) create the shelf it sits on. And the thin rectangle outline was cleverly created with a gold foil panel that was cut slightly larger than the die used, the inside then being removed with the Textured Notes Dies (Online Exclusive 165555) leaving this thin outline. This piece would normally be waste, but also creates a lovely open rectangle.

So many options with this stamp set and dies. I see branches rather than imperfections/cracks that can be used to create lovely flowering trees branches. And check out the Designer Series Paper, You can cut beautiful vases rather than stamping if you prefer!

Curious about this bundle? Why not stop by my Online Store and see what it’s all about?

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Save during June on Suites & products found in them too!

Last Chance to Save Your Spot in my June Card Class

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Make 6 cards with envelopes

(you’ll make 2 each of 3 designs)

Cards are clean and simple designs 

 Thursday, June 26th

or 

Saturday, June 28th

10 am – 12 pm

Class Fee $15 

or free with a minimum order at class 

PDF & Videos (only) just $10 – Please be aware that this class uses multiple stamp sets

RSVP by June 18th

Card Classes are FREE – Simply place a qualifying minimum purchase during class.  When RSVPing for the live event simply hold your place with a credit card, cash, or check. The Class Fee will be applied to your order the day of the event

RSVP is a must for all events!

StampwithJini@gmail.com or call 706-963-0753 

Doors open 5 minutes before class

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Thankful Garden with Love

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It’s that time of the year when the Hydrangeas bloom. They were a favorite of my mother-in-laws and she always had a bush in her yard. I loved the fact they would have different color blooms based on the soil. She was always trying to get those lovely shades of blue in her yard.

So today’s card makes me think of her. While she has been gone many years now I still think of her love for these flowering bushes when I see them as I pass by on a drive or walk past them in the store.

Today’s card uses the Thankful Garden Bundle (Online Exclusive 165534) that includes this hydrangea image and

it is part of the Lovely Garden Suite (Online Exclusive 165541).

The lovely Hydrangea is colored with our Stampin’ Blends and then the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897) has been used to add some shimmer.

Do you recognize the punch? It is our To the Point Label Punch (164568) that has been cut in half and tipped on it’s side. Kind of looks like a pot, don’t you think?

And of course for a bit more shimmer the Antique Pearls (164679) have been used. If you haven’t seen the Basic Beige 3/8″Classic Ribbon (165216) it is a great ribbon to have on hand. Not only is it great all by itself and ties beautifully like here on this card, it is light enough to color too, giving you lots of options.

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Suite & Suite Products BOGO 50% through June 30th!

Impressions Abloom Appreciation Card Tutorial

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It’s Friday and I’ve got a bright cheerful card using the 2025-2027 In Colors and one of our Suites, the Floral Impressions Suite (Online Exclusive 165617).

This Suite is filled with wonderful sentiments and floral images and has some fun accessories too. And this Suite is part of our June BOGO promotion too.

Here is the card I created with the just the Impressions Abloom stamp set (Online Exclusive 165605) as I couldn’t resist using the NEW In Colors. They are so bright and cheerful and work well together!

Do you ever do that? Love to use a new color and can’t wait to create? I find I do each time we have a new group of In Colors, they always inspire me.

Today I’ve got my weekly tutorial for you that includes a video and PDF.

And of course here is the PDF with links to the video, measurements, and a complete supply list.

Impressions Abloom Appreciation Card Tutorial PDF

And don’t forget during June we have our Suite Sale happening. It’s not just for full Suites the products in the Suites also are BOGO 50%. And no worries if you already placed an order in June, did you know you can use those Stampin’ Rewards on this order? Yep, Sale and redeeming Rewards – it’s a great deal that will save you even more! Got to love that, right?

Enjoy!

CLICK HERE to order your Stampin’ Up! products Online 24/7! (US only)

Shop at my Online Store and receive a FREE Gift from me; my 2025 In Color Note Card & Gift Box Class Tutorial that includes videos & a PDF