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.
It’s that time of year – as we say goodbye to our 2025 Annual Catalog and 2024-2026 In Colors I thought I shared a card using the New Stampin’ Positioner (available in the May-August Mini) and one of our Last Chance Stamp sets, Thanking You stamp set (Last Chance 163718).
I love this kind of stamp since this big bold image makes creating thank you cards sooo simple! Check out today’s card highlighting this stamp that is leaving.
This card uses a easy heat embossing technique that allows you to have any embossed color that you’d like to heat emboss in. AND the Stampin’ Positioner (167768) makes this technique super easy.
Here is my video tutorial for you sharing this fun little card.
And of course a PDF with the link, supply list, and more!
It’s that time of the year – April brings a refresh to our Last Chance List and shares what is retiring from our 2025 Annual Catalog and 2026 January Mini.
Of course items are while supplies last so you won’t want to delay.
Remember we refresh our Last Chance every two months, which means our next refresh will happen in early June.
TWO new Kits are available this month!
Our two new kits are great for all ages as they require no stamping!
If beautiful sunsets along the shore are your thing, the Painted Skies Kit is a great fit for you. This fun tri fold card creates vibrant, hand-painted–style skies with detailed silhouette scenes featuring lighthouses, palm trees, and rolling ocean waves as focal points. Friendly greetings, gratitude themes, and celebratory sentiments are preprinted and ready to go making this kit great for all ages.
What is included in this Kit? – Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs – Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ – Colors: Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Hydrangea Hue, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Strawberry Slush, white – Sentiments printed in Dutch, English, French, and German
Kit includes the items listed below. – Step-by-step instructions – 9 printed envelopes – Precut paper pieces, printed labels – Sequins – Adhesive
Think of the Sunniest Stories Scrapbooking Kit as a little treasure box for your memories. Inside, you’ll find everything you need to create six meaningful spreads, including pockets, photo frames, printed sentiments, lined pages for your stories, and plenty of fun accents. This kit is full of creative possibilities and the perfect place to honor the moments that make your heart feel full!
DETAILS – Makes six two-page scrapbook spreads – Page size: 12″ x 12″ – Colors: Azure Afternoon, Basic Beige, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Darling Duckling, Night of Navy, Petal Pink, Shaded Spruce – Sentiments printed in English, French, and German
Kit includes one of each item listed below. – Step-by-step instructions – 12 sheets of single-sided Designer Series Paper – 4 sheets of precut images and phrases – 4 sheets of cut-apart designs – 20 colored and patterned 4″ x 6″ cards – 1 sheet of printed stickers – 8 yards of Tear & Tape Adhesive – 100 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 50 Mini Glue Dots
NEW Product of the Month for April
The Eyelet Blooms Die is the exclusive Product of the Month for April 2026! Only available until stock runs out—don’t wait to get yours!
Who wouldn’t love getting this card? And cutting this angle to create the pocket is super easy – simply score the card base at 5 1/2″ like normal, then place the score line on your trimmer and cut from the score line to outside edge of the card stock. Yep, it’s that easy!
The Nature’s Symphony stamp set (166919) is a stamp set that contains both images and words making it a great set to work with as you get started stamping.
Today’s card uses our Old Olive and Calypso Coral Classic Inks for a bright cheerful look that matches the sentiment chosen.
The color combo makes you smile, right? It did me when I saw it. And this card also uses a fun Old Olive Specialty Rickrack (167006) for a bit of texture which is a lot of fun.
Looking for some earthy colors to go with the masculine sentiment? Why not check out the Nature Walk Suite (166936)?
This suite is filled with soft colors and spring images and some great accessories that you can use for all kinds of things. Check out today’s card using these products.
And fun little pops of Secret Sea and white have also been added using the suite’s Moody Palette Glossy Dots (Online Exclusives 167180). These lots are a great low profile way to add a bit of shine and they come in an assortment of 4 colors.
Today as I wake up to the 30s again after warm sunny days I’m channeling warmer spring weather and thinking about summer fun. So today I’m sharing with you a fun little card using the Silly Safari Stamp set (165254) and some simple stamping.
Today’s card is done in bright cheerful colors and highlights the adorable little giraffes.
Cute, right? I really enjoy using this fun little set since it is great for coloring with our Stampin’ Blends. and has some fun year round sentiments for all ages. And if you have little ones wouldn’t it be a fun set for a birthday party? Kids love zoo animals and I can see all kinds of 3d projects you could create with this set, how about you?
Why not check out my little video tutorial and see how I created this card?
I’ve also got a PDF with the supply list, measurements, link and more!
Cold & Flu season isn’t over yet this winter and so I thought I’d share with you another card I created with the Hugs & Healing Stamp set that has been retired. This card uses my Card Sketch #5 which is a versatile sketch that can be used for all kinds of sets.
Done in our soon to be retiring 2024-2026 In Colors Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink it is perfect for a animal lover this spring.
Here is a quick tutorial for you so you can make this card too.
