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.

Designer Washi Tape One Day Sale

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s One Day Sale is Designer Washi Tape – Choose from one (or all three) of the Washi Tapes offered below:

Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape (131269)
Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape (129314)
Witches’ Brew Designer Washi Tape (132156)

Discounted price will appear at checkout

Check back next Thursday for another One Day deal!

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Use Mystery Hostess Code 64XT62GT when placing your order and your name will be entered into my Mystery Hostess Drawing. This Mystery Hostess Code 64XT62GT will be good through Saturday, October 5th. The number of hostess will depend on the total sales and I’ll be drawing a hostess for every $150 in sales.

4 Hours Until the 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter Begins!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Do you love to get FREE projects? I know I do – and there is still time to get all the FREE project tutorials in my 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter. Just make sure that you’ve subscribed to my Newsletter by clicking the box in the upper right hand corner of my blog or Here. And don’t forget – you’ll need to confirm the request to be on my mailing list that you’ll receive before noon today.

Then just sit back, be inspired, and enjoy my 12 Weeks of Christmas projects.

Think Pink

Yesterday kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so I thought I would share with you some pink themed cards that I received.

This first card uses the Serene Silhouettes Stamp Set (132073/127324) and is done in our 2012-2013 In Color, Primrose Petals. Silhouette stamps are great for all kinds of techniques and I really like all the images in this set they are great for all kinds of occasions.

Isn’t this a great card? I just love the softness of the Pink Pirouette and the Primrose Petals together. Sara used the Stippled Blossoms (132076/126747) and Field Flowers stamp sets (128583/122762) to create this soft look.

And this last card uses a combination of Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette. A color combination you can’t go wrong with, right?

I hope you can see that the flower image from the Everything Eleanor stamp set (131987/124164) has been popped up. This card has a lot of great texture to it.

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Holiday Catalog Premiere Party

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You can join MY STAMPIN’ uP! TEAM for just $25!

October 7-21, 2013

The Fine Print:

This offer is only good for two weeks!
During this offer, only the special $25 starter kit will be available; the regular $99 starter kit will not be available.

The $25 Starter Kit includes:

$26.95 worth of Stampin’ Up! product (it must be more than $25, but not more than $26.95 before tax)

Business pack which includes:

A box of annual catalogs
A package of the current seasonal catalog
Getting Started DVD
Starter Kit Business Brick
Customer postcards

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I would love to speak with you about joining my TEAM. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact me.

12 Weeks of Christmas Begins in Just 24 Hours!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Starting Wednesday, October 2nd…….Those of you who are on my mailing list will receive my 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter email once a week for the next 12 weeks.

Each of these special newsletters will contain an exclusive project for a variety of holiday items along with instructions to make them. Remember, I will not be sharing these projects on my blog. These 12 Weeks of Christmas are exclusive projects that only my Newsletter subscribers shall receive.

You won’t want to miss out on all the fun – You can sign up in the box below my 12 Weeks of Christmas design in the upper right hand corner of my blog or click HERE. Then just confirm your subscription when you receive my email.

It’s that easy! Don’t delay since only those on my Newsletter list will receive these 12 FREE projects. I know you won’t want to miss Week 1!

Best of Christmas Stamp Set Announced

Check out our latest Best of …. 25 years set – The Best of Christmas (134384). The set contains four great images one of which is exclusive and never seen before. How great is it that it matches our new Christmas Ornament Punch?

Click HERE to see a printable version of the Best of Christmas flyer

And remember when you purchase any 6 of the Best of stamp sets and collect all the proof of purchase stickers you’ll get a FREE stamp set worth $14.95!

Party More. Get More.

During the month of October when you hold a qualifying party you can earn an additional $25 in FREE merchandise! Whoo hoo! just in time to get all those goodies you need to start your holiday projects.

Here is the fine print:

All orders qualify for this promotion
Hostess may use their additional hostess dollars on any current catalog merchandise
You just need $250 in sales before tax and shipping to qualify

So why not contact me today to choose your party date and get to have fun with your friends stamping?

Tuesday, New Downloads – Sounds like a Win, Win!

Hey football fans, whether you’re tailgating, celebrating a win, or hosting the big game, you need to get the new Tailgating Ensemble. Customize it to match your team’s colors. That’s what we call a win-win.

Tailgate Ensemble (135644)

Check out our other NEW digital downloads just released today by clicking HERE.

Last Day to Get Your Butterfly Bundle

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Today is the last our Butterfly Bundle (135311/135312) is being offered and you can save 15% off this great stamp set and punch. So I thought it would be fun to share with you a card created with the two items in this bundle.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Papillion Potpourri (132058/123759) and Notable Notions (130282/130285)

Inks: Silver Metallic Encore Pad (132142) and Early Espresso Classic Ink (126974)

Paper: Blushing Bride 131198) and Very Vanilla (101650)

Accessories: Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526), Postage Stamp Punch (122344), and Linen Thread (104199)

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Holiday Catalog Premiere Party

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Why not Rev Up the Fun!

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Rev Up the Fun! is a stamp set with a young man’s favorite things – after all what boy doesn’t like cars and motorcycles, right? So this card was created with our nephew in mind who is turning 7 this month.

The Rev Up the Fun! stamp set is a lot of fun to work with and I just love the cute sentiments included in the set – they’re well, just a lot of fun.

To create this card I used our 1″ Square Punch to cut out the different images after I stamped them. I used one of our new Neutrals Designer Buttons for the fourth square since it reminded me of a tire.

Would you believe the Designer Series Paper is from our Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper, it’s not just for Halloween as you can see? I love to find different ways to use our holiday papers and the patterns in this package are really great for all kinds of year round cards.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Rev Up the Fun!

Inks: Real Red Classic Ink Pad (126949) and Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad (101406)

Paper: Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper (132185), Real Red (100052), Basic Black (121045), and Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)

Accessories: 1″ Square Punch (124094) and Neutrals Designer Buttons (130031)

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Supply of Envelope Punch Boards Running Low

Stampin’ Up! just announced that due to an overwhelming response to the NEW Envelope Punch Board that they have almost sold through the supply sooner than anticipated. Stampin’ Up! has already begun taking steps to restock, but the new supply will not arrive until Mid October. They are anticipating that the Envelope Punch Board will be going into back order status in the next couple of days.

So that being said, if this is one of the items you have on your wish list and you don’t want to wait, you need to place your order – Why not place your order today before the current supply runs out?

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this.

NEW Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit Available

Great for the new stamper or even experienced stampers, college student, or a great gift for anyone. The Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit contains everything you need to make 20 different cards. Why go to the store when a birthday, graduation, wedding or even a time for expressing gratitude comes up? The Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit puts cards for all of those events right at your fingertips, and best of all, they’ll be handmade!

The kit contains everything you need (except adhesive and scissors) to create 20 beautiful cards for almost any occasions, and it comes in a beautiful box to store them in.

7 piece stamp set
1 clear block
2 Stampin’ Spots
Cardstock and evenlopes for 20 cards
Twine, buttons, clips and more
Die-cut paper embellishments
Full-color Tips & Tricks brochure
A cool, storable, giftable box

Everyday Occasions Kit flyer (printable; with ideas for cards included)

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Holiday Catalog Premiere Party

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Magnificent Maple Extended Flip Card

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

This past week a very special childhood friend of mine celebrated his 81^st birthday and I wanted to make him a card he’d flip over – so I made this Magnificent Maple Extended Flip Card for him using our new Circle Card Thinlits Die and the Magnificent Maple single stamp from the Holiday Catalog.

I thought it would be fun to use the Circle Card Thinlits Die since it makes flip or swing cards so easy to make. And I couldn’t resist adding a bit of “bling” to make it extra special, since Dick has been like a second father to me over the years and always makes me smile. I love getting together with him and hearing his latest joke or funny story. I’m sorry to say it just doesn’t happen frequent enough now a days.

Because I wanted to have a little more room to sign this card I created this extended flip card. Want to know how I did it? I made a quick video to show you how – How to Make an Extended Flip Card.

And while I was at it I made a quick tutorial to show you how I created the extended flip card too. Hope you enjoy it!

Magnificent Maple Extended Flip Card Tutorial (PDF)

I think you’ll find these cards so much fun to make you’ll want both the Card Thinlits Dies. After all who can resist the Circle Card or Label Card Thinlits Dies and all the extra pieces they come with?

Circle Card Thinlits Die (133480)

Label Card Thinlits Die (133479)

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Magnificent Maple (131868), Woodgrain Background (128763/127808), and Simply Sketched (Hostess Set 129669/129672)

Ink: VersaMark (102283), Early Espresso (126974), and Crushed Curry Classic Ink (131173)

Cardstock: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (132184), Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885), Early Espresso (119686), Very Vanilla (101650), and Tangerine Tango Card Stock (111349)

Accessories: Circle Card Thinlits Die (133480), Circle Collection Framelits (130911), Early Espresso Embossing Powder (128980), Gold & Silver Stampin’ Glitter (132205), Heat Tool (129053), 2 ½” Circle Punch (120906), and Stampin’ Sponges (101610)

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Holiday Catalog Premiere Party

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12 Weeks of Christmas

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Do you love making holiday projects?

I know I love to make holiday projects for family and friends and now you can too! It’s my way of saying thank you – so why not join in the fun!

Starting next Wednesday, October 2nd…… Those of you who are on my mailing list will receive my 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter email once a week for the next 12 weeks.

Each of these special newsletters will contain an exclusive project and will include a variety of items along with the instructions to make each project. How great is that right? Just remember, I will not be sharing my 12 Weeks of Christmas projects here on my blog. (These are exclusive projects that only my Newsletter subscribers shall receive.)

So why not join in all the holiday fun now – Sign up for my mailing list today. You’ll find the sign up box below my 12 Weeks of Christmas design in the upper right hand corner of my blog – Or you can click HERE to subscribe today so you don’t miss out on all the fun!

New Bite Me Photopolymer Stamp Set

Check out the latest Bite Me Photopolymer stamp set(134622) just introduced in time for your Halloween projects. The images are fun and trendy – What a fun way to dress up those Halloween treats for your little goblins.

Want to check out all the information? Here is the flyer with all the details –

Click on the image above to see or print the Bite Me Flyer (PDF)

FREE Starlight October Wallpaper Digital Download

Get your trendy new Starlight October Wallpaper Digital Download (134989) for your laptop today – it’s FREE so why not go ahead and get it now?

And maybe you’d like the coordinating Starlight October Kit (134988)?

Want to check out all the other New My Digital Studio downloads for the week? There are some great ones for your upcoming holiday projects! How about the Christmas Banner Simply Created Kit (135255)

or the Snowflake Season Kit (135257)

Cherry Cobbler Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (135256)

Wishing You Stamp Brush Set (135259)

And last but not least, the Occasional Tags Designer Template (134983)

My Digital Studio is so easy to use. If you haven’t already tried it why not check out our 30 Day FREE Trial of the My Digital Studio program? I think once you do you’re going to love it. Still not sure? Why not come to my Introduction to My Digital Studio Class and see what it’s all about. Click HERE to see my Calendar of Events.

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FREE Event – Holiday Catalog Premiere Party

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Walk in the Wild Birthday

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Seems like we have a lot of birthdays to celebrate in September, so here is my latest creation for one of our friends using the Walk in the Wild stamp set (130354/130357) I really like to use the Walk in the Wild stamp set for the guys in my life and when paired with Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Catalog, I think it’s a great combination for all those fall birthdays I’ve got on my calendar.

Since this is for a guy who is a hunter I wanted to make the card look a bit more aged and rustic. So I used our Stampin’ Distress Tool to really rough up the edges of my mats along with sponging everything. And to add a little more texture I just did some tearing on the edge of my card stock to allow the wonderful Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper to show that I used as my inspiration for my color choices.

I really like the way this card turned out. Want to see another card I created using the Walk in the Wild stamp set? Click HERE.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Walk in the Wild (130354/130357)

Inks: Chocolate Chip (126979) and Sahara Sand Classic Ink (126976)

Paper: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (132184), Sahara Sand (121043), Soft Sky (131203), and Very Vanilla (101650)

Accessories: Stampin’ Distress Tool (127562), Stampin’ Sponges101610), and Dimensionals (104430)

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Dying Clothes Pins Video

Oops… I’m rather embarrassed; when I shared my Photo Clothes Line project with you last week and the accompanying video I didn’t update the YouTube Channel so the video didn’t work. Sorry – the problem has been fixed so you’re able to watch my Dying Clothes Pins Video at this time. You can watch it below, or if you prefer you can Click HERE to see my entire Photo Clothes Line Post with the accompanying video.

Gently Falling

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Today is my mother’s 74^th birthday and so I like to make a special card for her. My mom’s favorite season is fall. She loves all the leaves changing color so I thought the Gently Falling stamp set would be a good place to start. I really love all the techniques you can do with the Gently Falling and since it is a two step stamping set it gives you tons of choices!

I also wanted to use her favorite color, blue when creating this card so I thought a great place to start was with our Clearance Rack fabric, Spice Cake (item 124066). I pulled the color pallet from this fabric as inspiration when I created this card.

So what do you think? I like to use torn fabric on cards instead of ribbon sometimes – it adds a little different texture I think. I hope my mother will like it.

Don’t you love that we have a clearance rack in the Online Store? I know I do it is a great place to find special buys and the items are always changing. Isn’t it wonderful to be able to find old favorites like the Spice Cake Fabric I used today? Why not check it out by clicking HERE?

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Gently Falling (128430/123804) and En Francais (128562/127790)

Inks: VersaMark (102283), Soft Suede (126978), and Pool Party (126982)

Paper: Soft Suede (115318), Pool Party (122924) and Very Vanilla (101650)

Accessories: Spice Cake (item 124066), Scallop Edge Border Punch (119275),Houndstooth Embossing Folder (123134), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), and Heat Tool (129053)

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Holiday Catalog Premiere Party

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Photo Clothes Line

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Here is my final project that I created for my daughter’s dorm room, a Photo Clothes Line using Dyed Clothes Pins – I wanted to have a way for her to hang pictures of friends and family easily. Especially since nothing seems to be sticking to her dorm walls I was able to hang this project up easily with push pins.

First I created three different photo clothes lines for her to hang photos and such from using these cute little Floral Frames Framelits. (Framelits aren’t really designed to cut anything other than paper, but I decided to take the risk and give it a try and it worked).

Then for a touch of the whimsical I added butterflies using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die. I simply used my Crop-a-Dile to punch some holes and added some silver wire that I could bend and shape the way I wanted across her wall. It wasn’t the floral wire that I have used in the past, but since I couldn’t find any last minute on the way to Milledgeville, I figured this would have to do in a pinch. I’m not really happy with the wire so I’ll replace it the next time I visit with the floral wire I found afterwards.

Here is a closer photo of part of the photo clothes line hopefully you can see the butterflies better. The room is really narrow so it was tough to get a shot straight on of the entire thing.

Finally I used the Dyed Clothes Pins I made to hang the photos that I attached to my coordinating photo mats. Kaitlin seems to be happy with the look and final splash of color to her room.

And of course Dad wanted to make sure his baby girl had a picture or two of him – lol. So here is one of them he chose from this spring in her graduation dress on with Larry’s other baby, his 1969 Cutlass. (Poor guy, he’s not missing her at all, ya right – he keeps asking me if she has called. I know he is counting down till fall break!)

Does this dress look familiar? It should, it is just like the one on the cover of our catalog – just in Calypso Coral. Something Kaitlin rolled her eyes at when I pointed it out to her.

Want to learn how I created the matching color clothes pins? Why not check out my latest video, Dying Clothes Pins.

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This last photo is of her seating area and the finished French memo boards I showed you in an earlier post. She now has lots of different places to tuck her mementos and items she wants to save.

Kaitlin seemed very pleased when she got back to her dorm room and found I had spent some time cleaning, organizing and hanging up things while she was at class. I know she is really spoiled, right? But between her finishing up the season with Drum Corp, her heavy class load, and chest pain I felt I could spoil her a little. Even her suite mate thought that it was pretty cool of her mom to do that for her (Whew right, didn’t want to embarrass the kid!)

Supplies:

Paper: Regals Designer Series Paper Stack (130139), Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (126902), Island Indigo Card Stock (122923), and Rich Razzleberry Card Stock (115316)

Accessories: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Refill (122932), Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Refill (115664) and Mini Clothes Pins

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