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.

TWO NEW CLASSES BEING OFFERED

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

BAGS & TAGS CLASS

Come and have fun with me while making those last minute tags and bags you’ll be needing for your holiday gifts during this event.

Monday, December 3rd at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, December 4th at 6:30 p.m.

Class Fee is $12

R.S.V.P. and Prepay by November 26th to hold your spot and you’ll get to make a special bonus tag!

Click HERE to see or print my class Flyer

Click HERE for my Calendar of Events and more details

Click on the Paypal button to pay for your class fee and select your choice of day and time.

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Ornament Keepsakes

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

Today I’m sharing with you a card my TEAM member Janie created using the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle for our last meeting. I know I’m sharing this a few days late – but better late than never right? (Fortunately or unfortunately, however you look at it, late last night I realized that I never hit send on this post and it was just waiting to be published – oops!)

I think the card is fantastic, don’t you? Janie used the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set as the focal point of this card along with the wonderful Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. A steal at just $6.95 for 48 4 ½” x 6 ½” sheets!

As we were putting the card together and having so much fun, Cindy thought it would be great to step it up by taking the original watermark concept on the ornament by adding gold embossing powder too. The results were striking don’t you think? And with the “bling” of our wonderful Champagne Glimmer Paper – it was a wow moment!

We have such a great time during our TEAM meetings – would you like to join us? Right now is such a great time to join Stampin’ Up! and become a Demonstrator with our special promotion to join right now. After all who wouldn’t love to get a FREE set of 10 Classic Stamp Pads along with your totally customizable starter kit – and it’s all just $99! You can click HERE to see more information about joining. Give me a call or drop me an email if you have any questions or would like to talk about the benefits of becoming a Demonstrator. Whether you just want a 20% discount on all your Stampin’ Up! products or would like to make a little extra income – I’d love to have you join my TEAM! Why not Join today so you can join in all the fun at our December meeting!

Love this card and the items we used to put it together – Good news they’re in our Holiday Catalog! Why not take a few minutes and look at all the other wonderful items that are available in our Holiday Catalog too – remember Holiday Catalog items are only available until January 2^nd! Also, when you place an order with me during the month of November you’ll receive a FREE Tutorial – Click HERE to see more details.

Here is a quick peek at the inside of the card too.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Ornament Keepsakes and Delightful Dozen

Inks: VersaMark Pad

Paper: Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla card stock

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler ½” Seam Binding Ribbon, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Big Shot and Holiday Ornaments Framelits

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New Product – Talking Tag Just Introduced!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

Stampin’ Up! has just introduced this fun new product. Here’s what they have to say:

With Talking Tag, you can send a gift that is uniquely you. Talking Tagis a message label you can attach to cards, invitations, gifts . . . anything! Personalize birthday cards, Christmas gifts or even record quick instructions for a project. Now your pictures really can say a thousand words!How to send a voice message:

Download the FREE TalkingTagT App on you smartphone from talkingtag.mobi, iTunes® or Google PlayT.
Adhere the message tag to your card or gift.
Open TalkingTagT App and scan the code.
Record your message (recording starts immediately, so make sure your ready!).

You will have the opportunity to listen, re-record, cancel, or confirm your message after you’ve completed recording it. Each label allows up to 60 seconds of a greeting, song, or product message.

To play the message, recipients will need to download the app and scan the code. Messages are saved for two years, so they can listen to it over and over.

How to Buy Talking Tags:

Buy ’em by the sheet! You get 10 tags for just $7.95 (item 129723).

Check out this video to see how easy it is to use our NEWTalking Tag!

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Make an Impression!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

This is a limited offer. Due to our partnership with Sizzix, Stampin’ Up! is able to offer a test run of the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine to it’s North America customers only. If the product test goes well, they may off the Texture Boutique again in the future. They have only 4,000 Texture Boutiques available to be sold only while supplies last.

The Texture Boutique works with any of Stampin’ Up!Textured Impressions Embossing folders only. This machine does not work with dies. Our folders are a wonderful addition to your paper crafting supplies and with this special offer if you don’t have a Big Shot already its a great way to get started embossing!

Because this is a test product it is not branded with the Stampin’ Up! Logo, however as always Stampin’ Up! stands behind any product we sell.

This makes a great gift for anyone who wants to create their own elegant embossed art and to help you with your gift-giving needs Stampin’ Up! is offering a special value bundle too. So now you have two great choices!

Texture Boutique Bundle (item #132700) $39.95 (value of $45.85)

Texture Boutique Embossing Machine, 1 pair of Standard Embossing Pads, 1 Mylar Shim
Flower Garden Textured Impressions Folder – Stampin’ Up! exclusive
Stripes Texutured Impressions Embossing Folder – Stampin’ Up! exclusive

Textured Boutique Embossing Machine (item #132657) $29.95

Includes Textured Boutique Embossing Machine, 1 pair of Standard Embossing Pads, and 1 Mylar Shim

Here is a video so you can check out this great little machine in action!

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Holiday Time with My Digital Studio

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

Today Stampin’ Up! has once again released 5 NEW fabulous Digital Downloads for MDS2 all in time to help you with your holiday gift giving. Not only can you create holiday decore and other seasonal projects, you can use our designer template downloads to create great presents. And this week’s NEW Downloads feature both types of downloads– some festive monograms and three journal templates that would make great gifts!

Check out these NEW Digital Downloads available today:

Merry Monograms Stamp Brush Set item #132716 $9.95

Shine Bright Designer Template, item #132717 $3.95

Goodlife Journal Template, item #132718 $2.95

Thankful Thoughts Journal Template, item #132719 $2.95

Daily Directions Journal Template, item #132720 $2.95

Working on Christmas Photocards? Why not make some super cute cards using our photocard templates and with our NEW discounted print prices you’ll get a great deal AND when you order 10 cards or more there’s discounted print pricing!

You’ve got tons of gift options to choose from with MDS2 – you can create personalized presents for everyone on your list: recipe books, photobooks, calendars, swatchbooks and more! The choices are unlimited – Remember to order your gifts in time for the big day.

Need some inspiration? Why not check out our MDS page where you can look around and get inspired. You can also stay in the loop on the latest MDS news and talk with other MDS users!

Of course, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me directly I’m here to help in whatever way I can. Want to take a class on MDS2? I’ve got some coming up. You see my Calendar of Events and find out more details by clicking HERE.

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One in a Million

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

Once a month I have the opportunity to have training with my TEAM. We get together learn new things and share our love of stamping – it’s a lot of fun and we enjoy the time stamping together.

I thought it would be fun to share some of the designs from this month’s meeting with you over the next few of days – I think they were great.

This first card was titled Floral Heart and was Cindy’s shoebox swap. I thought it was just fantastic and since I needed to make a card for a wedding this past weekend it was also perfect timing. I love the One in a Million Stamp Set and all its great sentiments. Click HERE to see all the stamps in this great set.

Why not leave me a comment and let me know what you think? I love the versatility of Cindy’s card – isn’t it great for wedding, anniversary or even Valentine’s Day?

Supplies:

Stamp Set: One in a Million

Inks: Jet Black StazOn

Paper: Subtles Color Collection DSP Paper Stack, Basic Grey, Basic Black and Whisper White

Accessories: Full Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Big Shot and Apothecary Accents Framelits, and Pearl Basic Jewels

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Memorable Moments

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

The end of October my sister-in-law celebrated her 60^th birthday, one of lifes memorable moments. I’ve been so lucky to be blessed with her in my life that I wanted to make her a special birthday card.

I just love the layout of this card. The basic design uses Designer Series Paper so you can change it up depending on what you have on hand. And of course I love DSP because it tells you what colors to use – so it’s a no brainer. The Memorable Moments stamp set just made things well…..easy with its choices of sentiments and numbers so this card came together quickly. Of course, who doesn’t love the Big Shot’s coordinating Framelits, Labels Collection!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Memorable Moments

Inks: Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple

Paper: Patio Party DSP, Raspberry Ripple, and Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine and 1/16″ Circle Handheld Punch

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Thoughts & Prayers

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

Have you ever had one of those days? Well it seems like lately I’ve had a run of them so I haven’t been able to post the projects like I’ve wanted lately. We’ll the skies are clearing and hopefully I’m back on track. So that being said –

I’ve had several people in my life lately who recently have had surgery and I wanted to send them a card to let them know I was thinking of them. I wanted something simple and elegant which of course made me think of my Thoughts & Prayers stamp set sitting on my shelf.

I love this stamp set with its simple sentiments and find myself reaching for Thoughts & Prayers often when creating these kinds of cards. Don’t you love the images? They’re great for both the men and women in our lives.

So here is one of the cards I came up with using the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp set. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Thoughts & Prayers

Inks: Marina Mist

Paper: Marina Mist, Basic Black and Whisper White

Accessories: Mini Glue Dots, Pearl Basic Jewels and 1/8″ Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Sponges

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FREE Project Tutorial with November Orders

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Stamp with Jini

I had such a great response to my FREE Project Tutorial for the month of October that I will be extending it for the month of November. This FREE Project Tutorial is a part of a simple rewards program I’m trying. When you place an order for $50 or more in merchandise, (tax and shipping are not included) through me, you will receive a FREE Project Tutorial by email.

You will receive this link within 48 hours of placing your order! (All order types qualify.) Click HERE to see my original blog post on my FREE October Project Tutorial.

Love the project and want more fall tutorials? Why not check out my Festive Fall Fun Tutorial you can purchase from my Tutorial Store. So now if you’re someone who doesn’t live in my area, or maybe you live close by but weren’t able to attend my class, you can still enjoy my Festive Fall Fun Tutorial!

Here are the details – For just $12.95 you will get a my Festive Fall Fun Tutorial loaded with step by step photos in a PDF format to work on in your leisure! Click my Tutorial Store tab above to get yours!

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PS…. And as an added bonus right now I’m sending out my 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletters. (Only my Newsletter Subscribers receive this special Newsletter.)