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.

There is still time to sign up

Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack

Want to have fun making some cards with old using stamp sets from the retiring list? Do you enjoy stamping with others? If so this class is for you.

May 16th at 1 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.

Click HERE to see my Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack Flyer with details

Click HERE to see my Calendar of Events
for more fun events that are coming up

 

 

 

Want to be the first to get your 2012-2013 Catalog?

Our AMAZING newly designed 2012-2013 Catalog will be released on June 1st!  This full-color catalog will feature 208 pages of Stampin’ Up! products including new stamp sets, accessories, and ideas! You will find links to the online version of our new Catalog on my website on June 1st, so be sure to check back then!

Want your own copy of the new catalog?  There are several ways you can get your very own catalog sent to you.

#1  Reserve a Catalog
Preorder your own catalog on or after May 7th for $4.50 and as soon as my catalogs arrive, I will be shipping them out in the order which they are reserved.

 

#2  Book a Workshop
Call me to set your date for a private party with me. It’s a fun time for you and your friends and you get your catalog for FREE.

#3  Place a $50 Order in May
This can be made online or through me.  This must be a single $50 order (before shipping and tax), not cumulative orders.

 

#4 Join a Club

Sign up for one of my Stamp Club, Scrapbook Club, or Big Shot Clubs that are starting in July.

 

#5  Local Customers
Customers who live locally will have the opportunity to attend my Luau Catalog Launch Party. Dates to be announced soon.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Basic Card Making – FREE Card Friday for May

Have you wanted to try your hand at stamping and see all the wonderful products Stampin’ Up! has to offer? If so this event is for you. Now through the end of May I’ll be offering Free Card Friday – Card Making Basics.

Yes, I said FREE! Bring a friend and create two beautiful cards that you’ll be proud to give someone special!

This class is for YOU! If you are new to card making, haven’t done it in a while or just want to have fun with your friends! Come fall in love with card making – you’ll be so happy you did!

It’s so easy to do – Click HERE for my calendar of events and more details

New Event Being Offered

Have you been wanting to try your hand at stamping and see all the wonderful products Stampin’ Up! has to offer? If so this event is for you. Now through the end of March I’ll be offering Free Card Friday – Card Making Basics.

Yes, I said FREE! Bring a friend and create two beautiful cards that you’ll be proud to give someone special!

This class is for YOU! If you are new to card making, haven’t done it in a while or just want to have fun with your friends! Come fall in love with card making – you’ll be so happy you did!

It’s so easy to do – Click HERE for my calendar of events and more details

P.S. I Love You

Today’s swap from Leadership was made using the P.S. I Love You stamp set. Fellow Demo Lynn Anderson used our Big Shot and our new Adorning Accents Embossing Folder to give her card a lot of texture and interest.

I really like all the images in this set because the images are great for punching. That makes cards very easy to do for a large group. But P.S. I Love You isn’t just for Valentine’s Day it is also wonderful for weddings and anniversaries too.

P.S. I Love You

Supplies:

Stamp Set: P.S. I Love You

Inks: Real Red

Paper: Real Red and Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 ¼” and 1″ Circle Punches, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon and Real Red 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

 

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P.S. I Love You Leadership Swap

Can you believe it is almost the end of January and I haven’t shared with you the swaps I got during Leadership 2012! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought I would share some of the wonderful P.S. I Love You swaps that I received.

Today’s swap made by fellow stamper Adriana Benitez uses the P.S. I Love You stamp set from our Occasions Mini Catalog along with some of our FREE items that you can get during Sale-a-bration. Can you see how she used the two FREE Big Shot Embossing Folders on this card? Both these Embossing Folders are part of Sale-a-bration and can be earned for FREE when you place a $50 purchase during Sale-a-bration!

I just love the P.S. I Love You stamp set from the Occasions Mini it is so versatile. I’ll be sharing more great swaps with you that show just how easy the P.S. I Love You stamp set is to use!

P.S. I Love You

Supplies:

Stamp Set: P.S. I Love You

Inks: Marina Mist and Soft Suede

Paper: Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla

Accessories: Mini Silver Brads, Blush Blossom 3/8″ Pleated Satin Ribbon, Big Shot, Designer Frames and Stripes Embossing Folders, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

 

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It’s that time… Sale-a-bration 2012 Starts Today!

SAB

Starting today, January 24th  …for every $50 you order (before tax and shipping) you get to choose one free item from the Sale-a-bration
brochure … remember there’s no limit to the free items you earn.

There are several ways
to participate in Sale-a-bration

Party Guests & Individual Orders – Get to choose one free product from the Sale-a-bration brochure for every $50 spent (before tax and shipping).

Hostesses – If your order reaches $150 you get a darling tote bag and if your order reaches $400 you get an awesome bundle of coordinating stamps, Designer Paper, ribbon and brads. Check out page 3 of the Sale-a-bration Brochure to see all the details.  When ordering online …please make sure you go through my Stampin’ Up! Website…so that you get the hostess benefits too. This is in addition to the regularly fabulous hostess benefits!  Want to schedule your own Sale-a-bration party? Just contact me and we can set up a date and time to have a private party with your friends and family.

Become a Demonstrator & Join my Team
If you’re thinking about joining my team and becoming a Stampin UP Demonstrator ….the Starter Kit is $125 and you get a FREE Paper Pack or a Digital Download every month for the rest of the year. Click HERE for more information. It’s a great time to become part of my team! I’ll be holding my first team meeting on February 9th so you can check out what it’s all about, just call or email me for more information about my Team meetings.

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Take It to Heart Washer Necklace

Here are my Take It to Heart washer necklaces and the last of my Leadership swaps. I always like to make a 3D item for swapping and as I’ve mentioned before I love the bird image from the Take It to Heart stamp set. I’ve wanted to try these little washer necklaces since I saw them sooo…. I used the Take It to Heart stamp set and made these in both in a pink version and a blue version. I also made one using the Mixed Bunch stamp set which I thought turned out very cool too.

My daughter, who I use as my stamping critic, since I can always get a very honest response from her, thought these were so cool she wanted to give them as her Christmas gifts to all her girl friends – Since they were such a hit with Kaitlin I knew I had to make these for one of my Leadership swaps.

If you would like to learn how to make these Take It to Heart Washer Necklaces yourself I’ll be giving a class on them next month. Check back in the next couple of days. I’ll be posting more information.

Take it to heart

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Apothecary Art Leadership Swap

Today’s card uses the Apothecary Art stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog and is also one of my Leadership swaps. It’s one of my favorites from the new Occasions Mini and with the coordinating Labels Collection Framelits Die I just couldn’t resist!

Apothecary Art comes with two sentiments but you can also use the Loving Thoughts stamp set with it too which makes it a great stamp set for card making for all occasions!

Apothecary ArtStamp Set: Apothecary Art

Inks: Jet Black StazOn and Riding Hood Red

Paper: Brights Designer Series Paper Stack, Real Red, and Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Bender Pen, Paper Snips, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, and Always Artichoke Stampin’ Write Marker

 

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