Do you love new ways to use your dies? Check out today’s Tutorial!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

I love to find ways to use my dies differently – an today’s video tutorial does just that. Miniature is big right now and that’s just what you’ll get!

Sometimes the Berry Basket is just too big for a little something I want it to hold – so this project is perfect for just a little something or even little note cards. Why not check out today’s video tutorial? The Mini Berry Basket –

So what do you think? Cute, right? And of course I’ve filled this little Mini Berry Basket with some fall wrapped peanut butter cups – shhh…. don’t tell Larry I’ve had a stash set aside for my upcoming Craft Bazaar this Saturday (Click HERE for more information if you want to stop by and see me!)

Whew… I made! I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to share this video today since it’s taken forever to upload. Hmmm… maybe it’s the rain.

Make my day. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this project.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: A Little Something (139827/139830)

Paper: Into the Woods Designer Series Paper (139586), Mossy Meadow (133676), Rich Razzleberry (115316) and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: Into the Woods 3/8″ Cotton Ribbon (139612), Berry Basket Die (137366), Brights Stampin’ Write Markers (131259), Handheld Stapler (130903) and Mini Silver Staples (135847), Simply Scored Board (122334), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Stampin Pierce Mat (126199) and Paper Piercer (126189), 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), and 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860)

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Team Time & Happy Hauntings

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Last week I got together with some of my team, shoe boxes and stamps. We had a fun evening together stamping. So I’ll be sharing some of the items we stamped together that evening over the next few days.

This first set of items Janette created and brought for us in her shoe box. I love making treats for Halloween and these two are just too much fun. Any little kid would love getting them or even us big kids. LOL

This first item holds home made chocolate treat and uses our Merry Everything stamp set (135068/135071) and the coordinating Note Tag punch (135860).

Cute right? Don’t you love the little witches hat made out of our Black Glimmer Paper (139605) holding the top of the bag together? The hat is made using the Tree Punch (135859), 2 1/2″ Circle Punch (120906), 1 1/4″ Circle Punch (119861) and the Bow Builder Punch (137414). There is a Clothes Pin (133764) on the inside to make is easily removable.

And this second item is just as much fun too.

The little pixie stick holder is decorated with our Sweet Hauntings stamp set (139702/139705) from the Holiday Catalog. Along with the fun sentiment we used the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (139584) again for this project. I love the little plastic spider put on the top of the holder – it adds a eeak! factor. LOL.

Like I said creating treats is fun and makes them extra special and I think these two are going to be a hit!

Stop by again tomorrow when I’ll be sharing some more projects we made.

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All Ye Faithful & Weekly Deals

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s cards are use the new stamp set All Ye Faithful which contains wonderful sketched images for Christmas.

This first card not only used the All Ye Faithful stamp set (139898/139901) it also uses the Hardwood Background stamp (133032/133035) to create the stable.

The card was stamped with Be a Star (135734/135734) and was cut out using the Star Framelit dies (133723). And can you see the embossed stars behind the manager? They were created using our Lucky Star Embossing Folder (135817).

This card has lots of texture that draws your eyes to the focal point.

This second card was given to me by Tanisha and while it uses the same All Ye Faithful stamp set it has a very different feel to it.

I just love the colors and berry pattern found in the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper (139592) that was used behind the rich and elegant Very Vanilla 1 1/4″ Subtle Stripes Satin Ribbon (139616). How about you?

Which is your favorite? Why not leave me a comment and let me know?

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A Little Something Sweet!

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Yesterday, I shared with you a card made with the Little Something Sweet stamp set. Today I want to share a little treat that I created using this set along with the Square Pillow Box Thinlits Die (139657).

Cute, right. And it’s quick and easy too since this set of dies has a ton of options to it along with a money saving Bundle (140858/140859) when the stamp set and die is purchased as a set.

Check out these cute little 3 x 3 note cards I made too. I just love this size.

Here is a close up of each one.

I’ve used the Into The Woods Designer Series Paper (139586)

and Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (139584) when making these.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: A Little Something (139830)

Inks: Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad (140931)

Paper: 2014 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack (138433), Basic Black (121045), Tangelo Twist (133677) and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: Square Pillow Box Thinlits Die (139657), 2014 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (133681), 1 1/2″ Circle Punch (138299), 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), and 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874)

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Witches’ Night

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Gather around for some quick and easy Halloween fun using the Witches’ Night stamp set (139708). These bold images make cards quick and easy.

Isn’t it great that this set coordinates with the Lots of Labels Framelits Dies found on page 173 of the Annual Catalog. Just another option for making your project even more fun!

Add a bit of Rich Razzleberry to the project to make it pop! And check out this fun little surprise.

Out pops the insert showing the spooky little spider web and a place for writing your note!

Want even more Halloween fun using this set? Why not check out the Witching Decor Project Kit (140969)? The kit makes 1 witch hat centerpiece that is sure to make your Halloween Decor extra special this year.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Witches’ Night (139708)

Inks: Basic Black Archival Ink (140931), Rich Razzleberry (126950), Tangelo Twist Classic Ink (133646)

Paper: Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (139584), Tangelo Twist (133677), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Basic Black (121045), and Very Vanilla (101650)

Accessories: ¾” Circle Punch (119873), Lots of Label Framelits Dies (138281), Into the Woods 3/8” Cotton Ribbon (139612)

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Baker’s Box BINGO Treat

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Want to see the little gift everyone received at the Bingo event on Sunday? I won’t make you wait – here it is!

This cute little box was created using out NEW Baker’s Box Thinlits Die (138279) and it’s coordinating stamp set, All Boxed Up (138944/139340). Quick and easy and of course filled with what else? Chocolate of course!

Here is a photo of the group of Baker’s Boxes I made for the event. I can’t get enough of these delicate butterflies!

I used the 2015-2016 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack (138432) to create them in all the fun new In Colors and since we have a great selection of Sequin Trim now you can pick the trim color of your choice! I had a lot of fun with these little boxes. (You can see the entire supply list below.)

Just a quick tip when using this Thinlits die with Designer Series Paper, you’ll want to play with your sandwich since it cuts and scores at the same time. Designer Series Paper is thinner than our card stock. I found using my regular tabbed platform worked better since I could adjust the thickness better than with my Magnetic Platform.

After showing everyone what prizes they were playing for

everyone settled in and we started with the first 3 games of Bingo –

Everyone was excited for the winners!

Stop on by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing some more pictures and one of the projects everyone made.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: All Boxed Up (138944/139340)

Paper: 2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack (138432), Bermuda Bay (131197), and Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Baker’s Box Thinlits Die (138279), Bold Butterfly Framelits (138135), Clothespins (133764), Brights (131259) and 2015 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (138333), Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim (137910)

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BINGO fun!!!

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

This past Sunday I held my first BINGO event – for the Catalog Launch. It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed the afternoon. We played 6 games of BINGO and made 3 cards using products from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog. Want to see what it was all about?

Well, here are some of photos of the classroom set up and ready to go.

Everyone received a little gift and a Make ‘n Take packet that included their BINGO cards, a $5 coupon along with their supplies to use for their projects.

I had some displays and samples of course

And my Corner Store with kits along with the pre-made cards, post it note pads and garden stakes for Kaitlin’s DCI fundraiser. (She is currently in Oklahoma preparing for tonight’s performance.)

And what event would be complete without some goodies to keep us stamping!

I had fun making our water bottles a bit more festive too. I used the NEW 2015 In Colors Designer Series Paper Stack (138432) and the All About Sugar stamp set (138684). Quick and easy to add this little touch and the refrigerator didn’t cause any problems with the added labels I simply adhered them to the top of the wrapper already on the bottles and voila!.

And of course the BINGO prize table had to have a special touch – so I created this banner for it.

I love our new Build a Banner kit (138379) the shapes are fun and the kit is filled with a ton of stencils to choose from, so the options are endless. And of course, you know how I feel about our Stampin’ Spritzers! I have listed the supplies I used for this project below for you. And you can see my Getting Started with Stampin’ Spritzers Tutorial HERE.

Want to see some more photos?

It got quiet at times as everyone was concentrating,

but I loved the fellowship and fun as everyone was excited for each other as they called out Bingo!

Everyone used buttons as their bingo pieces that were on the table in little Berry Baskets that I created with our die. And of course, our BINGO Master, my hubbie Larry joined in the fun too!

He’s looking forward to the next time we play. He was having a lot of fun with the cage of balls. LOL!

Stop on by tomorrow when I’ll share the little gift everyone got along with some more pictures.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Watercolor Wings (139424)

Inks: Bermuda Bay (131171), Watermelon Wonder (138323) and Crushed Curry Classic Ink (131173), and Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (132708)

Paper: Whisper White card stock (100730)

Accessories: Build a Banner Kit (138379), Bold Butterfly Framelits (138135), Bermuda Bay (131156), Watermelon Wonder (138328) and Crushed Curry Reinkers (131158), and Watermelon Wonder 1″ Dotted Lace Trim (138425)

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Nautical Fun & Bonus Deals!!!

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

It’s summer and as it heats up that means the beach and pool time. And since my summer memories always include Lake Michigan, when I ran across these memo pads I couldn’t resist picking up a few to make little gifts for some friends along with one for myself of course.

Red, white and blue – nautical colors and perfect for these little note pads. I let the note pads dictate which stamp sets I used. And the images went perfectly with the Open Sea and the Sea Street stamp sets.

And check out this one that I made for my friend Janie who deserves a bit of pampering lately. I hope it will remind her of some fond memories from her trip to New England last year.

What do you think? Fun right? I’m hoping my friends will like them.

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On a personal note, I hope you’ll bear with me and my technology issues. It’s been a rough couple of days trying to get things done on my blog. Yesterday the whole area was down most of the day before we could get the internet back. And for now I’m working on my blog from my daughters computer which makes things a bit more challenging to post since Kaitlin’s system is so different from mine. 🙂 Everything else of course is normal but the blog is a bit tricky for me. Old dog….new tricks you get the idea. LOL

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Supplies:

Stamp Set: Open Sea (128454/123032) and Sea Street (133985/133988)

Inks: Real Red (126949), Night of Navy (126970) and Marina Mist Classic Ink Pad (126962)

Paper: Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Stack (138437), Real Red (102482), Night of Navy (100867) Marina Mist Card stock (119682), and Whisper White Card stock (100730)

Accessories: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), 2″ Circle Punch (133782), 2 1/2″ Circle Punch (120906), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1″ Square Punch (124094), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)

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Retreat Pillow Gifts & Another Video Tutorial

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

Pampering and pillow gifts continued through out the retreat – Saturday morning everyone received their goodie bag, or in this case Berry Baskets filled with items for the weekend’s Make ‘n Takes. Since the new 2015 Catalog had not gone live yet this was a huge hit since it contained some of the NEW 2015 In Color Dotted Dotted Lace Trim and Envelope Paper!

Isn’t the Berry Basket Die (137366) cute? I cut it first using Always Artichoke card stock and then ran through the Designer Series Paper pieces for just the sides. The cute little coordinating bow was made using the Bow Builder Punch (137414) and another pattern from the Designer Series Paper Stack. Love this option for Designer Series Paper – our stacks make it easy to mix and match like this since they contain 4 of each pattern. And with the new 6×6 option you can do even more!

And of course – here are some more of the little treats from the weekend.

I love this little Hot Diggity Dot Stamp Set (134021/134024) and it’s sayings and of course, the fry box was filled with what else? Hugs and Kisses of course! The fry box was made with our NEW 2015 In Color Watermelon Wonder and the Fry Box Die (132966). If you want to learn how I made this, you can click HERE to see my video tutorial.

And the final project I’m sharing today had a little extra special something inside – Can you guess what it was?

The petite purse held a scissors charm using our Something Borrowed Embellishments from the 2015 Occasions Catalog!

Now I know that these embellishments are retired at this point – but these scissor charms were so much fun to make I thought I’d share how I made them with you in my How to Make Scissors Charms Video Tutorial.

Easy right? And once you get started there are all kinds of combinations you can make. What fun I had designing these for our guests! Oops, I slipped in my tutorial and let the cat out of the bag – since I’ve made the blue scissor charms for my team members, the Blue Mountain Stampers and our retreat this coming weekend. Shhh…don’t tell them…LOL!

Here is a final picture of all the pillow gifts from the retreat.

Want to see the Make ‘n Takes everyone made on Saturday? Stop on by tomorrow when I’ll share the three projects with you.

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Blue Mountain Weekend Retreat Recap

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Stamp with Jini

The end of May my friend Anna and I held our first retreat and it seemed to be a hit with those who attended. It’s taken me a bit but today I thought I’d share some pictures and projects from the retreat from May 29th.

As everyone arrived we had a special name tag on their table along with a New 2015-2016 Annual Catalog, In Color bookmark, flags to mark their pages and a pen decorated with the Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack to use with their wish list and of course a special coupon.

And of course everyone needed a little something chocolate as the night went on. After all we needed to keep our strength up as we crafted into the wee hours of the night. LOL – sounds good at least, after all do we really need a reason for chocolate?

This little bag was a lot of fun to make and they are quick and easy once you know the trick. The Pansy Punch that I used is part of this week’s Weekly Deals.

I’ve made a video tutorial to share how I made these Self Closing Bags using some of our new Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper. Why not check it out? The complete list of supplies used in the tutorial is listed below for you.

Of course, we really enjoyed making these little goodies and pampering our guests and so we’ll look forward to doing another retreat soon. So that’s great news if you missed our first retreat. We’ll be setting a date sometime soon – Just watch for more information coming soon and of course, you can always keep up to date with what’s happing when you join my Monthly Newsletters list.

It’s getting late, so stop on back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing some more of the projects, photos and another video tutorial for a project from the retreat with you.

Supplies:

Paper: Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack (138443), Cucumber Crush (138335), Watermelon Wonder (138334), Crushed Curry (131199) and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Cucumber Crush Dotted Lace Trim (138423), Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine (134586), Fun Flower Punch (133785), Pansy Punch (130698), 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (129404), and Neutrals Designer Buttons (130031), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Fast Fuse (129026), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755) and Bone Folder (102300)

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