Back to School with Chalk Talk

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

It’s back to school for us here in North Georgia and in keeping with the spirit of things I thought I would share with you this great card make with the Chalk Talk stamp set that I received during my convention swaps.

I think anyone would enjoy receiving this card as they start a new school year.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Chalk Talk (item 130631/130634), Gently Falling (item 128430/123804), Dictionary (item 130348/130351), Off the Grid (item 130736), and Tape It (item 130712/130715)

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Basic Black and Basic Gray

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White

Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits (item 129983), Window Punch (item 119857), ½” Circle Punch (item 119869), and Bird Builder Punch (item 117191), Stampin’ Write Markers

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New My Digital Studio Downloads

It’s Tuesday and that means 6 great new downloads for you to try! Love to travel or camp? Why not check out these two great downloads?

Outdoor Exploration Kit (item 134982)

Wanderlust Stamp Brush Set (item 134939)

Or maybe you need some new fall themed sets?

Truly Grateful Stamp Brush Set (item 134928)

Magnificent Maple Stamp Brush (item 134929)

Harvest of Thanks Stamp Brush Set (item 134930)

Perfectly You Stamp Brush Set (item 134931)

To see all the other great downloads available for My Digital Studio click HERE

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Backyard Basics

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Do you love coordinating Stamp Sets and Framelits? I know I enjoy using them since there is no fussy cutting when I put a project together. And with a 15% discount when you buy the bundle it is a deal!

In this swap from convention the Backyard Basics Bundle (item 132729/132728) is used to create this beautiful water colored card. Don’t you love the way this little bird is popped up?

Stamp Set: Back Yard Basics (129255/129258), Best of Greetings (item 133485)

Inks: Black StazOn, Perfect Plum, Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, and Rose Red

Paper: Watercolor Paper (item122959), Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Big Shot, Backyard Basics Framelits (item 129380), Aqua Painter (item103954), Sponge Daubers (item 102892)

New Fall My Digital Studio Downloads

Fall is right around the corner, so why not check out our latest fall inspired My Digital Studio downloads?

Create the perfect first day of school photo shoot with the My First Day Printables (item 134985)

Dress your projects in layers with the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (item 134859).

Find all things creepy, crawly, and cackling in the Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper (item 134925), Halloween Happiness Stamp Brush (item 134924), and the Halloween Bash Stamp Brush Set (item 134923).

Use the Tags 4 You Stamp Brush Set (item 134927) and the coordinating Label Bracket Punch (item 134926) to embellish any gift with ease for the next four holidays. (Get it? Tags 4 You . . for four holidays.)

And finally, take all those great photos from your last summer getaway and your make summer last a little longer with the tropical Paradise Found Photobook (item 134843).

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Blue Bell Creameries

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Over coffee in the morning I’ve been working on a scrapbook that includes this Blue Bell Creameries Tour in Brenham. My Digital Studio makes this soooo easy with its predesigned books. All I have to do is drop and drag, add some details and save. How great is that! Less than 10 minutes a day and it’s done before I even get home.

I’ll be heading back home today and as always have mixed feelings. I’m really looking forward to seeing my husband and son and getting home but will miss the time with my sister and husband. It’s always wonderful spending time together and things are going to change now with the youngest heading off to college this fall, so this time is precious – it’s been girl time for the three of us on these trips together.

I’ve used the Floral District Photobook Template (item 127211) to create this layout. I just loved the bright colors and images in the layouts that are already predesigned for me. We’ve have had fun going through the pictures that we’ve taken during our day trips and choosing which ones to drop in together.

Since it is Tuesday I thought that this was a perfect time to share my Floral District photobook. I always look forward to the NEW Downloads that Stampin’ Up! introduces on Tuesdays. You can click HERE to see all the new Digital Downloads along with other downloads that are available.

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For a limited time when you buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper you can get one for FREE! Promotion ends July 31^st

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July 18, 2013 -August 31, 2013

When you use the promotion code PUMPKINDEAL to join Paper Pumpkin before August 31, 2013, you’ll pay only $10 a month* for the first two months – the shipping’s included!

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A Dozen Thoughts

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Todays card is one that I received from my friend Cindy. I just love the colors she used to create this card. The Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper is one of my favorites since I love the colors in it – they are bright and cheerful, don’t you think? And the greetings in the A Dozen Thoughts stamp set are great for a lot of different occasions too. I especially like the one she used on this card from the set.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: A Dozen Thoughts (item 131056/131059) and Flower Shop (item 130939/130942)

Inks: Island Indigo and Mellon Mambo

Paper: Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper (item 129310), Island Indigo, Mellon Mambo, and Whisper White

Accessories: Pansy Punch (item 130698), Artisan Label Punch (item 130920), Elegant Butterfly Punch (item 127526), Little Leaves Sizzlit, Boho Blossoms Punch, Bakers Twine and Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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This Weeks New Digital Downloads

Need a great baby gift for that someone special? Here is a great option Monthly Memories Baby Photobook Templates (item 134760).

Why not print it for them as a gift and then all they have to do is add their photos as the baby grows – what fun right?

Tags for All Designer Template (item 134763)

Quick and easy tags right at your finger tips for any occasion.

Six Sided Sampoer Stamp Brush Set (item 134801)

Quatrefancy Kit (item 134848)

Bright Blossom Blueberries – Take 2

Okay, okay, I know I’m a bit OCSD (that’s Obsessive Compulsive Stamping Disorder for those of you who’ve never heard of it before – lol). I couldn’t resist making yesterday’s card again making a change. And I have to say I really do like this one better, the greeting pops just like I thought it would. (You can click here to my first version of the card.) What do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know which one you like best.

Yesterday I promised to show you one of my favorite blueberry recipes using those yummy berries. So here it is – this never lasts long in my house I can already hear my daughter coming – Quick hide the Blueberry Pizza!

And your going to love how its soooo easy to make.

Blueberry Pizza

1 ¼ c. powdered sugar

1 c. flour

½ c. butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 (8 oz.) ctn. Cool whip

2 c. fresh blueberries

In a medium bowl, mix together ¼ cup powdered sugar, flour and butter to a soft dough. Spread the dough onto a 12-inch pizza pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. Let cool. In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, remaining cup of powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix well, then fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture over the cooled crust; top with blueberries. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

I know this recipe is called Blueberry Pizza, but it’s just as yummy if you don’t have a pizza pan if you make it in a 9×13 pan. Enjoy!

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Ready for Departure

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Just released are 6 NEW Digital Downloads with a summer travel theme, included is a FREE Wallpaper for your computer! How great is that? Now you can see the great quality of My Digital Studio for FREE!

Here is the FREE Get Going July Wallpaper (item 134838). Go ahead and just place an order in my Online Store to download yours today. Don’t worry when you purchase digital downloads there’s no shipping. How great is that!

Love the wallpaper? There is a matching Get Going July Kit (item 134764) ready for your traveling bucket list.

Ready for Departure Ensembles (item 134706). You’ve got to love ensembles, they include everything you need in one download for that special party or event you’re planning. Now its sooooo quick and easy to look like you’ve spent a lot of time planning an event!

Graphic Days Stamp Brush Set (item 133496)

Then & Now Kit (item 133497)

Be Brave Pocket Cards (item 134840)

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Framelits Organization

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

I love to organize my stamp room, how about you? I know it is always a work in progress, but I can’t help the great feeling I get when I finish organizing my space. Sound familiar? If so you may enjoy this latest item I’ve created to organize my space.

With the NEW 2013-2014 Catalog there are even more great NEW framelits offered and although I’d already begun to use our Clear Mount Cases (item 119105) to store them I wasn’t real happy with the labels I had on them.

So I created my Famelits Organization Printables. What is that you may ask? Well it is a FREE printable download for you to use to help organize your Framelits and Edgelits too!

Here is a picture of my cases ready to go. (I’ve had to print mine out in blue since my printer is being difficult and I’m afraid ready to give up on me, but the file has been saved in black for you, so no worries.)

I’ve also created a FREE Edgelits Oraganization Printables for you too. I like to keep all my Edgelits together for right now, but you may want to have a separate case for them – so I’ve created them both ways. Just print the pages you want.

Click HERE to get your FREE Framelits Organization Printables

Click HERE to get you FREE Edgelits Organization Printables

Ok, so you’ve printed the file onto cardstock and now are wondering what to do, right? Well no worries – Here is a quick companion video tutorial showing you how to use my Framelits Organization Printables.

Let me know what you think – I’d love to hear how you organize your items too.

Do You Plan on Coming to My Luau Catalog Launch?

Do you live local and plan on coming to my FREE Luau Catalog Launch Party? Why not stop by and join in the fun and pick up your copy of the NEW 2013-2014 Catalog? Make sure you RSVP for one of the two times so that I’ll have enough goodies for everyone. Click HERE to see more details about this FREE event!

NEW TUESDAY DIGITAL DOWNLOADS

I love seeing the new Digital Downloads on Tuesdays, don’t you. This week Stampin’ Up! has released 5 great new ones. Why not check them out?

Memory Milestones Baby Photobook (item 134759)

Lovely Romance Stamp Brush Set (item 134799)

Hooray for Today Stamp Brush Set (item 133498)

Everybody’s Business Designer Series Paper (item 133499)

Chores & More (item 134806)

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It’s a Summer of Possibilities with My Digital Studio

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Can you believe it is already June 11^th? Summer has started and is in full swing. I’m really excited to share with you my Luau 2013-2014 Catalog Launch Party – it’s a lot of fun and it’s FREE so why not check it out? And make sure you RSVP so I have lots of goodies for you when you get here!

You’re Invited to my Luau 2013-2014 Catalog Launch Party:

Drop in anytime on

Saturday, June 22nd or Sunday, June 23th

1:00 p.m. until 3 p.m. 2:00 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Be my Guest

Come see all the new mouth watering In Colors

sweet stamps and all the yummy accessories

in the new catalog just released on May 31st

Free Make & Takes using our new stamps and accessories,

Door Prizes, refreshments and more!

And Best of All is it’s all FREE!

You can earn door prize drawing tickets for the following:

one ticket for a RSVP by Monday, June 18^th;

one ticket for attending;

one ticket for bringing a friend (not already on my mailing list);

one ticket for every $25 in merchandise ordered;

one ticket if the friend you bring orders,

Five tickets for Booking a Private Party in July or August,

10 tickets for joining my Stampin’ Up! Family of demonstrators

Grand Prize Winner will receive over $50 in product!

Join in the Fun and pick up your

NEW Stampin’ Up! 2013-2014 Catalog

Click HERE to see my Calendar of Events

Click HERE for a copy of the Party Invitation with all the details.

My Digital Studio will make things so easy for you with these fun NEW Downloads just released today.

Summer of Possibilities (item 134705)

Label It Stamp Brush Set (item 134736)

Why not Hast It Out with these fun greeting card templates (item 134696)

Isn’t it great that you can get our Designer Series Paper and use them forever? The Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper (item 134735) found in our NEW 2013-2014 Catalog is just beautiful in person and now you can use it in your digital projects too!

And it’s only June 11th so why not check out our FREE June Wallpaper (item 134684)

There is never a better time to get started with My Digital Studio than now. I’ll also be sharing a project with you during my Luau Catalog Launch Party so you can see just how easy it is to use! And did you know you can try it for FREE! You can click HERE for more information on the 30 Day FREE Trial and HERE for my upcoming classes.

Just 4 Days Left to get your My Digital Studio print products and downloads for 25% off! Click HERE to see all the great items at 25% off.

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Best of Greetings

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Check out our latest Best of stamp set – Best of Greetings (item 133485). I think you’re really going to love this set. After all greetings are always one of my weaknesses and this set has contains some great ones from the past 25 years.

When you six of our Best of Stamp Sets you’ll get a stamp set of your choice worth $14.95 or less for free! What could be better right? Click HERE for a printable PDF more information on our Best of stamp sets.

New Photopolymer Set introduced

Check out this Wanderlust Photopolymer Stamp Set (item 133452) just in time for your travel season.

Click HERE to see the PDF

Go Everywhere with My Digital Studio

Yippee! New Digital Downloads, after all its Tuesday right? Check these fun new downloads out:

Go Everywhere Frameables (item 134695)

Inspired Elements Stamp Brush Set (item 134697)

Inspired Words Stamp Brush Set (item 134698)

Today and You Stamp Brush Set (item 133494)

Muted Notes Overlays Kit (item 133495)

Have you been thinking about trying My Digital Studio? Now is a great time to join in the digital fun. During my Luau Catalog Launch Party. I’ll be demonstrating a project and how fun and easy it is to use to create your projects. So why not plan to join me?

Remember the My Digital Studio 25 % Sale on select content and print products goes through June 15^th so you have a couple more weeks to take advantage of this great sale. Click HERE to more information.

Time is running out to sign up for My Paper Pumpkin this month. You have to sign up by midnight tonight (June 10^th) so you won’t miss out on any more kits.

Remember each month’s kit is only available for a month at a time; go to www.paperpumkin.com to sign up.

It’s soooo easy:

Simply sign up now by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com
Click Get It or Join Here
Complete the online form
List me, (Jini Merck, Clarkesville, GA) as your demonstrator during the ordering process
Then sit back and relax and wait for you kit to arrive at your door each month.

After you complete your registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email

Please forward the email to me.
I’ll verify you are on the list and then send you a Thank You gift for choosing me as your Demonstrator.

Stop back tomorrow when I’ll be sharing one of the projects I made recently during a TEAM shoebox swap with you.

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FREE Anchors Away June Wallpaper

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

I hope everyone has enjoyed their Memorial Day weekend. We had a very busy one with family and friends celebrating our youngest child’s graduation from High School. Thankfully it was a beautiful sunny weekend after weeks of rain. I’ve got a special project I’ll be sharing with you that I made for the party later this week so check back.

It’s Tuesday already and you know that that means NEW Digital Downloads and this were there is a FREE Wallpaper for your computer, so here are the new downloads for this week.

Here is a great download that is FREE just in time for June – Anchors Away June Wallpaper (item 134684). Why not get your FREE download and have this bright and cheerful wallpaper on your computer to keep you on track.

Anchors Away June Kit (item 134683)

How about something special for your dad? There is plenty of time to make this book as a gift for Father’s Day – All About My Dad Photobook Template (item 134693)

and finally the This Makes Me Happy Pocket Cards (item 134699)

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With just a little over two weeks left of our 25% Off My Digital Studio printing and downloads I’ve got a lot to do – How about you? I’ll be taking advantage of the print sale to print all those projects that I’ve been working on including my daughter’s senior year items. You can click HERE if you’d like to see more about the 25% Off promotion for My Digital Studio.

As we come to the end of the month remember there are only a few days left to take advantage of the Retirement List and get those items that you still want. Also, the Spring Catalog ends on May 31^st so if there is something you haven’t gotten yet – there is still time. Use my Hostess Code 69D43KUE until May 30^th and I’ll send you a FREE Boutique Boxes Kit PDF class tutorial for a 6 fun filled projects along with alternate ideas!

And for those of you who have thought about joining my TEAM and becoming a Demonstrator now until May 30th you’ll get an extra $30 in product added to your starter kit – your choice! How great is that? You can click HERE to learn more about my team, the Blue Mountain Stampers or HERE to learn more about joining.

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By The Tide Cupcakes

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Ok, here is the last post showing you some of the items I made for my Retirement Party this past Sunday. Today I am going to share with you how I made these cute little By the Tide cupcake toppers for the treat table and my Bon Voyage banner.

I used the By the Tide stamp set (item 129117/129120) from the Spring Catalog to make these cute little toppers to keep in line with the Bon Voyage theme of the retirement party.

I stamped the anchor image using Night of Navy Classic Ink (item 126970) onto Whisper White card stock (item 100730). Punched out the image using my 3/4″ Circle Punch (item 119873) and attached this to a 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (item 127811)Night of Navy card stock (item 100867) piece.

I then layered that onto a Real Red card stock (item 100052) 1 3/8″ circle and finally onto a 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle (item 119854) Night of Navy piece.

Finally I added a dab of Liquid Adhesive (item 110755) to the back and added a toothpick and a second Night of Navy Scallop Circle to cover up the adhesive.

Here is a close up of the cupcake topper. How cute right?

And finally the banner – I really loved the way this turned out. I used My Digital Studio along with the Travel Journey Digital Kit (item 121071) and World Traveler Photobook (item 130066) Digital Downloads to create the images and Designer Series Paper that I cut the letters out with using my Big Shot.

I took my Regals Designer Series Paper Stack (item 117154) and used the Night of Navy patterns and cut my paper into 4″ x 6″ pieces. I cut out the bottom triangles by finding the center, cutting up the middle to the point I wanted and then cutting in from both sides to that center mark. (hope that makes sense) Finally I attached the flags to some twine by punching holes in the two corners using my crop-a-dile and stringing the twine through. I tied bows on each end to finish it off.

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