Peachy Keen

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Peachy Keen is one of our new all occasions sets from the Occasions Catalog and is great for all kinds of projects. Today I’ve teamed it up with the Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (132993) to create this quick and easy card.

I simply stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso, but think it would look great using the Early Espresso Embossing Powder too and add a bit of texture to the card. I love the quick and easy banners that you can make using the Hexagon punch (130919). Yes, you heard me right the Hexagon Punch. Give it a try, you’ll find it so easy to do.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Peachy Keen (133110/133113)

Inks: Early Espresso (126974)

Paper: Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (132993), Baked Brown Sugar (131296), Coastal Cabana (131297), and So Saffron Card Stock (105118)

Accessories: Early Espresso Baker’s Twine (123124)

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Snow Storm – Day 3

Well the storm has now moved up the east coast and has pretty much finished for us in the North Georgia mountains. The sun has come out and the temperature has started to climb a bit – which is a good thing since things are clearly starting to melt.

We woke to more snow this morning. After sleeting most of the day yesterday, snow is a good thing. We’ve got a snow sandwich on the ground (snow, ice, snow) LOL. But we have fared pretty well so far, our power only flickered off once last night.

Now the cabin fever has set in for my guys and they are itching to get out of the house. I don’t tend to get as antsy since there is always something to do. Of course, it is a great reason to go play in my kitchen and stamp room too!

This mornings project was a big pot of soup for lunch for my guys. It’s great since I can use the frozen tomatoes from our garden last summer and the ground venison in the freezer. It smells heavenly while it is cooking, and even though I can’t eat it, I enjoy making it for them. They say it tastes great – so I thought I’d share the recipe with you in case you’re looking for a quick and easy vegetable soup.

Quick & Easy Vegetable Beef Soup

1 1/2 – 2 lbs. lean ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 ½ c. water

2 (28 oz.) cans diced tomatoes

1 ½ tsp. garlic powder

1 ½ tsp. sea salt, to taste

½ tsp. dried basil

½ tsp. finely ground black pepper, or to taste

3 ½ tsp. beef bouillon

2 (12 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables

Cook and stir ground beef in the pot until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir onion into the meat and continue to cook and stir until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Drain fat from the pot and return to medium heat.

Pour water and tomatoes into the pot. Season soup with garlic powder, sea salt, basil, and black pepper. Stir beef bouillon through the soup. Add frozen mixed vegetables to the pot, stir.

Bring the soup to a boil; reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are cooked through, 20 – 30 minutes.

That’s it – Enjoy!

This recipe is pretty forgiving and so I’ve experimented a bit with the original recipe I found on allrecipes.com. This one is my version of the original with the changes I’ve made. So far my substitution or changes have made it even better. I find you can really change things out easily to suit your preferences. I think I’ll be freezing okra next year to add to the other vegetables. The guys seem to like that and I never know what to do with all the extra okra from the garden.

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Hello, Lovely

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s card is one that I made in my Leadership Shoebox Swap last month and it uses the Hello, Lovely stamp set from the 2013 Catalog (page 22). I thought Janeen Mack created such a cool card and it was a lot of fun making it’s focal point – a low profile shaker.

This card was fairly simple to make, although it does have a lot of parts to it.

It starts with a Coastal Cabana card base and a layer of Chocolate Chip card stock that has been embossed with the Stripes Embossing folder. On top of that is the low profile shaker filled with some small hearts punched from coordinating card stock and some little arrows that have been stamped and cut out with Paper Snips.

Next comes the Chocolate Chip die cut letters spelling out the word “LOVE” that have been added with small pieces of Stampin’ Dimensions. Then two more of the little arrows stamped and cut out added to the letters with some more small pieces of Stampin’ Dimensionals. And a little sparkle is added with the two Rhinestones.

The final step is the sentiment, stamped in Chocolate Chip, and cut out with Paper Snips. Added to the bottom is a little piece of Coastal Cabana Ruffle Stretch Trim to finish it off.

Isn’t it just too cute?

I’ve modified how I make this shaker frame slightly from the way Janeen did it, to make it a bit easier for me, and hopefully for you too! Want to know how the low profile shaker frame is made? It’s so simple really – why not watch my video tutorial to show you how?

Easy, right?

Did you hear my four legged kid in the background? That was Chewie. I’m not sure what got into her, but for some reason Chewie felt the need to make sure all those “awful” robins stayed out of her yard while I was videoing – LOL.

I hope you enjoyed the video – Can you see all kinds of possibilities for these low profile shaker frames with all the different shape Framelits we have available? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Hello, Lovely (130240/130243)

Inks: Chocolate Chip (126979) and Coastal Cabana (131175)

Paper: Coastal Cabana (131297), Chocolate Chip (102128), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Ovals Collection Framelits (129381), Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658), Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die (127553), Stripes Embossing Folder (132128), Coastal Cabana 3/8″ Ruffle Stretch Trim (130024), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), Paper Snips (103579), Multipupose Liquid Glue (110755), and Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

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Best of Sale-a-bration Pop Up Gift Card Holder

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Tuesday I showed you my Warmth & Wonder Pop Up Gift Card Holder and told you I would share how to make them today. So without further delay here is today’s project – my Best of Sale-a-bration Pop Up Gift Card Holder.

I created this gift card holder for an up coming birthday of a friend. Here is the inside view.

I used the Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set for the greeting.

Ready to see how I made this great little gift card holder? Movement cards are a lot of fun and this one is so easy to make –

Here is my Pop Up Gift Card Holder Video Tutorial

So what do you think? Why not leave me a comment and let me know – I’d love hearing from you. Sometimes I feel like I’m all alone out here in cyber space LOL

Want a printable PDF tutorial too? Click HERE for my Best of Sale-a-bration Pop Up Gift Card Holder Tutorial with all the supplies and measurements you’ll need.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Best of Sale-a-bration (134393) and Remembering Your Birthday (131347/131350)

Inks: Gumball Green Classic Ink (126861)

Paper: Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (130145), Summer Starfruit (126839), Raspberry Ripple (126842), and Very Vanilla (101650)

Accessories:Envelope Punch Board (133774), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Paper-Piercing Tool (126189), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Stampin’ Sponges (104430), Bone Folder (102300), Sticky Strip (104294)

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Epic Day Flower Bow

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

As I’m winding down with my Christmas list of things to do, I’m beginning to work on projects for the upcoming birthdays in my family – We have quite a few of them the end of the year and early January. So today I thought I would share with you the little gift box I made to hold a little something special for my Aunt.

This little Kraft Gift Box is decorated using out Gift Bow Bigz L Die and the single stamp, A Gift for You.( Love the fact that this single stamp has a coordinating punch!) As you can tell I’m a huge fan of this Gift Bow Die – it’s a lot of fun to play with.

Here is a quick video tutorial showing you how I made the Epic Day Flower Bow:

There is still time to get the Gift Bow Die and A Gift for You Single Stamp if they are on your last minute wish list for yourself. The Holiday Catalog goes through January 2nd, 2014 and our Single Stamps list through January 31, 2014. And of course don’t forget our Weekly Deals that end tonight!

Want to know what is going to still be available after the Holiday Catalog ends? It may help you decide what you’ll want to order before the items are gone. Here is the Holiday Catalog items that will be available until June 1, 2014 that Stampin’ Up! just released.

Joyful Christmas (131802/131805)
Evergreen (127970/127973)
Greetings of the Season (128030/128033)
Christmas Collectibles (131772/131775)
Christmas Ornament Punch (132152)
Christmas Collectibles & Punch Bundle (133282/133283)
Very Merry Tags (130393/130402)
Tags 4 You (131820/131823)
Oh, Goodie! (131886/131889)
Festive Flurry (131778/131781)
Festive Flurry Framelits Dies (132193)
Festive Flurry Bundle (133284/133285)
Jewish Celebrations (128042/128045)
Christmas Messages (131790/131793)

Click HERE for a List with images

Supplies:

Stamp Set: A Gift for You Single Stamp (134765)

Inks: Old Olive Classic Ink (1269532)

Paper: Epic Day This & That Designer Series Paper (130814) and Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Antique Brads (117273), Kraft Gift Boxes (124106), Gift Bow Bigz L Die (129977), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Paper-Piercing Tool (126189), Bone Folder (102300), Glue Dots (103683)

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Christmas Collectibles Pop ‘n Cuts Gift Card Holder Tutorial

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Need a great gift card holder for those last minute holiday gifts? I know I do since gift cards seem to be a popular thing with the teens in our life – so I pulled out an old favorite and made this cute little gift card holder using the Christmas Collectibles Stamp Set and coordinating Christmas Ornament Punch. Love those punches, right?

Want to see a video tutorial and learn how I made the gift card holder using the Pop ‘n Cuts Die? Why not check out my Pop ‘n Cuts Gift Card Holder VideoTutorial from an earlier post HERE.

I really like the way this gift card holder has clean bold lines with a little bit of whimsy thrown in.

You can print my FREE Tutorial by clicking on the link below.

FREE Christmas Collectibles Pop ‘n Cuts Gift Card Holder Tutorial (PDF)

This fun die is part of our Weekly Deals so you can get yours at a great price and don’t forget that the Christmas Collectibles and Christmas Ornament Punch are two items from the Holiday Catalog that come in a bundle (133282/133283) so you can save 15% when you purchase them together!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Christmas Collectibles (item 131772/131775) and Sassy Salutations (item 132070/126707)

Inks: Old Olive Classic Ink (item 126953), and Versa Mark Pad (item102283)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (item 119685), Old Olive Card Stock (item 100702), Whisper White Card Stock (item 100730)

Accessories: Christmas Ornament Punch (item 132152), White Embossing Powder (item 109132), Embossing Buddy (item 103083), Heat Tool (item 129053), Stampin’ Sponges (item 101610), Ovals Collection Framelits (129381), Labels Collection Framelits (item 125598), Card Base Pop ‘n Cuts Die (item 130099), Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (item 132174), Big Shot (item 11343), and Magnetic Platform (130658)

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Season of Style Candy Bar Slider Tutorial

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s project is a quick and simple one – it also makes a quick and easy stocking stuffer. After all you can’t go wrong with chocolate right? So here is my Season of Style Candy Bar Sliders.

I’ve made two versions of this slider one using the Best of Christmas Stamp Set (134384) and the other using the Tag It Stamp Set (130300/130303).

I’ve also created a Season of Style Candy Bar Slider Tutorial for you using the Tag It version of the project.

Click HERE for my FREE Season of Style Candy Bar Slider Tutorial (PDF)

Want to see how quick and easy they are to make? You can check out my video tutorial for my Halloween Candy Bar Slider HERE.

Fun right? Pull the ribbon up and there is a sweet surprise for that special someone.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Best of Christmas (134384)

Inks: Jet Black StazOn (101406) and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (126979)

Paper: Season of Style Designer Series Paper (132340), Old Olive (100702), Chocolate Chip (102128), Cherry Cobbler (119685), and Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon (122967), Sticky Strip (104294), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), 1 ¾” Circle Punch (119850), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), Modern Label Punch (119849), Word Window Punch (119857), Real Red (100052), Old Olive (100079), and Bushing Bride Stampin’ Write Markers (131265), Dazzling Details (124117)

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Gift Bow Angel Video Tutorial

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s project uses the Gift Bow Bigz L Die in an untraditional way – instead of a bow I’m using it to create an angel. When I saw this little darling I just knew I had to make my own version.

This sweet angel was so easy to make and I really love the way our Winter Frost Specialty Paper and Silver Foil Sheets add that special touch to make it shine.

Want to know how I made my Gift Bow Angel? Check out my latest video tutorial.

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Supplies:

Inks: Blushing Bride (131172)

Paper: Silver Foil Sheets (132178), Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (132341), Blushing Bride (131198), Basic Black (121045), Smoky Slate (131202), Bermuda Bay (131197), and Coastal Cabana Card Stock (131297)

Accessories: Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), Large Oval Punch (119855), Big Shot (113439), Gift Bow Bigz Die (129977), Apothecary Accent Framelits (127003), Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder (116824), Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Bone Folder (102300), Sponge Dauber (102892)

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Bubble Gift Bow Tutorial

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

I’ve been having the best time making all kinds of bows with the Gift Bow Bigz L Die that is available in the holiday catalog (page 37) and I’ve been finding all kinds of things to do with it.

So today’s video tutorial shows you how to make what I call a Bubble Gift Bow.

I love the combination of the Season of Style Designer Series Paper and Midnight Muse Card Stock used for this project and since this bow is quick and easy to make and you can make a lot of them from one piece of Designer Series Paper too! So go ahead and decorate all your holiday packages!

This little box is one that I use all the time and it’s so easy to make when you use your Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Diagonal Plate. (Shhhh…. don’t tell my daughter, but I made this little box to hold a special pair of earrings I made using our Frosted Finishes Embellishments.) If you’d like to see how I made this box you can CLICK HERE to see my Spring Sampler Treat Box Video Tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Loving Thoughts (128436/125845) and Festive Flurry (131778/131781)

Ink: Midnight Muse (126860) and VersaMark Pad (102283)

Paper: Season of Style Designer Series Paper (132340), and Midnight Muse (126843), and Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)

Accessories: Big Shot (113439), Gift Bow Bigz L Die (129977), Glue Dots (103683), Bone Folder (102300), Frosted Finishes Embellishments (132150), Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334) and Diagonal Plate (125586)

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Cyber Monday – 24 Hour Sale

Whoo hoo! Cyber Monday starts today. You’ll want to check these special deals along with all the other items in our Weekly and Holiday Sale before the 24 hours is over. Sale ends Monday, Decmeber 2nd at 11:50 (MT)

Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (item 132172)
Expressions Thinlits Dies (item 132171)
Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent (item 132159)
Snowflake Season Simply Sent (item 132176)
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item 129324)
Extra-Large Gift Box (item 132147)

Place an order for any item/items, (not just sale items) with me using Hostess Code UHRUCJ9X and I’ll give you a special Holiday Grab Bag FREE. It’s my way of saying thank you.

Here are the details:

Place an order for $30 in product and get a Holiday Grab Bag valued at $5

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Place an order for $75 in product and get a Holiday Grab Bag valued at $25

(The Holiday Grab Bag Offer is only available through me and while supplies last.)

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Color Me Christmas Treat Box Tutorial

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

I like to make little treats for each of my family members for the holidays. So here is my latest “pillow gift” that I made for the family using the Color Me Christmas stamp set. Each Treat Box is filled with a chocolate for them to enjoy Christmas morning.

You can check out my earlier video Spring Sampler Treat Box Video Tutorial below to see how the basic box was made.

I used a piece of our 7/16″ Trim to create the band that keeps the box closed and hid the seam with my image.

Want a complete and printable PDF tutorial? Click HERE for my Color Me Christmas Treat Box Tutorial.

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Lots of Thanks File Folder Card

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Stamp with Jini

Last week I shared with you how much fun it is to use the Envelope Punch Board to make a file folder card. Well today I’m going to share another card I created using the Envelope Punch Board. This one is a double tab file folder card I made using the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set and the Magnificent Maple single stamp that you can find in the Holiday Catalog.

This card also uses the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper – if you haven’t already gotten some for yourself there is still time. I think you’ll love working with these patterns and colors just as much as I do. The Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper is great for masculine cards along with all your fall and winter cards that you’ll be making. You’ve seen me use it on other cards that you can find in some of my earlier posts.

I really liked the way this card turned out and it seems so did my friends during our Stamp Diva meeting. So today I thought I would share a video I made for you on how to create this card – I’ve called it File Folder Card #2.

An original title right? Well this title, while not terribly original, gives you a hint that there are more File Folder Card Video Tutorials to come each containing a different style – LOL. So watch for the next one soon.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Lots of Thanks (129687/129690) and Magnificent Maple (131868)

Inks: Tangerine Tango (126946), Crushed Curry (131173), Chocolate Chip (126979), and Sahara Sand (126976)

Paper: Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (132184), Crushed Curry (131199) and Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)

Accessories: Envelope Punch Board (133774), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), 7/16” Natural Trim (129287)

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