Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward.

Sometimes we get stuck in a rut and the routine becomes routine. So how do you get out of it? I tend to start looking at what others are doing so I can maybe get a different perspective.

For today’s post I want to give you a couple of ideas that stuck out to me for paying it forward.

• Participate in a clean up day in your community.
• Run for a good cause.
• Donate blood.
• Take the time to sit down and listen to someone.
• Be especially kind to customer service personnel.
• Write a positive review for a business.
• Tell someone they made a difference in your life.
• Make a donation to your local food bank.

There are several more ideas but these were some of my favorites. To read the entire article please go to http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2016/ideas-to-pay-it-forward/.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to create a card with very little or no ink!

Here is what you need in supplies to create this card.

• Thick Basic White Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″. Score at 4 1/4″ on the 8 1/2″ side.
• Heart & Home Designer Series Paper cut with the Paper Trimmer to 5″ X 3 3/4″ and the reverse side cut to 4 1/2″ X 3 1/4″. These are the outer and inner mats that are attached with Stampin’ Seal.
• Basic Gray Card Stock cut to just under 1″ wide punched with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. Then it is embossed with the Thanks & Hello Embossing Folders. Then it is accented with the Wink of Stella.
• The last step is to attach the Pastel Pearls.

To see the bonus card and to get step-by-step instructions please go to the video, https://youtu.be/2LdxlHN1XyU.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Today I want to talk to you about what to do with your old Annual Catalog after its time is up.

Don’t throw it away. Instead slice the pages out of it and use them to create gift bags.

Here’s one of the best pins I found on pinterest to help with this.

Enjoy! And when you create one of these bags please post it to my page, https://facebook.com/StampingWithJoni.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I want to share that embossing folders are not just for the background.

There are so many ways to use an embossing folder. You can put ink and then run it through the machine for a distressed kind of look. There is the traditional way with the whole sheet of card stock to create a background. You can do partial sheets by stopping at a certain point. And you can also do accent pieces.

By doing only the accent piece you can let that wonderful Designer Series Paper stand out.

For more on this please join me tomorrow night at 7 pm.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week and maybe a bit beyond.

When you would like to order please consider qualifying for the Club order. For this Club from April 1-15 order $50 or more in product with host code 92AMKASS or using the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=92AMKASS to qualify. (You can also place your order directly with me but it will not be submitted until April 16.) There is no commitment unlike past Clubs. There is simply a bonus.

I am open today for Open Day sessions.

And April’s Craft Class is out! Let me know when you will be coming!

And I will be back at the Landers’ 2nd Saturday Craft Fair on Saturday, April 9 from 10-2!

Please note the date changes.

• Saturday, April 23 from 10-2 is the BOGO sale and New Catalog Open House.

• Saturday, May 28 from 10-2 is the Waves of the Ocean Product Class.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to rest so you can be recharged for the week.

I need you to do me a favor. Close your eyes, not literally. But clear your mind so you can imagine what I am about to type.

You have bought your tickets for the orchestra. As you walk into the hall you feel the paper of your admission between your fingers. The usher dressed in his freshly-pressed uniform coat, black pants, and work shoes begins to escort you to your seats. As you walk the aisle the hall is pin drop quiet. All you can hear is the squeak of the usher’s shoes. You take your seats and the velvet crunches under you as you settle in for a delightful evening.

The concert begins and one of your favorite pieces is up and ready to be played. The music begins with the wave of the baton from the conductor. It slowly crashes over you much like the ocean waves. It keeps coming relentlessly. During your favorite section of the piece you hear the low brass lay out or rest. It seems to be a long respite. Then suddenly the crescendo comes and the waves of sound come crashing back to you. And for the moment you are content to be drowning in the cacophony of sine waves.

But did you notice that during the rest the low brass section was at a more relaxed position but still aware of what was happening? They didn’t quit, go home, or put their instruments away. They knew they would be needed again soon.

Why did I paint this picture for you? For you to remember that as you get tired to rest, but not quit. You are still needed. So take a breath, relax your position, but don’t surrender to the temptation of walking away. Rest so you can be ready to press harder, come up with new ideas to make things better, or simply to have enough air to survive the waves that keep crashing over you.

Here’s to a day of rest with thoughts of peace.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Sale Saturday!

The Last Chance List is out! To view the list please go to https://jonidaniel.stampinup.net/ and click on shop now. Please remember that all items are while supplies last.

If you would like to order online please use the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=92AMKASS. This is the link to qualify for the Club order. This link expires Friday, April 15.

To read about the details for the new Club Order that requires no commitment please go to https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/rewards/.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward.

Today I want to tell you to send the card!

After just coming off of a great birthday I want to say the highlight were the cards that landed in my mailbox. The little things make a huge difference.

So I will keep this short…SEND THE CARD!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

P.S. Go and (can you guess) send the card!

It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to create four different backgrounds with scoring and the Heart & Home Doilies.

All four of the cards have the same dimensions for the card base, outer mat, and inner mat. Most of the cards are Very Vanilla while one is Basic White.

• The card base is from Thick Very Vanilla or Basic White Card Stock and is cut with the Paper Trimmer to 4 1/4″ X 11″. On the 11″ side it is scored at 5 1/2″.
• The outer mat is from Cinnamon Cider Card Stock and is cut with the Paper Trimmer to 4″ X 5 1/4″. It is attached with Stampin’ Seal.
• The inner mat is from Basic White or Very Vanilla Card Stock and is cut with the Paper Trimmer to 3 3/4″ X 5″. It is attached with the Stampin’ Seal as well, but after all the stamping, etc.

Here are the four cards…

I am numbering the cards 1 through 4 starting from the left and going to the right. The stamp set is called Easter Friends.

For card number 1…

• Stamp the bunny and sentiment in Cinnamon Cider Ink on Basic White Card Stock. Then turn over and score using the stylus to create texture. Please see the video for more tips on this technique. The link is below.

For card number 2…

• Stamp the bunny and sentiment in Cinnamon Cider Ink on Very Vanilla Card Stock. Cut doilies in half and then half again. Attach doilies after stamping.

For card number 3…

• Stamp the bunny on a scratch piece of Basic White Card Stock with the Cinnamon Cider Ink. Cut out with Snips. Attach doily with Stampin’ Seal and bunny with Dimensionals. Then stamp sentiment.

For card number 4…

• Place doily on either corner and spritz with Stampin’ Spritzer filled with rubbing alcohol and about 12 drops of Cinnamon Cider Ink Refill. Let dry. Then stamp bunny and sentiment.

For more tips and the video please go to https://youtu.be/7gjA0Pgoykk.

When you create these projects please post your photos on my page, https://facebook.com/StampingWithJoni.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! This post may be a bit different than some of the Wednesdays but it is still necessary. Don’t forget to do maintenance. To keep everything working at its best please help it.

For the clear blocks when they start to feel oily from grabbing them please give them a soak. Some warm water and dawn dish soap does the trick. Soak for about 10 minutes and then give a good rinse and dry.

For your punches if they are sticking punch with some waxed paper. If they are not as sharp then punch with some foil.

Take an old toothbrush to the track of your Paper Trimmer to get all the bits of paper fiber out. Then wipe the board with a bit of mild cleaner and a rag.

Make sure your cutting plates don’t have paper or adhesive stuck to them.

Clean your Snips with either Goo-Gone or nail polish remover. Sharpen if needed. (I have a sharpener you can use on a Monday if needed.)

When you refill your Stampin’ Seal make sure all the extra stickiness is pulled out.

Do you have any more tips?

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂