Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters

It’s Technique Tuesday! While usually I give you a tip or a new way to create, today I want to tell you how to revive your dried out stamps. This only works for the red rubber ones, not the photopolymer. I am writing this now because several of you are working on (or finishing up) your Christmas cards. And I know with Christmas cards there may be certain stamps that are only pulled out for this season. If your red rubber starts to crack, look dry, or even cloudy then take a look at how to revive them.

Take two teaspoons of glycerin and add to 1/2 cup of distilled water. Mix together and pour into a shallow dish. Place your rubber stamps into the dish to soak overnight. Make sure the mixture is shallow enough to cover the rubber but not the wood mounts and/or cushioning. (Nowadays this is normally only the cushioning.) Give them a thorough rinse and cleaning in the morning, if still not soft enough you may want to give them a longer soak. Be sure you are using the plain glycerin and not glycerin/alcohol mix. If it is the mix, the alcohol dries the rubber out counteracting any benefit the glycerin has.

I hope this helps you to bring some of your stamps back to life.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week!

If you haven’t heard…the Card Class is becoming the Craft Class starting in January. Go to https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/?p=11674 to get all the details.

Did you miss the Pay It Forward Event? I will be taking cards that you want to donate to Operation Gratitude until this Wednesday, December 15.

If you would like to order please use the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=WRMTMT7H. This link will be good through Wednesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm.

Do you know that I have gift certificates? If someone doesn’t know what to get you, have them contact me. If you need a stocking stuffer for someone else contact me. And let’s face it, we know you will get this in time.

I am here and ready for you during Open Day Sessions!

The Christmas Party Invitation is out! You don’t need to RSVP to attend, but if you want a project for yourself to create please let me know.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

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

Are you stuck in a rut? Every day you wake up and say “here we go again”. I know there have been times for me that I wake up and feel that it is the same day over and over again.

How do you get out of the rut? Well, first you need to want out. After all it is comfortable in that rut. So you want out…how do you do it? How do you climb out of that comfort zone in order to feel alive again? You do something out of the ordinary. Take a hike, a drive, call a friend, read a book…anything that is not your normal. By switching up your routine you will be able to hit the reset switch and get going again.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Sale Saturday!

The Clearance Rack has been updated and the Last Chance List is happening right now! To see either of these please go to https://jonidaniel.stampinup.net/ and click on shop now.

If you would like to order online please use the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=WRMTMT7H. This link will be good through Wednesday, December 15.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to give back or pay it forward.

Today I want to talk to you about that one “friend” or job or family member or… that you can only take in small doses and afterwards you are exhausted. Is there a reason you keep coming back for more? Part of self care is knowing who is good for you and who is not. And when you set your boundaries there are some that need to be in cement and those that can be more like temporary construction fencing.

I don’t know about you but in the last two years I have had some boundary establishment to do. Not everyone has liked it and not all are still around. But I am a much healthier person for it.

What do you need to reinforce or re-establish today?

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Tutorial Thursday! For today’s tutorial I will explain why I am saying this is a backwards card and I will show you how to stretch a punch. So let’s begin.

Most cards have a sentiment on the accent piece and not for the background. This card has it exactly opposite or backwords. The sentiment is the background and the image is the accent piece.

And then there is the stretched punch. In order to stretch your punch you will need to measure how wide the punch is and then trim your card stock or paper just a bit under that. This is so the paper can slide through the punch and be lifted out whatever side is not being done at the time.

For this card you will need:

• Thick Basic White Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 4 1/4″ X 11″. On the 11″ side score at 5 1/2″. This is your card base.
• Merry Merlot Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 4″ X 5 1/4″. Attach with Stampin’ Seal to your card base. This is your outer mat.
• Evening Evergreen Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 3 3/4″ X 5″. Attach with Stampin’ Seal your outer mat. This is your inner mat.
• Basic White Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″. Stamp with sentiment from Peaceful Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set. Alternate the sentiment and ink color. Evening Evergreen and Merry Merlot used here. Tip: Make sure to alternate the placement of the sentiments as well. Attach with Stampin’ Seal to your inner mat. This is your background mat.
• Merry Merlot Card Stock cut with the Paper Trimmer to 1 5/8″ wide and at least 5″ long. Place in Elegant Punch and pull either end out of the punch. After punching then insert the other side and punch again. Attach to the background mat with Stampin’ Seal. Tip: You can also emboss with a folder to add more texture.
• Stamp deer in Evening Evergreen Ink with Peaceful Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set. Punch out with Deer Builder Punch. Attach to punched image with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Place Red Rhinestone Basic Jewel for nose.
• Attach gems randomly from the Garden Gems.

To see the full video and another card similar to this being created please go to https://youtu.be/SuUTmsOT6wQ.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended!

Today is not too wacky but instead how to twist and stretch the punch. In this case the Elegant Punch is used to create an accent piece.

To be able to make a piece longer than the actual punch you need to trim your card stock just under the width of it. In this case the Elegant Punch measures at 1 3/4″ wide. So the card stock is trimmed to 1 5/8″. Instead of both ends being tucked in to the punch make sure you have one end sticking up to not be cut. After cutting one side then turn it around and punch the other side while the already done side sticks up.

To view how to create this card please join me on my page at 7 pm.

See you tonight!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Technique Tuesday! Today instead of a technique I want to remind you to not be scared.

It’s only paper, glue, and scissors. Do not be scared that it won’t be perfect. It won’t. It’s handmade.

Don’t be scared that the paper will be cut. Cut into it. There will be more.

Don’t be scared to finish a project. Trust me there will always be more.

I simply want to encourage you to have fun playing in your craft space. This is a time to get away for you. So allow yourself to escape.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week!

If you haven’t heard…the Card Class is becoming the Craft Class starting in January. Go to https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/?p=11674 to get all the details.

Did you miss the Pay It Forward Event? I will be taking cards that you want to donate to Operation Gratitude until Wednesday, December 15.

If you would like to order please use the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=UZ63HRVV. This link will be good through Wednesday, December 8 at 7:30 pm.

I am here and ready for you during Open Day Sessions!

The Landers’ Second Saturday Craft Fair is this Saturday, December 11! Join me and catch some great deals!

Save the date for the Christmas Party on Saturday, December 18 from 10-2.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

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

Recently I was looking at what I could do to not feel stuck in a rut. There were two things that came up over and over again. First, was to rest as sleep deprivation often causes anxiety and restlessness. Second, was to try something new and break out of your routine.

So after taking a nap do something new. Try a new food. Go for a walk. Look at the stars.

I was reading about Eleanor Roosevelt and her biography was amazing. Not only did she encourage her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to stay in office after being sick which paralyzed him but she did much on her own. She was very active in politics and often stood in for FDR. She was known to be outspoken which was not a common or accepted practice for a lady in those times. If you want to read more about Eleanor please go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt. She is one interesting lady.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂