It’s Sabbath Sunday! Today is the day to rest so you can be recharged for the week.
Do you know yourself? Do you know if you are naturally an introvert, extrovert, or a combination? Knowing this is very important so you know how to recharge.
An introvert will stay home and read a book or do something to not involve people usually.
An extrovert will want to be with people. You will often find them calling a friend to go to dinner or to hang out.
And then there are the combination people like me. I am an extrovert and love hanging out and being around people. But there comes a time when I need to just be quiet. When I need to get cleaning or work done I generally am an introvert. I like being social but tend to not be able to get a ton of thinking done when I am talking with others.
So what kind of person are you? Know yourself so you can recharge.
The new Santa Tag Kit is now available! The Project Collection is $26 and includes the pieces to create 12 tags, stamps, block, and 12 cute cello bags.
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward.
Imagine yourself needing or wanting something. You walk into the building or website and you begin to shop. When you’re finished you check out and then you begin to wonder. “Where does this company spend their profits?” “Am I helping or hurting my own beliefs by supporting them?”
There are so many ways to find out where the money goes. You can look up that company and request their financials. This is probably the most cumbersome way of going about this. There are so many sites reporting on specifically this that I don’t know how anyone can do anything without someone knowing about it.
Just to give an example, I googled “corporations that give back”. There are pages and pages. One article stood out. Tony Robbins is a life coach for mental, physical, and career well-being. He wrote in this article about AirBnB, SoulCycle, Starbucks, Salesforce, and Patagonia to name a few. I would encourage you to read the article at https://www.tonyrobbins.com/giving-back/companies-give-back/.
I would also encourage you to do a simple internet search for “does (company name here) give back?”. There is so much information out there it is hard to not get overwhelmed. But please, if it’s important to you, look it up.
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today I want to show you how to emboss resist.
Do you remember those pictures you did as a kid or maybe your kids did with the crayons and watercolors? You colored with crayon where you didn’t want the paint to soak in.
Well, today, we are doing almost the same thing. We are taking card stock and embossing powder to create a resist and then applying ink.
For a complete video on this technique please go to https://youtu.be/w9jqnTc8290. When you comment before Tuesday the 12th you will also get full written instructions.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Do you ever wish you had those leaves you just die cut facing the other way? Well, there’s a way to do just that.
You will want to get some card stock or designer series paper. Fold it in half. Then place the die on top and run through your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. (You might have to run it through twice since the thickness is doubled.) When the dies come out you will have one facing the other direction.
It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to focus on resting so you can be recharged for the week.
So imagine yourself just getting off of work. You have had a rough day (bosses, co-workers, etc.). And then one of your good friends calls and says let’s do dinner. You don’t have hubby to worry about. He is having a beer with the guys. So you say sure.
Dinner begins. Chips and salsa are on the table. Good conversation begins. A couple jokes…many laughs. After a little over an hour you both decide to call it a night and go home. You then decide to just sit and shortly hubby comes home.
Instead of the air being tense it’s much more palatable now. Life can be conquered and a good night’s rest will finish the recharge.
Does this sound like one of your days? It’s amazing to me the power of a good friend and what a few laughs can do. Try it once in a while. You’ll see.
Today is World Card Making Day! So you are probably wondering where is the event or the contest. Well, here it is! Create a card today with any current Stampin’ Up! products and post it on my page, https://facebook.com/StampingWithJoni. Each post (not comment) to my page with a picture and a little bit of description gets a ticket in the jar. The posts have to be done today (before midnight).
Then by Monday at midnight you need to comment on your post that you mailed or delivered the card. (If you cannot find your post please look under the community tab.) The comment that you mailed it will get you two additional tickets. Why two additional tickets you ask? Because your card cannot make impact sitting in a drawer. Please mail it.
So, what’s the prize for World Card Making Day? Stamps, of course! It is your choice from the recently retired Sale-A-Bration stamps. When you win I will send you a list to pick from. The winner will be announced in Tuesday’s weekly newsletter that goes out on the blog, https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com.
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 