World Card Making Day

It’s Sale Saturday! There’s a few things coming up for promotions that you should know about.

First, the Designer Series Paper sale starts on October 1 and runs all month long.

More details coming as soon as I get them.

World Card Making Day is just around the corner on Saturday, October 3. Do you want to participate in this creative event? Here is what we are doing. For $15 you will get 8 card bases, 8 outer mats, 8 inner mats, 2 pieces of neutral card stock to make accents, and a pack of Dimensionals. This package will be sent USPS Priority Mail. There will also be contests that day via email and Facebook. If you purchase the card making kit you will get double entries for some of the contests. And yes, there are prizes. (But no discounts on this one. You can use a gift certificate for payment.)

A more detailed email will be coming out shortly. In the meantime…please let me know if you are interested in a kit.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

How to be present.

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

Recently my girlfriend lost her husband to cancer. They had been married over 20 years, he was a retired Marine, and had led a very similar path to my husband and I. He was 53 and had retired just two years after my husband. But shortly after he retired they found a tumor. He conquered it once but not the second time.

So why am I talking about this? Well, because it makes me wonder what I can do to help her. And, honestly, not a lot. It’s part of life, unfortunately.

Instead I started to search online for how to be present, how to be a friend, or what to say when someone is grieving. There were some interesting things listed but here is what I found.

The number one thing that was written about was to listen. Be present. Don’t interrupt. Just listen.

And the other thing was to ask how you could help. Instead of jumping in and doing, ask first.

I hope these help you. For me they are a great reminder that the best of intentions may not always be received well, so make sure to ask and then listen.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Cobwebs everywhere.

It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today we are learning how to make sparkly cobwebs. These are the kind you want to have around home. While I stamped some spiders I promise they won’t bite. Here is what we are creating.

For this card you will need:

  • Thick Whisper White Card Stock
  • Gray Granite Card Stock
  • Basic Black Card Stock
  • Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder
  • Hallows Night Magic Cling Stamp Set
  • Gray Granite Ink Pad
  • Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
  • Versamark Ink Pad
  • Silver Emboss Powder
  • Heat Tool
  • 1 1/2″ Metallic Mesh Ribbon
  • Stampin’ Seal
  • Mini Glue Dots
  • Everyday Label Punch
  • Snips
  • Grid Paper
  • Stampin’ Scrub
  • Stampin’ Mist
  • Clear Blocks
  • Tear & Tape
  • Paper Trimmer

For complete instructions please see the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/0uwzRi-Nbjk.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Decorating ribbon.

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

Today we are grabbing our ink pads and markers with a blank canvas of woven trim from the Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack.

We are grabbing the middle one in the picture above and stamping on it, coloring it, and more. In the photo below is the ribbon decorated.

The only technique I did not demonstrate is when you dip the ribbon in a container filled with water and ink to dye it.

From left to right…

  • a Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker was used on the brush tip to create stripes
  • a Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker was used on the thin tip to create polka dots
  • a Cajun Craze Ink Pad was pressed on to the ribbon to change the color completely
  • a Cajun Craze Ink Pad and the acorn from the Beautiful Autumn Cling Stamp set was used to stamp

Just because something comes as a white ribbon doesn’t mean it has to stay that way.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

First Day of Fall

It’s Technique Tuesday! I thought what better way to celebrate the first day of Fall or Autumn than with my favorite for the season…candy corn. Some of you might think falling leaves but just look at this cute card.

The technique I want you to take away from this is how to make those delicious candies. I used the Stitched Triangles Dies and was able to enjoy these fall treats without gaining one pound.

So remember not only to look at what you have upside down and backwards, but also look at what it can become if pulled apart.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Open Day, Heidi’s Class, and World Card Making Day!

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

There is Open Day today! This morning is full but tonight has one opening. Let me know if you are coming.

Heidi’s Class is Saturday! Let me know that you are coming!

Save the date for Saturday, October 3 for World Card Making Day. This will be a kit with giveaways and prizes. More details are coming later this week.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Just a simple list.

It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to focus on resting and recharging.

I found this quote or list that spoke to me.

I am not saying to never push through and get things done. What I am saying is to know when to push and when to listen to that still small voice and truly rest.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

World Card Making Day

It’s Sale Saturday! Here are the deals for right now.

The Clearance Rack has some items still on it if you would like to take a look at https://jonidaniel.stampinup.net/. Just click on shop and sales&specials.

Get ready for this week as I get the details for the Designer Series Paper Sale. I know that it will not be all the papers, but select ones. And that they will be 15% off. It’s actually more than the 15% off as this is calculated before tax and shipping. It figures out to be just under 20%. So give me a couple of days and I will let you know what’s going on.

Personally, I am in the process of creating an event for World Card Making Day. There will be contests, prizes, giveaways, a card making kit, promotions, and more. Be looking for more details later this week.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

P.S. What is something on your list that you hope goes on sale soon?

Sometimes you have to look backwards to know you are going forwards.

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

The Stampin’ Up! year finishes September 30 and I am so grateful. Grateful to still have a business. Grateful to still be working. Grateful to still be creating. Thank you for making it possible. Thank you for the laughs, cards, and encouragement when I saw things falling apart all around me. Thank you to the ones that call to check in and celebrate when things are good and give hugs when things are not so good.

So I am setting my goals for this next year and this is one of the first years that I am actually looking at possibly earning the trip. After 14 years I am looking at working my way up to the top 20% of the company. I would have never thought this would happen. Thank you!

My point is this…there is so much in this life to be grateful for. There is so much to look forward to. There are goals to set. There are the little things that matter. There are the big things that matter. Don’t let life weigh you down. You only get one shot at this life.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

When heavy metal takes center stage.

It’s Tutorial Thursday! Today we are allowing heavy metal to take center stage. Don’t get your ear plugs or run away, there is no noise involved.

For today’s project we are taking the Brushed Metallic Card Stock and letting it be front and center. You will notice that there are three different colors to these papers…bronze, copper, and gold. With these papers you can use any color card base you want but the mat is important. For me the deeper the color the more the foils stand out. If it is a lighter color mat then it tends to lighten the foils as well. With the bronze this is great but with the copper and gold it tends to wash them out a bit. So pay attention to what mats you are using to bring out the colors in your focus piece.

Here’s the list of what you will need to complete this card.

  • Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock
  • Blackberry Bliss Card Stock
  • All 3 of the Brushed Metallic Card Stock
  • Scrap piece of card stock for the base behind the Brushed Metallic Card Stock
  • Scrap of Very Vanilla Card Stock
  • Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad
  • Celebration Tidings Photopolymer Stamp Set
  • Story Label Punch
  • Irridescent Pearls
  • Stampin’ Seal
  • Mini Glue Dots
  • Dimensionals
  • Cobwebs 3D Embossing Folder
  • Snips

For a complete video on how to create this project please go to https://youtu.be/vWcp7o19zl4.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂