It’s Technique Tuesday! When you are coloring start off the edge of the paper. This allows you to not have a dot or starting point. With the daubers it is especially important to not start on the page.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Management Monday! It’s Card Class week!
Tuesday’s session will not happen, but Thursday and Saturday will!
Your invitation is in your inbox so let me know which session you are attending.
The Rubber Rummage invitation to shop and detailed emails are going out today and tomorrow.
Save the date for Saturday, March 28 from 10-1 for the Sale-A-Bration Mourning Party that Iris is hosting.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to rest and recharge. For me I am in need of playing catch up so the preparation will help me to rest later.
I don’t know about you but if I have something I need to get done, then I am not able to truly rest and recharge. The price of procrastination is rather high. I have learned this over the years and continue to learn it.
I have this cycle of perfectionism that sometimes slows me down and will occasionally even stop me. It stalls me to the point that I feel useless and almost get rendered with paralysis. Now it has gotten better over the years, but in the beginning it would just stop me. I often gave up what I love to not have to deal with anxiety, knots in the gut, and more.
I say all of this to make you aware of what simply setting a deadline can do for you. Once I started setting deadlines then I was able to get things done and truly rest. It’s amazing how much sweeter a night’s rest is when your plate is clean.
I also started moving at least five days a week and eating better. Now my energy is up and, on most days, I am ready to conquer the world.
I don’t say this to brag, but to give you ideas on how to get back on track. How are you doing with moving or taking care of those Resolutions?
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Sale Saturday! The second release of Sale-A-Bration is Live!
So now there are the Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper as well as the So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. Which is your favorite? I like both but I tend to favor the foils one.
If you would like to order online please use host code QWA2RYRY to help Cheryl. If you prefer to order in person please contact me. This code will be good until Monday evening at 7:30 pm.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward.
Lately I have been feeling pretty empty. I don’t know if it’s because it has been so busy or that I have been working out and have been sore quite a bit. Or it’s just a little bit of everything as well as the weather keeps changing. (I am ready for warmer, sun-filled weather.) Regardless, some days you just need to take an afternoon off to recharge.
So yesterday I was invited to start my birthday month off with some of the crafter girls. I knew lunch would be provided and there would probably be some crafting. It sounds like a perfect day for me. A day I am not in charge of helping teach or prepare for. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Instead I walk in to a dining room (also known as the crafting area) with lavender rosettes hanging from the chandelier. A gorgeous, sparkly, sequined matching lavender table runner. Flowers and favors and chocolate. What could be better? Just wait…there’s more. Lace-edged plates and bejeweled cups. The lasagna heating up in the oven. A perfect salad with candied nuts topping the perched greens. A glass of red wine and a bowl of mixed nuts including cashews (my favorite mix).
So, have I painted a great picture for you? Do you smell the lasagna? And finish it off with a red velvet cake made from scratch topped with an exploding, spinning candle singing happy birthday.
And then the gifts begin…imported toffees, gift cards, crafty supplies…all encased in handmade boxes or bejeweled gift bags. I have never seen a card this big. (Box is in the photo for sizing.)
Thank you for filling me up. Thank you for remembering and taking time to make me feel invincible again. Your effort was so noticed and so memorable. I have never quite had a birthday like this. Thank you for starting my 45th year with exploding, spinning fire. You have reminded me why we do what we do.
So, on this Friday go make an impact no matter how small or how big.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Tutorial Thursday! Here in the Studio it’s all about Spring!
Today’s feature is the Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper! It is gorgeous, colored or not. I am featuring two cards today. Please leave in the comments which one you like best.
For the card on the left you will need…
For the card on the right you will need…
For the full video on how to create these cards please go to https://youtu.be/ViW4ajQ1EZA.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended!
Have you been getting in the habit of looking at your products backwards, sideways, and upside down?
So the other day I was creating (go figure) and a remnant from a leaf came out. To me it looked much like a whale’s tail.
So don’t just look at what your products are but sometimes also look at the remnants after using them.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today I am using a border punch to create an accent.
So grab your Braided Border Punch to make a border, a cross. or a climbing vine for flowers. Today we are using the punch to create a cross.
Insert the card stock in to the punch. You will want to go in the middle to not have any edges.
After punching once then line up the card stock with the foil pattern.
Here’s a close up of how to line it up.
Continue lining up and punching until you have the desired creation.
I attached the pieces with the Snail Adhesive to Highland Heather card stock for a mat. After I used the Embossing Buddy to pull the stickiness out of the accent.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week.
Cheryl’s Class is this Saturday from 10-1 in 29 Palms! To reserve your seat please contact me before Wednesday night. We will be creating three cards with themes from Easter, St Paddy’s Day, and Spring! You will also get your bonus pack and punch card.
Save the date for Card Class on Tuesday, March 10 in 29 Palms or Thursday, March 12 in Yucca Valley or Saturday, March 14 in 29 Palms.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
It’s Sabbath Sunday! Today is the day to rest and recharge.
So yesterday I was on the road most of the day travelling back and forth to San Diego for a friend of my husband who was retiring. Yes, I had fun. I can usually figure out how to make it an adventure. The best part was the taco truck and being around fellow military again. Some of this life I miss but most of it I don’t.
So the plan for today is to not move. No cars. Instead I will be shortly baking a few potatoes and making my “famous” twice baked potatoes along with the rest of our late lunch. Maybe catch up on some laundry and mop a floor.
What plans do you have to set yourself up for the week?
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters