What to do when you are short on paper.

It’s Tutorial Thursday! While I am giving you instructions for this gorgeous card…remember this…I ran out of paper. Have you ever been in the middle of a project and been short? The thoughts go swimming through your head…”I thought I counted right”…”did the dog eat something”…”who used my good card stock to collage their notebook, again”. Sometimes it’s just simply that we miscounted.

But you still have to get that project done. Those Christmas cards are still waiting to be sealed. And now you are short. Well…here’s your solution…make panels. It doesn’t take as much card stock and you can use scraps instead of whole sheets. Now, before I get to the instructions, go make yourself a cup of tea and breathe. All the cards will go out.

Now that you are sitting a little more easy, let’s do this. First the picture and then the instructions.

  1. Cut thick very vanilla card stock to 11″X4 1/4″. Score at 5 1/2″ on the 11″ side.
  2. Cut merry merlot card stock to 5 1/4″X4″. Glue to base with snail adhesive.
  3. Cut mossy meadow card stock to 5″X3 3/4″. Do not glue yet so ribbon can be placed.
  4. Cut galvanized paper to 4 3/4″ X 1″ (3 times). Run through big shot with tin embossing folder and then glue down to mossy meadow with snail adhesive.
  5. Cut merry merlot ribbon to about 4 1/2″. Take glue dots and tack ribbon down to galvanized paper and wrap around mossy meadow mat.
  6. Now glue the mats together with snail adhesive.
  7. Stamp sentiment (Another Wonderful Year used here) with merry merlot ink. Punch out with everyday label punch. Adhere with dimensionals.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Measure twice, cut once.

It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended!  I figured some of you might be trying to frantically finish your Christmas cards.  And I thought this might come in handy.

Size Chart

I know it’s not the typical Wacky Wednesday, but I thought it could be useful.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

There’s a front and a back.

It’s Technique Tuesday!  Just a quick tip to remind you that there is a front and a back side to embossing folders.  Where the sizzix or stampin’ up! label is on the embossing folder is considered the front side.  The front side when embossed becomes raised.  The blank side of the folder is the back or where the pattern is recessed.  There is a time and a place for both raised and recessed.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Farmers’ Market and Open House

It’s Management Monday!  There’s still plenty going on through Saturday and then I will slow down until New Year’s. 

On Saturday I will be at the Farmers’ Market in 29 Palms.  Come get your last minute stocking stuffers and vouchers for the new year.  I will also have the new catalogs available.

Come on out on Saturday, December 22 from 4-7 to pick up your new Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure!  There will be snacks, a FREE project, and of course the new catalogs.  Please remember no kids, no hubbies, and no mess to clean up.  RSVP by Thursday, December 20 so I have a project prepared for you.  See you Saturday! 

If you would like to order please use host code DWKV37QG by tonight at 9 pm.  This will help me to re-stock the rewards basket.  If you prefer to order in person please contact me.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Sabbath Sunday

It’s Sabbath Sunday!  Today is my day to plan and go at a slightly slower pace.  Sometimes planning means cleaning out.  I was going through the freezer this morning and found some spaghetti sauce that needs to be used.  It looks like today is the day to cook some rigatoni with sauce, roasted garlic, and parmesan for supper.  I would encourage you to clean out, prepare, and plan every so often also.  This, at least for me, allows for a little bit of calm in a pretty chaotic household.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Year-End Closeout is Happening Now!

It’s Sale Saturday and there are tons of products that are on sale now!  All are while supplies last.  Many of these items are retiring from the Holiday Catalog so if you still have a wishlist please get with me soon.  If you haven’t seen the sale then please go to https://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/category/10090/year-end-closeout.

If you would like to order online please use host code DWKV37QG.  This will help me out in getting more products for the rewards basket, open houses, etc.  If you prefer to order in person please contact me.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

You’ve got a friend.

It’s Friendship Friday!  This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward.  I’ve talked about going to get lunch, volunteering, sharing a smile, and much, much more.  I want to remind you that sometimes being a friend is as simple as taking a minute and lending an ear.

I have had a trying week (it’s better now) and needed a few friends to lean on.  I am not saying this for pity, but simply to remind myself (and anyone else that needs to hear this) that sometimes a simple phone call can make all the difference in the world.  Make some effort to be a friend.  If someone is on your mind text them, call, or even mail a card.  There is a reason they are on your mind.  Listen to that small voice and reach out.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Let the dies do the talking.

It’s Tutorial Thursday!  Today I am letting the dies do the talking.  Sometimes there is a die that needs to stand on its own.  Here is the card and instructions will follow.

  1.  Cut thick whisper white card stock at 5 1/2″ on 11″ side.  Score at 4 1/4″ on 8 1/2″ side.
  2. Cut rich razzleberry at 5 1/4″ X 4″ for mat.  Glue with snail adhesive.
  3. Cut whisper white card stock at 5″ X 3 1/2″.  Place detailed lace edgelit dies on either side of whisper white.  Run through big shot twice to create lace edges.  Glue with snail adhesive to razzleberry mat.
  4. Cut 4 3/4″ X 1 1/4″ (width may vary depending on where you placed the dies) with petal promenade designer series paper.  Glue with snail adhesive to lace white mat.
  5. Place frosted epoxy droplets on corners.
  6. Take scrap piece of razzleberry and multipurpose adhesive sheet and run through big shot with thank you thinlits.  Peel off sticker sheet and glue in place.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

An easy way to lick ’em and stick ’em.

It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended!  If you are finishing up your Christmas cards then you are probably trying to figure out how to not lick all those envelopes.  Protect your tongue from paper cuts.  And I bet you’ve tried a sponge to wet that glue strip and half the time it sticks instead of gliding across.  So here’s another product to try.  Take your aqua painter and wet the edge with the brush.  Just remember to rinse the brush after so the glue residue doesn’t dry.

Using an aqua painter to wet the glue on an envelope flap.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

How to emboss on vellum.

It’s Technique Tuesday!  It is not impossible to emboss on vellum, but you do have to be careful.  You might be tempted to use the low setting on your heat tool and instead you need to use the high.  The low will not melt the crystals properly.  Instead use the high setting and keep moving the heat tool in order to not burn the paper.  If it starts to curl then you need to move the heat.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂