This morning I am still typing this in my pajamas. This is my version of rest. It’s a break from the routine for me. What’s your version?
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
How do you rest?
Baby expo and sale-a-bration!
It’s time to talk about what sales are here! Sale-A-Bration is almost over! Don’t miss out on the Party Pandas or Basket Bundle.
Until Monday there is a Mystery Host going on. For every order of $25 you get a raffle ticket in the basket. If you win you get the Host Benefits.
To order online please use host code 4PTZKDX9 to qualify for the mystery host ticket. If you prefer to order in person please contact me.
Paper Pumpkin is turning 5 this month and they are including a FREE gift with this month’s kit.
To subscribe go to http://www.paperpumpkin.com.
Come on out to the baby expo today to learn more about what our community has to offer and to have a chance to win some great raffle prizes.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Giving back to the community.
I love today and our focus of giving back or paying it forward. Today I am up at the local high school for a career exploration day. The students walk through and talk to real career professionals. They get an idea what it takes to qualify and excel in a certain field. So I am presenting myself in my crafting uniform (glittery shirt, jeans, and boots) and showing that with some outside the box thinking just about anything and any passion can become a way of life.
But do you know the best part? I love that feeling knowing that I am making an impact. It’s so fulfilling to know that I just might be helping someone to decide their future.
How do you impact your circle of friends, family, or strangers?
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Basket-weaving 101.
Today’s card looks much more complicated than it actually is. Here are the steps.
- Cut white thick card base to 8 1/2 X 5 1/5 inches. Score at 4 1/4 inches.
- Cut whisper white cardstock to 5 1/4 inches X 4 inches. This is your mat.
- Take a piece of scrap white cardstock for the stamped basket.
- You will also need burlap ribbon, berry burst ribbon, basket bundle, glue dots, dimensionals, and fast fuse adhesive. Snail adhesive will work as well.
The following are photos to illustrate how to color the white cardstock to create your weave.
Stamp the basket with memento ink and color with the stampin’ blends (alcohol markers).
Cut out the basket after stamping and coloring a butterfly in the handle. Glue with glue dots for the ribbon, fast fuse for the mat, and dimensionals for the basket cutout.
For questions on this tutorial please contact me at:
Office (760) 361-2939
Cell (760) 362-3995
reddoor@stampingwithjoni.com
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
When re-inkers are also paint.
The re-inker bottles are not just for re-inking your pads. You can also drop a few drops of color in an aqua painter to make a watercolor wash. You can drop a few drops of different colors on a baby wipe to create your own “ink pad”. But today we are going to use the re-inkers as paint.
Take about 10 drops of a chosen color and place on an embossing folder. (This technique works especially well with the new 3D folders.) Grab a sponge or part of one and streak the ink across the folder.
Then place cardstock quickly before ink dries and run through Big Shot. After running through you might need to grab that same sponge and fill in where there might be missing ink sections.
See the completed project on tomorrow’s tutorial.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Messy is just the detail you want.
Sometimes messy is exactly what you need. There’s a time and a place for detail work but there’s also a time where you need to be able to smear and just enjoy. This piece was created with pear pizzazz and calypso coral with two sponge daubers.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Career fair and baby shower expo
Yes, you heard me right. I will be at the Career Exploration Day on Friday. If your teenager or someone you know attends Twentynine Palms High School have them stop by and say hello.
I am also vending at a Baby Shower Expo at the Joshua Tree Community Center next Saturday. Here is the flyer.
I will have giveaways and a drawing for a gift certificate. If you are not in the market for a baby expo please share with someone that might need some extra love.
If you would like to place an order please use host code YC9FRZCQ through 9 pm tonight. This is to help Serina. If you prefer to order in person please contact me.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Sundays are a break in the routine.
While Sundays are usually restful in this house it is also a welcome break in the routine. Normally everyone is home and not working or going to school. It’s usually a day where dinner is not hurried and finally finished around 9 pm. So today, for me, it’s a quick trip to the grocery store to get some wings that hubby will cook and some other appetizer things. If you don’t know me an appetizer dinner or happy hour meal is one of my favorites.
What do you do to break up the routine?
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Past the halfway mark.
Well, we are past the halfway mark for Sale-A-Bration. We have until March 31st and then the bonuses are gone until next year. Do not wait until March 30th to tell me what you want.
If you would like to order online please use host code YC9FRZCQ to help Serina. If you prefer to order in person please contact me. This host code will be good through Monday night.
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
They say to walk a mile…
They say to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes to really know what that person is going through. So today I want you to use your imagination. Take a deep breath and let your mind wander.
You are walking down to your mailbox. Day after day you open it up to bills, ads, credit card offers, and what is on sale at the grocery store. How does that make you feel? For me it’s just part of the every day. Nothing unusual. Just ho-hum.
Now imagine yourself taking that same trip to the box and finding this…
Does this make your day a little better? Does it stand out from the rest of the junk mail and bills? Did this put a little bit of a smile on your face?
This is what I received in the mail this week. I love happy mail! Thank you!
This is why we mail cards. This is why we create. This is why!
I’m off to mail some more cards. 🙂
Happy Crafting!
With inky fingers,
Joni 🙂
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 