Sales, retiring, and new product!

Here are the promotions for the next few days.

If you want in person promotions please stop by Palm Vista Elementary School for the Color Run.  I have new greeting cards, pencils, favors, door prizes, and more!

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If you haven’t heard there is a huge retiring list.  If you would like a copy please contact me.

And if that’s not enough there is new product with the Share What You Love Suite.  If you want more details please reply.

If you would like to order online please use host code JNTWAT2S through Monday night.  If you prefer to order in person please contact me or stop by.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Relay for Life

Sometimes the way to give back comes to you.  This year Relay for Life is in 29 Palms.  If you feel like donating in cash or greeting cards please drop them off.  I will stop by on Saturday evening to bring any remaining cards to be signed for Girls Love Mail.  I would encourage you to stop by and hear for yourself how this event touches others.

This event brings back perspective on what life is about.  It’s people.  I am planning on going just before dark.  I don’t know if I will walk, but I will help people to sign cards.  And rumor has it that there will also be funnel cakes.  I’m not sure if they will still be there but I sure hope so.  There are also several bands playing that I know personally that I can’t wait to hear in the open (and not in my living room).

Sometimes showing up is more than half of the battle.  I don’t know about you but I intend to show up.

Be present in this life because you never know if that moment will come again.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Tape can look like a glaze.

Today’s card is easy and looks like it has an expensive glaze over it.  It’s just tape.  Yes, tape.  Here’s how to do it and what supplies you will need.

Supplies Needed

Whisper White Thick Cardstock for Base

Basic Black Cardstock

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

Pearlized Doily

Shimmery White Cardstock

Clear Mailing Tape

Stitched Shapes Framelits

Stampin’ Blends

Snail Adhesive

Dimensionals

Staz-on ink

Directions

Cut cardbase to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 inches.  Score at 4 1/4 on the long side.

Glue with snail adhesive the black mat (5 X 3 3/4 inches) to the base.

Glue with snail adhesive the designer paper (4 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches) to the black mat.

Glue with snail adhesive the pearlized doily after cutting in half.

For the accent or focal piece:

  1. Ink with staz-on the stamp of your choice (Beautful You used here).
  2. Place clear tape over inked image and rub to transfer.
  3. Place tape on to shimmery white cardstock.
  4. Die cut with stitched shapes.
  5. Color with stampin’ blends.
  6. Place four dimensionals to the back, peel, and place.

Here is the link to the video:  https://youtu.be/QcJNSG_vSzk

Enjoy or mail to someone special!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Wax is useful.

With the new catalog beginning soon I want to remind you that some things are stiff when they are new.  So here’s a tip for you to take a birthday candle or a piece of unscented wax and use it for grease.  If your new ink pads are sticking or are too stiff for you then take a birthday candle and rub gently along where the pad slides.  This will make it easier to open and close.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Tape is for more than holding things together.

Have you ever thought to stamp on a piece of tape?  Me either.  Grab your staz-on ink and cleaner and get going.  You will need masking tape as well as clear mailing tape.

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Ink your stamp with staz-on and then place your tape adhesive side down on top of the inked image.  Rub lightly.  Take the tape off and place on your mat or card.

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For a complete tutorial and to see the finished cards please come back Thursday.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Color run!

How was your weekend?  Mine was eventful.  The first Farmers’ Market in quite some time in 29 Palms went off without a hitch.  If you missed the Rubber Rummage Sale there is still time.  During open times today I will have everything up.  But after tonight the sale is done and in the books.  So come on by if you are looking for a deal.

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If you are looking to order retiring items please use host code JNTWAT2S.  This code will be good until next Monday the 7th.  If you prefer to order in person please contact me.

This Saturday I will be up at Palm Vista Elementary School for their Color Run.  I will goodies for Mother’s Day and more!  Come by to get your door prize or simply to check out what’s new.  Follow me this week for more details.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Resting by trying something new.

I don’t know about you but I often like what is familiar and what is comfortable.  I will find myself going to the same restaurant, sitting in the same booth (I prefer over a table), seeing the same waiter/waitress, and ordering the same thing.  It’s easy.  I don’t have to think.  But sometimes your brain or body gets stagnant and you need to try something new.

So, today we are watching a new movie…the Avengers.  And we are trying a new restaurant.  I will let you know how it goes.

Don’t be afraid to break up your routine and try something new.  It might be great.  Here’s to an adventure.

Have you tried something new recently?

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Farmers’ market and rubber rummage sale.

Today’s a good day for in person sales.  From 8-1 I will be at Bucklin Park in 29 Palms (across from AM/PM) for the first in quite some time Farmers’ Market.  Come see what gifts I have for Mother’s Day, graduation cards, and more!  Everyone that checks in will get a door prize for 50% off a $10 class or a FREE pack of dimensionals.

If that’s not enough the retiring list is still going.  If you would like to order online please use host code GJBQUMMJ.  If you prefer to order in person please contact me.

And, last but not least, the 3rd Annual Rubber Rummage Sale!  Come shop today from 3:30-8 pm.  Please call for directions.  There are some great crafty deals to be had.  If you can’t make today then stop by during open times on Monday from 11:30-1:30 or 6-8.

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Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Making a ripple in this big pond.

Did you see it?  Last night there was a ripple made in our big pond called society.  7 of us got together and talked, laughed, and created.  Cards were made to send for happy mail just because.  They were created to get back in touch with someone and remind them that they were not forgotten.  And last, but not least, they were created to send encouragement to girls starting chemotherapy.

Girls Love Mail is an organization started out of a need.  Look at what the founder has to say.

Dear Friend,
Letters are sacred mementos we lovingly save in decorative boxes. Yet the gentle beauty of a hand-written letter seems hidden in our age of text messages and emails. After working for five years on a novel comprised entirely of letters, I felt connected to what I consider the lost art of letter writing. However, not until I was diagnosed with breast cancer did I understand that a few words on paper were more than just a keepsake. A hand-written letter is a gift with the ultimate power to heal.

Having just turned 40 and in the throes of writing my novel, being told I had cancer was a shock. But it wasn’t the day of my diagnosis that changed my life. The true change came a few weeks later when I started receiving well wishes. I received over 200 letters, mostly from friend of friends. The letters said I was already a hero without telling me I needed to try a special diet or exercise plan.

I was touched by the letters and began wondering if other breast cancer patients were receiving this special form of support. After I won my battle with breast cancer, I knew just what I had to do.

Starting Girls Love Mail was one of those AHA moments. Anyone with a desire to encourage a woman can write a letter. Letter writers of all ages and from across the country are joining us. I hope you will too! All it takes is a little of your time and the cost of a stamp. I know what receiving letters meant to me. I encourage you to give it a try and see how much writing one will mean to you.

Best wishes,
Gina L. Mulligan, Founder

So what does this mean for us, the Red Door Crafters?  We can help!  Their goal at Girls Love Mail is 40,000 letters of encouragement this year.  We can create and sign cards and make a difference.  So, if you have a card or cards please sign and drop it off with me.  The next batch going to Girls Love Mail is right after Memorial Day.  You have a few days.  So the next time you sit down to create please stamp an extra card.

If you would like to learn more about this organization please go to Girls Love Mail.  You know how a card or handwritten letter can change your day.  Let’s help to brighten someone’s day.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

P.S.  If you have a cause that could benefit from handmade cards please contact me.

Sometimes messy is what is needed.

When I went to OnStage I saw one of the presenters create a background by smearing or swiping their stamp across a glossy paper.  That got me to thinking.  I can create movement with only two dimensions.  So I took some glossy cardstock and basic black ink and did the unthinkable.  I smeared my ink.  Here is the result.

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The supplies needed for this card are white thick cardstock for the base, basic black cardstock for the mat, glossy cardstock for the second mat, and whisper white cardstock for the accent or badge.  I used basic black ink to stamp all parts and snail to adhere.

Here is the link for the video…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2JffVeAFqI

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂