Happy New Year!

Thank you to those brave crafters that came out last night for the New York New Year’s Eve Party!  You are the reason I do what I do!  Thank you!

Here are the projects from last night…

If you would like to order please use host code DWNY9R3F that is good through Wednesday night at 9 pm.  If you prefer to order in person please contact me.  This week is a little different since the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs go live on Wednesday.

For those of you that like to plan…

Save the date for the next Card Class on Tuesday, January 9th or Thursday, January 11th or Saturday, January 13th.

The first product class is hosted by Lisa Hull on January 27th.  Please save the date.  The featured stamp set is Half Full.

Happy New Year to you!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Resting or preparing?

Are you resting today or is my mind wandering away with you?  Are your thoughts on everything you have to catch up on with work?  It will still be there on Tuesday.  Enjoy your moments.  You never know when that moment will be a memory for someone else, good or bad.  Be there.  Be here.  Be present.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

P.S.  See you tonight any time between 4 and 9:30 for the New Year’s Eve Party.

Three days left…

There are just three days left to order from the retiring list.  Three days!  If you would like anything there is an order being submitted Sunday night or you can order online.  Please use host code RTYYXURY or contact me to order in person!

After Tuesday the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs go live!  Please let me know if you would like your own copy delivered or mailed to you.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Giving back with laughter.

Today is the day we focus on giving back or paying it forward.  Sometimes the best way is to share a smile or a laugh.  So I thought for today we could do something silly.  Find your name and comment below.  I hope this brings you a giggle today.

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Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂 (AKA Twinkle Know It All)

Dancing pandas.

One of the new stamp sets for Sale-A-Bration is Party Pandas and is being used to create this cute card.

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Take a piece of thick white cardstock cut in half and scored in the middle to create your card base.

Cut a piece of basic black cardstock at 4″ X 5 1/4″ to create the first mat.

Trim a piece of the petal passion designer series paper at 3 3/4″ X 5″ for the second mat (bamboo look).

Grab a scrap piece of white cardstock to stamp the panda in basic black ink and happy birthday in real red.  Die cut the panda from stitched shapes and punch happy birthday from the everyday label punch.

Notice from Tuesday’s post that the red heart (originally yellow but colored by the stampin’ blends) is incorporated into this card.

If you have any questions please comment or contact me.  Enjoy!

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

P.S. The Facebook Live is uploaded to YouTube and is ready for you!  Check it out at https://youtu.be/WS5RsLmdSAs

Sequins and glue.

Have you ever used sequins?  How do you glue them on to your project?  Usually they end up glued on to me.  Well, after January 3rd you don’t have to worry about this any longer.  Stampin’ Up! now has adhesive-backed sequins.  Isn’t that great?

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Come take a look at what’s new on Sunday at the New York New Year’s Eve Party.  If you are out of the area or can’t make it please just say so and I will send you a catalog.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Coloring is for adults too.

In case you haven’t heard…coloring is not just for kids, it’s for adults too.  And our new Stampin’ Blends do a great job.  Not only do they color on cardstock and on rhinestones as displayed a few weeks ago.  But they also go over existing color.  So if you bought the wrong color family of embellishments you can fix that.  Here’s a pack of the enamel shapes being colored from yellow to red.

Be looking for the finished card on Thursday’s blog post.

Remember to use all of your tools to make the most of the supplies you have.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

This will be short and sweet since I have cooking to get to.

The invitations are out for the New York New Year’s Eve Party on December 31st.  If you did not receive yours please let me know.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Change your scenery.

Sometimes rest is getting out, changing your scenery, and trying something new.  This last week my family took the RV out to Vegas (including Shadow my wonder poodle) and we took a minute to re-connect.  We did things we never thought we would.  (This is not one of those moments that the phrase “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” applies.)

We learned about atomic bomb history, rode a double decker bus to see the sites, and finished the week with an 11 story tall zip line experience.  And I say experience.  It was a great ride.  The kind of ride that you yell through and then take a breath in to start again.  What a rush.  And yes, I would do it again.

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So get out and enjoy life.  Sometimes all you need is the rush of cold air on your face and a good steak to get things back up and running again.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Christmas Sales!

I just got back from being gone the week and I missed all of you.  It was great fun but I have to say that I miss my “work” and fellow crafters.  So let’s celebrate me being back behind my desk (crafting or blogging).

Get 15% additionally off any Christmas stamp set, embellishment, or ribbon.  If it says “happy holidays” (or anything similar) or is red and green from now until Tuesday night I will take off an additional 15%.  This is only through me and only available as an in-person order.  That means no online orders.  You have to contact me to get the additional 15% off.

I am available today and Tuesday via phone and any time via e-mail, text, or message.

To order online please use host code WUR7D3CD through Tuesday night.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂