Sales, goals, and bling.

Have you had a goal?  When you achieve it how does it make you feel?  Right now I am working on a huge goal and I am almost there.  I have a goal to reach $100,000 in sales for my 11 year career by September 30, 2017.  I have less than $500 to go to reach that goal.  For everyone that helps me by ordering $25 or more from now until September 30 I will give a raffle ticket to for a chance to win the Watercolor Christmas Kit (page 34 of the Holiday Catalog).

To order online please use host code DYRBZYGR until Monday night.

Now go stamp!  Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Fridays are for friendship…

I am writing this a little late because I was finishing some custom orders and then had some friends drop in.  That stamping thing distracts me every time. 🙂

So, how did you give back today?  Was it a small gesture or did you do something huge like buy lunch?

I have to say that I think today was a day for people to bless me.  I was starting to get frustrated with how people can be people-y sometimes.  Just when I thought that every person I would come across today was going to have something negative to say I had true friends that showed up.  They knew.  I love how connected we are.  So, thank you.  Truly, thank you.  I needed a day to be filled.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

P.S.  Stampin’ Up! is matching funds for Hurricane Harvey.  Please comment and I will get you more details if you would like to help.

Black magic and rainbows…

It’s Thursday and I am happy to show you a new way to use your embossing paste.  Let it dry like normal and then sponge color on top.  You can use a sponge, dauber, or even the sponge brayer.  Then cut your die in coordinating colors of cardstock.

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Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Embossing buddy is not just for embossing.

So today we are going to explore how to use a product in a way it was not intended.  I am sure that you know the embossing buddy is used to take static out of paper or cardstock.  But, did you know, that the buddy can also be used to remove adhesive or sticky spots.  I would recommend having one for adhesive and one for static so as to not get adhesive gunk on your embossing work.

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Don’t forget to post photos of what you create on the Facebook page for reward points.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Punches are to elevate.

I hope everything is good with you and everyone is back to work or school.  Holidays always seem to give a good break to the routine, but in many ways mess up things too.  So, if you are feeling a little less than “ready to go” I can empathize with you.

For today we will be talking about how punches can not only take away but also create texture.  In this card I stamped the design and simply punched out an image (in this case a cat).  I then placed some dimensionals on the back and elevated the punch out.  You could also emboss this piece if you don’t want to stamp, but still want the punch to stand out.

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Give this a try and see what you come up with.  Don’t forget to post pictures on the Facebook page so you can earn some reward points.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Is today a work day?

Most everyone has today off, but not all.  The military gates still need to be guarded, songs have to be recorded, and cards need to be created.  For me, I am putting some time in at the craft table today.  If you create today don’t forget to post photos on the Facebook page for reward points.

For this week there is Card Class.  Thank you to everyone that RSVP’ed.

Next week on the 16th I will be up at Yucca Valley United Methodist Church for their fair.

And on the 23rd I will be up at the Yucca Mesa Community Center from 10-10.

Last, but not least, is Serina’s class on the 30th.  This will include kids and we will be creating Halloween favors.  More details very soon.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

How do you rest?

Today is my sabbath.  How do you rest?  Today will be finishing a load or two of laundry and then I am off to the local theatre to see a play.  Since it’s a holiday weekend are you taking tomorrow instead to put your feet up?  Just remember before you know it we will blink and things will change.  Enjoy life each day for what it brings.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Promotions and more!

Have you heard that the new Holiday Catalog started?  I hope so.  If not please let me know so I can get your copy delivered to you.

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With this new catalog comes a new promotion…  If a group order of $300 or more is achieved you get the usual $40 of FREE product but you also get a bonus stamp set!

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And for personal promotions there is the Bingo one going on.  If you purchase a pre-pay ticket of $10 for Bingo benefiting the 29 Palms Community Food Pantry you get FREE shipping with me for the month of September.  If you bring at least 5 non-perishable food items you get your choice of one pack of mini or regular dimensionals.  You don’t have to live in the area to take advantage of this offer.  I will play or shop for you.  If you win I will send it to you.

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So, are you coming to Bingo?  You have until the 13th for pre-pay tickets and this promotion!

With all of this I will leave you and go back to my craft room to create.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

 

Fridays are giving back…sometimes to our own.

Today’s post is a hard one to write.  I thought we were through the worst of things for awhile, but God has different plans.  Our sweet Merry has been going through it.  In the last two years she has lost her husband and one of her two daughters to cancer.  Just this week she lost her mom and has also had surgery on her eyes.  So I will be sending two cards, a sympathy and a get well.

Here is where you come in to the story.  I would like to mail her a whole bundle of cards.  I would like to bless her.  If you decide to create a card or cards for Merry you can address them to me and on the back side of the envelope just write “Merry” or “for Merry”.  I will be mailing out this package next Friday the 8th.

Please help me to bless one of our own.

Creating ripples through crafting.

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂

Every mistake is just a creative opportunity…

There is no mistake in crafting.  There is an opportunity to make something new and different when the project does not go as planned.

So, earlier this week, I had sat down to create.  Everything was going as planned until I cut the ribbon too short.

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It may not look like it is too short but when I put the sentiment over it the burlap ribbon disappeared completely.  I had a choice, toss it and cut a new one or figure it out.  I figured it out.

I cut that ribbon in half to extend it.

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You would never know by the finished card that there had been an oops.

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So, go stamp and remember to look at things sideways if you have to.  Sometimes that is what it takes to get the job done.

Happy Crafting!

With inky fingers,

Joni 🙂