It’s Friendship Friday! This is the day to focus on giving back or paying it forward in your chosen community.
Have you been overwhelmed on where to start? Everywhere you look someone is asking for help whether it be time, money, or supplies. But you’re not sure where to start.
Here’s a good place to start. It’s called VolunteerMatch and can be found at https://www.volunteermatch.org/. You submit your local area and it shows you matches for volunteering. Then you have to find out which one is good for you. But at least the mountain might be just a bit smaller now.
It’s Wacky Wednesday where a product is used in a way it is not intended! Today is a two-fer. I will show you how to emboss with your dies and how to use your Specialty Plate at the same time.
For this you will need your Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Grab your die and a piece of card stock. Set up like normal but with a few pieces missing. Your sandwich or platforms for your Machine from bottom to top should be #1 (big chunk platform), no #2 (adapter plate), #3 (clear cutting plate), card stock, die, and #4 (specialty plate). If you are going to do this technique a lot I would recommend purchasing a second Specialty Plate as the dies do dig in to the surface. That way you could have one for this technique and another for the embossing folders that doesn’t have “embellishments”.
To see this technique in action please tune in tonight for the Facebook Live at 7 pm.
It’s Technique Tuesday! Today’s blog post is more of a tip than a technique.
When you are die cutting and the die is pretty straight across turn it diagonally. If you can get that bar on the die to not hit the pressure roller in the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine straight across but at more of an angle, you will not get that infamous clunk as much. It will also not be as difficult to manage to roll through.
It’s Management Monday! Here’s what’s happening this week and maybe a bit beyond.
September Online Craft Class
The class for September is up! Create two fun fold cards, a sliding pocket with filling, and a layered tag with gift card pocket. Let me know if you want to join in!
If you want the materials for free please have your qualifying order submitted by Wednesday!
Club Order Bonus
For this Club from August 16-31 order $50 or more in product with host code HE9QHUTF or using the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=HE9QHUTF to qualify. (You can also place your order directly with me but it will not be submitted until September 1.) There is no commitment unlike past Clubs. There is simply a bonus. To read more details about Club please go to https://stampingwithjoni.wordpress.com/cluborderbonus.
29 Palms Farmers’ Market
Come on out on Saturday, September 3 from 8-1 to see what’s new, enter the raffle, and catch the Deal of the Day! To keep up with this event please go to https://fb.me/e/26PnO862a and click going to get notifications.
Host Availability
Are you missing in-person classes? Well, now you can choose everything. When you choose to be a host you get to pick exactly what you want: your location, your food, your projects, and your free products. These are the only two weekends I have available but I do have weekdays open.
So let me know where I am going and when. I look forward to what ideas you have to share with me!
It’s Sabbath Sunday! This is the day to rest so you can be recharged for the week.
I know many of you have kids that have gone back to school recently. And some of you are teachers that are getting back into the routine. I know it’s been tough on both the kids, parents, and teachers.
So I want to share this story with you. When I was a kid my Mom and I didn’t always see eye to eye. Sometimes things got rather tense. Thankfully we lived across the street from a school. The playground faced us and I could often be found there. But when things would get less than comfortable I had a certain place that I would go.
There were no bikes to ride or tractor tires to hide in. Instead I climbed on top of the monkey bars and then laid down to look up at the sky. The clouds entertained me until it started to get dark. I knew up there no one would come up on me and surprise me. No dogs would find me and possibly bite. I could simply let the world go and breathe.
When you are having a tough week where do you go to regroup?
Just a reminder that there are 5 days left for Sale-A-Bration!
Here is the flyer for the new Sale-A-Bration items!
If you would like to order online please use the link https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=HE9QHUTF. This is the link to qualify for the Club order. This link expires Wednesday, August 31 .
Stamping With Joni and the Red Door Crafters 