Hello and welcome to my blog; I am back from my little staycation celebrating my birthday last week. And, I have a super cute card to share with you today using the Brushed Blooms Bundle from the January-June Stampin' Up! Mini Catalog. Here's a look at my card.
Monday, March 1, 2021
Just Because - Brushed Blooms Bundle Stampin' Up!
March 01, 2021 Brushed Blooms, cardmaking, Layered Die Cuts, Paper Crafting, rose die cuts, Roses, scraps, Video Leave a Comment
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Mini Slimline Card - Woodland Wonder Stamp Set
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I have a super cute card to share with you today. This is a card design that's super on trend right now. Plus I used a super cute new stamp set from the January-June Mini Catalog. This was a stamp set that I have had my eye on since the catalog came out and I got it a couple of weeks ago. Here's a look at my card.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Spring Time Joy Easter Card
February 18, 2021 cardmaking, color pencil coloring, Paper Crafting, Prismacolor Pencils, Stampin' Up! 1 comment
Monday, February 15, 2021
Berry Blessings Gift Bag
Hello and welcome to my blog; after some technical difficulty and having to reshoot the project that was supposed to go up yesterday for Day 7 of Treat Week 2021. I am happy to be able to share this project with you today. I CASEd today's project by the fabulous Sam Hammond from the UK. I loved Sam's project so much that I had to make my own version. Here's a look at the project.
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Friday, February 12, 2021
Thursday, February 11, 2021
You Are Amazing Paper Blooms Candle Gift Box - Treat Week 2021 Day 4
Hello and welcome to my blog; today is day four of Treat Week 2021. And, I have a super cute little project for you featuring the You Are Amazing Stamp Set and the Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper. The Paper Blooms Designer Series Paper is a free Sale-A-Bration Item currently, and the You Are Amazing Stamp Set coordinates with the You Are Amazing Project Kit. So, for today's project I created a gift box that will hold one of the jar Candles from Target's Dollar Spot. Here's a look at my project.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Shark Frenzy Godiva Treat Box - Treat Week 2021 Day 3
Hello and welcome to my blog; today is day three of Threat Week 2021. If you are unfamiliar with Treat Week. Each day this week I will be bringing you a new treat project using new products from the January-June Mini and Sale-a-Bration brochure. Today's project features the Shark Frenzy Bundle from the January-June Mini Catalog; which can be found on page 46. Here's a look at today's project.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Warm Wishes - Poinsettia Petals The Spot Challenge #134
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you my card for this week's challenge over at The Spot. This week's challenge is a very fun card sketch. I picked the Poinsettia Petals Stamp set from the August - December Mini Catalog along with the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper to create my card with today.
I wanted to do something fun and festive with the sketch for this week's challenge, but wasn't quite sure what I wanted to use until I sat down and actually was reorganizing my designer series paper and putting the scraps into sleeves. I as was doing this I was actually on this pack of designer series paper and it hit me that the scraps on my table was perfect. Isn't it funny how things just fall into place sometimes. Here's a look at the card that I created for this week's challenge.
Monday, October 26, 2020
October 2020 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Card Video
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share a cute little alternative card with you that I shared during my YouTube Live on Friday, October 23, 2020. I also shared in the Live how to put together the two card designs for the Joy to The World October 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit.
This month's kit is a great one and so very festive. I love to make Christmas Cards and I love it when we make Christmas cards with Paper Pumpkin. Because everything is already cut and ready for you in each kit. Plus I get a new stamp set each month that's exclusive to the kit.
Friday, October 23, 2020
Santa's Workshop Holiday Stamp Camp
Santa’s Workshop Holiday Stamp Camp
Date: November 21, 2020
Time: Your Convenience
Location: Comfort of your own Home
RSVP & Prepayment Due: Early Bird Price due by November 4, 2020 (To have your kits the day of) Order up until November 21, 2020 (Orders after the 4th will not have their kits until after the live event
Cost: Based on Budget Friendly Option you pick
Details:
Monday, September 28, 2020
How To Create a Sunset Card Background - Sending Sunshine Stampin Set Stampin' Up!
Have you ever wondered how they create certain cards in the Stampin' Up! Catalog or just in general How they do that? Well, I am going to share with you today how to create a sunset card background and I am going to show you how they made the Sending Sunshine card in the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.
I am here to answer your questions on how the Stampin' Up! Concept Artists and card makers create certain things in the Catalogs and on the internet. Like today's card for example I am going to teach you how to create a sunset card bround that you can use on your cards the easy way. I used the card from the Stampin' Up! 2020 Annual Catalog on page 111 that uses the Sending Sunshine Stamp Set as my inspiration today.
Tips & Tricks:
- Sending Sunshine Stamp Set
- Stamparatus
- Sponge Brayer
- Ink (I used Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, and Terracotta Tile Inks)
- Cardstock (Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, and Vellum Cardstock)
Video Tutorial:
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If you place any size order with me during the month of September, you will receive the September Creative Stampers Tutorial Bundle from me as a little thank you. This month's tutorial bundle is a Mega Tutorial Bundle featuring projects for both Fall & Halloween. There are 20 tutorials featured this month. The Creative Stampers Tutorial Bundle can either be earned for FREE with any size order or Can be purchased for $22 from me.
I am very close to earning the 2021 Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip to Maui and your orders can help me get there. I am running a few special promotions until the end of September to not only help me earn this trip but to help you save a little cash as well.
With each $1000 I earn I will be cutting off a chain from my Maui or Bust Countdown Chain.
Deadline to sign up for my Online Fall Retreat is October 3, 2020! You still have time to join in on all the holiday fun. Click here to learn more about my Online Fall Retreat. Click here to register.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Forever Blossoms - The Spot Challenge #119
Hello
and welcome to my blog; today I am here to share with you my card for this week’s
Creative Challenge over at The Spot.
This week we have a fun little color challenge for you to play along
with. The card that I designed for this
week’s color challenge started out as a completely different card than what I ended
up with. I designed a different card to
use but the more I thought about my original card today the less I liked it. So, at the last minute I scrapped my card and
created a completely new one and I love what I came up with. Here is a look at my new card for this week’s
challenge.
On
my new card I started out by using my Stamparatus and stamped the floral image
from the Forever Blossoms Stamp set in Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped it twice on the same sheet of Thick
Whisper White Cardstock by turning it around to the other side. I then took my Stampin’ Blends in Pool Party,
Magenta Madness, and Basic Black to do my coloring.
I
debated if I wanted to color each floral image the same way or change it up
slightly but ended up deciding that it would be better for my design if they
were colored the same. Once all my color
was complete, I put my stamped images back into my Stamparatus and stamped the images
again in Versamark Ink. I made sure to
leave my stamp in the same position as when I first stamped it so that it would
be easier to line everything back up.
Once
I had the images stamped again, I added some Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and
heat set them. One the melted powder had
cooled I took them out and used the matching dies to cut each image out. At this point I cut a piece of Basic Black Cardstock
to 4 x 5 ¼ and used the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder and embossed it. I then added this to a Magenta Madness layer
that was cut to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.
Next,
I stamped my sentiment in Versamark and used the same embossing powder and heat
set that. I used the Layering Circles
Dies to cut it and a scalloped circle from Pool Party Cardstock out. I layered them together and added them to the
front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I then added the flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals as well around the sentiment. To finish off my card I added a few of the Gold
Metallic Pearls sprinkled around the card.
Here
is a look at the challenge image that inspired my color pallet today. I hope that you will take time and play along
with us this week over at The Spot. You
can check out what the other design team members came up with using this color
combo by clicking here.
Thanks
for dropping by. If you need any of the
supplies you have seen today you can pick them up in my online store in the shopping
list below.
Rick Adkins
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