Showing posts with label floral card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label floral card. Show all posts

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping Episode 25 Featuring the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you the next Episode of Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping.  For this weeks card I used one of my favorite stamp sets, and the stamp set that I will be featuring in my Summer Retreat this year, Beautiful Friendship.  This is a great floral stamp set that has a watercolor look without all the work.  Which was one of the reasons I picked it for this week's Simple Stamping episode.   Here's a look at this weeks #simplestamping card.


This is one of those stamp sets that you can do so much with if you just think outside the box a little.  Not that you may want to considering what beautiful floral bouquets you can create.  This card literally took me just a few minutes to create.  The longest part was picking out what images and colors to use.  That's really how easy this card was.  I actually did this card last Saturday while I was at a Alabama Mini Retreat with Stampin' Up!.  I had just gotten mine in and hadn't had time to play with it because I was presenting at the Mini Retreat and had to finish getting my presentation ready, while waiting on the electrician to come and fix our power from the outside of the house to the inside.  Long story, I will fill you in on that during a upcoming Facebook Live.


I used three ink pads for today's card.  I used Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover, and Balmy Blue.  I started out by stamping the Hydrangea in Balmy Blue Classic ink and then stamped the roses in Lovely Lipstick and nestled them up right next to the Hydrangea.  I finished off by adding in a few leaves and the sentiment in Call me Clover.  My card base is a sheet of Whisper White Cardstock that was cut in half (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored and folded at 4 1/4).  If you are just starting out I always suggest getting either a pack of Whisper White Cardstock and a pack of Medium White Envelopes or a pack of the Whisper White Note Cards and Envelopes.  With either of these two options you are covered to create super cute cards.  As you progress in your stamping journey you can add more supplies.  But really and truly these few items and maybe a roll of white ribbon will get you through for awhile, before you decide you need to add other items to your shopping cart.


Friendships are some of the most precious things we have in our lives.  Show your cards made with this stamp set to your friends, and I promise you they will love them too.  You can even get your friends to help you create heartfelt projects using the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set.  This is one of our DistINKtive stamp sets.  Which means it was laser etched to give different tones and values with just one stamp, no need to layer multiple images to get the multilayered look.  It's all done with just one stamp.  

Video Tutorial: 


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Thanks for dropping by today for another episode of Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping.  I hope that you enjoyed my card today, and if you have not started stamping that I have inspired you to jump in and get started.  You can pick up all the supplies you will need in my online store.  You can find the list of supplies in the shopping list below.  
Happy Stampin'
Rick 



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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Tea Together Fun Fold Card Verizon 2

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you the other version of the Tea Together Card that we made last Wednesday night during my Facebook Live, but I shared the card in my blog post on Monday.  If you missed that card you can check it out here.  I had gave a little sneak peek of this card while it was unfinished and had a few suggestions that I needed to go ahead and finish it.  So over the weekend I did just that.  Here's a look at the 2nd version of that card.

I used the same designer series paper, decorative ribbon border punch, and stamp set but changed the ribbon, and focal image.  For the focal image I stamped one of the single roses and colored it with my Stampin' Blends.  I used Calypso Coral and Old Olive this time for the coloring.  I then punched out the rose with a 2" circle punch and layered that on a 2 1/4" circle punched from Calypso Coral Cardstock.  As I mentioned I changed up the colors for this card.  
I picked a piece of the Tea Room Specialty Designer Series Paper that had Crushed Curry and Coastal Cabana on it and used a piece of Old Olive Cardstock for the decorative edge that was punched with the decorative ribbon boarder punch.  I assembled the card the same way as the last one.  
 
I then added a small piece of Calypso Coral designer series paper to the inside of the card.  Before closing the fun fold up I added some of the dotted tulle trim to the front.  I popped the circle up on a couple stampin' dimensionals on the front edge.  
 I didn't add pearls to the front of this design I felt that with all the different patterns of paper and the trim that the pearls would be a little to much.  This fun fold is actually very easy to recreate and allows you to show off which ever side of the designer series paper you want to feature.  As you can see I decided to show off three different patterns.  The floral pattern and the coastal cabana pattern are on the same sheet.  Stampin' Up!'s designer series paper has some of the best patterns in the last couple years.  Lately they have been giving us a floral or other design on one side and a more subtle geometric pattern on the other side.  
Thanks for dropping by today.  I hope that you like the second version of this card as much as the first.  If you need any of the products you've seen today; you can pick them up in my online store 24/7 by clicking on the shop tab above or by clicking on the item in the Stampin' Up! Shopping List Below.  
Happy Stampin'
Rick

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping Episode 18: A Spring Wedding Card using #simplestamping

Hello and welcome to my Blog and YouTube Channel today; is the 18th Episode of Saturday Simple Stamping.  Wow, can you believe it!  Since Spring is here and there are a ton of weddings that are going on or coming up I thought it would be a great time to do a wedding card.  And since it's that time and there are so many new stampers out there I thought it was a perfect kind of card todo.  Here's a look at my card.

Bloom by Bloom Stamp Set, #simplestamping, Rick Adkins, Floral Card
  I just love simple stamping and it's such a great way to share with new stampers how to create cards that are easy for them to recreate.  All these projects can be found in my Simple Stamping Playlist on my YouTube Channel if you missed a episode.

Tips & Tricks: 

I started out my card by using a piece of Whisper White Cardstock cut at 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 (so actually quarter sheet of cardstock).  I then started stamping with first and second generation stamping for the large flowers using Petal Pink ink.  Petal Pink seems to be my new go to color lately, I seem to go to it when I am not sure what to use.  Petal Pink actually goes very well with So Saffron and Garden Green; which is why I picked those two colors.  
I then stamped the smaller flowers in Petal Pink and the other flowers I used was So Saffron (stamped off once with the solid circle and then stamped full strength with the other stamp to create the daisy like flower.  
I then cut down the card front to 4 x 5 1/4.  Make sure that you save the long piece that you cut off so that you can add it to the inside of the card, this makes a great accent to tie the inside into the front.  I then layered that onto a piece of Petal Pink Cardstock cut at 5 3/8 x 4 1/8.  Then I added my ribbon.  I designed the card using the Very Vanilla lace Trim to begin with but wasn't sure if I liked it or not so in the video I change to the Whisper White Dotted Tulle Trim.  So leave me a comment on which one you prefer.  I will draw a winner from all the comments on my YouTube Channel and here for a prize. You will need to live in the United States to be a winner due to Stampin' Up! policies.  I will be giving away a roll of the Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Velvet Ribbon.  I will announce the winner on Monday evening.  
Image by Stampin' Up! 

Video Tutorial: 


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Bloom by Bloom Stamp Set, #simplestamping, Rick Adkins
Thanks for dropping by for this weeks Simple Saturday Stamping Episode.  Last week I didn't do a video for the card so encase you were wondering where it was I thought I would try something a little different.  This also told me that you all love the videos and wanted to see them so I went back to the old format.   You can find all the supplies in the Shopping List below; I would love to be your demonstrator and help your along your paper crafting journey.  

Happy Stampin' 
Rick 

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