Beautifully Braided Thank You Card

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you a super cute little thank you card using the new Beautifully Braided Bundle from the 2020 Stampin' Up! January - June Mini Catalog.  My card today features the large floral image from the stamp set and a little stampin' blend coloring.  Since I need to make a few thank you cards I thought it was the prefect time to play with this new set.  Here's a look at my card.

The Beautifully Braided Bundle: 

The Beautifully Braided Bundle includes the Beautifully Braided Stamp Set and the Braided Border Punch.  Create elegant borders with flowers, scallops, and braided patterns in the Beautifully Braided Stamp Set.  With the included phrases, you can make greeting cards for your friends.  Cut a beautiful braided border for your cards and paper crafts using the Braided Border Punch.  Punch, align, and repeat to create a custom-sized border.

Image by Stampin' Up! 

Tips & Tricks: 

I thought that the Beautifully Braided stamp set matched perfectly with the florals from the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper.  I pulled the colors that I used for my card from this pack of designer series paper.  I used Purple Posy, Lovely Lipstick, and Old Olive as my main colors.  I did pop in a little Petal Pink just for fun.  

I used my Stampratus to stamp the large flower from the stamp set onto a piece of whisper white card stock and colored it in with my Purple Posey Old Olive and Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends.  I added the colored image onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock to act as a mask.   I cut a small piece of the designer series paper and some scraps of old olive.  I used the scrap to punch out the braid from the braided border Punch.  I then split it down the middle to added it to the top and bottom of the designer series paper.  Once the designer series paper and braid was attached to the card I popped up the flower panel using dimensionals after adding a little of the Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon to the bottom of it and added a flat knot.  To finish off the card I added a few of the Champagne rhinestones.  

Thanks for dropping by I hope that you have a wonderful day.  Remember that you can pick up all these supplies now in my online store.  

Happy Stampin' 

Rick Adkins 

Heartfelt Online Bundle Class To Go

Deadline to register January 9, 2020 

Click here for details 

January Creative Stampers Tutorial Bundle 

Features 16 Love/Valentine Themed projects 

Get it free with any size order in my online store or you can purchase it for $25 US

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List: 

Beautifully Braided Bundle (English) - 153821

Price: $36.00

Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 150881

Price: $8.75

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 100702

Price: $8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock - 100730

Price: $9.75

Best Dressed 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper - 151319

Price: $11.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad - 132708

Price: $6.00

Lovely Lipstick Dark Stampin' Blends Marker - 147028

Price: $4.50

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack - 144597

Price: $9.00

Purple Posy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack - 149566

Price: $9.00

Stamparatus - 146276

Price: $49.00

Paper Trimmer - 152392

Price: $25.00

Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon - 151194

Price: $7.00

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels - 151193

Price: $6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430

Price: $4.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue - 110755

Price: $4.00

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January - June Mini Catalog & Saleabration Kick Off Event

On Friday on my Facebook page I did my January - June Mini Catalog & Saleabration Kick Off Event and Catalog Walk Through.  Friday, was the start of the new Catalog and the kick off for this years Saleabaration event.  Saleabration is Stampin' Up!'s biggest Sale of the year; where you get rewarded with free items based on your orders.  There are two different levels as the last few year. 

I also shared with you three different projects that I made during the live event.  I used products from the new catalog.  I shared with you a masculine card, a Valentine's Day Card, and a fun little Spring card. 
 In case you've never joined me for Facebook Live, I go live every week, (typically on Wednesday at 8:00 pm CST) on my Facebook business page with one to three projects. Everyone is welcome to join!

If you were unable to join me live I have uploaded the video here.  If you are viewing this post by email you may have to click here to see the video.  

I shared how to make this super easy Z-fold Valentine's Day Card using new products from the From My Heart Suite.  

I also shared how to create this fun little card using the Timeless Tulip bundle and a fun little watercolor technique.  

The last card I shared during the Facebook live was this super fun masculine card using products from the Country Club Suite.  You can check the PDF for the measurements.  

**All of the details for today's three 

projects can be found on the 

project sheets here. ** 

They have all the products I used and measurements for each project. 

***Remember, if you put in an order ($25 minimum) by 

Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at midnight, 

I'll send you all three make and takes for free! 

But, your order MUST be in by Thursday at midnight!! 

You must use Hostess Code 3PN3UVRP.

You can shop in my online store here. 

Heartfelt Online Bundle Class To Go

Deadline to register January 9, 2020 

Click here for details 

January Creative Stampers Tutorial Bundle 

Features 16 Love/Valentine Themed projects 

Get it free with any size order in my online store or you can purchase it for $25 US

Heartfelt Bundle Online Class

Heartfelt Bundle Online Class Togo

Location: Comfort of Your Own Home

Time: At Your Convenience

Cost: $38.00 and Up (Based on the Budget Option you pick)

Detail: 

Roses are red, violets are blue; this class was designed just for you!  Celebrate your sweetheart with my Heartfelt Bundle Online Class Togo.  With bursts of hearts, traditional Valentine’s Day colors, and pops of pretty foil, your handmade creations will speak from the heart this Valentine’s Day.

I have designed this class for all skill levels.  In this class I am featuring the new Heartfelt Bundle from the From My Heart Suite in the NEW 2020 Mini Catalog!  You’ll make 5 different Adorable projects (2 super sweet treat holders and 3 cards ready to send) in this class.  The Heartfelt bundle allows you to use the hearts and arrows in the Heartfelt Stamp Set to create treat tags, boxes, and cards for Valentine’s Day. The greetings are designed to convey love and friendship.  The Heart Punch Pack features allows you to punch a paper heart and a scallop paper heart.  The heart craft punches perfectly align with some of the images on the Designer Series Paper and stamps.  You will want to have this bundle in your stash, so if you don’t own it, be sure to sign up for the selection that includes it! 

Use the ribbon, gems, doilies, and tins to create to your heart’s content!

This class has 3 options.  You will need the Heartfelt Bundle to complete your class.  You can choose to have it as part of your class, and they will be at a significant discount!  You will also need a Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, and Basic Gray ink pads to complete this class. 

Option 1:   Basic Heartfelt Bundle Class (No Stamp Set or Bundle) $38.00 (includes shipping and taxes)

Includes:  ½ pack of the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper*

Roll of Real Red 3/8” Double Stitched Satin Ribbon*

                1 – Pack of Heart Doilies*

Video Tutorial & Printable PDF instructions

Card Kit (with the supplies to make your projects plus envelopes)

Option 2:  Heartfelt Bundle Class with Bundle Add on Heartfelt Bundle $83.75 (a 19% discount)

Includes:  Heartfelt Bundle (Heartfelt Stamp Set and Heart Punch Pack)

½ Pack of the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper*

Roll of Real Red 3/8” Double Stitched Satin Ribbon*

1 Pack of Heart Doilies*

Video Tutorial & Printable PDF instructions

Card Kit (with the supplies to make your projects plus envelopes)
Option 2 also qualifies for a Free Level 1 Saleabration item (you can pick anything in the Saleabration brochure except the DSP it will not fit in my shipping packaging) 

Option 3:  Heartfelt Bundle Class Tutorial Only $15.00

Option 4:  Heartfelt Bundle Class Make & Take Packet (Kinsmon Crafters Team Only) $12.00

Basic Card kit supplies to make the products you will provide your own stamp set and other supplies. 

*Note that Supplies are while supplies last and may have to be substituted if items go on backorder or sales out. 

Register before January 9, 2020

All Class Materials Ordered on January 10, 2020

Received by January 13, 2020

Class Cutting & Packaging January 14-16^th

Class Ships on or before January 17, 2020

Class Date:  January 23, 2020

To register click the link below to email and I will send you a PayPal Invoice to pay.  Please include in the email which class option you are registering for along with your address for options 1, & 2.  

Register for Heartfelt Bundle Online Class

Blogging Friends Blog Hop: Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am taking part in the Blogging Friends Blog Hop.  This month our theme is Can You Feel the Love Tonight!  I picked products from the From My Heart Suite of products from the 2020 Mini Catalog for my projects today.  I also created two cards for today's hop, both cards uses most of the same products and the same layout.  Today is also the first day that you can order new products from the new 2020 Mini Catalog and kicks off this years Sale-a-bration event.  Here's a look at the frist card.

I used the From My Heart Speciality Designer Series Paper as the Main focus of my card.  For this card I used a strip of Whisper White cardstock and placed across the bottom center and stamped the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo ink on the right side of the card.  I punched out a heart with one of the heart punches from the Heart Punch pack.  I then layered it onto one of the heart doilies.  This finished off this card.

My second card uses the same layout.  I stamped the sentiment in Real Red on this version of the card and punched out one of the scalloped hearts from the From My Heart Speciality Designer Series Paper.  I popped it up on dimensionals and added a bow that I made using the Real Red Double Stitched Ribbon.  I attached the bow using a mini glue dot.

The products that I used today are also products that I picked to create my first new online class of 2020.  I will be sharing more information about my upcoming class later today.
Thanks for dropping by today, If you viewing this post on my wordpress site you will have to click here to view the blog roll.

Blog Roll: 

Happy Stampin' 

Rick Adkins 

Product List

Heartfelt Bundle (English) [153775] $45.75	From My Heart Suite Bundle (English) [153931] $88.25	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Champagne Foil Sheets [144748] $5.00	From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper [151189] $14.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $7.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon [151155] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

Heartfelt Reeses Cup Flip Top Box Video Tutorial

Hello and welcome to my second blog post for today; I wanted to take a little time and share with you the project that I made last night during my weekly Facebook Live.  Each Wednesday at 8 pm CST I do a Facebook Live on my business page showcasing a different project.  This week I wanted to share a project using the From My Heart Suite.  Roses are red, violets are blue; this product suite was designed just for you! Celebrate your sweetheart with the From My Heart Suite Bundle. With bursts of hearts, traditional Valentine’s Day colors, and pops of pretty foil, your handmade creations will speak from the heart this Valentine’s Day. The heart craft punches perfectly align with some of the images on the Designer Series Paper and stamps. Use the ribbon, gems, doilies, and tins to create to your heart’s content!  This suite of products goes live tomorrow with all the other great wonderful products in the Stampin' Up! Mini Catalog.  Here's a look at my project.

Tips & Tricks: 

This was a extremely easy box to put together once I figured the measurements.  The trick to figuring out what size you need is to measure the items that you are going to put in it.  I always measure height, width, and depth.  Then at that point it's pretty easy to figure out.  For my box I needed a 5 1/4 x 8 1/4" piece of cardstock.  

I designed my project to hold two regular size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  They are stacked up on top of each other.  I started out on the 8 1/4" side of  the cardstock and scored at 1 1/4, 3 1/2, 4 3/4, & 7.  On the short side you score at 1 1/4 & 4".  Once I had all the scoring done it was time to do a little folding and burnishing.  Once I had the cardstock cut as shown in the video, I added my designer series paper first.  I used a little of the From my Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper.  

The playful heart patterns in the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper have red and pink foil accents on some designs. Some images from the paper can be cut out using the Heart Punch Pack. This paper is excellent for valentines, cards, and scrapbook pages.  After adding the paper I stamped the Happy Valentine's Heart from the Heartfelt Stamp Set and punched it out with the matching punch.  I also punched out a scalloped heart using the other punch.  I layered both hearts together and added a dimensional at the top of the heart and the bottom.  This way once added to the top of the box the ribbon was still free to slide and tie easily.  

Video Tutorial: 

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Sizes & Dimensions: 

• Flirty Flamingo Cardstock:  5 1/4 x 8 1/4 scored at 1 1/4, 3 1/2, 4 3/4 & 7 (long side) & 1 1/4 and 4 on the short side
• Whisper White Cardstock:  Scrap for stamping and the scalloped heart
• From my Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper:  (2) 2" x 1", (1) 2 1/2" x 1", (1) 2" x 2 1/2"

Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you are having a wonderful day.  By the way I forgot to mention that most of the products that I used today will be part of my first Online Bundle Class of the year that will release on Friday.  You will want to make sure you are tuned in tomorrow to get registered for this fun Heartfelt Bundle Class.  

Happy Stampin'
Rick Adkins 

Product List

Heartfelt Bundle (English) [153775] $45.75	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper [151189] $14.50
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $7.50	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon [151155] $7.50	From My Heart Faceted Gems [151154] $6.00	Simply Scored [122334] $30.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00
From My Heart Suite Bundle (English) [153931] $88.25