Saturday, January 25, 2020

Stampin’ Up! OUTDOOR BARBECUE Simple Masculine Birthday Card

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you another Simple Stamps ink and Paper Card using the Outdoor Barbecue Stamp Set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! January - June Mini Catalog.  This is a super cute masculine themed stamp set that you may have even missed in the catalog.  It's on page 50 of the Mini Catalog.  I actually used two stamp sets to make this card.  I used both Outdoor Barbecue and then I used the Sending You Thoughts Saleabration Stamp Set for the sentiment on the outside.  Here's a look at my card.


I often here "Rick I need masculine card ideas" or "how do you come up with masculine cards" I think a lot of people think just because I am a guy that I can come up with masculine cards easily.  I am just like the rest of you I have to really think about masculine cards, I prefer to make pretty floral cards, those are my go to cards.  Because, I love floral designs and paintings.   You will hear in the video me talk about this a little bit.

Video Tutorial: 

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Tips & Tricks: 

For my #simplestamping masculine birthday card I started out with my card base.  I picked Crumb Cake Cardstock as my base (I know no surprise there, so the next statement want surprise you either if you follow my blog) cut at 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2.  Once I had the cardbase cut I picked the hamburger image from the stamp set to stamp all around the card base in matching Crumb Cake ink.  Once that was done I took at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Whisper White Cardstock and stamped the grill in the top center with Smoky Slate ink.  I then stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Sending You Thoughts FREE Saleabration stamp set in Crumb Cake ink below.  
For the inside of my card I stamped the hamburger in Crumb Cake ink going up the left hand side of a piece of Whisper White Cardstock cut at 5 1/4 x 4.  I also stamped the sentiment "Holy Smokes It's Your Birthday" from the Outdoor Barbecue Stamp Set in Smoky Slate ink.  This stamp set not only has some smoking hot images but some great witticism sentiments that will make you and the person getting this card laugh.  It's also has a great Father's Day Sentiment and a You're Invited sentiment in the set as well; making it a great addition to your collection.  

How to Earn the Sending You Thoughts Stamp Set FREE:

Earning FREE items during Saleabration is super easy!  You are rewarded for shopping; for every $50 you spend you can pick a FREE level one Saleabration Item.  Spend $100 and you can pick a Level 2 Saleabration Item. 
I have worked out some math on my project today to help you to know what to buy to earn this stamp set free.  I have done three different options so that you can pick whatever would work with your budget.  
  • Option 1: (The I want it all! Size Order)  If you want everything I used today plus ink refills and adhesive refill it would cost you $79.00 plus shipping and taxes!  

  • Option 2 (Medium Size Order):  If you have already ordered the ink pads but not the reinkers.  I would suggest you do the following as your order and it could cost you $57.00 (plus shipping and tax).  

  • Option 3 (Basic Order)  Say you are just starting out, I would suggest the following as your order during Saleabration to get the FREE Sending You Thoughts Stamp Set.  Which would run about $52.00 (plus shipping and taxes)

Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that this card will help you come up with easy masculine card ideas.  Remember that you can pick up all the supplies you need in my online store 24/7. 
Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 



Join my team during Saleabration and you will get the super cute Mini Cutter and the DSP Sampler Pack free in your Starter Kit along with a Free Paper Pumpkin, Business Pack, a FREE Stamp Set of your Choice in addition to the $125 of product of your choice for $99.00 with Free Shipping.  That's $277.75 of products and supplies for only $99.00 (Price includes the Well Said Stamp Set (most expensive in catalog) plus 9% sales tax) 

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Whitman's Chocolate Bar Heart to Heart Treat Box

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am gong to share with you a super cute box that I made to hold a Whitman's Chocolate Bar.  I wanted to dress up the already cute packaging that the chocolate bar already comes in.  I used the Heart to Heart Bundle to dress up my project.  This is actually a super easy project to do even through it doesn't look like it.  Here's a look at today's project.

The first thing that I did was figure out what size cardstock I needed to create my box.  Once I had the cardstock figured out.  The measurement for my cardstock is 7" x 7 3/4".  On the 7 3/4" side you are going to score at 1 1/2, 1 7/8, 4 5/8, and 5.  On the 7" side you are going to score at 3/8" and 6 5/8".  Once I had everything cut I stamped the solid heart from the Heart to Heart stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink on the front.  I then ran the whisper white cardstock piece through my die cutting machine with the Detailed heart die.  
Once I had the die cut out I took the loose hearts and colored them with my Stampin' Blends.  I colored each heart with either the light of dark Real Red and Flirty Flamingo markers.  I only used one color for each heart.  Once I had that done I sat them aside for later use.  
After coloring the hearts I added the detailed hearts die cut to the front of the box.  To do this I added the heart die cut to the front of the box with a little liquid glue behind the solid hearts and little dots behind all the other hearts that will touch the front.  Once all the glue was applied I placed the detail die cut onto the front of the box.  I let it dry before taking my snips and cutting off what was over hanging.  
After the detailed die cut was dried.  I came back in with my Take Your Pick Tool and a little liquid glue and added just a little glue into the open hearts.  I then picked the colored hearts that I did with my Stampin' Blends and placed them into each open spot I added the glue.  Once the glue was dry I added clear wink of stella to each one.  The wink of stella really doesn't show up very well in the photo but looks of so cute in person.  
To finish off my super cute little box I stamped my sentiment in Flirty Flamingo onto a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock and then stamped the outline from the stamp set in Real Red.  I used the matching Story Label Punch and popped it up in the center of the box with a couple Stampin' Dimensionals.  I added two of the colored hearts to the front of the sentiment with a couple mini glue dots.  
Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you find my Whitman's Chocolate Bar Box as cute as I do.  I also hope that it will make you think about decorating a few chocolate bars yourself.  I picked mine up at the Dollar Tree.  Which is a great place to pick up certain candy inexpensively.  You can find all the supplies I used in the Stampin' Up! Shopping List below.  
Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 



Join my team during Saleabration and you will get the super cute Mini Cutter and the DSP Sampler Pack free in your Starter Kit along with a Free Paper Pumpkin, Business Pack, a FREE Stamp Set of your Choice in addition to the $125 of product of your choice for $99.00 with Free Shipping.  That's $277.75 of products and supplies for only $99.00 (Price includes the Well Said Stamp Set (most expensive in catalog) plus 9% sales tax) 

Receive the January Creative Stampers Tutorial Bundle with any size order!


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