Friday, September 18, 2020

Snowflake Splendor Friendship Card

 Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you a super cute card using the Snowflake Splendor Suite of products from the 2020-2021 Stampin' Up! August-December Mini Catalog.  This is a super cute suite of products that you can use all Winter long.  As the name suggests this suite is full of snowflakes.  Here's a look at my card.  

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With my little window card that I made for today's project I used the Snowflake Splendor Bundle for the stamping and the window.  For the inside of the window I used strips of cardstocks and designer series paper cut at different widths.  To add a little more interest to the window I used the Snowflake Embossing Folder to emboss this piece before I layered the die cut window over it.  


Once I had all the strips of  Cardstock cut at different widths and Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper.  I used the window die to cut the snowflake window from another piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock and placed over this piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.  


To finish off the card I added a the window layer over another piece of the Snowflake Splendor DSP which was attached to my Thick Whisper White Card base.  I added a few of the Blue Adhesive Backed Gems for a little sparkle.  


Thanks for dropping by today!  If you need any of the supplies you have seen today you can pick them up in my online store by clicking on the items in the shopping list below. 

Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 




Use the Host Code on any order of $35 (before taxes & shipping) and get the make and takes for my Three Halloween Treat Holders Projects that I did on my Facebook Live on Wednesday as a free gift from me.   Offer ends Tuesday September 8, 2020.  If your order is $150 or more, please do not use the host code.  You will forfeit your Stampin' Rewards if you do; and I want you to get those rewards.  



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. 



Join me on my Facebook Business Page on September 25, 2020 at 1 pm CST for my Monthly Card Class!  


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.  


It's a great time to join my team of Kinsmon Crafters and take advantage of the always great Starter Kit Deal!  The Starter Kit is always at a 20% discount.  Join today!  

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

Beautiful Autumn Gift Set

 Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am sharing with you that projects that I made last night during my Facebook Live.  Last night I did viewers choice where they got to pick some of the items that we used and what we created.  I love doing Viewer Choice Lives because they are fun and sometimes really stretches your creativity.  But I will tell you they are normally a little longer video because it takes a little time for the responses to come in which never disappoints.  Here's a look at the two projects I made.  


Last night I started off my letting them decided if we would make a box or a card.  The numbers were pretty close so I did both.  After I knew what we where going to make I then let them pick the theme of the projects and everyone picked a Fall themed project.  So, after the theme I then pulled a few Fall themed sets and let them picked which one we would work with.  The Beautiful Autumn Stamp Set one out so it was time to start creating.  


So I started out with making the box and I showed my process of making a box for a certain item.  When I do this one of the first things that I do is I pull my Simply Score Scoring Tool out and I measure the item for the box.  I measure it on there because it helps me judge the size that I need.  I measure the width, height and thickness.  I also usually use a piece of cheap cardstock to start out but I didn't have any last night so I just did it with my Early Espresso Cardstock.  And had to go back and do it again because I had put one of the score lines in the wrong place.  Which was fine because I used the piece I messed up for the Circle Punches.  


My treat holder holds a Russel Stovers Pumpkin.  So it's prefect for Thanksgiving, Fall,or Halloween gift giving.  If I were giving it for Halloween I would change up the colors and designer series paper to something a little more spooky.  


To finish off the box I used the Basket Weave and Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack for my closure and stamped the sentiment on a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock.  I also stamped the small leaves and acorn from the Beautiful Autumn Stamp Set and punched them out with the matching Autumn Punch Pack.  I added some of the Gilded Autumn Speciality Designer Series Paper to the front and back of the box before tying my ribbon into place, and adding the sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals and the small leaves and acorn with Mini Glue Dots.  


For my card I used some of the same elements and design.  Instead of an Early Espresso card base I used Cajun Craze cut at 4 1/4" x 11".  I added the matching Gilded Autumn Speciality Designer Series Paper to a Crumb Cake Mat just like the box.  But I then added a second layer of DSP and a Early Espresso Mat.  I flipped the DSP to the other side and used it on this layer.  


I used the same leaves and acorn from the Beautiful Autumn Stamp Set on the front as I did the box.  And stamped the sentiment and punched it out the same way.  This helps tie the two projects together and makes the perfect little Beautiful Autumn Gift Set.  For the inside of the card I added a piece of Very Vanilla and a small strip of the matching Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper.  


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If you are viewing this post by email you may not be able to see the embedded video.  If so you will have to click here to watch the video.  Thanks for dropping by today!  If you need any of the supplies you have seen today you can pick them up in my online store by clicking on the items in the shopping list below. 

Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 




Use the Host Code on any order of $35 (before taxes & shipping) and get the make and takes for my Three Halloween Treat Holders Projects that I did on my Facebook Live on Wednesday as a free gift from me.   Offer ends Tuesday September 8, 2020.  If your order is $150 or more, please do not use the host code.  You will forfeit your Stampin' Rewards if you do; and I want you to get those rewards.  



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. 



Join me on my Facebook Business Page on September 25, 2020 at 1 pm CST for my Monthly Card Class!  


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.  


It's a great time to join my team of Kinsmon Crafters and take advantage of the always great Starter Kit Deal!  The Starter Kit is always at a 20% discount.  Join today!  


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