Tuesday, October 6, 2020

The Spot Creative Challenge #131 - CASE the Designer Challenge

 Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you my card for this week's Creative Challenge over at the Spot.  This weeks challenge is a CASE the Designer Challenge and we are CASEing the work of Sara Levin the Artful Inker.  To play along with this challenge you just have to pick one of her projects and CASE it.  Case means to copy and share everything or Copy and selectively edit.  I picked a beautiful Fall themed card that Sara had design to CASE today.  I will share the card that was my inspiration and the challenge image just a little later in this post.  But first here is the card that I cam up with.  


Below you will find the inspiration that I picked for my card today as well as this week's challenge image.  You can click on the challenge image to play along with us this week.  I also linked to Sara's blog post for the card that I picked to CASE.  



Sara created this beautiful card using the Forever Fern Stamp Set and some wonderful Fall colors as well as a few other Fall themed product from both the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog and the August-December Mini Catalog.  On my version of Sara's lovely Fall card I used the Love of Leaves Stamp Set as my background images in the same colors that she used.  I used Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty Peacock, Mint Macaron, Crumb Cake, and Mossy Meadow inks the same way that Sara did.  


I did change the format of my card to a portrait style card.  I stamped the leaves in the colors listed above minus Crumb Cake, and Mint Macaron going around my 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White Cardstock.  I keep the Gold Hoop Embellishments that Sara used on her card also and two of the pumpkins that she watercolored and die cut using the Autumn Essentials Dies but instead of using the large pumpkin from Harvest Hellos I choice to add the large leaf image from the Gather Together Stamp Set instead.  I attached the Gold Hoop Embellishments with Mini Glue Dots before adding the pumpkins and the leaf that I watercolored using Mint Macaron Crumb Cake and Pretty Peacock Inks with my Water Papers with Stampin' Dimensionals.  

I matted the card front onto a Pretty Peacock mat cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" to my Crumb Cake card base..  I then heat embossed my hello sentiment in Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder onto a strip of Pretty Peacock Cardstock the same as Sara.  I also added the Metallic Ribbon from the Basket Weave and Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack under the heat embossed sentiment.  I hope that you will play along with us this week over at the Spot. I love Sara's card and I think you will have fun CASEing her this week as well.  If you need any of the supplies that I used today you can find them im my online store by clicking on the item in the shopping list below. 

 

Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 


Out with the Old and In with the New!


New Year New Customer Rewards Program.  It's a new Stampin' Up! Year and it's time to update a few things and I have started with my Customer Loyalty Program.  You can read all about the new program by clicking here.  You will also find the new Crafty Rewards Tracker Sheet there as well.  All past rewards points have now expired for previous years with this new program.  




If you place any size order with me during the month of October you will receive the October 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.


The month of October Stampin' Up! has a Designer Series Paper Sale going on on 15 select Designer Series Papers.  Each pack of paper is 15% off so it's a perfect time to stock up.  You can find out all the details and my ordering special for this sale by clicking here.  This wonderful sale ends on October 31, 2020 so don't miss out!  

Stampin' Up! Shopping List: 


Price: $30.00



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Monday, October 5, 2020

What I've been Up to

 You may be wondering why you haven't seen a lot of card posts on my blog the last few weeks.  Well I have  been busy working on my studio.  I have been in the throws of cleaning and rearranging my space.  For some reason when I start to clean my studio I want to rearrange everything.  And when I want to rearrange I have to tear everything up and then build it back again.  


Here's one of the spaces that I worked on the last few weeks.  I had a BOGO Sale Online at the end of September and have had all my BOGO Retired Products sitting out on two folding tables since June.  I knew that I was going to do another one in September so I didn't want to drag it out and put it back up.  But I finally have it all put away until the next one in February.  
Once I got all the BOGO stuff put away I could start working on my desk.  And, this is where the I had to tear it all apart and rearrange everything.  So, I worked on cleaning everything while working on that I decided that I needed a more functional space.  So, that meant I sat down and figured out what areas I need.  One that when you have a studio space is to have a area for the things that you need.  For example when I sat down and made my list of areas, I needed a area for the following; Video Area, Photo Area, Desk Area, Cutting Area, and Die Cutting Area.  Having these areas will help me stay more organized and everything will stay in it's places.  I will be sharing photos and a walk through of the new space later this week.  
This is my Paper Storage area and for some reason it's always a place that seems to be a catch all.  It seems to be a place where things go to die LOL.  So, this was a major area that needs attention.  I will share pictures and some storage ideas as I mentioned later in the week so be watching for that post soon.  I just wanted to give you a heads up on what's been going on in my live.  I will talk to you soon unless this mess falls on my head and I am stuck underneath.  
Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 



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Thursday, October 1, 2020

How To Stamp With Me - Class and Event Schedule for October 2020 - January 2021

 

Class Calendar October 2020—January 2021

 How to Stamp With Me: 

You can join me for any of my classes/events and my Facebook Lives to stamp with me in the coming months.  Below you will find my Class and Events Calendar for the next four months.  I have listed all of my Classes, Facebook Lives, Events, and 1 day Retreats and 2 Day Retreats along with Team Events.  Find out all the details about each class each month on my blog and through my Email List!  You can also register and prepay for the classes when they are announced there as well. 

My Stampin’ Up! Website:  http://rckinsmonstudio.stampinup.net

Blog: https://www.rickadkins.com

Email Sign Up:  http://eepurl.com/cPhvUT

Download the Class Calendar HERE!  

 

October 2020

· Saturday, Oct. 3rd— World Card Making Day Stamp Camp (Closed)

· Tuesday, October 6th Team Make & Take Night 7pm—ZOOM Meeting (Kinsmon Crafters Team Members) 

· Wednesday, Oct. 7th - Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, October 9th - Monthly Online Workshop 1 pm Rick’s Online Workshop Facebook Group

· Wednesday, Oct. 14 -  Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, October 16th -  Monthly Card Club (Online Card Club)

· Tuesday, October 20th—Fall Sampler & Card Class RSVP & Prepayment due by  10/6/20

· Wednesday, October 21st—Facebook Live 3 pm

· Saturday, October 24th—Fall Retreat To Go RSVP & Prepayment due by Oct 3rd (Online)

· Sunday, Oct. 25th— Technique & Fancy Fold Club (Online Club) RSVP and Prepayment due by 10/11

·  Team Meeting 4 pm CST  Zoom Meeting

· Monday, Oct. 26th —Paper Pumpkin Night— ZOOM (for my Paper Pumpkin Subscribers)

· Tuesday, Oct. 27th —Bundle Class 7 pm ZOOM RSVP and Prepayment due by 10/13/20

· Wednesday, Oct. 28th —Facebook Live 3 pm CST— Facebook Business Page

· Friday, Oct. 30th — Monthly Card Class 1 pm CST Facebook Live

November 2020

· Tuesday, Nov. 3rd – Team Make & Take Night 7pm—ZOOM Meeting - (Kinsmon Crafters Team Members) 

· Wednesday, Nov. 4th — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Wednesday, Nov. 11th — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Nov. 13th —Monthly Online Workshop 1 pm Rick’s Online Workshop Facebook Group

· Saturday, Nov. 14th—Stampin’ Bingo  Card Class RSVP and Prepayment Due by 10/31/20

· Tuesday, Nov. 17th — Christmas Sampler & Card Class RSVP and Prepayment Due by 11/3/20

· Wednesday, Nov. 18th —Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Nov. 20th —Monthly Card Club (Online Card Club)

· Tuesday, Nov. 24th — Bundle Class  7pm ZOOM RSVP and Prepayment Due by  11/10/20

· Wednesday, Nov. 25th — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Nov. 27th — Monthly Card Class 1 pm CST Facebook Live

· Sunday, Nov. 29th — Technique & Fancy Fold Club (Online Club) RSVP and Prepayment Due by  11/15

Team Meeting 4 pm CST  Zoom Meeting

· Monday, Nov. 30th —Paper Pumpkin Night— ZOOM (for my Paper Pumpkin Subscribers) 7 pm CST 

December 2020

· Wednesday, Dec. 2nd  — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Tuesday, Dec. 8th  – Team Make & Take Night 7pm—ZOOM Meeting

· Wednesday, Dec. 9th — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Dec. 11th  —Monthly Online Workshop 1 pm Rick’s Online Workshop Facebook Group

· Sunday, Dec. 13th — Team Meeting 4 pm CST  ZOOM Meeting

· Tuesday, Dec. 15th  — Winter Sampler & Card Class RSVP and Prepayment Due by 11/3/20

· Wednesday, Dec. 16th —Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Dec 18th & Saturday, Dec 19th—  New Catalog Training  Event (Kinsmon Crafters Team & other Demonstrators)  RSVP and prepayment due by 11/28/20

· Friday, Dec. 18th —Monthly Card Club (Online Card Club)  Monthly Card Class 1 pm CST Facebook Live

· Wednesday, Dec. 23rd —Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Sunday, Dec. 27th  — Technique & Fancy Fold Club (Online Club) RSVP and prepayment due by  11/29/20

· Friday, Nov. 27th — Monthly Card Class 1 pm CST Facebook Live

· Monday, Dec. 28th —Paper Pumpkin Night— ZOOM (for my Paper Pumpkin Subscribers) 7 pm CST 

· Tuesday, Dec. 29th  — Bundle Class  7pm ZOOM RSVP and prepayment Due by  12/15/20

· Wednesday, Dec. 30th — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

January 2021

· Tuesday, Jan. 5th – Team Make & Take Night 7pm—ZOOM Meeting (Kinsmon Crafters Team Members) 

· Wednesday, Jan. 6th  — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Jan. 8th  — Monthly Online Workshop 1 pm Rick’s Online Workshop Facebook Group

· Wednesday, Jan. 13th  — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Jan. 15th  — Monthly Card Club (Online Card Club)  Monthly Card Class 1 pm CST Facebook Live

· Wednesday, Jan. 20th  — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Saturday, Jan. 23rd — Winter Retreat To Go RSVP and prepayment Due by  1/9/21

· Monday, Jan. 25th  —Paper Pumpkin Night— ZOOM (for my Paper Pumpkin Subscribers) 7 pm CST 

· Tuesday, Jan. 26th — Bundle Class  7pm ZOOM RSVP and prepayment due by  1/12/21

· Wednesday, Jan. 27th  — Facebook Live 3 pm CST

· Friday, Jan. 29th  — Monthly Card Class 1 pm CST Facebook Live

· Sunday, Jan. 31st  — Technique & Fancy Fold Club (Online Club) RSVP and prepayment due by  1/17/21

· Sunday, Jan. 31st — Team Meeting  4pm CST Zoom Meeting

 



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Designer Series Paper Sales Starts Today!!!!

 We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from our current catalogs!  Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs!!!! 

There is no limit to how many packages of DSP you may purchase during this sale.  Only select Designer Series Papers are available at the 15% discount during the promotion.  Orders must be placed and closed during the promotion period for the discount to apply.  Designer Series Paper ordered as part of a Starter Kit or with Stampin' Rewards qualify for the 15% discount also.  

DSP on Sale: 


Order any 5 packs of the Designer Series Paper on Sale this month using my  Crafty Corner Host Code and get a FREE DSP Card Class held in November

Download the PDF list here.  

Thanks for dropping by today!  I hope that you have fun shopping the Designer Series Paper Sale.  The sale goes all month long so you have time to take advantage of the sale over and over again.  For those that purchase five packs of the DSP on sale at one time using the host code below will be able to attend a fun card class in November featuring different Designer Series Paper card designs.  

 

Happy Stampin' 
Rick Adkins 


Out with the Old and In with the New!


New Year New Customer Rewards Program.  It's a new Stampin' Up! Year and it's time to update a few things and I have started with my Customer Loyalty Program.  You can read all about the new program by clicking here.  You will also find the new Crafty Rewards Tracker Sheet there as well.  All past rewards points have now expired for previous years with this new program.  




If you place any size order with me during the month of October you will receive the October 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.


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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