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Let the Cards Fall Where They May | Spotlight Stamping Technique
Sometimes the most interesting cards come from letting a few creative constraints guide the process. For today’s project, I pulled four prompts from my Creative Card Deck for my Draw Four Make a Card series and challenged myself to see where they would lead. The prompts gave me a technique, a color direction, and even a design rule—which meant the creative decisions were mostly made before I even picked up a stamp. The result is a spring hello card featuring a spotlight st

Rick Adkins
Mar 14


How to Create a Soft Emboss Resist Friendship Card with Heat Embossing and Ink Blending
Sometimes the hardest part of cardmaking isn’t the stamping or the blending… it’s deciding where to start. For this handmade friendship card, I let my Creative Card Deck do the decision-making for me. I pulled four prompts: Occasion: Friendship Color Prompt: Soft/Subtle Technique: Heat Embossing Design Rule: Use Something Neglected That combination immediately gave me direction. Instead of staring at my supplies wondering what to create, I had a framework. In the video,

Rick Adkins
Feb 14


Clean and Simple Cardmaking Tutorial Using Stamping, Stencils, and Die Cutting
Sometimes the best cards start with a simple challenge. For this birthday card, I pulled four prompts from my Creative Card Deck as part of my Draw Four Create a Card series. What I love about working this way is that it stretches my creativity without overcomplicating the design. When you’re crafting regularly (especially if you’ve been at it for years), it’s easy to fall back on the same layouts. A gentle constraint like this keeps things fresh — and honestly, it often le

Rick Adkins
Feb 13
