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Hawaiian Coral Off the Edge Card - Altenew
If you're looking to create a stunning off the edge card design, then the Hawaiian Coral Stamp Set from Altenew is a perfect choice. This stamp set features a large 7-layer spectacular bloom that is perfect for creating a unique and beautiful off the edge card design. In this blog post, we will go through the steps you need to take to create your own off the edge card design using the Hawaiian Coral Stamp Set.

Rick Adkins
May 15, 2023


Stop CASEing and Do This Instead with your Card Making
If you're an avid crafter or DIY enthusiast, chances are you've heard the term "CASEing" thrown around. CASE stands for "Copy And Share Everything," and it's a common practice in the crafting community. Essentially, it involves taking inspiration from someone else's work and recreating it with your own spin.

Rick Adkins
May 14, 2023


Using Derwent Watercolor Pencils with Stencils on a Card
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am sharing a card I made with the Center Flower Stencil from Picket Fence Studios and my Derwent Watercolor Pencils. Surprisingly it wasn't as hard as you may think. Here's a look at the card I made to share today.

Rick Adkins
May 6, 2023


Keep the Faith Card - Paint-A-Flower Poppy Outline Altenew
Hello and welcome to my blog today I am going to share a card with you using the Paint-A-Flower Poppy Outline Stamp Set from Altenew. I love floral images and I really love one that I can color. So, this stamp set checked all the boxes for me.

Rick Adkins
May 2, 2023


Occasionally Funny Birthday Card Inspiration
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I have another card using the Occasionally Funny Stamp Set and the Harvest Dies to share with you. Both the stamp set and the dies are on the Last Chance List and there's only a few days left to grab them before they are gone. Here's a look at my card today.

Rick Adkins
Apr 23, 2023


Inky Bouquet Thank Card - Pinkfresh Studio April 2023 Challenge
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am sharing the card that I made using the Inky Bouquet Stamp Set and Inky Bouquet Layering Stencils from Pinkfresh Studio for their April 2023 Challenge. Here's a look at my card.

Rick Adkins
Apr 22, 2023


Metallic Iris Birthday Card - Hero Arts
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am sharing the card I created for Hero Art's Stay Crafty Challenge for the month of April. The theme this month is "They Say it's Your Birthday". I love a good challenge and anytime I can pull out my Color Layering Iris Stamp Set to create a card I am all in.

Rick Adkins
Apr 20, 2023


Springtime Miss You Card Inspiration
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I have a spring miss you card to share with you. In today's post we are going to talk about dry embossing with stencils and selective coloring.

Rick Adkins
Apr 19, 2023


Rick's Color Challenge 19 - Spring Color Pallet
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I have a fun colorful card using a fun Spring color pallet that you will use over and over again.

Rick Adkins
Apr 12, 2023


Parrot Tulips Altenew Card by Rick Adkins
Hello and welcome to my blog; today I have a fun little card to share with you featuring the Altenew Parrot Tulips Build-A-Flower Stamp Set. I have always been a big fan of Altenew products and love their Build-A-Flower Series. If you have followed me for any length of time you know I love flowers. I cannot grow them but by George I can stamp them. On my card today I only used two of the layering images from the Parrot Tulips Build-A-Flower Stamp Set. I used the most det

Rick Adkins
Mar 26, 2023
