Rick's Weekly Recap July 8, 2019 to July 13, 2019

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you this week's recap.  In this post you will find a list of all the posts I've done this week.  Under each clickable header you will find images, a video if there was one.  You can click on the header of the project that day to visit the post and read more about that project and to shop for the supplies I used.

Saturday, July 13, 2019:  Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping Episode 26:  featuring Here's a Card Stamp Set and Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.  

Friday, July 12, 2019:  Bird Ballad Bronze Elite Team Advancement Card and Little Gift

Thursday, July 11, 2019:  OSAT July Blog Hop  Down on the Farm

Wednesday, July 10, 2019:  Royal Peacock Card

Tuesday, July 9, 2019:  Rick's July Thank You Cards featuring Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set

Monday, July 8, 2019:  Magical Mermaid Birthday Card

Monday, July 8, 2019:  Blooming Friendship Summer Retreat To GO!  

Thanks for dropping by for this weeks recap.  I hope that you've had a great weekend and that you have a wonderful crafty week.  

Happy Stampin' 

Rick 

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Think Outside the Box for your Cards

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share a fun card with you that is a little different than normal.  I saw this layout on a Facebook group I am in by another demonstrator and I am sorry but I don't remember her name.  But, to whomever the demonstrator was thank you, I loved your card design.  So I CASEd (Copy and Selectively Edit or Copy and Share Everything) this card from her.  I changed up my paper and stamp set but used her card design because it was so different.  Here's a look at my card for today.

I thought this was such a fun way to think outside the box when creating a card that I had to try it.  I know you're probably thinking "What's so different than a normal card!" or "It looks like a regular card to me."  Well that's where the interesting part comes in.  Yes, It does look like a standard card, but it has a little twist to it.  Instead of the entire card card opening up, only the center part opens.  You did read that correctly, and I am sure your still thinking yeah, so dose a regular card.  Well, that would be true, but this little gem isn't quite like that.  It takes the standard card or I should say standard looking card up a notch.  Here's what I mean.  

With the card opening with the smaller card on the front we have elevated our standard card to the fun fold level.  With super easy and little effort I should add.  Sometimes when you think outside the standard box and do one little thing just a little different you're taking that same card up a little bit.  As the demonstrator did with her card layout; just by the one little change she made it changed the entire card and added a little surprise and delight to the recipient.  Who would have expected that the card was a card on a card.  Not me when I first saw it but once I did I was like all the light bulbs in the world light up!  I was like omg that is so smart and cool.

 As you can tell I really liked this card layout and I am sure that I will use it again soon on another card.  I liked it so much that I created the little card recipe for you to pin.  Well, that's my card for today, I hope that you liked it as much as I did.  If you need any of the supplies I used to create today's card you can find them all in my online store.  The Shopping List below has the full list of supplies that I used.  Thanks for dropping by today, I will see you again tomorrow for another Episode of Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping.  So until then Happy Stampin'

Happy Stampin' 

Rick Adkins 

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $22.00	Free As A Bird Bundle [151123] $51.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.75
Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $11.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $9.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $9.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive Refill [104331] $4.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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Super Quick & Easy Bird Ballad Card

Hello and welcome to my blog and YouTube Channel; today I am going to share with you a super quick and easy card featuring products from the Bird Ballad Suite from Stampin' Up!'s 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  When I say super quick and easy I really mean it.  Here's a look at my card.

The main star of this card is the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.  I used it on the background and to cut the birds and some of the floral out of one of the sheets.  This is what makes this card so super quick and easy.  The hardest thing about the card is cutting out the images, but it only took just a few extra minutes.  I do need to mention that all the lovely birds on the sheets of paper it may take a few extra minutes to decided which to cut out.  

But, once you do have it cut out it's just a matter of attaching them to your card front and stamping the sentiment.  The only stamping I did was the little sentiment on the front panel.  And that was it. It took me a few minutes to make this card.  I talked about my Slizzin' Summer Kick Off Promotion for at least 2 to 3 minutes in the video so I would say this card probably took about five minutes to create.

Video Tutorial: 

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Thanks for dropping by today I hope that you have enjoyed my little card today.  If you would like any these products you can pick them up in my online store.  

Happy Stampin'

Rick Adkins

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $22.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925] $8.50	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $11.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Bird Ballad Trinkets [149594] $7.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive Refill [104331] $4.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25