Clean and Simple Birthday

Good evening all!  This card is quick and clean.  I resisted the urge to run anything through my Big Shot in an embossing folder.  Thinking about it now, the Houndstooth or Striped Embossing wouldn't have looked too bad. Sigh... What's done is done. Enjoy!

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Stamp Set:
• Elementary Elegance
• Punch:
• Curly Label Punch
• Misc:
• Dimensionals
• Basic Jewel Rhinestones
• Colors Used:
• Chocolate Chip
• Crumb Cake
• Sahara Sand

Thank you so much for stoping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Love and Sympathy - CASE

It's unfortunate but it seems I've been getting more and more requests for Sympathy cards.  This card was inspired by Jacque Craig.  I really wish she had a blog or a web address where you could go to view her beautiful cards, but she doesn't seem to have one currently at the moment.  I was fortunate to see her shared projects on a private Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website where many talented Demonstrators share their projects for others to appreciate and CASE. 

The card was created with more muted colors. Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, & Soft Suede. I like the design of this card.  No fuss & no muss.  Easy to complete, yet there are enough details to keep it from being boring.  I think the designer paper I used makes the real difference though.  That's what I really like about Stampin' Up!'s product lines.  There are so many different combinations of stamps, dies, papers, punches, etc... that all work well with each other.  It's just up to you and your imagination as to how it turns out! 

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Love and Sympathy
• Creative Elements
• Punches:
• Lace Ribbon Border Punch
• Big Shot:
• Designer Frames Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Halfback Pearls
• Dimensionals
• Sponge Daubers
• Colors Used:
• Pink Pirouette
• Soft Suede
• Very Vanilla

Thanks for stoping by!
Blessings & Inky Hugs
~Shawnie B.

Thanks

Greetings!  It has been just absolutely beautiful outside here lately.  I think Summer is here to stay.  We've even been using the air conditioner.

This card was made with the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

•  Stamp Sets:

• Perfect Punches
• Creative Elements
• Clearly for You
• Punches:
• Oval Punch
• Scalloped Oval Punch
• Big Shot
•  Designer Frames Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Sponge Daubers
• Halfback Pearls
• Ribbon
• Dimensionals
• Colors Used:
• Pool Party
• Peach Parfait
• Soft Suede

I had something different in mind when I first started making this card, but then I kept getting hit with one idea after another, we ended up with this one.  I only wish my other projects were this quickly & easily put together.  Everything just "clicked".  Don't you just love it when everything falls into place with minimal effort?!

Well, I'm off to create some more!

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Blessings & Inky Hugs!

~Shawnie Bartron

Vintage Happiest Birthday

This card is inspired by the talented Ann Schach who never ceases to amaze me with her creativity.

I tried to add a lot of detail without everything looking too busy. 

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Stamp Sets:
• Elements of Style
• Apothecary Art
• French Foliage
• Punches:
• Square Punch
• Lace Ribbon Border Punch
• Big Shot:
• Framelits Labels Collection
• Embosslits Beautiful Wings
• Finial Press Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Halfback Pearls
• Ribbon
• Sponge Dauber
• Dimensionals
• Colors Used:
• Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper
• Very Vanilla
• Marina Mist
• Pink Pirouette
• Always Artichoke
• Crumb Cake

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Shabby Chic CASE

This card is inspired by the talented Vicki Burdick from It's a Stamp Thing. From the instant I saw this card, I just knew I had to CASE it.  It's too beautiful NOT to want to create!

The colors are muted and I tried to help all the details have a vintage appearance to them.

This card was created with the following Stampin' up! Supplies:

• Stamp Sets:
• Love and Care
• Kindness Matters
• Punches:
• Itty Bitty Bits Punch Pack
• Big Shot:
• Bigz Top Note Die
• Edgelits Adorning Accents Die
• Textured Impressions Adorning Accents Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Halfback Pearls
• Hat Pin, Pearls, Teardrop Gems from Pretties Kit (retired)
• Seam Binding 
• Dimensionals
• Faux Antique Button Brads
• Colors Used:
• Pink Pirouette
• Very Vanilla
• Soft Suede
• Pear Pizzaz

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Blessings and Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B

Thanks so Much in Razzleberry

Now that all my orders are complete and customers are satisfied, I'm gonna start playing catch-up.  Just about my whole stash is all but depleted so I'm thinking I'm gonna work on Thank You and Get Well Soon cards along with Fathers Day Cards today (best of intentions, right?!).   

This is when it's really nice.  I can just let my mind wander so I can create.  There is no pressure to finish or work on anything. It doesn't really matter though because I'm so used to the adrenaline from pressures at work to complete, perform, and compete that I end up challenging myself with crazy goals and time lines. 

I really wish I could go back to work but since that is no longer an option I'm going to be satisfied and grateful with what I CAN do.  "Let go and let God" as my Best Partner in Crime reminds me quite frequently, even more so lately.

Wow!  The lighting really doesn't do this card justice.  

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Stamps:
• French Script Background Stamp
• Field Flowers
• Watercolor Trio (Sentiment)
• Kindness Matters (Butterfly background behind sentiment)
• Punches:
• Wow!  A punch-free card!  That doesn't happen very often ")
• Big Shot:
• Sizzlits Lots of Tags Label 1
• Adorning Accents Edgelits(Scallop Border)
• Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Ribbon
• Halfback Pearls
• Daubers (Distressing)
• Dimensionals
• Colors Used:
• Soft Suede
• Blushing Bride
• Rich Razzleberry
• Very Vanilla
• Pink Pirouette
• Crumb Cake

Thank you so much for stopping by!  

Blessings & inky hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Thank You Flower

I was pleased with how nicely this card came together.  The flower it'self is embossed with Heat & Stick Powder and Dazzling Diamonds

This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Stamp Set's:
• Fabulous Florets
• Just Believe (Sentiment)
• Punches:
• Word Window
• Modern Label
• Scallop Trim Border
• Big Shot:
• Framed Tulips Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Heat and Stick Powder
• Dazzling Diamonds
• Bling Gems
• Dimensionals
• Ribbon
• Colors Used:
• Certainly Celery
• Blushing Bride
• Marina Mist
• Very Vanilla
• Crumb Cake

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings and Inky Hugs!

~Shawnie B

Coral Sympathy - Sketch Challenge

Goodness it feels so good to be back home and in my scrap room again!  My mom on the West Coast is in failed health and has been asking for me.  I think she was wanting to see me, my kids, and her great grand kids before her time here on earth is ended.  I couldn't deny her that so my two daughters and two grand babies took off to go see her.  While we were there, my 6 month old grand daughter quit breathing!  We rushed her into the E.R. and they kept her for observation for 3 days.  They determined that part of her right lung had collapsed.  Once she was stable enough to travel they released her.  It was a heck of a trip, I"ll tell you that much!

It feels soooo good to be home!

Good evening Stampers!  The weather has been so beautiful lately.  I hope it's nice where you are, too!  This is a basic card with layers and embellishments.

Here is the sketch for this weeks Sketch Challenge at Sunny Challenges and Creations

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Brighter Tomorrow
• Fresh Vintage
• Punches:
• Postage Stamp Punch
• Scallop Corner Punch
• Circle Punch
• Big Shot:
• Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
• Stripes Embossing Folder
• Labels Collection Framelits Die
• Beautiful Wings Embosslits
• Misc:
• Halfback Pearls
• Dimensionals
• Ribbon
• Staple
• Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder
• Embossing Buddy
• Heat Gun
• Colors Used:
• Concord Crush
• Wisteria Wonder
• Peach Parfait
• Crumb Cake
• Very Vanilla

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Floral Thanks in Island Indigo

There are a few different features associated with this card. I hope you enjoy it.  One of the details is the center frame popped up with Dimensionals, the sentiment embossed in white (I like the way the white stands out against the Not Quite Navy distressed around the piece), and the two Itty Bitty buttons laced with silver floss. 

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Bordering on Romance
• So Happy for You (sentiment)
• Punch/s:
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
• Big Shot:
• Nesties Labels Three
• Misc:
• Itty Bitty Shapes Buttons
• White embossing powder
• Embossing Buddy
• Embossing Gun
•  Silver Floss
• Dimensionals
• Bling Gem
• Colors Used:
• Island Indigo
• Baja Breeze
• Whisper White

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Pastel Thanks So Much

I really wish I could remember the creative person who inspired the design of this card.  I stamped the images with black ink and then outlined and colored in with my white gel pen.  Once the white gel ink was dry, I colored with my Stampin' Pastels to give it a soft look. I liked her version better because the gel pen didn't cover over the black ink where it did on mine.

This card was created with the following Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Stamp Sets:
• Simply Soft
• Sincere Salutations
• Punches:
• Extra Large Oval Punch
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
• Big Shot:
• Designer Frames Embossing Folder
• Framelits Labels Collection
• Adorning Accents Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Stampin' Pastels
• White Gel Pen
• Q-TIps for applying Pastels
• Victoria Crochet Trim
• Halfback Pearls
• Colors Used:
• Not Quite Navy
• Pink Pirouette

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Your feedback is very appreciated and I look forward to reading it.

Blessings & Inky Hugs!

~Shawnie B.