New Baby–Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Challenge

Good morning!  It is such a beautiful day!  I’m definitely feeling motivated.  After looking through my cards, I’ve determined that I don’t have as many baby cards as I should have.  This card is from the sketch challenge on the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Challenge site.
This card was created using the following supplies:

• Bundled in Love stamp set
• Short and Sweet stamp set
• Baby stamp set from TPC Studio
• Perfect Dots embossing folder
• Faux Button brads
• Dimensionals

Below is the sketch


Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Welcome Baby - Going Green SUO (Stampin’ Up Only) Challenge

Good morning!  I am entering this card on SUO’s Going Green Challenge.  I am using Certainly Celery and Barely Banana for this project.
The following supplies were used to create this card:

• Zoofari stamp set
• Bundled in Love stamp set
• Perfect Dots embossing folder
• Square Designer Frame embossing folder
• Scallop border punch
• Brads
• Ribbon
• Dimensionals

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

Masculine Congratulations

Good evening everyone!  I went through and did an inventory of cards I have accumulated and have come to the realization that I am in need of masculine cards and congratulations cards.  So, why not combine them?  I set out with the daunting task of coming up with one.

I’m pretty pleased with how the bear turned out.  I stamped the image with Versa Mark and dusted Perfect Pearls from Ranger of it.  The result, a holographic image that changes color / density, depending on what angle you look at it.  I included several shots at different angles to show the shimmer.

This card was created using the following supplies:

• Wildlife Reserve stamp set
• Well Scripted stamp set
• Square Lattice embossing folder
• Circle Scissor
• Twill Tape from my stash
• Perfect Pearls from Ranger

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Daisy Birthday Wishes

Greetings!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  This card was inspired by Gretchen Barron.  I found a sky/cloud tutorial from the Stamping 411 site.  After making my cloud template, I couldn’t resist CASE’ing one of the lovely cards she created to demonstrate the technique.
This card was created using the following materials:

• Inspired by Nature stamp set
• Watercolor Trio stamp set
• Stampin’ Up! Hodgepodge
• Brads
• Ribbon
• Stampin’ Write markers

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Love

Greetings!
After spending days with my grandbabies, helping their mom tend to their cold symptoms I am starting to come down with the cold of colds.  The way it’s coming on, it feels like it’s gonna be a real hum-dinger!  Even if I’m sick, I still find comfort in my craft room. 
The below card is a re-make of a card I created a year ago placed below.  The colors are different, but the flavor is pretty much still the same. 
This card was created using the following materials:

• Artistic Etchings stamp set
• Established Elegance stamp set
• Tiny Tags stamp set
• Music Notes Stampin’ Around Wheel
• Button
• DMC Floss
• Spell Binders Labels 3 Die
• Gold embossing powder
• Halfback Pearls
• Itty Bitty Bits punch
• Tiny Tag punch
• Ribbon
• Safety pin
• Chantilly Crochet Trim

Here is the card I made a year ago.







Thanks for stopping by!  I look forward to any comments you may have.
Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Friends are Flowers–My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge

Greetings! This card is my entry for the sketch challenge on My Favorite Things.

This card was created using the following materials:

• Square Lattice embossing folder
• Finials & Frames stamp set
• Friends Never Fade stamp set
• Print Pattern background stamp
• Brads
• Dimensionals

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

Get Well Soon Doily

Greetings!
This card is a CASE that was inspired by Susan Carlson.  It makes for a great Get Well Soon card.  The colors are soft & soothing.  Hopefully it’ll bring a smile to someone who is sick or recovering from surgery.
This is also a sketch challenge entry for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. 
Items used to create this card: 

• Hello, Doily
• Field Flowers
• Sincere Salutations
• Seam Binding
• Brads
• Decorative Label punch

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

Easter Rabbit–Mojo Monday Challenge

Good evening!  Wow has today been busy non stop.  It first started, my husband and my daughter both had Dr. appointments, at least they were the same time.  While at the pharmacy I got a call from my oldest daughter in a panic.  She had stepped away from my one year old grand daughter, who was in her crib to go to the restroom.  Well, my daughter came out & saw Kaydance kind of sitting up/ leaning against the side of the crib almost laying down with her back turned to my daughter.  Well, she was just allert a few minutes prior to my daughter leaving the room, she turned Kaydance over and she wasn’t moving, her lips were blue – purple and she wasn’t breathing. 

Well, my daughter picked her up and all of a sudden Kaydance gasped for breath & started screaming!!!!!!!!!  My daughter called me in a panic… my heart just about jumped out of my chest!  My husband and youngest daughter dropped what we were doing in town and rushed home to take Kaydance to the E.R. for an evaluation just to make sure she was okay.  I haven’t been that frightened in a long time!

So, that’s how my day went.  We are now home and my grand daughter is here with us.  We are taking shifts tonight and not allowing her out of our sight while she’s sleeping.  The E.R. said they think it was a small seizure.  They didn’t know why it happened, but wants her to follow up with her pediatrician to follow up with a neurologist. 

So, here is a challenge card my 4 year old grand son & I worked on this evening for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.  The stamp set used is Well Scripted for the sentiment and Perfect Dots embossing folder.  My grandson placed the rabbit, Easter egg, & chick-a-dee.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Good Luck Owl

My Aunt has a friend who is into owls and has decorated her bathroom with that theme. She asked me if I could make something with owl’s. So, it’s time to put on my creativity hat and see what I can come up with. I tried to add a sentiment that would be uplifting, because if it’s in the bathroom, her friend will look at it while she’s getting ready to start her day.

Hmmm, why would someone put a card in their bathroom you may ask?! Well, my Aunt brought up a very good point that most people oooh and ahhh over cards they receive, but the card ultimately ends up getting thrown in a junk drawer or sometimes they even find themselves in the garbage. Why not frame the card in a picture frame?! That way it can hang on somebody’s wall as a decorative piece and it will last forever where everyone can view and appreciate it?!

This card was created using the following supplies:

• Brayer (Used the Brayer to apply ink to the texture plate, which left the inked design on the cardstock)
• Wood texture plate from Fiscars
• Bird Builder Punch for the branches
• Owl Builder punch
• So Happy for You stamp set

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

So Very Sory

This card meets the criteria for 2 different challenges.  The first one, Dynamic Duo’s challenge is Tempting Turquoise and Basic Black.  The second challenge is Zig Zag from Operation Write Home.  Anything that has a zig zag works

The following supplies were used to create this card:

• Die - Nestabilities Labels 3
• Houndstooth embossing folder
• Eyelets
• Fresh Vintage stamp set
• Three Little Words stamp set
• Ric-Rak

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

“G” is for Gratitude Freshly Made and Cut it Out Bloggers Challenge

Greetings!

Here is my entry for a new challenge blog I’m checking out.  They call themselves Freshly Made because they have rules against distressing and the project must look clean.  That’s a refreshing change from others I have been doing in the past.

Because this card also includes criteria for the Bloggers Challenge, “Cut it Out” Challenge I’m placing an entry there as well! 

This card was created using the following Stampin Up supplies unless otherwise noted:

• Stamps – Define Your Life
• Die – Spellbinders Lacey Circles
• Die – Serif Essentials Alphabet “G”
• Embossing Folder – Square Lattice
• Sizzlits – Large Paper Doily
• Embossing Powder – Clear
• Velum
• Velum Adhesive
• Sponge Dauber for applying ink to the base cardstock
• Paper Towel for wiping ink off of the glossy area of the base cardstock

Here is the Freshly Made sketch. 

Thank you soooo much for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Three Little Words

It seems here lately that I can’t sneak away to my scrap room without my 4 year old grandson, Dylan being right by my side.  It doesn’t matter the chore, he is up for the task.  Anything to be able to get to play with Nana’s toys.  He’s a really good helper. 

Every time we start to make a card, he does his best to convince me to use his favorite color, Pacific Point.  I like Pacific Point, too.  It’s such a fun & happy color. 

Stamp sets used are:  Three Little Words & Sincere Salutations. 

Colors used are:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, & Marina Mist.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie Bartron

Vintage So Grateful

Greetings!!! I am so pleased with this attempt at Vintage! I love vintage cards so much, but I just haven’t had the knack for it. Well, this one doesn’t look half bad!

The following items were used: Established Elegance & Apothecary Art stamp sets. I used the colors Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, and Whisper White.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Another Thank You

Greetings!  I CASE’d this card online.  The Author actually said her project was CASE’d from one of Stampin’ Up’s projects.  Though her cards were much smaller, I prefer to stick with my usual size.  4 1/4 x 5 1/2.

The supplies used are as follows:

• Because I Care
• Sweet Summer
• Sizzlits Lot’s of Tags Label 2
• Punches -
• Boho Blossoms
• Corner Rounder
• Eyelet Lace Border
• Itty Bitty Bits
• Oval
• Word Window

Colors used:  Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, & Whisper White

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie B.

Teal Thanks

Greetings Stampers!  I absolutely LOVE Taken with Teal and it disappoints me that the color was discontinued.  I really wish I had the money at the time and I would have stocked up on the discontinued color and others.  Sigh…  There is the chance, though that the color may come back in the future as an “in color”.  Who knows!

This card was inspired by Sandi MacIver at Stamping with Sandi.  She is truly a creative genius as far as I’m concerned.   She’s one of my favorites that I go to when I’m looking for my Mojo.

This card was created using the following tools / supplies:

• Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die
• Embosslits Beautiful Wings
• Four Frames Stamp Set
• Just Believe Stamp Set
• Style Beautiful (background on label)
• Halfback Pearls
• Linen Thread
• Decorative Label Punch
• Dimensionals

Only half of the butterflies are adhered to the card, I was working on the image of them looking like they were fluttering and flying off the card.

Here is a close-up of the sentiment.  I used one of the stamps from Style Beautiful as a background on the sentiment tag.  It’s hard to see in the picture, but it’s there. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Mojo Floret Thank You

I seemed to have a really hard time getting this design to come to form.  I’m thinking it was because of the Simply Scrappin’ set I was using.  Sigh.  I seemed to struggle with this card from the very beginning, I think that’s why I wasn’t very happy with how it turned out.  It seems to be lacking something, but I didn’t want it to be too busy and wanted to stay as close to the sketch as possible.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Morning Vitamins–Freshly Made Sketch Challenge

Greetings Stampers!  This card is a perfect fit for the coffee lover / drinker.  This card design is inspired by this weeks Freshly Made Sketch Challenge.

The stamp set is Morning Cup.  The images are watercolored.

Shaded Thank You

Good morning Stampers!  What a beautiful day, isn’t it?! 

Winds have been blowing all night.  The sun isn’t up yet, but  I’m confident The Lord will give us a beautiful day to enjoy.  Even if it’s cloudy as long as I can look at the beautiful smiles on my grand babies faces, my day will be beautiful. 

This card design challenge is from Freshly Made Sketches.  It is the first sketch they ever posted September 2-11 found from the

Here is the sketch.

Next I intend do work on the current sketch

Take care. 

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Hearts from the Heart

When I first started out with this card, I was CASE’ing it from Kathy Black's project, but once I got started, it took on a life and identity all it’s own.  Looking at the two, you would never guess they were supposed to be alike. 

There are hearts everywhere on this card from the embossed hearts on the base, the little hearts on the white piece, the heart Build-a-Brads, and the double combined hearts.  The sentiment is embossed in red embossing powder.  I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Just for You

This card is CASE’d from one I saw online the other day.  On my way to Bible Study but wanted to hurry up and get this posted before I left. 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie B.

Sympathy Roses

Good evening Stampers!

Here is a Sympathy Card in blue’s.  I used Patterns Stack Designer Series Paper in Neutrals.  Roses are stamped with Marina Mist and sponged with Bashful Blue.  The mat is Early Espresso and the leaves / branches are Crumb Cake.  The DSP (Designer Series Paper) is Crumb Cake as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie B.

Happy Bird Day!

Here is a masculine Birthday card I created for a man.  There is nothing frilly about this card.  lol

Stamp set’s used:  In Wilderness & Messages for Mom for the sentiment. 

Colors used:  Basic Black, Basic Grey, & Real Red.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

Shawnie B.

Love You Much–Kisses

If you can’t tell what these are, they are Hershey kisses, lol.  I punched them from my Blossom Builder Punch. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Love You Much - Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge entry

Greetings Stampers!

Here is my entry for Monday’s challenge.  I used specialty paper for the bottom piece, shimmer red paper, and then Basic Grey and Basic Black for the remainder.  And Well Scripted for the stamp set. 

The pretty little flower is crocheted.  It’s a Fleurette from Stampin’ Up!’s Accents & Elements line that is now discontinued.  I think they are very beautiful and I love them very much.  I use them sparingly because they are no longer available., but thought they would be a good fit on this card.  

Here is the Sketch for this week’s Sketch Challenge from Mojo Monday.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Happy Razzle Day to You!

I thought it would be nice to create a lattice-type border on the side of a card. Once I did that, the white area looked too lonely and in need of something so I ran it through my Big Shot with the Flower Garden embossing folder. The Lots of Tags Label 2 that the sentiment is on is perforated around in an oval, so I cut the Whisper White along the oval to make it smaller and to fit perfectly in the matt I had created.
Colors used on this card are: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, and Whisper White.
Stamp Set: Friendly Phrases.

Thank you very much for stopping by!
Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Octo Birthday

Here’s a lively colored Birthday card suited for a child or teen.  This card was originally inspired by a card I saw online, but cannot remember the artist or website to give credit where credit is due. 

Stamp set used:  Kidoodles.  Colors used:  Rose Red & Pool Party.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.