Friends in Pink

Here is card #2 from the one I made yesterday.  The same design,  just different colors. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings and Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B. 

Blue Friends

This is a CASE from Sandy Mathis.  I love these colors together. Vintage Vogue was used to create this card.  I really like the layout of this card.  I think I'm going to come up with some colors that are outside of my comfort zone and create something similar to this.

 

 Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings and Inky Hugs

~Shawnie B.

Thanks so Much with Daisy

Greetings!
Here I am again, playing with Midnight Muse and Pool Party!  This card has been sitting on my work station for over a month…  I play around with things, add them, take them away, change them around… but I keep coming back to a simple layout.  I think it’s time to just slap my label on the back and snap it’s picture!

And…. a close-up of the daisy.
Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.
Shawnie@CardsByShawnie.com

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.

Sharing Your Sorrow - Sympathy

Here is another Sympathy card I made to include in a current order.  I saw a different card earlier today that was made using the colors Daffodil Delight and Bashful Blue together.  The two make a pretty combination.

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

• Stamps
• Thoughts and Prayers
• Punches
• Itty Bitty Shapes
• Big Shot
• Framed Tulips Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Halfback Pearls
• Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder
• Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Thank You - in glitter

Good evening all!  Well, after 3 days of working on the same card, my Mojo finally started coming together and I was able to finish it.  I hate it when nothing looks quite right and sometimes no matter how hard I try, some of my cards still don't get the cut and they end up sitting in a box with other cards waiting for a creative nudge from me.  Sometimes when I'm not sure what I want to do next, I'll go through my not-quite-done cards and look through them to see if any ideas jump out at me from looking at them with a fresh mind.  It's those great moments when I can finish the card once more giving it a purpose, other than laying around taking up space.

Once the card was finished I spritzed it with my home made Shimmer Spritz.  Recipe can be located here.

Anyway, here we are!

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

• Stamp/s
• Sincere Salutations
• Punches
• Oval
• Oval Scallop
• Big Shot
• Perfect Pendants Bigz Die
• Daisies #2 Die
• Adorning Accents Edgelits
• Adorning Accents Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Ribbon
• Dimensionals
• Halfback Pearls
• Handmade Shimmer Spritz
• Colors
• Pool Party
• Island Indigo
• Very Vanilla
• Whisper White

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

With Sympathy

Sympathy cards are the most difficult for me to make.  I hate the thought that the recipient of this kind of card will most likely not feel any joy or anything special from being the recipient of this type of card.  I try to make sure they are soft and easy to look at.  I try to make sure they are soothing to the eye at least.

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

• Stamps
• Brighter Tomorrow
• Charming
• Punch/s
• Itty Bitty Shapes
• Modern Label
• Big Shot
• Nesties Scalloped Oval
• Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Brads
• Ribbon
• Sponge Dauber
• Halfback Pearls

Thank you for stopping by

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Blushing Thanks - Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge

Hey there!  I'm a day late, but this was the soonest I could post my card for Mojo Monday's Sketch Challenge.

Here are the ingredients for today's card: 

• Stamps
• Kindness Matters
• Punches
• Circle Punches
• Big Shot
• Bigz Lattice Die
• Floral Fussion Sizzlits Die
• Framelits Labels Die
• Perfect Dots Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Brads
• Pleated Ribbon
• Halfback Pearls
• Colors
• Blushing Bride
• Soft Suede
• Very Vanilla

Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Shawnie B.

Black & White Blossom CASE

This card was inspired by an amazingly wonderful Stamper whom I look up to creatively, Connie Babbert.  As a matter of fact, this turned out to be more of a CASE than an inspiration once I got to going.   

I wanted to leave this card without a sentiment until the time comes that I need to give someone this card and then I'll slap on a sentiment before sealing it in an envelope.

Too many times I have looked through my cards, looking for one for a particular event and lo & behold I find the perfect card but it's got the wrong sentiment.  sigh.... what to do, what to do.

Until I get any better idea's, I'm leaving the sentiment / greeting off of some of the cards I build.

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

• Stamps:
• Mixed Bunch
• Punches:
• Blossom
• Circle
• Scallop Trim Border
• Big Shot:
• Bigz Perfect Pennants
• CB Vines embossing folder
• Misc Items:
• Build a Brad
• Dimensionals
• Black Embossing Powder
• Embossing Buddy
• Powder Pal
• Halfback Pearls
• SU Designer Paper
• Satin Ribbon
• Colors Used:
• Whisper White
• Basic Black

Well, I'm off to make another card.  I tell ya, it feels soooooo good to have my Mojo back!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Greetings Stampers!

I started fiddling with the roses from the Flower Fest stamp set.  I first started by embossing the image with white embossing powder, and then highlighting the centers of the rose with ink the same color as the cardstock that was used.  That still didn't give the shading / dimension that I was looking for.  I then stamped additional roses the same way I did the original ones, cut out the centers and then adhered them to the original roses with Dimensionals.  I figured I'd better stop before I ruined them ")

Supplies used to create this card:

• Big Shot
• Perfect Dots Embossing Folder
• Stamp Set/s
• Flower Fest
• Watercolor Trio
• Punch's
• Oval
• Scallop Oval
• Scallop Border
• Tools
• Heat Gun (embossing)
• Paper Piercing Tool
• Misc
• Dauber
• Dimensionals
• White Embossing Powder
• Halfback Pearls
• Aqua Painter (water-coloring / painting inside of the roses)
• Brads
• Ribbon

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Amoure

This card was made with the following items:

• Big Shot
• Nestabilities Labels 3
• Stamp Set
• Artistic Etchings
• Music Notes Stampin Around Wheel
• Tiny Tags
• Punch
• Itty Bitty Shapes
• Tiny Tag
• Ribbon - SU Victoria Crochet Trim
• SU Vintage Brad
• SU Halfback Pearl
• Safety Pin
• SU Specialty Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!  Please feel free to leave your feedback!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Pearls & Bows

I'm not really sure what I was going for this time around, I went into my craft room and just started putting things together.  With my "Mojo" difficulties here lately, I was welcoming any kind of inspiration so when ideas started popping into my head I didn't question them.  (Don't you hate months like that?!)  lol

The picture doesn't show it, but the butterflies are covered by Dazzling Diamonds to add a delicate sparkle to the card.  

Goodies used to create this card.

• You are Loved stamp set
• Cutter Kit - for distressing the mat under the sentiment
• Dazzling Diamonds
• Glue Pen
• Framed Tulips Embossing Folder
• Big Shot
• Halfback Pearls
• Beads from the Pretties Kit (now discontinued but you can use an combination of beads and or charms)
• Ribbon 1 & 1/4 Grosgrain and 1/4 sheer
• Thread - for bunching the grosgrain ribbon and stringing the pearls and crystal charm
• Ticket Corner Punch
• Glue Dots for adhering the sheer bow

Helpful Tip:  If you do not have a cutter kit or distresser, but would still like to get the same results, you can (carefully) run the blade of your scissors along the edge of your paper to get a raised distressed edge effect. 

Another Helpful Tip:  Would you like to add flock to your supply stash AND in any Stampin' Up! color to coordinate with your project?  The Cutter Kit works so well that when distressing you get shaved cardstock, just like flock.  Simply save your trimmings when distressing your cardstock to have for later or shave it as you need it!  Please be sure to let me know if you have any questions on how to do this!  ")

Thank you so much for stopping by & God bless!

~Shawnie Bartron

Sympathy Cross - With Love & Caring - Dawn O CASE

Here is a Sympathy card I made that was inspired by Dawn Olchefske, otherwise known as Dawn O.  She is very creative and has a lot A WHOLE LOT of wisdom to share.  She is one of those crafters who have a lot of knowledge, but she doesn't brag about it.

She will also not hesitate to give another crafter credit that she got a technique from.  To be technical, very few projects are "new" or "just came up with".  Everyone learns from everyone else and no specific technique was originated by any specific person.  Even if it's a spin-off, that's more than likely what gave you the idea.  The thing is, all these techniques have been around since the beginning of paper, ink, scissors, and rubber stamps!  Anyway, now that I've got that off my chest I'll get off my soap box and share what I intended to share when I created this post!  ;)

This woman is amazing! She has a library set up categorizing different techniques, video's, how to use certain products, etc... And she's not afraid to give somebody else credit if she learned it from someone else, when if you actually want to be specific, nobody (very seldom I've never seen it) where someone comes up with a technique on their own.

So, with that being said, here is a card that was made where the lattice design was trimmed down to create a cross.  It was cut out using my Bigz Lattice Die.  A flower was then punched out using my Boho Blossoms Punch and a circle punch from the Itty Bitty Bits Punch Pack.  Then adorned it with a pearl halfback from the Pretties Kit (retired).  I also punched out a 1 1/2 inch circle with my Circle Punch with Baja Breeze and placed it behind the flower ensemble.  I also used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch twice behind the cross. Sentiment was stamped using the Thanks for Caring stamp set.

Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs!
~Shawnie B

Awash Generic

This card would make a nice Birthday, Anniversary, Get Well Soon, or Thank You card.

This card was created using the following:

• Stamp Set: Awash with Flowers
• Paper: Whisper White, Stampin' Up! DSP
• Ink: Basic Black
• Other: Dimensionals, Halfback Pearls, Ribbon
• Technique: Paper Piecing

Blessings

Good morning Stampers!  There is not going to be a whole lot of editorializing today as I've been a bad girl.  I've been working so hard with my nose to the grind stone I have failed to share my creations with you as I made them.  So, you get a treat today:  A whole bunch of pretty to look at with little said from me!  What a bargain, right?!  ")