Pirate Graduation

I made this graduation card for my niece. We are very proud of her as besides me, she is the ONLY other one in the family who had graduated from high school. I hope her example had encouraged the test of the family that is not too late to finish what you have started!

Congratulations Mariah,  I love you and I am SO damned proud of you kiddo! DON'T ever give up on your dreams.

Now, on to the card.  I used the stamp set Word Play for the sentiment, Marshfield Pirates colors are Gold & Purple so I decided to go with Crushed Curry and Elegant Eggplant along with some Gold Foil cardstock for the color scheme.

Here is the Sketch I decided to follow for this card:

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!

Blessings and Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Graduation Card

Go in the Direction of your Dreams.  Sounds like a graduation card to me! 

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

Remember When

Here’s a quick card I put together with some extra parts I had laying around.  Stamp Set’s:  Forever Young & Word Play.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie B.

Faux Silk Technique Creations & Anniversary Card

Greetings!

I've been playing with the Faux Silk technique & I really like the vintage look & feel it has once it's finished.  I love these colors when all used together, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, & Crumb Cake.

Ingredients used for this card:

• Elements of Style stamp set
• Framed Tulips Embossing Folder
• White Tissue Paper
• Adhesive
• Ribbon
• Tiny Tags Punch
• Tiny Tags stamp set
• Sponge Daubers

 Here is an Anniversary card for my cousin & her husband.  I hope she'll like it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Imagine - Prayer Request - UPDATED

This card is a CASE and I honestly don't remember who inspired it.  (If this looks familiar to you, please send me an email so I can give credit where credit is due)  By a miracle I found the site again where I had seen the project!  Yay!  I found the inspiration on Lori's site!!!  So, now that the proper person has been recognized I will no longer need to hang my head in shame.  ")  The sentiment says "Imagine the possibilities".  Sometimes when life is at it's most frustrating it's hard to stop, take a breath, and remember that things won't always suck forever!  So, this card is meant to remind me to "Buck up little troop" when I'm feeling frustrated and hopeless.

I need to knock it off and remind myself of the many blessings I have that I take for granted, that many people would happily point out if they were in my situation.  I am trying very hard to figure out what this lesson is I am to learn.  God is not as direct as I would like.  If I had the right frame of mind & wasn't thinking about other things, it would probably hit me like a piano falling from above on a sidewalk.

For those who willingly pray for me and / or my family members, I have another request.  I know what I want to say, but to put words to it is a lot harder than I thought.  Please pray for me to learn how to forgive honestly from my heart.  Right now it is so full of pain, sorrow, loss, anger, frustration, fear, and hopelessness that there isn't any room for the really important thing, Forgiveness.  Until I honestly forgive and ask for blessings for those who have trespassed against me, those other emotions are going to control me and that scares me.  They have had their fun this is not who I am and I have to take control back.

What was used to create this card?:
Stamp Set's:  Elements of Style and Word Play (which is currently 30% off during the month of May, which is Scrapbooking Month.  
Elegant Lines embossing folder
Bigz Beautiful Butterflies Die
Bling gems
Dimensionals
Stampin' Write Markers
Big Shot
Blue Loop Braid (kind of like Rick-Rack or Seam Binding)

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God Bless you and thanks for stopping by!!

Inky Hugs

~Shawnie Bartron

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