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.

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.

Blossom Thank You

Greetings!

This card is a bit colorful.  I never would have considered putting all these colors together.

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

• Stamps
• Because I Care
• Butterfly Prints
• Punches
• Blossom
• Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer
• Butterfly
• Circle
• Itty Bitty Shapes
• Oval
• Oval Scallop
• Big Shot
• Houndstooth Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Ribbon
• Dimensionals

Thanks 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.

Pheasant Birthday

Good afternoon everyone!  Today is such a beautiful day!  The sun is shining, it's warm outside, yet there is a cool breeze lazily drifting through my craft room.  This puts me in a perfect mood to create.  I just wish I felt more up to it.  Luckily I have been blessed by a caring Dr. who, like me, is bound & determined to help add some value to my life by easing some of my pain.  I understand it's going to take patience until we find the right combination but days like today can be quite frustrating.

So, it's times like this I spend updating my website.  Sometimes I get to creating so much and the Mojo hits me that I don't want to stop creating.

This card I made for my BFF's Nephew who is a little red neck and she asked for something "country".

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

• Stamps
• Autumn Days
• Best Dad Ever
• Punches
• Square Punch (Sentiment ends)
• Big Shot
• Framelits Labels Collection Dies
• Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Brads
• Stampin' Write Markers
• Dimensionals
• Sponge Dauber
• Colors
• Pool Party
• Basic Grey
• Crumb Cake
• Whisper White

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy your fun in the sun!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

CASE'd Happiest Thoughts

This beautiful card was inspired by Gretchen Barron.  When I saw her card I just couldn't resist CASE'ing my own copy.

This card was created with the following items:

• Stamps
• Field Flowers
• Big Shot
• Edgelits - Adorning Accents
• Adorning Accents Embossing Folder
• Misc
• Ribbon
• Clip
• Dimensionals
• Stamp-a-majig
• Colors Used
• So Saffron
• Whisper White
• Calypso Coral

I cannot begin to tell you how thankful I am that you have stopped by to visit my site.

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.