Birthday Scoops!

Greetings!
I was in the mood to create something fun for a change.  I couldn’t wait to use the new in colors…. they are so yummy!
The stamp sets I used are Sweet Scoops, Itty Bitty Bits, and Hearts a Flutter. 
I used the brayer on the cardstock.  It was all white and had embossed lines that looked perfectly like a waffle cone, so I brayered with Baked Brown Sugar and wiped off the ink from the embossed area with a paper towel, which revealed a version of a waffle cone. 
New in-colors used on the ice cream cone are Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Coastal Cabana, and Baked Brown Sugar for the cone. 

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

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.

Winds of Grace

Here is another card that my husbands cousin ordered.

She had some really good suggestions on what she was wanting.  I liked the fact that she was honest with me in letting me know what she did & didn't like.  It increased my confidence just that much more that reassured me if she said she was happy with what I made for her, she really was happy. 

 

This card was created using the following materials:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Winds of Grace
• Big Shot:
• Perfect Dots embossing folder
• Misc:
• Dimensionals
• Brayer
• Black Embossing Powder
• Brads
• Colors Used:
• Pacific Point
• Soft Suede

 Thank you so much for stoping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B

Brayered Sunset

These cards were done using my brayer.  I've not yet perfected this technique and I know it's going to take practice, but I like the end result (of other peoples projects)  I'm sure mine will be satisfactory after a while.

 Goodies used for this card:

• King of the Grill (sentiment)
• Brayer
• Inspired by Nature stamp set
• Circle punch for moon
• Oval Punches for sentiment

 Goodies used for this Card:

• Happy Moments - (Sentiment)
• Inspired by Nature
• Oval Punches to hold sentiment
• Circle punch - Moon
• Brayer

Goodies used for this card:

• Winds of Grace
• Short & Sweet
• Brayer
• Brads
• Sizzlits Lots of Tags Label 2
• Black Embossing Powder
• Heat gun

Technique/s:

• Brayering & Heat Embossing

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs!
~Shawnie B.

Brayer Fun

Yup, I was feeling restless and that I was doing the same projects the same way... so I decided to do some things with my brayer to shake things up a bit.  This card is defintely vivid with a lot of color!  I like the way the different hills & valley' turned out with the different depth. 

Colors used:  Summer Sun (retired), Ruby Red (retired), Close to Cocoa (retired), Bravo Burgundy, & Basic Black. 

It didn't really take a whole lot of work to make this card, but I like the way it's unique and eye catching!  I wander if I should get a lot more of these made up in case there are more requests like what happened with the deer card I made a while back.   The Buck card below, though was done with sponging instead of brayering.

Well, anyway, after working with this card, I realized I need to start adding the brayered technique a lot more to my bag of tricks.  ;)

I wish many blessings and Inky hugs for you & your family!
~Shawnie B