Dare to Dream - CASE

Greetings!

My daughter absolutely loves this card.  She’s getting to where she likes anything that’s distressed that looks vintage-y.  She used to give me a hard time about all the “old lady cards” I make.  I’m not sure what changed her mind, but we’ve gotten quite close lately and I think she is appreciating the amount of time and effort I put into the cards I create.  This card was CASE'd from Selene Kempton.  I ran across her version on Pinterest.  I'm glad I found it. 

This was created using SU!’s Loving Thoughts stamp set and a multitude of Framelits and edgelits.

Drop me a note and share your blog address with me & I’ll stop by and visit!
Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.
Shawnie@CardsByShawnie.com

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

Birthday Wishes

Greetings!
This was a challenge for Seize the Birthday’s Sketch Challenge, however, I was late finishing it, so it couldn’t be entered.

And here is the sketch I went off of:



Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Peacock Thanks–Sunny Challenges and Creations Challenge

Greetings!
This challenge is based off of Sunny Challenges and Creations’ sketch challenge. 


Here is the sketch:

Have a blessed day!

Thinking of You

I'm thinking I like this card layout.  I'm also seeing another trend.  I've been doing a lot of "Thinking of You" cards here lately. 






I embossed the Whisper White base with Perfect Dot embossing folder, cut 3 strips of Night & Day Specialty Designer Paper and with my sponge dauber I rubbed a light layer of ink on the cardstock & then wiped away to reveal the embossed images originally on the specialty paper. Punched a butterfly shape, added ribbon and a sentiment.










I'm thinking this sketch is from one of the Challenges I've seen lately, however, I can't find it again... sigh...

Stamps:  Wonderful Watercolors
Punches:  Butterfly and Square punches
Big Shot:  Perfect Dots Embossing Folder and Adorning Accents Edgelits
Misc:  Ribbon, sponge daubers, and dimensionals
Colors Used:  Whisper White cardstock and Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz, Riding Hood Red and Basic Gray inks.

Thank you so much for stopping by, it's very appreciated!

Wishing Blessing or you & yours;

~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 - 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.

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.

Just a Card

Hi there Stampers!

Here's a card.  Just a card.  Not sure of it's purpose or who's going to get it or for what, but it's a card.  I thought I would play with toys from my most recent Stampin' Up! order!  These items are from the Occassions Mini that is still available through April 30th.  New items are Mixed Bunch stamp set, Bordering on Romance stamp set, new Blossom punch, new Framelits from the Labels Collection, new Edgelits Adorning Accents, and new Adorning Accents Embossing Folders.

lol

 This card was created with the following Supplies:

• Stamps
• Mixed Bunch (from Occassions Mini)
• Bordering on Romance
• Vintage Vogue
• Punches
• Blossom
• Itty Bitty Bits
• Circle
• Big Shot
• Framelits Labels Collection
• Edgelits Adorning Accents
• Adorning Accents Embossing Folders
• Finial Press embossing Folder
• Misc
• Halfback pearls

Thank you so much for stopping by, I appreciate it!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Sunny Challengs Sketch Challenge SC 03512 - To My Mom

Happy Easter Stampers!

I'm submitting another Sunny Challenge Sketch entry.

Here is the sketch: 

And here is my entry.  There are so many details rolled into this card, I hope I don't leave anything out.


 The following supplies were used:

• Stamps:
• All Year Cheer 3
• Flower Fest
• Punches:
• Lace Ribbon Border
• Jewelry Tag
• Scallop Corner
• Big Shot:
• Sizzlits Large Paper Doily
• Framelits Labels Collection
• Edgelits Adorning Accents
• Misc:

• White Embossing Powder
• Halfback Pearl
• Dimentionals
• Dauber
• Ribbon
• Pretties Kit - Beads
• Pleated Satin Ribbon
• Linen Thread

 Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

Blessings and Inky Hugs!
~Shawnie B.