Masculine Birthday

Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by and please remember to share your comments. 

 Blessings and inky hugs; 

 ~§hawnie

Grateful for You

Greetings!
This card was inspired in part by my daughter and, for the life of me, I cannot remember the creative person who originally created this card. 
I was feeling in a funk, totally uninspired and my daughter brought a challenge to me that I just couldn’t refuse.  She was to surf online via Pinterest and find a card that she wanted me to create.  It would then be my job to re-create the card.
Everything pretty much matches, with the exception of the sentiment and the shape of the sentiment.
Hey, at least it kept me busy for a while. 

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

Just for You

This card is inspired by a new paper crafter I was fortunate enough to come across – Julie B. from Just Julie B’s Stampin’ Space.  I was so impressed with her creativity, I actually checked out just about every post she’s posted since 2008, and let me tell you, she is a frequent poster!  Any time I’m running low on Mojo, her blog is where I can go to get some instant inspiration!

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

Thanks So Much

Greetings!  This card was inspired by the button on this card.  I picked the button out of my stash and picked the colored cardstock and stamps accordingly. 

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

Floral Thinking of You–Retro Sketch Sketch Challenge

Greetings!
I ran across a new (to me) Sketch Challenge site.  It’s called Retro Sketch Challenge and provides inspiration with every sketch.  Not only the sketches are inspirational, but the participants who compete in the sketch challenge are very creative and come up with some amazing ideas as well!  The image of the flower and the sentiment are part of a set from Hero & Sizzix that provides matching framelits with the stamp set.

 




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

Floral Get Well Soon–Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge

Greetings!  My daughter gave me a book mark from our local library.  I thought beautiful bird and flowers would look wonderful on a get well soon card!
I incorporated this card with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.



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

Dreams–613 Avenue Create Sketch Challenge

Greetings!  Here’s a vintage-y type card.  (What is it with me & soft colors here lately?!  lol.  I found a new sketch challenge blog.  It’s 613 Avenue Create.  
The stamp set used is SU! Happy Harmony.






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

Teal Thanks

Greetings Stampers!  I absolutely LOVE Taken with Teal and it disappoints me that the color was discontinued.  I really wish I had the money at the time and I would have stocked up on the discontinued color and others.  Sigh…  There is the chance, though that the color may come back in the future as an “in color”.  Who knows!

This card was inspired by Sandi MacIver at Stamping with Sandi.  She is truly a creative genius as far as I’m concerned.   She’s one of my favorites that I go to when I’m looking for my Mojo.

This card was created using the following tools / supplies:

• Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die
• Embosslits Beautiful Wings
• Four Frames Stamp Set
• Just Believe Stamp Set
• Style Beautiful (background on label)
• Halfback Pearls
• Linen Thread
• Decorative Label Punch
• Dimensionals

Only half of the butterflies are adhered to the card, I was working on the image of them looking like they were fluttering and flying off the card.

Here is a close-up of the sentiment.  I used one of the stamps from Style Beautiful as a background on the sentiment tag.  It’s hard to see in the picture, but it’s there. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Razzleberry Hope

This card was really fun to make and has a lot of different little details. The colors used on this card are:  Rich Razzleberry, Concord Crush, Crumb Cake, and Very Vanilla.

Here is a closer up shot with focus on the shimmer writing in the frame.  Hopefully you can see the details.  ")

This card was created using the following supplies:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Strength & Hope
• Charming
• Punch/s:
• Postage Stamp punch
• Square punch
• Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch
• Big Shot:
• Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Misc:
• Perfect Pearls Shimmer Powder
• Halfback Pearls
• Stamp-a-ma-jig
• Linen Thread
• Stampin' Write Markers

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Butterfly Courage

I love all the soft colors I used to create this card - Mellow  Moss,  Blushing Bride,  Close to Cocoa,  and Very Vanilla.

My adoptive Brother got ahold of me on Facebook last night asking how much I would charge for a couple bundles of cards for him to use for a Cancer Fund Raiser he was involved in.  Because it was for a special event I dropped my price in half for him to have a bigger margine to earn more money for the cause.

This card was created using the following supplies:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Strength & Hope
• Big Shot:
• Bigz Two-Tags Die
• Sizzlits Little Leaves Die
• Misc:
• Halfback Pearls
• Dimensionals
• Ribbon
• Linen Thread

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

Blessings & Inky Hugs!

~Shawnie B.

Frosted Birthday Greeting

Greetings everyone!
This Birthday card is sporting a frosted embossed tile.  To create the frosted appearance I took an acrylic tile, sanded it with my sanding block until the whole surface was scratched and you couldn't see through it.  I then stamped an image with versa mark, embossed with clear embossing powder, and then hit the heat gun to it. 

I really like how the frosted tile turned out.  I think I just might have to do some more playing around with this technique!  Maybe something feminine with flowers?

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

• Stamp Set/s:
• The Open Sea
• Little Friends
• Punches:
• Circle Punches
• Big Shot:
• Stripes Embossing Folder
• Framelits - Labels Collection
• Sizzlits - Lots of Tags Label 1
• Misc:
• Regals Brad
• Linen Thread
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Clear acrylic tile
• Colors Used:
• ink:  Soft Suede & Not Quite Navy
• Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B.

Inspired by Nature

Here is a Birthday card and a Thank You card.These two cards were inspired by Vicki Burdick with It's a Stamp Thing.    Nothing fancy was done with these cards, but I really like the way they turned out.


These cards were created using the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Stamps:
• Inspired by Nature
• French Foliage
• Little Friends
• Punches:
• Word Window Punch
• Tiny Tag Punch
• Misc:

• Antique Brads
• Seam Binding
• Linen Thread
• Colors Used:
• First Card:
•  Daffodil Delight
• Early Espresso
• Very Vanilla
• Second Card:
• Pale Plum (retired color)
• Early Espresso
• Very Vanilla
  

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.

Shimmery Birthday

Greetings!

Here is a quick simple Birthday card that was inspired by Leonie Schroder.

Supplies Used:

• Stamp Set/s:
• Sincere Salutations
• Punch/s:
• Oval Punch
• Big Shot:
• Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder
• Lots of Tags Label 2 Sizzlit
• Misc:
• Button
• Dauber
• Dimensionals
• Handmade Shimmer Spritz
• By clicking on the above link you will be directed to my Always Cherish You post where I share the recipe for making the shimmer spritz.
• Linen Thread
• Ribbon
• Colors Used:
• Cardstock:
• Pretty in Pink
• Whisper White
• Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack in Pretty in Pink
• Ink:
• Pretty in Pink

Here is another shot showing reflection of the Shimmer Spritz a little better defined.

I really appreciate that you took the time to stop by today and I would like to encourage you to stop by often.

Blessings & Inky Hugs!
~Shawnie B

Masculine Winds of Grace Trio

Oh my!  I guess I'm grounded!!!  I haven't posted anything since the 18th!  for shame. 

Hopefully this makes up for it.  I've been working on a lot of masculine cards.

The first three I would like to share with you were made with the Winds of Grace set by Stampin' Up!

 Goodies used for this card:

• Photo Corner Punch
• Brads
• Ribbon
• Winds of Grace stamp set

 Goodies used for this card:

• Winds of Grace stamp set
• Short & Sweet stamp set
• CB Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Embossing Powder - Black
• Word Window Punch
• Sizzlits - Lots of Tags Label 2 die

Techniques used for this card:

• Brayering
• Heat Embossing

 Goodies used for this card:

• Winds of Grace stamp set
• Linen Thread
• Modern Label Punch
• Word Window Punch
• misc cb embossing folder

 Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs!
~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.

Upsy Daisy Thank You

With this Thank You card I used Daffodil Delight and Baja Breeze.  I used my lacey circles die from Spellbinders and embossed with my Pacific Blue embossing powder.  The littl faux buttons up at the top was created with my Sweet Buttons Embosslits die.  It embosses AND cuts the card stock at the same time when it runs through the Big Shot. The "Thank you" sentiment is from the Because I Care stamp set.

Remember, I would appreciate any kind of feedback you may have!  That's how we learn & grow.

Many Blessings & Inky Hugs!
~Shawnie B

Happy Friday!

Goodness!  What a week.  I've got some really cool cards to show you that I've been working on.

The first one I want to talk about took a bit of time to make, but I really think it was worth it.  It's a double embossed project, I think that's what the call the technique.  I took a sheet of purple cardstock, inked the whole thing with versa-mark ink and then covered it with Gold Embossing powder, then took the heat gun to it and set it.

Once it cooled off, I ran it through my Big Shot using the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder.  I then took my sanding block and commensed to sanding off the raised images, which revealed the purple cardstock beneath the embossing powder. 

I really hope you can see the results in the photos I took!

Please enjoy the rest of your day!

~Blessings and Inky Hugs!
Shawnie B

Origami Shirt Fathers Day - Card Tutorial Instructions

I have been seeing a lot of these shirts sprouting up on projects.  My orders were all caught up, email inbox was empty, so I figured I had a little bit of time to treat myself.  I would learn a new technique and I thought I would share it with you!  I learned how to make these really cool shirts!  Depending on the Designer paper and embellishments you use, it could be a shirt for a man, woman, or a child.  In this case, I am going to use my shirt on a Fathers Day card.  Though I am sure there are a lot different variations and forms of making these, I grabbed the first tutorial I saw and figured I would go with it.  To see the Tutorial I used to make this Origami Shirt visit Karen's website by clicking here.  If you want to see other variations, all you would need to do is Google Origami Shirt.  That should bring up some options.  

Penney, one of my valued and appreciated regulars sent me a comment not too long ago thanking me for including step by step pictures for making a project, which made me think.  Not everyone has the same level of experience and if the card looks too complicated a newer stamper may feel intimidated from the beginning and not even give the card a chance.  So, I'm going to do my best to break my steps down and photograph them to assist.

It's like I used to explain to my employees before I got Medically Retired.  I put a huge marshmallow elephant in front of you and tell you that you have to eat it all!  The elephant is bigger than your car and your thinking "how in the world am i going to eat that whole elephant?!".  It's so frustrating your sure your not going to make it so you don't put everything you have into it.  Well, if you think of it in terms of pieces, a piece here, a piece there or a bite here, a bite there.  Next thing you know, your halfway finished with the elephant because you focused on just a small piece at a time, not the whole thing.  Make sense?

So, I have broken my card down into "pieces"  PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LET ME KNOW IF THIS HELPS! 

So, here we go: 

Here is the card in finished form:

I stamped the sentiment & then punched it out with the Word Window Punch.

I then took the punched out shape and inserted the end in the Tiny Tag Punch to make a longer tag.

I sponged the edges.

I punched a circle out in Early Espresso, folded it in half and adhered to a strip of Sahara Sand.  Then with my Paper Piercing tool and my mat pack, I used the guide to create faux stitches

I pierced  hole through the tag end and strung it with Linen Thread.

Wrapped ribbon around this piece and tied in a square knot. 

I tied the linen thread and a matching piece of ribbon and then adhered it to the strip with a safety pin.

Adhered that strip to the end of the card to still leave room for the focal piece.

With the Round Tab punch I made sure to punch out the center of this Taken with Teal (retired color) cardstock. Normally when I punch shapes out of cardstock, I do it on the very edges to conserve / save as much paper as possible, however, this time was an exception because I'm going to be multi-tasking.  You'll see in a second  ;)

I took the Chocolate Chip cardstock and laid it on top of the Taken with Teal mat.  Nobody will ever know that there is a piece missing under the Chocolate Chip cardstock, it makes the cardstock go further, and is cheaper to mail because the card won't be as heavy when shapes are punched out of the cardstock.  If you ever see layers on my cards, you can rest assured that there are misc shapes punched out of the center ;)  I save them for a later project. 

What the other side looks like (nobody will see this as it's covered)

This next step is crutial.  I am always a fanatic about cleaning my stamps, but when using light colors, pigment ink, or versa mark I am always extra careful and I pre-clean the stamps to make sure there is no left over residue if someone else used the stamp last. 

Scrub scrub... clean that stamp.

Using my Embossing Buddy I rub it on the Round Tab punched piece to make sure there was no static or oils from my fingers.

Using versa mark I stamp the punched piece.

While the stamped image is still wet I cover it with white embossing powder and then flick it to shake off the excess.

Use my heat gun & proceed to "setting" the embossing powder.  It's a powdery substance, once it get's hot it melts and resembles whatever he stamped image is and raises it.  (I have a versa mark pen that I occasionally use to hand write something and emboss it as well).  And since we're talking about versa mark, once you have stamped / written / drawn your image before the ink dries, you can also take chalk on a dauber, q-tip, or cotton ball and lightly rub it over the inked image and the chalk will stay on the ink & no-where else.  It's quite beautiful when done.  ")

I adhere the punched piece with staples on the mat for the focal point

Apply Dimensionals to the back of the shirt.

 To finish, adhere project to the card.  Make sure this is always the LAST thing you do.  The reason why is any hardware you use, brads, eyelets, etc... will not show through on the inside of the card, which can look rushed and unfinished.  (if it's absolutely necessary to add hardware on the face of the card that will show through on the inside -brad prongs or eyelet prongs, etc...-- make sure to apply cardstock to the entire card surface so the hardware is not visible from anywhere other than the outside front of the card, where it's supposed to be.)

To add additional value added to your projects, add a stamped sentiment or velum sentiment on the inside of your card and perhaps include a punched shape or stamped image or sticker that matches the theme on the outside. 

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God Bless you and thanks for stopping by!!

Inky Hugs

~Shawnie Bartron

Remember, if you’re not covered in ink, you’re not stampin'!

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