Get Well Soon

Bill has been feeling under the weather, so i made him a card hoping to boost his mood and help him feel better.

He is stage 4 Colon cancer. His current Oncologist told us we are at the end of the road,  that there is no more hope of trying any chemo therapies,  so we're not giving up,  we're going to a well respected Oncologist with St. Luke's this time. We'll see what develops. 

Blessings and inky hugs; 

~§hawnie

Very Merry

I used Gold embossing powder for the heat embossing on the Christmas Tree ornaments.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie

Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Origami birds on water.

Nothing real special about this card.  I have a feeling this card is going to be one of those that hangs around for a long time.  It's so hideous I just can't bring myself to punish somebody enough to give this to them.  lol

Thanks for stopping by!
~Shawnie

A Christmas Filled with Love

Greetings!

I love the colors of this card.  Once again, not quite traditionally bright green & red.  Stamp set's from this card vary from Joann's to Close to My Heart.  Yes I said it, Close to My Heart.  I picked up a bunch of stamp set's that were priced right at a yard sale this past summer.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie

Thinking of You

Greetings!  I am so excited today!  I haven't really been able to create for the last month, but today I was struck with a boosting of Mojo!  Once I got started, my feet started tapping to the music and I just started reaching, stamping, and grabbing for things.  I felt like Edward Scissorhands there for a while!  lol

It looks crooked to me, but I measured everything and it's even.  I'm thinking the position of the flowers might be what's making everything look uneven.  Well what's done is done.  If it's crooked then uhhhh, I meant it to be crooked.  yeah, that's it.  It's supposed to be that way!  

Item's used on this card:

• Wonderful Watercolors stamp set
• Ribbon
• Brads
• Dimensionals 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings and Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie

Lattice Sympathy Card

Greetings!
This is one card that I hope stays in my collection for a long long time.  Even though some may think it’s pretty, it still represents someone’s pain and heartache.  To know that the life has changed and will never be the same for the recipient of this card.  It breaks my heart just to think about.  I always avoid making Sympathy cards and wouldn’t have made it except I asked my daughter what kind of card I should make, she recommended Sympathy.  I looked at my stash and realized she was right, that I had very few Sympathy cards remaining.  So, here we are.

This card was made with Stampin’ Up!s Elements of Style and Thanks for Caring stamp set’s.




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

Musical Thank You Card

Greetings!  Thought I would put together a musical Birthday card.  I used washi tape on the corners and pierced the outside border of the sentiment.

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

Welcome Baby

Greetings!  Another beautiful day here in the Treasure Valley!  It’s supposed to be warming up to the 80’s here in a few days, so I’m enjoying the 70’s weather while it lasts. 
This card was created with SU’s Bundled in Love stamp set.  I colored the duck with my Aqua Painter and added a button to the end of the pull string.  It’s hard to tell, but I also ran the base through my Big Shot with an Square Weave Texturz Plate.
I wrapped a ribbon around the card and tied into a squared knot.  Stamped a tag image and baby sentiment and punched it out with my Tiny Tags punch and then ran them through a safety pin and adhered it to the knot in the ribbon. 
I used the color Certainly Celery so the card can either be for a boy or a girl. 

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

CASE–Floral Fusion Thanks

Greetings!  After receiving a lot of feedback and at the insistence of my daughter, I decided to CASE a card I did a long time ago.  Because I don’t like doing the same thing unless I have to, I always strive to change things around so the item is truly unique.  The one on the bottom is exactly like the one I did a long time ago, but I couldn’t bear to do it again, so I changed up the color, the sentiment, and the extra’s. 


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.

Floral Thanks So Much

Greetings!  Since it’s bright and cheerful outside I thought I would make a spring card.  Please refer to the labels below for the supplies used to create this Thank You card.


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

CASE–English Birthday

Greetings!  I was looking through my old card database for something to CASE.  I found an old Spanish Birthday card that I created back in 2011, so figured I would CASE it and create an English version. Please refer to the labels listed below for supplies used to create these cards.
 






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

Thinking of You

Greetings!
As you may know, Stampin’ Up! has announced a change in their color line-up starting the beginning of their new catalog launch.  Thinking back to the last time they changed colors around, some of my favorites were discontinued.  I remembered my disappointment at having to say good bye to those that were leaving.  These colors I find myself rarely using because I don’t want to run out. A few of those colors are included in this card: Sage Shadow, Pale Plum, and Orchid Opulence.  
The sentiment was stamped from the All Year Cheer stamp set.  The flower & stem was stamped and then ran through my Big Shot with Hero Arts Floral stamp set & matching Sizzix die’s.

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

Amour Thanks

Hello everyone!  I was in a shabby vintage type of mood.  At least I think this is a version of shabby vintage.  Regardless, it’s a Thank You card.

Have a blessed day!
~Shawnie B.

Thank You Very Much–Spanish - Mojo Monday

Greetings! I haven’t worked on a Spanish card in a while and my stock has depleted pretty much, so I figured I would work on some more Spanish cards. And, the sketch challenge I just happen to be working with is from Mojo Monday.

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

For You–Dynamic Duos Challenge

Good evening!  Today’s card is a real cutie.  I made it with all punched objects.

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

Easter Blessings

Hey everyone!
Having fun with my Dazzling Diamonds and iridescent embossing powder  I covered the entire piece of cardstock with Versa Mark and then applied the embossing powder.  I had a bottle of iridescent powder but I wanted more sparkle so I emptied my half jar of Dazzling Diamonds in with the embossing powder.  The result of anything I use it on is beautiful!  I’m glad I did it and I only wish I would have thought of doing it sooner.

Here’s a bit of a closer view.

Hello!

Greetings!
I hope everyone is enjoying a nice and peaceful weekend!  It’s uneventful here, which is just the way I like it! 




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

Cherish–Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

Greetings!  Here is my Freshly Made Sketch Challenge entry. 

I used the stamps from my stash that are non Stampin’ Up!, but anytime I see butterfly images, especially with a vintage-type feel, I have to get them.  These stamps were actually on sale at JoAnns.  They were 97cents.  Regularly 9$ for the stamp set, they were marked down to 2.99, and then I guess there was an additional discount on top of that.  At the register they rang up as 97 cents.  Feeling guilty at already getting them at the 2.95 price, I questioned the cashier and she went back and looked to make sure.  Sure enough, all the stamp sets I got were all 97 cents.  My first instinct was to go back & get more of the stamp set’s, but I made a promise to myself that I would only purchase items that I know I would definitely use for sure. 
The brads at the bottom are created with my Build-a-Brad kit with the stamped image from my Itty Bitty Bits stamp set.

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