“G” is for Gratitude Freshly Made and Cut it Out Bloggers Challenge

Greetings!

Here is my entry for a new challenge blog I’m checking out.  They call themselves Freshly Made because they have rules against distressing and the project must look clean.  That’s a refreshing change from others I have been doing in the past.

Because this card also includes criteria for the Bloggers Challenge, “Cut it Out” Challenge I’m placing an entry there as well! 

This card was created using the following Stampin Up supplies unless otherwise noted:

• Stamps – Define Your Life
• Die – Spellbinders Lacey Circles
• Die – Serif Essentials Alphabet “G”
• Embossing Folder – Square Lattice
• Sizzlits – Large Paper Doily
• Embossing Powder – Clear
• Velum
• Velum Adhesive
• Sponge Dauber for applying ink to the base cardstock
• Paper Towel for wiping ink off of the glossy area of the base cardstock

Here is the Freshly Made sketch. 

Thank you soooo much for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

So Many Smiles - Just Because

You ever have one of those days that just went great from beginning to end, there there were no snags and everything just clicked?  I experienced one of those days today!   I got up early, took my Rottweiler for a walk, or did he walk me?  lol anyway, while we were walking down the road the fragrance of fresh cut alfalfa triggered memories of my family's farm I grew up on in Western Idaho, right on the Idaho / Oregon border with the Snake River.

What I wouldn't give to feel safe and carefree without a worry in the world, other than who was dating who and who quit talking to who.   It's too bad when we are younger, we don't have the good sense to just stop and absorb everything going on around you and absorb it to your memory so you can hold on to forever.  Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda or Hind sight is 20/20 I suppose.

This card is inspired by the creative Cindy Elam with Heart's Delight Cards. 

I used Stampin' Write Markers to color the hummingbird stamp to ensure the colors were the way I wanted.  My camera didn't do this card justice, but I'm sure you get the idea.  ")  To make the flowers I punched out flowers with the Boho Blossoms punch, wadded them up and shaped & twisted them around to be the shape I wanted. To give additional dimension to the hummingbird I cut out and added an additional wing

The outside of the card says:  So many smiles...

And the inside says:  ...begin with you!

Thanks for stoping by!  Have a beautiful day.
Blessings and Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie B

Stamps:  Elements of Style and Petite Pairs

Punches:  Word Window, Scallop Trim Border, Boho Blossoms, Bird Builder, and Modern Label

Big Shot:  Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Stripes embossing folder, and Lacey Circle die (nestabilities)

Cardstock:  Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Garden Green, Old Olive, and Night and Day Specialty Designer Paper.

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green, and Taken with Teal, Garden Green, Rich Razzleberry, and Basic Black Stampin' Write Markers.

Accessories:  Big Shot, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, halfback pearls, Sponge Dauber,  and Circle Scissor Plus.

Poser Thank You

lol The reason why I titled this post as Poser Thank You, note the butterfly & the flower on the front of the card.  Usually I make all the embellishments on my cards.  These, I did not make.  Since I didn't make them, I'm calling them Posers.  lol  Not that anything is wrong with using pre-made embellishments.  I have tons of them laying around.  I just am the type to make them is all.  (kind of like preferring to make meals out of scratch instead of out of a box) 

Oh, the card.  That's right. 

This is a circle card I used by folding my cardstock in half and running it through my Big Shot with my Lacey Circles Die with a tiny portion outside of the die so it didn't get cut.  If the whole thing would have been in the die, I would have ended up with two lacey circles.  <-- WOW, That doesn't even make sense to me!!!! 

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!'s Tiny Tags stamp set & Tiny Tags punch.  After punching out the tag I laced silver floss through it and hooked a safety pin through the floss and the ribbon.  I felt this card needed far more sparkles than just the ones on the Poser butterfly & flower, but couldn't really find any other place to make it fit or work.  So, I opted out this time.  Some sprinkle is better than no sprinkle, I suppose.

Well folks, I've just uploaded ump-teen different posts for the ump teen different cards I've made recently.  I'm tuckered!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.