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.

Good Luck

Evening Peeps!
I CASE’d this card from one I saw online.  I love the colors – how they blend together.  Pink and grey always work well together, I think.

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

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.

Floral Thanks in Island Indigo

There are a few different features associated with this card. I hope you enjoy it.  One of the details is the center frame popped up with Dimensionals, the sentiment embossed in white (I like the way the white stands out against the Not Quite Navy distressed around the piece), and the two Itty Bitty buttons laced with silver floss. 

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

• Stamp Set/s:
• Bordering on Romance
• So Happy for You (sentiment)
• Punch/s:
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
• Big Shot:
• Nesties Labels Three
• Misc:
• Itty Bitty Shapes Buttons
• White embossing powder
• Embossing Buddy
• Embossing Gun
•  Silver Floss
• Dimensionals
• Bling Gem
• Colors Used:
• Island Indigo
• Baja Breeze
• Whisper White

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings & Inky Hugs;

~Shawnie B.

Good Luck, Crimped Style

Here is another Crimped Diamond card I created.  I really like the design the crimper creates depending on how you fold your cardstock before running it through the crimper. I did something a little different with this one though.  I took my ink pads and ran them along the raised grooves, which left ink only on the high area's. 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Shawnie B.

Messing Around

Just dinking around seeing what different designs would look decent with colors, textures, etc...

 Your too kind: 

Upsy Daisy Birthday Wishes

Withing you many Blessings & Inky Hugs;
~Shawnie

Floral Thanks

Greetings friends & fellow stampers!

This card was put together using the Baby Blossoms, Four Frames, and So Happy for You stamp set's from Stampin' Up!  I also used various punches:  tiny flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Modern Label Extra Large Punch for the Daffodil Delight cardstock with brass eyelet's punched through each end and hemp knotted and adorning for an embellishment.  I thought about using ribbon, but there's already enough foo foo going on ;) you will rarely hear me say that as usually there can NEVER be enough foo foo, this case was an exception.  And lastly I used the Decorative Label Punch around the Flower Frame that is holding the sentiment.  I love the stamp set's that match with the punches!  It makes it so easy to get everything to jive together, don't you think? 

Any-who...  Lastly I used my Square Lattice Embossing Folder with my Big Shot to emboss the whole thing with the exception of the strip across, which has no embossing to bring focus to the 2 bouquets, the sentiment in the middle, and flower petals on each end. 

oh, I colored the frame with my Stampin' Write markers so each item was detailed with it's own color.  frame is bravo burgundy, flowers are Regal Rose, and leaves and stems are Pear Pizzazz.

And to position the flowers perfectly with the different colors, I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig, which is used for 2 way stamping.  (I made a video with instructions on how to use your Stamp-a-ma-jig, it's on You Tube if you are interested in learning) ")

So, there you have it!  I would also like to announce that I will be displaying my Upline's cards on the Fancie Kats Gallery.  An Upline is the person who signed me up for Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator.  I'm here downline.  Once I have my team gathered and growing, I will be someone's Upline.  Oh yeah, let me know if you would like to be on my Stampin' Up! team.  You can join as a Demonstrator to either supplement your addiction / hobby with a big discount or you can do it to earn income.  Whatever your goals or motivations are, I will support and encourage them all the way!  Let me know if you are interested!

Until next time folks.  Take care of yourself.... and each other!

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God Bless you and thanks for stopping by!!

Inky Hugs

~Shawnie Bartron

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