EtsyInspired #141 ~ Homes and Weddings

This week's EtsyInspired challenge will be the last one. You can read my three paragraph explanation on the EtsyInspired blog but this is just going to be my regular post. I can't say goodbye twine.

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Home and Weddings. They create beautiful wire creations to display all sorts of things for your home and weddings. They come in all different shapes and colors. They also make jewelry, wine charms, bouquet accessories, etc... This week, Home and Weddings is offering up a Copper Business Card holder .

This week, our prize is a mystery gift bag of items from past sponsors. You have two weeks to complete the challenge, please link your creation by July 1 at 11:59pm. For old time sake, I think Random.Brady will draw the winner.

Here's my card based on the picture above. I went with the heart theme. I used the Card Positioning Systems sketch for this week for my card. The image is from Unity and the paper is Basic Grey. And the trim is from my friend Martha's Etsy shop, Creating is Fun.

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Angi

Ashley

Carole
De

Emily

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

EtsyInspired #140 ~ Peaden Scott Designs

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Peaden Scott Designs. This shop offers amazing cards that are illustrated and hand cut. I cannot believe how intricate some of the designs are! There are words, shapes, buildings and more. They also accept orders for custom work. This is a completely different kind of card making than I do and I am in awe of how much talent and what a steady hand it would take to to make this type of creation! This week, Peaden Scott Designs is offering up two (2) cards of the winner's choice.

Please check out the EtsyInspired Blog to get details on the rules and link up your creations!

This week's sponsor is Through the Craftroom Door which is a crafting publication that came out last year. They have a website where you can interact with the editors, design team and do challenges, etc... They are offering up a one year PDF subscription to one winner.

Here is my card for this challenge inspired by the card above. I went with the birthday theme. The stamp is from Stamping Bella and the paper is Echo Park.

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Angi

Carole
De

Emily

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

EtsyInspired #139~ Paula Art

Hi friends! Sorry for the late post! Yesterday was particularly bad with my head and I ended up going to bed at 8pm, right after the kids went to sleep. Today isn't much better but here goes.

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Paula Art. She makes modern pieces using recycled, reclaimed, and reused items. She carries clocks, vases, candle holders, wall art and lots more! This week, Paula Art is offering up Gobi Dessert, 2011 votive candle holder to one lucky winner.

This week, we have a fabulous sponsor as well. Shery K Designs offers awesome digital papers, clip art, printables and cards. She's offering up 3 of her best selling packs as a prize.

Here's my card for this week based on the candle holder above. I also used the colors from the Play Date Cafe Challenge 82. All the paper elements are My Mind's Eye Alphabet Soup. The stamp is from Unity, the string is May Arts, and the punch is EK Success.

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Angi

Carole
De

Ellie (May Guest)

Emily

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

EtsyInspired #138 ~ Bear Creek Design

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Bear Creek Design. This shop offers all sorts of cute felted items and kits, patterns and supplies to make them with. I actually saw a felting piece on Martha Stewart's show once and I thought it was so interesting. I've always wanted to take up felting and these kits would be such a great way to start! I also think it's great that they tell you what level you should be at to attempt each project. This week, Bear Creek Design is offering up a $15 gift certificate to one lucky winner.

Please check out the EtsyInspired Blog for rules and to link up your creation!

This week, we have a fabulous sponsor! Claudia & Company is a fun shop that offers their own line of digi stamps and rubber stamps drawn by some fabulous well known artists. They also carry other stamps, papers, ribbons, embellishments and more! Super fun shop! They are offering up 3 digi stamps of the winner's choice as another prize.

Here's my card for this week, inspired by the pumpkins above. All the elements are from Doodlebug Designs Inc.

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Angi
De

Ellie (May Guest)

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Savannah

Virginia

EtsyInspired #137 ~ Imagine Studio

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Imagine Studio. This shop offers such amazing modern works of art! They have photomontage, digital collages and painted photographs. I love the ethereal feeling to these art pieces! They are just so beautiful! For me, these pieces evoke a lot of emotion. This shop is a bit more artsy than you see on EtsyInspired but I really love showing all the different things you can find. This week, Imagine Studio is offering up a 5x7 print of the winner's choice as a prize.

Please head over to the EtsyInspired Blog to see the rules, challenge details and to link up your projects.



This week's awesome sponsor is EAD Designs. This is a company that I LOVE! They offer amazing vinyl for your home AND for scrapbooking. They also offer Stickerz for card making and let me tell you, it's REALLY easy to make a card with these! Supplies from this shop give a lot of wow for a little work and that's my FAVORITE!

Here's my creation this week inspired by the piece of art above. EAD was kind enough to give me these Circus Time Stickerz to work with. These are just SO adorable! I went with a collage like background and a sweet clown centerpiece.

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Angi
Carole (family emergency)

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Kimme (April Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

EtsyInspired #136 ~ Bearly Art

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Bearly Art. They specialize in painted clocks, sculpture, and other lovely hand painted decor items. This shop is super fun! This shop has a little bit for everyone from modern to cute or from fancy to fun. I love all the different designs they have! This week, Bearly Art is offering up one in stock clock of the winner's choice as a prize. How cool is that?

Hop on over to the EtsyInspired blog to check out the detail and link up your creations!


Our sponson this week is Sassy Cheryl's. This is a store stocked FULL of adorable digi stamps and colored images! They are offering up a $5 gift certificate as another prize this week.

Here's my card for this week inspired by the clock above. I used some super pretty My Mind's Eye paper and just added a bunch of embellishments.

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Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Kimme (April Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

EtsyInspired #135 ~ Creating is Fun

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Creating is Fun. This sweet shop is owned by my pal Martha. She goes all over to find pretty trims and buttons to sell. I love all the vintage goodies in her shop! I actually have many trims and buttons from her shop. I love them all! Her things are very nice! Her kits are especially nice since she puts together complimentary items. This week, Creating is Fun is offering up one item of the winner's choice to one winner. ALSO, she's decided to continue a sale from yesterday just for our readers! To get 50% off your purchase just use coupon code FRI50.

Please go to the EtsyInspired blog for details, rules and to link your creation.

This week, we have Robyn's Fetish as a returning sponsor. They have darling digital stamps and digital papers. This week, Robyn's Fetish is offering up either 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 digital paper of the winner's choice.

Here's my card for this week. I used some trims and buttons that I got in the Creating is Fun shop. I used this week's GetSketchy sketch as well.

Please check out the DT:

Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Kimme (April Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Card Details:

Cardstock: white

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Nook and Pantry

Stamps: Hero Arts Wish You Were Here

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Misc: trim and button from Creating is Fun

EtsyInspired #134 ~ Think Fast Designs

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Think Fast Designs. This week's shop is VERY special since the shop owner is a friend of mine and someone who's work I admire a lot, Kim Kesti. In this shop, Kim and her mother Jeri show off a wide array of beautiful products. There are gorgeous sewn goods like aprons, quilts, and purse. There are also jewelry pieces; necklace pendants and boutunnieres. Everything is just so lovely! I would buy the whole shop if I could! And we have THREE very special surprises this week:

1. Think Fast Designs is offering up a vintage pendant of the winner's choice
2. There's a 10% off discount code for EVERYONE using coupon code "THINKFASTPLEASE"
3. Kim is guest designing for us this week! Woohoo!

This week's sponsor is Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker. This company puts out tons of adorable papers, stickers, journalling tags, buttons, and more. This week, Nikki Sivils is offering up a collection pack with papers and embellishments.

Here's my card for this week inspired by the apron above. When I saw it, I immediately thought of this paper from October Afternoon called Modern Homemaker. I used this week's Get Sketchy sketch for this card.

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Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Kimme (April Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

And our VERY special guest for this week: Kim Kesti

Card Details:

Cardstock: white

Patterned Paper: October Afternoon Modern Homemaker

Misc: SRM Sticker

EtsyInspired #133 ~ XS Baggage & Co

This week's EtsyInspired shop is XS Baggage & Co. They make a wide variety purses and other fun items to store your stuff in like laptop holders, cell phone holders, wristlets, etc... The fabrics are just gorgeous! There are tons of different designs from chic to vintagey to cute. Love it! This week, XS Baggage & Co is offering up a gadget keep of the winner's choice and a prize! They were also kind enough to give ALL our friends a coupon code, use "inspired" to get 10% off your purchase!


This week, we have a fabulous sponsor as well! Wax Fruit Company is a fun new digital company by the VERY talented Arielle Gordon (who's work I've admired for a long time!) Arielle is offering up a gift voucher for one lucky winner. AND GUESS WHAT?! If you use one of her images and you win, she'll DOUBLE the prize! How awesome is that?!?!

Here's my card for this week inspired by the purse above. I really like the colors in the purse and the red background!

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Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Kimme (April Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Card Details:

Cardstock: white

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny Crush

Stamps: Mint Motif Cake Shop and Cake Shop Too

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Misc: buttons

EtsyInspired #132 ~ Fresh Metal Jewelry

Hi friends! I'm writing a really short post this week as Parkie is pretty sick.

This week's shop is Fresh Metal Jewelry and it is GORGEOUS! I am in love with the bib necklaces in this shop! I also really like all the flowers on the pieces in this shop. Very very pretty stuff! (If anyone is looking to get me a gift, you might wanna take note. ;) )

This week Fresh Metal Jewelry is giving away a lovely Pretty Posey Vintace Lace necklace to one lucky winner. To learn the details of the challenge please see the EtsyInspired Blog.

This week our sponsor is Amber Ink. They offer digi stamps, clear stamps and iPaper. Super cute stuff! They are offering a $15 gift certificate to the store as a prize.

Here's my card for this week using some Wilson Designs Stamps and some Divine Twine from Endless Inkabilities.

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Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Libby (March Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Card Details:

Cardstock: teal

Stamps: Wilson Designs Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Fibers: Divine Twine Black Licorice

EtsyInspired #131 ~ DollBirdies

This week's EtsyInspired shop is DollBirdies. They make the cutest bags in a variety of really bright and fun patterns. I really could spend all my money in this shop! They have purses, diaper bags, wristlets, camera bags, wallets, plush toys, bibs, and so much more. I'm rather in love this this shop! This is where I'll be going for baby shower gifts from now on. This week, Dollbirdies is offering up a passport wallet to one lucky winner. You could also use this cute little piece to store business cards, ID and cash for going out, or even a cute little notepad for making notes in.

This week, we have SRM Stickers sponsoring! Woohoo! I love their products! They are giving away a sticker prize pack to one lucky winner! Here's a little blurb from SRM: SRM Stickers are widely use by many papercrafters and it has a blog every weekday with paper crafting projects using stickers! Bookmark, follow the SRM Blog as you don't want to miss a tutorial, feature, challenge, or giveaway!

Here's my card for this week inspired by the purse above. I used an SRM sticker on this card, love them!

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Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Libby (March Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Card Details:

Cardstock: white

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Hello Luscious

Stamps: Hero Arts Big Flower

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Sticker: SRM Stickers

Misc: Stickles

EtsyInspired #130 ~ Artwork by Lori

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Artwork by Lori. This shop has lovely paintings and prints. She also has a couple other shops Hip Heart where she has fun graphic design prints and The Royal Bead where she sells beautiful jewelry and hair accessories. I chose to focus on Artwork by Lori which is the shop that first caught our attention at EIC. This shop is filled with modern paintings and prints. There are paintings of nature, characters, geographic shapes, animals and more. The art is fun and very fresh! I think you all will enjoy it very much! This week, Artwork by Lori is offering up a print of the winner's choice (valued up to $14.)

Please check out the EtsyInspired blog for directions, rules and to link up your creation!

This week, we have an awesome sponsor as well! The sponsor is Charleston Scrapbook Company. This is a lovely shop that has tons of scrapbooking products. This week, they are offering up a $10 gift certificate to the store.

Here's my card for this week, inspired by the painting above. I used some of my super cute Wilson Designs Stamps. This card uses the Eat Sleep Stamp #121 sketch. I'm also entering it into Moxie Fab World's Stamping with Markers challenge.

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Angi (off this week)
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Libby (March Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Card Details:

Cardstock: white

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper School Spirit

Stamps: Wilson Designs Everything's Owlright

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa

Coloring Medium: Copics

Misc: Nesties Labels 16

EtsyInspired #129 ~ Desired Things

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Desired Things. They are based out of the UK and specialize in mixed media jewelry and abstract art. This shop is full of colorful and eye catching pieces done in many different techniques and using many different materials. This shop combines jewelry and paper, two of my favorite things! How fun is that? This week, Desired Things is giving away a 10 Pound gift voucher (approx $16.)

To play along, please hop on over to the EtsyInspired blog for rules and to link up your project! I can't wait to see what you make!



This week, we also have a FABULOUS sponsor! Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!!! I've had the pleasure of meeting Sparkle in person at CHA and she's a pure delight! I adore her and her stamps! You have to check out all the adorable stamps over there! This week, one winner will get the Birthday Josh rubber stamp!

Here's my card from this week that is based on the brooch above. I was inspired by the colors and the text print in the brooch. My card used Echo Park Be Mine and some Unity/Echo Park stamps. I'm also entering this in Moxie Fab World's Paper Piecing challenge.

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Angi
Carole

De

Emily B.

Jackie

Joy

Kerry

Libby (March Guest)

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Card Details:

Cardstock: Grey

Patterned Paper/Sticker: Echo Park Be Mine

Stamps: Unity and Echo Park With Love

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Misc: Hand Dyed Seam Binding