Death in my family.....

It is with an extremely heavy heart that I tell you that my baby brother has passed away.  I have never felt so empty before in my entire life.......

Please pray for myself and my entire family during this time of grieving.  I will post again when I'm able to.
Hugs & Love,

Etsy Inspiration #91

Good Morning & Happy Saturday Everyone!
It's another Etsy Day and we have a FAB shop to inspire you this week!  How Beadyful is the name & she makes beautiful jewelry, pendants & buttons.  There is plenty to see so take your time browsing for your inspiration.  Our winner will receive the gorgeous buttons pictured above & a $35 gift certificate from our sponsor *Pretty Tape*.  How do you win?  Just visit the featured shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog. 

My creation was inspired by the colors of the flowers in my inspiration piece.  For some reason, I pictured a  Halloween card so that's the direction I went in.  I think my lil' witch turned out cute & I hope you enjoy it as well.  For even more inspiration, check out the rest of the Design Team's work:
Alex-June Guest Designer
Ashley
De
Emily
Joy
Kerry
Shannon

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the weekend.
Hugs & Love,

Etsy Inspiration #90

Good Morning & Happy Saturday Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy Day & our featured shop this week is called Sunshyne Silverwear.  This store features handmade treasures such as recycled spoons & washer pendants.  You HAVE to browse through this shop to see all the awesome goodies that she has to offer!  There's LOTS of inspiration there so take your time!!  Why?  Because we have 3 prizes to give away to 3 LUCKY winners this week!!!  Synshyne Silverwear is giving away 2 spoon pendants & our sponsor Claudine Hellmuth is offering the artwork you see pictured above!  How do you win?  Just visit our featured shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog.

Now onto my creation.....can you see where I pulled my inspiration from?  You're probably thinking......I don't see any pink LOL!!  Well, I thought that a bit of pink would go wonderfully with the brown & green and I do believe that I was right.  It's a nice color combo and remember the whole point of our challenge is to INSPIRE you so don't be afraid to get creative!!!  Check out the rest of the Design Team for even more inspiration:
Ashley
Clare-May Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kelley-May Guest Designer
Kerry
Shannon
Tiffany

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the Holiday Weekend!
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:
Fun & Fast Notes & Short & Sweet ss; Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White & Natural White cs; Basic Black & Soft Suede ink; Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon; Scallop Circle Punch, Eyelet Border Punch & 1 3/8 Circle Punch; Sweet Pea DSP; SU! Markers & Shimmer Paint

Etsy Inspiration #89

Good Morning & Happy Saturday Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy Day and we have a FABULOUS shop for your enjoyment this week called Made by Michelle Brusegaard.  Her store features a variety of handmade items such as cards, stationery, invites, napkins & prints just to name a few.  Be sure and browse for a bit because there is so much to see & inspire you!!!  Michelle is offering the 2 gorgeous prizes you see pictured above and our sponsor this week *Cutting Cafe* is giving away 3 Digi Sets to our lucky winners!!  In order to win, just visit the shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires and post it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog. 

I chose the beautiful painting/print posted above as my inspiration.  I picked a few of the colors that really spoke to me....even though I wasn't sure how they were going to look on my design but it all worked out in the end.  I'm quite pleased with the final look & I hope you are too.  For more inspiration; check out the rest of the Design Team's work:
Ashley
Clare-May Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kelley-May Guest Designer
Kerry
Shannon
Tiffany

Well, I'm off to Chicago with my son Reginald.  We have an appt. with the Art Institute....yes, we're on a college tour!  I can't believe I'm at this stage with him!!!!!  I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the weekend & thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:
Friends 24/7 ss; Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, So Saffron, Basic Black & Whisper White cs; Basic Black ink; SU! DSP; Whisper White Satin Ribbon; Old Olive & So Saffron SU! Markers; Scallop Trim Border Punch; Scallop Circle, Small Oval, Modern Label, Circle & Scallop Border Punches; White Gel Pen; Dimensionals

Etsy Inspiration #88

Good Morning & Happy Saturday Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy day and our featured shop this week is called Creation Designs and she makes vintage items like windchimes & jewelry.  It's truly charming so I know you'll find something that will inspire you so go check it out.  Our sponsor *Limelight Papercrafts* is offering up the 2 great prizes you see posted for this week's winner:  Max & Whiskers Epoxy Stickers & Max & Whiskers Buttons & our featured shop is also giving away a $20 Gift Certificate!!  For your chance to win, just visit the above shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires and link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog. 

My inspiration came from the picture of the pillows you see.  I played with a variety of colors here but I think you can see where my *inspiration* came from.....just about every color you see in the pic LOL!  It was hard to choose which one to use so why not use a variety right?!!  I also let my DSP be my artwork....those butterflies are adorable!  I hope you enjoy it and are inspired to create something cute yourself.  Check out the rest of the Design Team's work  for more inspiration:
Ashley-no internet this week
Clare-May Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kelley-May Guest Designer
Kerry
Shannon
Tiffany

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the weekend!
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:
Vintage Labels ss; Sweet Pea DSP; Old Olive, Pretty in Pink; Chocolate Chip, Rose Red & Shimmer White cs; Rose Red & Old Olive ink; Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon; Vintage Brads; Soft Subtles & Rich Regals Brads; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Dimensionals; Curly Label Mover & Shapers Die & Curly Label Punch

2 Sketches 4 You Creation.....

Good Morning & Happy Hump Day Everyone!

I am so excited that I was actually able to sit down & make a creation to share with you today!!  I've really missed stamping so much and I was just thrilled to have the time to make something pretty to post midweek LOL!!!

I'm using Kazan's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You along with the Cottage Wall DSP.  Her sketch is so cool & since I LOVE the colors that are in that DSP; it was pretty easy for me to follow the layout and add my layers.  Thanks Kazan for another fab sketch!  I am very happy with the final outcome & I hope you are too!!!

Be sure to drop back by Saturday morning for my Etsy post.  Until then, take care my friends!! 
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!!!

Hugs & Love,

Supplies:
Fresh Cuts ss; Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive & Whisper White cs; Rich Razzleberry Ink; Cottage Wall DSP; Big Shot; Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die; Hemp Twine; Old Olive Satin Ribbon; Scallop Oval Punch; Large & Small Oval Punches; Scallop Trim Border Punch; Mini Clip

Etsy Inspiration #87

Hello my wonderful blogging friends & readers!
I'm so happy to be here posting a design for you to enjoy after being off for a while!  I truly appreciate all the emails & well wishes from you all so much!!!!!  Things are a bit more settled so I hope to be back on my regular schedule ASAP!!!

Our featured shop this week is called Lindsay Art and she features vintage modern styled artwork, prints & art dolls.  Her work is beautiful so I'm sure you'll have no problem finding your inspiration!!  She's offering the lucky winner their choice of an 8x10 print of your choice & our sponsor Practicing Creativity is offering the stampset you see pictured above!!!!  It's very easy to win these fantastic prizes.....visit the shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspiration Challenge Blog. 

My creation was totally inspired by the above posted Alphabet Print.  I love the different backgrounds featured on the print & it reminded me of the DSP that I used on my creation.  I think that paper is gorgeous and I wanted it as my *artwork* so I kept it simple.  I used my new favorite punch, some gorgeous ribbon and a sentiment that reflects how I feel about YOU--my blogging friends!!!  I hope you enjoy it along with the rest of the Design Team's artwork:
Ashley
Clare-May Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kelley-May Guest Designer
Kerry
Shannon
Tiffany

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the weekend!
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:
Wings of Friendship ss; Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper; Whisper White & Chocolate Chip cs; Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon; Scallop Oval, Large Oval & Scallop Trim Border Punches