Etsy Inspiration #78

Good Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy Inspiration Day.  Our shop of the week is called Fantasy Art of Maigan Lynn and it features wonderfully wild & colorful prints of fairies and mermaids.  She's offering the lucky winner 3 4x6 prints of your choice and our sponsor *GlueArts* is giving away the awesome prize pack you see pictured above!!  How do you win?  Visit the above shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspiration Challenge Blog.

My inspiration came from 2 sources this week:  a card I received from Convention 2 years ago & the colors on my chosen print.  I truly adore purple but dont' use it very often so this was the perfect opportunity for me!  Bling is another one of my fave things to play with so I especially enjoyed sparkling up my flower & background.  I hope you've been inspired to create something beautiful week!!  Please check out the rest of the Design Teams' work for more inspiration:
Ashley
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kerry
Laurel-March Guest Designer
Lisa-March Guest Designer
Shannon

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

Supplies:
Fifth Avenue Floral ss; Basic Black, Brushed Silver & Elegant Eggplant cs; Black Stazon & Encore Silver ink; Wide Oval Punch; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Crystal Effects; Paper Trimmer w/Score Blade

Etsy Inspiration #77

Good Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy Inspiration Day!!!  Our featured shop this week is called United Thread and it features beautiful & original  paintings and drawings!  They're offering the lucky winner your choice of a free print or drawing up to $25 AND our sponsor this week *Sakura America* is giving away the fabulous prize you see pictured above!!!!  How do you win?  Visit the featured shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires and link it to the EtsyInspiration Challenge Blog. 

I chose the Pink Flamingo watercolor painting as my inspiration.  The pinks just jumped out at me right along with the grays.....I think that's a pretty color combo myself!!  I hope you enjoy my little creation along with the rest of the Design Teams' work:
Ashley
Courtney-February Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kerry
Lisa-February Guest Designer
Shannon

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

Supplies:
Short & Sweet & Love You Much ss; Basic Gray, Regal Rose, Going Gray, Basic Black & Whisper White cs; Basic Black & Regal Rose ink; Regal Rose SU! Marker; Basic Gray Satin Ribbon; Giga & Mega Circle Scallop Punches; Large & Small Oval Punches; Eyelet Border Punch; Big Shot & Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Etsy Inspiration #76

Good Morning & Happy Saturday Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy day!!!  Our featured shop for this week is called Enchanted Beehive and they specialize in unique, handmade soaps, pendants & candles.  They're offering 2 lucky winners 1 item of their choice from their store and our sponsor *Doodle Palace* is graciously giving away 5 digital images to another lucky winner!!!  Please visit the Etsy Challenge blog for all the details on the prizes being offered this week.  How do you win?  Just visit the above shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog. 


Pink is one of my most fave colors to work with so it's no surprise that I chose the picture you see as my inspiration!  I didn't want it to be totally pink so I threw in some chocolate along with some other colors to even it out a bit.  I do LOVE my finished card and I hope you do too along with the rest of the Design Team's work:
Ashley
Courtney-February Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kerry
Lisa-February Guest Designer
Shannon

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

Supplies:
Whimsical Words ss; Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip & Pretty in Pink cs; Rose Red ink; Sending Love Specialty DSP; Sweet Pea Stitched Felt; Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon; Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons; Small Heart Punch; Embosslits Scalloped Heart Die & Scallop Trim Border Punch

Etsy Inspiration #75

Good Saturday Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy Day!!!  Our featured shop this week is called Spin Designs and they specialize in custom, handmade jewelry.  Be sure and browse around their store, there's lots of inspiration in there especially in the *sales* section!  Our sponsor this week is Dustin Pike and the lucky winner will receive a $10 Gift Coupon to the store or $10 in downloads.  For your chance to win; just visit our featured shop, pick your inspiration, create whatever your heart desires & link it to the Etsy Inspired Challenge Blog. 

The inspiration for my card came from the branches you see on the above necklace.  They reminded me of hanging ornaments and I couldn't wait to make another black & white card....although I ended up using black & silver!!  All in all, I LOVE the final outcome of it and I hope you do too along with the rest of the Design Team's work:
Ashley
Courtney-February Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Kerry
Lisa-February Guest Designer
Shannon

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

Etsy Inspiration #74

Good Saturday Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another Etsy day and this week's featured store is called Travelingmama.  She features some beautiful photography in her store so be sure and check her out!  Our sponsor this week is Simple Doodles and they're offering up 3 digital images for a lucky winner!!  For your chance to win, visit the above shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog.

I think you can see why I chose that photo for my inspiration!  It totally reminded me of the Soot Stamping technique which just happened to be one of the techniques I taught last month so I HAD to use it not only for my class sample; but for today's challenge as well!!!  I love the smoky feel of the picture and I'm so happy with the way my butterflies came out.  I hope you enjoy it too along with the rest of the Design Team's work:
Ashley
Courtney-February Guest Designer
De
Emily
Heather
Joy
Lisa-February Guest Designer
Shannon

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

Supplies:

Great Friend ss; Basic Black, Whisper White & Glossy White cs; Basic Black ink; Basic Black & Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Etsy Inspiration #73

Good Saturday Morning Everyone!
Welcome to another wonderful Etsy Inspiration day!!!  Our featured store is called Elies Happy Hats and let me tell you.....you'll be totally inspired by all her beautiful crocheted creations & awed by the pictures of those adorable babies!!!  I wondered for a bit before settling on my inspiraton so make sure you do the same!  One lucky winner will receive an awesome prize pack from the shop: Baby Flapper Summer Hat, 1 White/Purple two layer Flower Hat and 1 Teddy Bear Hat.  Our sponsor for this week is Pixie Dust Studio & their offering up another fab prize.  Check out the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog for the details on the prize and for your opportunity to win all you need to do is visit the shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires & link it to the challenge blog!

I really like the color combo on the picture that I chose so I decided to run with them.  It puts me in the mood for spring on this cold, wintry morning and my layout came from my need to use my new punch & ribbon.  I truly enjoyed making this week's card & I hope you enjoy it along with the rest of the Design Teams' work:
Ashley
De
Emily
Heather P.-January Guest Designer
Joy
Kerry
Shannon
Tiffany

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

Supplies:

Flight of the Butterfly ss; Old Olive, Whisper White & Tempting Turquoise cs; Tempting Turquoise & Old Olive ink; Old Olive & Whisper White Satin Ribbon; Scallop Trim Border Punch; Vintage Brads

Etsy Inspiration #72

Good Saturday Morning Everyone!
Yes, it's been another one of those weeks for me!!!  Bianca missed a few days of school this week due to extremely high fevers & she was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection.  It's pretty much the same thing that her brothers were dealing with except they didn't have a fever.  The Dr. told me to watch her & if the fever persists--it has been for 3 days now--she'll have to go back to see her on Monday.  I'm hoping that since she's on antibiotics that it'll subside now & she can go back to school.

Anywhooo, welcome to another Etsy Inspiration Day!!  This week's store is called Sweetie Pie Tutus and features the cutest custom made tutus!  There's so many beautiul pictures in her store to look at so be sure and browse for a bit to find your perfect piece.  Our sponsor for this week is May Arts and if you want the opportunity to win this week's prize pictured above; check out the featured store, pick your inspiration, create whatever your heart desires & link it to the Etsy Inspired Challenge Blog.

I chose the red & pink tutu because those are 2 of my most favorite colors & I really wanted to use my new Pink Satin Ribbon LOL!!  Isn't it pretty?!!  I love this stuff along with the new punches although I need to practice a bit more making a punched frame--mine is kind of messed up but you get the general idea right?!  I hope you enjoy my creation along with the rest of the Design Teams' work:
Ashley
De
Emily
Heather P.
Joy
Kerry
Lee
Shannon
Tiffany

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

Supplies:
Animal Stories & Great Friend ss; Real Red, Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla cs; Pretty in Pink & Chocolate Chip ink; Sending Love Specialty DSP; Scallop Trim Corner & Scallop Trim Border Punches; Small, Large & Scallop Oval Punches; Pretty in Pink & Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons; Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon