Etsy Inspiration #127--Claylicious

Happy Saturday Friends!
Welcome to another Etsy Inspiration Challenge!!!!
The featured store this week is called Claylicious.   As you can see from the pictures, her specialty is functional & decorative handmade pottery.  Eshkar's clay art is very inspiring so browse through her store *slowly* until you find your perfect piece!! 

Need an incentive to create something beautiful?  How about 2 prizes that are up for grabs when you play along with us:  the INSPIRE OWL DESK BUDDY  from the Claylicious store & a $10 Gift Voucher offered by our sponsor Your Next Stamp!!!  Now to win one of these awesome prizes, all you have to do is visit the store, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog by Friday, February 25th @ noon Pacific Time.

I chose the gorgeous ceramic espresso cups for my inspiration piece.  The deep purple color & heart handles just screamed Rich Razzleberry & Vintage Vogue to me!!!  I've been wanting to use this set ever since SU! gave it to me but I'm a bit apprehensive of the whole vintagy thing.  Why???  Because I feel that I'm not good at it yet.  However, I did give it the old college try....inking around the edges & the textured piece.....and to my surprise; I am happy with the *look* of my card!!!  I do hope that I've inspired you to play along with us & for more eye candy; check out the rest of the Design Team and leave them some love:

Angi
Ann-February Guest Designer
Ashley
Carole
De
Emily
Joy
Kerry
Ruby
Savannah
Sherry
Virginia
I can't wait to see all your gorgeous creations! 

I'm going to enjoy the rest of my long weekend with my children!  Thanks for stopping by & I hope the rest of your weekend is FABULOUS!!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Vintage Vogue stampset; Rich Razzleberry & Versamark ink; Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White & Basic Black cardstock; Whisper White Organza Ribbon; Big Shot; Vintage Wallpaper Emobssing Folder; Scallop Squares Duo Die; Large Scallop Circle & Decorative Label Punches; Dimensionals; SU! Black Button; Hemp Twine

Blissful Sketch Creation

Good Morning & Happy Thursday! 
It's really close to a nice long weekend with my kiddos & I'm looking forward to relaxing and spending some quality time with them!!!

My post for today is showcasing a quick & fun sketch from CPS-Card Sketches and the Bliss stamp set which I recently acquired!  I knew when I first received the Sale-a-Bration booklet from SU! that this would be my first freebie!!!  I do love it & I see myself using this set quite a bit even after SAB is over! 

Well, I can honestly say that even though I'm kind of happy with the finished card--crooked layers & all LOL; I'm not exactly having a *wonderful* day yet because my thoughts have been on my brother & it's pretty hard to see through tears. Maybe I should've waited until my mind was clear.....however; I've found that crafting is quite soothing so I just keep at it. I constantly tell myself that it'll get better one day---that day appears to be very far away!! Soooo, despite my mistakes I do hope you enjoy my creation & come back to visit again soon because Saturday is Etsy Inspiration Day and we'll have another great challenge for you!!!!


Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Bliss Stamp Set; Basic Black, Very Vanilla & Real Red cardstock; Basic Black Satin Ribbon; Versamark, Real Red & Basic Black ink; Black Embossing Powder; Glimmer Brads; Big Shot; Framed Tulips Embossing Folder; Circles #2 Die; 1 1/2" Circle & 1 3/4" Circle Punches; Dimensionals

Cupcake Inspiration with a bit of Mojo

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday Friends!
I hope you all enjoyed Valentine's Day with your special someone &/or your families.

I found a super sweet challenge blog called Cupcake Inspirations last week & decided to play along today.  The cupcakes they feature are so SCRUMPTIOUS looking.....makes me crave something sweet just staring at those delectable delights LOL!!!  I decided to focus on the green & purple in the cupcake and make a card with a spring type feel.  I also used the sketch from Mojo Monday & added some butterflies to it.....I felt that it needed something else because it was sort of plain.

I hope you've enjoyed my creation.  I'll be back on Thursday with another post for you!  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Upsy Daisy & En Francais stampsets; Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Early Espresso & Whisper White cardstock; Certainly Celery & Perfect Plum ink; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Beautiful Butterflies Embosslits Die; Scallop Circle #2 Die; Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon; Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon; Giga Scallop Circle Punch; Corner Rounder; Glimmer Brads; Champagne Shimmer Mist; Dimensionals

Etsy Inspiration #126--GlowGirl

Good Morning Everyone!

Welcome to another Etsy Inspiration Challenge!!  Our shop this week is called GlowGirl & she makes eco friendly coupon organizers, sandwich baggies & carry-all totes.  Her handmade & stylish bags are very pretty---the fabric choices are AWESOME---so I'm quite sure you will not have a problem finding your inspiration as you browse through the store.  Deb is offering one lucky player a mega or regular coupon organizer & our sponsor  The Stamping Boutique is giving another awesome player 5 digital stamps of your choice!  How do you get in on these FAB prizes?  Just visit our featured shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog before Friday, February 18th @ noon Pacific Time.

I love to use brown & green together so it was a cinch which bag I was going to use as my inspiration and I couldn't resist using the sketch from CPS-Card Sketches.....thanks ladies!  Even though I'm completely pleased with the outcome of my card, I did make 2 mistakes....I folded my cardstock the wrong way--you can see the broken fibers along the top part of my creation--& I couldn't poke those dang holes in a straight line around this square card to save my life LOL!!!  I'm very anal about things like that but I guess that's what you get when you're not concentrating 100%!  I do hope I've inspired you to play along with us this week & for even more inspiration; check out the rest of the Design Team's work and leave them some love:

Angi

Ann-February Guest Designer

Ashley

Carole

De

Emily

Joy

Kerry

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

Your submissions from last week were AWESOME & I'm so happy to see so many new players!  Good luck & I can't wait to see what you create!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the weekend!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Just Believe stampset; Early Espresso, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist & Confetti White cardstock; Crumb Cake & Early Espresso ink; Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Scallop Square, Scallop Squares Duo & Circles #2 Dies; 2 1/2" Circle & Scallop Circle Punches; Library Clips; Handheld 1/16" punch; Mat Pack & Paper Piercer; Dimensionals

Crazy 4 Challenges Creation

Good Morning & Happy Thursday Everyone!!

Wow!  I don't think I've ever made an easier card!!  I decided to play along with the Crazy 4 Challenges team to make a Valentine's card & I really surprised myself at how QUICK I put this together!  I didn't follow any particular sketch making this either.....I just went with the flow.  Only after I was done with it did I realize that I didn't use any ribbon!  It's pretty rare for me to do that since I'm sort of a ribbon junkie but I think it works without it. 

That's all for today folks!  I'll be back on Saturday with my Etsy post so please come back to see which FAB shop will be featured!!  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Sweetheart & Grateful Greetings stampsets; Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black & Real Red cardstock; Basic Gray, Real Red & Basic Black ink; Full Heart, Small Heart, Photo Corners, Decorative Label, Wide Oval & Scallop Trim Border Punches; Love Impressions DSP; Dimensionals

For You Sketch Creation

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday Friends!!!!
My post for today will be short & sweet!  The card I created this morning is featuring the layout  from Sketch Saturday , the colors I used came from The Color Dare & the butterflies are for Flutter By Wednesday. 

As always, I felt that my layers were sort of plain so I lightly textured the Marina Mist & Whisper White pieces and then added the deep texture from my Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder on the Daffodil Delight layer.  When I ran the Beautiful Wings die through my Big Shot, I decided to use all the butterflies because it just *flowed* to me.  I really do think that they were the finishing touch to this card & I'm very pleased with it!!

Well, that's it for now!  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Fresh Cuts stampset; Basic Black & Marina Mist ink; Basic Black, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White cardstock; Basic Black Satin Ribbon; Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon; Modern Label, Word Window, 2 1/2" Circle & Giga Scallop Circle Punches; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder; Scallop Circle #2 & Beautiful Wings Embosslit Dies; Dimensionals

Etsy Inspiration #125--Daisy Petal Designs

Good Morning & Happy Saturday!!!

Welcome to another Etsy Inspiration Challenge!  You all made some FAB creations last week & I'm really looking forward to seeing what you come up with this week!!  Our featured shop is called Daisy Petal Designs & her specialty is artisan designed hair accessories & jewelry.  The store has many different pieces to inspire you so be sure to browse around for a bit.  For those of us that are shopaholics; there's a 10% discount off your total purchase using the coupon code *inspired10*. 

Now for the prizes:  Daisy Petal Designs is offering one lucky winner a pair of Vintage Glamour Earrings & our sponsor Shannon's Sentiments is giving away a digital stampset of your choice to another awesome player....pretty cool hugh?!!!  All you have to do to win one of these wonderful prizes is visit the featured store, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires & link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog.

I know some of you might be saying:"Didn't she make a card with that set not too long ago?"  YES I DID!!  Flaky Friends is one of my most fave sets & I really don't care that it's retired and besides; after the blizzard that just blew through IL, this image is a PERFECT example of how I feel right about now LOL!!!  When I was checking out our shop, I saw the headband pictured above & automatically knew my card would be based on those colors.  I think it's a pretty elegant color combo & the layout just came to me as I was coloring in the image.  I added the textured polka dots to go with the theme of her headband....I avoided glitter despite the urge to make my snow family sparkle but I think the overall card is nice!  I hope I've inspired you to play along with us & for even more eye candy; check out the rest of the Design Team's work:

Angi

Ann--February Guest Designer

Ashley

Carole

De

Emily

Joy

Kerry

Ruby

Savannah

Sherry

Virginia

I can't wait to see your wonderful creations!  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a wonderful rest of the weekend!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Flaky Friends & Punch Pals stampsets; Basic Black, Whisper White & Real Red cardstock; Basic Black ink; Basic Black Satin Ribbon; Eyelet Border, Word Window & Modern Label Punches; Big Shot; Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Real Red & Basic Black SU! Markers; Dimensionals