It's time to announce...

our April Guest Designers! Please welcome Lori Roop and Savannah O'Gywnn!

Let's get to know Lori a little better...
Hi! First of all, I'm so happy to be sharing my love of paper crafts with you all this month. It's such a privilege to work with such talented and delightful people. My passion for creating has been deepened over the years by so many of you. When I started scrapbooking in 1999 I never dreamed it would morph into anything like this. So I want to encourage you. That no matter where you are at in your dreams. Whether you are just beginning your journey or you are actually living them out. Never give up. Anything is possible.

Now on to the personal stuff.....I've been married to my childhood sweetheart for 15 years. We are parents to four sweet kidlettes. Three darling girls and one handsome little boy. Currently their ages are 11, 9, 7 and 4. We've called the rolling hills of southern Ohio home for the last 14 years. We are very blessed and thank God each day for all of our blessings.

And Savannah too...
I have always been interested in art and crafts--my mother painted and was really good at sewing. I started making cards from scratch (no stamps, ink, etc.) in college. I would paper piece everything with construction paper! When I moved to Florida, I took a break and focused on teaching. My husband has been very supportive and encouraged me to start a business--my passion. I just recently resigned and took up crafting full time. I paper craft and sew--I would like to get into scrapbooking. I love love love it!

My family consists of my husband of three years, Travis, and a Catahoula Leopard dog, Olsen Bebo. I am originally from Star City, Indiana--I grew up on a farm. Loved the country life, but after living in Germany to do my student teaching, I knew I needed to move. That is how I ended up in Florida. I love paper crafting and sewing, but I also enjoy singing. Travis and I are worship leaders at our church--he plays the guitar and sings with me.

As I'm sure you all can tell, these are two lovely ladies! And their projects are just as beautiful! Let's take a peek at some of their work...

Savannah's projects:

Lori's projects:
Be sure to pay these gals a visit and welcome them to the Etsy Inspired Team! (Click on their names at the top of this post to check out their fabulous blogs!)

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REMINDER! Still time to play EIC 81! Ponder & Stitch and Digi Stamp Characters!

You have 2.5 days left to play this week's challenge!  Be sure to check this post for the details!  Our amazing shop this week is Ponder and Stitch and our generous sponsor is Digi Stamp Characters!

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Etsy Inspired Challenge #81 - Ponder and Stitch

Happy Saturday everyone...Kerry here! I'll be posting the Saturday challenges for awhile...just giving Miss Ashley a break. But don't worry, she's still going to be sharing her fabulous creations each week on her blog along with the rest of the team!

Are you ready for a new challenge?! I'm positive that this week's shop will inspire you in wonderful ways! This week our featured Etsy shop, Ponder and Stitch, is one I have had my eye on since I started my shop on Etsy. I love Amy's unique cuffs and pretty, vintage style. Just look at these beauties!


Isn't that snap pouch great too?! And Amy also offers custom cuffs like this one. Maybe you know someone or you yourself have a little phrase that is meaningful to you and would be perfect on one of these sweet cuffs!

This week we also have a wonderful sponsor, Digi Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis. Her images are absolutely precious and a perfect compliment to our shop this week! Heather will be giving the lucky challenge winner 3 digital images.

Here's what you need to do for your chance to win!
- Visit Ponder and Stitch and find an item that inspires you
- Make your creation and post a link to it on Mr Linky below by next Friday, April 2nd by noon Pacific time

Everyone will be entered into a random drawing to win. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use keyword EIC81. And PLEASE remember to give credit to the shop that you found your inspiration from.

Now go be Etsy Inspired!

And don't forget all the inspiration to be found by visiting our lovely Design Team!

Ashley

De
Emily

Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry

Laurel (March Guest)

Lisa (March Guest)

Shannon

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EtsyInspired #80 Winner Announced!

Thanks to everyone who played along this week! It's so great to see how many people love the challenge each week!  We appreciate your support!!!
This week's winner is....... Cassie!  Click Cassie's name to see her wonderful creation!
Cassie, e-me at stampindeva {at} bellsouth {dot}net so I can get the digi set from The Digi Kitty out to you!

Come back tomorrow for another great shop and awesome sponsor!

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Your EtsyInspired #80 Wednesday Reminder!

Hello everyone!  It's Wednesday... have you created your EtsyInspired project yet?!  Our wonderful shop this week is Designs by Cathy and our sponsor is The Digi Kitty!

There is still time to get those creations in so please check out the post below and play along!  You have until Friday 26 March Noon PST to jump in the game for a chance at a wonderful prize! 

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Etsy Inspired Challenge #80 - Designs By Cathy

Happy Saturday everyone! We have another beautiful jewelry shop for you to be inspired by this week, Designs By Cathy. I love her hand stamped pieces and the fact that Cathy uses recycled silver (yeah Earth!). Cathy enjoys creating custom pieces that help tell your story. What great gifts these would make...I'm thinking Mother's Day!


Our wonderful sponsor this week is The Digi Kitty and they will be giving our winner the Easter Bundle which includes 8 great stamps! The Digi Kitty offers more than just digital stamps so be sure to check out their site for other unique products like German Dresdens!

To play along with our challenge, all you have to do is go to Designs By Cathy and pick any item to be inspired by. Make your creation and post a link to it on Mr Linky below by next Friday, Mar 26th by noon Pacific time. Everyone will be entered into a random drawing to win. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use keyword EIC80. And PLEASE remember to give credit to the shop that you found your inspiration from.

Before you go be Etsy Inspired, be sure to check out our talented group of designers!

Ashley

De
Emily

Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry

Laurel (March Guest)

Lisa (March Guest)

Shannon

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EtsyInspired #79 Winners!

Hi guys! Sorry for the delay in announcing winners! I am helping out and fell asleep early last nite!  Ooops! Without further adieu, the Grand Prize Winner who wins 4 digi's of her choice was # 14, Kim Wilson!  Yea Kim!  




The three runner ups winning one digi each are:
#1, Yvonne (Scrappy)
#18, Stampin Cathy
#19, Virginia L.

Please contact me at stampindeva {at} bellsouth {dot} net with your choices and I'll contact the sponsor who will forward your winnings!  Thanks for playing along!

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EtsyInspired Challenge #79 Reminder!

Don't forget to play!  One great shop (3 Dots Jewelry), one great sponsor (Stretch n' Bubbles), 4 happy winners!  Check out the post below for details and come play along!

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Etsy Inspired Challenge #79 - 3 Dots Jewelry

Hi everyone, Kerry here! I am honored to introduce you to this weeks featured Etsy shop, 3 Dots Jewelry. The jewelry in this shop is fabulous...I should know since I have already purchased 3 necklaces! :) Lucie (the owner) has a beautiful, modern style that is inspired by nature and it is truly reflected in her wonderful pieces. Take a look...

Gorgeous, right?! Are those creative wheels already turning?! I can't wait to see what you all come up with this week!

To play along with our challenge, all you have to do is go to 3 Dots Jewelry and pick any item to be inspired by. Make your creation and post a link to it on Mr Linky below by next Friday, Mar 19th by noon Pacific time. Everyone will be entered into a random drawing to win. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use keyword EIC79. And PLEASE remember to give credit to the shop that you found your inspiration from.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Stretch N' Bubbles, a fun digital stamp site. Personally, I am in love with THIS little rocket image. Alison is generously giving away 4 prizes!!! So your odds of winning this week are great! :) The first winner will receive 4 free digital images and 3 runners up will receive one digital image of their choice from Stretch N' Bubbles.

Before you go be Etsy Inspired, be sure to check out our talented group of ladies!

Ashley

De
Emily

Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry

Laurel (March Guest)

Lisa (March Guest)

Shannon

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EIC78 Winners

I tried to take a picture of Random.Brady with the numbers but he was SO not into it. Sigh...maybe someday. Here we go:

Glue Arts winner is Savannah!

Maigan Lynn winner is Carole!

Congrats ladies! Email me and I will get your prizes out to you.

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It's Your EtsyInspired Mid-Week Reminder!!!

It's not too late to play along with this week's challenge!  See the post below for details... you have a chance to win 3, yes THREE, 4x6 prints from Fantasy Art by Maigan Lynn AND a super duper prize pack from GLUE ARTS!

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EtsyInspired #78 ~ Fantasy Art of Maigan Lynn

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Fantasy Art of Maigan Lynn. I'm so thrilled to be showing of the beautiful artwork of one of my close friends this week! Maigan is a sweet person and an amazing artist. I love her whimsical designs! She has mermaids (which are my favorite), fairies, pumpkins, mushrooms, seashells, and snow mermaids. I love the beautiful colors she uses in her artwork! I feel that they are unexpected. And they are even more beautiful in person. The colors are vivid. The coloring has a lot of shadows and depth. I often try to mimic Maigan's amazing shading skills in my own creations. These little gems are available in originals, several different sized prints and even puzzles! How fun is that? They are perfect for anyone in your life who loves fantasy art.

To play along with our challenge, all you have to do is go to the Fantasy Art by Maigan Lynn shop and pick any item to be inspired by. Make your creation and post a link to it on Mr Linky below by next Friday, Mar 12 by noon Pacific time. Everyone will be entered into a random drawing to win. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use keyword EIC78. And PLEASE remember to give credit to the shop that you found your inspiration from. This week Maigan is offering up a PRIZE too! One random winner will get to choose three (3) 4x6 prints of their choice! Lucky ducky, I wish I could win!

We also have an AMAZING sponsor this week! It's GLUE ARTS! They have the most awesome (and affordable) glue runner with a handle. I love it! It's so easy to use and not bulky at all. The cartridges come in all different kinds of adhesive ie permanent, repositionable, squares, etc... They also have fabulous ribbon adhesive. You can stick it on to ribbon and it will make the ribbon lay flat on your card. Glue Arts carries a whole line of amazing products! You should check them out. They are offering up a prize pack this week, shown in this picture. How cute is that tote bag?

Now go be EtsyInspired!!

Check out the DT:

Ashley (that's me)

De
Emily

Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry

Laurel (Mar Guest)

Lisa (Mar Guest)

Shannon

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EIC77 Winners

Are you ready for this week's Random.Brady picks? He's super cute! He picks out each number one at a time and hands them to me. This is seriously a highlight in his week.

Ok, the United Thread winner is Karen!

And the Sakura prize pack winner is Jennifer B!

Congrats ladies! Please email me, actressangel at gmail dot com to collect your prizes! Thanks everyone for playing and come back tomorrow for another great shop and another amazing sponsor!!

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Please Welcome...

Our March Guest Designers - Lisa Adametz and Laurel Seabrook! We are so lucky each month to have such talented crafters join our team and these ladies are certainly no exception! Let's get to know them a little better, shall we?!

Hi! I'm Lisa and I am crazy excited and honored to be a guest designer this month for Etsy Inspired. I think we are all looking for inspiration everywhere, so finding it amongst, and supporting our fellow artists’ is just fabulous!

I got into card-making almost 2 years ago now, when I first moved to California. I had no idea what I was doing, but I really wanted to learn as much as I could. I have always been drawn to more “handmade” type cards at stores and thought why shouldn’t I make my own? 2 years later I get as inky as I can and love altering paper, metal, chipboard, etc and making cards for the people I love.

My sweetie and I love spending our free time camping, having a relaxing evening at home together or travelling IF we can, too. We have two amazingly gorgeous ragdoll cats, Gracey and Penny, which are spoiled absolutely rotten. I’ll happily share a photo of them anytime!

Hello, I'm Laurel and I am married with 2 girls ages 14 and 12. I teach grade 1 full time and my hobbies are paper crafting (especially card making and scrapping), photography, blogging and painting. Although the job and family life keeps me busy I try to make time for myself daily by going for a run and of course playing in my craft room.

I have recently been published in CARDS, Scrapbook Trends magazine and in a future Paper Crafts magazine, have been Guest Designer for Inspirational Card Sketches, Sketch Girl and am currently on the Design Team for Get Sketchy, The Scrappiest, Schlosser Designs, Scrap-Mart, Our Creative Corner and Sassy Studio Designs.

My passion right now is anything using paper. My girls are the inspiration for my scrapping but I tend to do more card making as I love how quick, easy and satisfying they are... not to mention I am addicted to Challenges and participate in as many as I can!!! I have now taken the plunge and tried my hand at making mini albums, I can see myself making more!

Now that you know a little bit about these ladies, how about seeing some of their wonderful work!

LISA:

LAUREL:

You are not going to want to miss the inspiration these ladies bring to our challenges this month!

With the beginning of a new month, we must also say goodbye to our February guest designers Courtney and Lisa. Thanks for sharing your talent with us this past month!

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Don't forget to play EIC this week!

We have a wonderful shop and a generous sponsor!  Check out United Thread, be inspired and create! You could win a print up to $25 from this amazing shop!  And our generous sponsor is Sakura America!  They are offering up a wonderful prize pack of goodies!  See the post below for details and info on how to play along!

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EtsyInspired #76 Winners

Sorry for the delay ladies. It's been a rough time here at our house. Here are the winners:

~Our EIC random winner for the Enchanted Beehive is Cathy.
~Our EIC random winner for the Doodle Palace Digital Stamps is Monika.
~And the Enchanted Beehive has chosen our very own Emily for a prize from Enchanted Beehive. Now, normally the DT is not eligible for prizes BUT Lisa for Enchanted Beehive wanted to pick a winner and that's who she picked so I will not argue with it. YAY Emily! :)

Ladies, please email me (actressangel at gmail dot com) and we'll start working on getting those prizes to you.

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