EtsyInspired #99 {Becky Kazana}

>> Saturday, July 31, 2010

Welcome back friends!! EtsyInspired is almost to the 100th challenge!!!! How fun!! You don't want to miss out--so mark your calendar for August 7th!!

You won't want to miss out on this week's challenge either---our featured Etsy store is Becky Kazana. Oh my!! All of these cards and prints are created in Hawaii! What inspiration!! There are garlands, pipettes, birds, cards, and so much more!! Here are a few of my favorite items:::
This is a cake topper--super fun!
I want to wear one of these!! So pretty!

And the EtsyInspired sponsor this week is BugaBoo Stamps!! These digital stamps are super cute! There were so many that I loved!!
This week one winner will receive:: a set of three beautiful cards from Becky Kazana. {One card is featured below}
Another winner will receive:: 7 free digital stamps from BugaBoo Stamps!!
To play along::

**Go to the Becky Kazana shop and find an item that inspires you.
**Make any creation that you would like (i.e. pages for a scrapbook, altered journal, cards, wall art, etc.) and post a link here by Friday, August 6 noon Pacific time.
**Please give credit to the shop/item you found your inspiration from and link back the EtsyInspired.
**If you upload to an online gallery, please use keyword EIC99.

Be sure to stop by all the EIC DT members' blogs to see their fabulous creations!!
Heather Rolin {July Guest DT}

We cannot wait to see what you create this week! Go get inspired and link up!!

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Etsyinspired #98 Winners!!!!!

>> Friday, July 30, 2010

A big thanks to EmenGee Designs for partnering with us this week!  And thanks to Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps for being our wonderful sponsor this week! You guys rock!

And the winner of the super cute bee hive coin purse from EmenGee Designs is... #3 - Angie B.!  Check out Angie's amazing card here!

And our winner of the 3 Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps is #12, Cathy!!!  See Cathy's bee-utiful card here!

Okay ladies, contact me with your information so we can coordinate the prizes!  You can e-me at stampindeva{at}bellsouth{dot}net.

Hope to see everyone back here tomorrow to play along!  And don't forget, August 7th is our BIG 100th Challenge! You will NOT want to miss it!!!!

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EtsyInspired #98 {EmenGeeDesigns}

>> Saturday, July 24, 2010


Welcome back friends!
We have another great featured shop for this week's challenge. This week we are heading over to EmenGee Designs. This shop has lots of purses and hair accessories, and jewelry too! Check out this fab headband...and necklace made to look like peas in a pod!! Super cute!
I just could help but share this super cute and fun coin purse! Look at that hair!! FUN!
This week, EmenGee Designs shop is giving this adorable Bumble Bee mini purse as a prize!


Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps
is proud to sponsor this week's challenge. They offer images in a wide variety of styles and themes for all occasions. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps is a division of I Did It Creations. Created and owned by Robyn Weinrib, I Did It Creations is a paper craft shop with its own forum, designed for all paper addicts. The shop included many talented designers of digital stamps, digital scrapbook products, custom made cards, and cutting files. The mission of I Did It Creations is to bring all women together in order to showcase their talents and sell their creations. This week's winner will receive 3 Robyn's Fetish digital stamps of their choice! You get to pick! AWESOME!


To play along::
**Go to EmenGee Designs shop and find an item that inspires you.
**Make any creation that you would like (i.e. pages for a scrapbook, altered journal, cards, wall art, etc.) and post a link here by Friday, July 30 noon Pacific time.
**Please give credit to the shop/item you found your inspiration from and link back the EtsyInspired.
**If you upload to an online gallery, please use keyword EIC98.


Be sure to stop by all the EIC DT members' blogs to see their fabulous creations!!
Ashley
De
Heather Rolin {July Guest DT}

We cannot wait to see what you create this week! Go get inspired and link up!!

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And the winners are...

>> Friday, July 23, 2010

A big shout out to everyone that played this week!  You guys are awesome! It's truly so much fun to look at your projects and see all the amazing things our Etsy shop picks inspire!

And of course, it wouldn't be possible without the cooperation of our shops and sponsors!  A HUGE thank you to Mermaid's Tears Jewelry and DeNami Design!!!!!

And now on to our winners... the winner of the $25 Gift Certificate from  Mermaid's Tears Jewelry is CLARE!  You can see Clare's card here!

The winner for the $30 Gift Certificate to DeNami Design is RACHEL!  Check out her card here!

Ladies, contact me at stampindeva{at}bellsouth{dot}net with your contact info so we can coordinate your prizes!

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EtsyInspired #97--Mermaid's Tear Jewelry

>> Saturday, July 17, 2010

Welcome back to another great week at EtsyInspired!

This week's EtsyInspired shop is Mermaid's Tears Jewelry. Mermaid's Tears are also known as sea glass--and each piece of jewelry is made from this glass!! This shop carries all kinds of jewelry--necklaces, bracelets, anklets, earrings, and much more. Here are some of Mermaid's Tears creations:::


This week, Mermaid's Tears is giving away a $25 gift certificate for the shop! We also have DeNami Design as our sponsor. DeNami will be giving away a $30 gift certificate to their online store.


WOW! Be sure to stop by both sites for inspiration!!


To play along::
**Go to Mermaid's Tears shop and find an item that inspires you.
**Make any creation that you would like (i.e. cards, scrapbook pages, books, journals, wall art, etc.) and post a link here by Friday, July 23 by noon Pacific time.
**Please give credit to the shop/item you found your inspiration from.
**If you upload to an online gallery, please use keyword EIC97.


Be sure to check out all the amazing projects made by our EtsyInspired DTs!!



Heather Rolin {July Guest DT}

We cannot wait to see what you create this week! So play along and link up!!



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EtsyInspired #96 Winners!

>> Friday, July 16, 2010

And the moment you've all been waiting for... drum roll please...

This week's winner of the prize from Octavia & Brown is Jess!  You can see Jess' cute card here!

And the winner of the prize from Charleston Scrapbooking is Lisa C.!  Lisa C.'s cute necklace is here!

Ladies! Please contact me at stampindeva{at}bellsouth{dot} not with your information so we can get your prizes to you!

Thanks to everyone that played this week!  And thanks to Octavia & Brown and Charleston Scrapbooking for partnering with us this week!

Check out the 100th Challenge info in right side bar and see you back here tomorrow for another great challenge!

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EtsyInspired #96 - Octavia & Brown

>> Saturday, July 10, 2010

This week's shop is vintage chic - Octavia & Brown, handpicked vintage for the home!  This shop carries some amazing vintage items for your home, from bowls to glasses to signs and lettering, vintage pieces abound!  Geddes love for vintage at affordable prices are so apparent by the amazing pieces she carries, you can't help to be inspired by times gone by!   So jump on over to  Octavia & Brown find a piece or pieces to be inspired by and create!  Geddes is offering up this fantastic set of depression glass plates for the prize this week!
This week we are being sponsored by Charleston Scrapbooking!  Laurie has generously donated a prize pack with a Cosmo Cricket paper pack, rub-ons, chipboard album and more!  Make sure you drop by Charleston Scrapbooking on the web for all your srapbooking and paper crafting needs!

What do you do to play along?
~Go to Octavia & Brown and find an item or items to be inspired by
~Make any creation you'd like and link it on the Inlinkz below.  Please give credit to which item/s you got your inspiration from in your post!
~Please make sure your project is linked by Friday July 16, noon Pacific time
~If you upload to an online gallery please use keyword EIC96

Now go be inspired by what the DT has to offer this week! Be sure to check the right side bar for info on our big 100th challenge on August 7th as well!

Ashley
De
Emily B.
Emily N.
Heather Rolin (July Guest DT!)
Jackie
Joy
Kerry
Savannah
Stephanie
Virginia

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And the EIC #95 Winners are...

>> Friday, July 9, 2010

And the winner of the Kimmieprout gift certificate is... Kim E.!  Click here to see her super cute card!

And the winner of the Pink Cat Studio 5 free digis is... Donna!  Check out Donna's amazing box here!

Ladies contact me (stampindeva{at}bellsouth{dot}net) with your email addy's so we can get these prizes right out to you!

A special shout out to all our players and to our amazing shop, Kimmieprout and our amazing sponsor, Pink Cat Studio!

See you all tomorrow for another amazing challenge!

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EtsyInspired Reminder & Announcement!

>> Wednesday, July 7, 2010

You still have a couple days left to play this week's challenge!  Kimmieprout is our shop this week and our sponsor is Pink Cat Studio!  Lots of inspiration to play along, so get to gettin'!

AND our big announcement is, we are approaching our 100th challenge and we are going to celebrate this momentous occasion BIG!  Check back here on the 7th of August for all the details!  Each of the DT will be giving away a sponsor donated prize to one commenter on each of our blogs!  Additionally, our shop that week will be donating a prize to someone that plays along AND we will have a Grand Prize 100 item give away to one lucky player!  That's alot of prizes and fun to be had so be sure to spread the word and come back to play!  Check out the graphic in the right side bar for more details!

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EtsyInspired #95 ~ Kimmieprout

>> Saturday, July 3, 2010


This week's EtsyInspired shop is Kimmieprout. This shop specializes in making polymer clay embellishments. Let me tell you, this shop makes me squeal with joy! I love love love buttons, did you know? We used to call Brady "button" when I got pregnant. And these clay buttons are oh so fabby! They make everything from bright bold colors, to elegant and earthy, to funky and trendy. Seriously, something for every kind of crafter. These make me do a happy sigh. This week, Kimmieprout is giving one lucky challenge participant a $15 gift certificate and free shipping. (I'm jealous!)


To play along:
~Go to the Kimmieprout shop and find an item to be inspired by
~Make any creation you'd like and link it on the Inlinkz below, please give credit to where you got your inspiration
~Please make sure your project is linked by Friday July 9, noon Pacific time
~If you upload to an online gallery please use keyword EIC95




This week, we have an awesome sponsor, Pink Cat Studio. They are giving away 5 digi stamps.

Pink Cat Studio is all about offering fun and whimsical stamps to inspire your creativity. They have a huge selection of super cute digi and rubber stamps to choose from and they add more each week. Owner and artist Melissa started PCS in 2005 and over the years nothing has excited and inspired her more than to see your creations with her stamps. Melissa’s goal is to continue to delight & surprise you with her designs. Stop by the studio today and get in on the fun!

Check out the DT for some inspiration!



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And the EIC #94 Winners are...

>> Friday, July 2, 2010

This week's winners are...

From our shop, Sand Box Studio, the chick tote bag is... Anne!

From our sponsor, Tyggereye Art, the $25 gift certificate is... Cindy!

Congrats ladies! Forward me your information at stampindeva{at}bellsouth{dot}net!

A HUGE thanks goes out to Sand Box Studio and Tyggereye Art for partnering with us this week!  We appreciate our players, shops and sponsors!!!!!

See you tomorrow for another fun filled challenge with our new DT and July Guest DT!  Thanks goes out to Alex for her amazing contributions as our June Guest DT! 

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New EtsyInspired DT Members

>> Thursday, July 1, 2010


I'm super excited to announce and introduce you to four new DT members who will be staying with us until the end of the year. Thank you to everyone who applied! I will be keeping a list to draw guest designers from!
Emily is a middle school art teacher in California. Although formally trained in design and art history, her real passion is in paper craft. She loves to design cards for friends and family, and finds new challenges in designing Scrapbook layouts. She is married to the morst wonderfully, supporting husband who happily shares his home office with her paper craft studio and together they have one child, a small pet parrot named Mr. Green! She is thrilled to be able to share her art in this wonderful online community and meeting new friends and fellow artists.

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


About ten years ago a friend invited me to join her for a Friday night crop at a local scrapbooking store where my love affair with paper and ink began ... and I've never looked back. I spend my days crunching numbers as a commercial credit analyst and look forward to my evenings & weekends in my studio sanctuary. I am inspired by architecture, magazine advertisements, store window displays, product packaging, and of course the designs in fabulous Etsy stores. I love sushi, driving with the wind in my hair, laughing until my stomach hurts, Sunday night on-line Scrabble games with my sister, Sonic Diet Dr. Paper with vanilla and extra ice, and lip balm. I can't imaging creating without ColorBox Chalk inks, Tonic 12" guillotine paper cutter, 3M tape gun and a Teflon bone folder. Discovering the world of on-line creative communities is one of the best things that ever happened to me ... I love having fabulous creati ve friends all around the globe. In addition to designing for the Etsy Inspired Challenge, I host the SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge on Saturdays & volunteer as a Chemo Angel.

I'm blessed with two wonderful children and a loving and supportive husband. I live in a lovely and safe city Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) where it is known for the birth of the PDA BlackBerry. In my little world, I help managing hubby's medical office. When NOT working, I love creating cards and making yummy food. I have always loved stamping. I started shortly after my 15-year old son was born. I became active and passionate about my hobby after joining the Hero Arts Flicker/blog in Fall 2008. Currently I am on two other design teams: Tiffany Doodles and Treehouse Digital Stamps. It's been a a dream come true to be part of EtsyInspired Blog! I love the varieties and inspiration from the Etsy shops. The atmosphere in this blog is friendly and encouraging for crafters/card-maker/stampers of any level. I can't wait to work with all my team mates and getting inspired!




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