Getting to Know the Etsy Inspired Team

Now that we have our very own Etsy Inspired Challenge blog, we are going to be taking some time to introduce our Design Team members and our guest designers each month. Hopefully you all will enjoy getting to know us a little better and seeing more of our work!

Today, I would like to introduce you to our fabulous guest designer this month...Sarah Parker.

Here is what Sarah had to say:

Hi everyone! I am thrilled to be joining the Etsy Inspired Challenge Design Team as a Guest Designer this month! I guess you could say that crafting is my first passion, but only if you don't count my incredible family first! I am married to my hero and best friend, Sie. Together, we have a beautiful daughter, Sydney, and a fun-loving son, Sie, II. We are a busy bunch, but what more could a girl ask for?! I am so thrilled to share with and be inspired by you all as we play along in the weekly inspiration challenges! Hugs & Love!

If you have not yet had the opportunity to see Sarah's beautiful work, you can check out her blog here: http://sarahmartina.wordpress.com/ And for those of you who receive CARDS magazine, be on the lookout for some of Sarah's cards in the December and January issues!

Here is a sample of some of Sarah's work:

Doesn't she have great style?! So pretty and elegant!

After all that gorgeous eye candy, I am sure you are feeling inspired... so be sure to check out our featured Etsy shop this week, Pinky's Pet Gear. You have until tomorrow at noon PST to link your project up to the post HERE for your chance to win!

Make sure to leave Sarah a little love! And stop by her blog to see more of her amazing work!

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EIC53 Reminder! And Some Follower Blog Candy

Don't forget to do this week's challenge! It is in the post right below this one! Check it out!

Also, follow us and tell your friends to follow us. For every 50 followers we get, I'm gonna randomly draw someone to win some blog candy. I have lots of stamps and stamp sets that need a home! :)

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Etsy Inspired Challenge #53 - Pinky's Pet Gear

Welcome to the beginning of another year of fun Etsy Inspired Challenges, fabulous Etsy shops filled with inspiration, great prizes, and some wonderful sponsors too!

This week's featured Etsy shop is Pinky's Pet Gear which is filled with colorful collars, leashes, and a few other fun items for cats and dogs. Just look at these adorable items for you pet!




Aren't these Groovy Catnip Toys just the cutest?! It is easy to get inspired by all the fabulous color combinations in this shop!




To play along in the Etsy Inspired Challenge all you have to do is:
- Check out Pinky's Pet Gear
- Find something from the shop that inspires you
- Create a project (card, scrapbook, jewelry, painting, etc.) based on that inspiration
- Leave a comment on this post with a link to the project you created by Friday, September 18th at noon PST.

Want to know what you could win this week?! Well, for all you pet owners/lovers...Pinky's Pet Gear is offering the winner their choice of collar and leash! And for those of you who love card making and digital stamps...we have a wonderful sponsor this week, The Digi Shack, who is giving one lucky winner a $15 gift certificate to their store! You can check out all the great images The Digi Shack has to offer HERE.

And you know the Design Team has some inspiring projects of their own to share with you too!

• Ashley
• De
• Emily
• Heather
• Jackie
• Joy
• Kerry
• Kristen
• Lee (Lee's post probably will not be up until Sunday)
• Sarah (September Guest Designer)
• Shannon
• Tiffany
• (Tonya is currently taking some time off)

Now go be Etsy Inspired!

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Birthday Bash Winners!

Besides the awesome prizes below, some of the DT hosted games and prizes as well! To see who won, check out the girls blogs below!  Thanks to all who participated!

Kerry
Tiffany
De
Kristen

Congrats to all the winners and a big thank you to all of our wonderful, supportive Sponsors!

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Birthday Bash Winners!

First I used Random.org for the blog hop winner. Random.org choose blog #2 out of 15 for the blog. That's Sarah's blog. Then it choose comment number 26 out of Sarah's 49 comments. The winner is GWEN! YAY! Gwen, if you already have a Scor-Pal, I know a certain EIC creator that would love to have it! ;) Please email me your info and I'll get your prize sent to you.

Second, Random.Brady (the world's CUTEST random drawing person!) picked Jessica to win the gift certificate from SoftPencil! You can see Jessica's cute card HERE. Jessica, please email me and we'll work out the details for your gift certificate.

Thanks to everyone who played with us!

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Reminder! Scor-Pal Giveaway!

If you want to win the Scor-Pal prize pack and who wouldn't!? You still have time! Go HERE to start the blog hop and leave comments on each post! A winner will be picked RANDOMLY amongst all the posts. Also, please do the challenge, it's super easy! Make an item that's inspired by anything on Etsy.com. Easy peasy!

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EtsyInspired #52~ Birthday Bash!

Welcome to our brand new EtsyInspired challenge blog! Today is a very special day! EtsyInspired is turning one! And to celebrate, we are having a BIG party! We'll be chatting on our Paper Craft Planet group from 11am-2pm Pacific time on Sept 5. Join us for fun, chatting, prize, games, and much more!

The blog hop starts at 7am Pacific time at my Heart Hugs blog. There are lots of famous guest stars along the way! Super fun! Leave a comment on each blog! One grand prize winner who does the blog hop AND the challenge will win our grand prize from Scor-Pal (a Scor-Pal, Scor-Mat, Scor-Bug, and Scor-Tool.) One person will be selected from the blog hop to win a prize from AiFactory. And yet another person will win a $15 gift certificate from Softpencil for playing along in the challenge and leaving a comment right here on this post!

This week's challenge is a little different. It's player's choice. It's your opportunity to show me what inspires you on Etsy.com! Pick any shop and any item to be inspired by. Make any creation that your little heart desires and link it right here by Friday Sept 11 by noon Pacific time. Random.Brady (my son) will choose a winner and I will post it on Friday afternoon. Have fun and go be EtsyInspired!

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