EtsyInspired Challenge

And the winners are...

>> Friday, August 6, 2010

Lets just get right down to it today shall we?! Our random winners today are #6 and #15!

The winner of the super amazing cards from Becky Kazana is Elizabeth! Check out Elizabeth's adorable card here!

And the winner of the 7 BugaBoo Stamps is Laurel! You can see her amazing card here!

Ladies! Contact me at stampindeva{at}bellsouth{dot}net so I can coordinate your prizes!

Thanks so much to all you players out there, our awesome shop - Becky Kazana and our generous sponsor - BugaBoo Stamps! Where would we be without you?! We definitely wouldn't be celebrating our 100th Challenge! WOOT! See you back tomorrow for the BIG day!

Please Welcome...

>> Wednesday, August 4, 2010

our August Guest Designer, Julie Ranae!

Julie Ranae comes to us from The Forest City in Rockford, Illinois. Having spent her career as a marketing consultant in retail,
she eventually found herself the owner of Northern Illinois' largest rubber stamp store. These days she no longer works in retail,
but continues to teach workshops and organizes paper-crafting events. She is the owner of two blogs...Julie's Open Window
and The Play Date Cafe Challenge, and is a representative for Ippity Stamps.

Take a peek at some of Julie's beautiful work!

For more of her gorgeous work be sure to check out her blog HERE and of course she will be sharing her fabulous Etsy Inspired projects with us all month!

Remember that this Saturday marks our 100th challenge and there will be tons of inspiration and prizes for all to enjoy!

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!!

Ashley

Emily B.

Emily N.

Heather Rolin {July Guest DT}

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

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!!!!

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

Emily B.

Emily N.

Heather Rolin {July Guest DT}

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

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!

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!!

Ashley

Emily B.

Emily N.

Heather Rolin {July Guest DT}

Joy

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