EIC #106 {Pegasus Maiden}

Hello, friends:}

I'm back with another EtsyInspired challenge! LOVE visiting these featured Etsy stores!! This week we are headed over to the FABULOUS (and I mean FABULOUS!!!!) Pegasus Maiden shop! Oh my--these head pieces are so beautiful! I was inspired to craft and get one! I want to wear one of these--and one of our winners this week will get this oh-so-beautiful head piece [LUCKY! I wish I could win--WISH WISH WISH!]. 

Our sponsor this week is Schlosser Designs! Another awesome shop--there are clear stamps and even sewing patterns! Everything you need for crafting. Another lucky winner will get to pick 2 stamps from Schlosser Designs {winner's choice}. LUCKY again!!!

I was really inspired by the peacock feathers. I wanted to make a card for my friend who's father-in-law just passed...and I thought this blue/green/tan color story would make a beautiful sympathy card. I just love these feathers--picked them up last night at JoAnn Fabrics {97 cents for three sets!!}. I love that the feathers are not peacock feathers--but different. I love that metal peacock too. The sentiment is from Ippity's Regal Greetings [great set for sentiments!]. I just love how this turned out--simple! 

This next card was inspired by these lovely butterfly clips. I wanted to capture the colors of each butterfly and make a "friendship" card. I love this sentiment (Unity's August 09 KOTM)--it is simple and sweet. I also love these butterflies (Unity's Butterfly Garden). I don't know if you can tell, but the bodies have colored gems that match the bodies in this inspiration photo. I also love that thread that is tied around the sentiment--so fun! Another simple card! 

That's it for me today--I really wanted to make another card....but time got away from me! But don't fret--the EtsyInspired DT members have created more eye candy for you to look at! Hop on over to their sites and leave them some love!!


Ashley

De

Emily B

Emily N

Kim Wilson {September Guest DT}

Joy

Kerry

Savannah {that's me}

Stephanie

Virginia

And don't forget to head on over to the EIC blog for more deets. This challenge will end Friday, Sept. 24 at noon Pacific Time. I cannot wait to see what you make--and if you end up buying one of those head pieces--do share;) Take a pic! 


Thanks so much for stopping by! Love sharing my creations with you! Love EtsyInspired!! Be blessed:}

ps...last week I mentioned that I would share my tag inspired by that cow over the moon necklace {click HERE if you want to see the post}...well...I can't! I cannot share this tag because it is going to be PUBLISHED!! SOOOOO excited:} So instead of showing a pic...I will be sharing my fav photo ever--my "Out for Publication" photo!! HOOOOORAY!

FWF [Sept. 17]

Hello, my wonderful friends:}


I just love all of you! THANK YOU so much for stopping by! I also love Fridays--it's FWF over on the Unity blog!! **NOTE:: I am so sad that I have not had time to play along with their challenges...must find time this weekend!


Anyway--I've got a couple of cards to share with you today...I made this card ASAP after getting this new stamp set {Unity's Little Boy}. I just love this horse. I love how it's modern but looks old....or am I the only one who sees this? Eh. I also love these papers. They are from an old paper stash that I had for a pet themed scrapbook. I just LOVE the pop of red! SO cute!!!

This next card was created for a new little boy or possibly a younger boy's bday...I used my Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride papers with Unity's Joy Ride and Little Boy stamp sets. I love that little helicopter. So fun! I also love these colors for this boyish card--purple??? LOVE IT! And I have to share that I LOVE my burlap string that I got from Limelight! I use it on all my cards...well 80% of them:} LOVE it!

I just noticed that this pic is a bit drab--I will try and retake it so you can see it in natural lighting! It really is simple--but beautiful...KWIM? :)

My next card was created using a PC sketch. I love these Webster's Pages (also avilable at Limelight)!! I used the branch from Unity's What a Hoot! set, along with Unity's July KOTM for the sentiment. The nest and eggs are from Artisitc Outpost's Birds of a Feather stamp set. I just love this--I love how the leaves are stitched on! SO FUN! 

And I have a sneak peak...if you haven't already been over to the All Things Unity blog...I posted a card over there as well! I'm everywhere--just kidding...I'm only on two blogs today:}

That's it for me today! But be sure to head on over to the Unity blog for more FWF creations! There is a BIG list of blogs for you to hop! Lots of crafty goodness shared today:) And be sure to leave some love on all the blogs!!


Thanks again for stopping by today! I love visiting with you! I will be back tomorrow with another EIC challenge! And Sunday is another All Things Unity challenge--remember:: you have until Saturday at midnight to enter in our photo inspiration challenge! I do hope you will join in the fun! Thanks again for everything:) Be blessed!

PDCC #47

Hello, friends:}

I am so excited to share another color story for The Play Date Cafe! Just love love love this challenge! So fun to see what colors Sarah and Julie put together. This week Sarah put together red, teal, leaf green, and black/white. OHHHH! Such fun colors!

And this week our sponsor is Paperbag Studios. The owner, Roben-Marie, is our fabulous fabulous Guest Designer this week! Paperbag Studios features a collection of rubber stamps ranging from children to doodles and houses to shoes and offers a unique mix that appeals to not only the rubber stamper but visual and altered artists alike! The prize this week::: $25 gift certificate to the online store! Let me tell you---these stamps are AMAZING! The PDCC DT were sent a set of stamps to play with--so fun! Thanks, Roben-Marie! 

This week I decided to make a card for a neighbor. I made them a card about four months ago--inviting them to dinner. I made them another card about two months ago wishing them "happy anniversary" for owning their house for a year (also inviting them to dinner).....we have yet to get together! It just happens that our schedules have not matched--but hopefully, after sending them this card we will get together! I used Paperbag Studios stamps--Doodles & Daters [the houses are my favorites]! I just love how beautiful they look! I stamped everything on text paper. After cutting out each piece, I distressed them with inks and then popped them with foam dots. I tied embroidery thread around the heart--and I thought about stitching on the sentiment tag but I couldn't figure out which thread color to use. I love love love how this card turned out:} This is also a great entry for the Paper Crafts Magazine challenge--use text in a different way.

That's all for me today--but don't worry! The PDCC DT members have created some beautiful (BEAUTIFUL) cards and creations with their Paperbag Studios stamps! Be sure to stop by all their blogs and leave them some love!


Roben-Marie {Guest Designer}

Lisa Somerville

Sarah Anderson

Andrea Ewen

Ruby 2 Shoes

Suzanne Czosek

Julie Ranae

Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me!}

I hope you will play along with us--complete details are over on The Play Date Cafe blog. Remember this challenge ends on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 11:59pm. Can't wait to see what you make!!


I will be back tomorrow! THANKS so much for stopping by! Love sharing with you--love visiting with you! LOVE the PDCC! Be blessed:}

H{ippity} Hop Sept. 13~ dedicated to my friend, Michelle!!

Hello, friends:}


It's H{ippity} Hop day!! I love Mondays--esp. when I can play along with the Ippity gals! I just love my Ippity stamps! I love love love them! I love anything Unity and Ippity!!

My first project was created for the Ippity “fall theme” challenge last week. I love love love this card--it turned out super cute! And I used four different Ippity stamp sets:: leaves {Devoted}, trees {So This Is Love}, sentiment {Life’s Little Moments and Fall For You}. Just love the plaid in the back...and that bow is a new technique. I tried to make a double bow--it kind of looks like it should:) LOVE it! **NOTE:: This card was featured yesterday on the Ippity site! THANKS, Eryn!!  This card is also good for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge [stitching]. 

This next project was paper pieced---actually, everything I do is paper pieced:} I made this for a bride. I love sharing my favorite recipes...and since I hardly ever cooked before I was married--this would have been nice to get from someone as a wedding gift. It is a small recipe book. I love these papers from October Afternoon. I used my Unity Kitchen Logic stamps with Ippity's banner from Love in Return. The sentiment was stamped with the stamps from Unity's May KOTM.  Just love how this turned out! I love the copper wire for the handle of that teapot! SO FUN! If you know of any good recipes I should include in this gift--leave me a comment! 

I used the Hip Hop sketch from last week for this card, which was created for a very special friend, RUBY--who's birthday was yesterday! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this card! I love the Webster's Pages I used--I got them at Limelight! I also love that chipboard stamp. I received that in a package from CARDS magazine for being published in May. I used my distress inks to make it that beautiful orange brown color! ACK--first time doing this and I LOVE IT! I used Ippity's sentiment from the Just Wanted To Say set {such a FUN set to use for almost all occasions!!} and Unity's butterfly from Life's Becoming. LOVE it!! I can't wait until RUBY gets it in the mail {she lives in England}! **NOTE::: RUBY if you are reading this....don't look at this pic!

My last creation for today was really simple...after I messed up 4 times! I couldn't stamp that beautiful image--I guess I wasn't pushing down hard enough. I made a tag just to say thanks! I love this tag--it is so neutral with a pop of purple/pink. LOVE it! I used Ippity's Now & Always set with the sentiment from The Simple Things. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! CAS!

And it's official--it's Michelle's last H{ippity} Hop! SOOOOOOOOO sad! I still remember my first conversation with her! I told her I would be her personal secretary {which I still would love to work with you, Michelle! Just let me know if you need someone to make coffee or give you a break from answering phones!}. I just love Michelle--great friend with a kind, generous, loving, heart!! Thanks for all you have done, Michelle:} This tag is also good for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge [stitching]. 


That's all for me today! Love sharing my creations with you! Be sure to stop by the Ippity blog for a complete list of blogs to visit--WOW! Blown away AGAIN!

Thanks so much for all your love and support! Be blessed:}

a SPECIAL day:}

Hello, friends:}


Today is a very special day--it's RUBY's bday!! She is a fellow teammate on The Play Date Cafe DT. I just love her--she is super fun and so creative!! Head on over to her blog HERE to leave her some birthday wishes and love!! 


And last week, my friend, Jackie, came over to scrap with me! LOVED it!! I cannot wait until she comes again! She has some projects for her living room that we worked on. I WISH I would have taken pics of these pages before we put them in the picture frames. Next time! This first one was of her dogs. She has some super cute pups!

This next one was created to remember her wedding day. I STILL have not completed my wedding pages! This inspired me to get mine finished! She was such a pretty bride--glowing! BEAUTIFUL! Wish you were there! She actually got married on a boat--so fun!

Jackie actually made that copper wire bow! We had brads/etc...but then we thought the wire would make a better embellie! LOVE it!

This last frame was created to scrap about fishing memories. Jackie used several fonts on my computer to create the fun sentiments. LOVE this page! It is full of details!

The quote at the top--that is something Jackie said once...maybe I'll have her share the story next week:} FUNNY!

And here is a fun pic that Jackie and I took after we were finished. Thanks, Jackie, for a FUN FUN FUN day! 

That's it for me today--I hope that you are doing well! Be sure to stop by RUBY's blog and stop back by here tomorrow! I will have some creations to share for the H{ippity} Hop!! LOVE IT! Be blessed!

EIC #105 {Handmade Whimzy}

Hello, friends:}

Another great challenge starts today over at the EtsyInspired blog! LOVE visiting all these shops and getting inspired! This week we are featuring Handmade Whimzy! What a fun store! And our sponsor this week is Craft Brulee. 2 winners this week:: one will win a lavender and chamamile eye pillow from Handmade Whimzy and another winner will get a $10 USD gift voucher from Craft Brulee! OHHH--wish I could win!

I was inspired by several items (again!). My first creation was inspired by this apron! I love love love this style of aprons--so fun and fresh! And these colors! MMMM! Just makes me want to go bake something:} I created a pear prayer journal. I know there isn't a pear on the apron--but my apple stamp was a bit small...so I made another fruit the focus! This pear image is from Unity's 100% Happy set. LOVE it! I used the split image technique to make this pear. So fun! And this is such a fun prayer journal with all the colors and images! It could be for a boy or a girl--a whole family!

My next project was created after seeing this cow jumping over the moon necklace! So fun--I instantly thought of my JoAnn Fabric stamps--I think they are Debbie Mumm??? I got them so long ago--but excited I was able to use them for this tag! I also used my Unity polka dot wood stamp for the sentiment. Unfortunately, I cannot show you more than this little sample. I will share it ASAP (or as soon as it is rejected from the submission call!).   I actually LOVE this tag--it is super cute! So be on the look out for when I share it again:} 

My last card was created after seeing this cute owl lavender and chamomile eye pillow. I just love owls--and I thought I would make a red-ish colored owl. I used my August Unity KOTM paired with the What A Hoot! Unity set by . LOVE this CAS card!! Super fun!! 

That's it for me today! I hope you will stop by all the other EtsyInspired DT members' blogs--they will knock you out of your chair with their AMAZING talent! LOVE it!


Ashley
De
Emily B
Emily N
Kim Wilson {September Guest DT}
Joy
Kerry
Savannah {that's me}
Stephanie
Virginia


I hope you will join in the fun--this challenge ends on Friday, Sept. 17 at noon Pacific Time. Head on over to EtsyInspired for more deets! I cannot wait to see what you create! LOVE it!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Love sharing the fun EIC challenges with you! More to come later!! Be blessed:}

ps...remember the fallen today:) God bless America!!