EtsyInspired Challenge#52

EtsyInspired has reached it's 1st Birthday & I'm glad I am able to play along. The challenge this week is to go to Etsy & find anything that inspires you ~ I thought I'd like to do something with butterflies ~ so I did a search ~ and my what wonderful items came up ~but one thing really popped out to me & I went to check out the rest of the artist's creations & found an absolutely awesome inspiration ~ Comfortably Numb by thelittlefox.  When I showed my oldest dd some of thelittlefox's gallery ~ she really liked it (I'm thinking I might need one item for a Christmas present ~shhh!) OK ~ back to the card ~ I wanted to keep it simple (to send to the WishRAK Labor Day Cards for the Troops Challenge) yet nice enough to make someone happy to receive it... I at once thought of the Unity set ~ Sweet zzz's & the Everyday Adorable (for the key & sentiment) ~ I kept with the overall color scheme ~ greys & red. I used the Spica pens to add a touch of bling (I covered it with Liquid Glass ~ cause the Spica's rub off terribly & I don't want to run the risk getting some soldier all sparkly) The photo doesn't show the sparkle but it is still there. I didn't think the little key stuck out enough when I stamped it with VersaMark ~ so I used my SU grey chalk to give them just a hint of definition.  Oh ~ & the ribbon was only added to cover up a little red smudge ~ I'm such a messy stamper... LOL... but I think it ties back to the inspiration piece nicely (as there is red ribbon tied around the key).

On a personal note ~ I picked a copy of Dead Until Dark (A Sookie Stackhouse novel) at B&N today ~ heard quite a few people recommend them ~ so we'll see...

Deets: Stamps: Unity ~ Sweet zzz's, Everyday Adorable
Cardstock: GP; SU ~ Sahara Sand; Unknown red
Ink: VersaMark; VersaFine ~ black; Memento ~ Rhubarb Stalk
Misc: Nestibilities; Spica; CTMH~ Liquid Glass; SU ~ Chalk; Sakura Glaze pen; Zig pen; Ribbon


Thanks for dropping by & I'd love to hear any comments!

Etsy Inspired Challenge ~on time!!!

I know, amazing ~ I'm usually always late ~ but this not this time... So, without further ado...here is my card for the EtsyInspired Challenge#51 ~ Red Crow Arts.

I made this card after seeing this mosaic art piece. I actually repurposed a project that I had made when I was a member of a Close To My Heart Hostess club with a bunch of great ladies. The orginal project was a 3d project with receipes & I think places for pictures... but that is just nothing I would ever use. And of course, I am too 'Green' to just throw the thing away or to even put it in the recycling bin. One thing I do like about the CTMH papers are their white core ~ it comes in handy with projects like this... my little assistant thought it was the BEST!

Deets: Stamp: CTMH

Ink: CTMH

Cardstock: CTMH

Misc: CTMH~ Liquid Glass, Waxy Flax; Cuddlebug Embossing Folder; sanding block; unknown snowflake.

EtsyInspiredChallenge#47

Yesterday, I was chatting over on SCS with some Unity friends & I mentioned that I had no idea what to do next ~ surprising isn't it?!?! *giggle* And Ashley (HeartHugsDesigns) suggested I do the EtsyInspired Challenge #47 from her blog. Seeing that I'd never done one before & that I felt really good about what I'd been making lately ~ I called for my trusty assistant to see what she thought. Once I pulled up the EtsyInspired shop ~ Julie's Jewels ~ the oh's & ah's & of course, I want that one! started. So I knew it would be easy to find some inspiration ~ but not so sure we could pull it together to make a card... My assistant really loved the Rock Crystal Quartz w Aventurine & SSilver Necklace. Sorry, I don't know how to add the actual picture to my blog ~ but the link should take you straight to it... And off we went ~ assistant picked out everything ~ the paper, the Unity butterfly & even the ink that she used to daub the papers with to add a bit of color ~ yep ~ the lovely butterfly was all her (once I embossed it in silver for her...). I did make the suggestion of cutting out the card with the scallop circle.... Thanks for stopping by...

Deets: Stamp: Unity ~ Sept 08 KOM

Ink: Memento: Angel Pink, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout; Versamark

Paper: BasicGrey ~ Porcelain;

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific

Misc: Silver embossing powder (?); Ribbon (?), Nestibilities thru the Cuttlebug, Smooch ~ SilverFox.