With the Help of a Challenge or Two...

I can't thank you enough for all the lovely messages

that were sent, both here as comments and privately.

If you read my last post, you'll know that my creativity

came to a screeching halt this past week.

So I thought the best way to get it up and running again

was to take on a challenge or two.  Even that didn't come

as easily as I had hoped, but I do have two to share.

First up is Limelight Papercrafts Sketch #58

I love making these flowers!

It's a combination of papers from BasicGrey's new 'Jovial' line

and Tim Holtz's 'Tattered Florals' die cut.

The center bling is from Prima.

The sentiment is also die cut from Sizzix/BasicGrey's combo

dies for the holidays.

The next challenge is something completely different.

My dear friend Savannah O'Gwynn is on

the 'All Things Unity' DT and I love to support

my friends when I can.

This week they in turn, our supporting

Jennifer McGuire's 'Card's for Kids' drive

by using that as their challenge.

Of course, the main requirement is to use anything

Unity or Ippity, and on this card....I went all Ippity.

The stamps are from the following sets:

'Just Wanted to Say' (sentiment)

'A Little Buggy' (ladybug)

'Because of You' (flower)

I paper-pieced the flower and ladybug using a variety

of scraps in coordinating colors.

The twine is from my new favorite place...

'The Twinery'

Just a little reminder....all the Ippity stamps shown here

or on any of my posts are always available in my little

'Ippity Shop' here...if they are not pictured, please don't

hesitate to ask...I get behind in my updates sometimes.

Well...that's it for now.

I have a fun Halloween card to share with you tomorrow

and hopefully one or two other projects that I am working on.

I hope you will let me know you were here by leaving 

a quick note in the comment section...thank you kindly.

The Gang's 'Owl' Here! EtsyInspired #100

The day is finally here!

EtsyInspired Challenge #100!

I am so honored to be a guest designer with

this fabulous team for the month of August

and to kick it off with a

celebration this big is...well...big!

There are so many fabulous prizes to

be won this week by these fabby sponsors:

Unity Stamp Company

Lawn Fawn Stamps

Charleston Scrapbook Company

Limelight Papercrafts

May Arts

Softpencil Designs

Someone is going to win

100 items!

Let's see what my 'inspiration' was for this week

and then I will share with you how you could win!

The Etsy Store sponsor this week is

Cathy Walters.

She designs and creates amazing soldered pendants

and this one really grabbed my attention.

My little owl family come courtesy of

Kristen Powers Ink.

I love these little guys and I thought you might too!

You know this is one of my favorite border punches

from Martha Stewart.

So now how & what can you win?

First...we would love for you to play along

with us at EtsyInspired.  Stop by and check out

the challenge and play along.

You could win a fabulous pendant from

Cathy Walters and maybe even the

100 item giveaway!

Next...make a stop at each of the design team's

blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win

an additional prize from one of our sponsors.
Here's the EIC Design Team...

Ashley

De

Emily B.

Emily N.

Joy

Julie Ranae 

{that's me, of course}

Kerry

Savannah

Stephanie

Virginia

Here's what you could win from

Julie's Open Window courtesy of May Arts...

A grab bag a fabby ribbon!

Finally...to qualify for the 100 item giveaway,

you must play in the challenge.  The winner will be

chosen by random draw from the players who enter.

For all the details, click here and have fun! 

Feelin' a Little Blue...

FOR MY BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY

CLICK HERE

I love this stamp set from Lizzie Anne Designs.

I thought it was just right for this week's

'COLOR SPLASH'

over at The Play Date Cafe.

I am the color host of this week's challenge

and when I found this fabby photo, I knew

it had to be the one for this week.

I used my favorite 'Stylized Flowers' EF

from Cuttlebug for the white-on-white background.

The hint of blue is so subtle, yet very effective.

So very CAS for this week.

The sponsor for this week's challenge is...

So make sure you pop on over and start

your creative juices flowing.

Then....Play....play....PLAY!

Feelin' Peachy...

As I was working on a post for this week's

Play Date Cafe Challenge, a nasty thunderstorm

swept through the area and knocked out my

power just long enough to make life a bit difficult.

So....I am at least sharing the 'color story'

with you, which was chosen this week by

our British Senior Designer, Sarah Anderson.

Make sure you visit her blog to see the entire

photo of this cake...it's pretty amazing!

 Also very happy to share with you that

this week's sponsor is

Limelight Papercrafts.  This week's winner

is going to receive TWO wonderful prizes!

We have a very talented celebrity guest designer

in The Cafe as well....so what are you waiting for?

It's ok...you can go now  : )