Etsy Poster Sketch - Super Fun!

I just found out about this Etsy Treasury on Etsy. If you don't know what it is, it is a place for you to make a list with 12 items. Your list could be picked for the Etsy front page (you know how the front page always has a cute selection of items). There are a limited number so you have to be online at exactly the right time to get one.

I have gotten two so far... but the point of this story is that Etsy has a tool called Poster Sketch. Click HERE to check it out. So here you can make lists for fun or to prepare in case you get a Treasury. So the fun of it is trying to pick a selection of items with a theme. Well I made one tonight and I am in love with it. If I get a treasury tomorrow this is what I will post. But in case I don't get one, I wanted to share these great shops with you.

So the theme is "shopping by number"...




Here are the shops that are included. They are listed by number! I want all of them and some shops had several items that would have worked just as well. Click the shop name to see these talented Etsy artists.
1. Vintage Market Place
2. My Adobe Cottage
3. New Dominion Blues
4. Green Balloon
5. Simple Sweet Design
6. Bonnie Jones
7. CS Unique Jewelry
8. Reiter8
9. Flea Market Trixie
10. Tipple and Snack
11. Mike Narciso
12. The Posh Event

While you are checking out these shops, please stop by my Etsy shops MD Cards and Gifts and Wanted Creatures!

Etsy Inspired Challenge this week...

I am having so much fun with this Weekly Etsy Inspired Challenge! You can check out their blog for more info by clicking HERE. Basically an Etsy shop will be the inspiration for a card (or whatever craft) you make. It has really helped me jump start some ideas. I am very grateful to the team at the Etsy Inspired Challenge Blog.

This week the Etsy Shop is Isabells Umbrella. They sell super cute notecards and things with original artwork. The designs are super simple and way cute! This is the card I chose as my inspiration this week:

I had this gold fish stamp forever so I am thrilled I got to use it! This is my card:



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10 Cards in 10 Weeks - Card 1

I have finished my first card for my Preppy Inspired Challenge! Thanks to Elle for the inspiration piece. She will give me a new inspiration piece from the world of fashion on Monday.

10 Cards in 10 Weeks - Preppy Inspired Cards

My friend Elle is moving away in 10 weeks! She has given herself a challenge to wear a different outfit everyday until she moves. She is documenting this on her blog and posting her outfit there daily. You can check out her Completely Preppy blog HERE. There is lots of good stuff there.

This inspired me to make a challenge for myself. My biggest road blocks is not being inspired to create. So the challenge I came up with is to let Elle pick out an inspiration piece from the world of fashion (of which she is very savvy... me... not so much). She will give me the inspiration piece every Monday and I will post the card that it inspired every Saturday!

I just came up with this today so she gave me this inspiration piece.



So tune in Saturday to see what it inspired (oh the pressure!) You can play along too if you want. 10 cards in 10 weeks , maybe I will finally start restocking our Etsy Shop. Visit us on Etsy by clicking HERE.

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Random Art Inspiration... with Parker

I found this funny blog called "The Annotated Weekender", click on the blog name to link there. They draw/doodle all over a magazine every weekend. The cartoons are very funny and cute.

This is an example of one of the comics:



Cute right? Well this inspired Parker and me to get out our copies of Austin magazine and try our hand at doodling. These are the results. I am not a great drawer, so see if you can guess which one is drawn by a 9 year old and which one was drawn by me.






This was actually pretty fun, I recommend this activity for everyone whether you can draw or not. Thank to The Annotated Weekender for the inspiration!

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Etsy Inspired Challenge - My first time entering

I have been following this blog called Etsy Inspired Challenge. Basically they feature an Etsy shop each week as inspiration for a paper crafting project. They can explain it better. Click HERE to see their blog.

This week they picked a super cute Etsy shop called Bee Things. They sell super cute prints and use alot of birds, which we all know I love. They even have the cutest lunch sacks!

This is my inspiration from the Bee Things shop (my two favorite things, birds and cupcakes):I made this card using my cricut and basic grey patterned papers. I was wanting to use my cupcake paper so bad, but I haven't been inspired to use it. I am so happy this challenge came along! It turned out so cute I am going to offer it for sale in my Etsy shop MD Cards and Gifts.


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Again with the Owls?!

I know, I seriously have an owl problem right now. When I am browsing on Etsy I am inexplicably drawn into searching for Owl stuff. Etsy has Owls of all makes and models.

• This time I was inspired by this super cute stuffed owl from BWinks. They are unique and the fabrics used are so nice. I can't decide which one to order. I believe they can do custom color schemes too. I think this would make a great Mother's day, Baby shower or Birthday gift. The best part is that they are "Good Luck" owls!! You can never have too much of that!

• The next shop I fell in love with yesterday is called Woolcrazy. These are little hand sized owls and way too cute! It was hard to decide which one to post a picture of. This one is super cute. It also looks like they are part hand sewn, part needle felted and part knitted. The prices seem reasonable to me too. Click on the shop name to go to the Etsy Shop.

• Okay *hint hint* for my birthday I totally want these plush owl cake toppers! That would be the best birthday ever! This shop, Gifts Define, additionally has the cutest owl mobile I have ever seen. Although I am a little old for an owl mobile, I think I love it.

Don't forget to check out my Etsy shops Wanted Creatures and MD Cards and Gifts. Thanks for stopping by!