Combined Challenge - PDCC36 and CPS 174

I decided to combine two challenges today. This is my first time entering The Play Date Cafe challenge.

So The Play Date Cafe has a great color challenge this week of Pink, Red and White:


Also check out the Card Positioning System Challenge. Using sketches is a great way to get inspired:


Unfortunately this card didn't photograph very well. But here it is!


Thanks for taking a look! Be sure to check out my Etsy Shop! That is where most of my challenge cards end up.

10 Cards in 10 Weeks - Preppy Inspired Card #8

This is card #8 in my Preppy Inspired card (self imposed) challenge. That means only 2 more cards and Elle will be off to California starting her new life. I am super proud of her (don't tell her I said that!)

Check out her "What Preppy Wore" Challenge, she is wearing a different outfit to work for 50 work days.

Last week she gave me this fashion inspiration:

This one was challenging, I think she is picking harder inspiration pieces! But alas, here is my card:




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Etsy Inspired Challenge #92

Etsy Inspired Challenge Blog strikes again with a super talented artist and shop. This shop is called My Zoetrop.

So from this shop my inspiration is:



Doesn't that cupcake look happy? I would look happy eating a cupcake! So for my birthday I want loads of cupcakes...


Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit the "Etsy Inspired" section on my Etsy shop.

10 Cards in 10 Weeks - Week 6 and 7 - Preppy inspired cards

I fell behind with my preppy inspired challenge so this post include week 6 and week 7! To see how Elle is doing on her "What Preppy Wore" Challenge click HERE.

Elle is moving away very soon so each card signifies one week closer to her departure. We went shopping this weekend and she got some super cute outfits, but she can't wear them for her challenge because her rules say she can't wear anything new. (maybe I can talk her into breaking that rule, because she bought a maxi dress that is super cute!)

To Recap click these links to see Card 1, Card 2, Card 3, Card 4 and Card 5

Anyway... Here is inspiration for week #6 chosen by Elle:

Preppy Inspired Card #6:



Inpiration #7 chosen by Elle:



Preppy Inspired Card #7
Please visit my Etsy Shop MD Card and Gifts to see these and other cards.

Etsy Inspired Challenge #88 and 15 Subscribers!

First... a huge Thank You to all the new subscribers to my blog. I am enjoying posting and getting to know such nice people. I am having such a great sense of community. So thanks again!

Ok... now onto this weeks Etsy Inspired Challenge. The inspiration shop this week is called Made by Michelle Bursegaard. What an extremely talented designer! You need to check out her shop.

I have been planning to make a "will you be my bridesmaid" card for my Etsy shop for a while now. But I have been a little stuck. Well Michelle's shop had just the inspiration I needed. Check out these great photo's and paintings of vintage and handmade Barbi dresses.


I couldn't think of a better inspiration for my "will you be my Bridesmaid" cards!


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EBTKS Challenge - Sketches Inspire

While browsing through blog land, I came across the Everything But the Kitchen Sink Challenge. There inspiration this week was this fabulous sketch. I just had to try it out, I love the clean lines and simplicity of it. Be sure to check out the blog for some other great cards inspired by this sketch.



Okay..... anti-climactic drum roll.....

I am very appreciative to blogs that post these challenges. I have felt so creatively drained that past few months and I feel like I have gotten a second wind. Thanks so much!

I will be posting this card in my Etsy Shop MD Cards and Gifts later this week! Yeah I am making progress!

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Etsy Inspired Challenge #88 - Challenges are fun!

This is my 4th time to participate in the Etsy inpired challenge. I have been inspired so much since I started and I am going to start entering more challenges soon! What a great way to get out of a creative rut! I am even thinking of starting a challenge about sock creatures to help fill my Wanted Creatures Etsy shop.

The shop this week is called Creation Designs, they sell cute vintage items. My inspiration piece was a cute Siamese cat statue. It was so cute that it already sold!

I absolutley love Siamese cats, well cats in general. Here is my beautiful girl! (remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder)



Now, all that is out of the way.... Here are my cards. I made a set of 4 coordinating mini cards.

Sorry, these aren't the best pictures ever! Thanks for taking a look. These cards will be listed in my Etsy Shop MD Cards and gifts (but I will try to take some more pictures).

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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