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This week’s shop is full of TONS of inspiration!

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Here’s my card, inspired by the shape of the bags and the lush fabrics:

Monogrammed Notecard

Materials:

• Just Rite Special Occasions font
• Papertrey Ink Cardstock and Vellum
• Lily Bean Patterned Paper
• Black Staz-on Ink
• Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities
• May Arts Black Silk Ribbon
• Sewing Machine and Thread
• CTMH Hat Pin

To check out the deets and what The Etsy Inspired has to giveaway, GO HERE!

Isn’t this sketch AWESOME!!!? This is my first time participating in this awesome challenge!

My card:

{Thanks}

Materials:

• PTI Cardstock and vellum
• Anna Griffin Darcy Paper
• Kaisercraft Rhinestones
• Staz-on Ink
• CTMH stamps

so thankful

The past few months have been a whirlwind for me! I wanted to say “Thank You” to everyone that has encouraged me throughout my crafting days You know who you are! Thank you for believing in me and for telling me to never give up!

Materials:

• Bazzill Cardstock
• Anna Griffin Paper and flocked Paper
• May Arts Silk Ribbon
• Stampin Up Rub-on (yes, you can add rub-ons to ribbon)
• Kaisercraft pearl
• sewing pins
• Cricut

Vintage Merci

Hey there!!!! There’s been a lot of excitement around here with the debut of Petal Press Stamps AND Torendi!!!! Thought I’d keep it simple today

Materials:

• CTMH stamp and Circle
• Anna Griffin Darcy Paper
• Papertrey Ink cardstock and ribbon
• Corner Rounder
• Palette Noir Hybrid black ink

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HELLO and Welcome to The Etsy Inspired Birthday Blog Hop!

You’re probably enroute from Joy’s blog. If you’re happening upon my blog today, won’t you join us in the Etsy Inspired Blog Hop!!! There are games, prizes, chatting, and SCOR-PAL is our sponsor and has offered up some AWESOME GOODIES!!!! Please start at Ashley’s blog! We have a NEW BLOG too, just click on the banner above!!!!!

The GAME is at the end of the post as well as where to Hop to next!!!

This week we were able to pick our OWN store!!!! Here is one of my personal faves:

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Here is some eye candy:

My card:

Elegant Thanks

Materials:

• CTMH Stamps and Pin
• Anna Griffin Darcy Paper
• Papertrey Ink cardstock and saddle-stitched ribbon
• Fiskars threaded water punch

MATCH THE FACT with THE DESIGN TEAM MEMBER!!!!

DT Members:

1. Joy
2. Kerry
3. De
4. Kristen
5. Tiffany
6. Ashley
7. Emily
8. Heather
9. Lee
10. Shannon
11. Sarah, OUR ROCK STAR GUEST DESIGNER THIS MONTH!!!!

Facts:

1. I hate to swim.
2. I’ve been a hair model for Tony & Guy Hair Salon.
3. I share custody of my dogs with my Ex.
4. I was on the Dance Team in High School
5. I can’t stand coffee!
6. I have 2 kids.
7. I have a collection of Care Bears.
8. I love Dr. Pepper with lemon squeezed in it.
9. I can’t sleep with anything on my feet.
10. In Middle School, I raised Guide Dogs for the blind through 4-H.
11. I have TRUE arachnaphobia…to the point where it physically disables me when I see one. I can’t even use paper with spiders on it!

Just leave a comment with your guesses and the winners will be announced September 11th!!!!!

Now, please give me a HUGE WARM welcome for our awesome guest today, you all know and love her, Markie’s Mom, Faith!!!!!!

Darcy in Paris

Here’s some more of that Darcy paper I won from Cath over at Moxie Fab! I LOVE IT!!! To me, it has this Retro European Mod flair! I HAD to pair it with a watercolored Eiffel Tower

Materials:

• Odd Bird Planet Eiffel Tower
• Odd Bird Planet Dotty Border
• Heavy watercolor paper
• Anna Griffin Darcy paper and crown brad
• American Crafts thickers
• CTMH Markers
• SU Waterbrush
• Black Staz-on Ink

Masculine Love

Here’s my card that I made with some of my Moxie Fab winnings!!!! Cath sent me the entire Anna Griffin Darcy Collection and I am IN LOVE It’s mod and vintage and SO ME!

Materials List:

• Anna Griffin Darcy Paper and Cardstock Sticker
• Papertrey Ink True Black and Enchanted Evening Cardstock
• Offray White Satin Ribbon
• White thread
• Foam Tape

On a side note, I submitted to CARDS this past call and nothing was picked up I cried, yeah I cried, but I’m no quitter! I just wanted to say NEVER GIVE UP! Nothing comes from NOT trying! If at first you don’t succeed, try TRY again! And that’s what I’m doing! I’m manning up and getting back on that saddle!