Birthday Bonanza: LAST CALL!

It's the final hours of our Birthday Bonanza sale! Make sure you stock up before the sale is over!!

Rat Dog Ink

Kat N' Drew Cards

Cardwear

Rachel's Rubber Room

Pinky Creations

Birthday Bonanza: Designers Galore!

It's the last day to stock up with our Buy 3 Get 1 Free Birthday card event happening. One of these beautiful creations could be yours!

Gerda's Garden

A and R Design Studio

Southern Scraps

Liz Felgate Crafts

UnFlappable Productions

So much talent!

Here is a few more of our participating artists for the Birthday Bonanza event happening NOW!

J B Art

Isabella Flora

CraftRx

Kingdom Kards

Shelwel

Colorful Celebrations

It's A Giveaway!

Today's giveaway is sponsored by Kimberly Costa of Honizukle Press! For Kim Honizukle Press is a true labor of love. For as long as she can remember she and her sister collected stationery and then spent countless hours trading and admiring their treasures. She loves to look back on those times when they would get excited over scented papers, pretty little notepads and colorful stickers. Once she began to make small cards and designs for her sister, her love for stationery and beautiful paper blossomed and those memories were the inspiration for Honizukle Press.

In keeping with the beginning of autumn Kim selected these beautiful Candy Apple Thank You cards to be given to one lucky recipient. In order to enter the giveaway visit her shop and select your favorite item and leave a comment letting her know which item it is. Then if you would like to get a second entry follow her on Twitter and tweet her blog then leave another comment to let her know you've done so. That's it! Easy as, well....apple pie.

On the afternoon of Monday October 4th Kim will leave a comment letting us know who the winner is both here and on her blog so be sure she has a way to contact you.

Have a great day everybody, good luck and thanks for stopping by.

It's A Giveaway!

Today's giveaway is sponsored by Eve of IsabellaFlora. Eve and her 92 year old father create the images that are used for their cards. Her father is a wizard at photography and Eve is a watercolor artist. A long time ago, 1928 to be exact Eve's father started his photography hobby and just three years ago Eve started doing watercolors. Lately though her dad has been sharing his photography skills with her but she feels she has very big boots to fill.

They are giving away this beautiful Lavender and Lace card. Eve grew the lavender in her garden, the antique milk mug was acquired on a trip to England and the lace was passed down to her. To enter please visit IsabellaFlora and then leave a comment below letting her know which item is your favorite. The winner will be chosen on the afternoon of Sunday August 8, 2010 and announced in the comments section. Please make sure Eve has a way to contact you.

Have a great day everybody, good luck and thanks for stopping by.

It's A Giveaway!

Today's Etsy Greetings giveaway is sponsored by Laurie of Kingdom Kards! Laurie creates beautiful cards using a combination of vintage family and found photos.

Here's how you can enter: visit Kingdom Kards on Etsy and then leave a comment below letting Laurie know your favorite card from her shop. If you're on Twitter you can get a second entry by tweeting about the giveaway. Once you've tweeted come back and leave another comment to let Laurie know about your tweet. Please add the hashtag #kingdomkards to your tweet so she can verify you've announced her giveaway to the world.

Once you've entered and made sure Laurie has a way to contact you, come back on Sunday evening June 6, 2010 when the winner will be announced in the comments section below. One lucky winner will receive a set of six cards pictured along with their favorite item from her shop.

Good luck everyone, thanks for stopping by.

Welcome To The Etsy Greetings Blog Giveaway!

Today's giveaway is sponsored by Karista of Cards N' Crafts.

Karista says: "I love crafting of all kinds and often find myself drawn to fiber arts, both in paper and yarns. Cardmaking is a fun way to share a bit of all this with those I love and a great break from my typically chaotic days of homeschooling my 4 children. Enjoy this little but of love "To You From Me"."

This blank card is for use on any of those special occasions that may come up. It can be used for birthdays, holidays, thinking-of-you days, and any other time you'd like to share something special with a friend.

The card is carefully crafted with top-quality cardstock, ribbon, designer paper, and a hand- crocheted flower (available at http://sugaryarn.etsy.com/). It is lined with white paper and comes with a coordinating envelope.

To enter please leave a comment for Karista. A winner will be chosen on the morning of March 14, 2010 and will be announced in the comment section. Please be sure Karista has a way to contact you.

Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by.

Friday Feature

This week's featured seller is StudioFlowerPower.

1. Tell us about you and your shop.

Hi I’m Jackie, a single multi-tasking mom to a 9 year old angel. I make my very small living selling my greeting cards with real pressed flowers to boutiques across Canada. You can imagine between all the flower pressing I do, and design, production, sales, etc…I am not always as active on the Etsy Greetings Team as I wish to be.

I think creating art with pressed flowers is an art that has stagnated a bit over time and I like to think that I succeed in putting a breath of fresh air into this ancient craft!!

My shop presently sells my greeting cards with real pressed flowers . They are not prints; EACH card is made with real flowers. The cards are protected with a special film so that the flowers do not crumble off.

I am working on larger original pieces intended for framing (8.5” x 11”).

2. How did you get started in your craft?

I started experimenting with flower pressing about 10 years ago I started pressing the flowers with art in mind. I did a lot of research into flower pressing art and found that it lacked a bit of imagination so I thought it would be my goal to try and modernize things a bit.

3. What is your favorite material or tool?

Obviously flowers!! I love as the years go on that my pressed flower collection grows; it allows me to to try out new ideas all the time.
I also like working with papers and have recently been trying out stamping and “rubbings”.
I have recently been obsessed with old children’s books, encyclopedias etc. Sometimes I think I have too many ideas in my head!! Presently I am working on combining decoupage with the real flowers.

4. Where do you get your design inspiration from?

I truly believe inspiration is all around us, you just have to look for it sometimes.
I get inspiration from so many things; nature and art I guess are the two biggies. I just try and look at everything a little outside of the box and always with my flowers in mind…
I look at a lot of art books, from classic to contemporary. I surf the web looking at other artists be it etsy, myspace, art sites, pressed flowers artists etc…I am constantly amazed at all the talent out there!
Just open your eyes the inspiration is there!

Tuesday Treasury

Black and White... with a splash of color! created by thepaperflowershop



Chic Valentine, Wedding or Anniversary Card by winemakerssister



Wedding Card Set - Card and Notecards by thepaperflowershop



Rochelle Birthday Card - Black/White/Red by christinawilliams



Love For Font Geeks -- Folded Card by upup



Groovy Greetings by mrsdstahl



Black and White Trio by twohanddesign



Katherine Birthday Card - Black/White/Green by christinawilliams


Red, Black and White Elegant Thank You Cards - Set of 12 by cardsbyjenna

Giveaway from Cara's Scrap 'N Stamp Art

Cara's Scrap 'N Stamp Art is sponsoring this "Hello Spring" Giveaway. No need to wait til May for flowers, celebrate the season of rebirth or brighten up the rainy day gloom with this set of spring floral notecards! You will receive 6 3x3 notecards with "Hello Spring" stamped inside. Perfect for a spring birthday, Easter, a thank you note, thinking of you card or just because! A paper flower adorns the front with a big shiny brad in the center.

Cara's Scrap 'N Stamp Art is filled with handmade original creations including handmade cards, premade scrapbook albums and pages and unique keepsakes. Custom orders are welcome.

To enter this giveaway, visit CarasScrapNStampArt and then come back to comment on your favorite item and any items you'd like to see in the future. If you visit Cara's blog at www.CarasScrapNStampArt.blogspot.com and sign on as a follower you'll be the first to know of upcoming sales, new items, future giveaways and you'll be entered twice to win.

Be sure to include your Etsy shop address or an email where you can be contacted if you are the winner. One winner will be randomly selected from all comments posted on the evening of April 10, 2009. The winning number will be posted in the comments section and the winner contacted by Cara.

Check back for more giveaways from the EtsyGreetings team and to see exciting new creations from the designers on the EtsyGreetings team. Happy Spring!!

Tuesday Treasury

Just my Type created by twohanddesign



Crazy In Love Card $3.00 collective elements



Such a Cute Good Luck Card $2.50 candyragz



Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah wordy note card $3.50 thebeautifulproject



Hello Chica $4.00 APunkinCardCompany



Charlie's Card - Birthday, Friendship, Thank You... $3.25 MFCardworks



2 Vintage Style Sewing themed Cards $8.00 gethappy



L O V E - Note Card $3.00 devynlarson



Crazy Love Card II $3.00 upup

Tuesday Treasury

Get Ready for Love, Save the Date created by bbesigns



Fall Leaf Save the Dates $3.95 socialcircles




Burgundy and Champagne Pocketfold Wedding Invitation $8.00 MielleDesigns



Big Date Foliage Save the Date $55.00 claireeyedesign



Marquee Save-the-date cards set of 25 $42.50 inkylivie



Bouquet of Bridal Wreath cards/invitations $15.00 PulpArt



Hip Circles Save the Date cards - Set of 50 $87.50 steliedesigns



The Botanical Collection Wedding Invitation - Sample Set $5.50 Galacards

ArleneDesign is offering this set of four greeting cards.

I love to create handmade greeting cards. I am very passionate about colors,textures and the environment which actually help molds my ideas and creativity.

How To Enter:
To enter please take a look at ArleneDesign's shop and make a comment back here on the blog on what you like in the shop.

Be sure to include your Etsy shop address or an email where you can be contacted if you are the winner. One winner will be randomly selected from all comments posted at 12:30 a.m., January 1, 2009. The winning number will be posted in the comments section and the winner contacted by the artist.

Check EtsyGreetings often to see more giveaways throughout January!

Article: A Day in the Life

A Day in the life: RandomScraps

One of the best things about being in business for yourself is that your days are filled with the things that are most important to you. I am a stay at home mom of three- Scott is 7, Sierra is almost 6, and Venice is 7 months- so for me, that includes time for my kids, my husband and myself. Each day is different, but this is one example of my day that happened recently.

7:00 My husband wakes me up so he can leave for work. Usually, the kids are already up and getting ready, and by this time the baby has been fed and wants to play. I usually can’t resist running to the computer first thing in the morning to check my shop sales and my emails. After that, I get ready for my day and finish getting the kids ready for the bus.

7:45 The baby and I walk the kids down to the bus stop and wait with them. Once they’re gone we either walk around the block if the weather is nice, or we just head back home. Today we have errands to run so it’s back to the house for now.

8:30 We’ve finished getting the diaper bag restocked and eaten our breakfasts, so now it’s time to make sure all my orders are packaged up with everything they need. Once I run through my task list and make sure I’ve got everything, I load up the baby and head out.

9:00 First stop: Postnet. I have a mailbox at the local Postnet, which is my business mailing address and also one of my wholesale accounts. I check my mail, drop off my orders for shipping, and check on their inventory levels to see what kinds of things are selling there as well.

9:45 Next up, a trip to Office Max to restock some business and shipping supplies, followed by a stop next door at Kinko’s where I have my packaging printed.

10:45 Time to head home and put Venice down for a nap. She refuses to sleep anywhere, including the car, so I have to go put her in her crib. Her nap time is usually my computer time. I catch up on email, the Etsy forums, Twitter, and pretty much anything else I’ve left up on my screen to read. I follow a lot of blogs, and I get tons of inspiration from looking at what other people have done, so this takes me a while.

Noon Right around now Sierra gets home from school. Today she has gymnastics, so I have lunch waiting for her. (She’s gluten intolerant, so drive-thrus don’t work for us.) She changes into her gymnastics clothes and we head out.

1:15 Gymnastics. I get to sit for an hour and chat with the other moms. Okay, well not quite. This is when Venice is normally ready for her lunch, so I feed her while we are out.

2:30 Home from gymnastics. This is when I usually try to get things done around the house, like laundry and dishes. Not my favorite time of day.

4:00 Scott gets home from school, and the kids start taking care of their chores while I start to prep dinner. Mark gets home from work sometime between now and 6, and I try to time dinner accordingly.

6 or 7ish… Venice goes to bed and it’s dinner time. We always eat at the table together. After we’re done the kids head to the playroom for about an hour before bed and Mark and I sit on the couch. Tonight we have TV time, but that only happens a few times a week. There are 3 nights we watch TV, and 2 of those are only an hour each.

9:30 or 10ish Mark heads to bed and I head into my scraproom to work. I usually do my best work at night, so I try to take advantage of the quiet time. I am usually in bed by midnight, so I can start all over in the morning!

Article: Have yourself a Merry Little “Card”tmas

Thanks to Jenn at PinkStarDesign
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We can thank John Calcott Horsely for sending the First Christmas card in 1843. The following year more than 25,000 Christmas cards were sold, quite a number for that day in age! Since then people across the world have sent Christmas cards to loved ones, family, friends and business associates as a means of keeping in touch and letting them know that you are thinking of them.

With email substituting so many of our contacts with friends, we certainly cannot let the practice of sending out holiday cards fade away. American’s still send out millions of Christmas cards each year. The average American sends out close to 50 cards and receives nearly that many in return.

Don’t delay in picking out the perfect Christmas cards to send to your loved ones. We’ve picked out a few of our favorites from the EtsyGreetingsTeam and welcome you to turn to this team to create perfect Christmas cards to send to your loved ones. You can certainly count on a smile on your loved one’s face upon opening these cards.

Have yourself a Merry Little “Card”tmas!



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