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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Guest Designing with the EIC #129!

Today I am *thrilled* to kick off my month guest designing with the Etsy Inspired Challenge team!


My card was inspired by this brooch from the Desired Things shop on Etsy.


She has sooo many gorgeous pieces in her shop, it was really difficult choosing just one to use as inspiration! But I really loved the background on this one, with the stripes, glitter and script text. Although I went with purple instead of silver (you know I can't resist purple!), I had a TON of fun recreating the background!


It was created with Claudine Hellmuth's yummy Studio Paints, some Stickles, and the La Lettre stamp from Hero Arts.


To pull it all together, I thought the latest challenge from Tiff's Sketchy Sunday was perfect!!


I created the silver flower "medallion" by building up several layer of embossing powder, then dipping the stamp into it while the EP was still hot. It didn't come out as perfectly as I would have liked - I got some bubbles. Meh.


I loved how the brooch has silver stars on the ribbon, so I punched some hearts out of the scrap embossed piece and glued them onto the tulle.

Now make sure and head on over to the Etsy Inspired Challenge blog and check out the full details - there are prizes to be had! WOOHOO!! And also visit the rest of the wonderful EIC team:


The deadline is next Friday, March 11 at noon PST. I hope you'll play along!


  • Stamps: K5344 La Lettre, CL495 Blossom Art, CL272 All Occasion Messages from Hero Arts
  • Paper: Bazzill purple, gray cardstock from stash
  • Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Versamark
  • Accessories: Silver EP, heat tool, Stickles, Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint (blank canvas, purple palette), SU heart & scallop punches, tulle, ribbon, staples
Posted by Libby Hickson at 3:00 AM
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21 comments:

  1. GabrielaMarch 5, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Libby - congratulations on your guest designer gig! Woo-Hoo! Your card is off the charts beautiful, artistic, and oh so captivating! I love it so much, I am coveting it. That's got to be the ultimate compliment. I love it I tell you!

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  2. desiredthingsMarch 5, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    This is absolutely beautiful, love the colour, design and textures. It really makes me want to go and do make thing. You're so talented.

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  3. Sarah J MoermanMarch 5, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    LOVE this, Libby! Your flower is AMAZING!

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  4. JacquelMarch 5, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Oh how pretty your card is! Love that flower.....excellent work Libby & welcome to Etsy!!!!!!

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  5. Colleen DietrichMarch 5, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Bubbles? I don't see no stinkin' bubbles! I see glorious faux metal flower! Congrats once again on your Guestie thing...so happy for you. Big hugs.

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  6. Virginia L.March 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Wow, Libby!! This one is stunning (my my!!That flower is drop dead gorgeous!!!!)!! I love how the same piece inspired both of us! SO happy to have you with us this month as guest designer!!

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  7. deMarch 5, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    OMG this is just GORGEOUS! You've outdone yourself! So glad to have you with us this month!

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  8. Jessie/knightroneMarch 5, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    This is GORGEOUS Libby!!

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  9. Ashley NewellMarch 5, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Holy moly! This is fantastic! I love the tulle and that faux metal flower! The strips of glitter are awesome! This is such an AMAZING inspired piece! So so awesome! Thanks for working so hard on this!

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  10. Angi BarrsMarch 5, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Wowza love that flower. Your design is beautiful. So glad to have you guest desiging with us at EIC.

    P.S. So sorry that I had you listed wrong on my blog post. Just went to fix it. Ooopsie! :)

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  11. QueenieMarch 5, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    GORGEOUS!!! Love the chic metal accent and the feminine colors in the paper and ribbon!!! This is FANTASTICO!

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  12. JoyMarch 5, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    this card is amazing Libby, so glad to have you with us this month!

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  13. KerryMarch 5, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Stunning! I love how you created this card with such a variety of mediums and textures...perfect for the shop this week! Welcome to the team!

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  14. AnonymousMarch 5, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    This is gorgeous! I LOVE that flower!! Had no idea it was originally paper, looks like a piece of jewelry. I must add this on the list to try!

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  15. susanneMarch 5, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    This is amazing!! I just love it! So beautiful Libby!!

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  16. Tenia NelsonMarch 5, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Gorgeous card!!

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  17. Anita RexMarch 6, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    Libby way to nail that brooch! WOW! I love your silver flower! It turned out GREAT! And that background! WOW!

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  18. RubyMarch 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Ooooh Libby, I LOVE this and I mean LOVE this!!! I haven't used those paints before, not seen them, did you just literally paint them onto the paper? I need all of the details, the flower, the stripes,everything lol. So glad you are our guest DT this month, it's great to have you joining in on the fun!

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  19. Savannah O'GwynnMarch 7, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    HOOOOORAY! So glad you are joining in the fun over at EIC! You rocked this challenge--love your inspiraiton photo...and I love love love your card! I love that striped background--so clever! And that tulle! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AMAZING:) You rock, Libby:)

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  20. Hannah ClarkMarch 9, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    I am in AWE! The flower medallion is wonderful! Great card!

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  21. stampingandstitchingMarch 11, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, Libby! The bg is fab! I love the amazing flower and your use of tulle!

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