Etsy Inspired Challenge ~ Queen of Arts Cakes

The two sponsors for this week's Etsy Inspired Challenge are a match made in "square" heaven.  Queen of Arts Cakes makes amazing cakes & lots of fun "square" cookies & edible wafer paper to decorate "square" cookies.  Inchie Arts makes fabulous artist-grade matte-board "squares" (in 3 sizes and 7 colors) that are also perfect for decorating & they shared some with our Etsy Inspired Design Team, so we could try them out (and I'll warn you ahead of time, I went a little Inchie-crazy ... love these).  

We are challenging you to use squares in your Etsy Inspired design this week.

My first few cards were inspired by these fun little 1" square vintage holiday wafer images.

I had some fun cut-outs & a sentiment sticker from Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage that work so perfectly with the Inchie squares.  The first card uses this great Inchie Sketch from Ellen Hutson's CLASSroom together ivory Inchies & Memory Box Holiday papers.  This card is also for the We Three ... Challenge at Daring Cardmakers to use three of something in your design and for the Something Completely Different Challenge to use numbers in your design.

My next card combines this week's CPS Sketch with another Heartwarming Vintage sticker on an Ivory Twinchie (2") square.  I love how the Twinchies square adds wonderful dimension to the design.  The corners are stamped with a Flower Scroll Corner from Inkadadinkado & accented with Martha Stewart Pearls.  The red paper is My Mind's Eye Holly Jolly.  This card is also uses circles in the design for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges.

My next card was inspired by these amazing Vintage Bird Printed Cookies.

I used this week's Sketch from Twisted Sketches together with Butterflies & Birds from Inkadinkado, more yummy Memory Box holiday papers, and a white sticker sentiment from SRM Stickers.  I love how these squares take the chalk ink ... such perfect coverage and deep color.

This bird-inspired card features a grey Inchie which is perfect for another small postage-stamp image from Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage and ... you got it ... more Memory Box papers & an SRM Sticker sentiment (when you're as behind on holiday card making as I am, I say if it ain't broke don't fix it).  I added a border punch and wrap of grey Scrapper's Floss & use this Sketch from Inchie Inklings.  This card is inspired by the red, green & gold color scheme; holly leaves; and Christmas design of this week's Cupcake Inspiration.

My final Inchie creation was inspired by these wonderful Victorian Christmas Wafer Papers.

I used the same Inchie Sketch, but this time on Ivory cardstock with an Ivory Inchie and these sweet little holiday angels.  Paper is Memory Box and sentiment stamp is from A Muse.

Be sure to check out the All In An Inch Blog for all sorts of Inchie Inspiration.

If you decide to join us for some "square"-fun at the Etsy Inspired Challenge this week, there are two fabulous prizes up for grabs.  Queen of Arts Cakes will be giving away free holiday edible images on wafer paper for home bakers to make their own Christmas cookies at home using one dozen unique images.  She will also include a written tutorial on how to apply to sugar cookies that the winner can make at home, along with a recommended sugar cookie recipe and royal icing recipe.

Inchie Arts will be providing a fabulous prize package valued at $25.00.

Make sure you stop by the other Design Team Member blogs to check out their inspired creations & use keyword EIC115 if you upload to a gallery:

Ashley

De

Emily B

Emily N

Joy

Kerry

Savannah

Virginia

Angie (November Guest Designer)

Comments

[Artyjen]

Thanks for playing along at SCD this week with the numbers theme card it looks lovely...as they all do :) Those images brought back a memory that I'm sure I had some of those images when I was very little as removable tattoo decals!!
xoxo Sioux

[Lynn]

oh wow - these are just tooo cute for words.
Linbyx

[de]

Wow Stef! You out did yourself today! Gorgeous, gorgeous cards using your inchies! Weren't they perfect for our shop this week?! Great showcasing!

[Kristii]

Wow!!! totally fabulous creations!!! I love them all!

[Lea Lawson]

These are all so pretty, Stef! I love the gorgeous vintage Christmas images you used...they are so pretty! Great job with CPS 193! ♥♥♥

[Rachel Hope]

WOW! They are all so Gorgeous!!! Love the papers and images! Thanks for playing along at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

~Rachel Hope

[Colleen Dietrich]

I'm drooling over ALL of these fabulous cards. Each one was better than the next!

[Ashley Nguyen Newell]

THUD! Are you KIDDING ME?!?! This is more creativity than I have in a week all in this one post! Your cards are AMAZING Stephanie! Each one has awesome detail and I love the traditional Christmas feel of them! Just perfect! Also, I NEED the vintage images from the first card. Is that Memory Box?

[Ashley Nguyen Newell]

Wait, they are Crafty Secrets! Eeeek! I just ordered some of those! I hope they are the ones you have!

[Sav O'G]

WHOA! WOW! WOW! WOW! All these cards! So much inspiration--and so much goodness! I love how you used these inchiees--that first card is so clever--turning them on a diagonal! LOOOOVE it! And your cards have that beautiful vintage feel! LOVE IT! I can't pick a fav--they are all so amazing! I do like how you used that yellow paper for a boldness! Great job! LOVE visiting here:}

[Emily B]

WOWZERS!!!! You were MAJORLY inspired this week, and you have TOTALLY inspired me!!! I AM IN LOOOOOOVE with your little vintage Inchie, and your BEAUTIFUL plethora of cards!! These are simply stunning and gorgeous!! I think it's safe to say that you are the Inchie master of vintage stamp prints!!! SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!

[Angie Blom]

Oh my.. Stephanie.. these are beyond words.. and truly pieces of ART.. I love them all.. you are a inchie ROCK STAR!! Great inspiration cookies.

[joy]

i love every single one!

[Elaine Moore]

What wonderful little images - just makes me smile!

[johanna]

absolutely adorable creations!

[Kerry A]

Beautiful holiday creations! Love the rich Christmas colors and vintage images.

[Laura]

Charming tumbling Santas.Thanks for joining us at SCD this week.

[Spardha]

fabbie cards.. LOVE the thank you one! :)

[Emily Niehaus]

Fabulous cards, Stephanie! LOVE that first one! :)

[Virginia L.]

Amazing work, Stephanie!! Love all of the cards and you truly showcased the inchies so beautifully!

[Carole (FibreJunky)]

Wow!! I love all the inchie creations!

[Shar B]

Gorgeous set of cards! Love all your designs!

[lauren]

♥♥♥WOW♥♥♥!!! sooooooooooo many awesome & amazing cards! ok, so huey lewis was right then: it's HIP to be square, specially onna stef-based xmas card!!!!! :)

(ps: PRINTED BIRD COOKIESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)