Featured Artist

1.What is your name?
Shirley

2. What is the name of your Etsy shop?
For Any Occasion

3. How long have you been open?
since October 31, 2010
4. Where do you live (state)?
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

5. Are you married, single or somewhere in between?
I'm married to the best man I know, Jeffery, for 7 years this May.
6. Do you have children or pets?
We have a son, Alexander, who is almost 3 years old, and a daught, Isabel, who is 4 months old.

7.What is your favorite technique?
I love stamping! And punching! And funky folds! Well, anything to do with paper and ink, really.
8. What is your favorite product?
anything Stampin' Up!

9.What prompted you to start selling your creations?
I've been making cards for my husband's clients since 2009, and we would get calls from his customers, saying how much they loved and appreciated receiving the cards I made for them. Jeffery gave the idea to me; since he knew I enjoy it so much, he thought it would be great if I could also make some money on the side from what I love to do! So we have decided that whatever income I make from my creative business, I will be putting into my kids' education fund - I want to send them to Christian schools, and every little bit will help!

10.What else would you like us to know about you?
I am a perfectionist when it comes to my craft. I don't sell "just okay" products. I am a night owl. I stay up until midnight or 1:00 a.m. designing new cards - which is crazy, I know, with two kids, but I still do it. Someday it will catch up with me. I'm a sucker for Skor blizzards, bananas and butterscotch ripple ice cream (together, of course!), sweet green grapes, and peaches.
links:

Handmade Wedding Anniversary Bridal Shower Card

by ForAnyOccasionCards

$4.00 USD

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Handmade Ladybug Birthday Party Invitations Set of Ten

by ForAnyOccasionCards

$25.00 USD

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Handmade Cookie Monster Cupcake Cake Toppers Set of Ten

by ForAnyOccasionCards

$5.00 USD

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Info & New Featured Artist!

Hello all! Our fabulous team of card makers has reached 50 members! Wooohooo! Now for the featured artist for March....RWKrafts! Here is her profile so read on then check out her shop at RWKrafts!

1.What is your name? My name is Rachel Kleinman. Where do you live (state)? I moved to the lovely state of Connecticut a year and a half ago but I grew up in the desert state of Arizona. Do you work outside the home? No If so, doing what? I stay home in Connecticut with my family, and take care of my mother when I am in Arizona.
2.Are you married? I am married to my best friend, Matt. We met in Kindergarten and started officially 'dating' in high school. Do you have any children or pets? Yes we have an amazing 5 year old papillon puppy named Meeko, and an always entertaining guinea pig named Peanut.
3.What is the name of your Etsy shop? My etsy shop name is RWKrafts. My initials are RWK so it seemed obvious. How long have you been open? I just opened my shop on December 31, 2010. What do you make? I make anything paper crafts. I focus on cards and have recently added my CD Jewel Case Mini-Albums! I also have a photography section of my shop where some of my favorite photograph prints are for sale. How long have you been crafting or making things? I have been crafting since I was a child, and always made colorful collages out of magazine cut outs. How did you get started? I have always made cards and scrapbooks as gifts for friends and family and I always received many compliments and encouraging words!
4.What prompted you to start selling your creations? In October 2010, my healthy mother had a stroke that paralyzed the right side of her body and left her with no speech or reading abilities. She was backpacking in the bottom of the Grand Canyon when it happened and had to get air-lifted out. This prompted me to quit my job as a preschool teacher and I had to leave my graduate program (masters in clinical mental health counseling) so I could travel across the country to help my mom through rehab. This left me with ample free time and soul-searching that I should focus on something I truly enjoy and love.
5.What do you enjoy most about creating? Creating and crafting are amazing because I am the boss of whatever I make! I can make whatever I'm in the mood for, and it always cheers me up!

Featured Artist For February......JustBeccuz!

Each month I will feature one of our team members to be the featured artist for the current month. This month it is JustBeccuz! Read her bio below & be sure to check out her shop!

1.What is your name? My name is Becca. Where do you live (state)? Arizona. Do you work outside the home? Yes. If so, doing what? I am an Assistant Store Manager at a retail store. I am graduating with my Bachelor's degree.
2.Are you married? Yes. Do you have any children or pets? 2 a boy & a girl.
3.What is the name of your Etsy shop? JustBeccuz
How long have you been open? August 2009
What do you make? Mostly paper craft items.
How long have you been crafting or making things? Several years now.
How did you get started? My mother-in-law introduced me to crafting.
4.What prompted you to start selling your creations? My friends started buying my items years ago so I thought of they would maybe I should open a shop.
5.What do you enjoy most about creating? I love creating things to beautify a home, but I think receiving a homemade card with a heartfelt sentitment will cheer anyone's heart. I love to craft in hopes of making someone's day!

Etsy AngiesHandmadeCards

Our Team Is Still Growing!

Woohoo we are up to 33 awesome team members!! We are a great bunch of card making women with different styles! So stop by our shops & blogs & check us out!

More Team Members!!

Woohooo we are up to 29 members!! Be sure to check them all out they are listed in the column on the left along with their blogs! I hope everyone team members & customers alike had a great Christmas & has an even better New Year!

Our Team Is Growing!

Wooohooo we are up to 25 members! There are quite a few new members that have joined in the last few weeks & of course we still have most of our original members which I am very proud of! You girls are an awesome team! Good luck with lots of Christmas sales!

Holiday Sales In Some Team Members Shops!

~~PRE-BLACK FRIDAY SALE~~
STARTS SUN 11-21 ENDS THURS 11-25**20% OFF ENTIRE SHOP**PRICES WILL SHOW SALE PRICE!**SALE APPLIES TO IN SHOP ITEMS ONLY**GOING ON IN ALL THREE SHOPS!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/angiesvarietystore
http://www.etsy.com/shop/angiespapercrafts
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngiesHandmadeCards

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**BERRYTRIFLE**

Pre-Thanksgiving sale with a 20% discount on all fall-themed cards:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BerryTrifle?section_id=7412447

Our New Etsy Street Team Page!

This is the new page for our Etsy street! Stop by & check it out! Card Crafting Mamas Team.

Our Featured Artist For October Is.....Beautanicals!

What is your name? Hélène Fontaine Taylor
Where do you live (state)? I live in Gig Harbor, Washington but I am a Canadian originally from Victoria, British Columbia
Do you work outside the home? Yes
If so, doing what? I am a junior high school teacher of students with behavioral issues and learning disabilities in math, reading and written language.
Are you married? Yes
Do you have any children? All girls – 13, 11 and 3
What is the name of your Etsy shop? Beautanicals
How long have you been open? Since January 31, 2010
What do you make? I make mini cards, greeting cards, gift tags, photographic images of nature and architectural elements and I have recently started making framed chalkboards which appear to be becoming the focus of my shop.
How long have you been crafting or making things? Ever since I can remember. My dad had a strong interest in photography and I followed him around which gave me a foundation in the creative process and the passion for expressing myself in this manner.
How did you get started? I was always encouraged to be creative and to be intentional in carving out time for creativity.
What prompted you to start selling your creations? I have been selling my photography for several years and a friend of mine told me about Etsy.
What do you enjoy most about creating? I find it very rewarding to get hold of a creative idea, problem solve about how you are going to accomplish your vision, and then the satisfaction of a finished product. It is relaxing and rewarding especially when someone else thinks my items are good enough to welcome into their life.

 

Our Featured Artist For September Is.....SCRAPPIN ASHLEY!

Read on for her interview to learn a little more about her & her shop! Click here to check out her shop! Also you can click on the mini picture show at the bottom of the interview.

1.What is your name? Ashley Scheffler
Where do you live (state)? Indiana    Do you work outside the home? No..I am blessed to be a SAHM to my almost 2 year old son.
2. Are you married? Yes..very happily married to Brent. Do you have any children? Aiden (almost 2)
3.What is the name of your Etsy shop? Scrappin Ashley. How long have you been open? I have had Etsy shop since 2007. What do you make? Paper crafts (cards, albums, pages and more). How long have you been crafting or making things? Since I was 16 years old. Although my style has changed quite a bit since then.
How did you get started? When I was 16 my mom went to a Stampin Up party and bought a few things. I used those items and got hooked!
4. What prompted you to start selling your creations? I was running out of room to keep things I created! 

5. What do you enjoy most about creating? Seeing the finished product after I finish making something.

Lots of things going on with the team.....

Woo I haven't posted in a while sorry about that! We have some new members on the team which brings our total team members to 16!! Our new members are: Hale Street Studio, Meldew Designs, Cait Cards, & A Joyful Life. be sure to stop by their shops & check out their fabulous card creations!

Now onto the featured member for August, it is Madie Ager! She was chosen by Random.org. Here is her interview:

1. What is your name? Madie Ager-Warner Where do you live (state or country)?  Beckenham, Kent which is 20 mins on the train to London Do you work outside the home? I work for 3i they are a private equity company. If so, doing what? I am a Client Services Team Leader I have a team of 9 and we manage the front of house service, meetings, events and switchboard. My other role with the company is ISS you might have heard of them I am a Training Facilitator I facilitate and write the training programs and I also mentor.
2. Are you married? Yes for 8 months. Do you have any children? No but I have a cat.
3. What is the name of your Etsy shop? The Butterfly Corner How long have you been open? April 2010 What do you make? Cards mainly but I make albums for other people out of recycled children’s books. I sew a little bit and I dabble a little in altered art but I want to try and scrapbook a bit more. How long have you been crafting or making things? I have always been creative I have a card that I made my mother when I was 7 and I have hand cut the edges so it looked scalloped and to this day that is my favorite edging for a card. How did you get started? I would say in the last 5/6 years I have really got back into it mainly because my job changed and I actually have time to myself.
4. What prompted you to start selling your creations? My now husband told me one day “you can’t keep everything you make and you can’t keep giving it away” and “you can’t buy anymore stuff” Ha! Little does he know how shrewd we crafters are… In the last 3 years I feel that my creations are good enough to sell now.
5.What do you enjoy most about creating? I’m definitely a giver I really enjoy making cards for other people especially if they request something. I find crafting relaxing you can lose yourself for hours I probably spend too much time in my craft room but it’s my little haven. I just love all the products and techniques that are out there these days.

Our First Featured Artist........

Our first featured team member is MARY DRIGGS AKA Cr8ive M.E. Paper Crafts! Check out the feature here along with some awesome cards from her shop!

1. What is your name? Mary Ellen Driggs, that's why I named my shop Cr8ive M.E.  Where do you live (state)? I'm from Texas
Do you work outside the home? Yes, for now  If so, doing what? I work at a UPS Store.
2. Are you married? Yes  Do you have any children? Unfortunately, I haven't been able to have children yet due to my anemia. However, I do have furry children.
3. What is the name of your Etsy shop? Cr8ive M.E.  How long have you been open? May 9, 2010  What do you make? I make cards, decorated candles, mini books for gifting money, and notebooks.  How long have you been crafting or making things? I've been crafting for 8 years now. My first set of cards was my MY wedding invitations.  How did you get started? I got started 8 years ago when I was planning my wedding. My mother-in-law owns the local scrapbook store and she convinced my husband and I that we could make our own wedding invitations. She's so proud of our invitation that she shows it to people that come into her shop for ideas on making their own wedding invitations.
4. What prompted you to start selling your creations? For years my husband and friends have been telling me that I should start a shop.
5. What do you enjoy most about creating? It's a great way to express myself and use my education in Fashion at the same time.

New Member!!

Well we lost a member Making Memories by Lana & I'm sorry to see her go but we gained a new member instead! Please welcome Sara Parker! Check out her shop @ Sara Parker. Thanks ladies!

Team Members! PLEASE READ!!!!

Ladies I'm trying to do things to help promote us and advertise us but I just can't seem to get much participation from you guys! I know it's summer & we're all busy doing things plus creating stuff but I NEED responses & participation from you guys to make this group awesome!! So please if you receive a message on Etsy or Facebook please respond! Thanks & good luck selling!

My New Store & A New Member!!

Ok ladies I have opened a second Etsy store! It will be for my cards & other paper items while my original store will be for my jewelry, wine glass charms, etc. My new store is Angie's Paper Crafts. 

We also have a new team member Katrina's Korner!

Three New Team Members! Wooohooo!!!

We have 3 new team members! Woohoooo!! Please welcome to the team The Butterfly Corner, Bucket Book Gifts, and Kit Kat Cards. Check out their shops & blogs & show them some love! Good luck!

Angel Policies For Stamp Companies

Ok ladies I have info regarding which stamp companies have angel policies. These are just stamps I own or have owned so I checked their policies either on their websites or by email. If you guys have other stamps not listed let me know & I'll check on them for you & post it here. This is also posted on our Facebook page.

Autumn Leaves- Our Angel policy states, If using stamps, please hand-stamp each project individually. No mechanical reproduction of any sort is allowed. No scanning, no photocopying, no printing of items for resale or use. You must use the original item. Use of our products need to be pieces that are individually hand made, sold regionally and not nationally, and not printed on a press. They can’t be mass-produced or sold nationally, but if these guidelines are followed there is no problem with cards or other items being made and sold for resale. The policy applies to limited production; local artists only. We will take legal action if we see a violation.

Bellas- Stamping Bella's rubber stamps are for personal and non-commercial use only. However, our valued customers may use our products to produce any creations they would like, which can include selling or otherwise distributing these creations in limited quantities. All commercial use of our designs is subject to the following terms and conditions: All stamp impressions must be made by hand and no mechanical or other form of reproduction is permitted. Quantities are limited to projects that are limited in scope and otherwise do not constitute an ongoing business. Additionally, quantities for commercial use are generally allowed if they are in the range of 50 or less hand stamped impressions per stamp image. The production of much larger numbers, and/or for an ongoing business, and/or for an endeavor that is not local in nature, is forbidden. Wherever possible, Stamping Bella Trademarks and Copyrights should be displayed. To use our images for this purpose, simply send or e-mail us a letter acknowledging you agree to the above terms, and include the following information:
Your name and contact information
A list of the Stamping Bella's products you plan to use
The quantities you anticipate producing
An acknowledgment that you "Agree to respect Stamping Bella's copyrights."

Hampton Art- Hampton Art is a full fledged Angel Company. This entitles the stamp owner to make projects for personal use or to sell as handmade one-of-a-kind creations. This policy applies to all Hampton designs, including those under license from various designers.

Hero Arts- The purchaser of a Hero Arts product is granted a limited license to use such product, for personal, noncommercial use only. Reproduction of Hero Arts products or images in any way for either commercial use or in an inappropriate manner is prohibited without written consent.

House Mouse- House-Mouse Designs, Inc. permits its valued customers the following limited rights of commercial use regarding it's rubber stamp images: All stamp impressions must be made by hand. No mechanical or other form of reproduction is permitted. Only limited quantities, not to exceed 100 per design, may be made for commercial use. In connection with each commercial use within these permissible limits, the user shall clearly display on the project the following: “Black line Image Art: Copyright House-Mouse Designs, Inc.” You may sell cards, or projects which include the stamped image. You may not sell just the plain black line stamped images alone that have been stamped onto paper or any other material. The above Terms and Conditions apply to the House-Mouse Designs®, HappyHoppers® and Gruffies® rubber stamps.

Rubber Stampede- Licensed images such as Cynthia Hart™, Suzy Zoo™, Ellen Blonder™, Looney Tunes™, Suzanne Nicoll™, and Kerren Barbas™ cannot be used at this time. This is strictly prohibited by their licensing trademark policies. The entire contents of the Rubber Stampede catalog and all the designs/images shown are copyrighted by Rubber Stampede, Inc. Non-licensed images may be reproduced provided that designs are hand-stamped only-no mechanical or electronic reproductions are allowed.

Scrappy Cat Designs- We have have an angel policy.You are permitted to create cards, or projects on a handmade limited basis, products can be sold at local craft fairs, churches, etc.Our images and patterns are all under copyright and are owned by Scrappy Cat so our art cannot be mechanically reproduced and sold to stores.

Stampendous- Stampendous is a full fledged Angel Company, which means our designs may be used on products for sale, as long as the images are entirely hand-stamped and not mechanically or digitally reproduced in any way. This does not apply to designs we license by other designers (i.e. Cherished Teddies, Precious Moments, etc.)

Stampabilities- You can hand make products using our rubber stamps and sell them for a profit, as long as no machine replication is used. This policy applies to all of our rubber stamps except PEANUTS®. On these lines we cannot give permission for you to use them on products you will be selling for profit. Our request for no machine replication also applies to stickers, papers, etc.

Tara Reed Designs- Angel Policy for Clear & Rubber Stamps by Tara Reed Designs, Inc.
We grant permission in the form of limited license to use Tara Reed Designs, Inc. exclusive copyrighted stamp images to create artwork and crafts that can be sold. Each project created for sale must be personally and individually hand stamped by the selling artist and may not be reproduced or copied in any form by any means. When possible, "© Tara Reed Designs Inc" should be included on websites, blogs, or other online listing, as well as on the actual products.Use of stamp does not transfer the copyright to the selling stamp artist.

Another New Team Member! Yayyyy!

We have a new team member.....Cr8ive M.E. Paper Crafts! Please welcome her & check out her shop!
Also HOPE LOVES CARDS has a few things going on in her shop!

20% off First Time Orders

That's right - you will receive 20% off any order placed at Hope Loves Cards during the entire month of May and June!  All you need to do is be a first time customer and enter the phrase new2u in the "Comments to Seller" section.  Once your payment is received, Hope Loves Cards will refund the 20% via PayPal refund!  Don't forget to remember everyone in your life and send someone special a CARD today! 

Also she has a May promo of FREE SHIPPING on any order to anywhere inside the US.
Shipping fees credited to you via PayPal refund!

Another New Team Member, Sales, & Other Info!

Ok so here's some things going on with the team: we have another new member Hope Loves Cards which brings us to 12 members!! I'm having a buy one, get one of equal or lesser value free sale in my shop Angie's Variety Store, Making Memories By Lana is having a BUY 2 ITEMS AND GET 1 FREE in her shop, and we have a new Ning page for our team so be sure to join! I think that's about it for now! Keep up the great work ladies!

Also some members haven't been responding to my messages, following the blog, or anything relating to the group so I'm sending those few a message & if I don't receive a response within 1 week I'll be removing you from the team! I'm not trying to be harsh but I want active and participating team members so we grow into a great Etsy team!

A Card Crafting Mamas Treasury!

Check out this Treasury East featuring our fabulous team!