project selvage

I just entered the contest for project selvage . If I make it into the top 75 (which I'm sure I will), I'm going to host a giveaway for those who VOTE for me. The rules will be simple. Vote for me and you'll be entered into the contest!

I had so much fun designing this! Although, I must say, designing for a baby girl is much easier....maybe because I have one.

epic letterpress machine

I just purchased one of these for my designer/nerd husband for his birthday that's coming up in 2 months from today.....

ok, so I may use it as well....hee hee hee.

You, too, can get a discount . Thanks to Jessica of howaboutorange  (until March 22) and FREE nesting frames with purchase by March 20. So you better hurry before this deal is over!

growth chart

Because my daughter cut up her other growth chart ( PetiteLemon sent me one of their testprints on heavyweight paper), I decided to order another one. I had recently designed this one and was waiting for it to go live on their website. I'm so glad that I got this one on CANVAS, so hopefully Char won't cut it up this time. Plus, it matches the decor in her room perfectly! Thanks Paula for the credits, so it only cost me for shipping! Nice! Plus it's nice to work for a company that makes such cute stuff!

    

I made that doll for Char out of vintage handkerchiefs when she was still in the womb. So fun! I also made the pennant to match her adorable bedding. I love having a daughter to sew things for!

And, here's a few more details!

spotted

I spotted a few more of my designs over at Shutterfly today. I designed them for Petite Lemon originally. It's always fun to see what you can do in a 5x7inch space....

textures

I've been inspired lately by the lovely artist Katie Daisy . I thought I was seeing a trend with watercolor and textures, but it's all her work. First I saw her work on etsy. Then I saw some cute Valentine's Day Cards at Joanns, and then a whole endcap at Target with bags, wraps and even plates. I loved it so much, I wanted to get out the old Watercolors and try some things for a client. So, I did. It only took me an hour to find all of my supplies, but I finally did. Hurrah!

This one below is made by lots of water and adding the pigment soon after and then running it (by picking up the page and moving the water around). I then added salt as the last step and the salt picks up the pigment and makes for some sweet texture! It's my favorite!

  

This one was made with lots of pigment and a dry brush swept across the page. Fun, too, but not as fun as bleeding the pigment with a wet brush. 






















Note: colors have been changed slightly with Photoshop on this last one, it's neater that way...hee hee hee. I'm always amazed what I can do in Photoshop.

design contest

Just finished up a design for the josephjoseph kitchenware (worktop savers) contest. I stayed up way to late designing last night, but I had an idea and I had to execute it. Here are the two I submitted last night (since the deadline is today). Here's to hoping....
 

 This is a pattern I used for an old sockittome design contest, but I thought I'd try it's luck one more time...

a few more designs

There are a few more of my designs up on petite lemon's site. I'm so excited! I have so much fun working with Paula and Hillary! Thanks for the work! Can't wait to show you more!