INKJET CLEAR STAMPS

ive also designed these clear stamps to go with my scrapbook kit - made by sultane france. its funny to see my motifs on a different material.

M&S TIGERPRINT COMPETITION

i was so thrilled the other day to see that my mother's day card design, above, was a runner-up in the tigerprint for marks & spencer's competition. its the third time ive been lucky enough to be a runner-up, first in easter 2007 and then xmas 2008 (pics below). so i although i feel im always the bridesmaid and never the bride i also feel inspired to carry on and see if i can do better. i love the way tigerprint give you a really great brief and working to their deadlines provides a fantastic discipline. plus its fun too, waiting to hear the results.

MOTHER'S DAY CARD

i thought i'd post up the card ive made for my own mum this year. i took floral elements from some of my other mother's day designs and added my mums favourite motif - shoes. the shoes were drawn in outline only, and then using beads from my jewellery making i glued them onto the shoes using pva glue.

INKJET DESIGNS - for target

i finally got my hands on one of the placemats i designed for target, and took a few snapshots. the quality of printing and stitching is excellent. one side of the mat has a chalkboard and a little pocket to keep the chalks in. this cute little invention was the idea of sam & bellie, and target took up the idea and commissioned an exclusive range. i designed the owl print with girls in mind, and somewhere there is a boys design which hasnt yet appeared featuring aeroplanes.

CUSTOM FABRIC - spoonflower

ive been a spoonflower member for ages - but it was only a few weeks ago that i finally tested the system and ordered my first yard of custom fabric. i had an idea that i wanted to make some fabric covered pocket mirrors. it was a shock at first to see the differences in colour from my artwork to the fabric - but after a few minutes i realised i loved it anyway. for future orders i'll need to be cautious about using pale pink and acid lime green as these seem to have been the most effected. i cannot recommend spoonflower enough though - its brilliant.

CUSTOM FABRICS - rosa blue

i use a lot of fabric tote bags for shopping, exhibitions, and ferrying parcels to the post office so it was great to try out the custom service of rosa blue's fabric press. you simply upload your design and they print the fabric and turn it into a sturdy bag - all within two weeks.

INKJET FOR TARGET

i know its not quite the same as orla kiely for target, but i was so thrilled recently to see the childrens placemat i designed exclusivley for target last year had now appeared on their website. i designed this owl one for girls and another one featuring aeroplanes for boys. but as yet the boys one hasnt surfaced. maybe they decided not to use it.

ZAZZLE EXPERIMENT - keds

i designed these keds plimsolls on zazzle for my sister in law lisa's christmas present. the theme was a sort of japanese blossom, neon tokyo, a font like 'the killers' and with a nod to adidas' iconic stripes.

ESPRIT MAGAZINE - inkjet interview

inkjet designs are featured in this months issue of 'esprit scrapbooking' a french magazine.

QUICK & CRAFTY MAGAZINE - inkjet

huge thanks to quick & crafty magazine for featuring my russian doll magnets in their november issue (out now).

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RUSSIAN DOLLS - as seen in quick & crafty

these are my matryoshka or russian dolls collection. available as badges, or a pocket mirror as well as fridge magnets (as seen in this months quick & crafty) all on sale here.

SIMPLY PATTERN - inkjet

im thrilled to see that some of my designs have been included in the new book from victionary called 'simply pattern'. i was approached by the publisher way back in september 2007 - so its nice to see its finally out.

simply pattern - ISBN-10: 9889822989

KITCHEN PATTERN

i was asked to create a pattern for a display kitchen. the idea was to create a really eye catching design to go in a showroom window. the kitchen was made by 'alno' in germany.

THANKYOU CARDS - set one

ive just finished designing some thankyou card sets for my etsy shop. one set is in hot colours and the in other cool colours. ive also just added some co-ordinating gift tags.

THANKYOU CARDS - set two

NEW DESIGNS - gift tags