saturday morning cartoons

its new category time over at category stories! the first challenge for september is 'saturday morning cartoons'. this month we have a seriously amazing prize..im jealous! this month our winner will receive the september kit from studio calico! seriously. how cool.

we are also running a guest designer contest. to participate, complete BOTH september challenges before the end of the month. email them to us (address on the blog), along with a short bio and we will pick 3 winners. each winner will be a guest for a month.

Remember, you may be sharing your spot with a sponsor if we have one playing along with us.

an etsy giveaway

so in an effort to drum up some more traffic for my etsy store, i have decided to have a giveaway. i would like you to look through the items i have and have sold and tell me what else you would like to see or colours you would like to see it in. i will give you until the monday after my wedding (eeek!), thats monday the 7th, and the winner can choose any item in any colour they like.

Peppermint and lilac IRL photo...very cute but considering the issues i had with my last 2 preorders not coming in, im not holding out much hope on these girlies...

and this is Mango and Guava, not released until feb next year but i preordered them already on LocusHK (preorders now closed). Arent those overalls divine! and they come with pets.

Eleoras new pull charm

from kittyrobot. thaks jodie and ayesha. its amazing and she really likes it.

i return..

from an eventful hen do in london.

sketch12

so here is sketch 12 for twisted sketches, using some heidi swapp chip alphas id forgotten i had and the gorgeous journalling spots Jodie sent me. Also used a kittyrobot button for the yoyo centre.

got an email today telling me i didnt get my doll preorder. thats 2 in a row that havent been filled. i think i need to find another place to preorder from.

projects

this LO is my first as a guest designer for shabby chic crafts, using their loving life tags. theres a couple more projects to come so keep an eye on the blog!!

this cute little jar of macaroons was made by kittyrobot for me as a custom order. i cant wait to wear it for my hen do!!

classes

if you're in need of inspiration right now, there are 2 classes you should check out. the first is shimelles 'learn something new every day', which is running for the 4th year. cost is £8.

the second class is run by elise blaha and is called 'the visual adventures'. cost is $15 and sign up runs until september 4.

(photo from elise's blog)

kittyrobot

check out this coffee cosy i made for kittyrobot, using these gorgeous sculpey buttons. head on over to the blog for more inspo, or go straight to the shop to see all the other goodies available.

pampering me

or why i cant stand pampering. the second category for august is up over at category stories. come on over and show us what you've got for a chance to win some goodies from fiskars!

i cant stand pampering in the form of spas or manicures..i get bored and want to do something creative. my idea of a good time is a nice meal and a good book. whats yours?