This time, for real, I am actually going to GOCCO!

It's time to face my fear of Gocco. Here is the image. SHIVERS!!!

Holiday Cards in Process

The floor is covered with tiny bits of paper. This is a sign that I've been snipping, snipping, snipping. I feel like Edward Scissorhands and the shrubs.

So here are some holiday cards in development:

First, the ones on the right started out great, but ended up in the "dud" pile. Mod podge wrinkles stuff. Dang. The ones on the left have promise, but are in need of a better adhesive with all those tiny parts.


I got the notion today that I wanted to do some kind of hand printed cards. So I began by choosing a color scheme. Happily, between Hobby Lobby and Michaels, I found pigment inks to match the colors I wanted.


Then I fiddled around with some sketches for hand carved stamps. I started with a poinsettia-like flower.

Then a few holiday birds. I prefer the two smaller ones, but it was fun making the giant one. For these stamps, I used Mastercarve. The final results are next to the bird stamps. I like the look of the layered inks.

I finally got around to finalizing several designs for Gocco prints, some 2 color and a one-color design. Here's the one-color...although the type may be a 2nd color if I can make it work.

The finished products will be available soon at Blue Cake and Buttercup!

Stuff that Rocks

There are so many things out there that are so great. Here are a few things that I saw or experienced today that were pleasing.

Kozy Shack tapioca pudding. Sooo good. Obtained from the dairy section of Central Market.

A college of Carolyn Gavin's designs from her blog and from her delish company Ecojot.


This completely kick ass Etsy Store cabin + cub. Vintage storybook image colleges on wood. ROCK.

Also from cabin + cub, Gocco printed notebooks. Love the GOCCO! And I just had to get myself one of these. I got the elephant. YAY.


A collection of Jessica Jones' fabrics. This is the Modern Flora Collection. Love the leafs. Yes, I said L-E-A-F-S. She also has the CUTEST ribbon ever, which can be acquired at jcaroline. God.


Here is a photo from Jessica Jones' blog showing her ribbon, made into luscious key fobs. The tutorial for this is here. Once I saw this, I swiftly composed a "cart" of items including this ribbon from jcaroline creative.


My brain then exploded with all of this greatness.

I Love Magic Jelly!

It's so exciting to stumble across a talented artist whose work is so fresh and fun that it just makes you say, "Wheee!" And that's what happened to me this morning. Check this out:

The etsy shop name is magicjelly and the artist, Karena Colquhoun, is Australian. I particularly love her gocco prints. Particularly because I'm getting all gocco-ed out myself. Check out her shop , gallery, and her blog because they are SO delightful.