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Monday 12 October 2009

OOOOO.....SO EXCITED!!!!!

ooooo I was just so excited when my chippie design was accepted by TANDO CREATIVE! As you know I am on their design team & after I showed this to fellow teamie Kaz she encouraged me to send it in.  This little mushroom house is one that I have been drawing for kids forever I think!  My little sister enjoyed it, my daughter enjoyed it, the kids in the school where I helped enjoyed it!!!!  For my daughter I used to tell stories round it so I have called on those wonderful memories to create this picture.  It will go on a canvas when I find one the right size.

For the Mushroom House, the cap is painted & glazed, except the spots which are just glittered.  The 'trunk' is chalked & overstamped with a BG circle stamp.  The door is card and I cut out the windows & stuck lace behind.  The mushrooms are from a lovely stamp set by Elusive Images.  The background is distress inks & overstamped with a Sir Tim stamp.  Oh & the fairy stamp is by Dimension Fourth....she is pretty glittery!!!!

The story goes back to when my daughter was little but I added a few modern things.  Oh & Vikki always called her fairies Krystal or Mary hahahahaha Goodness know why Mary hahahaha!!!!!!

Thank you so so much for letting me be self-indulgant hahaha HUGS XXX

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful...I love it :)

Kaz said...

It's gorgeous KAren, so glad I bullied you now!!! xxx

June said...

Thanks for your lovely comment Karen ... aww now this ... this is ultra magical i adore it, you clever lady you !!
Hugs June xxx

Ruth Philps said...

Congratulations..this mushroom is wicked!! I didn't realise you were on their DT..I loved working with their chippy last week such fine detail!!
Hugs Ruth xxx

Angelnorth said...

Awww, glad I can read the story too on this one - it was too small over at Tando for my poor old eyes! Hope Krystal finds her prince! The chippie looks fab Karen, love the stamping on the stem!

Unknown said...

Oh Karen, this is gorgeous. Congrats on having it made xx

Kathy said...

Ohhh well done Karen! Your design is just fab and I love the way you've used it here. It must have been such a lovely "trip down memory lane" doing this

CLARE said...

Karen thats brilliant, I love this sort of thing. Funnily enough I took a photo of some weird looking toadstools this weekend (!) and this would be perfect on a LO. Great stamps you've got there too.

Janice said...

Lovely story. Fabulous LO, I love it. Your a such a clever creative wummin' Karen.

Gez Butterworth said...

Fabulous Karen.xx Love the story. Well Done for getting your mushroom design excepted. Woohoo....xx

Gini said...

Magnificent toadstool Karen, you've excelled yourself today! Everything about it is wonderful.
Congratulations on the DT acceptance that is just fabulous news, clever you!
I LOVE your story, Spanky being a guinea pig and being female is sadly no prince, but she would love to keep Krystal company by the fire and topped up with wine of course :-)
love
Gini
xx

cheryl said...

oh this is brilliant love it to bits gosh you are clever love cheryl xx

Anonymous said...

Karen, I just popped back to say thanks for your lovely words on my new pieces at arty retreat .. you are always so lovely
hugs June xxx

Traceyr said...

Karen I want to hear the other story about the prince and see another of your gorgeous layouts to accompany it.

This is brilliant and well done on having a piece of chipboard made to your design.

:)

lisa said...

Clever you, that mushroom is just beautiful. I bet lots of fairies have made their home in it!!

Lisax

Carol Plume said...

wow well done you how great to see your piece in production!! what a great boost!

Lovely layout...xx

Chris said...

oooh congratulations you clever girl.... see what you get up to when I turn me back for a second...lol It's magical Karen hun it really is. I'm over the moon to be back and drooling over everyone's gorgeousness though I could do with a few more hours in the day to catch up with all I've missed. Thanks for all your lovely comments while I've been awol too... you're a star :D hugs Chris xxxx

Dragon said...

Great stuff...love it. I am really grateful for your support on my blog, honey... speaking from hospital!!
Frankie
xx

Hazel said...

This is a delightful story and crafting x