New poll, rhinestone shamrock, heart checkerboard

Don't forget to vote in the new poll on the right side of this blog.

Now to designs:
Still working on the Scottish Castles, Egyption landmarks and Grand Canyon border, but until then, here are a few other new designs.

This would be a great gift put on a t-shirt for a child or friend. In this design, you recieve both the outline and the filled shamrock seperated. It also will be in two different sizes: 10ss rhinestones or 16ss rhinestones.

 

Also, here's a heart checkerboard. I've given you both versions here too. You can take the lower version and create a background with it or use the upper version to make a border that can be repeated.

More designs to come soon. Check back!

Enjoy!

New Designs- Wallace Monument, clovers, and others.

New Designs coming this week!

This is the Wallace Monument that is near the city of Stirling in Scotland. It was built in honor of William Wallace. There is some amazing design and architecture in this monument. When I create a tourist attraction design, I do some research to make sure I'm portraying it okay. I loved learning about this building! For those of you who have had a chance to visit this, I envy you. It looks like an amazing place!

Here's a cut version of the swirly clover as requested on the Silhouette store.

And a few fun holiday shapes to go along with the lace ribbons!

Enjoy!

A little early for clovers and pots of gold? No way!

So to tell you a bit more about me. I was adopted when I was 3 days old and don't know much about my birth parents or my blood ancestory. When I turned 18, my mom and dad gave me a letter from the social services that gave me a little info about where I come from. One thing I found out from the letter is that my ancestory is Irish! Also, my husbands ancestors are Irish and my father-in-law went to Ireland on a mission for our chursh. So, I know it's early to start St. Patrick's Day celebrations, but in our family it quite the holiday! So here are a few of the St. Patty's Day designs coming soon:

Here's a "print & cut" clover that I originally created for a calendar for my grandmother but thought I'd share with the rest of you too! If you're uneasy about the "print & cut" feature, here's the link to silhouette's blog describing the process a bit. http://silhouettemachine.blogspot.com/2009/11/monday-cafe-print-cut-gotta-love-it.html .

 It is very easy to do. The hardest part I ran into was getting my Silhouette machine to recognize my registration marks. Once I read the troubleshooting portion and got that working, the rest a piece of cake!

One thing I remember from kindergarten was that during the celebrations for St. Patty's Day, there would be little green feet trails all around the school and class rooms. All of us kindergarteners firmly believed that our school had been visited by leprechauns! It was such a fun memory! Funny thing, when I first experienced this holiday with my husband, those leprechauns also visited his apartment! Now we cut these feet and tape them all over our house for our family and friends to enjoy.

This is a single layered border with the little feet. If you would like a layered look, you can combine the individual feet with the swirly border below!

I wanted to show you that these designs are not just for St. Patrick's Day, but that they can also be used for baby creations. Color makes all the difference, doesn't it! Takes on a whole new meaning. :)

Also, if you notice, this last image is also showing you a layered border.

Here's one more idea of what would be a fun idea with the feet design. Add it to the poem about two sets of footsteps in the sand becoming one set of footsteps. Then Christ says something like "that is the point that I carried you" or something like that. I'll find the title and let you know.

Anyways, Enjoy!