secret identity

I got all of the printing done that I wanted to do this week. The piece on the bottom is some fabric I hand stamped for Moki's swap. I'm happy with the design, but the thin vinyl that I used had drastically unpredictable ink retention properties. As you can tell, some of it came out fine, and other spots faded away to nothing, all with the same ink application to the stamp itself. I like this technique, but I'll try to find something a bit more porous to use in the future.

The other items are some labels for my knitted items, and my fall calling cards that I use for swaps and such, both done with my trusty gocco. (This is the standby ribbon. The ribbon I bought special never showed up.) I thought this would be an appropriate post to talk about my "logo". It's been on my banner the last few times, it was on my spring/summer cards, and I use it for my Flickr badge. It's part of this image:

It comes from an old children's book compilation that I bought in England many years ago. Unfortunately, even though the artist's initials are on the drawing, their name is not listed anywhere that I can find. Too bad, because I'd love to give them credit. I use this picture because it reminds me of me when I was a kid.

Comments

[mimi k]

Wow- I love the tape. Who knew you could make your own :-)

[Diane Duda]

That picture reminds me of you also. In fact I know there is a photo of you standing out on the wall in back of your house that looks just like this. Do I have it...why would I have it???

Thanks for calling my new black background fancy!

[scribblesnbits]

I especially like your calling card! I think that came out amazing!

[futuregirl]

The flame trees in your fall calling card are amazing.

The illustration is a great choice. The retro girl is very appealing. She looks like a curious girl on the outset of an adventure.

[Stephanie]

Hi! I was so lucky today to receive your fabric from the stamped fabric swap. It is so much prettier in person. Thanks so much.

Also, ditto what the others said about the calling card illustration. It's really unique and beautiful.