Spoonflower Contest: Snow - VOTE NOW!

Our first entry into a Spoonflower contest is now ready for voting!

Click here to vote (you might need to look around to find our design!)

This is our design:
(JoyfulRose Retro Snowflake Trees)


When you get a chance, please click this link to visit the Spoonflower contest and vote on our fabric design! Each of the fabrics are put into a different order for each person, so you might need to look around at the different pages to find ours. :)

From the Spoonflower Blog:


Click the following link to visit my fabric shop at Spoonflower: JoyfulRose at Spoonflower

Spoonflower and Boba Baby Carrier Contest: Nature!

Spoonflower has teamed up with Boba Baby Carriers for a new fabric design contest. Theme: Nature.

I LOVED this contest! I use baby carriers constantly with our boys and know what a lifesaver they can be. :) I wanted my fabric to reflect how I feel when I'm carrying my own children. The safety, comfort, and most of all, hope for the fantastic lives they'll have.

I always enjoyed seeing the cherry blossoms in the springtime when we lived near Washington, DC. I decided that was a perfect center for me.

My fabric description:
Delicate cherry blossoms bring thoughts of the new life of a child. Hope for who he can become. Hope for her positive influence on others. Hope through innocence and purity. Hope for the future.

Here are the ideas I toyed with. The third one is, of course, my favorite. I would love to have a carrier made with this fabric!
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(Note: original picture of baby carrier is from the Boba Baby Carrier site.


Contest Entry submitted!


Closeup of Fabric:


Full View:

Click the following link to visit my fabric shop at Spoonflower: JoyfulRose at Spoonflower

Business Card, Labels, and Sticker Design Mock-ups for "Full Hands Full Heart"

I've been working on quite a few designs for Danielle from "Full Hands Full Heart" and am loving how everything is coming together! Her simple, lovely design is a lot of fun to work with.

Business Card Mock-ups:
(click images to view larger)
note: some information blurred for customer privacy.

Label Design Mock-ups:

Sticker Design Mock-ups:


Let me know what you think!

Spotted Box Samples Sent

I've participated in The Spotted Box before and loved it! It's a fantastic way to advertise and I really enjoy receiving my own box. :)

Next month they have an ad set up for "Mothering Magazine", which should bring in a large amount of traffic.

I decided to offer my mini-samples again for The Box, using three of my newer, most popular printable images: "Goldfish in a Baggie", "Chocolate Rainbow Lollipop", and "Modern Tree of Life". I included printed instructions for ironing on the transfer, along with a business card with a discount code printed on the back. :)

Look for us in The Spotted Box on the 15th of March, April, and May!

Mini Samples cut out and ready to be assembled.
Some samples stapled together.
(click images to view larger)

Packaged in zip-top baggies to prevent any water damage while in transit and make sorting easier for April and Jordan.
Signed, sealed, and (soon-to-be) delivered! I love that they all fit in a Priority Mail Envelope.

Note: yes, this endeavor did take several days to complete. Oh how I love seeing finished projects ready to be delivered!

Haiti Relief Effort - Images Mailed!

Thanks to Laura and Kate for your top bids in our Haiti Relief auctions at Hyena Cart!

Your printable images have been emailed.

They chose the following images from our designs gallery:

Business Card Mock-up for "Corinne's Treasure Hunts"

Let me know what you think!

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Spoonflower Contest: Snow!

Spoonflower is an amazing company where users upload designs and the company turns them into beautiful fabrics, available for purchase by everyone!

We've finally decided to be brave and enter our first contest at Spoonflower. Theme: Snow.

I LOVE the Retro Snowflake Tree design I created in November and thought it would make a gorgeous fabric. I created 5 more colors for a total of 9 different colored trees. My awesome husband suggested placing some of the trees upside down. I made the background a very light blue and added larger, matching snowflakes for greater contrast and depth to the design.

Here's my entry image! (click image to view larger)


And here are a few closeups of my fabric design (click images to view larger):



Click the following link to visit my fabric shop at Spoonflower: JoyfulRose at Spoonflower

Thank you for Participating in the Haiti Relief Auctions at Hyena Cart

A special thank you to all who participated in the Haiti Relief Auctions on Hyena Cart. The auctions ended yesterday, and Jen says that over $1700 was raised to help the Haitians! :)

Thank you.

Stocking today at "Crunchy Congo"!

JoyfulRose has enjoyed being a guest at the "Crunchy Congo" this month. :)

New printable items now listed at the Congo!

Click image to visit us at the "Crunchy Congo":

Support the Haiti Relief Effort at Hyena Cart

See my original blog entry for more information about this amazing cause: Haiti Relief Effort

Still need bids for this item: Winner's Choice JoyfulRose Printable Image

Thanks again!

Remember to Support the Haiti Relief Effort at Hyena Cart!

See my original blog entry for more information about this amazing cause: Haiti Relief Effort

Still need bids for this item: Winner's Choice JoyfulRose Printable Image

Thanks!

Congratulations to our Hyena Cart Contest Winners!

Thank you to all who participated in my contest on Hyena Cart!

Three winners received their choice of one of my printable designs. :)

They chose the following:

Haiti Relief Effort

JoyfulRose is proud to be a part of the Haiti Relief Effort at Hyena Cart.

From the main site:
"This event is being organized by Jennifer of Three Pears. The purpose is to bring together as many people as possible in one event to benefit those affected by the earthquakes in Haiti. Each artist will donate their creations on their own terms, and the profits will be donated to the Red Cross to help fund the recovery effort and then later rebuilding in that region."

I've donated 4 slots for the winner's choice of one of my Printable Images and 1 slot for a custom animated banner.

The auctions for the Printable Images are now live! Please visit the site and help support the people of Haiti.

Our auctions:
Slot #1
Slot #2
Slot #3
Slot #4

Hyena Cart Coding for "Fishnoodles"

Dawn needed her Hyena Cart coding fixed so the layout would match her main site, her stat counter added, and her images uploaded to Photobucket.

I also created a cute little JoyfulRose icon (aka "favicon") as a freebie. :)

Here's her final HC layout:


Original HC layout:


And her cute little JRI:

Animated Banners for "Laines Magnifiques", Part 2

Here are Nicole's finished banners!

She wasn't too fond of her tag line, so I included a new header without the tag line for her. :)

Animated Banners for "Laines Magnifiques"

Nicole is introducing brand new colorways to her site! She asked if I could make a couple of banners for her with pics of her current colorways and a question mark to represent the upcoming colorways. :)

Here are the mock-ups. Each pair is the same, but with different backgrounds because I couldn't decide which I liked better!

468x60:



120x60:

It's Contest Time at JoyfulRose!

As part of a "Beat the Winter Blues" contest now at Hyena Cart, JoyfulRose is having a contest!

Visit this thread at Hyena Cart to join in the fun!

Animated Banner for "SEWsational Sarah" - Freebie :)

We received the beautiful briefs that Sarah made for the boys and they're perfect! The boys love the fabrics and they fit so well.

I made Sarah another 120x60 animated banner that matches the theme of her blue clouds 468x60 animated banner - as a thank you. :)



Thanks again Sarah! I'd love to work with you again in the future.

Visit her shop at: SEWsational Sarah on Hyena Cart

Rachael made Labels - border comparison

Here is a comparison of different border sizes for Rachael's Hand print Tree/Heart Leaves labels.

Note: black border is just for comparison and will not be visible on the actual labels. :)

Click to view full size:

Congratulations to our $20 Gift Certificate Winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our free drawing for a $20 Gift Certificate!

Melanie was our winner and her gift code has been emailed. :)

We'll be holding another free contest very soon!

Stocking today at "Creative Mamas" Congo!

Getting ready for Valentine's Day? Check out "Creative Mamas" for some fantastic gifts for your sweetheart. :)

Sneak peak at a few of the fantastic items available this week:

JoyfulRose is excited to guest with "Crunchy Congo"!

This month we're guesting with the wonderful ladies of the "Crunchy Congo" on Hyena Cart! Today is our first stocking: JoyfulRose at Crunchy Congo

Here's a teaser for some of the fantastic items available:

Rachael made Labels :)

Here are mock-ups of Rachael's labels at 1.25" and 1.5" :)

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Child's Drawing Image for Amy Sue from "Zany Zebra Designs"

I've been working with Amy Sue for her new Blog header and I love the way it's turning out! I emailed her the child's drawing that I did so she could maybe use one of the elements from it for a favicon for her site. :)

Final Proof for "Rachael made" Labels; aka "Handprint Tree with Hearts"

Rachael loved the look of the top left sample from the last set. Here's the final mock-up with a small white border for sewing.

Let me know what you think!

Click to view actual size:

Valentine's Stocking at "The Enchanted Glen"

Today I worked on some fun printable designs for Valentine's Day!

These will be stocked tomorrow at "The Enchanted Glen".

Click to view larger!

Hand Print Tree with Hearts - Label Design, Part 8

Final revisions for Rachael's label design. :)

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Animated Banner and Headers for "Full Hands Full Heart"

Danielle wanted a banner with just the hands and hearts to pique people's interest. :)



Here are a few extra headers I made for her to use:

Animated Banner for "Full Hands Full Heart"

Here's the first animated banner for Danielle from "Full Hands Full Heart"!