Alrighty...This is a loooong post that shows my weird train of thought and the roundabout ways that I get inspired! So, the story starts last week, when, out of the blue I got a sweet email from the Editor of Papercraft Inspirations (The biggest card craft magazine in the UK). She asked if it would be okay if she featured this card in their magazine!!! I'm like, um, yeah!
One of my goals has been to be published in a magazine...but I have been too chicken to submit anything. I don't care how long I've been stamping, I just don't want to be rejected. I need to get over it (but that's a story for another time). I guess their magazine has a feature in which they show cards from people's blogs! Yay! I will keep you posted, and let you know when the issue comes out!
I decided to hop over to the Papercraft Inspirations Blog to check it out...and I saw THIS adorable card from Humble Chan!! ACK. Seriously I had a cute meltdown! I knew that I had to find time to put my spin on this!!! (What is it with me and the cute fruits lately?) The ones on Humble Chan's card were store bought embellies, but I thought "I can make those!" Okay, so that is the roundabout way that I came to make these:
I made all of these in just a couple of hours!! Really, it's just circles!! I used all my nice PTI felt and my circle nestabilities and went to town. The black for their eyes is jet black enamel accents. I used some Tacky Glue to put them together. Could not be simpler! OMG... I love this project. Totally makes me smile. I wish I had more felt...I woulda made a bunch more. Get it? A bunch more! LOL!
Kinda makes you want a margarita, no?
He reminds me of the Fruit of the Loom guy!
This one is my favorite!
Not too many supplies really....
Look at them posing...
I got to thinking, and I remembered that I have this nice words set from PTI that has a saying about a peach! AYYYYY. I found the stamp set and then I HAD to make this CAS card!
We will have to examine my fruit fetish later, but for now I hope this made you smile too! Have a wonderful, sweet day!
These are adorable!! I love them. Great work!
Posted by: Annette Witherspoon | 09/05/2011 at 08:45 PM
Oh, these are so great! Way cute!
Posted by: Angela Fehr | 09/05/2011 at 08:44 AM
These are adorable! They totally remind me of fruit that would be in Steve's kitchen in Blues Clues! :)
Posted by: Jen C | 09/02/2011 at 02:20 PM
Hey Wanda! Thanks for linking these up to the Fabulous Felt challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)
Posted by: Cath | 09/01/2011 at 08:04 AM
SHUT UP!!! These are FAN-TAS-MAGORICAL, MISS WANDA!!!
Posted by: Julie Ebersole | 08/31/2011 at 10:38 PM
OMG Wanda your felt cuties are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stinkin' cute! Wayyyyyyyyyyyy better than the Pebbles ones. Love 'em!
Posted by: Tracy | 08/26/2011 at 04:28 PM
AAAAAAAAAAACK! OMG...these are the CUTEST little things I have EVER seen!!!
Posted by: Jodi Collins | 07/18/2011 at 07:03 AM
Oh Wanda! You are too funny ("a bunch more") and these are just TOO SWEET! What a sensational idea! Congrats on being chosen for the magazine! I'm thrilled for you! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 07/17/2011 at 09:58 AM
This post and your creativity makes me smile BIG! HUGS!
Posted by: Jill Foster | 07/16/2011 at 09:09 PM
Silly girl. If I had a magazine I would publish all of your stuff. You go for it. I highly doubt you will be rejected. Congrats on the pub. You totally deserve it.
Hugs
Annie
Posted by: Annie | 07/16/2011 at 09:36 AM
These are to stinkin cute!!! I love how fun these are! As soon as I saw your post I had a big smile on my face!
Posted by: Lynn Put | 07/15/2011 at 02:20 PM
A BIG smile Wanda...they are so cute and funny..super idea!
LOVE the cards...such happy ones!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 07/15/2011 at 01:39 PM
Yes! Oh, yes!! Totally made me smile! These are so stinkin' adorable, Wanda. Too cute for words. They make me think of candy. :)
Love the CAS card you made with the peach theme. I think I would line these all up and just look at them for hours. LOVE!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 07/15/2011 at 12:52 PM
Adorable! I love your little felt characters :). Congrats on your first publication!
Posted by: Silke | 07/15/2011 at 08:38 AM
Well yes!, you did make me smile. They are so cute and I was beginning to think (as I looked at each one), "I think these guys are real". They are so yummy...
Posted by: Fonda JO | 07/15/2011 at 08:35 AM
congratulations on your first publication, you must be so thrilled!! and those felt embellies are SO CUTE!!! If you sold them, I bet they would go like hot cakes! :D thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Suzanne Schmidt | 07/15/2011 at 02:17 AM
This is a *peach* of an idea! Homemade's always better! Every single project you do is absolutely worthy of publication...and as they say, "you can't win if you don't play", so go play!
Posted by: Shannon Fralish | 07/14/2011 at 10:36 PM
Silly, but crazy fantastic! You are amazing!!! This is the cutest little set of fruit I've ever seen! And congrats on your publication!
Posted by: Karen Giron | 07/14/2011 at 10:28 PM
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! Are you kidding me? These are the cutest things ever!!! You are so awesome, Wanda!!! I want to run out and go get some felt right now. Super, Super, Super Cute!!!
p.s. Seriously I would buy any magazine with your creations in it. Submit, Submit, Submit!
Have a sweet day, my friend! From your biggest fan :)
♥GG
Posted by: Rachel ♥ (Gingerbread Gal) | 07/14/2011 at 07:07 PM
OMG...get OUT of TOWN!! Those are THE cutest handmade felt embellies EVER!!! They are cuter than the store bought ones! I can't believe how stinkin' adorable those things are!!!! Congrats on having one of your cards featured...you are so deserving of it!
Posted by: TeaDub! | 07/14/2011 at 05:46 PM