And The Winners Are....

I am so pleased with the turn out of the Design Challenge!  All the pieces were beautiful & all the designers will be getting a special 35% off coupon for just entering!

Now onto those winners!

Now I have changed things up just a bit, as stated in the rules there was only going to be 2 winners, 1 winner will be picked by the public & the 2nd winner is going to be picked by me.  Now I have deiced to add a 1st & 2nd place for the Public Vote along with a 1st & 2nd place & honorable mention for my picks.

Lets begin with the public vote.

Lets all congrats Glynna for winning 1st place in the public vote with this stunning design!

Glynna will receive her pick of 2 free collage sheets from my Calico Collage shop.

Bobbi won 2nd place in the public vote with the show stopping design!

Bobbi will get her pick of 1 free collage sheet from my Calico Collage shop.

Now for my picks.  This was so hard.  I don't know how long I just stared at my screen looking at all these beautiful designs.  They were all unique and beautiful in their own way.  I really love them all.

Now onto my picks.

Lets all congratulate Shannon on her 1st place win with her beautiful bracelet.

What I loved about this design was the color palette, the splash of blue in the beads really brought out the blue in the butterflies wings.  I also love the detail of the center piece, how she gave the image a burned effect making it a rustic/vintage feel.
Shannon will get her pick of 2 free collage sheets from my Calico Collage shop.

Holly won 2nd place with her romantic necklace.

What I loved about this design was her combination of metal & ribbon, also how she combined 2 shades of metal.  I feel the pendant really brings it all together, it really give this romantic piece a raw feel, exactly how love can be, raw. 
Holly will get her pick of 1 free collage sheet from my Calico Collage shop.

Valerie has received an honorable mention with this stunning necklace.

This necklace will sure turn heads.  It is very elaborate.  I can tell that Valerie put a lot of effort and detail into this pendant that contains a mixture of new & vintage beads that frame the beautiful show girl in the center.
Valerie will receive a coupon of 45% off her next order at Calico Collage.

Thank you to all that entered & be watching her email box for your special coupon.

Thanks for reading & StayCrafty
~Ella

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Calico Collage's Designer Challenge

On September 30th I started a sign up for Calico Collage's very first design challenge.  This challenge was in celebration of Calico Collage's 3rd birthday.  The challenge for those talented people who signed up was to create a fashion accessory, this could be anything from a piece of jewelry to a belt & they only had about 3 weeks to do this.  Now it is time for the voting!  Please look thru all the images below & vote for your fave in the poll found to you right ---->

Now with out further ado here are the beautiful enties!

This beautiful necklace was created by the Bobbi Horst of BH Bead Creations

This time stopping necklace was created by the Donna Bradley of Stranded Beads

Glynna Gower created this stunning whimsical necklace

Another show stopping necklace from Glynna Gower

This beautifully unique necklace was created by the Holly Westfall of SilverRose Designs

This adorable charm was created by Jacque Holt

Kari Asbury of Hippie Chick Designs created this dreamy tropical necklace

This elegant necklace was also created by Kari Asbury of Hippie Chick Designs

Kristi Harrison of Keepsakes by Kristi designed this adorable pony tail holder

Here is another unique design by Kristi Harrison of Keepsakes by Kristi

This unique bracelet was created by Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp of Skye Jewels

Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp of Skye Jewels also created these adorable earrings.

This stunning necklace was created by Martha Eason of Menagerie Studio

This stunning Necklace was created by Valerie Martinier of Poppy in the Sky

This stunning bracelet was created by Shannon Chomanczuk of For my Sweet Daughter

Now that you have seen each entry scroll back up and cast your vote for your favorite!
Voting will be open from now till November 1st at midnight.

Thanks to all that entered & do hope to doing this again soon!
 ~Ella 

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Happy Birthday Calico Collage & New Christmas Collage Sheets

I have been super busy since my last post.  After creating the Vintage Halloween Collage Sheets (which has been a new top seller) I was asked for some Christmas collage sheets!  WHAT?!?!  Christmas?  And at the time it was requested it wasn't even October!  Wow!  I wish I could get started on Christmas that early....Yes I am one of those who wait till the last moment to buy gifts...I am so pitiful sometimes.


A little news before I show you the Christmas collage sheets.  This month Calico Collage is celebrating her 3rd birthday!  It's so hard to believe that Calico Collage has been open for 3 years now!  As a thank you to all my great customers I would like to offer a Special Coupon for all of October!

Use Coupon Code HAPPYBIRTHDAY2011 at my Etsy Shop.

Now onto the New Vintage Christmas collage sheets!

This design comes in a lot more sizes & of course if you need another size that I do not have listed, just ask. 

Scrabble
1x1 Inchies

1x2 Domino
1 Inch Bottle Cap
1.5 Inch Rounds
2.5x3.5 (1)
2.5x3.5 (2)
2.5x3.5 (3)
2.5x3.5 (4)

Thats all for now!  Thanks for reading & stay crafty!
~Ella

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Spooky Halloween & New Scrabble Tile Collage Sheets

I never really realized how early people start getting ready for Halloween or even Christmas for that matter!  About a month ago I got some request for a new set of Halloween image.  So I did!  I really love the TTV or "Thru The Veiwfinder" look and I thought that it mixed well with the great vintage images from Halloween cards & post cards.

This set comes in

Scrabble Tile
.85in Charm
1x1 Inch
1x2 Inch
1x3 Inch
1.5x1.5 Inch
2.5x3.5 Inch

Another new Collage Sheet  set that I did is the "Queen Bee" theme set!  I'm not much of a "Bee" person but I just couldn't help myself with this one.  I love the faded fintage look all together.  But what are bees with out their Hives, Crowns & Flowers?  You will find them all in this whimsical set!

This set comes in the following:
Scrabble Tile
.85in Charm
1x1 Inch
1.5x1.5 Inch

Make sure to check out what else is new at my shop!  What's NEW? 

Thanks for reading & Stay Crafty!
~Ella

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You could win up to 9 Digital Collage Sheets!!

I wanted to post this earlier than this, but things have been very busy here latly, so I look at it like this - better late than never! <3

Calico Collage is sponsoring "Alter It Monthly" , a monthly challenge blog for altered artist.  This month's theme is Sirens, Mermaids & The Deep Blue Sea!

The winner will get their pick of ANY 9 Digital Collage sheets from my Etsy shop
Runner Ups will also get to pick 1 sheet as well!!  That is 3 chances to win!

Collage Sheet #687

Check out "Alter it Monthly" for rules & I hope to see your entry!

Thanks for reading & Stay Crafty!

~Ella

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