inkbloom giveaway: DIY sci-fi
In a world of either artisan-designed, hand-produced fabric or Crayola-bright commercial bolts from JoAnn’s, there arrives an amazing new option: self-printable, customized fabric from a company called Inkbloom.
It’s like DIY sci-fi: using your home inkjet and loomtack, Inkbloom’s patent-pending magical sticky material that makes fabric behave like a piece of paper, you can create lush, graphic prints for personal or limited commercial use.
Inkbloom offers downloadable patterns (called inkblocks), whose colors are easily modified through Photoshop or PS Elements. You can even add bits of text to your designs. And Inkbloom just introduced inkbits, which are exclusive designs for creating tags, cards, and labels that coordinate with your fabric. Imagine the possibilities for entertaining, gifting, and branding: party favor bags, pillows, jewelry pouches, and company cards, all in your own perfect hexadecimalized RGB color code.
Crazy? I KNOW. But so easy that even a dolt like me could do it.
Inkbloom and Misosouper will let one lucky reader exercise her creative muscle: to win our random drawing for a package that includes Loomtack fabric stabilizer, plain white base fabric, and Inkbloom’s brand-new lovey Valentine design set, leave a comment on this post, telling us 1) what you plan on making for your sweetie for Valentine’s Day; or 2) what text you’d print on your Valentine’s design. (More inspiration available in this gallery.) For extra entries, you can tweet, blog, and/or Facebook this contest, then link to those posts here. If you do all of the above, you will earn four entries. Be sure to read the fine print, and good luck!
the fine print:
This prize will be shipped to US addresses only. Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The winner will be selected at random on Monday, January 25, 2010, and notified by e-mail. Results of the giveaway will be announced in the comments on this post on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, inaccurate, or considered spam. If the winner does not respond within 24 hours, an alternate winner will be chosen and notified.
Tags: DIY, fabric, giveaway, Inkbloom, pattern, print
January 19th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
If I win this, I would either make my boyfriend, or my sister a pillow. =]
email-vballrocker1@aol.com
January 20th, 2010 at 3:08 am
with this ink kit i would print the words “mon cherie” or “mon amour” (my bf is french so it’s quite appropriate)
alexandramongnoatgmaildotcom
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January 20th, 2010 at 5:53 am
I am so happy that i stopped by!! I think that this kit is so cool and unique!! I would like to make hubby a pillow case or something that he would use. I think it would be cute to put his band’s name on it too:) I am glad that you said it was easy because it is something i have never done before but looking forward to trying someday.
cyclona66(at)aol(dot)com
January 20th, 2010 at 7:38 am
If I win, I would make a pillow case for my mom. Although I’m creatively challenged, I think I could pull this off using this kit
Thanks for the chance to win!
January 20th, 2010 at 10:26 am
I really love the idea for this! If I win I will experiment making fabrics that I use to wrap my products. If I like them, I will buy loads so I can ship everything in personalized shop fabric!
Great giveaway, thank you
carlynnewelch@gmail.com
January 20th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Oh, I blogged about how cute this is too.
http://constructivetendencies.blogspot.com/2010/01/coolest-thing-ever.html
carlynnewelch@gmail.com
January 20th, 2010 at 11:14 am
I know everyone is saying they would like to make a pillowcase, but I think I want to try a small baby blanket for my 10 month old son. Great Giveaway. Thank you for the chance!
January 20th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Maybe I would print “meow” on the fabric, since my boyfriend refers to me as a cat on occasion.
Thanks! Stephanie
January 20th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
i want to make a little cupcake bar on valentines day for my boyfriend
January 20th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
I plan on making my husband personalized tags for his luggage for Valentine’s Day this year. I’d like to print his first and last name, along with some neat design work, as he is a graphic designer. This way, when he travels, he has something fun and creative to look at to remind him of home!
writeme at heidimail dot com
January 20th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
I think that I this idea is the best idea in the craft world for a long time. So unique and the possibilities are endless. I don’t have a sweetheart this valentines day so I think I would make a dish towel for my mother. And I think that I would say, you are loved. Then she will always think about me! ambrerose@aol.com
January 20th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
I would make a small quilt for my granddaughter. jacksond@nhr3.net
January 20th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
i would love to make my hubby pajama pants, that would be a great surprise!
January 20th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
i would print guess what? if i won, because that’s our short hand for i love you!
xo, katie
January 21st, 2010 at 7:54 am
Though we’re not big into Valentine’s Day, I’m planning on going out for Indian food with my husband (our favorite) and giving him a handmade card, maybe with some sexy coupons inside. I’d love to package it in a pouch made with these fabrics.
I might put “1-4-3″ on it, which is a code for I Love You (1, for I, 4 for LOVE, and 3 for YOU”
January 21st, 2010 at 4:51 pm
What fun! I might use mine to make some lavender sachets, or maybe a tote bag.
aschertle at yahoo dot com
January 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 am
I am making my sweetie some silky boxer shorts for Valentines Day. This stuff looks so cool and I can think of a ton of things to do with it!
Voodookitten@ tx dot rr dot com
January 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
Tweeted this give away!
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January 22nd, 2010 at 10:08 am
Posted on facebook to my 1600+ followers!
http://www.facebook.com/deborah.wuest?ref=profile
Voodookitten@ tx dot rr dot com
January 25th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Congrats to Cass, lucky #2!