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LEVEL 6
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It’s time for a new Photoshop contest here at regretsy, home of the weedwhacker haircut!
This one has so many levels of fuckery going on, it’s like some giant, recursive, multi-level meme lasagna. Or as my editor recently said, “It might be a little too meta“.
Okay are you ready?
DESIGN YOUR OWN REGRETSY FABRIC
It’s easier than it sounds – Look what I did today!
You have three hours to design your own regretsy themed fabric. The top three winners will have their designs created at Spoonflower, and will receive three yards of fabric of their winning design, in any weight they choose.
You can make whatever you want from this fabric and sell it in your stores without sharing your revenue (I made a separate agreement with anyone deserving compensation). If you do use the Say What Guy in your fabric, you only have to link to Denny’s Etsy store in your product listings.
And here’s the best part, Spoonflower is actually in on this, and excited to play along! They saw you all talking about them today, and emailed to say they want to be a part of all of our fabric related fuckery!
DESIGN ELEMENTS
Here are your blanks:
Say What Guy
Blank Say What Guy speech bubble
Elephant
Cut Out Cat
You can also use anything in the public domain, or that you have permission to use. Any regretsy stuff used without permission is not allowed, since you’ll be making things to sell.
Spoonflower allows files up to 30 MB, but obviously that won’t work here. So take a screen cap or make a thumb of your design so I can upload it here:
100 KB max
560 pixels wide, max
Any questions about laying out your design can be answered here. You can even work it out over at Spoonflower if you want and use their viewer and tools.
Enter as many designs as you want.
Take this to level 6, bitches!
LET THE FUCKERY COMMENCE
Doors close at 7:30 PST
Jan 9, 20104:23 pm
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Jan 9, 20104:26 pm
Wahhhh! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with. Have fun and I’ll miss you.
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Jan 9, 20104:28 pm
Regarding the “blanks”–are those the only images that are allowed? I’m guessing no…so I’ll just have at it.
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Jan 9, 20104:32 pm
Use anything in the public domain, or that you have permission to use. Any regretsy stuff used without permission is problematic since you’ll be making things to sell.
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Jan 9, 20104:36 pm
is it just one entry per person, or may we enter more than one design?
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Jan 9, 20104:37 pm
putting the kids to bed so I can play 
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Jan 9, 20104:40 pm
As many as you like!
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Jan 9, 20104:44 pm
I want to play! How do I submit my picture?
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Jan 9, 20104:50 pm
Wait, how are we supposed to submit – email you the jpg, Helen?
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Jan 9, 20104:51 pm
yay!! mine is ready!
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Jan 9, 20104:53 pm
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Jan 9, 20104:55 pm
Okay, I opted to use one of my own photos because, while the image itself has never been on regretsy, anything made with it would be TOTALLY Regretsy “worthy.”
Oh and I would make a kids dress with it. Just to be warped.
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Jan 9, 20104:58 pm
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Jan 9, 20104:58 pm
Can’t wait to see what everyone does!
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Jan 9, 20105:02 pm
Aw shit, something else i forgot to say. That’s 7:30 MY time. PST. you still have two and a half hours.
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Jan 9, 20105:05 pm
3 yards? Frigging ACE! I could make me a dress out of that.
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Jan 9, 20105:07 pm
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Jan 9, 20105:12 pm
i think i uploaded it, but im not sure…
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Jan 9, 20105:14 pm
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Jan 9, 20105:18 pm
Good luck everyone.
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Jan 9, 20105:24 pm
Dude, I so wish I actually had photoshop to do this. My skills are not up to this level of fuckery. SO SO sad, since I could totally make something awesome. you WILL be selling the winning fabrics, right????
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Jan 9, 20105:27 pm
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Jan 9, 20105:32 pm
I submitted one anyhow – am not witty or photoshop level 6 – but am bored. Enjoy the whimiscal fuckery boys and girls – I’m gonna be a wuss and go bed. I will however enjoy bathing my keyboard in coffee tomorrow morning as I peruse your efforts.
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Jan 9, 20105:33 pm
I’m assuming 7:30 Pacific. Please.
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Jan 9, 20105:34 pm
Thanks, Helen.
\\whistles happily
\\\plugs along with the design…
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Jan 9, 20105:34 pm
*sigh*
I thought my idea was great. My kids thought it was great. The husband didn’t get it and thinks we’re all insane (me, the kids, all of you).
When I uploaded it, the fabric-look made it too small to see and defeated the purpose of it all.
So, I bow out, with my so-low-it-has-no-number photoshop skills.
I shall wait with eagerness for the submissions and I will make a point not to be drinking when I view them.
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Jan 9, 20105:35 pm
Oh. OK. Just saw the answer. Carry on.
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Jan 9, 20105:42 pm
Good to know Helen that Spoonflower is ok with it. I sort of got a stomach earlier thinking what I did when I let you know about them. What a relief!
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Jan 9, 20105:49 pm
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Jan 9, 20105:55 pm
Whoo hoo! Just uploaded my entry. I can’t even expect to get anywhere near level 6, but I do think my fabric would make a nice potholder.
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Jan 9, 20106:01 pm
Photoshop just downloaded 10 minutes ago & I have realized what a ‘putertard I am. Gah! I’m getting another drink…
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Jan 9, 20106:02 pm
Have to pass. Have fun everyone!!!
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Jan 9, 20106:02 pm
just submitted mine. i hope its worthy of something. I’m going to make a kimono out of mine =)
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Jan 9, 20106:03 pm
well I just got photoshop for chrimbo so we’ll see how it goes! I gave it three ole’ tries … i’m more excited to see everyone else’s results
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Jan 9, 20106:08 pm
Okay, my pattern in 2 colorways has been sent in to the email addy.
Whee!
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Jan 9, 20106:11 pm
#27 Patty has been abuducted by an alien : WAIT! You can select different views before you screen grab!
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Jan 9, 20106:21 pm
I suspect mine is too detailed and un-fabric-y to work as a fabric, but dang it, I like it. And I would totally make a pillow out of it.
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Jan 9, 20106:23 pm
urgh. the repeat on mine doesn’t match because i set it on the diagonal. oh well.
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Jan 9, 20106:33 pm
vaginas are hard to draw with a laptop touch-pad! I was too lazy to go and get my tablet & pen, that wold have made it easier. I submitted 3 lame-o designs. Still trying on the vagina design, but about to give up. lol.
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Jan 9, 20106:33 pm
#37 Dynomoose: I tried. It looked awful. It looked much better before I had to resize it to upload it.
That’s okay though. I’m not crafty and wouldn’t have been able to make anything out of said fabric had I been lucky enough for everyone else to lose the use of their hands before they submitted. 
I bow to those crafty people with better photoshop skills.
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Jan 9, 20106:40 pm
Mine suck, and the sad part is, I’m an artist and I’m kind of experienced with photoshop. It’s lack of hilarious ideas that’s holding me back. That, and I forgot to bring my tablet to where I am and can’t go home to get it.
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Jan 9, 20106:40 pm
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Jan 9, 20106:45 pm
Submitted! No clue what I would make out of it though – something for a child, would have to have an applique elephant on it….
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Jan 9, 20106:46 pm
@ #42 CreepyLittleGirl I am right there on the same page with you. lol
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Jan 9, 20106:49 pm
ooookay. I think I got 6 in.
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Jan 9, 20106:49 pm
Danorz – the drunker the better!
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Jan 9, 20106:51 pm
I was thinking about making pin cushions out of them and selling them on etsy if I happened to win. Or potpourri sachets. Or moonpads.
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Jan 9, 20107:04 pm
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Jan 9, 20107:04 pm
Even ol’ non-crafty me can make throw pillows.
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Jan 9, 20107:18 pm
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Jan 9, 20107:19 pm
@#50 – what about pads for “that time of month”?
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Jan 9, 20107:20 pm
Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!
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Jan 9, 20107:20 pm
My design will make Lily Pulitzer weep!
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Jan 9, 20107:22 pm
#54 crapgawker- that’s a great idea!!!
ok, i think i’m done…i sent a bunch of emails, i hope you get them all!
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Jan 9, 20107:22 pm
OK–I had fun with this. 
You’ve got mail.
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Jan 9, 20107:23 pm
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Jan 9, 20107:26 pm
@ #42 CreepyLittleGirl: “mine suck”
I doubt it–I saw your stuff, it’s funny as hell! 
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Jan 9, 20107:29 pm
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Jan 9, 20107:36 pm
The execution of my thumbnail is probably pathetic, but I think the overall theme was strong.
Nah, who am I kidding…mine sucked.
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Jan 9, 20107:40 pm
I am getting so jazzed to see what everyone came up with – from the insane to the sublime, and everywhere in between. If the last contest is any indicator, we’re all going to need to change our pants…
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Jan 9, 20107:50 pm
i submitted two different versions of the same design..if i win, i would like to make myself some boxers or pj bottoms out of it…LOL
then if there is any left over, perhaps make some funny stuffed ornaments out of them or something…i can’t wait to see the entries…sucks that i am on east coast time, i will probably be asleep before they’re posted
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Jan 9, 20108:11 pm
Just now learning about the contest. 
Well, I’ll be sure to catch the winners!
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Jan 9, 20108:11 pm
hey! Would that seller be willing to make us a fabric anyway? You know, like an alchemy order?
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Jan 9, 20108:21 pm
Oh, sorry. I did not realize they are not an Etsy shop. (blushing)
…But if we like someone else’s fabric, can we order some?
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Jan 9, 20108:23 pm
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Jan 10, 20105:56 am
“giant, recursive, multi-level meme lasagna”
will you marry me?
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Jan 10, 20107:23 am
some people are seeing the results? where?
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Jan 10, 20107:26 am
…or I could just look at the column on the left with the helpful titles for whimsickle clickery.
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Jan 11, 20107:26 am
Awesome Idea Helen!
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4:23 pm
Oh no! I’m going out D: I won’t be able to participate in this whimsical adventure.
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