Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Adore this identity!




I'm showing this Adore identity paired with my calendar design to show how my corporate work and personal work influence each other. The identity came first. I was so inspired and had so much fun that I took the design aesthetics and created an illustration style applying it to animals and plant life.
I'll tell you a little bit about how Adore came about: Tammy came to Blue Tricycle wanting a name, tagline, logo and identity system for her company. She wanted to reflect her personality and the kind of clients she worked with. Tammy also had an image board of sorts-a folder full of textures, illustrations, photos and objects. {Adore works with small companies and advertising agencies creating strategic development and project management services.}

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Top Ten Colors for Spring


Pantone released its Top Ten Colors for Spring following Fashion Week. "New York fashion designers encourage hopeful attitudes with lively colors, while sophisticated, grounded hues address the need for stability in times of eonomic uncertainty," says Pantone Color Institute.
"Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing?" Pablo Picasso
Where do you get your color inspiration?

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The RikRak Studio Giveaway


Everything about rikrak screams FUN! Check out this giveaway-
a superdooper rikrak thank you pack- it includes:
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  • one vintage fabric clutch purse(made in the fabric of your choice!)
  • plus one vintage fabric wallet / business card holder/ gadget home (made in the fabric of your choice!)
  • plus one set of 3 fun blue vintage floral fabric magnets
  • plus 2 iron-on fabric birdies (made in the fabric of your choice!)
  • plus 1 pretty vintage dark turquiose blue fabric eco.brooch
  • plus a few more little rikrak goodies, too!
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this fun giveaway prize pack is valued at over $65.00 US and it can be yours, for FREE!

here's how you can win!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Clever Use of Scrapbook Papers



I was pleasantly surprised to find these scrapbook papers on my 10 year olds walls. I love that you can hand over something to a child and they will find an extraordinary use for it. Plus, it buys us time on painting her walls!
She also helped organize her 5 year old sister's room by setting up a "tray" for her tea set. Cute!

Room for Improvement?


My 5 year old made an improvement to the design of the Tart Flower Mini Cards. Cute bees!

Monday, February 2, 2009

A Fun Day of Painting for Kids



One of my main goals this year is to spend time with each of my kids doing art projects. At Simply Jane, it's easy to get started. Jane Elias has outlined playful images on stretched canvas, custom furniture and home decor. Here are the completed projects of my 10 year old, 7 year old and 5 year old. With Jane's techniques each painting has a unifying look. When the painting is finished and dry, simply use a sharpie marker to outline any areas that have lost their edge. Before using the sharpie, the flower the bird is holding had lost it's stem and the blue was a blob.

Spread the Love



It's easy to spread the love this Valentine's Day with these sweet and petite mini cards. The whole set includes folded and flat notecards, mini cards and two envelope tempates-one to fit the notecards and one square to fit the mini cards. Perfect for anytime you want to spread the love!