Fabric Swatch

I was thinking of soft drapey fabric when I was creating this print.

Sketchbook Saturday Inspired by spring

The fresh new leaves of green and the beautiful flowers opening now;
I love how I feel when I work in my garden!

Mermaids are coming!

Here is a sneak preview of a Mermaid kit I am working on. Png files , psd files a background to play with. This kit is as big as your imagination. Each piece needs to be extracted (the background taken out) and named so that they can be dragged to the background, or used in other ways you may dream up. I don't have a release date yet, but soon, very soon I will have it available for play!

Mermaids are HERE!

butterflies

I love butterflies, and it was so much fun creating this kit. The files are 300 dpi, in .psd, .png, and.jpg. The things you could make with this file!

I imagine it printed out and made into paper tags or paper ornaments. Fabric transfers, ironed on felt and lightly stuffed and trimmed with a ribbon. Use your ink-jet printer and print on sticker paper and use in journals or letters and notes.

Available for instant download at birdandflower Etsy.

Social Creatures

One of the things I am having fun with in Inkscape, is using lines and shapes to create interesting faces. I really wanted to see how many different faces i could create by using a limited palette and mixing drawing elements.

My favorite kind of dress

Just another reason I can't wait for summer, or at least a warm spring: I love summer dresses.

A lovely nap

I love sleeping in a dark quiet room. I wrap myself in the covers and trap the dreams and ideas as they go by.

Mermaid Magic Caribbean Mermaid paper-doll download

New mermaid paper-doll download available in my Etsy shop. This down load has so many choices and options to create lots of different mermaids. Using other embellishments you can really make them your own and show your own style and creativity.

Supplies Needed:
white cardstock
mini brads
sharp scissors
a good moist permanent glue stick
double-sided scrapbook cardstock
additional supplies and instruction to create a sturdy paper-doll are included in the download.

Please read the TOU (Terms of use) available as a download in the sidebar, and also comes with the mermaid files.

See the mermaids here: Caribbean Mermaids

Wishing for spring

More inkscape fun! I am learning to use my wacomb bamboo tablet.

I wish it was spring...(sigh...)

Learning inkscape

I have been working, playing with the open source software Inkscape. So much fun! I started for weeks with my tablet scribbling trying to get used to the pressure, timing and co-ordinate the tablet with the monitor.



After 20-30 of these I began to get control of the tablet, in a way that is comfortable for me. The icons above began as a doodle/scribble file like this:

new blog design

I am experimenting with a new look for my blog. I am taking a blogging class with Alisa Burke


I will create style/idea sheets to keep myself on track with my topics.



More to come ; )