A bit of everything...

Wow - it's been a whirlwind of a week and it's only Wednesday!! Much activity and preparation going on in readiness for this year's Surtex, coupled with a fabulous vintage and craft event over the weekend - I've been rushed off my feet! Anyway, it's now time to take a little breather and hope that all my efforts have not been in vain....here's a cheeky snippet of what you can expect of mine in New York next week.....

From Christmas.....

....to birthday....

...to Easter...!

A little bit krafty....

Hi everyone....I hope you all had a fun-filled Halloween and Guy Fawkes' Night?! I spent the whole time feeling VERY under the weather, so missed out on all the excitement this year...the dreaded obligatory change of seasons bugs...boooo...hisssss; have they got you yet?!!! :( 

Anyways, must carry on, so here are a few snippets from a latest set - I've tried to simplify things a little bit; using plenty of flat colour, but compensating with lots of pattern and combining with an element of kraft...what do you think?

Things that go BUMP in the night...

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN FoLkS!!!!

- I LOVED creating these guys.....they were sold in the US just under a year ago; I wonder if anyone's spotted them yet?

Have fun today, whatever you're up to x x x

Christmas is coming....

And as usual I've been working on lots of new things for the festive season ahead of another US selling trip. Here are a couple of snippets from a character set I've been busy on....

Santa's got his skis on and has rocked up at the Antarctic!

 And this family of snowmen are having a fun-filled sledging trip!

I really enjoyed creating these guys....let's hope they find a nice new home ;)

Which one is yours.....?

Happy Father's Day!!!!

It's that time of year again

.......when weddings are in abundance; and with the big Royal Wedding looming, they're certainly a hot topic at the moment! Here's a little look at a new wedding collection I created just before I went away......I wonder if Kate and Wills would approve...?! ;)

- all the grey bits signify silver foil; so when they're all mocked up they look extra-special :)

Spring Flowers

Oooh...you can definitely tell that Spring has officially arrived (hurrah!!); it's been a glorious ol' week so far - the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the flowers and trees are blossoming nicely - we even spotted the first bees and butterflies over the weekend! To mark the occasion, I've been working on some fun Spring floral designs....I haven't used my doodley style for a while now, so I thought it was time to revisit.... 

Birthday balloons

- Lots of bright letter balloons to complete my birthday trio!

Now....what to work on next I wonder? After dabbling in Illustrator for the past week and a half I think it's time to return to good ol' Photoshop - YAY! Come back lovely textures and patterns...I've missed you!! ;)

A new week

Oooh, it's a lovely bright morning - the sun is streaming through my study window right now; it makes me so happy! :)

On that note, here's a little taster of some cheery cupcakes I worked on last Friday; the theme for this week is all things birthday orientated...

Spotted in the US....

- these were taken by my agent on his last visit to the US; it's always a lovely feeling to see the finished product finally out there in the shops....look out for them if you can! :) The stocking was sold to Papermagic, whilst the snowman was purchased by Hobby Lobby.

Light at the end of the tunnel...

Boy, am I glad to have finished these two....I think the cold weather has slowed me up or something; they seemed to have taken for-ev-errrrrrr....pleased with how they turned out though; here's a little taster:

- as you can see - my snowman's a lot more polished since he last appeared on Wednesday! :)

AND.......the snow has finally stopped; BIG BIG YAY!! let's hope it stays that way...

I wonder if the Mad Hatter would like to join this tea party?!

With the recent release of Alice In Wonderland at our cinemas, the theme of tea parties and teapots seems to be gaining popularity...with that in mind, I've developed a new set of designs for Mother's Day. 

Here's a sneak peek at a couple of card designs I completed today:

Cutting and sticking

The task for this week was to create fun gift card holders for Christmas, so here are my offerings......

 

                

Have a great weekend everyone - hope that Christmas shopping's nearly done! :)

Nativity!

Well, it certainly feels a lot more Christmassy around here...we put our tree and decorations up yesterday , and then to top the day off  on a real high I went to see the film 'Nativity!'; it's a new British film by the BBC, starring Martin Freeman and a debut acting appearance by 'chatty man' Alan Carr. It was soooo funny, and the kids in it were adorable - I really recommend it if you're after the feel-good factor! :)

Here are a few nativity designs of my own...these have already sold in the U.S., ready for Christmas 2010