And that makes three...

...to complete my floaty floral set.

Have a great weekend everyone! :D

Floaty florals

I'm working on some fun, light floral designs at the mo...here's a sneaky peek...

A nice day for flipflops!

 - Hope you're enjoying the lovely sunshine :D

Hot & sticky!!!

....QUICK! Someone grab me an ice lolly!!

Busy, busy bumble-bee!

Oh dear, oh dear - where have I been you ask?? Well, for those fellow designers out there I'm sure you can imagine - with Surtex looming it's been a busy ol' time!! Here's a summary of my designing month in snapshots to give you a little idea of what I've been up to....

-traditional Christmas.....

 - fun Christmas....

- and a little bit of everyday...all squeeeeeeeezed into the last 30 days or so.

Phew! Fingers crossed for a great show this year!! :)

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!! ;)

Who's for cake?

- Another birthday post; time to blow out those candles!!

I hope you all managed to enjoy some lovely pancakes last night; I managed 5 in the end...though they were only very ickle! ;) Mmmmmmmmmm...'til next year!

In the mood for love...?

My work's taking a bit of a romantic turn this week. Here's a quick glimpse at a couple of valentine designs I've been working on.....

...and now it's back onto wedding! (quite nice actually, as it's been a while since my last lot ...) 

Anyway, just a brief post as it's busy, busy, busy round here at the mo with deadlines looming...eeK! Fingers crossed I get everything done in time before I go 'henning' it up at the weekend :D

Twit-twooooooo

I thought I'd have a little go at an owl design (seeing as they still seem to be doing well in the popularity stakes!). Here's a sneaky peek at a bit of a birthday wrap I've been working on:

All done

....and relax! :) Finished everything off for my agent's forthcoming trip yesterday; it was a pop-up frenzy this time round. Here's a little taster of what I came up with.....

*the foiled tree at the bottom from my earlier post

I also got chance to squeeze in a last-minute fun design for Christmas (was lovely to do after a week of traditional)...

With deadlines now out of the way, it's time for a couple of days off (and maybe I will have chance to pick up that lovely table runner from Habitat too!! :D )

Summer's STILL here! :D

- WOW 

- I think this possibly has to be the longest spell of good Summery weather we've had in the UK for a LONG time; it's been beautiful, and these little bugs and flowers are very h-a-p-p-y about it too - just look at their little faces! :D

Hope you all have a happy shiny weekend everyone! 

Pop-up preview...

 - YAY - I did it!! :) After much trial and error I finally conquered the dreaded pop-up; this is the first one - created from the masculine designs I was working on a couple of weeks ago (click here to see more). I'm quite chuffed with the outcome - what do you think?...hope the others turn out well (cue many crossed fingers and toes!! ;D)

Four legged friends...

Here's a couple of cat and dog designs that co-ordinate with some existing designs shown in an earlier post...I love creating new characters - always fun to do! :)

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:

Once upon a time....

...I used to paint; and I mean A LOT. I was asked to dig out a few of my old painted florals the other day for a client, and it made me quite sad to see them all...I'd forgotten how much painted work I actually had, and it made me realise how much I miss it - time to dig out those paint brushes methinks....hopefully soon.

Here's a little taster of how I used to work.....

Have a great weekend everyone - so glad Spring seems to have finally sprung; the sun has finally arrived - happy, happy, happy! :D

A bit of this and that

It's been a busy old week or two; with the New York Gift Fair drawing ever closer, and the Spring Fair shortly after, there's much to be done. Here's a visual summary of what I've been up to since my last post:

Birthday Balloons

Happy Birthday wording

Bridal bouquet

Halloween

As you can see, it's been a fair old mix of everyday designs so far...completing sets and adding to the collection. It's the first time we'll have been represented at the New York Gift Fair, so we're not quite sure what to expect...fingers crossed we all get something positive from it!

After all that everyday though, it's back on to Christmas again now...look out for my very latest offerings tomorrow - one last push before the first deadline; wish me luck! :)

Tasty Treats

Here's a little bit of a new repeat to co-ordinate with the birthday cake design I shared with you last week:

Mmmmmm...all these cakes are making me hungry! :)

Monsters!

Today I've been whizzing around getting everything finished ready for an upcoming trip...here are a couple of snapshots from a fun design I've been working on today...

Jungle-tastic!

I've opted for some more fun designs this week....this time - jungle! Here's a sneak peek at a set I started at the end of last week, and have now just completed....

....I think the giraffe's my favourite..  :)