And that makes three...

...to complete my floaty floral set.

Have a great weekend everyone! :D

Oh Pinterest...how I do love thee!

Like many of us now, I've been really enjoying Pinterest lately....so much new talent and things to discover - I stumbled across the photography of Alicia Bock a couple of weeks ago, and I absolutely LOVE it....here's some of my favourites...

Check out her gorgeous website here and her blog here

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

Ooooh - tutti fruiti!!

Keeping on a bright and cheery Summer-y theme ('cause god knows we need it right now in this country!!) I've created this fun fruity design... 

Stay safe everyone!xx

Hot & sticky!!!

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

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!

- 'Tis true; I do believe that flying ant day is upon us....popped out to the postbox earlier and there were STACKS of them around...all wriggling around on the floor and buzzing through the air - UGH!! If you've not heard of this phenomenon before then check out the link here for more info....thank goodness it's only for a day!!

Sorry....it's taking a while

You'll have to bear with me at the moment guys....seem to be on a bit of a go-slow hence the lack of posts!....I think it's because I'm trying to tackle the wonderful world of Illustrator again, so it's taking me some time to get back into it....hopefully I'll get into the swing of it soon! Here's a little snapshot from a current work in progress.... 

Happy weekend everyone!!

I feel a break coming on...

....a break from Christmas, that is! As I've said before, sometimes it can get a little much working on Christmas all year round - especially when the mercury reaches the 20s and the sun is shining brightly! Time for some cheery everyday designs methinks....these latest Christmas ones have taken farrrr tooooo looooooong; a sure sign it's time for a change!

Look at this soggy moggy...

......as I sit here busily working away......

A day for day lilies

Managed to steal a sunny moment in between the April-like showers to capture these.....

....And a few baby poppies dotted around the garden too today:

 - Oh I do love it when everything's in bloom! :D

Finito!

Not to give toooo much away still, but here are the finished designs I let you have a peek at on Friday....

....now on to another two!

Juggling

I tend to have a habit of juggling designs quite a bit...especially when I'm working on a set - rather than completing each design separately I like to work on them all together (I find it saves a little time and is a bit easier to make them all co-ordinate!)....here's a little look at my current 'works in progress'....

- they're all a little shy as they're not quite complete yet! ;)

Happy Friday everyone.......fingers crossed for Minty later - could it be his year???

Late blooms....

Well, I'm not sure what's happened to the poppies this year, but after the glorious display last summer, numbers have definitely dwindled this time round.....would it be the dry Spring that's to blame? I really don't know...click here to see how fab they were last June (sigh).  It seems to be the year of the day-lily...we have plenty of those about to sprout; will post some piccies once they arrive.

Christmas in the summer sun...?!??

Hmmmmm...it's a toughy, but being a designer of all things festive it tends to happen quite a lot, and boy is it a struggle sometimes! (especially when Wimbledon's on too!!) 

Though I guess this is how it feels to be Australian?!? The mini-heatwave seems to have subsided today, so it's onwards and upwards from here...take a little look at some recent work - the starting point for a new set.....

A Birthday break

It was my birthday last week and my lovely hubby decided to whisk me away for a relaxing mini-break by the sea....it was gorgeous; the sun even decided to come out despite forecasts of rain, rain, rain - someone was obviously smiling on us! :D

- we stayed in Pembrokeshire, and visited the pretty harbour town of Tenby whilst we were there....I LOVE all the pastel coloured houses along the front :)

- we were very much pampered at the B&B  -  a tasty breakfast every morning, a spacious room complete with bathrobes and slippers, and these cheery blooms were left in our room just for me; tulips - my favourite! :)

Now, with a much-needed battery recharge, it's back to the drawing board for me...so off I go :)

Which one is yours.....?

Happy Father's Day!!!!

Keeping it bright and cheery!

Following the success of my illustrator efforts at Surtex, I've decided to do a few more things....starting with some simple geos:

A brighter outlook

I've been revamping a few designs recently....mostly making them look more bright and cheery; here's a little look at a recoloured owl design:

Some more lovely lines!

After browsing the net for Camille yesterday, I also came across another great find - Johanna Basford. She is an illustrator from Scotland; specialising in beautiful doodly linework - you can find her site here. 

Here are some of my favourites that I picked out from her website - love it!! :)

Ooooooh - would love to get my hands on some of these ceramics - beautiful!!...

She's even customised a Smart car - WOW! :O

Isn't it great when you make new discoveries... :)