Thursday, March 31, 2011

Official Hive Creative Challenge - Spring! Part II

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I am so ready for Spring but we keep getting these chilly days here....so I was inspired to create a new piece for the challenge at the Hive.....

and this is what came to life....a cute piggy, Spring blooms and bees....

Have a wonderful day and Happy Creating!!!!

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Having so much fun with custom art....

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I love creating some fun custom art....so I thought I would share this piece I made for a friend of mine ....he always called his cubical a veal stall and we laughed so hard every time he complained about it.........and he always says that when I open up a cupcake bakery he will be hired as the Master Cupcake Tester.....and his work would be measured by weight...if he was losing weight he would be slacking off on the job....So here he is working on some problems at the office and dreaming of becoming the "Cupcake Tester".........

Happy Creating!!! 

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Official Hive Creative Challenge - Spring! Creative Tuesday - Spring.....

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Hi Everyone....I can almost feel Spring in the air as it gets warmer here and the final snowman melts away.....

I am submitting this to 

Official Hive Creative Challenge - Spring!
and to this week's challenge on Creative Tuesdays was "Spring" so I kept with my new series of pieces on 1940s vintage Dictionary pages and created this piece.....

So pop by
Hot Toast and Jam

and check out all of the submissions for Spring....and get creating yourself!!!!
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Check out the collection so far...


1. Fashion - a piece inspired by Fashion week 2011
2. Doll - a piece for If's theme "toy"
3. Poppy 
4. Bird 

The whole collection will be available in my Etsy Shop as I move ahead.....and if you have any special words you want to see in this collection....please leave me a comment with your word....you may even win a print for yourself......

Sunday, March 27, 2011

I just can't stop!!!!!!!!!! Addicted to this vintage Dictionary series

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I have been having so much fun with each new vintage dictionary page...so many words to inspire and who knew that a dictionary could be so much fun...I created these two new pieces....one for the word bird and one for the word poppy.....I have a whole 593 pages to go through...so this should be a fun project to see come to life....

I also thank all of the sweet people that have commented on my past pieces and left me some words for inspiration of new pieces....I am working away on the ideas you left and will have more to post each and every day...

Happy Creating and Thank you for popping by!

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These are my Sunday Sketches....and finished pieces....

the 1940s Dictionary Series.....

1. Fashion - a piece inspired by Fashion week 2011
2. Doll - a piece for If's theme "toy"

Friday, March 25, 2011

Illustration Friday....Toy

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I was toying with the theme this week...then decided to keep with my 1940s Dictionary page art and create a piece as a homage to one of my favorite toys growing up....the doll.....

so here she is ....on her special page....all ready for some play.....

I have a whole lot of vintage pages to work on and this was a fun challenge to tie in Illustration Friday with my new series of illustrations on 1940s Dictionary pages.....

Happy Friday Everyone...and Happy Creating!!!

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Fashion Week 2011 and my first 1940s Dictionary page piece....

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This time of year is always exciting....as we lead up to Fashion Week 2011 I thought it would be the perfect time to use one of my vintage dictionary pages to create my 2011 Art Piece for Fashion Week 2011.....so here it is....I was so afraid to start using my vintage pages....but then I thought it would be neat to create pieces that went with each page....so I went straight to the letter F and straight to the word...Fashion ....and this is the piece that was inspired ......

I really love working this way.....but I need your help....what word should I work on next.....I have Spring on the brain now...and think that will be on my list of dictionary pages to work on....but I need you to help me along this fun journey......

Fashion Week 2011

LG Fashion week in Toronto has a super fun schedule of events... so head here and check it out!

Happy Creating Everyone!!! and thanks for all your visits!!!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A few days of Spring Cleaning and redecorating with my new found love....this specatacular green....

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Here is a piece I just created that is inspired by my new Spring colour pallet....this Green just makes me think of warmer days and makes me smile...

It all started one day when I picked up a new table runner for my kitchen....this is a floral cut out embroidered table runner in shades of green and some white daisies....I just fell in love with it....

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Here is it's new home on my kitchen table....I think it screams Spring .....

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one thing lead to another in our kitchen with this green as inspiration.....
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and to the grand room also....
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to the point where I ran out and picked up some new paint for our formal dining room focal wall....I love this green!!!! it makes me think of tropical places and warm breezes......
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I will be updating the drapery in our dining room and adding some more accents with this super special fabric I just picked up....It adds some more tropical fun to our Dining Room.....it has all of the colours in it...from this fun green to the orange and reds in the room....can't wait to have everything done!!!!

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The beauty of all of these updates is they were very simple...and can be changed out with each new season and each new mood I get.....with a small budget.....I had so much fun with these new projects...Now I have to create a huge focal painting for the Grand Room that will fit with these colour changes....will keep you posted on that piece as I move back into the Studio to get to work....

Happy Creating Everyone!!!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Spring Blooms - Some relaxing Sunday Sketches.....

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I am off to a late start this morning....we were at a surprise Birthday party for my sweet friend Mary and ended up enjoying the food and drinks a little too much....hence the late start to my Sunday Morning.....nothing a few tylenols and a few lattes can't fix so here are some of my late morning Sunday sketches all about Spring and the blooms I am longing to see.....

I also used one of these blooms to create this fun surface design....hope you all have a wonderful Sunday filled with family, friends and creativity!!!

Happy Creating!!!!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Illustration Friday....better late than never....theme "cultivate"

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Hi Everyone...I have been without my computer for almost three days now and I am finally back....can't wait to see all of your blogs....and catch up....seeing things on my blackberry was not that easy on the eyes...

so I ended up doing some Spring cleaning and painting....wall painting that is.....I will have to show you the colour that inspired me this Spring.....

What will you be cultivating this year?

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Here are my submissions to IF this week....the theme is "cultivate" and I think we should all help people grow and help children learn to take care of the land and grow something.....

Happy Friday!!!!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Creative Tuesday - Breakfast...yummy!

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I think Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day....especially when its the weekend and we have a long time to enjoy yummy food and lattes....this makes me happy!

My submission to the creative prompt "Breakfast" at  Hot Toast and Jam

and here is another piece I did a while back...thought it was funny enough to share again....

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Meet Mr. Funny Bunny....he is all packed and ready for a delivery!

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I just had to show you this nod to a vintage bunny....I created this mini watercolour and ink and he is just too funny.....so I named him ...Mr. Funny Bunny....and he is always on time!!!!

I am busy working on some custom work...so creating these mini paintings is all I have time for....

Happy Creating Everyone!!!!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Some Sunday Sketches....and a new vintage inspired mini painting....

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I love the weekend when you can just relax with family and friends and breathe....and sketch fun little pieces in bed....with a warm latte....the little pleasures that always make my day special....

I hope you're taking some time this weekend to create....and feed your soul....

I promise I will try to move on from my Bunny Rabbit pieces soon....but they just make me think of Spring and I know Spring is almost here for her special visit!!!! so please be warned that there may be a few more bunnies this week......

Happy Sunday!!!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Illustration Friday - Stir

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Meet Lola, Emily and Leanne....these triplets love to stir the pot and cause all sorts of fun and chaos in their Bakery....probably one of the reasons there was always a line up all the way down the block.....

This is my take this week for Illustration Friday.....

Happy Friday Everyone...and Happy Creating!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Custom Commission....Home Sweet Home.....with a view.....

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I always love working on Commissions....I just finished this special custom watercolour for one of my Clients and I think they will be happy with this piece.....

What a nice place to live...and look out at the water....I think there would be a lot of inspiration in this backyard.....

Happy Thursday Everyone!!! and Happy Creating....

I think I am off to work in the Studio on some wood and pyrography pieces...I have an idea that popped into my head while I was sleeping last night....will find out how it converts from a dream to reality.....

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Another cute Bunny.....

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I have been working on these mini paintings almost every night...they are so much fun to work on. I know you are all thinking!!! Enough with the Bunnies....but I just can't seem to stop...whenever I sit down to sketch for fun....a bunny appears from nowhere....

Spring!!! come quickly!!!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Father!!!!

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Today is my Dad's Birthday!!! and we are all going to celebrate with him tonight....

The card above was created with one of my photos of my Dad as a wee little boy!!! He looks so cute....

Hard to imagine our parents as little children...so I thought it would be fun to create his card with these two pieces...one of him as a little boy and one of our son Cole holding a sign for his Grandfather......

My Father is the reason I enjoyed creating all my life...so I have a special surprise for him tonight....a present that comes from my heart....I hope he loves everything we were inspired to get him!!!

I feel very blessed to have him in our lives and his love for his Grandchildren is so big that it fills my heart when I see him with them....

So Happy Birthday Sweet Sweet Father.....we love you with all our hearts!!!!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Creating some fun new digital stamps ......meet one of them....Funny Bunny!

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I have been adding a ton of new digital stamps to my Stamp Shop today...all inspired by my longing for Spring, gardens and bunnies and bees....

Here is a funny Bunny I illustrated....he makes me laugh....I used the digital stamp in the piece above so you can get a sense of some fun things you can do with my digital line....lots of fun....I also need to manufacture more of my clear stamps...soon I will start that production!!!

If you have any cool ideas of things that would make some fun stamps...leave me comments here....

Happy Creating Everyone!!!!

Diana

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sunday Sketches...turned to watercolour bunnies....with a nod to the old days

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I was all in the mood for Spring to come....so I decided to draw some cute little bunnies...and watercolour them....when I finally look out the window this morning and the rain lastnight turned to snow!!!

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I am sure Spring will be just around the corner...so here is some inspiration for Spring to come soon!!!  These bunnies were inspired by some old vintage Easter postcards....I hope you love these....I will add the original mini paintings to my Etsy Shop soon......

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Saturday Decorating.....Spring has Sprung in one of our bathrooms....

You would think that I would have a lot of colour in our home...but the truth is most of my colour is in my art....but this weekend I decided to play with some Spring colors in one of our bathrooms...and this is what I was inspired by....

I picked up the cutest little handmade flowers and they were in purples.....the stem green shade also inspired me....and you know I love my black and gray so here is what I used as my inspiration colours....

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my new hardware....I just love this metal....is it even more beautiful when you see it live.....

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my matching knobs...love these too..... a steal at under $4.00 a piece......
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my new fun accessories.....you know I love my birds.....and bird cages.....

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my new trash can....it is beautiful!!!! I love this piece....very tall and the colour with the black accent....just what I needed to add here.....
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my old accessories made to fit in....I have three of my own art prints in this bathroom and they were framed in black...and matted with cream and gray....so to add a little added fun I just painted some of my inspiration colours on the glass on the outside...so when I change my colours again I can change the paint on the glass...super easy and super fun.....

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all I did was paint a random pattern and repeat it on each frame's corner....about 4 minutes work!

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some new fun Paris inspired towels....

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a really cute lantern for added ambiance at night....

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something living....when I am having a party I would add fresh flowers....but for everyday you can't beat some plants that stay alive....

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and voila....my old bathroom has a hit of Spring colour and just makes me smile.........

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Now onto the next decorating project!!!!

Happy Saturday Everyone.....

Hugs
Diana
 
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