Having fun with some Baking Surface designs.....what is your favorite background?

As many of you know I am in love with cooking and when I do watch any TV it is food network....so today I thought I would show you some of my latest surface designs as inspired by my love for baking sweet things.....These new pieces were created by my relaxed spiral sketches.....I can see these on all sorts of surfaces including some fun fabric that can be used for some cool aprons!!!

I have a whole new line coming out with these spiral designs....they are so much fun to work on.......

What is your favorite background colour? and do you bake? cook?  or do you use your oven like Carrie Bradshaw did in SATC....as storage for her sweaters....lol

Wishing you a fun and creative day!!!

Hugs
Diana

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The fun of surface design.....and some really cool packaging.....

I love working on surface designs....you can create a few pieces and collage them together to make something totally new...or place them in a circle for a paper plate or in a line for some fun party napkins.....Above I have my initial sketch and then I took the piece and created some fun designs for paper surfaces...from scrap book pages to gift wrap....so much furn to create and change something in to many new things.....and just by changing the background you can achieve so many new looks.........

I also love looking at things in shops that use art for surface designs...from cards, to fabric to gift wrap and party supplies....it is always so much fun to see all the new designs that come out each year....and it is a wonderful market to get into....licensing art for surface designs.....so if you're into art or illustration you should think about whether or not licensing is a good fit for you.....

I also love packaging design....and a company that I really think is nifty creates the coolest boxes for their chipboard collections....K and Company has been creating neatest boxes filled with the cutest chipboard pieces that are double sided and glittered....I would love to work for K and Company designing these boxes and the wonderful fillings.....

I buy them and leave them in my studio for inspiration when it comes to packaging.....the Halloween one and the new Christmas one is my favorite.....

Well I am off to work on some more surface designs and some freebies for all of you....so thank you for popping by!!!!

Happy Creating!

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a wise old owl....

A wise old owl told me to get more into fabric design so that is precisely what I will be focusing on this summer....it is so much fun to work on surface designs and once you see them on fabric they look so neat...something different from paper and print ads...but a nice thing to add to any portfolio.

As a full time illustrator, author and designer I find it important to create all kinds of avenues for my business and with the technology that is available today you can create art for any surface.

Happy Creating!!!

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Mixed Media Monday - Hello Dolly...my take ....my latest surface design for fabrics

Hi Everyone...

as many of you know...I love Raggedy Ann....she is and will always be a favorite for me...so this project was a lot of fun....this is for some super fun fabric design...I love creating surface designs that make me smile...

I am submitting this to Mixed Media Monday this week...since the theme is "Hello Dolly" and this is just right for the challenge...

Happy Monday!!!

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