Both the woman and butterfly were rubbed onto a painted background using a bone folder and a transparency that had been printed on my inkjet printer. My printer was out of ink and so both images printed in red only. Thank goodness for Photoshop and color correction! I noticed that it was starting to look like she had a wing on the right side so I pasted another ‘wing’ in on the left. I love doing transfers and can’t wait to try more.
I knew I wanted to do a dandelion for this right away… I tried out several different kinds of backgrounds before getting to this one.
One of the designs from a Victorian furniture card set that I did for a friend. I liked the idea of an antique chair in front of a more contemporary background. I got the chair outline from a Dover book.
It’s time for LOVE… and wine, and chocolate and strawberries!!
On second thought, I’ve always got time for those. I’ve been doing more of what I call ‘scratch paintings’ where I use up scraps, paint, glue various papers and scribble in pencil. They come out kind of random but when scanned they make quick backgrounds for my illustrations.
My nearly 4 year old daughter and I worked on her cards this week for her party at school. She wrote the word “Love” and drew the flower. I made the heart and we printed out on white label paper. We both painted the hearts with acrylic paint and stuck them on some ripped music sheets that were mounted on printed cardstock. She signed her name on the back and now they are ready for giving.
We had lots of fun and she’s super excited to hand them out.
I wanted to make a set of note cards for my daughter’s teachers for holiday gifts. I was inspired by these nice ladies and the colorful bird imagery resulted. I gave two of each design for a total of six.
After a brief hiatus, Pickadoo Design is back online with a whole new look. I took some time to re-tool, re-group and play with our new puppy, Bodie. I’m looking forward to posting my latest card designs as well as IF. See you back here.
The memories clung to the walls like layers of old paint.I kept wanting to add more and more to this image and finally I had to tell myself- enough, it was getting too crowded. Somehow it still seemed appropriate because some memories are like that.
I did this awhile ago for a card design. I make my own cards for family and friends. As you can see, I love working with color. One of these days I’ll have to do something in monochrome or black and white….. Nah! 🙂
