Yum-Munch Cakes

Yum-Munch Cakes, a photo by Snowfairy on Flickr.

My cousin is a talented cake crafter and is just setting up her own business and asked me to design a logo for Yum-Munch Cakes.

This is the final design she chose.

Once again it reminded how I love the process of creating, the ideas, the challenge of battling with a design as it just won't work. If only I had time in my day to turn my hobby into a money making scheme...

Welcome to the home of the future

Welcome to the home of the future, a photo by Snowfairy on Flickr.

My brother has just moved to New York and this is a their moving house card.

Why robots? Because it is the home of the future, and also there is a too complicated back story why we are called Holbots.

Valentine's penguins

We had 20 minutes spare this morning before school, so we made a couple of Valentine's penguins.

Penguins are just the perfect creature for Valentines, it's cold, it's winter, they're cute and in our house they are purple.

Owls

I'm struggling to draw, my brain power has been reassigned and the connection between my hand and brain isn't working. But rather than worry about it, I've decided to channel my creative urges in different directions.

I've wanted a bag to stuff all the baby tights, it makes them easier to find. I quickly sewed together a spare piece of fabric to make a bag, job done. But creativity snuck in and that evening (while the baby was asleep) Tilda and I had a crafting hour, both creating owls collages.

I think Tilda and I need to establish regular creating/crafting time, as it was great to spend time chatting, making and bouncing ideas off each other, to give her some time and attention in our busy lives.



Tilda's creation

Panda by email

It was a friend's birthday and so I painted her a card with a panda, because of her purchase on a recent trip to Build a Bear.

But, as she lives in USA and I wasn't able to get it to her on time I sent her a virtual card (a storyboard of me opening the card) by email.

Sunshine, showers and rainbows

May sunshine and showers bring many rainbows into your life, a photo by Snowfairy on Flickr.

A small card for a little boy's baptism.

I found most Christening and Baptism cards quite solemn and serious, considering it's a happy event. I wanted an illustration that showed this is a joyous occasion, celebrating new beginnings and life. Lots of bright colour and a bit of fun.

Also it gave me an excuse to draw sunshine and rainbows.

Painting cards in bulk

This week is the end of term and to say thank you to the volunteers at our under 5s group I painted a series of cards. The basic image is the same but due to the nature of painting and because I am unable to duplicate, each one is slightly individual. Whether a spotty dress or a heart dress, a tractor tshirt or monster.





Another series of cards painted this week, was for moving house/retirement cards. I had painted one for my brother who has just moved house, then was asked if I could put together a couple more for some people at the local school who are retiring and, or moving house.