Designing for myself is FUN!

Designing is Fun!

I had some time today to play with this design. The Pattern Feature in Illustrator ROCKS! It is a pain trying to get it all to line up...but in the end it is much easier.

This design is called"Summer Lattice" for the time being....in 5 different colorways that I am feeling today. I am not the most creative when it comes to naming things and wording.

I am trying to decide which color to print on spoonflower. I think it would make a really nice classic print and I have about 10 more colorways i want to try....trying to reign in my design isn't the easiest thing in the world...but i am trying.

Which color would you like most?

Enjoy.

in the morning, G

Hot Off the Press!

Entire Wedding Suite with Letterpress Plates

Here are the wedding invitations that I designed for my good friend Todd and his soon to be wife Liz. I am so excited about the design and I hope they are too :)

The dots emulate vines in a way, and it is also contemporary look, which compliments the couple to be. Plus the impression of the dots is great for letterpress. I am so happy they chose this design.

Look at that impression! My little Pearl Press did a good job!

What shall I name this design suite.....any ideas????

Enjoy.

In the Morning, G

A Baby Shower invitation

Just a invitation that I designed for my dear friend's brother. They are about to have their first child...a girl, and I was asked to design the baby shower invites. The shower was at a family home on the intercoastal waterway in Charleston, SC and her brother likes to fish, so it was only fitting that I illustrate a little girl on the dock scoring her first fish!




For the present I printed out the illustration on ink jet printable fabric , you can find it online at Dharma Trading and made a little pillow with pink rick rack trim and a green flannel back. Of course I thought of doing this right before we left for charleston, so I didn't take pictures, but it turned out beautifully.


In the morning,
G

First Textile Design....Spoonflower

So Here is my first design PRINTED by Spoonflower I am calling
it "Bauble" in the Green Tea colorway. I have not yet decided what I am going to create but I have narrowed it down to 2 things....stay tuned!

In the morning,
G

Back from the Beach...SIGH...

Jeddis on the beach


We are back from our family vaca at the beach...what a week. WHEW! It was so much fun being with family and friends, but boy i need a vacation from my vacation. Vacationing with children is amazing and TIRING. We went to Folly Beach and halfway thru the week got transfered to another house because the house we were staying in had electrical problems YIKES. It was a beautiful house on the outside but it seems as though it was having a problem producing enough electcricity for the entire house. SO we got to stay marsh side with the beautiful sunsets for half of the week and on the ocean with ocean breezes the other, so it worked out beautifully.

we lost a day moving houses but it was worth it. (even though my small attempt at organization was blown out the window when we moved DURING a vacation.) I only forgot my camera charger in when we left today! Which is par for the course because i ALWAYS forget some sort of electronic device when i go away.

I also had fun playing with my camera i actually took it off AUTO and played with shutterspeed, etc. It really makes a big difference.


My Little TowHeads

Write your own caption...I really wonder what is
going on in that little mind of hers.

All in all I feel recharged and ready to CREATE....I will post about the new projects that were conceptuallized at the beach....

In the morning, G

First entry in a giveaway

I call this "Summer Fun"

Here is my first entry into a giveaway it comes from Whipstitch Fabrics and lets you be the designer of your own fat quarter bundle! It is hosted by The Fabric Shopper. I am keeping my fingers crossed.



Craft Supplies on Etsy - NEW Anna Maria Horner Good Folks, Fortune in sun by WhipstitchFabrics (1)



Craft Supplies on Etsy - Kona cotton solids, lemon by WhipstitchFabrics (2)





Craft Supplies on Etsy - Carolina Gingham from Robert Kaufman, celery by WhipstitchFabrics (3)



Craft Supplies on Etsy - NEW Anna Maria Horner Good Folks, Cathedral in peony by WhipstitchFabrics (4)



Craft Supplies on Etsy - Juicy Stripe in bright pastels, from Alexander Henry by WhipstitchFabrics (5)



Craft Supplies on Etsy - Pimatex cotton broadcloth in aqua/lime floral by WhipstitchFabrics (6)

In the morning,

G

Switching Gears...literally

Ink, Paper, and press in the back ground ready to get started

So, I also design and print letterpress.

My most generous father gave it to me when i was in my letterpress faze, but i still LOVE to do it, it is just more time consuming than sewing (as in the set up and clean up, you can't just leave anything.) SO I don't do it as much as i would like, but on the occasion i do. Read more about it here and here.

You would be right if you think that i sure do jump around to all sorts of design endeavors. .I am very ADD when it comes to design, I know just a little of everything to be very dangerous and expensive...Everybody now....POOR SCOTT!!!!

Anyway...an old friend of mine is getting married in August and I have designed the invites for he and his soon to be new wife. I letterpressed the envelopes tonight so that they can get to the fun task of addressing all of those bad boys! I am so excited how the envelopes turned out and can't wait for the whole invite suite to come together, but here is a sneak peak.

Oh and the craziest thing happened...when i pulled the very last envelope there was this huge clap of thunder and lightening...like someone was saying with hands on hips "uh, huh, that's right...your good"!

Printing On the press

Packed and ready to go

In the Morning,
G