Category: Lastest Designs

Through design you can transport yourself anywhere so while it is snowy, cold and lets face it, quite disgusting here in Chicago, it has been a pleasure to think of the warm climate of Hawaii and dream up a design for this weeks Spoonflower challenge – Hidden Hawaiian

The twist with this design prompt is that there should be something hidden in the design.

I took a whimsical approach and designed Tiki Masks – these little fellows have food and drink on the brain! Hawaiian Tiki Mask Hunger

I also did a version with a jungle green background but am planning on entering the lighter version .. but then again now I look at them together I am not sure which one to submit. They fit right in with “It’s My Life” collection where just about anything goes!

A new year and a new design challenge – Small Scale Geometrics and oh my goodness did I go overboard on this one.

I started by designing this – Boxed Up Geometric . It is inspired by the Bauhaus style, using plain simple elements. I have been itching to have a go at this for ages.

It inspired a further 23 designs which now make up a new collection – Small Scale Geometrics.

I then had the dilemma on which one to choose to enter for the challenge. I put up some of my favorite choices on Facebook but the opinions were all over the place so I decided to go back to basics and enter the first one I created.

Let’s hope I made the right choice!

Update

Well what a great start to the year, I came in at 13th place but as there were ties for both 2nd and 3rd place in actual fact I was 10th and got $20 Spoonflower credit …yippppeee! Thanks so much for all your votes!

The final Spoonflower challenge of 2020 was to come up with a design they can use on their packaging.

The thought process behind my design was one that depicted a community of designers where each creation is crafted with LOVE. I call my pattern “Made with Love“

Update

Pleased as punch to come in at number 46 and earn my 30th automatic proof of 2020. Interested in seeing a breakdown of all my challenges, click here

This weeks Spoonflower challenge calls for a repeat design created using a single unbroken line which captures movement- Continuous Line Contour

That. I can tell you, is quite a challenge!

My mind immediately went to something flying through the air and I revisited the design I had created for The Artistic Voice challenge and played around with it for quite some time to turn in into a design made from a continuous line.

I have had extra time this week to come up with a design for the upcoming Spoonflower challenge – Microscopic world which prompted a design illustrating hidden world we never knew existed.

I played around with virus, fairies and nothing really floated my boat until I started drawing tiny little inch worms. I have named my design Creative Inchi Worms – a riff on my Spoonflower screen name “Creativeinch”

What a fun design to use in kids decor!

Voting starts Thanksgiving day – 26th November

She plays to win, The Queen of Hearts is the antithesis of game night and my repeat fabric for this weeks Spoonflower challenge features quirky playing cards.

What fun these were to draw!

Big hugs if you vote for my design!