Category: wallpaper

Spoonflower recently started offering two new metallic substrates for their wallpaper, so it is no surprise that we now have a challenge specifically gears to one of those. First up is the gold version, I am sure a silver challenge is in the works too.

So the prompt for the challenge is Vintage Glamour and with that in mind I was instantly transported back to the 1920’s and the fashions it conjured up

Art Deco Sepia Glamour

So part of the challenge her is to design to make the most of the metallic effect.

Here is my design

and this is what it will look like printed on metallic gold stock paper

I created a whole collection around lobsters and tidepool friends last year, so when the theme of this week’s Spoonflower challenge was announced, I was not particularly thrilled. It was a subject I had already explored and here I was trying to approach it from a different angle again. And boy did I come up with some completely different concepts which then left me with the tricky decision on which to enter.

My first go came up with these delft inspired crabs… my love of blue and white lies deep.

It was a design concept I love but as I started seeing other designer share their take, I thought my design would not stand out enough.

So then I went the Bauhaus approach

but wasn’t totally in love with that but I really liked some of the geometry of the shapes, so was spurred on to explore that a little further.

After fiddling around with just basic circles, Happy Round Crabs popped out!

and it is this design I finally decided to go with but it was really down to the last minute whether to switch it out with one of my delft designs. Too lates to change my mind now, the deadline has just past.

I went back to basics with oil paints and a big old fat palette knife for this week’s Spoonflower challenge – Tonal Texture Wallpaper. I knew what I wanted and there was no way to digitally create the effect I was going for so time to break out the paints!

Daubs of Oil Paint

It makes stunning wallpaper, especially in small areas!

2024 and the first Spoonflower challenge of the year is Welcome Walls. I am kicking off the year the way mean to carry on and setting myself another goal of entering every single SF challenge which I have done and successfully completed for the last 4 years! There will be half as many challenges this year as SF are moving from a new challenge every week to a new one every two weeks.

So for my welcome walls challenge I was inspired to create something for foster kids coming into a new home. I wanted the design to convey love and caring while be welcoming at the same time.

This is what I came up with

of course I also created a little collection around my design

Welcome Happy Loving Home Collections

I am plodding on with my commitment to enter every single Spoonflower challenge again this year. There is so much drama going on around changes coming to the platform for designers and there is so much unknown stuff. Without designers it is a platform of NOTHING. It is all a bit distracting and disheartening.

So let’s go to a serene place for this week’s challenge and float away with some beautiful soft hued swans

Serene Swans

Of course I also rustled up a little complimentary design too!

Both can be found in various scales in the Serenity Now Collection

I have designed some odd things in the past and I definitely tapped into my weird side to create a surreal wallpaper for this week’s Spoonflower. I imagined birds breaking through from the outside world and pecking and removing design pieces from a wallpaper. Odd yes, I know!

Surreal Bird Break Through

There appears to be a trend for wallpapering ceilings, can you imagine trying to do that? Yikes. The types of designs that work best are non directional…. a design that will look good whatever angle you view it from.

So Non directional wallpaper is the prompt for this week Spoonflower challenge.

I came up with a boho paisley design and did 2 colorways.

I have to say I had a really hard time deciding which one to enter so I plonked both into the FB Spoonflowers groups and let them pick. The orange one won hands down so that is the one I have entered!

Another wallpaper challenge this week over at Spoonflower and the prompt is Birds of Prey. I picked three birds, an eagle, an owl and a flock of turkey vultures.

Waking Up with Birds of Prey

I have actually used this design style and color palette before in my Lead me to Nature Collection. I was compelled to use it again for this design and it makes a nice addition to the collection.

I also created a simple line art collection which I think will be more saleable for wallpaper.

Boy, have I embraced color with my entry for the Maximalist Folk wallpaper Spoonflower challenge this week! It’s loud and it’s lovely

Maximalist Flying Folk