More Vintage Effects - Advertisements

With all the great inspiration I get from the nicely priced downloads at Creative Market, I just can't stop creating images using them!

This ad I created so encompasses all my true loves: old advertisements, vector, vintage effects in Photoshop and ... self-promotion!

Is it sad or commendable that I spend part of my weekends playing with this kinda thing?

Another Vintage Car - Little Red Corvette

A shout goes out to Dustin of Retro Supply Co. for his great work at Creative Market.

His most recent special effects Atomic Age Print Pack PSD is responsible for the aged effect on my Corvette image.

What fun! Can't wait to finish my workday so I can play with it some more!

NEW Vintage Antique Auto Prints

I'm not a car person at all, but I LOVE the look of old cars.

Little by little, I've created quite a collection of car drawings, and have just about perfected a process that makes my printable car images appear vintage in a modern kind of grunge way.

There will be an Etsy store coming as soon as I've perfected the printing and shipping part.

Trick-or-Treat Bag - Buy the Panel, Download the Instructions

I'm posting this again, because there's still time!!!

Halloween Trick-or-Treating is just around the corner, so get busy!

Buy the panel here: Trick-or-Treat Bag Panel

Download the complete-with-photos instructions here: Bag Instructions

Here's what you'll end up with! It's a great size, pretty much the dimensions of a plastic grocery bag.

Terrarium Art at Lilla Rogers

Alas, I didn't place in the top 50 in the contest. I'm astonished, though, at the amazing artwork that the entrants submitted. Such beauty and talent!

See all of them here. 

Here's mine:

My Lookbook is Published

My wonderful regular clients have kept me quite busy for the last several weeks. Once I had a couple of "free" days, I finished my lookbook, which I had been working on for a couple of months.

See it here.

I also got a few cool florals done, and revamped my website. I've been mad about coral and gray lately!

Case in point: 

Issuu

It's been around for awhile, but I've only just discovered it. Issuu, a digital publishing platform.

I spend spare time each day perusing Pinterest and continue to make great discoveries there, some that have even furthered my career. Now Issuu has become, for me, a new go-to for exploring the worlds of design, diy and art.

I'm amazed at what's available there! It was the perfect platform for my make-your-own Trick-or-Treat bag using your own fabric, or the pre-printed panel that will soon be available on Modern Yardage.

Currently, I'm creating a lookbook especially to publish on Issuu, and it has truly been a labor of love.

In other news ... are you hungry for a vegan breakfast?