Trying my hand at surface pattern design
I’ve been interested in surface pattern design for quite a few years and my interest sure increased after I attended Surtex in 2008. Although interested, I always seemed to be too busy designing cards and wedding invitations to try my hand at pattern design. But I have decided that is really what I want to do, so I am currently participating in a fabulous e-course by Rachael Taylor, called, “The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design.” I am learning so much and and really enjoying all the creative excercises and assignments.
One of our creative exercises was to create a pattern collection around the new Pantone color of the year, Tangerine Tango. Here is what will probably be the main pattern for my collection. I view this collection as possibly being used for gift wrapping paper or gift bags.
And here is one of the coordinating patterns:
If you couldn’t tell, my inspiration was eyelet fabric and lace trim. My mom is a fantastic seamstress and used to make all of my clothes (as well as my two sisters’) when I was a little girl. I loved going to the fabric store with her to pick out fabrics for new projects. I remember a cute summer dress she made me out of white eyelet fabric that I just loved.
I am having so much fun designing patterns and will try to post more here as I find time.
Joyfully,
New Designs – Spring and Summer Wedding Save the Date Cards
Just listed some new Save the Date cards on my website. These are great for Spring or Summer weddings and go with nearly any color scheme because they contain a floral pattern made up of flowers of every size, shape and color, including pink, turquoise, purple, lavender, red, orange, yellow, and green. These are also great if you haven’t chosen your wedding colors yet.
AND you can get 50 FREE Save the Date cards with your order of 50 or more now through Jan. 31, 2010! See end of post for details.
You can customize these Save the Date cards with your own photo and also by choosing your choice of colors for the text and also for the border around the frame. You can also choose different fonts.
This Save the Date Card can also be customized with your own photo and by your choice of fonts, font colors and border colors.
Get pricing and more info at www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com.
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