Fashion Artist And Illustrators To Follow On Instagram

Did you watch London Fashion Week last week? All caught up with what is hot and not this season and next season? I have to admit that I am a bit clueless when it comes to fashion, would not know my *insert current top designer's name here* from my *insert a different current top designer's name here*, yes it is that bad, I don't even know the current top names in the fashion industry, I did warn you I was clueless! But I do have a massive admiration, and a smattering of jealousy, for all the art and talent that goes into it.

From the textile art and surface design of the clothes to the artists that illustrate fashion, there is just so much to be inspired by. So fashionista or not, if you are looking for some people to follow on Instagram for a bit of daily fashion artist and Illustrator inspiration then here are some suggestions:


Fashion Art And Illustrators To Follow On Instagram:

1. Hodaya Louis @hodayalouis - Works in a whole range of different mediums and a varied style. Just love her face art but she also can render a fashion form seemingly effortless, which obviously it isn't, with just a few marks, it is pretty awesome! She also has a website, Hodaya Louis, and sells prints of her work.

2. Megan Ruth St Clair Morgan @mrscmillo - Works a lot in pen/ink and watercolour. I just love her continuous line style and how she can give the essence of the form with line and a touch of colour. She also has a portfolio website at MRSCMILLO.

3. Beth Briggs Illustration @bethbriggsillustration - Has a signature bright pastel colour style and I love her illustrative look. I also love that she really only started turning her hobby into a career after she turned 50. You can also find out about her in her etsy shop BBriggsIllustration.

4. Marie-Klara Gonzalez @marieklaragonzalez - Has a very contemporary illustrative style, I love her surface design and fashion drawings. You can also find her through Miss Capricho where she displays her client work.

5. Elena Ciuprina @elenaciuprina - Has a very bold line and block colours style which I really love. She is another artist who experiments with different mediums and different looks which is fun to watch. She also has a portfolio on Behance under her name Elena Ciuprina.

6. Jacky Marshall @jackyblue__ - Uses all sorts of items in her work, lots of different types of pen work but then the odd addition of fabric and paper collage too. I love her quick line drawings and her use of colour and pattern.

I hope that you enjoy exploring the feeds of these artists.

So what about you? Which fashion illustrators and artists do you follow and why do you like them?

Kim



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Merry Christmas

Hearts And Circles Gone Digital!

Recent I got to try out the CraftArtist 2 Professional from Serif. Have you used it? 

If you don't know it, it is a papercrafting software for doing your digital and hybrid makes. I was quite surprised at the amount of things I could do with the software. For example you can 'punch' shapes digitally, then use them to co-ordinate your digital design or even print them out to make embellishments.

So I was let loose on this software and here is one of my makes using only the software and the Circle Brush and Stamps kit.

It is only simple as I was on a tight turn around, but I do like a bit of clean and simple designing. So I've coloured the digital stamps in the software, then added in the black borders around the stamps, arranged the design and printed them out with the sentiment too. Easy! Well it was easy once I had worked out how to change the border of the stamp.

If you are interested in trying the CraftArtist for yourself there is actually a free compact version of the software too.

Have a fun Monday.

Kim

Merry Christmas!

Live Love Cake!

Cake! Cake! We want more cake!

*SIGH*

You don't hear people shouting

'Yoghurt! Yoghurt! We want more Yoghurt!'

Do you? Nope! It is all about the cake!

But don't worry I have some low calorie cake to show today, it's a little digital make.

See you couldn't get less calories in a cake if you tried! I've used elements from the Welcome Home section of the Studio 12  Picknix Collection 1 CD from Polka Doodles and put them together in Photoshop Elements.

It is cute isn't it? But now you all want some cake don't you?

Sorry!

Ok so I can't offer you more cake but if you pop on other to the Studio 12 blog you will find more sugar!

Kim

Tuesday Tripping

Is that two consecutive blog posts with something about tripping in the title? Think it might be! Got a busy week ahead, lots of commissions to finish and get in the post before the Olympics start messing with the mail.  So I thought I would drop by to show a couple of piccies from the weekend as a small diversion.

We had a lovely weekend catching up with more family members that we had not seen for a while, and what glorious weather we had. YAY! Summer is finally here. Not wanting to turn into a weather blog but I have to say I do like a bit of sun.

It was full festival mode on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank, it's one of David and my favourite places for a walk and it seemed to be everyone elses' favourite place as well on Sunday.

I've been in London many years now and it is fascinating watching how areas have changed over those years and with the Olympics there has been some accelerated change to areas that is like watching years go by in just a few months. 

Life is Change, Change is Life

Embrace the Change!

There is a little spot under the Royal Festival Hall that was an unofficial skating park, but I think it has been there so long now that it is now an official skating park and people stop to watch the bikers and skaters. I always watch in awe. 

I love the years of tagging on the walls in the area, it is just so vibrant. The Royal Festival Hall is great for Parkour too, we have spotted them a couple of times. Keep your eye out for them in the quieter areas whilst you are wondering around looking at the various art instillation they have at the moment.

Ok so enough diversion and time to do some work.

Apologies to anyone dropping by my blog yesterday to see a La-La Land Crafts post from me, it will be back to normal services next week but don't forget to pop by the La-La Land Crafts blog to see the lovely DT inspiration.

I also have a digital card make on the Studio12 blog today if you are interested.

Have a totally tripping Tuesday.

Kim

If I Had Wings From Creative Expressions

I'm having a bit of a blog re-shuffle again, Thursday is now my new Creative Expressions posting day so here is another make using Sam Poole's Art Sayings stamp plate available from Creative Expressions.

For this one I've used the Art Sayings stamp plate to create the background by stamping over a surface that I've first textured with old sewing pattern tissue and then stippled on some acrylic paint in areas and added some gesso over the top to create this lovely textured look.

The sentiment is also from the Art Sayings stamp plate and I think it nicely matches her wistful look don't you think?

If you are wondering about the image it is from one of my catalogue of images and ephemera that I've been unable to throw out collecting slowly over the years, she is one of my favourites.

 I was inspired by this month's Ranger's Video except I tinted my photo in Photoshop Elements as I wanted to keep the details and I've actually used Archival ink to stamp the Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 The Voice Of Art receipt stamp onto the photo but I did use Ranger Distress inks on the edges and on the whole tag to finish it.

I've also used some of the new Vintaj Patina and some acrylic paint on the metal photo tabs and the eyelet to change their colour and distress them. 

Hope you have survived all the photos, I did go a bit photo heavy today!

Have a lovely Thursday.

Kim

EDIT: Ok so this is how behind I am on my blog hopping, I did not realise that the photo tinting video was part of Tim Holtz's 12 tags of 2012 theme as I came across it on the Ranger's website and not his blog. Well what the heck, I'm going to enter my make into the June challenge, it isn't exactly the same but it is inspired by the same technique - hope I've not broken any rules LOL!

Inspiration Monday {Make A Scene}

What is the La-La Land Crafts Inspiration this week? Make A Scene! Yep this week it is all about making a scene with your La-La Land Crafts stamps and I thought I would make a little story with mine.

I've used the new Heart Balloon Luka and with the suitcases and sentiment from the Suitcase Set, which you can also get as digi-stamps, to make this little travelling scene.

To make the background I altered one of my photographs of a train and you have a little story told in card form.

But making a scene couldn't be simpler have you seen the La-La Land Crafts new scene stamps? They are some of the digital versions of the La-La Land Crafts stamps grouped to make scenes and they are fabulous!

So don't forget if your want to join in Making a Scene then link up your make in the Customer Gallery and you could win a prize.

If you are looking for more scenes then don't forget to pop on over to the La-La Land Crafts blog today and Friday!

Catch you later.

Kimx

Season's Greetings

To you and your family.

Kimx

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - WOYWW

I wasn't planning to post anything on my blog today but then I remembered that it is What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday and I haven't joined in the fun for ages, so I thought I would do a quick WOYWW post.

Well, it isn't quite a workdesk I have to show but a bit of work on some digital papers I'm designing. I haven't done any paper crafting with actual paper since Friday - SHOCK! But I have been doing lots of digital work in the last few days.

So on my Digital Workdesk today is:

I'm calling this one Distressed Harlequin - well that is its working title at the moment.

Don't forget to join in the WOYWW fun by popping over to Julia's lovely blog Stamping Ground.

Catch you later.

Kim

What The Christmas Fairy Is Really Thinking...

Slight change to my usual post today. Usually it would be my Make The Day Special DT make on a Tuesday, but you have already seen this week's MTDS make. So I thought I would take the opportunity to show some of my Digital Art playing and to remind you that you still have a few hours to enter my Blog Candy.

I made this digital collage in Photoshop Elements using elements from the Fairy Tail Christmas Digital Collage sheet 184 available from ItKuPilli (who I found via Kate Crane). 

I've also used a couple of my own textures and the Gesso Altered Book Page freebie to add some texture. The swirls come with the My Memories Software and I altered them to fit my design. The watch faces are from the Amy Teets Postcards and Emphera kit.

I warned you I was getting back into my digital work!

Kim

Cheering Up Your Best Friend!

As you know I've got a My Memories Suite Software Blog Candy giveaway running at the moment - ends 15th November so you still have time to enter.

I've been putting the software through its paces and I have to say that I am still really enjoying playing with it. As I've said I am a Photoshop Elements girl but I'm so happy I've been able to add My Memories Suite to my electronic crafty tool box. It is really fun and easy to use and has got me all excited about digital art and craft again!

I've got a digital card to show you today and I made this with the My Memories Suite software and Amy Teets Designs About Dad and Postcard and Emphera kits

It is all about the fun Wednesday!

Kim

Sunday Round-Up

Hello Sunday Round-Uppers, how has this week treated you all? I've had one of those weeks where my mojo went on a little holiday and didn't bother to take me with it. Hopefully it is back and refreshed and ready to go for the new week!

How do you fancy a peek at a Work In Progress, WIP? One of the things that I've been wanting to try out for a long old time was making my own digital background papers but there is always other things to be doing isn't there? Well the recent playing with My Memories Suite has rekindled my desire to make background papers and digital art.

Here is one of the sheets I made in Photoshop Elements - I've called it Blue Lagoon.

I'm not sure how keen you guys are on digital art and crafting as I have a downloadable copy of My Memory Suite up for grabs as Blog Candy, but there does seem to be a lack of interest in it. Hey Ho, more chance for those who have signed up for it!

Talking about digital, David and I were up at Ally Pally (Alexandra Palace in North London) yesterday - no not for a craft show - yeah like I could persuade David to go to a craft show! It was for a celebration of 75 Years of TV at the old BBC Tower - you know that big metal thing that dominates the sky - don't tell me you miss it because you are too busy rushing round to the Palm Court entrance to get lots of lovely craft goodies?

It was a cute little insight into how Television started, check out this Radio Times exert from January 8th 1937, 'People you see; The Television Announcers' Interviewed by Guy Fletcher:

Oh My! I'm jolly glad times have changed (she says in her best BBC accent). I think I might punch anyone trying to call me 'Decorative'! 

Well that is me this week, but before I go just wanted to let you know that I have a Christmas article using the lovely Marianne D Creatables Christmas Dies in the current issue of Papercraft Essentials (Issue 74).

I used the yummy Bo Bunny Gabrielle papers which aren't Christmas themed at all and I made them all Christmassy! So you don't have to have Christmas papers for your Christmas makes.

Bit of a warning though, I'm used to the fact that colours might not translate from computer to printed page but even the Bo Bunny website shows the Gabrielle papers as ice blue and coral. How shocked was I when they turned up and were actually very green teal and not ice blue at all. Bit of a disappointment when I got my hands on them, I had picked them specifically for the ice blue and coral colour combo so was somewhat dismayed when I got them!

Hey ho! It still worked out beautifully thanks to the lovely Lee Jepson, Editor of PE, who was very accommodating!

Oh and one last thing! Don't forget Sarah's November My Mojo Monday with the lovely Jo Capper-Sandon this month and the fab challenge and giveaway. 

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Kim

Digital ATC With My Memories Suite

I've been playing with the My Memories Suite software some more, I wanted to see if I could get a bit grungy with it.

I thought I would try designing a card but in the end I turned it into a digital ATC! Well ideas do like to have the freedom to change!

I've used several layers of background papers added as shapes and then stretched to fit. I then changed the opacity of the shapes to build up the background texture. 

I spent my $10 promotion code that came with the software at the Dollar Store (last of the big spenders me!) and got some lovely kits including the Newspaper Paper pack, Morning Hush Paper pack and Grid Overlay that make up the background 

The butterflies came from the free Spring It On Extras kit and the buttons are in the My Heritage Pack from the Dollar store. I think the swirl came with the software under the Christmas section and the sentiment was also with the software under Memories.

So you can see I'm still having fun playing with this software. I've got a whole catalogue of digital papers and embellishments that I've accumulated over the years and the great thing is I can use them all even though they come from other places - so that is cool. 

The only thing I do miss when using the My Memories Suite software is the ability to manipulate layers and change colours more directly, I would also like to have a drawing tool, but then I am a bit of a Photoshop fanatic. However, for an easy-to-use crafting software for anyone not wanting to spend hours (and hours, oh yeah- I've been there!) scratching their head wondering how to do things then My Memories Suite is excellent. 

Don't forget you can win your very own copy of My Memories Suite to download in my giveaway!

Catch you later.

Kim

Some Page Altering - In The Deep Blue Sea

Something a little different for a Friday and my Guest DT piece for Alter It Monthly. This month's challenge is 'Sirens, mermaids and deep blue sea'.

So another head scratcher for me! But I fancied doing something stitchy with book pages and perhaps a bit of digital art as well.

You might recognise the mermaid? Erm...?

There are lots of fabric and paper mixes in this piece all coloured with ZIG Art and Graphic pens from Kuretake using watercolour techniques.

I've used both machine and hand stitching to add some more texture.

The slightly scary, ethereal, underwater mermaid uses digital art techniques and some playing around with image transfer.

It is nice to see that even my alter-ego fish self is nail obsessed!

Enjoy your mysterious underwater Friday.

Kim

Sunday Round-Up

Hello Folks, it is Sunday and me and my other half are midway through our themed Harry Potter weekend (apologies to those not into the HP phenomenon). We've watched the first four films yesterday. Today we have Order of the Phoenix through to Deathly Hallows part I to watch. Tissue box at the ready!

To add a little light into the proceedings I have some blog suggestions for anyone in the mood to blog hop today.

First up is a new directory called Artsee Bloggers for all us arty blogger types. Geri is the founder and curator of this fabulous directory and you will find a number of different categories to sign up to and blog hop at your leisure!

Got a couple of blog shout outs as well - in January/February I had an article in Issue 64 of Papercraft Essentials with some makes using heart paper punches. Well I'm honoured that a couple of folks have CASE'd these cards Mims from If I Can Do It and Shelley from Shelley's Boring Life. Love what you did with the designs girls!

Ok and now for something completely different...

As some of you know I'm a bit of a mix and match kinda gal and love all sorts of craftyness not just card making and papercrafts, so I have a habit of visiting all different kinds of blogs and websites - much like yourselves I'm sure.

Well I've been following the Vintaj company blog for a while now and I'm always impressed by the fabulous tutorials they put up and the gorgeous makes the DT do. Any of you who have yet to discover this blog and like your metal and bead jewellery you should really pop on over. They have this great image transfer tutorial up at the moment, well worth a look-see. (I've been hoping that ICE resin would be more available over here in the UK for like forever! Still waiting unfortunately!)

Another fabulous blog that I like to check in on is Donna Downey. Every Wednesday Donna has a Inspiration Wednesday post where she has a video of a make and the process she went through. Love seeing the art develop! I'm sure many of you have come across Donna Downey's stuff in some way or other but if you haven't and you like your art journals and painty stuff then you will love it!

Ok so my last link today is the website of a stitch artist Amanda McCavour. Amanda uses stitch on dissolvable fabric to create images and her art is fabulous. I'm a big fan of dissolvable fabric and stitch and when I recently stumbled across Amanda's work I loved it immediately! Go check out Amanda's Gallery to see what I'm going on about! LOL!

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Right I shall leave you guys to it. Hope you liked the two flower inspiration piccies above, a couple of digital art makes from me :)

Have a fun day.

Kimx