Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Donating Beanie Babies

6 boxes of beanie babies














I found a use for all those Beanies that my daughter used to collect; we're donating them to the fire station. The fire captain said they gave out several toys last week to children involved in a car accident. She kept them dust free, in mint condition and now they may do some good.

Monday, August 27, 2012

iPad and iPhone Case Designs

ipad cover with toe shoes illustration

Ballet Toe Shoes iPad Case
iphone cover with toe shoes illustration
iphone cover with mustache math pun illustration

Pink Pointe Shoes Ballet iPhone Case



















Black and White Acute Mustache iPhone Case



 I was recently contacted by WordOn to use some of my posters for iPad and iPhone case covers and here are the links to the designs. Pretty cool.

Friday, August 24, 2012

When Nothing Goes Right Go Left Poster

multiple arrows text when nothing goes right go left
I love the energy of arrows. They are both graphic and exciting. 

Available on Etsy

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

4 Out of 5 Voices In My Head Say Go For It Poster

multiple doorways with text 4 out of 5 voices in my head say go for it
I adore doorways; they represent possibilities. I particularly like the negative space in the hallway and on the stairs.

Available on Etsy

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Minnesota Phrases Typography Poster

Minnesota phrases placed in the shape of Minnesota
Minnesota phrases placed in the shape of Minnesota framed

I used to deny saying you betcha, uff da, and okie dokie. When my parakeet started saying them, I had to admit my family might be correct.

Available on Etsy
Minnesota phrases placed in the shape of Minnesota black and white


Monday, August 20, 2012

I Love You Like Dobby Loves Socks Poster

drawing of a watermelon patterned sock with text added

I love my watermelon socks almost as much as Dobby would. I scanned the marker drawing from my artist journal after doing a sketch of my favorite motorcycling socks.

Available on Etsy

Friday, August 17, 2012

Ocean Palette Triangles With Anchor Poster

triangles and squares poster with an anchor in the center
The abstract triangles are actual shades of ocean and sand. The center anchor has rope twining around it.

 Available on Etsy

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Espresso Yourself Coffee Poster

poster with coffee rings text espresso yourself I exist on a level of caffeine that most people seem to find unsettling.

The poster is covered with coffee splotches, rings and spills.

Available on Etsy

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012

Story of Your Life Pen Nib Poster

pen nib poster with text
pen nib poster with text framed
When writing the story of your life don't let anyone else hold the pen.

The pen point has a negative image of another pen.

Available on Etsy

Friday, August 10, 2012

Caribbean Ocean and Anchor Poster

Caribbean poster with ocean view and anchor
The photo was taken in the gulf of Mexico and I particularly like the textured pattern to the image, underneath the anchor silhouette.Caribbean poster with ocean view and anchor framed

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Go Play Outside Kayak on Lake Poster

kayak on a lake with the test go play outside
kayak on a lake with the test go play outside framed
It doesn't get much better than this. I took the photo on one of our gorgeous Minnesota lakes and played with the image in Photoshop so that it would have an Instagram type effect. I think I need to get an iPhone; Photoshop is a lot more effort than a phone effect.


Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Don't Be Obtuse Math Poster

circle, square and angle with text don't be obtuse
circle, square and angle with text don't be obtuse framed









































I love puns and math puns are extra special. Just to make my day even better this is my favorite shade of green.

Available on Etsy

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012

Bear Hug Punny Poster

bear with the word hug in a circle near his head
Some people consider puns to be a lower form of humor, it's my personal favorite.

The bear is a vintage illustration from the Graphics Fairy. I changed his color and turned him into a vector.

I like the circle with hug since a hug goes around someone.

Available on Etsy

Friday, August 3, 2012

8 Bit Rygar Poster

rygar 8 bit screenshot
I made an 8 bit style poster for the rec room of one of my DH's favorite vintage games. Thank goodness Illustrator tools make all those little vector pixels fairly easy to do.

I used the rectangular grid tool, turned the grid into a live paint group and used the paint bucket to fill the grid. The squares were .02 inches so there was plenty to paint; it's a good thing I powered up with a double cappuccino.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Taco Crunchy Crack Poster

taco poster on a wall
I bet you can guess what I had for lunch.

The image was done in Illustrator and the wrinkled paper was done in Photoshop.

Available on Etsy