Well, today is good as any to start, besides I have some reasons to make it this time.

The last edition to my store is one I probably enjoyed making the most. As I have mentioned before fashion illustration is a weakness of mine and working on this bohemian fashion set too much fun not to mention. I couldn't wait to use it and it ended up going pretty well with a new washi tape a recently purchased.  There's something to this plum/purple and gold combo, especially with that gorgeous purple high heel pump.

       The full set used is the one below, 

If you want to find it on etsy click here

Bohemian fashion sticker set on etsy

FREEBIE FRIDAY #9: SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER

I am still in a summer mode even though the weather here is a bit on the crazy side. Is it weird that I come here to rant about the weather? I feel like it happens on weekly basis. Well,  it’ 9 degrees today and I am wearing a leather jacket and tomorrow’s forecast says 32 and humid. The funny thing is I just want to have one free weekend when I can spend some time ina part alone with a book, but every single weekend the weather seems to have totally different plans for me.

I had a small dental surgery yesterday so still in pain and looking like a one-sided chipmunk . The funny thing is I never take selfies, but  I dtoday and sent it to my sister. She told me I need to work on my duck face. Chipmunk just did not make the cut.

So I’m sitting here and sipping on my cold Iced cappuccino  on a not so warm day . The ice cap is from Tim Hortons of course. Feels like my photo should be under some  true Canadian stereotype thread.

The fun part is the ice cap is practically prescription. I  cannot have anything warm or not liquid for the next 3-4 days. So it’s cold soups for food and I was specifically told to have slushies or ice caps. When a dentist tells you that ridiculously sweet and heavenly yummy drinks in abundance are totally ok for the next few days, you listen.

Enough about the meteo-dental rant let’s go back to the good stuff.

And by good I mean back to planner freebies and most importantly Fridays.

I decided to keep up the last week’s summer theme. Sunshine, flowers,  fruits and butterflies are coming to the pages of whatever planner you’re currently using.

INSTRUCTIONS.

• Download the file here
  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B49kATo0pxG7LU1MbExCOS05RlU
•  Print (it’s set yo to print 2 sets on a letter/ A4 size paper )
•   Cut out the shapes
• Voila you’re ready to plan

Optional : support me by liking my Etsy store https://www.etsy.com/shop/WingedGraphics  or following my Instagram @Winged_Graphics or just tag me in your planner pics. I’d love to see them used in your pretty layouts.

UPDATES: currently working on a  new Fashion illustration sticker set for my Etsy shop.

 Having too much fun with drawing those girls. All very summery, bohemian and stylish. Will be available in the store this weekend. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WingedGraphics

A little girl with big dreams

    Let me tell you a little secret. Once upon a time in a land far away there was a little girl who  wanted to be a fashion designer.  It started with paper dolls and fancy wardrobes. First they were little girl dolls that practically owned my wardrobe, once I grew up a bit they turned into a bit more Barbish figures, for the lack of a better word, that  had dresses drawn for them inspired by latest MTV video trends. Somewhere in my mid teens , after dropping the cut out dolls, I started taking interest in red carpet events and evening gowns. I was constantly running around with sketchbooks full of little fashion drawings of from fancy gowns to casual outfits.

   And then, to be honest,  I do not know what happened. I guess  I heard one too many times that it’s not a feasible career to pursue and it’s a waste of my very technically inclined brain. Eventually I just gave up, after all those were people who knew better, right?

Don’t get me wrong at this point in life I truly cannot imagine myself in the shoes of a fashion designer. it's not a job or lifestyle I am cut out for. Sometimes I just wish I wasn't redirected into a path of not so right educational choices till I landed somewhere I belonged. I  love my job  it’s the perfect compromise for my technical brain and visual mind. Things did work out in the best scenario that was available. Design and illustration are still very much my biggest passions right next to literature.

    Why did I get into all this? Well I started working on fashion sticker set for my shop and got totally carried away.

 Something inside me snapped back into that little fashion designer mode.   This was probably the most fun I had working on new shop items. Surprise-surprise it still has some undeniable charm for me and I had an amazing time working on those. Give me some watercolors and india ink and let me lose on a deserted island.

So here we go a tribute to that little girl and her sketchbook. And off course I couldn't stop myself from using it as soon as I could.