Valentine's Day cards and gift wrap

"Paper Heart #3" notecard

I mentioned yesterday that I have a midwinter sale going on over at my storenvy shop.  Included in the 20% off sale is my valentine notecard.  You can access it out here.

I've also done some updating to my Spoonflower shop where I have a few fabric/gift wrap/wallpaper designs for sale.  I recently added my "Elvis Man" design (see previous post) ... I think it's pretty unique ... and will be adding my Valentine patterns as soon as I receive and approve my proofs.  

Spoonflower Shop - what's for sale now
(click on image for a closer view)

Coming soon . . . "Pretty in Pink" and "Dancing Hearts."  "Elvis Man" is already available for purchase as fabric or gift wrap.  I can't imagine anyone wanting to wallpaper a room with The King -- ha! -- but I can certainly make it available as wallpaper should someone be interested.   

my latest designs -- Valentine patterns not yet for sale -- but keep checking back at:
Spoonflower.com
(click on image for a closer view)

a closer look at "Dancing Hearts"
©Kara K. Bigda

a closer look at "Pretty in Pink"
©Kara K. Bigda

Thanks for stopping by.

More Fun With Spoonflower!

After a long break from painting sometimes it's difficult to get back into the swing of things so in order to do that I decided to some surface design work.  You know how I love patterns, so I got out my motif notebook (I'll tell you a little more about that in a future post) and started doodling.  

I also designed some gift wrap based on a silly little drawing that my uncle used to make:  "the Elvis man."  I tweaked him up a little bit and had a roll printed over at spoonflower.com for my uncle.  I can't wait to give it to him!  :)

I'm still debating on whether I should make the Elvis wrap available for purchase.  Ha!  But I guess, why not, eh?  

Thanks for popping by.

The Countdown Begins!

"Wandering Pointsettas" on a package

Two new Christmas designs are up for sale on my Spoonflower store site -- they make great holiday gift wrap, so check them out.  The prints are also available as fabric.

"Christmas Wreaths Stripe"

I'm busy cleaning and decorating for my first Holiday Open Studio next weekend.  Let the countdown begin!

Gift Wrap

I wrapped some packages for two special little boys over the weekend using my gift wrap.  You can find it along with a few other designs at my Spoonflower store.

Have a great week.  I'm working hard on my new project and hope to share it with you very soon!

New Designs

I think I mentioned last week that I had designed some fabric and gift wrap.  It has come in and I'm pleased.  I will be making it available in my Spoonflower online store for purchase.  

Thank you for visiting . . . happy painting!

Gift Wrap and Painting

"Springtime" gift wrap collection

Well hello!  I've been a little side-tracked lately as May is a busy month for us.  Anyway  . . .  I did a little tweaking to the size of my "Springtime" collection of gift wrap. (The gift above is about 7" x 7" just to give you an idea of the scale.)  Gift wrap, along with fabric and wallpaper can be purchased through my Spoonflower store.

A new little painting I'm working on is "Nantucket Window" below.  It's still a work in progress, but almost done.  Have a lovely day!

"Nantucket Window" - work in progress
6" x 9"
watercolor on paper

My Gift Wrap Is In!

Thank you, Spoonflower!!  My gift wrap is in!  They do such a beautiful job printing . . . I love their quality.  I'm just deciding on scale.  I've included the penny and my original images to show you how large the print is.  I think this scale works for wallpaper . . . maybe . . . but I think I want at least the multi-motif print scaled down for the fabric and gift wrap.  They give you the exact scale and dimensions when you're designing, but I still have a hard time picturing it.  I need to take more time planning that part out.  But anyway . . . I'm very excited.  I just now have a few decisions to make.  Let me know what you think.

Have a great day!  

Gift Wrap

I've been going a little nuts lately, trying out all sorts of different things using my art.  Here's some gift wrap I designed and ordered from www.spoonflower.com.  How fun is THAT!?  :)  (Notice I wasted no time wrapping a package with it!?)  Check out Spoonflower if you get the chance -- it's pretty cool.