Category Archives: Graphic Design

Fab 70’s Floral & Cool Circular Cobalt Collage

70's Fab Floral Pillow, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Pillow, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

This week’s Spoonflower design challenge is 1970’s Throw Pillows. I had so much fun with this. I used some flower shapes from a previous design, and created a few new shapes as well. I love the little white blooms. I could have added 3 or 4 more, LOL. But then the wood grain flowers would have been covered completely.

There are 85 flowers in the design, and about 300 layers. The pink flowers have 7 layers, the large yellow with the red center is only 2 layers. For fun I added a corduroy patterned bloom. I researched colors and patterns from the era. And yeah, that green is the hue I fell in love with during last September’s 30-Day Creative Gathering. LOL. I sampled it from one of my paintings. Very Avocado. 🤣 Voting is open.

Gingham Check (last week’s challenge) placed 1064 of 1308 entries with 15 votes. The winning design had 333 votes. Thanks so much for taking the time to vote!

70's Fab Floral Surface Design. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Surface Design. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

70's Fab Floral Runner, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Runner, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

70's Fab Floral Curtains, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — 70’s Fab Floral Runner, Spoonflower. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Friendship is a sheltering tree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

World Watercolor Month

So hard to believe WWM is entering the final week. I have so many ideas, and not enough days are left. 🤣 For the 16th, I didn’t post a finished piece. Just parts and pieces. My creative time that day was spent making papers for use in collages. (Click any image for closer view.)

Day 16 WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 15 WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

No road is long with good company.
Turkish Proverb

Catherine Rains 5 Day Collage Kickstart

I had so much fun with these! Every step. Making papers is so addictive. Patterned paper, painted papers, textured tissue. FUN! Tearing paper is fun. 🤣 Arranging, gluing, embellishing.

I thought I was finished, but now, I think I can add more to these. You may see them again. There are a couple more on the way. Cat recommends working with a limited palette, and honestly. I am ready to do a series in several different colorways. Collage might just be my September challenge theme. Haha. 😉

Day 21, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Day 20, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado. — Day 21, WWM 2022. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

In everyone’s life, at some time,
our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame
by an encounter with another human being.
We should all be thankful
for those people who
rekindle the inner spirit.
Albert Schweitzer

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Birds, Check. Cheerful Check, Check.

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Gingham Cross

Well, mine is more of a calm check than cheerful. Haha. I seem to be in that mode. Last week I placed 966, out of 1309 entries.Thanks so much for voting! This check is getting lots of “favorites”. It’s nice to know it has appeal, and is not… bland. Votes are welcome.

Next week’s challenge design is going to be bright and bold. The theme is 1970’s throw pillows. Haha! Yikes. Avocado, harvest gold, burnt orange. Yeah, we need to bring those back.

This design was a learning experience. Woo Whoo! Love learning! I have made checks before, the hard way. This is quick, and it will be so easy to switch colors, and create a whole collection. What colors would you like to see? Christmas? Red, white and blue? Pretty pastels?

For The Birds, Yucca, Yucca, Yucca

A few days ago, the yucca was bombarded by the birds. Breakfast in the desert. I took lots of photos thinking, that may never happen again. Later that afternoon, they were back. And they brought buddies. I counted nine birds on one stalk! Yes, I took more photos. I even caught a couple beneath my window, and one was a chatty Cathy. Click any photo for a slideshow view.

Rocky Conversation. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

“There is an unreasonable joy to be had from the observation of small birds going about their bright, oblivious business”
Grant Hutchison, The Complete Lachlan

A bird does not sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song.
Maya Angelou

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Spoonflower Monochrome Moments

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Cross Ikat Lumbar Pillow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Spoonflower hosts weekly design challenges. They are themed, and there are prizes for the top 10 designers. A fun way to build your portfolio and shop offerings. It’s been much too long since I have taken part, but I am jumping back in.

As always, I learned a lot in the process. I designed this specifically for a decorative pillow.

In addition to the cash prizes for the top ten designs, the top 50 have their proof swatch printed for free. A proof is required before the print is available for sale. Winners are decided through public voting.

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Cross Ikat Sample, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Cross Ikat Wallpaper, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

The luminous light that burns on the Arizona desert,
out of long miles of untouched sage and sand. . .
Yes, that’s where I want to be, on an observation car
traveling swiftly into the Southwest.
Losing myself in a shimmer of fine dust.
Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant

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