Category Archives: Graphic Design

Joyful Thanksgiving

 

Wishing-you-Joy

 

 

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
they are the charming gardeners
who make our souls blossom.

Marcel Proust

 

HaPpY And BlesSeD tHanKsGiviNg!

 

Couldn’t let the day pass without telling you
how grateful I am for your friendship and support.

I am so honored that you choose to spend a few moments of your day with me.

Thank you.

Sheila Marie

 

 

 

heART Exchange

 

 

4 x 6 Watercolor on paper, 2016 Sheila Delgado

4 x 6 Watercolor on paper, 2016 Sheila Delgado

Louise Gale is the sparkling host of the heART Exchange postcard swap. There is a whole lot of happy going on over there! There are several swaps each year. Sign up for her newsletter, and she will let you know when the next swap begins.

heART exchange is a global art swap to create, share & receive LOVE in the form of gorgeous pieces of postcard sized artworks. Part of the heART movement, to share kindness, creativity, and live with gratitude.

 

4 x 6 Watercolor on paper, 2016 Sheila Delgado

4 x 6 Watercolor on paper, 2016 Sheila Delgado

These three went out today. I had such fun working on them.

 

4 x 6 Watercolor on paper, 2016 Sheila Delgado

4 x 6 Watercolor on paper, 2016 Sheila Delgado

Over the weekend I also finished the invite for Rachel’s baby shower. Still awaiting approval.

 

Rachel-shower-invite

 

Happy, Joyful week to you!

 

 

 

 

 

Header Help, Bookmarks, A Postcard And A doodle

 

L.Y.A. Side swap #18 Siobhan Wolf.

L.Y.A. Side swap #18 Siobhan Wolf.

This lovely postcard arrived, from Siobhan Wolf. She tells me this is how a typical Ohio Spring looks. Brrrr! We have swapped in years past, and I find the connection as joyful as she does. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful photography with me Siobhan! Those tulips are so pretty – I love it!

Header Help

Kat van Rooyen, Zentangle - Diva Dance:Rock and Roll.

Kat van Rooyen, Zentangle – Diva Dance:Rock and Roll.

This weekend I worked on some graphics for my good friend Kat van Rooyen. She a had digital disaster, and had to start her blog over again on a new platform. Kat does Zentangle art, so we used a pattern she loves. To the right is the art she sent me. I had to add more flowers to the bottom to create the shape I wanted.

I selected fonts that reflected Kat’s personality, and her art. Zentangle is based on structured patterns. The line work is often very graphic and bold.

Zentangle Triangle Pattern. Sheiladelgado.com

I did two versions of the header. One with a border, and one without. Kat can interchange these when she changes page colors on her blog. For holidays or special events. Below is the completed Header. Visit Kat’s site for a better look. I also created a triangle pattern for the background, which is barely visible, but I think it adds some interest.

Header for Kat van Rooyen's site.

Header for Kat van Rooyen’s site.

 Bookmarks

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was submitting a bookmark to UPPERCASE magazine. I didn’t make the cut, but my submission is included with the almost 300 entries. They are available to download for personal use. Please respect the copyright of the artists. I thank you, as does Janine Vangool.  How fun is that! If you have never seen uppercase magazine, you need to check it out! Visit the blog and Flip through the new issue. Gorgeous! And if you print some bookmarks, why not stop by and tell Janine, “Thanks”.

A Doodle

Watercolor doodle ATC. 2016 Sheila Delgado

Watercolor doodle ATC. 2016 Sheila Delgado

Again I was inspired by one of the postcards I received. I showed you a card from Lynn Radford yesterday, the one with the colored pencils on it.  Made me want to grab the pencils next to me and put color to paper. This is just a teeny ATC, only took a few minutes. Just a bit of fun!