Thinking of you

Hello again,

Right, here is the second card illustration commision I did for Magi Design.

This task this time was to make a 'Thinking of You' card which will act as a kind of vignette to open out onto a photograph placed behind.  This is the rough doodle that they send to me which might make more sense than my description!:

The card is to be die cut (the shape cut out with a laser to leave behind a kind of stencil) so as usual, the hardest thing with this kind of design is to create something that looks good and will actually work in reality and not be too fragile in the flesh.

Another challenge for me personally was to not be too whimsical or overtly joyful in my approach to the design due to the delicate nature of why someone may be sending this card.  However, I did not wish it to look too melancholy either.  This is my final design, I hope you feel I fulfilled the brief!

Again, I might insert a photo when the card has actually been made and exists as a real object- always the exciting bit!

Love,
Laura XxX

Sorry and hello again

Hello and a happy 2013!

Been a bit quiet of late,  my personal life has been pretty manic lately.

To give you an update, I am heavily pregnant, selling a flat and my husband and I are renovating a house to move into imminently so go go GO!

However, in-between this I have squeezed in a little freelance card illustration work for the lovely Magi Design because as busy as I am I can never resist getting paid to doodle!

So, here is the first one, the task was to make a male birthday card in the style of one of those retro airfix kits- remember, the ones you had to snap off a plastic sheet and glue together?

I had to use masculine icons past and present and here is the result:

The final piece will be cut from balsa wood and will have a coloured insert behind to make the shapes stand out so I am looking forward to seeing what that will look like in the flesh as it were! Maybe I will insert an updated pic when the time comes.

Lots of love,
Laura xXx

Autumnal loveliness!

Hi,

Well, it's been some time since I last posted anything and l have no excuse other than life being pretty busy, but more about that soon.

It struck me the other day, whilst walking across Tooting Bec common in South London that IT'S AUTUMN! and it's damn pretty out there at the mo with the leaves and the squirrels and the crisp blue skies.  So, I made a little image in honour of the season, hope you like!:

 Laura xXx

Big belly bird home sweet home

Hi!

I thought I would show you a 'new house' card that I designed for a couple I know who have just moved home.

It's pretty daft!, oh and my friend is pregnant in case you were wondering why one of the birds has a bit of a prominent belly- I'm not being cruel!

Laura x

Unisex Congratulations!

Hello!,

Okay, that is probably one of the strangest post titles I have written so far!  The point being that I generally make cards that would be described as a bit 'girly' so you might send one to a female friend but not necessarily a male.

However I got this brief though for the greeting card company I do illustrations for and it had to be unisex, so no flowers, fabric swatches or cute animals, just a nice simple 'one size fits all' congratulations card. Bit of a challenge for me but I like a challenge.

And here is the result, the printed card will be laser-cut and foiled finished (okay, maybe that is slightly girly!), hope you like it!:

Laura xXx

A little twit twoo thank you

Hello,

Here is a simple little card I made to say thank you to a friend recently. Twit twoo!:

Laura x

People!, oh, and weddings

Hello!

I was recently asked to do another commission for Magi Design, another Rob Ryanesque laser cut wedding card. This was all fine and great until I discovered that it would involve drawing two figures.

Now, I knew they were not asking for any kind of Da Vinci anatomical study but ever since doing life drawing classes at art college where we had an angry tutor who chain smoked and dropped cigarette ash on our drawings whilst (heavily) criticising them, I have not been the biggest fan of drawing people. All manor of crazy animals, yes, but not humans.

However, as this design was a homage to Rob Ryan I was able to be a bit more free with the style and incorporate the figures into a whimsical backdrop.  Here is the result, hope you like it:

Laura x