upside-down :: new and improved!

2010 has started off well for me and I'm being kept very busy which I like very much! The only problem is that there are lots of future project that I can't show you yet... (but I promise, you will see them as soon as they come out!) 

Now, I am still sending patterns to my agent in Paris and sometimes I use a pattern I did some time ago but that never made it to become anything real... So I give him a little lifting for a more modern look, I add some matching patterns and off it goes... to the worldwide shows! :) I'm happy these patterns don't stay stuck in a drawer (- file of my computer actually -) and get their chance too! Today I am showing you the new and improved upside-down "seaweed" patterns!

Scrapbooking - Umbrella Paper Collection

As I promised you yesterday, I am showing you the entire Umbrella paper collection (+ embellishments) I created for Prima Marketing Inc. last summer. I am super excited to finally introduce you my own scrapbooking collection, and I definitely hope it will not be the last one I design since I had a lot of fun with this one...! :) Let me know what you think about it, would you use it?...

Hurry up...!

There are 3 good reasons why you should hop over to the Prima blog right away...! 

1) First of all..... They are showing sneak peaks of their brand new scrapbooking paper collections... (which are, acording to me, all gorgeous!)

2) ... One of which is mine....!!! (*sigh of excitement!*) My very first scrapbooking collection ever! It is called "Umbrella", it is flashy and bright, happy and colorful, just like a funny day out in the rain!... 

3) Prima is hosting a wonderful giveaway where you could win a set of their scrapbooking flower ornaments!

These reasons should be enough to get all of you running there straight away! ;)

Now, I won't tell you more, go have a look by yourself! 

PS: I will show you my entire Umbrella collection tomorrow, right here! Don't miss it! :)

*** happy 2010! ***

I hope you all had a nice Christmas time and a rocking new year's eve!

I have really been enjoying the free time in Paris... 2 weeks of holiday, no work, no worries, no phone calls, no reunions, nothing but relax, family, friends, tea, fireplace, snow, champagne, fun, chocolate, cookies, books... aaahh.... pure happiness!! Now I'm back in Italy and the busyness is on again...! Lots of things to get done soon and hopefully lots of things to show you very soon too! 

This year is also going to be a year of many changes for me... the dolce vita ends in April, and then it's back to France and moving again... but more on that in appropriate time! 

For now, I'll just wish all of you a wonderful, healthy, successful, loving, creative and joyful 2010! Oh and... Thank You for your lovely words, your comments and support in 2009! It makes me going on! :)

have a rocking x·mas time!

So this is my x·mas card for this year, and I think it quite speaks for itself…! :) So please don't forget to have a rocking x·mas time! :)

sneak peak!

I know I have been neglecting you lately... But as a little forgiveness gift, I have a sneak peak for you on something very exciting I'm working on right now.... I just can't show you more, nor tell anything about it yet... but you can guess, if you'd like to! :)

This afternoon I'm leaving for a well deserved break! The destination is kept secret because it's a surprise for my other half... but you'll know more about it next week! 

Have a lovely weekend!

portrait

This is a portrait I made quite a few months ago for a friend's birthday... showing her and all things she likes in the bubbles... and yes! I like to make portraits of my friends for their birthdays! :)

Hope you're having a nice week so far!

getting ready for Christmas time...

Among the huge amount of things I will have to do next week is the project of making myself a nice Xmas card I can e-mail or send via regular mail to my family and friends this year... Last year's card was a big success and I thought I'd show it to you (I also made some gift tags), since my blog didn't yet exist back then... how time flies! And so many things have changed in a year of time...! 

What are you planning for Christmas this year? :)

no... but yes!

No, I didn't forget about my blog...

No, I don't abandon you, my lovely readers!

No, I don't have enough time to do all the things I'd like to...

No, an entire week without blogging won't happen!

Yes, I do have tons of work! And I you ask me I feel quite spinning around, just like these new pattern series I did today...

Yes, I am willing to post more next week! 

But... I still found time to take a little walk on a wonderful wild beach not too far away from where we live... I needed to breathe! And it was just perfect!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, I hope it was a good one for all of you! 

publication [Zeixs Pattern Book]

The Zeixs Pattern Book is out! Zeixs is a German design books editor... I submitted some of my designs to them a few months ago (following the kind advice of Bowie on her Print and Pattern blog), and the Zeixs team informed me they would publish some of them!... I am now eagerly waiting to get my copy of this funny tiny book, to see which of my designs were chosen! Below are some images of what you can expect to see in the book (as said and shown on the website), can you guess which patterns are mine? :)

ps: get your very own copy of the Pattern Book or of any other Zeixs design book here...

xmas patterns

Just like these patterns, I'm all about Christmas already... the streets are already full of Christmas lights and decorations, I'm thinking of the presents I will give this year, the cards, gift tags, wrapping papers I'd like to make... let's hope there is enough time for everything!!

Gallipoli...

... is a city that is about 15 minutes away from where we live in South Italy, the historical center/harbor is a lovely place to take a walk on a sunny morning, watching the fishermen coming back from the sea and emptying their nets... aaah life can be wonderful here!

post # 100 [a present for you!]

It's been a while since the last post... it's only because I wanted to make this # 100 post special for you! Everything seems to be all about Christmas here... yes, already!! So I designed a gift tag for the occasion! This little gingerbread man is waiting to make you and your friends happy! Just click on the image, it should be big enough for you to save it on your computer... and print it out! Print as many as you like, any size you want, cut out and start spreading early gifts or save the tags for Christmas day! :) 

ps: I have tried it out for you and I think it works lovely with a golden kraft wrapping paper and a red/golden ribbon!