Creative Café #20 ★

so i hope you all had a nice weekend spent doing various weekend activities etc

most of mine was spent colouring in mermaids + running around the kitchen in a 'cape' playing superheroes with Sienna, my 5-year-old cousin, you know... just a regular weekend!

anyway, it's a new week so i figured it might be time for a lovely new Creative Café post!

go on then, you know what to do! go and get a nice cup of tea (or coffee, or juice...) grab some biscuits, maybe some sweeties too, and a slice of cake...

oh, don't forget to get comfy!

ready?! good!

so todays post is all about the very sweet and whimsical artwork of the truly super duper Emmeline Pidgen

Emmeline is a 23-year-old British illustrator currently based in the UK. she sums up her work ethos pretty fabulously in the little blurb she has on her blog "I draw and paint which makes me feel lovely. I like digital or physical coins to be given to me in exchange for little snippets of my imagination to help me buy such goods as cereal, yoghurts or a selection of peppers."

i just love her quirky style of drawing + the wonderful colours she picks for her characters and scenes, each one  tells a different story and is completely unique

she does all sort of fun stuff for various companies, businesses and publications...

...and her children's picture book illustration is just divine!!!

these images are from her Brand New Picture Book 'The Flyaway Blanket' (written by Allan Peterkin)

it looks absolutely gorgeous, chock full of delicious illustrations and bright colourful scenes! the book is actually released TOMORROW!!! 

Emmeline is currently running a little competition on her blog to give away a signed copy of the book to one lucky winner! you can enter here - Flywaway Blanket Competition

anyway, i think it's time for all of YOU to have a little look through some of Emmeline's lovely work in your own time, happy scrolling...

rather delightful stuff isn't it!? of course it is... it's all very super duper for sure!

ok links time now...

so see some more of Emmeline's work be sure to visit her pretty website here - Emmeline Pidgen

she also has a marvellous blog full of lovely things here - Emmeline's Blog

and if you fancy treating yourself (or someone else...) to a nice little print, postcard or some stickers, head on over to her online shop - Emmeline Illustration

you can also 'Like' her work on Facebook - Emmeline Draws

follow her on Twitter - @emmelinedraws

and also on Tumblr - emmelinedraws

all that's left for me to do is say a big ol' THANK YOU to the lovely Emmeline for saying yes and letting me run the feature :)

All images featured in this post belong to Emmeline Pidgen © do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace ANY of her work without her express written consent. All Rights Reserved.

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so that's that! i'm not back at college until Wednesday so i've been busily working on some commission stuff at home! + i think i'll be able to show you one of the new tattoo designs i was commissioned to draw for a lovely local client!

so until next time, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX

Stuff and more Stuff ★

before i kick off the post properly i should let you all know... the Mini Merch Giveaway ended last night/this morning at midnight

big BIG thanks to all of you that entered via comments here + on facebook, twitter and google plus

there were only 35 entries (a record low for one of my giveaways actually...) and using 'random.org' i got number 4 which was Rachel Clarke aka 'Sweetpea London' from the UK

she seemed pretty excited to have won (which is always nice) and she picked out a macaroons postcard, a sugar skull pocket mirror and a flower cupcake badge

so i'll be posting all of that off to her first thing tomorrow morning!

oh and if you get a spare minute, be sure to check out Rachels' blog, she posts some really cute stuff, i especially love her Chanel wellington boots! - Sweetpea London

thanks again to everyone that entered, i wish i could give you all a prize... but then i'd have no merch left!

don't feel too bad if you didn't win this time though... there are still plenty of badges/mirrors/postcards available to buy via my Etsy Shop

and of course, i'll be launching a fabby dabby mahoosive xmas giveaway around the end of November so be sure to keep an eye out for that!

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oh AND yesterday morning when i checked the post i was super excited to see that some stuff had arrived for me!

first up, there was a cute little print + some sets of stickers from Acrylicana aka Mary (i did a BIG post about her amazing work here - Creative Cafe #14)

and there was also the very VERY awesome copy of Flamingo Magazine that i won from WLD/WLVS last week

i'd been looking forward to this arriving and it definitely hasn't disappointed me! it's an Illustration and Design mag chock full of amazing artwork and interviews from some really talented creatives!

here's some of my favourite pages from it...

 illustration by - Mary Ferfyri

 illustration - Alex Culang and Ray Castro

 illustration - Donya Todd

 illustration - Jo Cheung

 illustration - Emma Carpendale

illustration - Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy

to get your own copy of 'Flamingo Magazine', head on over here - Flamingo Magazine Shop

oh and massive thanks to WLD/WLVS for giving me a copy! :D

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right, so i broke up for half-term on Friday, it was a verrrry busy day! i had to spend all morning finalising a 'professional practice' report to cover one of my units then in the afternoon i had a meeting with a client (which went really well!)

anyway, on Saturday i popped out for a bit and had a nice little mooch around town

i got some groovy stuff, including...

some pretty new fingerless gloves for A/W 2011

i am a fingerless gloves fiend! and i couldn't resist these...

i also treated myself to a lovely big book on Renaissance Art and Architecture!

well... you know what an art/architecture nerd i am! 

and i always find the art and architecture of the Renaissance particularly fascinating (i really am so very, very cool!)

anyway i also got... a very cute little picture book called 'Emily Button goes to a party' written by Elaine Field

it's all about a little rag doll called 'Emily Button' + her little friends 'mousey' the mouse and 'bobble' the cat

the illustrations are absolutely adorable! it was illustrated by Kathy Gemmell (with additional illustrations by Sami Sweeten and Katherine Hartley) and i will definitely be looking up more of her/their stuff after seeing this!

aren't they cute! there are even 'emily button' dolls + 'mousey' and 'bobble' plushies you can get to go with the story!

all just far too adorable!

oh and you just HAVE to visit the 'Emily Button' website! it is soooo lovely - Emily Button

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and that's that i think! nothing else to report on today, i'm heading off to Coventry in a few days to see my family but i've got plenty of commission stuff to be getting on with before then!

so until next time, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX

Creative Café #18 ★

so it's been a quiet week blog wise for me hasn't it! i've been busy busy busy with commissions and college work and the truth is i just don't have the time to post as much any more! which sucks...

anyway, today i have a super duper new Creative Café feature to do so you know what that means!

come on, you know the drill... you know what to do!

go sort out snacks/beverages etc, go on... hurry up!

right, got something yummy to munch/sip on???

smashing, let's get on with the post then!

today's feature is all about a very talented Turkish illustrator and artist based in Istanbul, her work is so pretty and lovely that i just had to share it with you all! 

today it's all about the fabulous Sernur (aka Sernuretta)

Sernur creates the most amazing illustrations full of delicate characters, wonderful patterns and colours. her work has an almost dreamlike quality to it that i just love.

her work is often girly and bright, bursting with cute little details and fun characters, the sort of work that always brings a smile to your face when you see it

i first discovered her work through Twitter and love visiting her blog to see what sort of arty stuff she's working on, although i can't understand Turkish i still enjoy scrolling through her posts looking at all of the pictures since everything is always so feminine and fun!

her work is bold but beautiful and i really admire her style of drawing and editing, each piece tells a story as well regardless of whether she's created it for a magazine, book cover, picture book, website or anything else! 

right enough rambling on, i'll let you look through some of Sernur's pretty artwork by yourself, enjoy...

gosh isn't it all just divine! so delicate and dreamy, absolutely gorgeous!

time for some links now...

to see even more of Sernur's pretty illustrations, be sure to check out her blog here - Sernuretta

you can also 'Like' her work on Facebook (+ check out some cute jewellery and accessories featuring her designs) - Sernur Işık

also, you can follow her on Twitter - @Sernuretta

she's on Artflakes (like me) so if you'd like to treat yourself to a lovely greetings card or print featuring one of her pretty designs then you can get one here - Sernur Artflakes

if you're on deviantART you can add her here - Sernuretta

similarly if you're on Behance, you'll find her portfolio here - Sernur

all that's left for me to do now is say a massive THANK YOU to Sernur for saying yes and letting me do the feature,  

so actually i guess, what i mean to say is... 'teşekkür ederim!'

All images featured in this post belong to Sernur Işık © do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace ANY of her work without her express written consent. All Rights Reserved.

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so i think that's it for today, tomorrow i have commission stuff to work on + i've been editing a few new princess type thing for college so hopefully i'll have some new stuff to share with you all this time tomorrow!

so until then, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX