Creative Café #25 ★

so i know i promised to post the latest Creative Café feature over the weekend... but i got distracted and i was busy so i'm posting it today instead!

what better way to start off the week than with a lovely colourful new Creative Café post, it's also the first one of 2012 which makes it extra awesome i think!

i can't really be bothered reminding you all of the 'creative café drill'

however it's the first CC post of the year so i suppose i'd better do a quick recap!

basically, this post will contain lots of nice images for you to scroll through at your leisure so i recommend you get a nice drink and a snack to enjoy while you scroll! simple really...

also, on a side note, if you think you know of an artist/designer/photographer/maker/creative that deserves a feature on here, then email me via info@jadeboylan.com and i'll see if we can squeeze them onto the blog!

anyway, without any further ado or mindless rambling from me, todays post is all about the very funky and lovely Stephanie Concepcion

Stephanie is a very awesome aspiring illustrator/artist/character designer/vampire slayer living in New York City. 

i only discovered her work last month, (a week before Christmas to be precise) when i spotted some of her pieces floating around tumblr!

 i had a good look through her portfolio and just loved all of her work so it seemed only right that i feature her lovely artwork on here so that all of you could enjoy it too!

i really REALLY love the colours she uses in her work and the way she draws her characters, her backgrounds are particularly fabulous as well! she pours so much detail into her work to create these really beautiful, vibrant scenes

see what i mean! her characters and colour schemes are so fresh and fun, everything from the expressions on the characters faces to the little details on their clothes it just fab!

i really like the way she draws girls as well, they all have their own unique senses of style and individual personalities 

right i think i've rambled for long enough, i'll leave you to scroll through some more of Stephanie's work in your own sweet time!  enjoy...

super duper stuff for sure...

ok, lovely links time now!

to check out more of Stephanie's work, you can visit her website here - Stephanie Concepcion Illustrations

you can also follow her on Twitter - @Stephynee

and on Tumblr as well - Stephanie

+ she has a groovy blog right here - Stephanie Concepcion

all that's left now is for me to say a big ol' THANK YOU to Stephanie for saying yes and letting me run the feature, i hope you all enjoyed her work as much as i do! thanks again Stephanie :) x

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

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in other news, i have my college assessment this week so if you don't hear from me over the next few days... that's why!

the good news is that the assessment SHOULD be on Wednesday afternoon so after that i will be able to post stuff again! yaaaay

so until then, that's all folks... 

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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