Feels like Fall

The weather is definitely beginning to change, signs of fall are in the air. Fall is actually one of my favourite seasons. I love the crisp freshness it brings. So do certain things come to your mind when you think of fall days. Hmmm... like colourful leaves, pumpkin pie, refreshing nature walks. These are just a few things that I think of. How about you? I've been working on designs for my store. Everything from Halloween pumpkins to snowmen. I know I'm a little early with the snowman designs but when you have a business you always have to be thinking ahead to the next holidays! Hope you enjoy some of my fun creations. I am creating new ones almost everyday, so come on by for a look around! Designs by Shell

Rain Brings Renewal and Growth

It's raining, it's pouring...today it feels good to be refreshed with some rain. The lawns and flowers sure could use it right now! I love the freshness and scent after a good rain. Just like the earth needs rain to grow and flourish we all have days and things that happen in our lives and sometimes it feels like we are being rained on. I believe we are given these times to shape us and help us grow, to make us stronger and develop our character. This last week has been busy for me so I will have to get busy now with some new designs for my store. I thought I'd share some of my nature and sunflower designs. I've used these on items such as business cards, greeting cards, mugs and magnets. Feel free to visit my store to see many more like these.
Designs by Shell

It's A Hot One

Whoa, I stepped outside today to go do a couple of errands and the temperature in my vehicle read 36 degrees, it came down to 34 by the time I got moving but talk about a hot one. I like warm weather but not so hot that you can't do anything. Hope you're keeping cool wherever you are! Well I've been working on quite a wide variety of designs this last week so the items I post may be quite a mix. I did some more cupcake designs with sayings, some inspirational sayings paired with some of my floral photography and some cool items I designed using pics' I took of the cutest duck we saw at a park recently. Hope you enjoy this one! Have a great day!
Designs by Shell

Some Like to Fish

All of these items can be purchased in my store, under the Sports category!

Well, as I was thinking about what I would blog about today... our recent visit to Kelowna came to mind! Summer is the time when so many are travelling and exploring the outdoors. My husband and I recently went kayaking on Okanagan Lake. A beautiful hot day, the lake was a different kayaking experience than I'd had on a calm river in Kauai, Hawaii. It took me a little time to get used to the waves and choppiness that the boats created for us. A fun experience though! Some people like to hike, some like to swim, others like to fish. What's your favourite summer activity to do? Above you'll see a few cute fishing designs that I created for products for my store. Hope you stop by for a visit! Designs by Shell

Quote: "Friends are the flowers in the garden of life"

Flowers Galore - A Photographer's Dream

Can you believe it's August already? The summer is going by far too quickly! It's been a busy week for me. My husband Brian and I have been doing day trips to parks and gardens. We went to a beautiful 'Botanical Garden' called VanDeusen Gardens in south Vancouver. I was in photographers heaven. I took so many fabulous pics' of unique flowers and plants. My favourite hydrangea flowers were all blooming in a variety of colors and sizes. There were daisies and sunflowers, begonias and petunias and so many varieties of roses. So above you'll see a few of the pics I used for products in my store. We also experienced our first B&B in Kelowna. Stayed at a great place with a swimming pool right on the golf course. We had a good time gofing on a natural green putting course and kayaking on the lake. Also got in some visiting with family too! Now it's back to work... pop by my store to see more of my creations.
Designs by Shell

Wild Things

I included a couple of my raccoon drawings that I put on products too! Stop by my store Designs by Shell




Okay, so yesterday my husband and I went for a long walk, well we actually spent the afternoon at a park in Vancouver. Stanley Park to be exact. The flowers were beautiful as usual at this time of year. I took many pics' of them. The most exciting part of the day was my encounter with a little raccoon. First you should probably know that I am not a 'big animal' fan... yes they can be cute but I am pretty tentative around most of them. So anyways my husband and I were sitting on a bench that overlooks a pond with lots of tree and bushes around, just quietly reading our books. This rustling beside me startles me and a raccoon comes straight out of the bushes towards us. It was about 4 feet away! What do I do? Of course, I jump up on the bench, freaking out, saying, 'Oh no, Oh no, crap, what do we do?! My husband is laughing at me and telling me to get down from the bench, but I remain standing there. I did not think this was funny... the raccoon turns around and heads back into the bushes. After this I was a little jumpy and was having a hard time concentrating on my book. A few minutes later the raccoon comes sneaking out again and crosses in front of us and gets into the pond. Yes, I was up on the bench again! The raccoon probably thought I was nuts! It must have looked pretty funny but I didn't care. I did capture some great pictures of him as you can see above. Ahhh... what an afternoon!

Got a Craving for Sweets

This last week I've been working on adding items to my Sweets and Desserts category in my shop. I started off drawing some decadent ice cream cones in soft colors then some ice cream sundaes in a little brighter colors. Then I came up with my latest design, my lollipop designs. Actually I did a few different designs for these as they were so fun to create. I never knew there could be so many creative ways to draw lollipops and candy designs. I've been having a good time coming up with sayings to add to these designs too! I find that people really enjoy humorous or cute sayings on items like t-shirts, mugs, totebags and so forth. I hope you enjoy the ones I've posted here, to see more come by my shop for a snoop around, lots of great gift ideas!
Designs by Shell