Wine Awakenings

A friend of ours gave us a wine aroma kit from Wine Awakenings used for wine tasting with Pinot Noir. It has the little bottles with each scent and cards to explain their origins. (I keep thinking about that scene in French Kiss with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline...) Anyways, the box, bottles, and accompanying printed material are gorgeous! Have a look below and check out their website for more photos. (Thanks Shawn!)

Wedding Invitations - Akimbo

Another stunning colour combination (along with great typography) seen on wedding invitations from Alicia of Akimbo. Check out more images here. (via Oh So Beautiful Paper)

[image credits: Alicia/Akimbo]

Rainy Days

A little illustration in honour of the wet, dark and windy day...

[image credit: me]

Autumn colour inspired by nature

Loving these colours and the way the tomatoes are arranged to create the rainbow on DesignSponge. Check out the full article here for more great images of colour gradation with nature here.

[image credit: DesignSponge]

Burton Kramer - CBC Logo

When it comes to famous logos (and controversial due to changes made later), you can't beat the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) logo designed by Burton Kramer. This great article from Aisle One features links to more of Kramer's work as well as an archive of the CBC logo as it has progressed since the original design debuted in 1974. Check out the full article here.

[image credit: CBC and Burton Kramer]

Quilling - Birthday Card

My husband's grandma, Doris Taylor, noticed my interest in making stationary and introduced me to two new techniques to try: quilling and tatting (the latter of which I have not had a chance to try yet). For her 80th birthday this past August I made my first card using paper quilling and the result can be seen below!

[image credit: me]

Flowers of Autumn - Mums!

Another thing I love about the fall is mums, so I did a little illustration below in honour of the seasonal flower.

[image credit: me]