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graphics {lookbook + line sheets}

September 22, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

I heart graphic design times infinity! I wanted to share my latest graphics project with you. I recently partnered with a jewelry designer {however in the UK they spell it “jewellery”} named Catherine Preston. She is originally from the UK and now resides in Hong Kong. She came to me requesting a Look Book and Line sheets for her jewelry business. I created a short teaser look book and line sheets so she can send them out to potential buyers {prices were removed}. She had great photography for so it made the process easy to design the layouts. Here is a glimpse of the latest…

sweet elliot // photo shoot

September 20, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

Happy Weekend Sparkles! Elliot is turning 1 this month. Crazy how fast a year goes by. Elliot is the daughter of my dear, dear friend {Keysha}. We spent an afternoon at Seattle’s Volunteer Park and the weather was perfect for a park photo shoot. This photo shoot was all about bows + balloons + ruffles. Little Elliot was so adorable and I loved taking photos of her. To see all the photos, visit the online gallery. Happy Birthday little Miss Elliot. You will be walking in no time. Here is a glimpse of the Sweet Elliot photo shoot…

artist watch // fulvio obregon

September 17, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

Paul McCartney

Colombian graphic artist Fulvio Obregón is drawing a connection between the past and present. You may have seen this on social media recently. In a collection titled “Me and My Other Me” {“Yo & Mi Otro Yo” | Spanish} his illustrations feature famous celebrities in both their “Old look” posing with their “Young self”. Notice the detail in the t-shirts they wear highlighting or mocking their life’s achievements. Love the look of these illustrations. My only question is….where are they women? Rumor is that an ad of a woman next to her younger self was the inspiration for this project. Here is a glimpse of the collection…

Michael Jackson

Steve Jobs

Al Pacino

Mick Jagger

Bill Gates

Robert Di Nero

Link Love

September 16, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

Hello + Happy Wednesday. Where did summer go? Autumn is just around the corner. I don’t think I’m ready for this. Here are some link loves to make this transition as smooth as possible.

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neon sass

September 10, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

a little neon sign inspiration…

{Images via Pinterest}

little carolina // photo shoot

September 7, 2015SADVblogs 2 Comments

My good friend Ann was in town almost a week ago and we spent one morning at Gasworks Park {Seattle, WA} to take some photos of little + adorable Carolina. It was the perfect morning to take pictures, Seattle couldn’t have been more beautiful that day. For this photo shoot we wanted to go for Girly + Urban + Tutus. It was so great to see Ann and take photos of her amazing family. I’m so excited to share these photos with you. To see all the photos, visit the online gallery here. Here is a glimpse of the Little Carolina photo shoot…

project 2015 // wk. 37 // drama

September 6, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

project 2015 continues and we have reached wk. 037. project 2015 showcases a different photo filter/style weekly. This week I played around with the app PicsArt. This week it was all about the Drama filter, which adds highs/lows to the photos and I added a little bit of light play. I had such an amazing week and hoping that we can hold on to summer a little bit longer. Here is a glimpse of my week…

the #ME issue

September 2, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

Interview magazine unveils ‘Selfie’ issue for the month of September with 8 different covers. Yes 8! The whole issue is dedicated to the age of social media. Interview magazine chose to showcase the world’s most powerful social media personalities each posing a selfie for their own dedicated cover. Each celebrity curated their own selfie and were given total creative freedom over their images. The celebrities included Selena Gomez, Zayn Malik, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Miley Cyrus and photographer Mert Alas. They were encouraged to push the limits. Here is a glimpse of the 8 Interview Magazine covers…

makeup monday // too faced soul mates

August 31, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

Happy makeup monday! Makeup Monday is back. I took a little break from beauty reporting because I have been working on so many fabulous projects! On this Monday, I started the day early and went to breakfast and did a little window shopping. I came across these very adorable bronzers from Too Faced called Soul Mates. What drew me to this was the cute packaging and the names. Oh the names of these bronzer duos – Ross & Rachel and Carrie & Big. Love and adore!

Love Too Faced makeup especially for their packaging. I would describe it as unapologetic glamour and femininity. Soul Mates Blush Bronzer comes in the two palettes – Ross & Rachel and Carrie & Big, which are a mix of a contour and a pop of color and a little shimmer. I haven’t tried these palettes, but the packaging (and names) had me at hello! Here is a glimpse of these lovely palettes…

project 2015 // wk. 036 // polaroid spectra

August 30, 2015SADVblogs Leave a Comment

Hello. project 2015 continues and we have reached wk. 036. project 2015 showcases a different photo filter/style weekly. I so love Polaroids and decided that this week would be all about Polaroid Spectra Film. Love the look. This week was wonderful. So much fun and so amazing to reunite with good friends. Here is a glimpse of my week…