90

My Grandma, Aurora, turned 90 this year in July. It's so wonderful that my family is able to be with her to this day. She's a mom of 8 girls and has 15 grandchildren. She's a whole lot of woman, if you ask me! I love you, Lola! 

Joshua Tree

My trip to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree for vacation time and rock climbing in January was a blast! Posting places we visited and tips for a fun time to come soon!

Raelene+Bill - Rooted In Love

I'm working with Raelene + Bill for custom invites and photography for their upcoming Fall wedding in October this year! Tim and I are really looking forward to it!

Music Series - Part I

For these past two years, I've been pretty private with my writing, only my journal or who ever has snooped through it has been able to read my thoughts. The sudden urge to highlight some personal and creative passages on this type of social media has been pretty recent. I have  Judy Ramirez  to thank for inspiring me to enjoy life and its sweeter things. After all, this blog is all about me and for me!

The first series of posts are going to be dedicated to Music. How did I come across this idea? It's most likely because I just spent a productive, creative and soulful morning this last Sunday with my best sister+friend, Eryne. And then later on that same day, my cousin, Gelline, told me to post a video of myself singing on Facebook. Did I do it? Not yet!

So, it's now 2 a.m. on an early Tuesday, and the first and foremost thing I need to take note of for myself is how I haven't really explored the importance of music, the impact it makes on our lives. I come from a very musical family, both my mom and dad's side love to sing and most of them are pretty darn good at it. My musical talent? I tend to judge it a lot. But it includes singing, singing at a church, in the shower, in my car, to my mom and then mostly to my boyfriend. I can read notes, play classical piano and a tiny, tiny bit of guitar.

On those days when I feel like questioning, "Why was I born?" I like to think I was put on this earth by music's sake! Even though my Mom and Dad aren't together now, they did fall in love when they met as musicians, singing together in a band.

When I encounter hardships and happiness in life, music is always the answer! Accompanying my favorite music to painful or extremely ecstatic situations make it even more meaningful; and the situation, probably even more dramatic and intense. If my life were a movie, there'd be certain songs on that track that would totally differ from someone else's soundtrack. I'll be sharing a series of posts on my blog about my favorite music and it's nostalgic effect it has made leading up to my life thus far. Check it out! Any suggestions, comments and music to share are highly encouraged.

Here's a clue to my first song post,

Song 1:  Fields of Gold - Sting.

Sting? Yes? Ya dig? Yeaaaaah.

Watercolor

Digital watercolor of a pink haired girl.

Flamingos

 Dallas Clayton reminded me two weekends ago to never stop dreaming that perfect dream inside my head. In my world, flamingos have ombre beaks and are the most colorful and beautiful things around.

Jamie's Baby Shower

My cousin, Jamie, had her first baby shower this past weekend. She's having a baby girl named, Madison. I really wish I could be there for her at this really special time in her life. Nonetheless, I was extremely overjoyed when she asked me to help design her baby shower theme and invites! I've been really inspired by Disney artist, Brittney Lee, and her latest film, Frozen, lately. She is absolute perfection and wanted to give a try incorporating her design into Jamie's baby shower invite.

By the way, I'm surprised my cousin Jamie didn't incorporate Cows into this! I didn't know she loves Elephants as well :o). 

You're going to be a great mom, Ate Jamie! I am so happy and excited for all the amazing memories you're going to share with your baby Madi!

Shiyoon Kim

I gave a shot to Character Designer, Shiyoon Kim, and her classy, timeless and delicate ladies... They are so divine!

Blue Ballerina

 

Blue Ballerina Cover inspired by these beautiful art twins, elioli.com

Card ideas WIP

Blue Fox

I am just IN LOVE with Mike Gabriel's fox series.I tried one out for myself :o)

Happy Birthday!

A little birthday dance card for Timmy, happiest 26th my loves, I love you!

Flamingo Party

I'm obsessed with this Le Batofar ad, not sure who the artist was but I am all about that Flamingo! I searched high and low for a good flamingo model and finally found the original art piece that they used for this design as well. FYEAH!

24!

This year was such a wonderful birthday experience! I've never felt so loved and thankful for the many things in life. Definitely a good time to rethink, reconsider and redefine situations and lessons I've learned from my past and move on forward with a new refreshing age of 24! To start, Tim made this card for my birthday, due to my obsession with colorful pinatas, I really love it! And to celebrate, I held my birthday event at La Cuevita! A small but wonderful, whole-in-the-wall, divey, bat-cave looking bar in Highland Park near Pasadena, CA! Their happy hour is amazing, and the drinks are even more delicious! To top that off, they let me rent the back section of the bar, along with allowing me to bring our own food and cake! Free of charge! All in all, it fit about 20-30 of us; and on Saturday night's, they play 70s/retro music. We had a cool DJ chick spinning on the records with an awesome afro and style that of Solange! For the backdrop and props I brought along to my party, Tim and I found large metallic silver balloons, which you can buy at probably any party store, mini sparkler sticks in replace of traditional candles for my cake, my DIY garland (again with teal, pink and metallic tissue paper), and the blow-up pink dolphin from the 99-cent store! It was such a blast! Thank you all so much for bringing in my 24th with me!

ABC

In less than a few hours or days, I will soon be an official God-Mother/Auntie, to baby, Adela Bethany Craft! I cannot wait to spoil her and give her so much love! Here are a few banners I had made using lots of colorful tissue paper for my cousin's Baby Shower, along with my first time in working with metallic tissue paper too! (These ones were pretty tricky, but are really pretty to look at)!   

This Plant

Please share if anyone knows what type of plant this is? It's definitely been in my interests lately. Such a lovely, hip and versatile looking plant. Good for both indoor and outdoor! This one was particularly captured during a Brooklyn wedding inside a brick loft! Not pictured is another shot I did with this plant and then paired it with Solange's appearance on BK Mag. I'm in love!

REVE

A drawing from a dream I had this past year where my parents were strolling in love along the pathway garden, Champs-Elysées! Je T'aime.

I forgot to post one of these sketches I made before my friends and I left for Neysa's Bachelorette Party at The Ace, Palm Springs. She's amazingly talented, gorgeous and super awesome! Visit her site here!

September 23

For my Mom's birthday this year, I drew her with a paint brush in hand while always dancing and smiling! Because that's the amazing kind of person she is - Always so kind, cheerful, artistic, creative, and so lovely. Happy Birthday, Mom!

Fantastic Mr. Fox

It's perfect timing that my most recent drawing is of one of my most cussing favorite characters in film, Ash! This stop motion came out on Thanksgiving of 2009, November 25. I remember watching this movie for the first time at Regency Cinemas on Fairfax, which is sadly now closed. And, being there for its premier during the AFI Film Festival, I remember just being in awe, completely speechless, when Bill Murray came on stage, capturing the entire audience with his presence. I kept my ticket stub all these years too! :o) Enjoy!