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I would like to introduce my newest surface pattern collection! Camp Sunshine! This collection was inspired by a summer spent outdoors, and the aesthetics of the 70s. I never went to camp as a kid, and I wasn’t around in the 70s either, but this collection is how I imagine it — yet updated toContinue reading “The Camp Sunshine Collection”

Can you believe it is May already?! I can — the holidays feel like forever ago… and I cannot — should it be only like March? I thought this month would be a good time to give a general update about things here at Summer Child Designs. I don’t have any big announcements this time,Continue reading “The General Store (Update)”

I signed up for my first trade show. Okay, technically, it’s not my first trade show by a long shot. (For those who don’t know, my last career was trade shows. I basically grew up in the industry, thanks to my hard-workin’ Mama). But this will be the first show where I’m running a boothContinue reading “Expo! Expo! Read All About It!”

Most sketchbook tours I’ve seen are videos, and the artist will talk about their work while flipping through it. A sort of retrospective of their recent work… But, if you know me personally, you know my voice is like a weird blend of Gilbert Gottfried and Elmo. In consideration, I’ll spare you all, and presentContinue reading “A Sketchbook Tour – Part One”

The holidays are upon us! It’s a wonderful time spent with family and friends eating delicious food, watching holiday classics, and listening to music genres that normally I would ignore. (Why is Christmas so jazzy?) What I don’t love is buying gifts. I don’t mean to sound like Scrooge, I swear. It’s just so stressfulContinue reading “2018 Holiday Gift Guide”

Hello! It’s officially Summer! Yay! 🙂 There is so much I love about this season, but honestly it seems like if I don’t make an effort to pay attention I can wind up in September wondering where the last three months have gone… It’s usually such a busy time of year– taking full advantage ofContinue reading “Season of Awesome”

Hello! So, I think my quest to become more organized was a result of the realization that I am in fact an adult with sh*t to do. For what it’s worth, I started the bullet journal and it’s been super helpful. It doesn’t actually get anything done, that still is all internally motivated; but atContinue reading “Work In Progress”

Hello! I’ve been lacking inspiration lately. It’s hard to find something new to inspire you when you sit at work or in your home office day after day after day…as I have been known to do. I’d been reading Steal Like an Artist and it suggested to shake things up and get outside. So naturally, IContinue reading “Artist in a Coffeeshop”

Hello! When I decided to create the website for Summer Child Designs I used my fairly serious customer service business voice. I thought that was what I needed, since I was trying to start a business after all. So I wanted to keep it sleek and professional, albeit still kind of “business casual.” And IContinue reading “Same Site, New Look!”