Vintage Sunkist-inspired postcard

Postcard for a bowling night to encourage the many people serving in leadership at St Jude's Church Carlton.

I illustrated it myself, but based my design on this vintage advertising image from Dover clip art:

Guilt Free Prayer

Image created for the St Jude's website to promote an upcoming Women's Morning Tea, on the topic of "Guilt Free Prayer".

Vintage birdcage and bird images are from the wonderful (free!) collection at The Graphics Fairy.

Crafty Collages

Collages I created for Cristina Re Designer Stationery. These were for the Silk Road Collection catalogue/Creative Ideas Book. I actually designed the Harlequin Rose reversible paper too - that's the argyle pattern seen most clearly in the bottom right collage.

Old Book Illustrations

Old Book Illustrations are useful for designers - commercial use is allowed! (Refresh this page to see more images.)

Grungy fonts, quirky collages, & wedding invitations

One of my favourite fonts is Porcelain by Eduardo Recife. It's so beautiful, and it's free! Check out the other great fonts on his website Misprinted Type. It's a delightfully quirky website featuring Eduardo's fonts, illustration, and vintage collages. And when he creates a new website design he keeps his old ones up! My favourite is Version 3.
Graphic Designers will be pleased to know that Eduardo's free fonts are not just free for personal use, but for commercial use too! Yay! There are also some nifty Photoshop brushes and other goodies to download.

When I worked for Cristina Re designs, I used the Porcelain font to create an invitation set for the French Lace designer paper. This paper would have matched my bridesmaids dresses beautifully!

Inspiring photo collages by Michelle Caplan

I love these photo collages by Michelle Caplan! They remind me of the work of Robert Rauschenberg, one of my favourite artists. Sadly, Rauschenberg died earlier this year. He was 82. This one's "Back Out" from 1979: