Doña Ana :: Creative Inspirations in English & Español

I found this really cool design studio website, M + E,  that sells very simple but bold & fun posters. I’m itching to get the food-themed ones.

Image Credits: M + E

French Paper Co. has this really cool online store “Pop Ink” where they sell gifts for a unique taste with a vintage flare. Need a Jesus picture or designer soap? They have it.

Image Credits: Pop Ink

Papel picado is the Mexican art of papercutting into elaborate designs. The designs are commonly cut from tissue paper using a guide and small chisels, creating as many as forty banners at a time. This exceptional artist has a really cool portfolio of papel picado, check it out at Cut-it-out.

Image Credits: Cut-it-Out

One of the things that inspire me is the use of vintage illustrations, specially products that use collages of  1800′s botanical & garden almanac illustrations. Cavallini & Co. have a very unique collection of  vintage cards, stationery, journals & even gift wrap that use this really cool illustrations.

Image Credits: Cavallini & Co.

I recently found this really cool website, Spoonflower, where you can have your designs printed on fabric, how cool is that? The first textile called “Pear Pops – Gumbo” was designed by Lolly Chessie, and the second one called “Sushi” was designed by thickblackoutline.

Image Credits: Spoonflower

Just wanted to share with everybody a pic of my beautiful hometown, Panama City, Panama…

My prayers have been answered Ever since the demise of the Gocco machine I lost all hope for a portable print machine. But it looks like the people from Lifestyle Craft heard my prayers, and created this really nifty letterpress kit for all of us creatives to enjoy! Check it out!

These are some of the plates that are sold separately:

Image Credits: Lifestyle Craft