note cards for sale!

Posted January 3rd, 2010 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

My macaw & peacock flat note cards with recycled grocery bag paper envelopes are now for sale!

¡Mis tarjetas de guacamayas y el pavo real que están acompañados por sobres de papel de bolso de supermercado reciclados están ya a la venta!

tamarindopaperco.etsy.com

inspirations: fun illustrations

Posted December 23rd, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

From now I decided to accumulate all the things that inspire me on one weekly post, because there is too many things that inspire and I refuse to let any out. This week my inspirations include two awesome illustrators, Lynn from Jinjerup & Allison from Bang Bang Your Thread, found via Pikaland. I love both their quirky & fun illustrations. Check them out!

De hoy en adelante decidí reunir todas mis inspiraciones en un post semanal porque hay tantas personas y cosas que me inspiran que los quiero incluir a todos. Esta semana mis inspiraciones son dos ilustradoras, Lynn de Jinjerup y Allison deBang Bang Your Thread, encontradas via Pikaland. Me encanta sus ilustraciones tan coloridas y divertidas.

Image Credits: Jinjerup, Allison Cole

back on track…

Posted November 29th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

tamarindocards

I apologize for my small hiatus, I’ve been busy with work & some much needed family holidays but now i’m back on track. After so much brainstorming I decided to name my new stationery online shop “tamarindo paper co.”. I really wanted to use Doña Ana, but come to find out, Doña Ana is one of the many counties in New Mexico, so needless to say, everything from a the county community college to a real estate business has that name. I’m still keeping the name for my blog, but i’m just giving my business a different name. In case you didn’t know, tamarindo is a sweet, tropical fruit common in Latin America that is commonly consumed as a juice, which is so, so good. I also finally decided to officially open my etsy store in mid-December with a few stationery items & my 2010 desk calendar, so stay tuned!

Les pido disculpas por mi breve ausencia, es que he estado ocupado con el trabajo y los días festivos con mi familia. Pero ya estoy de nuevo añadiendole los últimos toques a mi calendario del 2010. Decidí tambien cambiarle el nombre de mi tienda de papelería a Tamarindo Paper Co. en vez de Doña Ana. Al parecer en el estado de New Mexico hay un condado que se llama tambien Doña Ana, y como podrán imaginar todas las oficinas de gobierno y hasta una empresa de bienes raíces tienen el nombre de Doña Ana. Tambien decidí por fin abrir mi tienda etsy a mediados del mes de Diciembre, asi que esten pendiente!

weekly finds {artista de la semana} : mundaca

Posted November 17th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

mundaca

Today I found this really awesome Brazilian illustrator Yasmin Mundaca who is based out of Cleveland, OH who has the coolest illustrations. I love her bold sense of color & also her vintagy illustration style, which reminds of Alice in Wonderland. Check out her work in her etsy shop, Mundo Mundaca.

Hoy encontré a esta ilustradora Brazileña que se llama Yasmin Mundaca que actualmente reside en Cleveland, Ohio. Yasmin tiene unas ilustraciones fenomenales con colores brillantes y un estilo que me recuerda a el cuento de Alicia en el País de las Maravillas. Ve más de sus ilustraciones en su tienda Etsy, Mundo Mundaca.

Image Credits: Mundo Mundaca

weekly finds {artista de la semana} : rifle

Posted November 14th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

rifle

I decided to change my friday finds to weekly finds since I want to give myself the freedom of posting amazing inspirations whenever I find them (when it comes to a creative mind we tend to work on our own creative fairy hits us). This awesome find is probably not a find for many since her work is pretty well known in the creative community, but I still wanted to post it because Ms. Anna Bond’s work from RIFLE design never ceases to amaze me. I just adore her wedding invitations, each one seems like a little story book of the lucky couple. The great news is that she is opening her online store soon to everybody’s delight (especially mine).

Decidí cambiar mis “friday finds” por “artista de la semana” ya que me quiero dar la libertad de escribir sobre todos los artitas talentosos que inspiran apenas los encuentre. La artista de la semana de seguro ya la conocen pero quize de todos modos escribir sobre la artista Anna Bond de RIFLE design porque sus ilustraciones me fascinan. Me encanta como cada uno de sus invitaciones de boda parece un libro de cuentos encantado sobre la pareja. Lo bueno también es que Anna, pronto abrirá su propia tienda virtual con sus ilustraciones espectaculares.

Image Credits: RIFLE

silkscreen with a dash of sollinero

Posted November 11th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

sollinero

¡Hola my friends! Sorry for the long pause, I’ve been slaving at work getting all the 2010 Christmas products ready for the stores, and at home, I’ve been drawing, coloring & doing some more drawing. But in the midst of all of that, I still have time to peruse the internet & find amazing artists that tickle my creative bone. And this time I found Sollinero, a graphic designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, that does really cool vinta-gy silkscreened illustrations.

¡Hola mis amigos! Disculpen la corta ausencia, lo que pasa es que he estado ocupado en el trabajo diseñando los productos para la Navidad del 2010, y en mi casa, he estado ocupada dibujando y coloreando mis productos para tienda virtual. Pero en medio de todo eso, todavia tengo tiempo para encontrar diseñadores talentosos que me inspiran, como la Srta. Sollinero, una diseñadora gráfica de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ella diseña y dibuja sus ilustraciones y despúes los imprime usando el metodo de la serígrafia.

Image Credits: Sollinero

doña ana shop: new stationery cards

Posted October 26th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

stationerycards

This is are my new illustrations that I’ve been working on for a series of stationery cards i’ve been working on. Please feel free to leave a comment.

Estas son mis nuevas ilustraciones para mi colección de tarjetas de notitas. Sus críticas son siempre bienvenidas y leídas.

doña ana shop: 2010 calendar snippet-the redo

Posted October 20th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

mywork

¡Hola my friends! Since this is my first calendar, I’m trying to give it my own illustration style, since I wasn’t totally happy with my earlier attempt. This time I believe that I finally reached a look that I like & that matches my brand. I decided to make my theme “tropical flowers”. My calendar is still going to be a desk calendar, but with a more simplified & colorful look of my illustration style. I’m thinking about adding on the back a space to add notes & a summary about the month’s tropical flower. Please feel free to comment.

¡Hola mis amigos! Ya que este va a ser mi primer calendario, le quise dar mi propio estilo de ilustración, lo cual es más simple y colorido. Realmente no estaba muy convencida de mi primera muestra, pero ahora si diseñé algo en lo cual estoy contenta. Decidí darle el tema de flores tropicales a mi calendario, donde en la parte de atrás voy a dejar un espacio para anotar y una pequeña explicación sobre la flor del mes. Sus criticas y opiniones están muy bienvenidas.

illustrations a la gandara

Posted October 19th, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

silvia

I know its early for my friday finds, but I just had to put this awesome illustration of Frida by Spanish designer & illustrator Silvia Gandara. She also incorporates her cute illustrations into several products in her handmade shop, check it out!

Aunque sea un poco temprano para mis “friday finds” tuve que poner esta ilustración divertida y fenomenal de Frida por la diseñadora española Silvia Gándara. Si visitas su tienda también verás productos que contienen sus ilustraciones super divertidas.

Image Credits: Silvia Gandara

the 2010 calendars ore out…

Posted October 2nd, 2009 by jmivaldi and filed in Uncategorized

Looking for some personality in your next calendar? Worry no more! All my favorite studios have their limited edition calendars fresh out of the press for your viewing pleasure. (Warning: some might be already sold out).

¿Buscas un calendario con un poco de personalidad? No te preocupes, muchos de mis estudios de imprenta favoritos ya han sacado sus calendarios del 2010. ¡Busca el tuyo pronto!

lineacartacalendar

This is one is courtesy of Linea Carta, love their use of colors.

niseemadecalendarThis cutesy one is courtesy of Nisee Made.

nightowlcalendarI love the critters in this one courtesy of Night Owl Paper Goods.

ileecalendarThis is one is a desk calendar that comes with its own holder from Ilee Paper Goods.