tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75331828644382059342023-11-16T01:46:34.047-05:00Sweet Story PressTina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-20803009575091069212015-04-18T23:24:00.001-04:002015-04-18T23:28:14.603-04:00A New Etsy Banner and Items in my Shop.<br />
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A lot has been happening including painting, taking care of my little girls and of course redesigning my website (its a slow process) and redesigning my Etsy banner. With my work going in a different direction over the past couple of years (One I am truly smitten with, can you imagine I can not wait to paint at night) I felt it was time to update my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/tinadurocher">Etsy</a> site and website to reflect these new changes.<br />
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Hope you like it too.<br />
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<br />Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-3652824376540537652014-02-09T21:08:00.000-05:002014-02-09T21:11:39.433-05:00{ Do what you love }I recently came across a post entitled "Do what you love, 2014" an inspirational post about doing what you love by not making excuses, focusing, learning new skills, that kind of thing and I've decided. I am going to do it. For many years I owned a business, doing small jobs here and there, stopping and starting, having a family, and stopping and starting again. <br />
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So I am going to apply to be a part of a hand made show this December 2014, I am super pumped and scared all at the same time. But its something I think I need to do. There are many other things I would love to do like write and illustrate a children's book but I feel this is a starting point, to get my feet wet and see where it takes me.<br />
<br />Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-8157843693544439542014-01-24T22:13:00.000-05:002014-02-09T21:09:18.182-05:00{ A lot has happened }So a lot has happened in the past year! Our 2 year old turned 3 and is very much a handful and a delight and we welcomed our second daughter in August. Going from none to one was hard and going from one to two was even harder. But don't get me wrong I love my girls to the moon and back. <br />
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After my little break, here I go jumping in where I left off.<br />
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Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-28515395152819341712013-04-22T14:14:00.001-04:002013-04-22T14:16:44.887-04:00{ Foxing Around }<br />
Between being a mom and a wife, I found a bit of time to create some new artwork! And I hope to find a bit more time to continue what I love doing. This is an illustration that I completed first digitally but then wanted to try a bit of watercolour and gouache. I am very happy with the results and hope to do more like this soon. If you love this little fox it is now available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/130124304/foxing-around?ref=shop_home_active">Etsy</a> shop!<br />
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<br />Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-5505619631732358062013-01-03T16:00:00.000-05:002013-01-03T16:00:11.754-05:00{ Someone is turning 2 }<br />
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After a bit of a hiatus (mainly taking care of my energetic toddler) I am getting back into the groove of things for the new year and hopefully I will have a bit more time to contribute to my sometimes neglected blog. With that said, its our toddlers second birthday very soon, and I wanted to create some special invitations for the day. I repurposed an old illustration that I really loved but didn't like how it turned out. I am much happier with the redesign!<br />
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<br />Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-62468602669415715622012-10-04T15:17:00.003-04:002012-10-04T15:20:17.746-04:00{ Heather + Iain }As promised here are photos of Heather + Iain's whimsical invitation suite. So much fun!<br />
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Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-37908243424968744132012-10-02T14:42:00.000-04:002012-10-04T15:18:50.218-04:00{ Whimsical wedding invites }A while back, a very lovely and wonderful couple commissioned me to create their wedding invitations. An invitation often sets the scene and feeling of a wedding and this Toronto couple wanted their suite to be hand painted and hand lettered, capturing their love, the love for their beloved dog and the city they call home! Their suite included a double sided invitation, a mad lib RSVP and a Poster inspired guest book. <br />
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I haven't had a chance to take styled photos yet (its on my list of things to do) but I couldn't wait to share this suite with you.<br />
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Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-73487310702356732972012-07-24T14:17:00.000-04:002012-07-24T14:17:34.776-04:00{ Make Believe }<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My 18 month old went from being a baby to being a toddler right before my eyes, she went from putting toys in her mouth to quietly playing. So I think that its time to start buying her some Make believe toys (I think I am more excited about this then she is) and the first toys that come to mind are these super cute wooden toys. Many different companies make them, but one of my favourites is <a href="http://www.hapetoys.com/">Hape</a>, a Germany based company.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hapetoys.com/">Hape</a> has an extensive collection of play food and sweet kitchens for little ones to play with. <a href="http://www.hapetoys.com/">Hape</a> uses natural materials, water based paints and are created following strict safety standards. So not only are they incredibly cute but safe too! Such a great toy.<br />
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Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-20856355417729839582012-07-23T14:50:00.000-04:002012-07-23T15:01:41.134-04:00{ Our Trip to Finland }<br />
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Its always so nice to get away from the city for a bit. Here is a new illustration that I've been working on. I really hope to share some new work soon.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-9276563805713217092012-04-04T10:38:00.005-04:002012-04-04T11:33:42.367-04:00{ Spring Has Sprung }<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span>It is officially spring here in the city. Life has been really busy, with us preparing to sell and the bean running around but among the chaos I can't help but think about Easter and all of the wonderful and colourful eggs that can be created. My utmost favourite decorated egg is the Ukrainian Easter Egg, but it is hard not to love them all! Here are a few of my favourites.</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPUvIILweBVnbw88RXQC6hs97qDl__hbzUYvd_8Ww4zLOPd3VisDoyt5K4fqRMbYOc0K4c7tFG35rWVVKppw8VYuag6bF56EURDQmU4b9IgpAP_HH3Npk3UwAc8ja8PQgqNt3I9PQrxs/s1600/Pysanky.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPUvIILweBVnbw88RXQC6hs97qDl__hbzUYvd_8Ww4zLOPd3VisDoyt5K4fqRMbYOc0K4c7tFG35rWVVKppw8VYuag6bF56EURDQmU4b9IgpAP_HH3Npk3UwAc8ja8PQgqNt3I9PQrxs/s800/Pysanky.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727561294727434434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These eggs never fail to amaze me, so beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: small; ">Image Credit + Original Post: Emeline & Annabelle Couture Cafe</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><a href="http://emelineandannabelle.bigcartel.com/product/ukranian-easter-eggs">Pysanky</a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uXOv3L7AUSk7StSIJL5aSXmzQldo1j_yRhyphenhyphenwPmS07AHbtze8tRsVTGjdlO-JuZGYpwqqluASp_krk1kRZjuBNRX0N_hEz1uwJO4hd-vJUKg5Akft-K5jLNHuwOcNFHmZOMLilnnaxxQ/s1600/6a00d8341c6a0853ef0163030c4015970d.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uXOv3L7AUSk7StSIJL5aSXmzQldo1j_yRhyphenhyphenwPmS07AHbtze8tRsVTGjdlO-JuZGYpwqqluASp_krk1kRZjuBNRX0N_hEz1uwJO4hd-vJUKg5Akft-K5jLNHuwOcNFHmZOMLilnnaxxQ/s800/6a00d8341c6a0853ef0163030c4015970d.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727561286180368834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love these modern neon Easter eggs, so bright and simple. A lovely addition to any Easter</div><div style="text-align: center;">or spring celebration table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Image Credit + Post: Guest Post by Courtney of <a href="http://www.merrimentevents.com/">Merriment</a> for <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2012/03/everyday-party-dip-dyed-eggs.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogs%2FOtkg+%28Oh+Joy%21%29">Oh Joy</a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId3ohm_ejUHvefertNoYYSvQDOPGnSULz75ElncmOz3Zf0pMlI2uO2KVsrQ4hBf027dKMSsfUQ2g2yfO8MFQjb3yssASgo8OjEUF8GEWQIXBAbn1wDvkLW168lLtl3Hlb7AAWnXwtXCs/s1600/making-glittered-eggs-mld108212_vert.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId3ohm_ejUHvefertNoYYSvQDOPGnSULz75ElncmOz3Zf0pMlI2uO2KVsrQ4hBf027dKMSsfUQ2g2yfO8MFQjb3yssASgo8OjEUF8GEWQIXBAbn1wDvkLW168lLtl3Hlb7AAWnXwtXCs/s800/making-glittered-eggs-mld108212_vert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727561276396954418" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These glittered eggs are so pretty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Image Credit + Original Post: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/893174/glittered-easter-eggs">Martha Stewart Living</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnvFFAA66E2aB50azFMJU3Zn2unyhTe79IU6h_pi-fxNMuDqYsnf2pWx57-xqx9FFIvYVJOOopOoe43NVKXvjZZ97xnpUfuhwXIh0e6dERvWFsqx4y5iXxizwpPPQKV3SEwQmRYH2JGI/s1600/7029047191_0ee4a180ab_b.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnvFFAA66E2aB50azFMJU3Zn2unyhTe79IU6h_pi-fxNMuDqYsnf2pWx57-xqx9FFIvYVJOOopOoe43NVKXvjZZ97xnpUfuhwXIh0e6dERvWFsqx4y5iXxizwpPPQKV3SEwQmRYH2JGI/s800/7029047191_0ee4a180ab_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727561271446842818" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These acrylic painted Easter Eggs are a new favourite! Lovely and oh so charming, these beauties would make the perfect addition to an Easter Brunch or spring celebration. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Image Credit + Original Post By: Leslie from a <a href="http://www.acreativemint.typepad.com/">creative mint</a> for <a href="http://decor8blog.com/2012/03/30/color-me-pretty-easter-ideas/">decor8</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;"><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-20662653080468329412012-03-21T12:36:00.007-04:002012-03-21T13:27:38.853-04:00{ Couples }<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiCFFL1LqN8Ss8EAoEUXg5MJJxgqz_MU5a_1ddHwDS2kDQH8ah1gy4Ow8OFiT0Mdkq6TnBRtCpG0Qxwu3nlI0Xwjcepmz4Udvae_UbC2LoPHefUs2y5fC8tap4Bh3PynoOPgsGema9JU/s1600/couple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiCFFL1LqN8Ss8EAoEUXg5MJJxgqz_MU5a_1ddHwDS2kDQH8ah1gy4Ow8OFiT0Mdkq6TnBRtCpG0Qxwu3nlI0Xwjcepmz4Udvae_UbC2LoPHefUs2y5fC8tap4Bh3PynoOPgsGema9JU/s800/couple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722391108998695106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yPQj1wnsaaiSjtEulnCfGJfb1IikhNvqWB73o1yC3cN7X1k5qeKGLXgTP_74IxaKHXzV_hB1btU6vldZAn_i6n4HYq4vW701J6BtJG5OA9pf9t7FYQul2WJnrj-7WJDOAaqIxje7Ghs/s1600/Bonjour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yPQj1wnsaaiSjtEulnCfGJfb1IikhNvqWB73o1yC3cN7X1k5qeKGLXgTP_74IxaKHXzV_hB1btU6vldZAn_i6n4HYq4vW701J6BtJG5OA9pf9t7FYQul2WJnrj-7WJDOAaqIxje7Ghs/s800/Bonjour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722390988281725474" /></a>Bonjour! It is just beautiful outside today, I can feel a little hop in my step already. My bean is sleeping and I am working, all is perfect. Today I have these cute couple images that are limited edition prints, so sweet. They are available for purchase in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tinadurocher">Etsy shop</a>.<div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-41619242578480277822012-03-14T20:43:00.007-04:002012-03-14T21:04:54.087-04:00{ Love is in the air.... }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj4USCgrqghXnJ3xt9kR3FjpXdGrbKc6SnB8FJtc7vVt2FZSQ4xcSLOHw7EwHggR3V_CqdkPr7MadVjgD0yxuR9wNGYS-I4F3Fx5cmFdaYsJUl4FrAn2bWfUpX3KguiI1VjItB_rEsaY/s1600/love-is-in-the-air.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj4USCgrqghXnJ3xt9kR3FjpXdGrbKc6SnB8FJtc7vVt2FZSQ4xcSLOHw7EwHggR3V_CqdkPr7MadVjgD0yxuR9wNGYS-I4F3Fx5cmFdaYsJUl4FrAn2bWfUpX3KguiI1VjItB_rEsaY/s800/love-is-in-the-air.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719919443716740882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is an illustration that I started awhile back and just recently had the pleasure of finishing. It was so wonderful to work on, I especially enjoyed designing the characters and working on the houses. I used a limited yet whimsical colour palette.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-47853321858046906002012-03-08T21:37:00.007-05:002012-03-08T21:52:17.715-05:00{ Baby Mobile }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF50HNYtrUrQi2NkU4lJVLGJsXrOkBclx_l7e9rvGR0HL1VvPKrx4l7ULhJ_gIfNrJQqKid7wPPnzJDphM_wOKauMH-LZm389VXQbWY7Wr4PjdsweiiiTOLMyZUY0VFpIcrmKXiuxb4s/s1600/mobile6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF50HNYtrUrQi2NkU4lJVLGJsXrOkBclx_l7e9rvGR0HL1VvPKrx4l7ULhJ_gIfNrJQqKid7wPPnzJDphM_wOKauMH-LZm389VXQbWY7Wr4PjdsweiiiTOLMyZUY0VFpIcrmKXiuxb4s/s800/mobile6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717722885789342386" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvPJDg5IwxUQ0p_eSA4rg-7GgLIjaL1Mn6gE4YRnqcz2kic293ITQmzNXffNYsrCkugQDFdfzhx18SQK2NSK2WLztqf8E2XH5C-Ct-HDlEDksTdNHLtcjGQv8oDg_IJXaIH_yyPtdD_E/s1600/mobile5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvPJDg5IwxUQ0p_eSA4rg-7GgLIjaL1Mn6gE4YRnqcz2kic293ITQmzNXffNYsrCkugQDFdfzhx18SQK2NSK2WLztqf8E2XH5C-Ct-HDlEDksTdNHLtcjGQv8oDg_IJXaIH_yyPtdD_E/s800/mobile5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717722388629259602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nqiX4OMDHsgfujvaNlrWLvbglUI76ba_40Wuz-t-tu3lnk34rouLXgYGeaplU4fW2kdQouVBEATOlZHF8J_QaZvrUyNlUyWT2nN-1_SqRZ8YNJKqT11WyNxW76Sv1IiSPChsY3ZCpBs/s1600/mobile4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nqiX4OMDHsgfujvaNlrWLvbglUI76ba_40Wuz-t-tu3lnk34rouLXgYGeaplU4fW2kdQouVBEATOlZHF8J_QaZvrUyNlUyWT2nN-1_SqRZ8YNJKqT11WyNxW76Sv1IiSPChsY3ZCpBs/s800/mobile4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717722381738833602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatuZ3hL9c16yjStdNicFsZHIGZl4DBzu8IlaLHTyMhLblyWnu6S3BF0bIWvwRvxDz7Z-sk64eBBpkJMzgxffUViGfwtA24qkVrxN8kbDcPvmQhRN9xs7VLskhiO8RndBFVL7_dk2-5-k/s1600/moboile3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatuZ3hL9c16yjStdNicFsZHIGZl4DBzu8IlaLHTyMhLblyWnu6S3BF0bIWvwRvxDz7Z-sk64eBBpkJMzgxffUViGfwtA24qkVrxN8kbDcPvmQhRN9xs7VLskhiO8RndBFVL7_dk2-5-k/s800/moboile3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717722372095032162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7UULNMsDiLOWPGGGX81jA5zWR4LzPQFiVlk0MZDFQ09i7Kc0AaGqAfpE0xzXBVoOo0T2tZzwJOxhrRerY-sWvz30FVF-fdj0LBqSRfiZxJGx4dq4yZFLH1qwy_IrWkIZPK54AXTduc8/s1600/mobile2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7UULNMsDiLOWPGGGX81jA5zWR4LzPQFiVlk0MZDFQ09i7Kc0AaGqAfpE0xzXBVoOo0T2tZzwJOxhrRerY-sWvz30FVF-fdj0LBqSRfiZxJGx4dq4yZFLH1qwy_IrWkIZPK54AXTduc8/s800/mobile2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717722367735999346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh52_P2Cgt-WTyxbbPbHPsI71Ipnh-5F5VecHZW8jbyetAZUpRM39wBwLmDOkBiMa4TNsZOaOQc_lG9_XiSTx_Nu5a_5pKHkvx9F4PF1Jiae6WuErNp09ax7T5FttP300et-JTL2Xe5w/s1600/Mobile+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh52_P2Cgt-WTyxbbPbHPsI71Ipnh-5F5VecHZW8jbyetAZUpRM39wBwLmDOkBiMa4TNsZOaOQc_lG9_XiSTx_Nu5a_5pKHkvx9F4PF1Jiae6WuErNp09ax7T5FttP300et-JTL2Xe5w/s800/Mobile+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717722366571662834" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I am super excited to share a craft project that I finished for our dear friends who recently celebrated the arrival of their beautiful baby boy! He is such a cutie, and to help the new parents welcome their little bundle I crafted a modern safari themed mobile for the little ones room. <div>I am also thrilled to share these photos because they were taken with my new camera lens, which was a 30th birthday gift from my wonderful husband!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-47793429171292941282012-03-01T12:06:00.004-05:002012-03-01T12:16:44.550-05:00{ Baby Print }<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIwPYxDYQjNi1WA8bAFWfyF_PftPpCcr125Uqr_ay9T7FCxR2aHLOmrlMCP5wSl97gOFV25VLFl30JxU9Yh9ZRL8ON3RfHvQen-UGM2ZGjx7PdvxUQkifKAEerpE8N9yxemw_Wu1p6hk/s1600/babybirthinfo_noshade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIwPYxDYQjNi1WA8bAFWfyF_PftPpCcr125Uqr_ay9T7FCxR2aHLOmrlMCP5wSl97gOFV25VLFl30JxU9Yh9ZRL8ON3RfHvQen-UGM2ZGjx7PdvxUQkifKAEerpE8N9yxemw_Wu1p6hk/s650/babybirthinfo_noshade.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714978346907538354" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I've been working on this piece for awhile now, so I thought I would share the finished product. I am quite happy with how it turned out. Just perfect for a birth keepsake!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-70937208466016505902012-02-23T12:57:00.008-05:002012-02-23T13:08:55.181-05:00{ Sketch #6 }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZx9Gl98F9DNUjec1kHWspCG_sYlRcRD34IoWtTMfP1TCabkh5LAV264ur7zvznzJ83fp9gYtv4Fty0RnuaKbRV3N0PumpUli0k84o0TNQXe_IJkXk2xxnjGWWeK8Pa2Rj2dlqX2r8h8/s1600/Letter-E.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZx9Gl98F9DNUjec1kHWspCG_sYlRcRD34IoWtTMfP1TCabkh5LAV264ur7zvznzJ83fp9gYtv4Fty0RnuaKbRV3N0PumpUli0k84o0TNQXe_IJkXk2xxnjGWWeK8Pa2Rj2dlqX2r8h8/s800/Letter-E.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712394553002364450" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Todays sketch which I actually had time to do before the sun set is also inspired by a retro colour palette and the loveliness of stripes.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-65337621226609397802012-02-22T21:20:00.004-05:002012-02-22T21:26:38.408-05:00{ Sketch #5 }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkeBX1Cmq9uyfkykcKeM-eNamBmcEFQyjtywE5ubA3lJLIRT7VtjDPhJ4nCZFmcEwstcr4RKYU0z4qvTttGg5Zr9yLBGitxOw2U88wV2Kyf4Pu6aZcFs7qnbQ8iD6vhJkSWNykCLcCAo/s1600/Letter_N.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkeBX1Cmq9uyfkykcKeM-eNamBmcEFQyjtywE5ubA3lJLIRT7VtjDPhJ4nCZFmcEwstcr4RKYU0z4qvTttGg5Zr9yLBGitxOw2U88wV2Kyf4Pu6aZcFs7qnbQ8iD6vhJkSWNykCLcCAo/s800/Letter_N.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712150407396458786" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Today's letter sketch was inspired by a retro palette and simple stripes.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-66626966758469040492012-02-13T13:00:00.007-05:002012-02-22T21:20:18.567-05:00{ Sketch #4 }<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlC4pjqasOJ764Y8CZKdC7arAZnQzhmC5cYHoDfpKmVF8hfL5cVaTHl1nPDdnIXU9P7Hr-Y-w6P4F5Xe9xwEp56hKHjAKLzyBN2XORKy1xIGQKbX1-3XBK5z-3ffvHGh8cSkZvgR2lf0/s1600/Letter_v.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlC4pjqasOJ764Y8CZKdC7arAZnQzhmC5cYHoDfpKmVF8hfL5cVaTHl1nPDdnIXU9P7Hr-Y-w6P4F5Xe9xwEp56hKHjAKLzyBN2XORKy1xIGQKbX1-3XBK5z-3ffvHGh8cSkZvgR2lf0/s800/Letter_v.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708681927050711122" /></a>We had a wonderful weekend, we even had the chance to go out for a little Valentine's Day dessert Sunday afternoon, we brought the bean with us but it was perfect! and the red velvet cake was oh so yummy. I've been falling a bit behind in my letter sketches, maybe it will be more of an occasional letter instead of a daily letter.... but todays sketch is brought to you by the letter V for Valentines Day. Oh love is in the air!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-38459389937633445932012-02-06T14:10:00.015-05:002012-02-15T22:34:48.530-05:00{ Sketch #3 }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi3DeZghffrWGYNCPaW3tPsl3rOJ2sGRw-CTjUTlGWIKzByiYzxomKXcs-dO0FItPnG0aUfnoWMO6I4RXQmmlzt86gi96hX2VOkxcjhYk3XEfCeKaTqj7hIuI5u8auxZmBR5pp0ZUNBY/s1600/Letter_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi3DeZghffrWGYNCPaW3tPsl3rOJ2sGRw-CTjUTlGWIKzByiYzxomKXcs-dO0FItPnG0aUfnoWMO6I4RXQmmlzt86gi96hX2VOkxcjhYk3XEfCeKaTqj7hIuI5u8auxZmBR5pp0ZUNBY/s800/Letter_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706113041579960114" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; ">With Valentine's Day a week a way for my daily letter I created a little something inspired by the big day!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-79464052438466301672012-02-03T22:53:00.008-05:002012-02-15T22:34:26.543-05:00{ Sketch #2 }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNpRRMDJKXPoK25IP5UpPuYkZAWamuZSKfsQBfpsbjDrkiTJg5hIoqMg5y-rdO1S43kA2bOWlDtb62b5SQxFepbbxGZBZAbQe-334h_wKfqKLvsja1afsDBZYgANAXWzWBDnXpaIQNak/s1600/letter_L_grey2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfNpRRMDJKXPoK25IP5UpPuYkZAWamuZSKfsQBfpsbjDrkiTJg5hIoqMg5y-rdO1S43kA2bOWlDtb62b5SQxFepbbxGZBZAbQe-334h_wKfqKLvsja1afsDBZYgANAXWzWBDnXpaIQNak/s800/letter_L_grey2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705126610154998834" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-16434965142253955572012-02-01T21:56:00.005-05:002012-02-01T22:06:06.788-05:00{ A Series of Letter Sketches #1 }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrta_3x7Uz0osF42ua1oLXjX_k5S28bXodlCqviYpBS2bsq3JcohRcb0CPOXMaiBQT_9ResKjvYf-g-nSaWtqaITxC-rX04QzCbcqRU0SfOm-wd9aBNKfAxJvd0LFakSGqlz9aQ6NRv0/s1600/Letter_K_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrta_3x7Uz0osF42ua1oLXjX_k5S28bXodlCqviYpBS2bsq3JcohRcb0CPOXMaiBQT_9ResKjvYf-g-nSaWtqaITxC-rX04QzCbcqRU0SfOm-wd9aBNKfAxJvd0LFakSGqlz9aQ6NRv0/s800/Letter_K_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704366944633469730" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>Today's sketch is brought to you by the letter "K" for my baby girl Kaisa.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-34540972020953717752012-01-31T14:47:00.011-05:002012-01-31T15:32:19.345-05:00{ A New Project }<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVk9rEXHliWs3epyHgKVe_Lh5bkxfhoDSPzUzUrqUxvZXg_MkE0RspIixGv2rPVeA1V_L8WgYYH39rnMTbVbFDcVM9csiUhN-ieOfS98kvmVExBOwbZAbrvkRaxVfy5SCGxu9_OGSfNY/s1600/elephant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVk9rEXHliWs3epyHgKVe_Lh5bkxfhoDSPzUzUrqUxvZXg_MkE0RspIixGv2rPVeA1V_L8WgYYH39rnMTbVbFDcVM9csiUhN-ieOfS98kvmVExBOwbZAbrvkRaxVfy5SCGxu9_OGSfNY/s800/elephant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703896366980312962" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; ">January has been a very busy month in our household, but with January soon behind us and a new month on the horizon I can't help but think about something I've always wanted to do. Seriously! A drawing a day for an entire year. Its so wonderfully creative I can barely contain myself, I think its just what I need to get some creativity flowing. I am inspired! Tomorrow I will unveil the first image of my new project!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7533182864438205934.post-50253076574014827992012-01-24T14:03:00.004-05:002012-01-24T14:11:22.716-05:00{ Sweets: New Work }<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPZcpL0uOfMhomrgIIxAVv5tHOrDijHK1yDEuDKk4xGWBhxcYov8UpN8yqqqb-ml3QecXlVubmJL3SPCsmcoEAlb23bteQhXeQ4tsBmByiSSS3u50UJrphTmKadH_ffW3eGZt79WKnK8/s1600/sweets2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPZcpL0uOfMhomrgIIxAVv5tHOrDijHK1yDEuDKk4xGWBhxcYov8UpN8yqqqb-ml3QecXlVubmJL3SPCsmcoEAlb23bteQhXeQ4tsBmByiSSS3u50UJrphTmKadH_ffW3eGZt79WKnK8/s800/sweets2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701276683809613698" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>With Valentines day not far away, I started to think about all things sweet! So today I am sharing a new piece that I've been working on, some yummy chocolates. Who doesn't love some chocolate? <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tina Durocher-Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18433481571002168947noreply@blogger.com0