Devon Aoki

MAG / Devon Aoki for Vogue Nippon

Summer Writing Room

I adore so many of the elements of this room, including the bones of it. The wide expanse of windows, the dark wood paneling, and the hardwood floors create a space that is warm and inviting.

Hallie Burton

I also love the curve of the desk chair, the rug underfoot, the slightly industrial fan in the corner, and the stacks and shelves of magazines and books close at hand.

The room is perfectly suited for a summer home, and if I had one, I'd love a space very much like this. I can imagine happy hours spent writing and working at the desk, coffee in hand, pausing every so often to gaze outside and relish the view.

D&G F/W 09-10

D&G F/W 09-10 Ad Campaign

Jakob Hybolt and Philipp Bierbaum in the new D&G Fall/Winter Campaign shot by Mario Testino

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Model: Masha Novoselova

Elina Kechicheva

Published on June 23, 2009 in Fashion. 0 Comments

Photographer Elina Kechicheva
Model: Masha Novoselova

Versace Live

Join Versace backstage (virtually) with fashion photographer Doug Ordway at their men’s show this Sunday June 21st (starting 3pm Milan time, 9am New York time). With instant upload of photos, YouTube videos, continuous Tweets and unrivaled virtual access, the iconic brand leaps into the forefront of today’s technology.

(Attend Versace’s Online event and add Doug’s Twitter and Youtube for backstage at Versace Uomo S/S 2010).

Backstage at Versace Women. Pic courtesy of Doug Ordway

Strawberry Cobbler Cake

Dear Gluten-Free Goddess,

Not another strawberry recipe! Please. And a cake recipe at that? Pfffft. I've had it with all your so called strawberry deliciousness. Will you just get over it already? What do you think this is, strawberry season? I'm totally bored with the whole strawberry thing. Good Gracious Lord In Heaven. Where the bleep are the broccolini recipes? The watercress and sardine tarts? The marinated scapes, head cheese and tripe? Where's your squid ink linguini recipe? I can't find it anywhere.

And must I mention, boutique beans? You of all people- living in your precious New Mexico desert. Or have you moved to Hollyweird now? (that figures). I want boutique heirloom bean recipes. I need my daily fiber, if you get my drift.

What? None of the above?

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Next Girls at the CFDA Awards

Next Girls at the CFDA Awards

by madeleine

Anja Rubik (in Kaufman Franco) and Molly Sims (in Dolce & Gabbana, with shoe designer Brian Atwood) at last night's CFDA Awards at Lincoln Center.
 

Three Clovers Designs Thursday challenge - No layers!!

Hi everyone, and happy Thursday!! It's time for a new challenge from Kerry over at Three Clovers Designs. And this week, she has a really good challenge for you. I'm sure it will take most of you outside of your comfort zone. The challenge is to make a card with a single piece of cardstock for paper. That's it. No layers at ALL. You can use all the embellies you want, but just the one sheet of paper. Oh man, was this difficult to wrap my brain around. But you know what? It didn't turn out too awful bad. I must give kudos to GinaK heavy cardstock. At least it still looks good on the inside of the card cause none of the marker ink bled through the paper. The stamp is from SU colored with my Copic markers, and the the pearls are from Kaiser. I just used my paper piercer and made some designs around the outside edge of the card. (you can click on the picture to get a closer look at the card) Added a bow and that was it. So how about you? Are you up for a good challenge? Let's see what you can do with a single sheet of cardstock and some embellies. Please pop over to Three Clovers Designs to see what the rest of the fabulously talented Inspiration Team came up with. They were VERY creative in their use of a single sheet of paper. Unbelievable the talent those ladies have!! And then grab your sheet of cardstock and show us what you can do.

Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! HUGS!!

New Projects Posted at Custom Crops

As I am certain you are all aware by now, I have been designing for the Custom Crops Company, listed under "Articles" on their web site (Custom Crops - Susan's page). My latest two projects were posted this week: Diaper bag & card set and Elegant box & card set. To find out more about the projects, including directions and cut file downloading, follow the link above to my page on the Custom Crops web site and click on the project name. Please do register and leave a comment - the CC owner likes to track downloads and comments!!!


Thanks & enjoy!!

Marcel Gonzalez-Ortiz - Photographer

Marcel Gonzalez-Ortiz

Published on June 15, 2009 in Editorial and Photographer. 0 Comments

Photographer Marcel Gonzalez-Ortiz

Enjoy the ride - A new Bitten By The Bug challenge

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time to reveal a new challenge from Bitten By The Bug! This was a really fun one for me to make. Regina asked us to use the accessory car from the Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge, and to make it in lime green, or any shade of green. How fun is that??!!

I chose to use Bo Bunny's polka dot paper cause I truly love it, and it was in the perfect shade of green. And of course I just had to use orange as an accent color to it! :) I turned the car into a shaped card by using my Design Studio along with my Expression, and cut the base of the card out in black. Then cut the card base out again in the orange citrus color to line the inside as well.

I then stamped Tilda with flower garland in her hair, along with the signpost and colored them with my Copics and then cut them out and attached them to the card. I get my Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious. Diana has an AWESOME selection of Magnolia stamps, and she just got a big shipment in, too!! Be sure to hurry and check it out so you can get your selection before they sell out again!! I attached the signpost so that it looked like it was on the other side of the car. Added some finishing touches, and that was it.

I know this is a terrible picture, but I wanted to show you that it is a shaped card. Here are the copics used for this card.

Please be sure and visit Bitten By The Bug to see what the rest of the insanely talented design team cooked up for this challenge. We'd love it if you joined in and played along. Also, don't forget about the current sketch challenge that's going on. from Shortcuts! Just create your project based on the sketch and use a flower from one of the many Cricut cartridges, and you could win a $20.00 voucher to the Shortcuts on line store!!! Check it out while you're there. Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! HUGS!

West East Magazine

Cory Bond for West East Magazine

by Major Models

Photographed by Joe Lally