Hello Kardia friends!!
First off, we’d like to wish you all a very Happy Summer, hope you all are staying cool and hydrated during these heated days. We’re so glad you guys continue to follow our creativity, things around the K*studio are going steady, and we’re consistently meeting our busy summer deadlines. We’re enjoying meeting and building strong relationships with our new & existing clients, creating new designs, and reading all the inspiring comments from our fans!
This time, we have some new photographs to share with you all, these shots showcase 2 of our previous projects—we always upload the digital files to share with you, but now we took some close-up shots from the actual printed pieces. Everyone knows that everything is better in print!!!
- The first set is a Custom Tri-fold Annual Luncheon Invitation for SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES.
- Features unique hand-painted watercolor backgrounds and Illustrations, custom RSVP/Donor Cards, and Envelopes.
- The second set is the Spring Issue of PORTFOLIO Fine Homes Magazine, produced for PRUDENTIAL GARY GREENE, REALTORS.
- Features soft elegant textures and contemporary clean layout, 48 pages, Gloss Stock
(We just finished the new Summer Issue V.55, which will hit the streets in July!!)
- Features soft elegant textures and contemporary clean layout, 48 pages, Gloss Stock
Tonight, I’m inspired to do some creative art with my hands! Yes, HANDMADE ART! As a Graphic Designer, I spend most of my time in front of my Mac dealing with fonts, computer design software, email and printers. When we deal with the digital world 24/7 it is easy to forget to reunite with our artistic roots. That is, the basics of a pencil, paper and paintbrushes. The digital world has made it so easy for us to create “Graphic Art”, and believe me I LOVE that, but I think it’s time to finally take a break from the computer. Usually, my only time off to do fun Kardia things like this is when I’m NOT busy with a current project late at night—so now I’m taking advantage of this quiet time. As much as I LOVE art, it is hard to actually make time to create art for myself. So tonight, I shall paint my canvas turquoise.
Lately, I have been shopping at Michael’s Arts&Craft store, gathering cool crafting supplies here and there to start making some cool art for the shop! I have all these creative and dreamy ideas flying in my head and they need to reach the paper already. I truly enjoy making handmade art, it helps me relax and it is also very fun! I think any designer or artist can relate to that statement.
I took a few shots over the weekend that I’d like to share with you all. Below is a shot I took of my latest art haul, Daniel creating some art and my work in progress—just a little sneak peak behind the scenes at the design studio.
That’s all for tonight, STAY INSPIRED AND STAY+ !
xCindy
Art Haul pictured below:
• New paintbrushes: I like to buy the value packs because I do a lot of texture work in my backgrounds, so I tend to destroy them easily.
• Butterflies and Cupcake 3D stickers: I’m thinking of using these pretty pieces in my mixed media paintings.
• Watercolor Pencils: I love painting with watercolors, it’s my favorite! But, I’ve never used the Watercolor pencils, thought I’d experiment.
• Chocolate Bunny and Animal Print Scrap-booking Paper: I just loved these patterns, could come in handy during my crafting session.
• Paper Flowers, Flowers bunch, Colorful feathers, Glitter and Metallic Beads: I’ll use these to add a little pop to my acrylic paintings!
Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by at K’s little blog hut today! I hope you like the new changes we’ve doing around here, it’s been crazy busy since the start of this year {which we are extremely grateful for}, it has been fun and invigorating! I feel like Kardia along with myself and my team are growing and blossoming in ways that is going to get us places and open doors for new opportunities. Opportunities not only for us, but for the people who we believe in and work with as-well. God willing—because we just do the hard work and let God do his will in us. <3
Today, on my drive back to the studio I got this wonderful feeling of happiness and joy. The warm sun rays and beautiful blue skies and lush greenery that Spring has brought us is very inspiring! It really made me STOP and reflect on the goodness that is around us, the beauty that exists. I was going to post a facebook status, but then realized I had a lot more to say, so I thought it would be fun to share it with you all. My initial thought was “Today is a great day, just like every other day.”. Although, I felt like that statement could almost be a contradiction, because sometimes we do have our negative bad days, busy days, dramatic days and sad days, but HONESTLY, if we really think about it, everyday is a GREAT day because God has blessed us with a new day. Count our blessings and realize that we MADE it through and we survived—that in itself is a miracle!
People always and I mean ALWAYS ask me, “How do you stay so positive?”, I don’t really think that is true…I do have my weak moments and I do have things that corrupt my positive attitude at times, but I try hard to live my life as an example, because I really want people to learn how to live a positive and happy life. Staying positive is what I preach, so when my ships starts going down, I know that I have to anchor myself and not let myself drown in negative thinking or get emotional {which is extremely hard, but very doable}. I have to do the opposite—you should too. It’s super easy to dwell on the negative, one thing I’ve learned through my solo career as a female business owner is NOT to worry so much about the things you can’t control and to enjoy life and the people I have been blessed with. No problem is too big and every problem has a solution. When we start to worry that’s when things get worse, but YOU must remember and know that if your at that point where you feel like it can’t get any worse, brace yourself and GET READY because that means something BIG and GREAT is coming your way. Struggle is a sign that God loves you. I promise. Next time you feel close to jumping in the negative side of the pool, catch your step and reflect back on all the goodness and blessings that are right in front of you. Our God, our lives, our story and our purpose on earth is BIGGER than any problem or enemy on this universe, planet, world, nation and country.
I love writing and having intellectual conversations, I would love to read your thoughts and see what advice you may have that can help us all STAY POSITIVE. Like our STAY+ Artist Megan White once told us, “Dont sweat the small things, and everything is a small thing.”
B R E A T H E // STAY+
xCindy Menjivar
P.S. Would you like to continue seeing more posts like these in the future? This is my first one! So, let me know what you think. I’d love to share my thoughts and inspirations with you all, if it inspires you.
All photograhs taken by Cindy Menjivar for Kardia Design Studio.
Kardia Design Studio wants to give back to the community. We are currently volunteering our time and skills to SEARCH Homeless Services in the form of a mural! We started in March and were put on hold by the City of Houston, but all is cleared and we have started again! Check out our progess and we hope you are inspired to give back to your community in your own way! STAY TUNED for next week, we shall be completing this project pretty soon! STAY +
To see our progress from the very beginning click here!
(click on images to see larger view)
We have recently collaborated with SEARCH Homeless Services, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless men, women and children move from the streets and into jobs and affordable housing. SEARCH serves more than 10,000 homeless people annually, providing them with the tools to work and achieve self sufficiency. We have been given the opportunity to use our talents to accomplish something that has been a long term goal & dream for the people of SEARCH. We are currently designing and painting an inspiring mural on the side of their office building! This mural will be a perfect representation of the beautiful work that is done in that building, it is a beautiful gift that we are honoring for the people who come to SEARCH and for the people who serve them.
Below are photos from our progress, ENJOY and help us spread the love!
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- The very beginning! Day:1
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- Kardia meeting Joseph, a wonderful employee at SEARCH.
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- Ozzie begins the process
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- This is the outer lip of the wall from the street view. This is where the people line up everyday to receive their services at SEARCH. Soon this wall will be much, much happier and lively!
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- Ozzie & Cindy prepping the wall
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- Wall priming | Day:1
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- Pegge Bogle, a member of the Board of Directors at SEARCH. She’s helping us with the wall!
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- Front to Back//Left to Right: Cindy, Daniel, Gracie, Ozzie
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- Daniel & Ozzie, the Kardia Design KINGS!
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- You already know her…that’s Cindy, the one who dreamed this up. ALL THINGS CREATIVE GIRL.
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![Day: 2 begins! Applying the base background color for our design. This color is called Sunbeam! [Gracie & Daniel]](http://kardiadesignstudio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mural00011-150x150.jpg "Day: 2 begins! Applying the base background color for our design. This color is called Sunbeam! [Gracie & Daniel]")
- Day: 2 begins! Applying the base background color for our design. This color is called Sunbeam! [Gracie & Daniel]
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- Ozzie goofing around
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- Pegge adding Sunbeam to the wall!
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- KDS Teamwork!
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- Cindy, spreading peace & love! Day:2
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- Ozzie & Cindy painting
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- Ozzie, paint manager for this project!
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- Final touch for the day: Painting the doors
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- Sunflower doors
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- After 2 days of work, it’s coming alive!
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- street view side of the wall.
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- after a long day of work….we’re proud of what we accomplished today! (MORE UPDATES COMING SOON—MAY)
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