NEW YEAR, NEW COLOR INSPIRATION

i used to make many more of these in the past. granted work and grad school, i had to cut back a bit, until the holidays arrived and i sat my pretty bum on the chair and began to photoshop again. good gracious how much i had missed it!

to get to the main point; new year's, traditionally signifying a new beginning, requires some new inspiration as well.

clockwise:

* i found a picture of this envelope on a tumblr page while randomly browsing. this light blue, with a gray hue is simply dreamy, but what caught my attention the most was the brilliant little peacock wax seal in beige. i have never seen something quite like it. this year, my cards were a bit on the bohemian side, which led me to the conclusion that i really prefer the wax seal. there's nothing quite like receiving letters like that.

* next, is a picture of a hidden view from rome, italy. italy has always been a dream destination of mine; not rome in particular for some reason, but still, this is a dreamy image. in general, europe has been on my mind a lot. in fact, i have been getting rather nostalgic of my irish escapades last year!

* below, is the cover of "burial rites" by hannah kent, as illustrated by christos kourtoglou for ikaros books. translation is by maria aggelidou. mind you, i have not read this book, and to be as cliche as one might, this cover is spectacular!

* lastly, is a close-up of what seems to be a really cozy and fuzzy charcoal gray sweater. i have been thinking of sweaters as this one for a bit now. perhaps it is time to consider getting one in a baby blue, or a gray like the one above - winter does not have to mean all-dark colors.

what colors have you been flirting with? where are you currently drawing inspiration from?

xoxo