This morning I styled my eye make-up to match my Loki t-shirt, because why not? Have a great Friday, everyone! I'm about to go find some coffee. :) Muahahaha! - Dez Continue reading

(My cat, Snowflake, letting out a hearty yawn.) WHAT I'M DOING: We're having a "staycation" for Spring Break this year. So I'm working on spring cleaning, playing with my kiddo and writing my book. WHAT I'M WATCHING: Lots of 'Supernatural'. Hooray for Netflix! :) WHAT I'M LISTENING TO: The Lumineers... Continue reading

Today we took a quick day trip. I had planned to take photos along the way to share here but, you know, the best laid plans of mice....We ate at Abuelo's (yum!) and we saw some donkies with painted patterns (which I honestly did not know donkies could have) but... Continue reading

Hooray for Fridays! It feels so nice to be at home with my family relaxing. We've been busy at work this week designing springtime themed advertisements. I must admit that throwing chickens with easter bunny ears on them into an ad never fails to be amusing. Now that I'm home,... Continue reading

Currently, we're working on getting our backyard all fenced. I'm so excited about this! It's something that we've been meaning to do for a while and have finally started the process. So of course, in my spare time, I've been daydreaming of a million different things I can do with... Continue reading

Today I'm a busy bee, so I'll leave with you this beautiful poster by Ingela Arrhenius. Have a great day & thanks for reading! Love, Peace & Inspiration - Dez Continue reading

If you're anything like me then I'm sure you love fonts as much as I do. I guess you could say that I have a "collection" of fonts on my computer (400+). Here are some recent fonts I've found that I think are pretty awesome! "Fabrics" by CloutierFontes / DOWNLOAD... Continue reading

Hi, everyone! Today I'm introducing one of my features, Snapshot Sunday. It's pretty self-explanitory and I thought it would be a good way for me to not only save snapshots of memories but also it gives me a chance to practice using different photo filters. Here are my snapshots this... Continue reading

I was going to wait until tomorrow to post this but I figured I'd go ahead since I've already created the new page for it. From time to time I will be offering free downloads of my illustrations that you may use in personal arts & crafts projects. All I... Continue reading

Welcome to the launch of my new blog! I've already posted up a little content to get things rolling so please make sure to start at the beginning. Thank you so much for stopping by! :) Peace, Love & Design - Dez Continue reading

Here are a few things I'd love to have this month! 1. Canon EOS 1100D / 2. O.P.I Euro Centrale Polishes / 3. Basic Black Flats (mine are worn out!) / 4. Wreck-It Ralph & True Blood S5 on Blu-Ray/DVD / 5. Cute Wicker Cat Bag / 6. The Lumineers... Continue reading

If I had to isolate one design element that I find to be the most inspiring (which is a heavy request!), my answer would have to be the color palette. I think the choice of color in any design can really make-it-or-break-it for the viewer. This can be tricky since... Continue reading

Thanks for visiting my new blog, CMYK Café! My name is Dez Schwartz and I'm a professional graphic designer & illustrator from Texas. I work for a weekly print publication designing advertisements and I also do illustration and fine art on the side. I'm a wife & mother and usually... Continue reading