18 Feb Dancing Purple Eggs
{ a sneak peak into my sketchbook } Oh I'm longing for spring and warmer weather! Are you too? This happens every year, but with the amount of winter snow and ice we're had in upstate NY this year, the day...
05 Feb Share the Love
Thank you for all who posted comments and Liked the Valentine Giveaway post. I'm happy to announce that Regina Earl Arlauckas is the winner of the Colorful Hearts Valentine set! Congrats! ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// In other news, I had a few fantastic...
03 Feb Win Free Valentines
{Win these Valentines!} I want to fight against the 6 more weeks of winter white and gray and GIVEAWAY a set of my COLORFUL HEART VALENTINES! Yes, FREE Valentines so you too can spread the love and the color! HOORAY!...
31 Jan Send Smiles and Love
{New valentine cards!} I'm pleased to announce that I have NEW cards in my Shoppe! Just in time for Valentine's Day, I have created 2 new Valentine cards sets that feature playful watercolor heart patterns. The first I'm calling...
28 Jan And the Winners are!
{2014 Caldecott winner} It's a big day in children's publishing. Today the American Library Association announced the winners for the Caldecott and the Newbery medals. This year both books actually featured illustrations too. YAY! You also might recall the...
23 Jan The Wow Effect
{mailbox surprise} Amen Milton! Last week I received this fun promotional card from HOW Design. Inside there was this FABULOUS quote from Milton Glaser, one of the design greats of the twentieth century. The Wow Effect is my goal, too,...
20 Jan Silly Little Red Valentines
{They are back!} Gray and white. That's what is looks like out my studio window. How am I fighting this? I'm thinking of Valentine's Day R-E-D! These fun little Red Bird Valentine cards are back in my Etsy shoppe....
17 Jan Did You Know
The past couple of weeks have been a struggle for me. My foundation has been shaken by a death in our family and I'm trying to find my strength and get on my path again. When you are full of...
13 Jan Need a laugh?
{new picture book!} I know I need a smile of late and this new picture book I designed for Amazon Children's Publishing is sure to give you one. Grumpy Groundhog is about, you guessed it, a grumbly groundhog who...
06 Jan Imperfections Are Beautiful
I'm starting off the year with a confession. Ready? I'm a total perfectionist. Yep, I'm Type A and a perfectionist and an artist. This combo definitely drives me to achieve high goals and pushes to do my best daily, but...