1st Birthday

Oh, look -- my poor broken computer managed to spit out an illustration today after all. Now on Digital Pencil Too: 1st Birthday (by request)

Stepsisters by Terri

This drawing made me chuckle as I was drawing it . . . it was fun to imagine these characters as little girls. Terri just sent me this finished card. LOVE it, Teehee! Click on it to check out her awesome blog, Paper, Scissors {Stamps}...ROCK!

Siku and Shiya

Now on Digital Pencil Too. By suggestion -- Inuit children: Siku and Shiya

Kalei

93 degrees here in Berkeley ATM. Put me back in the mood for a little Hawaii! Now on Digital Pencil Too: Kalei

Skating

Now available on Digital Pencil Too: Bronte and Bella ice skating.

The Stepsisters

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Cinderella's stepsisters. (They haven't yet reached their full evil potential.)

Say it's so!

They said it wouldn't work with ink jet prints . . . heat embossing digital images? Well rubber stamps move over, Mel says YES YOU CAN!! In fact, she's got an awesome Cuttlebug Challenge Altered Desk Set article with complete tutorial (including embossing) on her site right now that you must check out!!

Toboggan

Now on Digital Pencil Too -- Bronte and Bella on the toboggan

Cinderella

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Cinderella

Nativity "paper dolls"

Nativity "paper dolls" by suggestion -- now on Digital Pencil Too. Eight large stamps suitable for card use (individually or make your own scene) or mount them on chipboard to create a paper nativity set. (Illustrations do NOT come with the square bases you see in this watermarked sample unless you request it.)

Jingle Bells by Katy

Here's another I had to share, by Katy. You all make my illustrations so much better than I drew them!! Merry Christmas!!

Gabe

By suggestion, another cherub on an ornament. Gabe is now available on Digital Pencil Too

Alice in Pencil

Alice, rendered in pencil. Now available on Digital Pencil Too.

Jingle Bells

Now available on DigitalPencil Too: Jingle Bells, girl and dog Christmas carolling.

Sheep

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Sheep . . . on hills . . . eating flowers. In a more primitive style (by request.)

Fairy 3

Now on Digital Pencil Too: a third slightly chubby fairy.

Door with Wreath

by suggestion, a door with a wreath just waiting for you to embellish. Now available on Digital Pencil Too.

End of Summer

After drawing Christmas cards for a couple of days I was feeling a little chilly. But here's a cure -- a beautiful "End of Summer" card by Tara Welsh. My studio has no windows, just a skylight (I know, I'm an artist and I really should have a window, huh?) but I swear I can smell flowers when I look at this! See it close up on Tara's blog, Happily Ever Crafting.

Santa's Helpers

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Santa's "helpers' -- or so they claim.

Hanging the Stockings

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Little girl hanging the stockings.

Boughs for the Wreath

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Father and son bringing home armfuls of pine boughs to make a holiday wreath.
My original idea was to have this in the upper right of the illustration, snow filling the background with the little boy looking back at the twin tracks of footprints they've left, but the footprints outlined in ink were too harsh, and will look much better as shadowy ovals of color -- so I'm leaving job of painting footprints up to you!

Rosa

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Rosa dancing (Cinco de Mayo

Wow, it's Anthony!

Here's the first card I've seen using little Anthony and it's a stunner . . . check out Paula's Ponderings for a close up look at this gorgeous card for little boys.

Sisters

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Sisters.

King of the Hill

Now on Digital Pencil Too: King of the Hill . . .

T'was the Night Before Christmas . . .

Had to showcase Beth's "Not Even a Mouse" card. Just super! Click the photo to see it close up at her Little Card Blog!

Mummu's Nissu

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Mummu making nissu. Mmmm!

Jack and Ginger in Finland

My mother never made it to Finland in real life with my dad, but here they are in Saron's beautiful card. I love this!

Prairie Girl

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Prairie Girl. The zip file includes TWO images, one with the patterned calico dress and bonnet and the other plain in case you'd like to put in your own patterns with stamps or by paper piecing.

Little Girl in a Kimono

Available now on Digital Pencil too. My PCP and SNR group members -- remember to check in to see if anything's going on :)

Playing Firefighter

Now on Digital Pencil Too: little boy playing firefighter (rescuing toy dog)

fishing

I don't know -- can you tell by my hip-hopping styles that I'm having too much fun drawing whatever I feel like?? Now on Digital Pencil Too: Fishing, for the manly man.

Two Tu-tus

Now on Digital Pencil Too -- Twins in tu-tus. (twins by suggestion)

Preteen Gymnast Leap

Preteen gymnast/jazz dancer -- by suggestion. Now available on Digital Pencil Too

1st Birthday Cupcake (boy or girl)

Now on Digital Pencil Too, by request -- Baby's 1st Birthday

Bride and Groom

Now on Digital Pencil Too -- by request, Bride and Groom

Keisha's Curtain Call

By popular demand -- another Keisha illustration. Now available on Digital Pencil Too

Jingle Dancer

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Jingle Dancer, a little Native American girl (by request!)

Ben

Little Ben, watering his sprout. Now on Digital Pencil Too.

Halloween!

Now up on Digital Pencil Too, a couple of new Halloween images: "Twick or Tweet" and "Halloween Witch"

Adorable finished Halloween card by Shirley Nieman!

Shire (the girl, not the horse!)

For my little friend Shire, here's your horse! Now available at Digital Pencil Too.

Dancing with Grandpa

Now on Digital Pencil Too: Dancing with Grandpa.

Monkey Hug

Monkey Hug -- now available on Digital Pencil Too (in response for requests for more wild animals -- though these two don't appear to be very wild. )

Have you checked out Michelle's blog lately, Addicted to Rubber?

Her multi-layered cards are amazing. I bid on one of hers this week on Ebay and someone had the nerve to outbid me!!

Space Explorer

Now on Digital Pencil Too! Space Explorer staking out his/her claim on a very tiny planet

Check out Rachel's b-day card for her son close up at her blog, Hope Stamps Eternal.

End of Summer

Now on Digital Pencil Too.