{ A lot has happened }

So a lot has happened in the past year! Our 2 year old turned 3 and is very much a handful and a delight and we welcomed our second daughter in August.  Going from none to one was hard and going from one to two was even harder. But don't get me wrong I love my girls to the moon and back.

After my little break, here I go jumping in where I left off.

{ Foxing Around }

Between being a mom and a wife, I found a bit of time to create some new artwork! And I hope to find a bit more time to continue what I love doing.  This is an illustration that I completed first digitally but then wanted to try a bit of watercolour and gouache.  I am very happy with the results and hope to do more like this soon.  If you love this little fox it is now available in my Etsy shop!

{ Heather + Iain }

As promised here are photos of Heather + Iain's whimsical invitation suite.  So much fun!

{ Whimsical wedding invites }

A while back, a very lovely and wonderful couple commissioned me to create their wedding invitations.  An invitation often sets the scene and feeling of a wedding and this Toronto couple wanted their suite to be hand painted and hand lettered, capturing their love, the love for their beloved dog and the city they call home! Their suite included a double sided invitation, a mad lib RSVP and a Poster inspired guest book.

I haven't had a chance to take styled photos yet (its on my list of things to do) but I couldn't wait to share this suite with you.

{ New Work }

The Marvelous Mrs. Fox was inspired by childhood fables in a lovely 

retro colour palette.

{ Mr. Rabbit }

A little bit of sunshine on a cloudy day! A new illustration.

{ Dog + girl }

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, we sure did. Its always so nice to get away from the city for a bit. Here is a new illustration that I've been working on. I really hope to share some new work soon.

{ Couples }

Bonjour! It is just beautiful outside today, I can feel a little hop in my step already. My bean is sleeping and I am working, all is perfect. Today I have these cute couple images that are limited edition prints, so sweet. They are available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

{ Love is in the air.... }

This is an illustration that I started awhile back and just recently had the pleasure of finishing. It was so wonderful to work on, I especially enjoyed designing the characters and working on the houses. I used a limited yet whimsical colour palette.

{ Baby Print }

I've been working on this piece for awhile now, so I thought I would share the finished product. I am quite happy with how it turned out. Just perfect for a birth keepsake!

{ Sketch #6 }

Todays sketch which I actually had time to do before the sun set is also inspired by a retro colour palette and the loveliness of stripes.

{ Sketch #5 }

Today's letter sketch was inspired by a retro palette and simple stripes.

{ Sketch #4 }

We had a wonderful weekend, we even had the chance to go out for a little Valentine's Day dessert Sunday afternoon, we brought the bean with us but it was perfect! and the red velvet cake was oh so yummy. I've been falling a bit behind in my letter sketches, maybe it will be more of an occasional letter instead of a daily letter.... but todays sketch is brought to you by the letter V for Valentines Day. Oh love is in the air!

{ Sketch #3 }

With Valentine's Day a week a way for my daily letter I created a little something inspired by the big day!

{ Sketch #2 }

{ A Series of Letter Sketches #1 }

Today's sketch is brought to you by the letter "K" for my baby girl Kaisa.

{ A New Project }

January has been a very busy month in our household, but with January soon behind us and a new month on the horizon I can't help but think about something I've always wanted to do. Seriously! A drawing a day for an entire year. Its so wonderfully creative I can barely contain myself, I think its just what I need to get some creativity flowing. I am inspired! Tomorrow I will unveil the first image of my new project!

{ Sweets: New Work }

With Valentines day not far away, I started to think about all things sweet! So today I am sharing a new piece that I've been working on, some yummy chocolates. Who doesn't love some chocolate?

{ 2012 Here I come }

Its been forever since I've written a blog post, at least it feels like its been forever. First was Christmas and all the preparation that goes into it, then New Years and last but so special was our beans First Birthday (oh yes and I celebrated my Birthday shortly after). I spent quite awhile crafting and planning an "Oh so lovely" Birthday celebration (I hope to post some photos real soon). But first I will kick off the New Year with some New Work!

I love giving and making homemade gifts for loved ones and friends. This year I decided to make a practical gift that was also lovely, so I designed and hand crafted recipe cards! I had so much fun working on them, I added them to my Etsy shop and I hope to design some more.

{ a little gift to you }

In anticipation of the Holidays I am giving you a little gift early! A 10% discount on the Custom illustrated Holiday Cards available in my Etsy shop. To take advantage of the discount please order no later then Friday December 2'2011 9pm. Please indicate the discount code in the notes to seller: Holidaycheer2011.