Tigerprint | Valentine's Banner.

A few days ago, I noticed that Tigerprint were inviting creatives to design a love-inspired banner, which would then be featured on their website over the Valentine's period. The only requirement was that the words We Are Tigerprint had to be included in the design. I decided to play with some of the Valentine's themed images I'd previously created, and composed this pretty, pink banner; a collage and mixed-media design, featuring two elegant flamingoes, and lots of cute love-hearts! Aww.

You can see my banner, plus a handful of other lovely designs, being shown in rotation on Tigerprint's homepage, or have a little look here to view all the submissions at once; there are some really pretty designs included, so I'd definitely recommend having a peek!

Valentine's cards 2013 ♥

If you follow me on Twitter, or have had a peek at my shop lately, you may have noticed that I now have a new little collection of illustrated cards for sale! I've spent the past few weeks working away designing them, squealing with delight when they arrived, and then photographing them alongside pretty pink roses and loveheart sweets with super cute messages. Caught in a swirl of hearts and petals, I only just realised I haven't shared any of my new designs on my blog, and with Valentine's day only a few days away, it seems like the ideal time to give you a little peek! Even better is that there's still time to order one, and avoid a last-minute panic in Tesco, fighting over the last card left on the shelf! 

These are the three new designs;

P.s I Love You Typewriter Illustrated Card.

Flamingo Love Illustrated Valentine's Card.

You're My Favourite Illustrated Card.

You may recognise my Flamingo Love design - it is an illustration I created a few years ago, but given the imagery, it seemed perfect to adapt into a Valentine's card. The design is also currently available to purchase as a signed print, or as a pretty illustrated pocket mirror - both of which would make lovely Valentine's gifts, if you're looking to earn yourself some extra brownie points this year! The You're My Favourite design is actually one I've been meaning to create for a while, so I'm pleased that I finally got round to it. The composition of this card proved to be a bit of a nightmare though, with two different layouts for the text, and almost equally split preferences between everyone I asked! It was a difficult, and last-minute, decision to decide which version to have printed - I was even a little nervous opening the parcel from the printers - but I'm very happy with the final result!

Of course, my other existing cards are still available too, and my Happily Ever After card is proving to be incredibly popular as a Valentine's card - romance clearly isn't dead! It's the perfect way to let that special someone know that they are the prince or princess at the end of your fairytale. Aww. 

Happily Every After Illustrated Valentine's Card.

If You Were A Crayon... Illustrated Card.

The collection of cards available are pretty broad, ranging from super romantic and meaningful designs, to ones which take a more cute, quirky and playful approach; so whether you're selecting a card for the love of your life or your secret crush, you're sure to find one suitable! I'm sure your partner deserves to be treated to a pretty illustrated card, plus you can help support independent designers in the process. Yay! :]

So, where can you buy one? All five cards can be purchased in both my Etsy shop and my NOTHS shop, and are all now available to purchase with a 'send direct to recipient' option. This means that if you'd prefer, I can post your card of choice straight to your Valentine, complete with a handwritten message of your choice! It's the perfect option if you're buying a card last-minute, live overseas, or would like your identity as an admirer to remain a secret...

♥

May Draw A Day | Day Thirty.

The theme for day thirty is a heart made up of words; this made me think of loveheart sweets, and they were the inspiration behind today's cute little illustration.

May Draw A Day | Day Sixteen.

Today's theme is cupcake with red icing, which made me think of cute Valentine's cupcakes and hearts. Aww.

All Tropical | Flamingo Love design.

Last night, I entered this image into a t-shirt design competition on All Tropical. All Tropical is a site where you rate and comment on t-shirt designs, and then every week a winning design is picked to be printed on real life t-shirts and sold in their online shop - pretty ace!

So I now have a little favour to ask. It would be super ace if you could pop over and rate my design (five palms would be awesome!), and if you're feeling extra lovely, then please leave a little comment too. You will have to join up to vote for my design but it only takes a second and you'll be my favourite forever. You can also vote for my design by liking it on Facebook, or tweeting about it on Twitter. A super big thank you to all of you who vote. :]

Tigerprint | Hand-Drawn Competition.

I have been aware of Tigerprint ever since they wrote this lovely little feature about my work a few years ago. I saw the hand-drawn typography competition on their website a few weeks ago, and the brief really inspired me - I love any opportunity to create hand-drawn typography, so I knew I had to enter. These are my entries for the competition - they are all greetings card designs;

I have been meaning to design cards to sell in my shop for a while now, so I am also planning to look into getting some of these printed. It would be ace if you let me know which ones you'd like to be able to buy. :]

Amelia's Magazine | Pretty iced biscuits.

As you can see from the above image, a couple of my illustrations were recently included in an article in Amelia's Magazine. It was all about the beautiful hand-decorated biscuits made by Biscuiteers, which meant that I got to have fun browsing through their website, and then illustrating a selection of their amazing iced treats. I would definitely check out their woodland creatures tin, the little iced animals are gorgeous, and way too pretty to ever eat. All that's missing is a squirrel...

 All this browsing and of biscuits put me in a baking mood, so I thought I'd have a whack at icing some biscuits myself - something I probably haven't done since I was a little kid helping out Christmas. The photo below is the end result - very pink and glittery with an obvious Valentine's theme - I made them as a little surprise for my boyfriend. Nowhere near as beautiful as the gems at Biscuiteers, but I was pretty proud of my attempt.

Hello Creatures!

These little illustrations will soon be available as a set of three cute postcards in my Etsy shop. Perfect for sending cute messages, or just to make somebody smile.

A couple of these illustrations were also included as part of a Valentine's feature on Creature Mag yesterday.

Pink heart day.

A little love-inspired illustration to wish you all a lovely valentine's day. This illustration was also featured on Illustration Rally last week - I recommend you check out their website if you haven't already! Cute heart-shaped cookies and pink roses to everyone. x

Lovely little lovebug.

This little lovebug is especially for my lovely friend Luisa. Presumably, this is a pretty close representation of how a ladybird feels when he falls in love.