A Flowery Project

    It has been quite a while since I've posted here. My mind is in transition phase and to be honest I am not sure where this particular blog fits, in the grand scheme. Hence the sporadic posting of late.
    In the mean time I wanted to share my latest creative output. I have been commissioned to make some handmade cards. Check out the work from that project.

Illustrations by Melissa Gaggiano.

Illustrations by Melissa Gaggiano.

Illustrations by Melissa Gaggiano.

Journey Into Yesterday, Part 2

    A continuation to blog entry Journey Into Yesterday, Part 1...

Lovely Kate from Circa Vintage.
We had a nice little dialogue about the vintage clothes and hair style.

When I was a teenager this building housed Minotaur, a comic book shop.
The ground floor is a Cotton On store, but you can see the upstairs windows
are still decorated with the poster art from Minotaur days.

A horse and carriage ride - something for the romantics and tourists.

Retrostar Vintage Clothing housed at Nicholas Building.
I could not believe just how much stock they had.
It was truly a clothing smorgasbord.

One of Melbourne's special alley ways. It reminds me of Diagon Alley from Harry Potter.

I bought Owl Know How from Outre.
Outre is such an inspirational gallery, supporting incredible artists.

I bought these hilarious cards at Circa Vintage.

Alphabet Cards

Just now I finished making alphabet cards for my daughter. The cards can be played in a variety of ways. Whether it be reorganizing the cards or simply naming the letter on the card. The back of each card has a word and picture associated with each letter of the alphabet.

I am on a roll at the moment. The other day I knitted a beanie for a new born baby — getting ready for the cold weather. And next on my agenda is to make a skirt for dress ups (just to clarify — it's for a toddler, not me)

I'm Excited & You Should Be Too

I have just updated my Red Bubble portfolio to include a few new cards. My new illustration has been entirely inspired by the possums who live in my neighborhood, as well as my little baby, whom I consider to be a little possum.

So if you are looking for something a little different to send as a holiday card, then check out these little babies over at www.redbubble.com/people/Emjie

Who Could It Be Now?

Recently a relative gave birth to a baby girl... this being her second baby. To celebrate I made a congratulations card, with a matching envelope, which you can see details of below.

I put in just that bit more detail by having the pregnant cartoon figure standing off the page for a three dimensional effect.

Helen's Giveaway!

I am a lucky duck! Do you know why? It is because a few weeks ago I won a giveaway hosted by the amazing Illustrator, Helen Dardik (one of my favourite artists). And today my prize arrived in the mail, as you can see below. I won a book which is filled with Helen's illustrated work, plus she included a hand written note and a few cards with her own cover art. Thank you Helen!

To see more of Helen's lovely work simply follow this link to herwebsite... http://www.oneluckyhelen.com/. 

Alternatively you can visit her blog (always an interesting read)  via this link... http://orangeyoulucky.blogspot.com/.

Birthday Flowers

A few weeks ago I made these birthday cards with 3D flower ornamentation for the front decoration. There were a few birthdays coming up at the time, so it was a great opportunity to have some fun and play with paper.