Featured in Etsy Treasury!

I just discovered that I was just featured in another Treasury called "Gotta Get A Goat". My Billy Goats Gruss postcards are included, see.. there I am! Go check it out.

Although we are talking about goats here, this treasury reminds me of 'The Little Prince'. More specifically, it reminds me of the part where the Prince wants a particular sheep to be drawn. "Draw me a sheep!" Have you guys read it? I only just read it over the weekend and it was so inspiring! It is definitely a must read.

Mel xx

Better late than never!

It's taken me ages to finally post this but hoorah!! I call this style of this drawing - light and fluffy because it's so incredibly cute in a quirky way! This drawing I did months ago inspired by the lovely tale of Billy Goats Gruff has finally been posted in my store! Apologies to all who has been waiting for this to come out!! You get 5 postcards in this posting - go to my store for more details!

Sorry that it's been a while for me to post something about my artwork! I've been thinking about getting more into doing stationery work and am in the process of doing up some cute designs for notepads, to-do-lists, note cards, letter paper, envelopes, invites and announcements. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I've found however is how long it takes to print and ship each design/drawing I do!!!! (about 3-4 weeks - I get them professionally printed - I find my printer at home just does not cut it with the quality I want.) So, I've found a solution (which a lot of other etsy sellers have already started doing!!) and that's to sell PDF designed templates so that all you have to do is print it out yourself on what ever surface/paper/texture you want!!! I may decide to print some of the most popular ones later down the track though!

I'll let you guys know how I'm doing!!

xx

Ta-Da!

A long time ago, I posted a few sketches I'd been working on and promised to post them up when they were completed. This is my first time using photoshop to colour these pictures and I quite like them (for my first go)! Need to practice a lot more though! Too many things to do and try! I'm going to send these off to print soon so they'll be new postcards in my shop! So excited!

BTW: For those still unsure about Twitter - it really is a great way to stay in touch and read about what others in the world are thinking and discussing! It doesn't take too much time and I find it a much easier way in making new friends! I'm already addicted, so create an account and join me now!! - tinysandtea

Sketches

I've been doing a lot of sketching and experimenting lately. Here are 3 works in progress: Alice in Wonderland inspired Items, Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks and the 3 stuffed Bears teaparty. I coloured the Billy Goats Gruff in pastels but am eager to try my hands at colouring them digitally. Will let you know how it goes!