Free Valentine's Day Cards for Kids!

Hello!  Happy New Year and Happy February! Wow, I can't believe it's been two months since I've last blogged. That's so crazy to me but I've just been slammed with work. January was the busiest month I've had in a while. I'm not complaining but it sure was nuts! Now that most of my projects are turned in, I'm looking forward to catching up on some blogs and getting organized again. :P I hope you all are well. Here's a quick freebie post. Enjoy!

 

download here

Stop by my group blog, We Love To Illustrate for more v-day freebies!

Have a lovely February!

Julissa :)

*Fun Holiday Treats*

Hello and Happy Holidays! It's been exactly one months since I've last posted so I've got a bunch to share. Hope you enjoy! :D

 

 Remember these guys from my last post? They are now available as prints over at my Society6 shop. Wouldn't they look cute in a kid's room?! ;)

 

 These guys were done for my illustration group, We Love To Illustrate. This month we partnered with Scraptus, a lovely group of crafty Scrapbookers based in Montreal. All the pages are free to download and can be used as gift tags, stickers, holidays cards, ornaments and more. They are not for resale - personal use only. You can download my design here! Also, please stop by our blog to see what Jen, Shirley, Nina, Cally, Bee and Brad (our guest artist) created. I guarantee you will LOVE them all! ;)

This little squirrel is one of my new holiday e-card designs. Isn't he adorable hehe ;) Please visit my Pingg Studio to see all of the cards available! They can also be used as invitations for personal and office parties. 

Last but not least, this is my latest illustration for a children's publication in Germany. 

xo, J 

Pillow Covers & NYC Fun!

Hello and Happy November! Can you believe that we're already into the holiday season? Crazy huh?! And it SNOWED on Saturday... In October?! What ever happened to Fall? How's the weather where you're at?

I am so excited about this post because I get to share some of my fun new product designs and some pictures from the Workbook's Creative Carnival party that I participated in.

I am absolutely tickled about these pillow cover designs! I made these for my Illustration group & they can be purchased over at my Envelop shop! I think they'd be great holiday gifts, don't you?! :) Check out what the rest of the ladies did at We Love To Illustrate. I'm positive you'll fall in love with each and every one!

Last Thursday, I had the honor of participating in the Workbook's Creative Carnival Party. This was their first year and I can assure you it will come around again next year! Bob Pastore from Workbook was responsible for the event and I must say it was a smashing success! I had tons of fun painting and mingling. Below is a picture of the event. And yes! That's me at the table along with two of my supporting fans. The very talented Hiroe Nakata and Jon Bolinoa are right behind me here ;) To read about the event and to see more pictures, please go here!

Lastly, here's a picture of the snowfall on Saturday. 

xo, J

New Desk Extension & Fun Weekend Pics!

Hello! Happy Monday! :D How was your weekend? I had a nice and relaxing Saturday at the Sheep Meadow Lawn celebrating a good friend's b-day. It was such a beautiful day and on the way out we checked out this eclectic group of skaters & dancers getting down to some freestyle tunes. They are the Central Park Dance Skaters Association (CPDSA). If ever in the city, check them out! And on Sunday, I cleaned my studio and added an extension to my work table. I'm so exciting about that extra room I have now. Woohoo! No more feeling cramped & hopefully this new space will inspire me to produce awesome goods! ;)

Don't forget about our FREE Halloween goodies over at WLTI! A special thank you to My Owl Barn for featuring our cupcake toppers. You guys are the best! Okay, now time to plan my week. Enjoy the pics! :)

New in The Studio

 

Some sketches from the teen specialty book I'm working on.

New York City Moment

 

 

 xo, J ;)

Welcome October!

Hello and Happy October to all of you! How's the weather where you are? It was 54 degrees this morning... brrrrrrrrrr! However, I love fall fashion and all of the fun boots, scarves, and jackets that come along with it. Today I got to wear my new fall jacket that I got at Urban Outfitters.... so fun! ;)

I almost forgot to mention that the nice folks over at That's My Folio, a new website for illustrators so show off their work, choose me as the Featured Artist of the month. Thanks guys!! :D I'm honored to have been chosen.

Here are some recent projects, studio pictures and another nyc moment. Enjoy!

Digital Work

 

These cupcake toppers, which are FREE printables, were done for my illustration group, We Love To Illustrate.  Please visit our blog to see the rest of the amazing designs by Nina, Bee, Jennifer, Shirley & Cally. We also had a very special guest, Tamara Henderson, who participate with us and also help out with the
super adorable banner. Check it out!
To download my cupcake toppers, please click here!

New in The Studio

 

 

These paintings are my first three attempts in Gouache. It's all experimental at the moment until I find a medium I'm comfortable working in.

New York City Moment

How do you like my vintage floral hat? ;)

xo,

J

Short and Sweet!

First off, I need to apologize for being MIA in the blog community. Every so often I get extremely busy and so I have a hard time staying active on all of the social networks. I really do want to visit all of you and see what masterpieces you've been working on, I swear! :P But time just not permit these days. How do you guys keep up with fb, twitter & blogging? Do you have a system/schedule that you follow? I'd love to know.

Okay, here are some pictures of my latest projects and a NYC moment. Enjoy! :D

New in The Studio

 Latest Digital Sample

New York City Captured Through My Eyes

 

xo, J ;)

Group Love! :)

Check us out on They Draw & Cook's main jumbotron! Thanks Nate & Salli for featuring our group! Please visit our September post to see all of the recipes. :)

New York Inter­na­tional Gift Fair!

Last week I was extremely inspired by my trip to the New York Inter­na­tional Gift Fair. Thanks to my new pal Paul Ocepek, from Art Thingys that told me about the event and got me in! ;) What a sweet and talented guy. His booth was full of super cool and funky wall art. Check out the link above to see his wall art. Also, my new partner in crime Nicole Alesi, from Stuff by Nicole joined me on the trip, which made for a super fun day! She's a very talented artist... check out her Etsy shop full of pop-driven illustrations here!

I really wanted to take pictures but thought I wasn't allowed. Not sure if it was a no-no or not but I just assumed. However, Nicole found this blog called, Oh So Beautiful Paper by Nole Garey, that did an amazing 4 part write-up on the show: A week at the New York Inter­na­tional Gift Fair: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. The images above are taken from Nole's blog. Hope you enjoy and get inspired by it! :D

New eCards and Invites!

 

To use this card, please go here!

To use this card, please go here!

Friday Fairy Tale Fun! :P

Hello and Happy Friday! I finally get to share this illustration that I did for Scholastic a few months ago. Yay! It was such a fun assignment! I hope I get more from them...such friendly folks over at Scholastic. Thank you! :)

More fairy tale fun... The Three Bears! This will be printed in a book full of other classic stories and fairy tales. This is one of four that I created. To see the rest you'll have to purchase the book hehe. :P I'll post that info as soon as I find out more.

FuN and NuTtY recipe for kids!

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Hi there! Hope you are all doing well. Just popping in to share my Date Nut Bars recipe that I just submitted to They Draw and Cook for the Cooking for Kids contest sponsored by Allrecipes.com. FuN, huh?! I am addicted to dates at the moment so this recipe just screamed out to me. Hope you enjoy!

For all of you illustrators out there.... Submissions are due midnight Eastern Standard Time on September 12th! For more information you can go here! Good luck! :)

A special thanks to Nate and Salli for creating such a brilliant site! You guys rock!

Made it to the city! :)

 

Morning run by the River

 Yesterday's walk in Central Park

Hello my bloggy friends. I'm here in NYC! YAY I made it to the city safe and sound. It was a such a lovely trip. I took the auto train from Orlando to Lorton, Virginia and drove the rest of the way. I absolutely loved the auto train so if you ever need to take it for some reason, I highly recommend it! Super comfortable and spacious.

 

Download my coloring page here!

It's that time again over at my group blog, We Love To Illustrate. We have a brand NEW post and a bunch of FREE coloring page downloads are involved. FUN FUN FUN! Above is my contribution but please go check out what the other ladies have created and share them with your kids, friends kids, etc. Enjoy!

That's My Folio

You can now see my work over at That's My Folio.
Thanks Patrick and Lanette! :)

A dear friend has been ripped-off!

This is such sad news and just makes me angry! My dear friend, Belinda Strong, from my illustration group has been ripped-off! As you can see from the image above, there is no doubt this illustrator has copied Bee's adorable fox. And even worse they are selling products with this image on it in their DaWadna shop! Please spread the word in hopes to put a stop this plagiarism!
xo

Art prints now available! :)

As per a customer request, I am now selling prints of Circus Girl. She is available for purchase over at Society6 shop.

Here's some information on the prints.

Fine art print on bright white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using an advanced digital dry ink method to ensure vibrant image quality. Custom trimmed with 1" border for framing.

You can also order Circus Girl on streched canvas! Too cool!

xo,
Julissa