Skins.

I think that it is so cool that you can create an illustration with 
marker on paper and then see that thing manifested into a different form. 

Whether its a card, a purse or a cell phone skin! Yes...cell phone skins! 
Penelope Poppy has now ventured into the mobile world to make your phone cute and adorable.

My friend Mike over at Cell Pig approached me a while back and said that they were interested in launching some "designer" skins and that they were holding a contest for entries. I entered three illustrations for the contest. They started with those three and surprisingly they were doing really well so he asked me for a couple more!

 {this is what you get, the skins before being peeled off}

 {front}

{back}
They have been up on Cell Pig's site for a couple of months now and it seems 

like they are doing really well! Mike sent me the Cupcake skin, 
I haven't used it yet though...I kind of want to save it.

The pictures above are actually screen shots from an online review.

Tim from Tim's Tech Blog did a Cell Pig review and the skin that he 

used just so happened to be "Hello Cupcake!" 

Check the vid out below:

I made it!

At the beginning of this month I had the opportunity for the first time {ever!}

to sell my cards at a local crafters market called I made it! Market.

 {My table}

 Fortunately I have a friend over at Steel City Cotton Works, who was willing to {very nicely} kick me in the butt and get me out there. This is something that I've wanted to do for the past 3-ish  years but for {who knows what} reasons, I just haven't…fear, procrastination, not knowing how or where….etc.

 {Another table shot}

I had such a blast. It was a Valentine's Day show so I created a couple of new cards just for this event. It's one thing to hear great things from your family and friends {they are supposed to support you} but to see the general public "oooo-ing and awww-ing" over some of your work is an indescribable feeling.

 {Groupies}

I hope that I have more opportunities like this in the future!

Thanks to everyone who came down to support me and thanks to all of the lovely people who purchased cards and prints! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Happy Valentine's Day!