Happy New Year!

Wishing you the brightest 2012 and all the happiness, joy and blessings for this new year! XoXo!

L is for lion

I  am almost half way there on my alphabet series. It went a lot slower than I wanted to, but I am hoping to have it done by next spring. I am planning on doing some large posters with all the letter illustrations.
Hope you're enjoying these lovely holidays! Xo!
*Watercolors and acrylic white ink on Fabriano Paper, 300g, cold pressed, acid free.

Merry Christmas!

A warm "merry Christmas" from us to you! May you'll have a trully wonderful time together with your dear ones. Xo!

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And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”  Luke 2:10, 11, 14 

Reinowl

Just a little hello to you all and hoping you're enjoying this wonderful time of holidays. Xo!
Watercolors and white acrylic ink on brown pastel paper (tried something different), 160g.

Happy weekend!

Christmas gift tags ~ a free printable

Who doesn't love gifts? I sure do, and I like making and wrapping them as well. And as I promised, I am offering to all of you a little special something - these origami inspired Christmas gift tags. I really hope you'll enjoy them! 
Also, if you will use any of these tags and want to share with us how they look on your gifts, please link some pictures on the comments section bellow! Xo!

Click on the left image to download the high resolution file.
Note: For a nicer effect, try printing the image on a thicker (200-300 g) or textured paper. *The printable is free for personal use only.

Our lil' Christmas tree

A few peeks of our Christmas tree this year that we actually started to decorate since late November. Just could't wait! :) I really love natural Christmas trees but since we usually travel a lot during holidays an artificial one it's the best option for us. And this year I opted for fewer colors (the classic red and white) with simple globes and paper hand made decorations. Isn't the little crochet angel on the top of the tree just adorable?? It's made by my talented mom! 
Hope you're enjoying Sunday! Xo!
*This wintery owl illustration is done. :)

winner

Hi everybody! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. The winner of the last giveaway is KATE MACLEAN! Congratulations Kate!
Thank you everybody for participating and for your lovely words. At the beginning of next week I am planning on having a little something for all of you on the blog, so come back soon! Xo!

Work in progress...

I've been working on this illustration since last week. It's going a little slow since I am working on it during Sammy's nap times, but I am hoping to get it done soon. The days are getting a little gloomy and colder here but inside it's pretty nice listening to Christmas carols, preparing gifts for dear ones and drinking hot cocoa. Hope you are having a good time on this wonderful season. Xo!
*The little hand made "love" heart in the last image it's a Christmas tree decoration I did last year. 

An original watercolor Giveaway (closed)

Since we're in this beautiful season of giving and sharing, I have a special giveaway today. This christmassy owl original watercolor illustration would like to find a nice and cozy new home this Christmas. If you would like to participate please leave a comment below and if you could follow my blog as well, I would really appreciate it. :)


I will choose a winner on Saturday the 10th. Good luck and happy Monday! Xo!

Happy weekend!