And the Mail Art / Illustrated Envelope goes to...

A day late, but here are the winners of the SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR illustrated envelopes giveaway:  Annie Silvestro, Stacey Hsu, and Elizabeth Corbett McGoran!

Thank you very much to everyone who tweeted, shared on Facebook, told a friend, and/or left a comment on the blog post.  I collected all the names, numbered them, and used a random number generator to pick the winners.

Your envelopes will be arriving in the mail soon!
Cheers!!

Giveaway | Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear

Today is publication day for Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear!  To commemorate I'm doing a giveaway open to all (US residents and abroad.)

Here are three illustrated envelopes with characters from the book: Beatrice, Bear and Squirrel, each hand drawn and painted -- you can own an original!  There will be three winners and each will receive one of the envelopes mailed to their door.  I'm a big fan of illustrated envelopes and mail art and I hope you are too!

To enter, help me spread the word about Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear: you can tweet about it, share it on Facebook, Pinterest, tell a friend, ask for it at your library, it's all good.  Leave a comment on this blog post, with a link back to you or a way for me to contact you should you win.  Winners will be randomly selected and contacted for their snail mail.  Then wait for your mail carrier to deliver the handmade envelope to your address!

Contest runs from today until Tuesday, August 26th.  Winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 27th.

Thanks for participating, everyone!

Giveaway Winners!!

Hiya!  It's time to announce the winners of the illustrated envelopes giveaway!  If you didn't win, or didn't get to participate this time, no worries.  This is certainly something I will do again in the future.

So without further ado... the winners are Joanne and Maria!  Numbers were selected using a random number generator.

I'll be contacting you by email to get your addresses so I can mail the envelopes asap.  Thanks so much to everyone who participated!

Illustrated Envelopes Giveaway (and Letters to Klaus)

At the lovely gallery Illustration Cupboard, I had the chance to see an exhibit of beautiful illustrated envelopes sent to Klaus Flugge, founder and publisher of Andersen Press.  These envelopes were decorated by picture book artists that worked with Mr. Flugge, and were displayed in his office for years.  Now, 100 of these envelopes have been compiled and published in the lovely book, Letters to Klaus.  Publisher's Weekly wrote a nice piece on the story behind the book.

The gallery also had on display a series of envelopes made especially for this exhibit, all addressed to Illustration Cupboard, including one by Anita Jeram, one of my favorite illustrators.  I purchased a copy of the book, signed by David Mckee, who had been at the gallery celebrating the book launch.  And here is his envelope made especially for the exhibit.  Cool, right?

So I had the idea of making my own illustrated envelopes for a giveaway.  To enter, just leave a comment and a way for me to reach you (so you can provide me with your address.)  This giveaway is open to anyone, here in the US or overseas, and the winner gets one envelope addressed and mailed to them.  There are two envelopes, so there'll be two winners, yay!

Bunny and Bubbles

Ducks and Scarf

This giveaway is open until midnight, Saturday, August 3rd. Winners will be selected randomly from the posts and announced on Sunday, August 4th.  

Awesome Giveaway!

Yesterday was the publication date for a new book written by the super-talented Audrey Vernick and illustrated by the amazing Kirstie Edmunds, who is also represented by my agent, Teresa Kietlinsky from Prospect Agency.

So You Want To Be A Rock Star is out and is getting wonderful reviews, and deservedly so!  Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus agree: this book rocks!

And, lucky me, I was the winner of the ROCK STAR PALOOZA SWAG GIVEAWAY promotion on Audrey's blog.  Would you like to enter a contest to win one too?  Guess what, you can!  Head over to Kami Kinard's Nerdy Chick's Blog before March 19th for your chance to win.  Rock on!

And the Kitty ATC goes to...

Thank you to all who participated in my first giveaway! I was on vacation this past week and it was wonderful to return home and find all your commentaries. I used an online random number generator (#1-10) to pick up the winner, and this ATC will go to Lil Kim!

Many thanks again! :-)

Obrigada a todos que participaram do meu primeiro sorteio! Estive de férias nesta última semana, e foi ótimo encontrar os seus comentários no meu retorno. Usei um gerador de números aleatórios (de 1 a 10) para selecionar o vencedor, e este ATC irá para Lil Kim!

Muito obrigada mais uma vez! :-)

Giveaway | Sorteio

My first giveaway! Here's an original ATC, from a quick sketch I did using pen and watercolor. In order to participate, just leave a comment and a way for me to reach you. Next Monday, October 5th, I'll draw the name of a winner. Good luck!

Meu primeiro sorteio! Aqui está um ATC (Artist Trading Card) feito a partir de um desenho que fiz com bico de pena e aquarela. Para participar, deixe um comentário e email para contato. Na próxima segunda-feira, 5 de outubro, eu farei o sorteio. Boa sorte!

Win a copy of Party Animals book!

Hurry to artist Kathy Weller's blog for a chance to win a copy of the book Party Animals, a collaboration of pet artists on a benefit project for A Place to Bark.

It's a great project for a very worthy cause. Stop by her blog and participate. I already did!

Another giveaway!

Have you been to Elisa Ann Lindstrom blog lately? You should! Her paintings and cards are delightful and full of charm.

She is having a giveaway and everyone is invited to participate. I've been the lucky winner of her cards before, and it's such a treat to get them in the mail. :-)

Koo & Poppet Giveaway

Meet Bear, a delightful handmade misfit creature created by Koo & Poppet and a terrific giveaway. He's quite charming, isn't he?

Be sure to visit her blog to participate and maybe bring him home! :-)

It's here!!!

Alicia Padrón's wonderful book "I love you all year around" arrived yesterday, and what a treat!  Her soft and sweet illustrations enhance the story and add an extra layer of tenderness to a tale about the love of a child and a mother through the seasons of the year.  It's both a picture book and a pop-up book, and Alicia's illustrations of a loving mouse family are just delightful. My favorite pop-up page shows both mother and child, all bundled up, making snow angels (and I don't even like winter!)

Thank you, Alicia, for the giveaway and for the chance of having my very own signed copy of your first picture book (I know there'll be many, many more!)