my latest cards with Nuovo Group

My new card range, out with Nuovo Group now. The last of my A Bear a Day cards, my Flora series, and some compilations from my Australia Map.

You can find these Australia-wide at bookstores and gift shops--and if they aren't available, you can ask your store to get them in! Just mention my name and Nuovo Group.

a bear a day cards

My latest card range with Nuovo Group is out--featuring my bears from A Bear a Day.

They're available in stores Australia-wide.

Beary cute!

greeting card winners!

Thank you to everyone for entering my little card comp. For goodness sake, you made deciding so tough!!! Such sensational responses, and I loved all your card ideas. I might just have to create some of these--so watch this space.

Anyhoo--let's get down to it... here are the winners...

Pack 1: Mrs B

Pack 2: Em Callaghan

Please email me here with your best postal address, and I'll pop these in the mail! Remember, you'll have one week to respond, and if I don't hear from you, I'll pass your set on to another winner.

Thank you, everyone! I hope you see my cards out there somewhere. If you do, send me a piccie!

x

August happenings and May Gibbs Fellowship!

It's been an icy August this year in Canberra, but lots of toasty things happening to warm things up.

Some super special news is that I've received a May Gibbs Fellowship for 2018. Head still spinning from this one! and I'm so incredibly grateful. I'll be spending a month in Adelaide later next year (2018), working on some secret squirrel business (gotta love secret squirrel business). It's particularly special because May Gibbs is close to my heart. Thank you, May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust!

In the spirit of Things All Happening At Once, I've opened an etsy shop! I'll be printing some of my artwork locally, along with a selection of pages from Australia Illustrated. All prints will be A4, on beautiful archival paper, and can be posted anywhere in Australia. I'll be adding to my store over time. Click the image above to visit!

greeting card GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate the release of my very first greeting cards, I'm giving away a set of each type! The cards are being released by Nuovo and will be available in stores Australia-wide.

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The first is a set of pastel Australian animals (above). These measure 10 x 10cm and are perfect for gifts. There are six in the pack and they are blank inside so you can use for many types of celebration.

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The second (above) is a set of regular-size greeting cards (12.5 x 17.5cm) featuring boys from my book Australia Illustrated (EK Books). I've always thought it so difficult to find cards for boys that don't feature a footy, train or boat, and I think these cards cover so many types of boy--at least, I hope so! There are ten cards in this pack and they are blank inside, so you can write what you want. Each card has HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the front.

To win...
...just leave a comment below, telling me what kind of card I should create next. Theme? Design? Style? A gap in the market? Give me your thoughts! And be sure to add the number to your  comment--1 or 2--indicating which pack you'd like to win. If you don't mind which one, then put both 1 and 2!

Comp runs from today until 5pm Sunday 3 September. Anyone from anywhere in the world can enter so long as the cards can be posted to an AUSTRALIAN ADDRESS.

I will choose two winners and will announce them on this blog within 24 hours of comp closure, so please do check back to see if you've won. The last book comp I ran, one of the winners never got in touch with me, so do check back!

Good luck!