Deer Blog Readers,

Here's some more free gift wrap to download and use. A deer pattern this time.




Now, I think I should get bonus points for having created him in PowerPoint. Nope, none of your fancy Photoshop or In Design for this little black duck - though only because I can't afford it and wouldn't know which buttons to press.

Have fun. I did.

xxx scarlett

Something old. Something new.

Nope, not getting married. Just getting organised.

It's taken me weeks to get a decent scan of my final piece for the group show that's been and gone and is all but forgotten! I was in the throes of a mild obsession with chickens (ever seen the book Extraordinary Chickens?) when I illustrated Fox:



So now that's out of the way, I can focus on Christmas.

I've been toying with an idea about using candy canes in a different way. Slightly cabaret. Slightly burlesque.

By the same token, I'm cautious about being too blatantly risque with a Christmas card image as this may not be the merry message everyone wants to send!

So 'Candy' may be sexy, but she's also keeping herself nice:



I've popped her in my Etsy shop as a single card, pack of 5 and pack of 10.



Have a great weekend!

xxx scarlett