Trip to NYC Stationary and Surtex Show

I went to the Stationary and Surtex show in New York City a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. I haven't been to the show in a quite a few years, so it was nice to go again. I really enjoyed looking at the booths, trends, and it was great to see some familiar faces too! I was happy to see my book, Tooth Fairy Tales - My record of each lost tooth at the Potter Style Booth, and it was also very cool to see my snail notecards at the Papyrus store on 5th Avenue! 

My Book is in the middle of the second shelf up from the bottom.

It was so fun to see my notecards there!

My Greeting Card Collection - Sharing the Faith

©Gartner Greetings

I illustrated and planned the subject matter for this religious greeting card collection called 'Sharing the Faith' from Gartner Greetings (an imprint of Gartner Studios ). It's a beautiful collection that has a soft natural look, lots of textures and patterns and up-lifting verses that tie in well with the art. It's a 40 card collection that I shared with another fabulous illustrator and was a joy to work on. All the images above are my illustrations.

The Holiday Mood

©Lesley Breen Withrow

Today I woke up to a ton of snow on the ground. What a surprise it was! Unfortunately, it turned over to rain and now it is a slushy mess. But, the snow has helped to put me in the holiday mood. Well, the snow and the Christmas tree we just put up! There are no gifts under it right now and I'm not sure if we'll ever has as many gifts as those under the tree I illustrated. Ha! But that's okay.

IF-Pattern

©Lesley Breen Withrow

Here's a patterned filled greeting card I made for a card collection last year. Seems like a good fit for this weeks Illustration Friday topic!

Happy Birthday Marin!

©Lesley Breen Withrow

Today is my daughter's 4th birthday! We had a wonderful birthday party for her yesterday and she got all the Smurfs and My Little Ponies that she had been dreaming of! (Including Papa Smurf and Smurfette). It's funny, because those are the same gifts I dreamed of getting back in the day. Gotta love retro!

Greeting Cards

I've been busy creating greeting cards and so I thought I'd show a sampling of them. They are filled with my painterly textures and patterns. So much fun to make!

©Lesley Breen Withrow