Welcome Filippa!

Another birth announcement for a couple with a cat (and now a little girl as well).

Welcome Elle!

This is the birth announcement I designed for my little niece, Elle.

Sketched version

Final version Front

Final version Back

Lore, a winterbaby

2 weeks earlier than expected, Lore was born on the 26th of december.
So I can now post the final design that I made for her birthannouncementcard.

What a coincidence it's very fitting for this weeks "Winter" theme on illustrationFriday.com

Kobe, now a Big Brother, is announcing his baby-sister

On a more technical note: this is the first time I really got my hands on the new width-tool for lines in Illustrator CS5. I like the way you can now play with line thickness!

And the original sketch:

Baby announcement

N° 1: an Ice Princess

N° 2: big brother caught a Little Mermaid

Every now and then I illustrate birth announcements. Usually I make 2 proposals, based on themes or suggestions from the expecting parents. I sketch them out in Photoshop, like the ones above. Give the parents some time to choose and finalize one. This time, I made 3 sketches. All quite different from one another. The third is being finalized. I'll publish it after the baby is born, early january. But I might still finish the other illustrations, just for fun!