All Aboard

I was contacted by Cardstore.com to create a cartoon train invitation. Cardstore.com is a site were you can personalize your own greeting card, stationary or invitation. You can upload pictures of yourself or others to be printed on their designs. Here is the link to my design.

Secret Agent Hamster

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This is a Grandparent's Day card I created for Target. It is currently out in stores.

Many of you who have checked out my work in the past may recognize this character. This is the third time I have used this hamster character for American Greetings. To see previous versions of this character, just click back in my history and you'll find other designs using him in different situations. I did however, update the hair on this version. I have made leaps and bounds with this technique since the first hamster character was created.

As for the design itself, I also had a lot of fun playing with the dramatic lighting on the character and his environment. I also liked having to figure out the the lights reflection coming off of the briefcases computer screen and reflecting on the keys and ground. You can really see this on the detail images bellow. I also hid a few personal things in the art. One is the numbers in the lower right. Yep, it's my birthday. The 2nd is, I included the American Greetings Rose icon on the buttons next to the space bar. I know it is minor but, I love adding those little details.

3D Bug Card

This is a card I created a while ago. I never had a chance to see the printed version. Which would explain why I haven't posted it until now. This was to be a 3D card that included its own glasses that you could punch out and wear. The 3D glasses were placed on the top third of the card (which would explain the space above the characters.) I had a lot of fun creating the characters, especially the ones in movement. Anything that artistically challenges me is a bonus. It is the only way we get better as artist and learn new ways to approach things.

Target Back To School Promo

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This is one of my favorite greeting card promos. It all developed from the racoon card bellow. I was asked to create this as a single card but, because American Greetings liked it so well they pitched it to Target as an endcap theme. Abviously, they went with it. When I began the project it was clear that I would not be able to finish all of the designs myself. I was asked to select another illustrator that I thought could work with me to mimic the look and style. I suggested Jason Miskimins. He is a very good friend of mine who also works full time at American Greetings. He is a fantastic illustrator who can mimic just about anything. Above, you will see the original design with the racoon along with the rest of the designs I created. Go check them out the next time you are in Target!

Animal Cards With Fabric Ear Headbands

This promo is currently out at Target and Walmart. I created these illustrations for American Greetings Invention Lab. Each card has fabric wrapped headband with the ears of the character on them. The ear headband is placed right over the characters ears, which means the cards are bigger in size. I love this idea and my 3 children have a blast with each of the designs.