I just wanted to pop on here one more time this year to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas! It’s been a wonderful, exciting, and very productive year :) I’ve left my full time job to pursue illustration, moved into my first house, and welcomed my first little bundle of joy! A lot has changed for me this year and I’m very excited to see what’s in store for 2009.

I am so thankful for all of you who visit my blog on a regular basis and comment on my posts. You have all been very supportive of my work and personal life.  I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and I’ll be back in the new year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Love,

Brad, Rachelle, & Isaac

Isaac is doing so well and growing so quickly! Everyone has told me to savor every moment with him as babies grow so quickly. I’ve been keeping track of his growth progress by taking a photo of him in the same spot for each week up until a month - and now I will take one of him each month. It’s so amazing to see how much he’s grown already!

Work has been put a bit on the back burner until the new year. I’m just relaxing and enjoying the holidays and my new bundle of joy :) Hope you all are having a great holiday season!

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted a new illustration. I had a little time the other day to have some fun on the computer and decided to do a bit of illustrating. It was nice to get back into it! Isaac is doing very well and growing so quickly - I can’t believe he’s already a month old! Hope you’re all doing well :)

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Thank you ALL so much for your congrats on my little bundle! He’s brought so much happiness to my life already! He’s been a pretty good sleeper today so I’ve been able to get this post together for you all :o)

Over the past few months I’ve been working on a children’s birthday card collection for Bug Art. I’ve finally completed the collection and am now able to show you them. I’ve posted a few here but if you pop over to my portfolio section, you can view the full collection. They’re going to be produced with gold and glitter so they’ll be extra special in person. I hope you like them!

Even though I’m a mommy now and my number one priority is my little pumpkin, I’m going to make lots of effort to keep my blog current and keep you posted on any interesting work I have on the go! Have a great week :o)

Isaac Alexander Miller: Born on November 1, 2008 at 3:46 pm, weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and measuring 24 inches long

We’re so happy to announce the birth of our first baby, Isaac Alexander Miller. Rachelle had a great labour and delivery and is recovering very well. She was able to deliver after only an hour of arriving at the hospital! We’re so elated to share this wonderful news with all of you!

Thanks for all your friendship and support.

Love,

Brad & Rachelle

“Mandy’s favorite bunny needed a serious repair!” Click here to rate this illustration.

This might be the last post you hear from me until I have my little one! He’s due Nov 5th so I’m starting to get very excited - I’m hoping my next post includes a photo of our new family - I’ll keep you posted! :o) Have a great weekend!

With the weather getting cooler and the holidays approaching, I thought it’d be a great time to freshen up my blog! I’ve entitled this banner illustration ‘My Little Bundle’ - it was very inspired by the fact that I’m having a little bundle of my own in just a few short weeks! I love the holidays and the crisp, cool weather so I’m very excited for the coming months where I can snuggle up with my little one during this holiday season.

You can download this image (for free) as a desktop wallpaper - I’ve designed several different size versions that you can access on my store page. I’ve also added this image to my ImageKind store, where you can purchase it on a greeting card or as an art print.

Hope you like it! Click here to give it a rating.

A little project I just recently completed on the side are some card designs for a company in the UK, CocoCards. We’ve just done a few to start - I designed a girl’s birthday invitation and two baby announcements (one for a boy and one for a girl) Click here to view one of the designs on the website!

“Cococards offers a stylish modern collection of high quality stationery. Sending personalised cards is a thoughtful and personal way of sharing your special moments with friends and family. Our range includes traditional birth announcements, photo birth announcements, baby shower invites, christening and naming ceremony invites, and children’s birthday party invitations.To add a final layer of personalisation, we let you choose from a range of hand-finished touches including ribbons, buttons, and lined envelopes. These complement your chosen design to make your message truly special.”

It’s such a sophisticated and high quality company with many great designs. Hopefully you can take a couple seconds to check out the site and let me know what you think! Hope you’re all having a great week :o)

Thank you for all your suggestions on what these little guys should get up to in the next couple drawings! I now have a lot of ideas to work from - the creative juices are flowing!

I felt too guilty trying to tie this into this week’s Illustration Friday topic of ‘Sugary’! I don’t think I can make that big of a stretch! lol Here is the completed version of my second (in a series of four) of Unlikely Friends, entitled ‘Starry Night’. I’m hoping to continue the trend of having a sketch completed one week and having it coloured the next. Let me know what you think of this week’s illustration! Click here to rate it!

My mom is arriving all the way from Australia tonight to help us with the baby for the next 3 months! I’m soooo excited to see her as I haven’t seen her in two years! There’s only a month left until my due date so there’s a lot to get done before my little one makes an appearance. I’m hoping to keep up with my blog as much as possible during these busy times but please bare with me if I disappear here and there! I’ll be making lots of adjustments to my schedule now and in the future, but I’ll be sure to keep you posted on how everything is going!

The sky was ‘packed’ with beautifully bright stars!

This illustration is a continuation from last week’s series. I plan to make four of them with the same characters and colour scheme. I think they’d look great in a baby or child’s room! ;o) This one might be a bit tricky to colour as I don’t want it to come across too busy and confusing (it’s quite a full drawing)… but I think if I get the colours right, it’ll appear less busy. Same as last week - I’ll be posting the coloured version next Friday (or I’m hoping to!)! Let me know what you think.

What should this cute little group of friends get into for the next couple drawings? I’d love your suggestions! If you have any great ideas, post them here and you might see them come to life in the next few weeks!