Printable Christmas/Holiday Labels - pencil, photo

Hi everyone! As requested on my Facebook poll here are some holiday gift tags for you to print and download! I had a lot of fun making these, hopefully you will have a lot of fun using them! Feel free to share the link, everyone likes free stuff during Christmas time! 

To Download printable page click here! Please remember all illustrations are copyright and the property of Celeste Gagnon Illustrations.  These are for your personal use only. 

Print on matte card stock for best results, cut out and hole punch, then use a ribbon for an old fashion feel!  

Want to see previous years labels? They are still there for downloading! (again for personal use only please!) :)

 

Download Echo labels

 

Download Canadian wildlife labels

Download Echo and Animal labels

 

The Grey Wolf

 

The Polar Bear

 

The Snowy Owl

 

The Chickadee

 

  

The Caribou

 

 available as 5" x 5" prints...

 ... and 9"x 9" prints

Canadian Wildlife Winter series - pencil sketches

These past few weeks I have been working by hand, which is something I haven't done in a very long time.  Since the kids were born I found working on the computer easier and more convenient (since they can't get into anything!).  But I've missed working with traditional tools, this one being the most basic, then pencil :) It's made me very happy and given me something new to show you!

I am selling these as prints on my Etsy store.  I am also in the process of making fabric versions for you sewers out there. I think they would make fun winter themed throw pillows or shoulder bags. I will keep you all posted on the fabric versions. 

I might also use them in a freebie download of Christmas and Holiday gift tags for this site later this month...

(All prints are on Hahnemuhle fine art Inkjet paper.  It's made with bamboo and cotton, is a warm white, archival grade acid free paper. Because it is bamboo paper it is also made out of a renewable resource so earth friendly too!
Prints fit the RIBBA frames at Ikea, for under 10$.)

Check out the store here :) 

Celeste xo

New Dolls!

 

This is the other project I worked on with Maplelea this past spring and summer.  They've come out with an entire selection of high quality Canadian dolls that you can pick from.  These dolls don't come with ready made stories, but do come with a journal (just like the other girls) where you can create her story, as well as a section for your child to fill in about herself! I had the pleasure of doing the illustration work for the clothing (shirt and shoes) as well as all the art and design work in the 148 page journal!

 

Here are a few examples of the journal pages that come with the dolls...

 

As well as the other dolls you can choose from! (images from Maplelea.com)

To order these dolls or see what other items please check out the Maplelea website. 

 New Maplelea Girl items!

This past summer I've been working a lot on new merchandise with the fine people at Maplelea! These hard working women come up with cool fashions for these dolls, and the quality of the clothing is terrific! I wish many of the outfits came in sizes for my kids (and the above outfit for myself!)

 This one does come in kids sizes! So there is a matching pj for the doll and the child :D

 

 

In all these items I did the illustration work, the patterns and the journal pages that come with each product. My job is so much fun ;) 

 

Each clothing item comes with journal pages with information on Canada, or the province the doll comes from.

 

Where to purchase these items:

Strong and Free
Kaleidoscope PJs for doll  for child
Brilliant Bedding
Night Owl Nightwear
Ice Cap Backpack Set
Clam Digger
Green Team

Photos of the dolls are from the Maplelea catalogue and are the property of Maplelea.  To order a catalogue of all their items visit their site here!

Halloween Treats - baked goods

Halloween is always fun with little ones. Now mine are old enough to be having Halloween parties! So I had to put my baking hat on and make some cookies for the kiddos.  For those who know me, I've been forced to get in touch with my domestic side since I've had kids ;) Not doing too badly for someone who never fit this definition (just don't look at my laundry room!). 

These cookies were actually a lot of fun. Once they were baked I just thought of them as tiny artworks instead of cookies and had a blast! The kids loved them too ;)

Celeste

Halloween Pumpkin icons - digital illustration

Happy Halloween everyone! Feel free to use these icons for your avatars if you want :) (Just click on the one you want and save to your computer!) Have a safe and fun Halloween! xo

(if you want to share the love please post where you got them! Always love to have new visitors to my page. Thanks! )

Celeste

Echo Halloween paper toys - digital, paper

Hello everyone, it's been a busy month, lots of work (hooray!) and family stuff.  Since I haven't had a lot of time to do any freebies, I though Halloween would be my perfect excuse to push aside some work and do a little something with Echo for all those of you who continue to visit and encourage me.
There are two different Echos in costume. And one that is Echo without a costume (not in photo) to download the pattern please click on the following links for the two page pdf.

Echo in Mummy costume


Echo in skeleton costume


Echo as herself

Thank you, and enjoy! (if you take cute pictures of your paper Echo send them my way, I'd love to see them and might even post them with your permission!).

Celeste

 Ginger's Cupcakes & Desserts - logo and character design

Here it is! The wonderfully fun project I got to work on this past month. I was asked to create the character Ginger as well as a logo for a local bakery.  Anna, the very talented baker who runs the shop (I know this because I got to sample the cupcakes today!) didn't want to go with the traditional pinks and browns that seems to be the trend right now with baked goods and cupcakes and chose a really cool clean retro feel to her bakery. So Ginger had to also have a very cool retro feel! Here she is! I am very happy with how she turned out :D

 

It was so much fun to work on this project with Anna, if you live in the York region, or the Toronto area, you need to stop by. Her bakery is colourful and cozy and smell WONDERFUL! Here is a link to her Facebook page, and her website. She does custom cakes and cupcakes too, her entire bakery is peanut free, and she can meet other dietary needs as well, because, let's face it, everyone loves cupcakes! Her grand opening is September 14, 15 and 16 with samples, colouring pages for the kids, sweet deal, and did I mention samples?! ;) 

 Seriously? After seeing this photo, how can you resist?!!!

Playing in the veggie garden... Honey I Shrunk the Kids style - digital photo

This summer has been a busy one so far.  With both kids home full time, and work I've not had much time for just playing around art.  But here's a fun one. The kids have planted a veggie garden. They love "playing" in it, I took it one step further. Gotta love Photoshop ;) I know my kids get a kick out of it!

C.

(these veggies are doing amazingly well too, I bought the seeds from Cubit's, check them out, great varieties available! )

Happy Canada Day Eh! -digital illustration

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends! Have a safe and fun long weekend!  If you use these (and feel free to do so, for icons or personal use only) please reference back to this site.  Thanks a bunch! and Enjoy!

 Echo Book Journal pages - digital

Hi Everyone!
It's been a very busy couple of months, I've haven't been able to work on any of my personal projects. I like being busy and work is really picking up. I am also trying to figure out a plan for my summer with both kids at home! With this in mind, I created some book journal pages for Amelie, to continue her reading and writing.  I am sharing these pages with you guys! Obviously they are geared to younger readers. I hope you guys can use them, or share them with people who can. Click this link to download the four page PDF.

Enjoy!

 

Animation Job - digital illustration

Back in December I had the opportunity to work on something new. I was hired to design and illustrate characters and background by Untold Entertainment. They were doing a hunting game for Newfoundland and Labrador.  Now, you have to understand I don't agree with sport hunting... in fact, I do so much work for WWF Canada, and other environmental organizations that I almost didn't take this job. BUT the concept of the game was actually a little funny. The animals fight back (and when I tried it, always win, but then again, I am not the greatest gamer there is....).  It was also my first chance at doing any kind of animation work. So an experience I didn't want to pass up.  

The technical aspects of the job were interesting, making puppets out of my illustrations.  Working with Untold Entertainment was also a pleasure.  The characters were also fun, because as you can see, they are not my usual style.  It was nice to break out of what I always do and try something a little different. I am pretty proud of how these worked out, looking forward to seeing the game online!

Below are the rest of the characters I worked on.  All artwork belongs to Untold Entertainment.