Meet the Artist and Giveaway: Kit from trafalgar's square

Hey ya'll, it's time for another giveaway!

Kit over at trafalgar's square has graciously agreed to giveaway 

this adorable print to one lucky winner:

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I fell in love with Kit's work the moment I saw this amazing drawing:

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I don't know if I could adequately describe that something special I see in Kit's work. 

The characters are magical yet believable, as in the classic Disney fair tales.

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The first time I looked through trafalgar's square
 it must have taken me an hour to look at each print.
And that was just the first time!

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When it came down to choosing a print to review, I'd narrowed it down to 2, 

the one she's giving away, and this amazing print. 

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Both combine my favorites subjects, books and owls! 

All of my children have grown to love reading. 

The oldest begs me every night, "just 5 more minutes Mom?" 

My toddler does the same (in his own little way) when I read to him before nap time. 

And the baby just stares and stares at the pages while his big brother goes on and on about the pictures. 

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Here I am going on about me, but that's what a great print does, isn't it? 

It transports you to another time and place, reminds you of the things you hold dear. 

I couldn't think of anything I'd rather put on my wall!

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I just know you are dying to get one of your own!

Here are the details:

How to Enter the Giveaway:

1. Follow this blog (Mandatory)

and leave a comment here saying you did.

2. Heart trafalgar's square on Etsy or an item from Kit's shop

and leave a separate comment here about your favorite item(s).


3. Facebook, Blog and/or Tweet about trafalgar's square
and leave a seperate comment here saying you did.

Make sure to bookmark my giveaways page if you haven't already, 
and READ THE FINE PRINT

Fine Print:

Only 3 entries per household please
Giveaway ends October 21st at midnight PST
Winner will be chosen by random.org
Entries will be validated
Winner will be announced here
Winner will have 3 days to contact me, 

after which a new winner will be chosen

Must be 18 years of age or older to enter

P.S. Over the last month I have had to choose a second winner for too many giveaways due to lack of an email response from my winners. If you really want to win, check your SPAM folders often, or better yet 

add moderntypography@aol.com to your address book. Good luck!

Newest Giveaway Sponsor #1: Modern Typography

Me again, Melanie from Modern Typography! I love designing custom birth announcements, nursery artwork, family trees and more. This time I am giving away my latest work, a print of an original hand drawn illustration called "Ella Reads."

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This is the beginning of a series of drawings inspired by my daughter who always has her nose in a book. Recently she picked up a book I had borrowed from a friend called "Heaven is for Real" and it just blew my mind that she is already reading books at that level, and she'll just be starting 4th grade!

Drawing has become my newest stress release. I've been a doodler my whole life, but never really sat down and perfected something. I figured it was about time, and I'm so glad I did. There is something very peaceful about a pencil on paper that I just don't get from working on illustrator. To add to it's charm, drawing is also a great way for me to spend time with my daughter and encourage her to use her imagination. She and I came up with this concept together, making it even more special to me.

I'm hoping these new designs will inspire or reaffirm a love for reading. Reading a book is one of the only ways I seem to be able to get my 2 year old to sit still! I love to watch his eyes light up over the pages of the books my eldest child once held dear. I also get a chuckle out of his pronunciation of numbers and letters he's learning. I can't wait to move from board books (with bit corners) to picture books. You wouldn't believe the size of our collection!

That reminds me, I found a shop on Etsy that sells "book mobiles" made with pages of vintage children's books, just lovely. It's called theshophouse. Made me want to get my craft on, and that's hard to do!

I can't wait to introduce you to a few more of my favorite shops over the coming week! Stayed tuned for more on the sellers featured in my latest giveaway! One of my favorite things about these features is the great advice each has for new sellers. The one that has my wheels turning lately is from Sheila from sheilalikestoknit. She said to re-list an item everyday! Ponder that one with me, will you? If I'm going to do that I'm going probably going to have to create a lot of new items! Trust me the ideas are there, but I sure hope I can find the time!

To start I'll be re-listing some of my custom birth announcement art prints as print-your-own birth announcements. This is one of my personal favorites.

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Well, this busy bee needs some sleep!

In the mean time find out more about me at :

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Typography/136504933091612

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ModernTypography?ref=pr_shop_more