Baby Shower Invitation

Well - I am on a little baby shower kick! My second invitation is for my good friends M & L who are expecting their first child in February. At the time I designed this invitation they didn't know their baby's gender so I went neutral. They recently found out they are having a girl. Congratulations! Can't wait to meet her.

Baby Shower Invitation

My awesome friends P & A are having their first child, a baby boy, in November. I am so excited for them! They have a super cute, relaxing star and moon theme going on in their nursery so I created baby shower invitations that went along with that theme. A's shower was yesterday (it was a surprise) and such a blast! Now I can finally post about the invitation. It is the first one I have designed and it was a lot of fun to do. Stay tuned for more...

Inspiration in odd places!

Yes, the image is holiday themed (yikes!) and yes, I know it's too early to start talking about the holidays. Bear with me, continue reading and you'll notice that this post isn't really about the holidays but about inspiration.

The meaning behind this card...

My family owns a construction company so I grew up around dump trucks, bulldozers, excavators and other equipment that many little kids dream to see up close. Since I am always looking for unique things to draw I decided to do something a little different for my 2006 holiday card. I created this drawing in honor of my Dad, who started his own company, and my various childhood memories that include visiting job sites and growing up around big equipment.

Finally blogging again...

Well, I haven't been a consistent blogger since I started this blog BUT...that is all going to change! I was waiting to tie together a bunch of loose ends (which are still works in progress) but I decided what the heck I am just going to blog away and everything else will fall into place when it does. So here are some cards I have created. Enjoy!

Central Park - an ode to my time spent in New York. Another fun NY fact - I sold my first card in Union Square.

This is the first house my husband and I lived in together in NH. It was a summer cottage that was "winterized." Cute but chilly!

This card was inspired by the windmills (molinos de viento) found in the province of La Mancha in Spain. I love the way these windmills look and I just had to draw my own version. If you have ever read Don Quijote (or perhaps seen a theatrical version of the novel) these are the windmills that our hero fights believing they are giants.

This drawing was inspired during one of my graduate school summers. I needed a way to release after hours of studying and the theme for the art workshops (which I could only attend sporadically) was "jugando con la ñ" and so that's what I did!

This jade plant resides with an avid gardener and lover of good food, Ting. It is kind of like a bonsai plant, which is what I tried to capture in the drawing. In my opinion, the jade plant is a hardy plant. I have watched mine survive many mishaps since my mother gave it to me 10 years ago to bring to college.

My Studio!

I have a studio! Well...technically it is our dining room that has been outfitted with a huge desk courtesy of my husband. Now I can spread out my pens, paper and ink to create my cards. I don't even have to blog or surf the web from the kitchen table or couch - unless I want too :) Check out the photo!

What is Sarah Crane Cards?

Sarah Crane Cards began when I started creating cards for my family and friends. I was fifteen when I drew the scene that would become my first card. Today it is still one of my favorite designs. Since then, in my free time (which, lately has been scarce) I create little pen and ink sketches inspired by where I live (NH), where I have visited or anything that motivates me to pick up my pen and draw. Then, the designs are printed into cards for holidays, birthdays, thank you notes or just because it is fun to open your mailbox (the one at the end of the street not on your computer) and receive a handwritten note. In this blog, you will find the musings, frustrations and other inspirations of Sarah Crane Cards.