INTRODUCING BUCKY & FRANK

All throughout my childhood, I loved comic strips. I loved reading them in the Sunday paper, and I loved creating my own comics, too. I came up with so many different ideas, but I only ever stuck with one idea for a few strips until I moved on to something new. Then one day, when I was 13, I invented a new comic strip that stuck – and it lasted right up until just before I went to college! It was about a beaver named Bucky and a frog named Frank, and all the mischief they could get themselves into. And I thought it would be fun to share some of these old comics with you!

Below is one of the first drawings of Bucky & Frank that I ever did. (They looked a bit different at the beginning – they developed a cleaner look and they even developed unique personalities as I started drawing them more regularly!)

My original idea for this comic was that they would be software developers who had no skills and therefore could not keep a job. My sole inspiration for that aspect of my comic was that my dad is a software developer – but since I actually didn't know anything about that field, that idea didn't last too long. Below is one of the first actual comic strips that I created with these characters:

My storyline shifted to the characters struggling to keep any job at all. Then after that, it shifted again and became about two characters who just didn't have a lot of money, and who came up with crazy ways to overcome this unfortunate circumstance. What usually ended up happening was that Frank was always trying to talk Bucky out of his ridiculous schemes – such as building a car using parts of the house. Here are two more comic strips:

I hope you found my silly beaver and frog amusing, and I will certainly be including more of them in future posts!

Alison

P.S. My new wedding stationery website, Limes & Daisies, is still in progress! I will let you all know when it is close to being officially launched!

SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG

Hello everyone!

I really wanted to post something a lot sooner, so first let me apologize for the extremely long delay. Allow me to fill you in on what I have been up to lately...

First, I have exciting news regarding Pigs On A Bus! I mentioned in my last post that my boyfriend, Jonathan, and I were looking into having it published. Well, guess what? It's actually going to happen! It is currently in the publishing process, and I anticipate that it will be in print before the end of the year!

To celebrate, I am sharing just a few more pages of the story with you! (If you missed the first part, you can see it here). [Disclaimer: our story had to be slightly edited for publishing, and a few pages had to be cut – so the published version won't appear EXACTLY as shown on this blog.]

My second piece of news is applicable to anyone who likes guitars – or sheep. A friend of mine, James, sells guitar pedals, and he decided that some of them needed illustrating! He asked me to design a “Sheep in Sheep's Clothing” for his transparent overdrive pedal. Here's the drawing:

(The pedal is still in the works, but once I get a photo of the finished product, I will be sure to share it with you!)

You can find out more about James and his guitar accoutrements (is that a great word, or what?) by visiting:

http://instagram.com/rhythmisacat

Last, but most certainly not least, I have been busily working on a big new project that I am so excited to share with you!! You may have noticed that I have posted a couple of my new wedding stationery designs on my website and on Pinterest. Well, not only am I still making more designs... but I am also creating a whole new website entirely devoted to weddings! I love weddings, and designing stationery is heaps of fun!

Through my new site, Limes & Daisies, you will be able to choose from (and modify) any of my existing invitation designs, or have one completely custom-designed from scratch! And I am including custom cake toppers in the mix as well!

Here's just a few of my designs so far:

Well, that's all for now! And this time, I fully intend to post something sooner than a few months down the road!

Alison

P.S. I hope to have the new wedding site up and running very soon! In the meantime, however, please don't hesitate to contact me if you know anyone who needs wedding stationery or a cake topper! They can email me at alistrations@gmail.com and I will quite happily create something special for them. (Or for you, too!)

:)