*GIVEAWAY* Caricatures

I know that i was supposed to post pics of baby clothes today but I am interrupting our previously scheduled blog for this announcement! The first ever GIVEAWAY on He Took My Last Name!

One lucky winner will win a *FREE* family portrait caricature done by my husband, in print quality, to be hung in your living room or wherever it is you people hang things!! How exciting is that? Also everyone who enters will be eligible for a 50% off promo! That's right... I'm whoring out his artistic talent!!

The Rules, Please:

Mandatory Entry
1. You must follow my blog. Leave a comment saying you have done so
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include an email address where you can be reached so that I can contact you! If none is provided, we will choose another winner!!

You want more chances to win??

1. Follow Brian's blog. Leave me a comment HERE that you have done so
2. Follow me on Twitter! Tweet this message, and leave me a comment that you have done so.
"I entered to win a cartoon caricature from @christiefarrar! Check out http://bit.ly/ikdRPn so you can enter too!"
3. Follow Brian on Twitter, and leave me a comment here that you have done so.
4. Link me up on your blog and come back, leave me a comment and you gain yourself another entry!

Just what am I entering for, anyway?

Glad you asked! You are entering to have your family/friends/pets drawn by my husband, Brian Farrar. The free caricature is limited to 4 subjects (people or pets). The 50% promo requires at least two subjects. Backgrounds are included.

Here are some examples of the caricature work he has done.

The contest will conclude Tuesday, May 31, at 12:00 Midnight EST. One lucky winner will be chosen at random, using random.org number generator, and that will be posted Wednesday, June 1st. Good luck! If you have any questions, feel free to email Brian at befarrar85 @ gmail dot com!!

the 50% off promo code is 50OFFPLS and must be included in your original email to my husband if you want it to count!

All of Us- Part 2

Jayden, Colby, Ty, Bronson, Hunter, Brandon, Sandi, Shaylee
Dalin, Jazzi, Ellie, Sailor, Pickle, Jace, Kate, Hadley
with pets Charlie, Tang, Storm, and Calvin

Brian just finished his commission for the lovely Sandi over at Habitat4Insanity. Sandi has been a wonderful lady to work with and her kids crack me up. Brian and I had a great time looking through her pictures and deciding how to represent her family.

Not only that, but she is promoting his commissions too! What a great lady!

Of course, you don't have to be a reader of Sandi's to commission Brian. You can do that through me!

check out his website here
email him here

or if you dont want to talk to him
you can email me instead

We'll send you over an invoice and a questionnaire for you to fill out and return with your pictures.

I am of course his secretary so I will be handling all of the blog-related stuff and get his blog up to speed. In the meantime, however, you can check out his page on my blog.

All Of Us

I have mentioned before that Brian is a graphic designer who does a lot of free lance work.

My grandma has been bugging us for years to all get together and do a family photo. But we arent really professional photo kind of people, so my mom asked Brian to draw us together and this is what he came up with

From left to right
Riley the dog, Amanda, Anthony, Liz, Uncle Shane,
Max the dog, Brian, me, Gramma
Mom Dad and Goober the dog

Since my mom posted that on her blog, he's gotten a few commissions and here are some others that he has done. I have more I'd like to post, but I was forbidden from putting them on line hehe

He also did the artwork for Kyle's banner at Getting Better and Better.

Kyle's banner is awesome!

If you would like Brian to do a caricature of yourself or friends/family/pets, you may do so! It is $15 per person/animal, and backgrounds are included in the price.

You can email him at befarrar85 AT gmail dot com and place in the subject line "art" so he knows it's for you!

You may also check out his other artwork and if you would like to commission anything else (such as a portrait of Marilyn Monroe!) you can see examples on his portfolio here and contact him.

I want to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart to the people who have already requested a commission. You have no idea how rewarding it is to be paid doing what you love and I know that he is over the moon about this :) A happy husband = happy me so thank you all so much!

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