She’s made some awesome card creations here at PigSpigot, which is why she’s our featured artist today!

Here’s what she had to say about her work:

What inspires your work?
Anything!  I really love typefaces.  I know that’s really dorky..but I just can’t help myself!  Lately, I have been very inspired by album covers.  So much more goes into them than I ever cared to notice until recently.

What’s your favorite kind of greeting card to receive?
Probably one with money in it.. just kidding..!  I love any card that comes from the heart.  As cliche as it sounds, I like when a card says something special that a person wouldn’t normally say out loud.

What’s your favorite kind of card to send?
Funny ones.  I love any card that makes me chuckle.  My favorite thing to do is to take a funny card and then write something really genuine and from the heart inside it.

What is the last card you received / sent?
My Birthday just passed, so the last card that I received was.. well… a Birthday card!  The last card that I sent was a thank you card for a Birthday gift that I got!

Where do you do your best work?
In my room or a coffee shop with music on in the background.  I also usually light a candle when I work.  I guess I like my work to be romantic.  Actually, I just like the way candles smell and make a room feel.

What’s your favorite medium and why?
Honestly?  Plain white Xerox paper and a pencil with a big eraser… then I go over the pencil with a Le Pen ultra fine black pen before scanning my illustration into the computer where I do editing magic in Adobe Illustrator.

Where are you located?
The mean streets of Connecticut.

Where can people find your art for purchase?
Oh!  What a nice question.  I have an Etsy store, but nothing is really on it.  I guess I should update that!  The address is http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeyondTheseBorders.  Thanks to anyone who checks it out!

Tell us what you think about the Pig!
Amazing.  Fun.  Clever.  Off-beat.  Wonderful.

What’s your favorite pork product?
Bacon, but I don’t eat it anymore.  I love pigs too much to eat them… especially the Pig!

If you intend to visit the North Pole this traveling season, please mind the snow.  Do not accept any “lemonade” flavored snow cones.  It would appear that Santa has a bladder control issue.

Consider yourself warned.

With love, The Pig

This card is via the naughty santa contest and was created by Nicole Daddona.

Oh, sorry…

Talk about an awkward situation!  But thanks to Nicole Daddona, we now have a card to handle this exact circumstance.  We’re not sure if acknowledging awkwardness counts as an apology, but you could always write one in!

Good luck recovering from the insult. Can you forgive us?