tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457177476087634242024-02-19T00:13:33.815-08:00The Illustrated World of Jessica Knightjessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-41788502457267885412014-11-20T02:50:00.004-08:002014-11-22T03:43:07.295-08:00A quick update, Christmas Cards 2014 and Hastings Illustration FestivalHello!<br />
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Good gosh it has been a long time since i've posted .... again! I'm much better at updating my illustration page on facebook which can be found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JessicaKnightIllustration">here </a>if you're interested in taking a spy. <br />
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I had to move house again this summer, as the landlady sold my flat in Oxford which was rather sad as I loved living there. So, for the time being, I find myself living in Dorset, not quite close enough to the sea but I am surrounded by some interesting places and I've been enjoying taking some long, windy walks up on the chalk downs and around Maiden Castle.<br />
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I'm really excited to be taking part in HIFEST - Hastings first Illustration Festival, on the 6th of December in, believe it or not, Hastings! The info can be found on the website : <a href="http://www.hifest.co.uk/">www.hifest.co.uk</a><br />
I'll be there with a stall selling some of my prints and Christmas cards as well as a few other bits and pieces alongside lots of talented and amazing Illustrators. I'm a little overwhelmed by the company I'll be in, it's a fabulous list of 'guests'.<br />
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I shall also be putting some new Christmas card designs up in my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sirjessica">Sirjessica</a> in the next few days once I've sorted through the delivery I received yesterday and have taken some proper photos. In the meantime here is a not so great one of the order when it arrived:<br />
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Hopefully it won't be another 6 months or so before I post to here again, but for now .... Toodles x </div>
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My favourite monster of a godson as The Frog Prince.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00488990161659961194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-61847163935220138142014-04-07T05:16:00.003-07:002014-04-07T05:17:38.652-07:00A post about tigers ... So after a very busy few weeks I found myself with an unexpected weekend free of work or other demands on my attention, and been as the weather is pretty miserable what better time I thought, than to catch up on one of the fun topics set by @Daily__Doodle over on twitter ... So having drawn a lot of tigers recently, more on that in a mo, I was definitely keen to have a go at The Tiger who Came to Tea. It's always been one of my absolute favourite books anyway ... Here's my take ...<br />
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He's enjoying rather a High Tea i think, definitely been drawing some inspiration from some of the fancier tea rooms around Oxford. </div>
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So tigers, that leads me to an exciting bit of news - I was super pleased to be asked by <a href="https://www.springboardstories.co.uk/" target="_blank">Springboard Stories</a> to illustrate the book for their upcoming issue on 'Traders' which just so happened to combine lots of things that i absolutely love (tigers, knitting, India) so it was a pleasure to accept. </div>
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Happy pancake day folks! I hope you have as much fun making your pancakes as i did! </div>
jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-86496895665197593062014-02-17T02:53:00.000-08:002014-02-17T02:53:04.038-08:00A lovely commissionHello,<br />
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A couple of months ago i was asked to do a double portrait of some friends of a friend for their wedding invitations. They had discovered my work through receiving one of my christmas card designs and it was a lovely little project to be asked to do. I was reminded of this yesterday as they've now all been sent out and i received a message letting me know they'd received lots of positive comments which bought a smile to my face!<br />
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jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-8581868610702765042013-11-21T04:56:00.001-08:002013-11-21T04:56:14.467-08:00Shop! shop! shop! Hello, i am quite excited to let you know i finally have a few things up for sale as <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sirjessica?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">sirjessica</a> on Etsy, including a selection of Christmas cards and a few of my images available as prints.<br />
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'A Woodland Tea Party' giclee print available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/170100188/woodland-tea-party-giclee-print?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-46338156474591321202013-10-24T04:43:00.000-07:002013-10-24T04:43:27.210-07:00Woodland Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Also been working on a few projects and commissions, so i thought i would share a sneak peek at one of this year's Christmas card designs ....</div>
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<br />jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-44273734684086662622013-07-05T03:08:00.001-07:002013-07-05T03:08:06.311-07:00Moving Just a short post to say that things are quite quiet here at the moment because i am in the middle of moving house, finally, hurrah! I'm moving down to Oxford in a couple of weeks (though i already picked up the keys earlier this week) and am currently up to my eyebrows in boxes and paperwork. Super excited for it all to be over, and to be able settle in to my new studio which has a delicious amount of built in bookshelves and lots and lots of light!<br />
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Just a quick piece i did yesterday, I've been feeling a little lacking in will power over the last few weeks, so i thought maybe i should draw myself a Motivational Mascot and see where that leads me .... </div>
<br />jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-52931513627099857252013-05-03T04:26:00.003-07:002013-05-03T04:27:11.641-07:00Been a little quiet ... I've been a little quiet on the internet for the last few weeks, mostly because i was working super hard, attended the FCBG conference which i still intend to write a post about and best of all was helping my sister to get everything ready for her wedding at the end of April and helping to celebrate of course!<br />
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Massive congratulations to Rebecca and Peter!! </div>
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<br />jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-18671124121570127562013-02-08T09:44:00.000-08:002013-02-08T09:44:57.181-08:00Fairy Tales rough for Pencil PlayThis month's theme for the <a href="http://www.pencilplaycollective.com/" target="_blank">Pencil Play</a> collective is Fairy Tales which has made me very happy, so i thought i would get to work on it pretty much straight away, especially as i've been looking for a reason to draw more castles. I also came across this quote recently on pinterest, and it just seemed to fit with some of the thoughts i've had this week:<br />
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Not so much because it says love, but because to me it implies being passive in your own life, that 'love' just happens and will make the mundane magical. That you don't have to go out of your ordinary way for things to happen to you. Well, i'm a bit fed up of that notion, i think you have to get out of your comfort zone and create your own adventures. So here is my rough for the fairy tale theme, the concept is that lots of bored princesses are just hanging around waiting for their 'princes' to come and rescue them, except for one ... </div>
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jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-53779359477358643252013-02-05T05:15:00.000-08:002013-02-05T05:15:56.750-08:00A box for IdeasYesterday the lovely children's illustrator <a href="http://www.janeporter.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jane Porter</a> posted a blog: <i><a href="http://www.janeporter.co.uk/general-news/a-suitable-repository-for-ideas" target="_blank">A suitable repository for ideas </a> </i>about being inspired by <a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0%2C%2C1000000334%2C00.html" target="_blank">Allan Ahlberg</a> to create an 'ideas box'. Somewhere to store all those ideas and thoughts which might have potential to become something more.<br />
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I thought this was an absolutely brilliant idea, especially as i have been revisiting old sketch books for inspiration recently, how much more convenient to have all those ideas i really like in one place without having to spend hours trawling and for them to be able to mingle and get mixed up.<br />
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I've made a start by putting in some of the doodles and scribbled thoughts which have been cluttering up my desk space. I'm quite excited to see what inspiration comes out.</div>
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Inside, under layers of tissue paper, was another exciting box ...<br />
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The arrival of my super posh new luxe business cards from <a href="http://uk.moo.com/" target="_blank">Moo</a>, don't they look spiffy?! Almost too lovely to give away .... </div>
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<br />jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-83184158110472836612013-01-29T05:17:00.000-08:002013-01-29T05:18:44.821-08:00A trip to Mughal India at the British LibraryA few weeks ago i was spending a bit of time in London with my family, my parents were on their first visit to the UK since moving to Delhi in the summer, so it was really good to see them and hear all about their adventures. My dad was really keen to go to the <a href="http://www.bl.uk/mughalindia/" target="_blank">Mughal India, Art, Culture and Empire</a> exhibition at the British Library so i tagged along. I was not really sure what to expect, but it was definitely not to be as fascinated and impressed as i was for the nearly three hours we managed to spend in there. It also really added to the experience to get some of the context, both historically and geographically (i.e. I've been there!) from my dad.<br />
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I found an overwhelming wealth of inspiration. Some of the images contained entire narratives, documenting both historical events and mythical stories. The level if detail in some of the images was amazing, and I particularly loved the use of decorative pattern, both within images - fabrics, plants, the incorporation of architecture etc - and in the ornate borders which complimented the paintings.<br />
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It was interesting how contemporary some of the images seemed, particularly the stylised portraits, and the colour palettes which were so fresh and yet rich. I could see where other illustrators i admire such as Delphine Jaquot, Aurelia Fronty and Jane Ray might have drawn inspiration from too.jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-69161671080122529612012-12-10T10:38:00.003-08:002012-12-10T10:38:17.737-08:00Mystery Land Exhibition with Pencil Play and others<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Am quite excited and thrilled to have been asked as part of Pencil Play Collective to be part of an exhibition called Mystery Land which is currently taking place at Z Arts in Manchester. More information about the exhibition can be found <a href="http://www.z-arts.org/events/mystery-land/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I created a piece specifically for the exhibition which i'm really proud of. I took ideas which i had developed in my designs for this years Christmas Cards, which were based on Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales with a wintery theme and developed them further into this one off landscape piece.<br />
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<br />jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-18867060180829813542012-09-29T12:48:00.000-07:002012-09-29T12:49:17.980-07:00Pencil Play CollectiveI was absolutely thrilled to be asked to be part of a new illustration collective called <a href="http://www.pencilplaycollective.com/" target="_blank">'Pencil Play'</a>, a group of 10 lady illustrators with a shared enthusiasm for children's illustration. Each month will see one of us setting a theme for us to respond to, and I have just completed my illustration for the first theme 'Science and the Zoo' today:<br />
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jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-74545273682065153892012-08-18T15:02:00.005-07:002012-08-18T15:02:48.178-07:00getting up to speed ... It has been pointed out to me in the last few days that i am absolutely appalling at keeping this blog up to date, so i thought i should probably post an entry of some of the things i have been working on.<br />
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I was very excited this week to finally get my paws on a light box to replace my rather awkward technique of sticking things to the window and hoping the light is strong enough to see through to the drawing paper. So i'm really hoping this will help me with some of the projects i have on the go - such as the hand lettering for my sister's wedding invites.<br />
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I've been working on a lot of competition entries, so as soon as i can i'll get some of those images up too.<br />
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I used to do a fair bit of portrait work, and so i thought i would see if my drawing skills were still up to scratch and use the results as the basis for some experimentation with my colouring techniques. The first is a rather flattering self portrait, in one of my favourite hats which i drew whilst listening to some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPztk7YIwbw" target="_blank">Camille O'Sullivan</a> and i think the cabaret influence can be seen in this picture. The second is a portrait of my good friend Lisa, who has the most marvellous hair (even if some of it is borrowed).</div>
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jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-39146349323882374302012-06-04T10:08:00.000-07:002012-06-04T10:08:06.626-07:00Happy PuppyIntroducing Chekhov, the happiest dog in the world ... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anyway, to get the ball rolling here is a doodle i drew on thursday evening, at the brilliant fun and awesomely ace <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/doodle_planet" target="_blank">Doodle Planet</a>, i think he is a happy cloud whale .... </div>
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<br />jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-78764971046427552962011-12-24T03:23:00.000-08:002011-12-24T03:39:47.895-08:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d206qmDFss1nWQv7cK7SzYsPD5QZO_NGal9qYVX1OTe8Zy9h7itzywUx6n_SpMPijUPDxgg7bbdoEEpofFvq2-tRGpbDFcFVOk5JPLwhgDkqD-oZ17-kVCqbRivhwv_6z5uxQpy36Bk/s1600/xmas+penguins.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d206qmDFss1nWQv7cK7SzYsPD5QZO_NGal9qYVX1OTe8Zy9h7itzywUx6n_SpMPijUPDxgg7bbdoEEpofFvq2-tRGpbDFcFVOk5JPLwhgDkqD-oZ17-kVCqbRivhwv_6z5uxQpy36Bk/s320/xmas+penguins.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689654882606586626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKmih8H2nOxviJcSWw0ymv1aRpeytPNb2Qri2jxlmUv8I8yLCfTvmgOh4t5oAhN72SjRspWfd9TbM13H_1EOfdBsNodnBLVuOWc33YYo7Q3cvUZU05imd3DOsD57jWStCTWIDVJpR_kg/s1600/xmasbear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKmih8H2nOxviJcSWw0ymv1aRpeytPNb2Qri2jxlmUv8I8yLCfTvmgOh4t5oAhN72SjRspWfd9TbM13H_1EOfdBsNodnBLVuOWc33YYo7Q3cvUZU05imd3DOsD57jWStCTWIDVJpR_kg/s320/xmasbear.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689654873486648034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg_oO5o1BThBvfI9FQc2z0NSuJglSnORdyybPp92n5Ky_VgP63n_h86hNf8-kMgemXfriSC4Htgkjs-Ada0rT1PD5OQM70BMuF0oTy6EoTSkk4yl9AozmmRQoI4We5_cf6HhCwU8ZUBE/s1600/xmasreindeer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg_oO5o1BThBvfI9FQc2z0NSuJglSnORdyybPp92n5Ky_VgP63n_h86hNf8-kMgemXfriSC4Htgkjs-Ada0rT1PD5OQM70BMuF0oTy6EoTSkk4yl9AozmmRQoI4We5_cf6HhCwU8ZUBE/s320/xmasreindeer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689654865317059202" /></a>jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-36875867675349392802011-10-19T04:27:00.001-07:002011-10-19T04:43:44.123-07:00Freak for Amelia's Magazine<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Recently i've been doing some illustration for <a href="http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/">Amelia's Magazine</a>, the most recent of which is this one, interpreting Illamasqua's new fragrance Freak. <div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGbfO903sOJ0AKCftmp7bZ11Pr9FeSbLKqtatz2IzScWalDmTEZDb_8ZJ_9HSdbryCr6YtE7kp8vqZXncOfnYLKCDQG9v1z_m4OCFWrbZLRf6AL-X9nWosgK4LO7lIhA2l_nv34vImEc/s320/Illamasqua-Freak-by-Jessica-Knight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665163980671753218" /></div><div>I had an awful lot of fun working on this image, something a bit different from what i normally do. I wanted to reference the existing glamourous advertising images for the fragrance, as well as to try and capture some of the spirit of the Illamasqua brand, as dark and sexy but also playful. </div>jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-18270984473413444862011-10-17T05:00:00.001-07:002011-10-17T05:02:06.047-07:00Happy bear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mjvBMV9A2OAW79p9RG3M3COtq0gb670vz6KUZpRZHEdS62CL0cKi5ohj4oKOQvFWNpAkbA_A9DDVeDfCq3UvfsIK5yhyhG2Zg3HR8u6T6C4XH5FRI7P9IV0oPZ_TzGRlySR8qBzoHvA/s1600/bearfishcol.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mjvBMV9A2OAW79p9RG3M3COtq0gb670vz6KUZpRZHEdS62CL0cKi5ohj4oKOQvFWNpAkbA_A9DDVeDfCq3UvfsIK5yhyhG2Zg3HR8u6T6C4XH5FRI7P9IV0oPZ_TzGRlySR8qBzoHvA/s320/bearfishcol.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664430083875847202" /></a><br />Here is a happy bear, a little sneak at something i'm working on, keeping me amused on a chilly gloomy autumn morning ... <div><br /></div>jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1945717747608763424.post-54795352080587485292011-08-08T08:31:00.000-07:002011-08-08T08:38:00.622-07:00Brand new baby<div style="text-align: left;">In very exciting news, my friends Tom and Mimi had a little baby boy in the early hours of Saturday morning, he is 100% gorgeous and i get to be his Fairy Godmother! It's a complete case of awesome, beamish and wow!</div><div>
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It was an exciting time for all of us but i am very aware of how much hard work is ahead of me ... i'm looking forward to that.</div><div><br /></div><div>In other news i spotted one of my lovely friend's work in Paperchase yesterday which was brilliant, work she got from exhibiting at New Designers in 2009, a nicely timed reminder that despite the overwhelming amount of competition, success is possible! </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9lVLkULwdFPwnDkqwSTcQXlrHvUTxwIw8kbN5pq4AsSFuKY2Jg_6y2Zc31FMGncLrfQNbc22w2PRDsj2p2lc22fqf3bXPKdXJ2l4Wfp4KBNLydN-xMhmxmbNNMYjb6NYoulnUOx7Jro/s320/lizzpchase.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629120281541964722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTDsZIkpvSB_3HxFKv5gRD9gp0jtSXH-BGxecCI3pf9lNGOjfTWC4IGgX22sYx8HWPSyVEIC6X_6L-JoPD03NuZ9f0ye1V4anJqqjPLHdgxFsV142w6EZi_w0B9HoH-W4fZ5ykPyhzO0/s1600/264732_10150250794684835_511579834_7390428_7514944_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTDsZIkpvSB_3HxFKv5gRD9gp0jtSXH-BGxecCI3pf9lNGOjfTWC4IGgX22sYx8HWPSyVEIC6X_6L-JoPD03NuZ9f0ye1V4anJqqjPLHdgxFsV142w6EZi_w0B9HoH-W4fZ5ykPyhzO0/s1600/264732_10150250794684835_511579834_7390428_7514944_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTDsZIkpvSB_3HxFKv5gRD9gp0jtSXH-BGxecCI3pf9lNGOjfTWC4IGgX22sYx8HWPSyVEIC6X_6L-JoPD03NuZ9f0ye1V4anJqqjPLHdgxFsV142w6EZi_w0B9HoH-W4fZ5ykPyhzO0/s1600/264732_10150250794684835_511579834_7390428_7514944_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The one in the middle, with the couple holding on to balloons.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pearlbutton.tumblr.com/">http://pearlbutton.tumblr.com/</a></div>jessica knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205807779917667183noreply@blogger.com0