Children's Church Character designs

Created dog characters for a Children's Church Curriculum:

New Business Cards

I recently won a free printing from UPrinting for 250 business cards (from a blog I've been following: WebDesignerDepot). I wanted something a little different than the norm, so I decided to go with the 2x2 die-cut with the rounded corners. I chose the cardstock uncoated as I wanted some texture.
To give the illusion of more texture I started with a background graphic of recycled paper and then created my design and gave it stamped effect by making a mask with some grunge texture.
I'm really looking forward to getting them in the mail!

Mantis Creature

Playing around a little more with my creature.

Front / Above view of Mantis Creature head.

Creature design

I've been wanting to create a creature based on a praying mantis, so I started sketching. Still far from what I want it to be, but a good start.

Another Face Sketch

A little bit ethnic, but not sure which.