Erin Kubo Illustration

August Theme Poll

For next month's theme, I wanted to bring back some of the un-winning options from previous polls to give them another chance!

July Stack

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It's sticker mailing day, my friends!  Thank you to my dear friend (and fellow patron) Jennifer for helping me out with stickering and stamping this month 💛

JULY SET REVEAL!

Today, I give you the winner of this month's theme poll:  FLORAL DEMONS!  Thank you to all those who voted!  

Whomst among these would you form a contract with?  Personally I'm partial to the bottom rightmost demon.  

June Monthly Illustration - "Aberration"

I've been working on this one on and off for a few weeks, so it feels good to finally be done and happy with it!

I used a combo of pen and brushwork for the ink and colored it digitally.  I vastly prefer traditional line-art over digital, and I also prefer digital color over traditional, so a combination usually ge...

July Theme Poll

Well!  What shall the stickers be for July, dear patrons? 

June Stack

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I've done a bit of a packaging update which I'd like to be a surprise, but for now I can tell you that the new packaging is made out of recycled materials!  I've contemplated making the switch to more eco-friendly materials for a few months, and though I really love the bright yello...

Mermaids!

Here are May's mermaid illustration(s)!  I've been really enjoying noodling around with microns and markers in my sketchbook lately, so I went ahead and did a few based on patron suggestions.  I think Ms. Pink with the sprouts is my favorite  🌱

Thank you all for your patience; life has been pretty roug...

JUNE SET REVEAL 🍓

Here it is... the CAKE N' BEANS set!  (I call those little round guys I draw "beans")

I allowed myself to make a purely self-indulgent set because June is my birthday month...  Thus, I give you pretty cakes and funny creatures.  I hope that you enjoy this silly set!  

P.S. I know I'm late on my...

(Belated) May Stack!

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I am emerging from post-vaccine fog to say: whoops!  I sent May stickers off last Thursday but forgot to post my traditional stack picture to let you all know they were on their way.  So, some of you have already got them!   For those of you who haven't: keep an eye out.  They...

MAY STICKER SET REVEAL 🐾

Here it is.... the Dogs About Town set!!  This theme veeeerrry narrowly won this month's theme poll, so apologies to those who were hoping for "little watercolor creatures".  Don't despair, because I will be doing those at some point in the future ;) 

But for now... DOGZ!!!  I'd love to hear what you...

April Monthly Illustration

Hi!  Hello!  I hope you are all doing well!  Here is my illustration for April, titled The Tending of Worms (A Labor of Love) and done in watercolor and colored pencils.

This one was not based on any requests; I was feeling inspired and wanted to use my colored pencils again.  I have complic...

April Stack!

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Good news:  April stickers are on! their! way! to you!  ✈️ 

Paper Surprise Sticker Club is BACK!!!

Oh, sticker club!  How I have missed you!!  My march hiatus is officially over, and I bring you images of the April sticker set: Cosmic Tide  🌊

As a thank you for sticking it out with me over the break, I'm upgrading this April's set with silver foil (visible in the second photo). &nbs...

IMPORTANT (PLEASE READ!) - Spring Break 🌷

Hello dear patrons!  I have some important news:  Paper Surprise Sticker Club will go on a short hiatus for the month of March.

Billing cycles have been set to automatically pause for March and resume in April.  This means that all current patrons will not be charged for the mont...

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February Stack

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Hello!!  Some of you may have already gotten yours, but February stickers have all been sent earlier this week.   I hope you enjoy your gnomes!  I believe there's been some mail delays recently due to weather, so like always please let me know if your stickers go missing 💛

January Illustration - A Gnome Princess

Thank you to my dear friend Anna for suggesting a gnome princess for this month's illustration!  I wanted to draw every suggestion I got this month, but I'm under a really tough deadline for some freelance work so, for now, miss gnome stands alone.

This long carrot was inspired by a really long parsnip we got in ou...

February Set Reveal and a Planner Spread

Hello everyone!  The winner of this month's theme poll was... GNOME COOKIN'!  I had a -ton- of fun with this one.  I hope you enjoy these little gnomes and their earthy treats.

Also!  I recently discovered I have a 2021-01-26 00:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post

February Theme Poll

It's time to decide the fate of February's sticker set!  I have to admit I have my heart set on drawing food, but January's theme was a non-poll decision so I'd like to give you all the chance to have some influence on what kind of food it is:

January Stack

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Hi everyone!  January stickers have been mailed off as of yesterday; please keep an eye out for them as usual.  🐍

January's stack was the biggest month yet; thank you so much to new members, continuing members, and past members! I don't think you can see this unless you're looking a...

December Illustration (Patron Suggestion)

Here's December's monthly illustration based on a suggestion by lovely $11 patron, Daniela!

The suggestion was "desert fairies."  I took a lot of inspiration from dry grasses and succulents, as well as Welwitschia Mirabilis, a beautiful plant I did not know about until googling inspo for these fairies:

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January Set Reveal

January's theme is........ PARTY SNAKES!!

Here are two explanations for you to choose from:

Option A: As we enter the new year, I wanted to do something upbeat and celebratory.  Snakes have long been a symbol of rebirth and renewal, so they are a perfect choice of imagery as we refle...

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The Christmas Prank

Hello and Happy Holidays, kind patrons!

I impulsively made another Christmas Creature poem over the course of the last 3 days.  Sometimes when inspiration strikes, you just gotta put everything down and go for it.  Making this was honestly a treat...  I used Dr. PH Martin's radiant concentrated watercolor...

December Stack & General Updates

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First, December stickers are officially on their way to you!  I know I have said this every month since this club began, but it is especially true this month: expect mail delays<...