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Celebrating Spring with a New Paper Cut Bouquet & Fauna & Flora Collection As Spring arrives, it brings a fresh wave of inspiration for my work, and this season, I’m excited to share a special project in the making—a hand-cut bouquet that celebrates the beauty of nature. Drawing inspiration from Dutch still life flower paintings and the vibrant blooms I...

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This classic Famille Summerbelle WATERFRONT HOUSES illustration has been reimagined for this festive season! Inspired by Julie’s everyday experience cycling along Amsterdam’s canals, looking a the beautiful and iconic Amsterdam canal houses whose facades are punctuated with windows...

Last summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a few days in Barcelona on a mother-daughter trip. Having visited the city years before, I already knew how enchanting it was, but this recent visit rekindled my love for it in new ways. Barcelona is a city best experienced on foot—every corner holds something magical. As you walk, the cityscape...

With this New Year (Happy New Year to all!) comes a brand new illustrated pop up card that is ready for you to download, print and make at home! To receive Famille Summerbelle Pop Up card, just head to Famille Summerbelle, sign up to the newsletter on the homepage and you'll soon receive the printable in your mailbox. Make sure...

Last weekend my son Téo asked me to draw him a spider which I happily did. It got me started to draw and cut a collection of Halloween-themed illustrations. It was really fun to make but we didn't stop there...we then thought it would be really fun to use these illustrations as a template to draw them in a larger...

Very Limited Edition of our iconic paper cut maps, these unique risograph prints in pop colours will brighten up your desk wall or your favourite room! I love risograph prints as they have a lovely grainy quality, each colour is added onto the paper layer by layer that makes each print totally unique. The following maps available are: La France,...

I made over 25 cut-out potted plants inspired by those I grow at home. The largest that can be seen in the photo on the left has grown over 3 meters high! I don't know yet where in our apartment this new series will go but surely in our entrance or on the big wall of our staircase. Check my...

For the Easter Spring break we made a road trip from Amsterdam to Copenhagen with a stopover in Hamburg where we visited part of the famous port (it's huge!) and Miniatur Wunderland. Our youngest loved it! We had incredible weather the few days we spent in Copenhagen. Of course we rented bikes as it's the best way to explore this...

I wanted flowers that never fades so I made this cut out bouquet using Caran d'Ache Neocolor Wax Pastels. The flowers were then cut with a scalpel and I used a thin wire at the back to reinforce the paper stem. Have you ever made paper flowers?

I made this cut out Love Birds inspired by my series of drawings that you can see below. I had made a number of loose drawings on tissue paper as a personal project and I wanted to make a cut out from one of the designs. I'm happy to present my latest cut out piece named Love Birds! The new...

I’m so proud to present the SCHOOLJARENBOEK that I illustrated and made together with my beautiful friend Esther van de Paal along with our fantastic Dutch publisher Snor and talented Studio Fabienne for the book layout! You will love this book as finally you will be able to keep in one place your child annual school photos and memories from...

Hi! Do you remember the illustrated advent calendar I made for my children last December? Well, after your many enthusiastic feedbacks I am happy to offer you a new version to customise at home! In each box you will replace 24 illustrated paper pockets, 24 wooden pegs and a long jute string. All you have to do is fill these...

As the Olympic Games begin today in Tokyo, I am pleased to introduce you to this wonderful city through my cut-out illustrations! On my last trip to Tokyo I had in mind to design a map of it on my return. On the spot I made many sketches of people walking in the street like a group of school kids...

What an honour to be featured in 3 double spreads (!!) in the beautiful Spanish graphic design magazine Visual. Thank you Eduardo Bravo for the interview!

I made this wreath of flowers during the first long lockdown. I was lucky to be able to spend time in my garden where I would see beautiful blooming flowers such as magnolia, daisies, clematis and sunflowers. I created the first wreath cutting a thin sheet of paper by hand with a scalpel. This version is a laser cut created...

Since most of us are in lockdown and cannot hug our dearest friends and family, I thought it would be nice to make something for them to show our appreciation and love. I illustrated this pop up card for you to print and make at home. It’s a fun activity to make in the evening (instead of watching Netflix!) or...

I am so happy about this latest collaboration designing for The House That Lars Built. Last year I designed for them three large painted flowers cut outs that you can print yourself or have them framed on their Print Shop. This year I really enjoyed designing three cards and a home cookie box for Valentine's Day. Numerous international illustrators have...

I would like to wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let's make it creative, colourful! May it brings us all the things and connections we missed this past year. I'm sending virtual hugs to each one of you who has been so supportive this past year! Julie x