We have a winner..
Congratulations, Floriana! Marijke Buurlage’s colorful cactus print yours.
Thanks to all for joining the competition! If you would still like to have one of Marijke’s illustrations for your wall: you’ll find a beautiul collection of prints in her Etsy shop.
A new giveaway will open Monday. Happy weekend!

About Marijke
Based in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, Marijke Buurlage has been working as a freelance illustrator since her graduation from the Minerva Academy in Groningenin in 2013. She mostly illustrates for editorial clients, creating all kinds of works for magazines, children’s books, posters and more. The subjects are diverse, but what all of her works have in common is their liveliness and the vibrant colors that give them a very lovely, unique character.
Marijke also runs a superfun collaboration with her mom called Stitchy Friday, in which her mother re-creates Marijke’s illustrations in beautiful embroideries. They share an update on Instagram every Friday!
For more, Visit Marijke’s website or follow her on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Marijke sells prints and other illustrated items on Etsy & Society6.
Below are some more of my favorites. Nice to know: the pretty lady in the third image is a self-portrait!



I love all the beautiful colours. I would like to win!
I love them! I hope to win!
Crossing my fingers and toes, what a beautiful illustration!
very interesting – so simple and yet, not simple in effect. great fun to look at and see how she did that!
Me please!!! Me please!!!
I would love to win 🙂
Just moved into a new home. Would definitely help with our extremely white minamilst apartment. Just gorgeous!
So gorgeous! I would love to win to decorate my new office!!
Oh yes please! I know just where this beauty would go in my home.
I have just subscribed and would love to win a print 🙂
These prints are beautiful and hold so much life in them. I would love to win a print!
I would love to win! The colors and whimsicalness are lovely!
That is insanely gorgeous. Great find!
Ons kleurrijke huis zal nog mooier zijn met deze mooie illustratie van Marijke!
Our colorfull home will suit this beatiful illustration by Marijke perfectly!
The print is super cool! I would love to win!!
I love Marijke’s work and it’s thanks to her I’ve found your awesome blog so excited to have a mooch around. I’m going to be quite greedy now as I already have 9 of Marijke’s prints but I definitely wouldn’t say no to a tenth! 🙂
I love the work of Marijke Buurlake so very much and it would be a wonderful inspiration to have some work of her in my workspace! And something different to all my “little dollies” and children’s book illustrations!!! So fingers crossed 🙂
I love Marijke’s work– I featured it on my instagram on art I adore by Women @_tubetops ! I found your site through her instagram and I love your style and picks!
What a great selection of artists, Heidi! I love it!!
Pick me, pick me!
I really want to win that beautiful print! I just started a new instagram blog @printtii and this art print would be a perfect item to be photographed and posted on that blog! I want to have it on my wall! 🙂
Greetings from Rovaniemi, Finland.
Reetta / @printtii
Would look nice on my wall!
I just love this Happy Land!
Yes plz!
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I would love to have such a colorful poster! It’s impressive
i want to – it’s a win!
I adore the illustrations of Marijke Buurlage. Her use of colors are so joyful and I love her playful scenes.
(: Her illustrations make me happy 🙂
It would be so cool to win one!
Already subscribed to the list, so many beautiful giveaways! I would love this print, it’d be the perfect thing to bring some color and warmth to our new house
Yes, i would <3 to win :)) her illustrations have great use of colour and composition!
Yes this one is for me…I would love to win…pick me!
For the love of humans and plants, I would like to win this print!
I love this! I would be so thrilled if I won!
It looks so lovely! I’d love to have one of these prints in my art wall !
I loooove everything Marijke does I hope I win <3
Hello, I`m also an illustrator artist, and I really love to collect artworks made by other amazing artists! my bedroom is likes a contemporary museum!?
If I will win, you made my day! ????
Hugs..sonicela art! ??
I would love to hang this illustration next to my drawing table, so it will give me inspiration and motivation every time I’m working on my own drawings, and than hopefully, one day I will be as succesfull and great as Marijke Buurlage! *Never leave your dreams behind!*
I would love to participate 🙂
Beautiful print! Makes me think of growing with a horticulturist for a dad.
I’d really really like to win! <3 The print would look great in my room full of plants 🙂
I’m crossing my finger!!
S.
So so so beautiful! The color palette and style are everything. Hope to win!
Such a lovely piece of art 🙂 It would perfectly fit next to my very first cactus which I got from my last holiday in Spain.
I love illustrations as they bring so much joy to our lives 🙂 Thank you Sandra for your awesome blog magazine!
All the best & good luck to everyone
Nikki 🙂
I love the colors and shapes in this illustration!
What a beautiful portfolio of work! How generous to gift a piece…
I love collecting art work from artists all over the world! It would be so wonderful to win this print 🙂
I’m seriously in love with your art and of course I want to win ???
Me me me me! Please.
Beautiful prints! I would love to have one in my workspace, to have something to look at other than my books all day!
Maijke’s work is so joyful. I’d love to hang this print in my studio to cheer me through the gray winter. Wonderful blog.
I love this artist’s work! What a wonderful print to fill my room with colour. Great blog.
I adore you work, and would be suuoer happy to be the Winner ?