I’ve seen this piece of mine used on cards and social posts for Hallmark, and I thought today was the perfect day to share! Happy Heart Day to you, and I hope you have sent some mail or picked up a card for someone special this Valentine’s Day. XOXO
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The talented Hallmark artist Christy Ni and I had a chance to collaborate on some work for Valentine’s Day 2024 and this HVD lettering piece I created was one of my favorite parts! I love how it was applied to this Paper Wonder card, and have enjoyed spotting it in several marketing pieces. I hope you are ready to celebrate heart day with those you love!
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A lot of times I don’t know exactly how my artwork for Hallmark will be used, and I love discovering how designers applied my work to product! This Valentine’s Day card for son features a heart pattern from a past collection I worked on. I love the richness of this card, and hope to see it in stores, too!
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Valentine’s Day (my second favorite holiday after Christmas) is right around the corner! I loved seeing my “Valentine Vibes” lettering included in this fun assortment for Hallmark Mahogany. My talented Visual Studios co-workers also contributed lovely lettering and illustrations used in this group!
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December has come to a close, and I’m having a hard time processing that we are leaving 2023, the year Grant was born! All month was filled with first Christmas activities: we went to our church’s Kristkindl Markt, had brunch with friends in town, took Grant to see Santa, survived a family stomach bug, attended Dale’s work holiday parties, I had my holiday dinner club favorite things exchange, our family visited Enchant KC, we got to meet baby Daphne, celebrated Dianne’s birthday, visited Union Station and Crown Center, and had a magical Christmas Eve/Christmas Day/26th visit to Lawrence! The last few days of the month were spent enjoying Smith family time and heading back to Enchant for New Year’s Eve! Around the web, I was especially inspired by these beautiful ornaments by Mille Amber. Hopefully next year I won’t miss the chance to purchase one! Take a look at her work here.
I also hope that I get a chance to try making these beautiful dinner rolls next Christmas!
London has the most beautiful holiday decorations! I hope to visit in person someday.
A bit of Christmas lettering inspiration
A new to me letterpress studio, the deep emboss is just so stunning.
Would you try this DIY? I would love to try a larger scale version in the doorway between my living room and dining room
After having a chance to try royal icing cookies this year, I could not stop watching these videos!
One of my favorite memories this December was making salt dough ornaments. This was the recipe I used, and despite Grant not loving the handprint ideas we had some super cute Santas to share with his teachers and family!
Saving this for inspiration in the new year, I would love to embroider on a sweater for Grant
I don’t have plans for a sparkly NYE outfit this year, but Grace always has the best roundups
Christmas is just a few days away and I’m thrilled to get to share that this ornament trio I illustrated was used on this beautiful Christmas card for Mom. This holiday season has been extra special since becoming a mom, and can’t wait for all the future Christmas memories we will still create!
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