Sew Mother's Day

 For: Mom
Occasion: Mother's Day

For Mom's Mother's Day card this year, I illustrated some hand stitching or embroidery to create a lovely homemade design. The text reads "Sew lucky to call you Mom!" I love a hobby-based pun and hope Mama feels the love from her children near and far today!

Graduation Glasses

 For: Elly
Occasion: Graduation

Ells both has the coolest glasses AND graduated with her Master's! To celebrate both cool facts, I did an illustration of Ells in a cap and gown with her fantastic purple hair and her glasses reading "Congrats Elly!!!" I think this card is the most fun and I hope she is so proud of all she has accomplished!

Hat Graduation

 For: Riley
Occasion: her graduation

Riley graduated college! To celebrate this monumental achievement, I did an illustration of a Michigan State-colored mortarboard and tassel with the fun text of "that hat tho." It's so cool I can just barely stand it. I hope Riley is super proud of her hard work and ready to take on her bright future!

Big Beer Birthday

 For: Kevin
Occasion: his birthday

To help Kevin celebrate his big day, I drew an illustration of him carrying the world's largest glass of beer! I love his little character and the party hat! I had such a great time celebrating Kevin's big day with a race and then a rooftop hang. I cannot wait to see what this year will bring!

May 4th Birthday

 For: Thomas
Occasion: his birthday

Thomas turns four today! To celebrate his golden birthday, I did an illustration of a calendar marking his special day! I hope Lidia and fam have a wonderful time celebrating the big guy's birthday! 

Cat Birthday

 For: Angie
Occasion: her birthday

My neighbor asked me to make a birthday card for his girlfriend, Angie, and offered some photos of her cat as inspiration! I was struck by the cat's sweet blue eyes and painted him wearing a party hat. I love how this card turned out and hope it helped Angie have a great day!

Bee Birthday

 For: Aunt Lauren
Occasion: her birthday

I've been thinking about bees a lot lately, so to help celebrate Aunt Lauren's birthday I drew a sweet little bee friend holding a cake and party hat and paired the entire design with a "Happy 'Bee' Day!" pun. I hope she has a wonderful birthday and is enjoying all the delights of spring!

Fish Bowl Birthday

 For: Luke
Occasion: his birthday

To help celebrate Luke's birthday, I did an illustration of a triangle fish in a fish bowl-as-vase. I love the shapes of this card and hope Luke has a an awesome day!

Fox Birthday

 For: Aunt Kelly
Occasion: her birthday

For Aunt Kelly's May Day birthday card, I drew a sweet fox mixed up with some vines and a little bird. I love the vibrance of the colors and how lovely this design turned out. Look how fun the little party hats are for the forest party! I hope she has a wonderful day and year. 

Finger Paint Birthday

 For: Dottie
Occasion: her birthday

To help sweet Dottie celebrate her 2nd birthday, I finger-painted the different components of this collage to create a beautiful flower! I am thrilled with how this card came out and am amazed that after all this time that I came up with a new design aesthetic! I hope Dottie has the best birthday and an even better year! 

Rainy Birthday

 For: Anna
Occasion: her birthday

For Anna's birthday card, I created a swirly cloud with raindrops that spell out her name. I really like how this looks and have had so much fun playing with my white and silver pens on the darker paper. I miss Anna and hope she has a wonderful spring!

When I'm 64 Birthday

 For: Dad
Occasion: his birthday

My dad has always been a big Beatles fan, and this year is finally the year when the famous song makes sense! "Will you still need me?" and "Will you still feed me?" surround a beautiful filigree 64 in this lovely design for my dear Dad. I hope he has an amazing day and is looking forward to all the gifts of this incredible age!