Bee Birthday

 For: Lydia
Occasion: her birthday

For Lydia's birthday card, I drew the plumpest, happiest bee floating along in a party hat! I hope she has a great day and an even better year!

Gordon Ramsey Birthday

 For: Alex
Occasion: his birthday

Alex and Amy are big Gordon Ramsey fans, so for Alex's birthday card, I tried to do an illustration of the angry chef himself (he's a hard dude to draw, I learned). I hope they had an awesome time celebrating at the restaurant!

Crane Birthday

 For: Jess
Occasion: her birthday

Red cranes have been on my mind a lot due to a poetry project I've been helping with, so when it came time to make Jess's birthday card, a red crane arrived! I had a lot of fun using oranges and pinks to make the red crane shine. I miss Jess a lot and hope she is doing well!

Bird Bam Birthday

 For: Aunt Sioux
Occasion: her birthday

For Aunt Sioux's birthday, I did an illustration of a mahjong bird bam tile! Twin and the aunts are having a great time learning mahjong together and Aunt Sioux has particularly taken to the game. I hope to someday play with them, too! Until then, I hope Aunt Sioux has an amazing year!

Frog Knight Alligator Birthday

 For: Ankeet
Occasion: his birthday

For Goober's birthday, for reasons, I did an illustration of a frog on an alligator with a sword. You know how it can be. I hope Goober had a great wrap to the school year and is looking forward to summer!

Retro TV Birthday

 For: Ceci
Occasion: her birthday

To help Ceci celebrate her birthday, I did an illustration of an old-timey TV featuring a program with some flowers in party hats on it (that is a show I would love to watch, actually!). I hope Ceci is having a wonderful start to summer and looking forward to lots of fun!

Lemur Birthday

 For: Alexander
Occasion: his birthday

For Alexander's first birthday card from me, I did an illustration of the most huggy, eager lemur I could imagine. It has been such a treat getting to know Alexander and I'm looking forward to a year of fun and adventure (and lemur hugs) together!

Norbit Dragon Birthday

 For: Adam
Occasion: his birthday

Adam's birthday card features a sweet little dragon friend that was featured in this year's sock puppet video, Norbit! I am delighted how sweet he is and how happy Adam was was to receive this card. I love my nephew so much and can't believe he is 8 years old already!

Birdsong Birthday

 For: Castelli
Occasion: her birthday

To celebrate my Castelli-dear's birthday, I did an illustration of a sweet little bird in a party hat singing on the breeze! I love how happy and sweet this card turned out and I hope Christina has the best year yet!

Tattoo Birthday

 For: Alex
Occasion: his birthday

For Alex's birthday card, I drew an illustration of him getting a birthday cake tattoo! I love the colors and how happy his little smile is. I miss Alex a lot and hope he has a great birthday!

Taskmaster Birthday

 For: Megan
Occasion: their birthday

Like me, Megan is a big fan of the greatest show in the world, Taskmaster! To celebrate their birthday, I made a faux-task with the iconic TM seal.

On the inside, the task is "have a happy birthday. your time starts now." 

I love this card construction and hope Megan has the happiest birthday of all the birthdays to ever birthday!

Birthday Tea

 For: Lexi
Occasion: her birthday

To celebrate dear Lexi's birthday, I did a collage of a beautiful tea cup and "Happy Birth-Tea!" letters! I love how this card turned out and hope Lexi is having the very best spring and summer.

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.