Cat Glasses Birthday

For: Aunt Joan
Occasion: her birthday

My aunt is a super fun lady, so to celebrate her birthday, I made this super fun cat! She has sewn a bunch of cat stuffed animals for sick kids, so I featured a friendly feline wearing a great pair of glasses and a festive party hat. I miss Aunt Joan a bunch and hope she's having a great holiday season!

Ampersand Wedding Card

For: Uncle Brian and Aunt Liz
Occasion: Their Wedding

My uncle got married over the Thanksgiving holiday with a lovely ceremony and reception. To wish he and his bride well, I created a whimsical card featuring a giant ampersand with some love birds perched atop. All together, the card reads, "And they lived happily ever after..." We had such a good time at the wedding--I hope married life is a fairy tale for them!

Optical Illusion Q

For: Quam
Occasion: his birthday

To celebrate Quam's birthday, I made the fanciest "Q" that I've ever even seen. It's so swirly and line-y, just try not to get caught in an infinite loop looking at it. The complexity of the card was fun to figure out, and came at a time that I needed something else to focus on. It's no surprise to me that Quam provided me that distraction--he's a great friend and I hope he has the most wonderful year!

Love Turkey Thanksgiving

For: The Walsh-Rock hosts
Occasion: Thanksgiving

The Walsh-Rocks hosted another fabulous Thanksgiving celebration in their home this year. There was love, laughter, and more pies than I've ever seen in one place all together. I so loved being able to spend the holiday with my family, and felt I had to thank those who made it all possible. This little turkey with heart feathers does the job just fine, I feel. I'm so thankful to be part of the best family of them all!

Team Walsh Thank You

For: Team Walsh

Occasion: Thank You

Out of no where, Team Walsh sent me some stamps and supply funds for the Debbie Dots enterprise! As a thank you for their amazing generosity, I created a team poster of the whole gang in matching blues and teals. Everyone looks great don't they? I can't wait to see them all at Walsh Thanksgiving/Wedding-palooza next week!

Mountain Birthday

For: Win
Occasion: her birthday

For Win's birthday card, I created a fun and spunky watercolor mountain scene. Win is a big part of why I live in Colorado (she put the idea in my head after college), and so I wanted to feature our mountains. I love Win so much and I wish her nothing but the best for this next year--maybe we'll get up to the mountains together some time soon!

Flower Birthday

For: Maddie
Occasion: her birthday

For Maddie's birthday, I decided to play around with some shading of my fancy colored pencils. I went with funky flowers, and look how cool they turned out! I hope Maddie is enjoying school and that this next year brings all kinds of whimsy and fun.

Blue New Home

For: Alli and Mark
Occasion: New Home

Alli and Mark just bought their first house in Summit, and to celebrate, I did a whimsical version of their home. It's playful and fun while still demonstrating a fair attention to detail. We wish them many happy years and memories--can't wait to come see the place!

Hip Get Well Soon

For: The Twin
Occasion: Get Well Soon

The Twin had hip surgery recently, so to usher in a speedy recovery, I drew her a skeleton of hips telling her "You'll heal up just fine!" Below, I borrowed a line from Shakira to offer them some reliability: "These hips don't lie." So far, The Twin is doing just great and I'm happy to help out and watch Gilmore Girls while she recovers. 

Fox Birthday

For: Alyssa
Occasion: her birthday

For Alyssa's birthday card this year, I created a watercolor of a classy fox that I paired with a background of similarly colored shapes. I loved doing the shading on this little guy. And it seems like foxes are becoming the next owl in hip animal illustrations, so I was excited to be on trend for one of my chicest friends!

Hanger Encouragement

For: A Friend
Occasion: Encouragement

Someone close to me recently got some discouraging news, so to send along my good vibes, I created this card featuring a hanger bent into a "hang in there" message. I used my metallic marker with some colorful accents to give it some shape; unfortunately it's hard to make out in the photo on the dark background. I'm sending good luck to the card recipient and all who may need it!

Flower Birthday

For: Theresa
Occasion: her birthday

Theresa is a fabulous inspiration, support, and guide to so many who have been fortunate enough to cross paths with her. For her birthday card this year, I created some flowers and used my fancy colored pencils to do some shading. I think it came out beautiful and I hope Theresa had a wonderful and relaxing day.