Cute Tree Christmas

 For: Marie and fam
Occasion: Christmas

Lots of cuteness is happening over at the King Pinto house, so for Marie's Christmas card I drew the cutest little Christmas tree I've ever seen! I hope they are all doing great and looking forward to a wonderful celebration together. 

Polar Bear Christmas

 For: Jackie and fam
Occasion: Christmas

To help Jax, Kev, and little miss Emily celebrate little miss's first Christmas, I drew a pretty pink polar bear wearing a fun fleece hat during some snow fall. Look at the wonder in the polar bear's eyes! I hope they are having a wonderful holiday season and I can't wait to finally meet Emily soon!

Cracker Christmas

For: Sandie
Occasion: Christmas

Sandie has been a great support to me this year, and as I was reflecting on that, this card concept just popped into my head! A British Christmas card, in three acts:

Act 1: an illustration of a Christmas cracker on the front of a gatefold card.

Act 2: the glimpse of a surprise inside.

Act 3: a loud POP and a "Merry Christmas Sandie!" message.

I had so much fun with this card, and I hope Sandie and fam are able to find enough crackers for their celebration this year!

Christmas Tree Shelving

 For: Jennifer
Occasion: Christmas

To help Jennifer ring in the holly jollies, I did an illustration of the most ridiculously shelved books she'll have ever seen! I don't mind the mayhem, as it results in a lovely tree with a shiny star on top (which is why they don't let me touch anything at the lirbaries!).  It's been a wild year, and I am sending lots of good wishes for health and wealth in 2022.

Christmas Forest

 For: The Currys
Occasion: Christmas

To wish my very favorite Twinlaws a delightful holiday season, I watercolor illustrated this plucky little fella taking a triangle tree to help make his home festive! I cannot contain my excitement at getting to see Mark and Becky in just a handful of days -- we will be so festive and holly jolly!

Graduation Sun

 For: Erin
Occasion: Graduation

Graduating during a pandemic while working in healthcare more than full-time, while momming and keeping the wheels on? Are you kidding me? We had to celebrate this incredible achievement with the cutest sun collage and a glittery mortarboard cap. I hope Erin is super pleased to have checked the degree off the list, and can keep on kicking butt!

Christmas Stockings

 For: The Mungers
Occasion: Christmas

To wish the Munger Fam a happy holiday season, I did an illustration of three stockings with their initials on them and a gold and silvery tinsel wrapped around the stocking hanging rod! It's been quite a year for us all, and I hope Santa leaves lots of wonderful little goodies for them on Christmas!

Hanukkah Bow

 For: My Biegens
Occasion: Hanukkah

To help Win and fam celebrate the festival of lights, I drew the shiniest, bluest, 6-sided-star-of-David pointiest bow I could ever have dreamed of. I love how shiny it is! It's rare that Debbie Dots attempts a shiny metallic effect, but with how cool this looks, we wonder why. Hoping the Biegens had a lovely time celebrating together and really let the light in after a year of blechy darkness!

Fishing Birthday

 For: Mark
Occasion: his birthday

To help celebrate Mark's birthday, I created a Happy Birthday message mixed with a fish and fishing pole. The letters are cut out of yellow origami paper and the fish and pole were drawn in gel pen. I love how this turned out and hope it's got Mark dreaming of some summer fun!

Moon Birthday

 For: Aunt Kat
Occasion: her birthday

For Aunt Kat's birthday card this year, I did a watercolor of a crescent moon paired with some gold and silver celestial bodies and a few plants as well! Aunt Kat has a great calming energy, so this is a wonderful way to try to depict that visually. And I've really enjoyed playing around with sky paintings recently, and apparently there was a solar eclipse yesterday? Strange things are afoot celestially to celebrate Kat's big day!

Cake Birthday

 For: Paul
Occasion: his birthday

For Paul's birthday card, I went with some bright origami paper and a few marker details to make this festive cake collage. What a tasty slice of cake! I hope Paul has a great birthday and gets a favorite treat to help celebrate the big day. 

Plaid Birthday

 For: Uncle Jim
Occasion: his birthday

To celebrate Uncle Jim's birthday this year, I drew my own plaid on cardstock with different markers and pens (and a ruler, of course!). I paired it with some geometrical liney shapes to continue the theme and wrote a "Happy Birthday To You!" message in my best architect's font. It was such a treat to see Uncle Jim earlier this fall -- I hope he had a wonderful birthday!