Mountain Man Birthday

For: Warren
Occasion: his birthday

To celebrate Warren's 77th birthday, I did a watercolor of him in decked out in all his orange hiking hear and hiking up a mountain. We had a great time hiking Mount Bethel on the big day, and, no surprises, Warren beat me and his daughter up to the top with no trouble at all. Here's to another trip around the sun. 

Swimming Bear Birthday

For: Aunt Sherry
Occasion: her birthday

Aunt Sherry has learned to swim and is now amazing at it! To help celebrate her birthday this year, I created this adorable little bear in swim gear getting ready to dive. I love how playful and fun it is! Aunt Sherry is such a cool a lady and I hope she has an amazing year. 

Colorful Birthday

For: Laura
Occasion: her birthday

To celebrate Laura's birthday this year, I created a bright watercolor of several bars in a chevron-type pattern! I love how the colors bleed into each other  and just look pretty cool. I hope Laura is enjoying fall and is looking forward to another amazing year. 

Many Thanks

For: People Who Needed to be Thanked
Occasion: Thank You

I had the occasion to make several thank you cards recently, and I figured I should post them for all to see!

Snoopy Birthday

For: The Twin
Occasion: her birthday

Twin and Nathan love the Peanuts gang, so to celebrate our birthday this year, I made The Twin her very own Snoopy-as-baker birthday card! Look how happy he is about his beautiful cake! I love how this card turned out, and I love the twin too! I hope she enjoyed our birthday, and I can't wait to see her soon.

Pink and Black Birthday

For: Bridget
Occasion: her birthday

For Bridget's birthday card this year, I created a black-on-pink floral design with some fun geometric shapes. I filled in the "happy birthday!" message where I could to emulate the design of the flower. I really like how this card turned out, and I hope Bridge is enjoying the last days of summer!

World Birthday

For: Uncle Greg
Occasion: his birthday

To help celebrate Uncle Greg's birthday, I created a watercolor of a map of the world. Paired with a "Happy Birthday!" message, the card has a very classy look. I really like how it turned out, and I hope he had a great birthday!

Ray Smuckles Birthday

For: Mike
Occasion: his birthday

Mike likes a comic called Achewood that features a bear named Ray Smuckles. I did my best rendition of him contemplating a birthday cake with candles reading "29." I don't know much about the comic, but the look of this card makes me laugh. I had a great time celebrating Mike's birthday with him and I hope he has an amazing year!

Fresh Cupcake Birthday

For: Sarah
Occasion: her birthday

To celebrate Sarah's birthday, I did a drawing of the happiest cupcake possible in some sweet early 90s hip hop garb. The text behind it reads "Fresh," indicating that the cupcake is in fact, very cool. The drawing makes me so happy, and I hope it added some joy to Sarah's day, too!

Cat Engagement

For: Jess and O'Shea
Occasion: Congratulations

Jess and O'Shea got engaged, and to celebrate, I did my best rendition of the "I want to draw a cat for you" cats at the moment of the proposal. The idea of this card cracks me up, and luckily for me, the cats aren't too hard to replicate. We had a great time hosting them to dinner to celebrate, and can't wait for the wedding!

Heart Get Well Soon

For: Sarah
Occasion: Get Well Soon

Sarah has had just a stupid, stupid, stupid amount of health issues recently, all related to a heart problem. To let her know she's in my heart, I did a watercolor of a heart with a heart stamp and the text "you are here" in stamps. I love the idea of the card and I hoped it wasn't too creepy--turns out she loved it! I love Sarah so much and hope she recovers as soon as possible!

Tree Birthday

For: Molly

Occasion: her birthday

For Molly's birthday card this year, I created a water color of a beautiful tree painting I saw in Vail. I thought it was beautiful and both relaxing and energetic--a combo that Molls will need for another school year! I miss her a lot and hope she's looking forward to an amazing year!