Bubble Hair Birthday

 For: Daissy
Occasion: her birthday

For Daissy's birthday card, I tried out a different illustration style and used lots of little circles to try to capture her curly hair! There's a mixture of calm and energy in this card that is really interesting to me...I hope Daissy has that kind of year in the perfect ratio!

Monster Birthday

 For: Chris
Occasion: his birthday

For Chris's birthday card this year, I drew a sweet little monster on his way to a birthday party on a bike with a bushel of balloons! I really love how the balloons interact, with the red and teal overlaying to a purple and it all matches the bike and hat and hooray! Here's hoping Chris has a wonderful day. 

Taskmaster Birthday

 For: Marie
Occasion: her birthday

Marie is a superfan of the greatest show ever: Taskmaster! To celebrate her birthday, I created a birthday card in the form of an iconic task with the TM red seal. I love the unique card fold to pull this off!

On the inside, the task: Have a great birthday. Your time starts now. I hope Marie has an amazing day and that this year is full of lots of laughter and silliness!

Golf Birthday

 For: Johnson
Occasion: his birthday

Johnson loves golf, so for his birthday card I did a simple collage with a goofy pun: "Have a Tee-rific birthday!" I miss Johnson a lot and hope life in Ohio is even more delightful than he could have dreamt!

K Birthday

 For: Krystina
Occasion: her birthday

For Krystina's birthday card, I did a colorful illustration of a K! I really think Krystina is just the best and am hoping she enjoyed these colors, the card, and has a wonderful day!

Colorado Birthday

 For: Conor
Occasion: his birthday

For Conor's birthday card, I did an adaptation of the Colorado flag and updated it with an "nor" to spell Conor! I am forever delighted that Conor and I share a state now, and hope we get to enjoy Colorful Colorado together soon!

Birdie Invites

 For: Mollie and Colin
Occasion: Their Wedding

I was honored to be asked to do Mollie and Colin's wedding invites for their big day! Mollie is a big fan of my watercolors, and after a few convos about what they were hoping for, we landed on this sweet image of the happy couple mirrored by the two birds on the branch. I love these invites and was so happy to hear that the guests loved them, too!

Love Bird Wedding

 For: Mollie and Colin
Occasion: Their Wedding

To congratulate Mollie and Colin on their wedding day, I did a watercolor of two sparrows circling each other. I used this rich emeraldy/foresty green prominently (their wedding color!) and really just enjoyed creating this for my dear friends. Check out their wedding invites above!

Guitar Birthday

 For: Jordan
Occasion: his birthday

Twin's coworker Jordan is a wonderful human, and I really enjoy our nearly annual coffee dates! To celebrate his birthday, I did a mixed media collage to create a guitar with a Debbie Dots first: unstrung twine as guitar strings! It was so lovely to laugh with Jordan on his big day and I hope this next year is incredible!

Balloon Dog Birthday

 For: Dare
Occasion: his birthday

To celebrate Dare's birthday, I did a watercolor illustration of two balloon dogs that must be filled with helium to fly that high! They are meant to be representations of the two Hoffmeister pups. I miss Dare a lot and hope he had a wonderful day!

Shiny Birthday

 For: Aunt Sherry
Occasion: her birthday

For Aunt Sherry's birthday card, I used a shiny gold marker to spell out "Happy Birthday!" in a fun font and then embellished it with white polka dots and circles. I really like how this turned out, and hope Aunt Sherry has the very best day!

Train Birthday

For: Scott

Occasion: his birthday

I had the real pleasure of hanging out with Scott and Theresa in May, and I learned so much about Scott! For this birthday card, I did an illustration of train tracks in an S shape coming out of a coffee cup and with a train among the trees, stars, moon, and sun! I hope Scott enjoyed the card and had a wonderful day!