Uppercase Magazine is having a call for entry for their 5th surface pattern design guide. They will select 100 designers to feature in their upcoming guide. I thought I’d give it a try so today I gathered a bunch of my pattern designs. I tried to narrow down 9 that showcased my best work, while …
Magnetic Fridge Notepads
I’m so excited to announce that a design I did earlier this year for Northern Cards will be available for purchase soon. You can find art on products anywhere, including those notepads that stick on your fridge. It’s so amazing to see my art going out onto the world! Here is the copy from Northern …
Minted greeting card design
Shop now: Minted.com I am so excited to announce my greeting card design has won an Editor’s pick from Minted‘s Small Steps Big Moments: Greeting Cards Challenge contest! I’ve been entering my work at Minted for quite some time and got very serious about studying the greeting card market this past year. I submitted a …
Coaching and setting goals
It’s been some time since I worked with a coach. If you’re not already doing so, I highly recommend doing this for your business, or any personal goals you might have. The best part about coaching for me is accountability. This is huge! If you are going to workout, meeting a friend for a run …
Mindless Doodles?
Sometimes ideas come when mindless doodling. My latest idea is self publishing a coloring book. This wasn’t on my list of goals for 2022, but I think it would be really fun and just came to me. There’s a reason art is therapy: Doodling in Procreate on my iPad with a cup of coffee (or …
New Year…reflections and goals
It’s January 1: A time to look back on the previous year and make resolutions or goals for the new year. Thinking back on my business in 2021, I tend to get frustrated that I’m not further along but I have to remind myself where I started. I began drawing pretty regularly again in March …
Review of Bonnie Christine’s Immersion
I have been out of school for a lot of years. The past 18 I’ve spent getting my kids through their schooling! Now I have an senior in high school and a sophomore in college. Out of necessity, the world went online during COVID-19. After witnessing online learning with my kids, having every client meeting …
Custom Stationery
Who doesn’t love to receive mail? Not email, REAL mail, or snail mail…whatever you want to call it. There is something special about opening the mailbox and seeing a letter addressed to you, feeling the weight of the paper and the mark of the pen, and enjoying the permanence of it. It conveys that someone …
Opening Shop
It’s almost the holidays, and we all know what that means…shopping! I’ve finally decided to take the plunge this year and put my designs on products. There are so many options from mugs to kitchen supplies, shower curtains, bedspreads and other home decor. So if you’re able, support Small Businesses this year…It’s more important than …