Friends, I shared this lettering on Instagram last week as part of the #riseupshowupunite campaign started by Jessica Hische. I am proud to be supporting @joebiden & @kamalaharris. While I truly believe voting is important every year, this year it is absolutely necessary. I will be casting my vote for women, the urgent need to address climate change, my LGBTQIA friends, those I know working to fight this pandemic every day, and for the hope that better leadership can help bring us together. Check your registration and make a plan to vote. I’m ready to rise up, show up & unite!
Halloween Paper Wonder!!
Spooky season has arrived and one of my favorite cards EVER is now in stores and online! I created the illustration and lettering for this Halloween Paper Wonder in collaboration with designer Claire Darnell and art director Lisa Hadley. It lights up and plays music and is bringing me lots of joy as Halloween approaches! I’m sending a few to family and friends this week.
© Hallmark Licensing, LLC
Dream Big Day Mural for Children’s Mercy Hospital
Last week I had the opportunity to help bring to life this mural illustrated by Matt Kessler for Children’s Mercy Hospital’s Dream Big Day! I was honored to get to contribute the lettering for the mural and loved getting to safely spend time with co-workers painting. This couldn’t have happened without Meredith Tan’s leadership, as well as lots of Hallmark volunteers. The panels are displayed at Crown Center if you are in the area!
Black Lives Matter
Proud to see this new mural in our neighborhood. Black lives matter.
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August Around The Web
Friends the end of August is already here! Time is still moving both fast and slow but overall this was a pretty good month: work was busy and I even had a chance to stop by my desk to pick up a few things, Dale spent the month working from home (I wasn’t alone!!) and we tackled lots of house projects! In the past few weeks we stained our deck, repainted our bedroom, and finally invested in a dehumidifier for our basement. I got to spend time at the pool, finally had an outdoor happy hour with some work friends I hadn’t seen in months, and made a trip to the lake. Life is adapting to the circumstances and I’m super grateful for my home & family!
Around the web this month, Jessica shared how her daughter inspired this new mirror acrylic lettering and it reminded me of my mirror acrylic sign I made a few years ago! Otto unfortunately broke it but would love to get one of Jessica’s.
I know I already mentioned that we painted our bedroom this month, but really we painted it twice… in the same week. I got inspired by these moody color palettes and ended up hating what we choose. Take two worked out though!
I’m ordering this print for above our bed! And thinking about trying Framebridge, has anyone used them before?
My boss shared this last week, it is helpful if you need some background noise!
Hoping to get my hands on some old family photos to test out this website!
As Summer comes to a close I might need to test this recipe out soon…
And with September right around the corner I’m most excited for Dale and I to take a quick road trip to Colorado! i can’t wait to spend lots of time outside and have a few days away from home!