Christmas cards are ordered!

I finally finished my Christmas cards and sent them off to be printed. I made two designs--one a little whimsical and the other more formal. I will be selling them as a 10 pack for $5 and the 10 can be all of one kind, half and half, or any other combination.

As I was designing the whimsical card, I started with the tree. It needed something more, but I wasn't sure what to put. As my mind wandered, I thought of one of my husband's former colleagues who is obsessed with anything to do with penguins and suddenly I had my inspiration for how to finish the card. I started with one penguin, but it soon evolved to three penguins caroling. Hopefully it inspires a few holiday smiles.


The formal card has a very "paper-crafted" look. I designed the layers to have a rough linen paper texture and used a rustic color palette. The combination hints to me of wood smoke and thick blankets.

New Items!

I have a new line of magnets called "NeoGems." These are made with clear glass flat marbles and neodymium magnets. I hope to get some festive sets put together this week. I just need to find a better way to get pictures of them.

Here are a few new wood and vinyl creations. First, a 6"x24" wall plaque just in time for Halloween. The blue vinyl is actually purple--it didn't photograph well either.

Next are a couple of 10"x10" magnet boards for hanging photos. My daughter is begging me to make her one to hang her artwork on.

Holiday Decorations

These four block sets make cute holiday decorations. I will be designing more over the next few weeks for the October Farmers Markets as well as for the First Friday/Art Step event at the St. Andrews Episcopal Church on October 2nd from 5PM to 9PM.

Word Art 6" Tiles

I made a couple 6" tiles with sayings on them. I plan to make a bunch more of these with different sayings. The pictures aren't the best because I was taking them at night with no natural light. Hopefully future ones will have better pictures.

New Vinyl Word Art Products!

I recently added vinyl word art home decor items to my line of products. Here are my first designs. More to come soon! Special requests are also taken. Be sure to look for me at the Farmers Market in Bryan on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays.

Beautiful Baby Girl Birth Announcement

Here is a great announcement I just finished for a friend (info changed for privacy). Her little girl is so darling and the colors of the announcement turned out beautiful.

Best Wishes Card

Here's my next card. While making this card, I finally figured out how to make a realistic bow in Photoshop. I had made some grosgrain ribbon for my family blog and had tried making a bow with it, but the first two attempts were very flat and not so great. The third finally looked like a nice bow. Maybe I'll revise the family blog now to incorporate the bow. Anyway, here is the front and a simple inside for a "Best Wishes" card. I intended it to be generic enough that it could be used for all sorts of occasions where "best wishes" would be appropriate. Also, I was playing with a glitter style. Not sure if it works or not. If anyone has an opinion, leave a comment on whether the glitter on the flowers should stay or go. Enjoy!