Holiday Cards 2019

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I had holiday cards on my mind this weekend. I’ve been playing with watercolor elements lately and created these new holiday cards. They’re all listed in my Etsy shop along with a bunch of favorites from past years. Clicking on each photo will take you to its listing on Etsy.

This one below here has accents in gold glitter! I think I’m going to have to make another one or two that also have that fun glitter.

Hoping to add some more if my kids and time lets me.

Santa photos by Fotofly.
Family photos by Jessica Kay Photography and Cari Hollis.

Janet & Jack's 50th Anniversary

My dear friend, Krista was helping with the planning of a celebration for her in-laws’ 50th wedding anniversary. We were brainstorming some table signage ideas for this travel-themed event when I brought up the idea of making a custom cootie catcher for the party. Janet and Jack have traveled all over the world and visited all of the continents, so creating a travel-themed cootie catcher was a perfect little accessory to add to the tablescape. I used world maps for background images and rather than add fortunes to the inside panels, I found some travel-themed trivia questions. It was so fun to make!! I matched the fonts that Krista used on the invitation that she created and voile!

Thank you so much Krista for the great photos and a heartfelt happy anniversary Janet and Jack!

Custom Jam Labels

At the end of every summer, I buy a big box of Utah peaches and turn them into jam. It’s one of my favorite jams ever and I look forward to making it every year. Nothing is more satisfying that hearing that POP as the jars seal after sweating over a pot of molten fruit and sugar.

Every year I create a custom label and this year my kids wanted input on the design. They loved the label I made a couple of years ago with the dancing peach and “That’s my peach jam” wording. This year they said the peach needed to be a disc jockey with headphones. After I was done laughing, I got to work figuring out how to turn a vector drawing of a peach into a DJ. Both of my boys approved how it turned out. Mom win! They are looking forward to giving a jar to their teachers.

One friend of ours got her own custom label this year. Hee hee hee She’s very possessive over her annual peach jam.

Both of these new labels have been added to my Etsy shop and can be customized with your name and whatever fruit jam or jelly you’re making.

That’s My Jam Label

My F@#&ing Jam Label

Personalized Parenting

I had the privilege of creating a logo and business cards for Dr. Elizabeth Adams and her business in child psychology and parent coaching: Personalized Parenting. In addition to her nifty business, she’s also an expert contributor for Guidance Guide. Here’s the logo I made for her:

Here are the business cards I designed too:

I love how these turned out, thanks Elizabeth!

Laura K Images

My friend Laura started a business as a boudoir photographer a while back and I created a logo and some business cards for her. She wanted to showcase a couple of photos of her work on business cards, so we created two different ones. Here’s how they turned out:

Laura’s photography gig was short-lived as she moved on to a different venture, but I still love how the cards turned out. Thanks Laura!

Mostly Coherent Thoughts

My dear friend Haley launched a blog this spring (on her birthday too!), chronicling her life as a mom, wife, and adventurer. Shortly before the launch, she and I worked together on a logo and some branding elements for her new blog. She wanted to use aspen as one of the elements in her logo and share her love for the outdoors.

Check out her blog here: Mostly Coherent Thoughts I love the watercolor we used and how it kind of looks like a speech bubble.

It was such a pleasure working with you Haley!

Hike it Baby Turtle Fur Tube - Winter Edition

I had a wonderful time creating the sticker for this spring’s Hike it Baby 30 challenge and fundraiser. HiB partnered with Turtle Fur to offer this snuggly warm Turtle Fur Tube with my artwork on it.

I love how it turned out!

This is the sticker artwork that was used.

This neck gaiter is thicker than your typical gaiters and is perfect for a cold, snowy day of play. Mine helped keep me warm during a long day of sledding near Park City, UT. There was a very cold wind that day.

Order yours here!
Update: the tube is no longer available, but so many thanks to everyone who ordered one!

First Day of School Signs - 2018

I was thrilled to get to create a bunch of First Day of School signs for so many awesome kids this year. First Day of School signs are available in my Etsy shop in the summer months through the end of September. They also can be ordered by sending me an email if you’d prefer to not go through Etsy. I customize the text using your child’s information and their favorite colors. Then you print the sign yourself.

Here’s a sampling of this year’s kids with their signs:

Here are my two boys this year. I wonder how many years they’ll let me keep doing this??

There will be three different font styles to choose from when they are available. The backgrounds look like a faux chalkboard and they’re set to print on 8.5x11 paper. If you want it to look more like an actual chalkboard, you can trim off the white edge and/or print onto thicker card stock. Or your can back it with a piece of cardboard. The colors print most vibrant on glossy paper, but then you have a potential glare when taking a photo. It looks more like a real chalkboard when printed on matte paper. The choice is yours.

If you live in a country where A4 paper is the norm, just let me know and I can send it at that size.

Happy First Day!!