Flower Power

The other day I wanted to draw but I wanted to do something a little different. I have been doing lots of quotes and lyrics and scriptures lately, and I just had the urge to draw. Like, no words, just a pretty picture. I thought pretty quickly of flowers, and some of my favorite flowers ever - my bridal bouquet! I don't know what it is about these flowers, but I just love them. I still think my bouquet was the most beautiful thing ever! I still even have it - it is dried up and in a vase by our front door :)

So anyway, I got out a good picture to go off of and I got to drawing. I wanted it to be true to my style, but I also wanted it to be a pretty accurate portrayal of my bouquet. I think I was successful in both! I then scanned the drawing into the computer and added color. It ended up being this beautiful, fun illustration that I am so pleased with!

I want to experiment more with this kind of project. Anyone interested in letting me borrow a picture of their bouquet or just some flowers they love to create more of these little illustrations? I haven't decided yet if this is something I will make available in the Etsy shop, or if it is something that appeals to a wider audience than just, well, myself, so let me know what you think - I'd love to get feedback!

Graduation Announcements

I feel incredibly thankful to have been involved in an amazing ministry since high school called Young Life. The fact that my husband works for this ministry allows us to be a part of high school students' lives day in and day out, hopefully for many years to come. I love meeting high school girls and building relationships with them! Sometimes I am even lucky enough for one of them to actually  like me enough to hang out all the time and become an incredibly close friend. One of those such girls is Amelia. I can't believe that after 4 years of friendship, she is graduating next month and moving on to bigger and better things! I am so proud of her, and I was honored that she asked me to design her graduation announcements!

She provided the picture (taken by the amazingly talented kandrphotography) and I was responsible for the rest. Because I know Amelia so well, I felt like I had a good idea of her style, what she would like as far as a look and feel, and color scheme. I went with my gut and she loved the end result!!

Isn't she gorgeous?! 

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Home Sweet Home

Hard to believe that Christmas was over 3 months ago - time flies! Way back in December, I was working on some lovely house drawings for Christmas gifts. I didn't want to post them at the time, so as not to ruin the surprise, but obviously time got away from me and I never shared them at all!

One that was especially fun for me was a drawing of my Grandmother's old house. She moved away into a smaller apartment years ago, but her house holds a very special place in our whole family's hearts. We spent many, many Christmas Eves at that house, swam in the backyard pool from morning to night in the summers, jumped on (and fell off of...) the trampoline that was a Christmas present one year, slept on the floor of the living room while watching movies - the list goes on and on. My dad knew how much it would mean to his mom to have a picture of that house for her to keep forever.

When we finally gave it to her (January was when we finally got to see her!) she was in tears. She loved it and it really did mean so much to her. Her reaction was exactly what I envisioned when I first started drawing homes. A way to keep those memories alive for years to come.

Here is my Grandmother's drawing!

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