a little sneak peek...

It's hard to believe that sometime next week I will be letting this very special-to-me project go out into the world. Yep, I am launching my first line of illustrated cards & stationery! Growing up, I spent hours drawing everything from house plans to little cartoon characters with pencil and paper. When I moved away to college, my room at home had binders full of those loose sheets of paper containing all of my beloved creations. Since then I've had this desire to create something entirely of my own - a little illustrated world - but it wasn't until this summer that a side project sparked all of this to finally start coming to life.

Being the perfectionist that I am, I made sure this whole process took forever, and these words on creativity by Ira Glass were sometimes the biggest thing that kept me going forward with it, but I'm so glad I did. If you're looking for some encouragement or facing challenges (big or small), maybe his words will help inspire you too. In the meantime, I am excited for this new opportunity to share little bits of my imagination with others, and to hopefully help them in sharing their own stories & thoughts with loved ones through personal cards & packages. Above is just a little peek at what's to come...