Hey hey Reader!

Did you know it's my birthday weekend? That's right, Sunday is my birthday!

So to start this weekend off, I have TWO delightful things to share with you:

🎁 First: A Free Christmas Apple Watch Wallpaper (just for you from yours truly!)

That's right, I'm giving YOU gifts on MY birthday!
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I'm just sweet that way 🤭 but I'm also participating in Allie's 25 Days of Festive Freebies Advent Calendar, and my contribution is a beautiful Christmas Apple Watch wallpaper that'll brighten up your wrist all season long.

​Head over to grab it here.​

And while you're there, make sure to check back every day through December. Allie's giving away 25 different freebies (printables for planning, scrapbooking, bible journaling, and more). Everything comes down on January 2nd, so grab them while you can!

💛 Second: Join Me Tomorrow for a Love-Themed Illustration Workshop!

Tomorrow (Friday, Dec 12th at 1:30 PM EST), I'm teaching a hands-on workshop inside the Creative Lab where we'll be illustrating hearts, florals, and sweet love-themed motifs in Adobe Fresco.

This 60-minute workshop is perfect whether you're creating Valentine's products OR you just want to add some love to any product that needs a touch of warmth and personality.

You'll learn:

• My process for creating hand-drawn illustrations that feel authentic (not stiff or overly polished)
• How to draw simple hearts, florals, and love motifs that work beautifully on products—from keychains to greeting cards to tote bags
• Techniques for keeping your illustrations clean and product-ready without losing that organic, handmade feel
• Export settings and file prep so your illustrations are ready to use immediately
• Ways to create variations quickly so one illustration session gives you multiple design options

This workshop is especially perfect if you're ready to lean more into illustrating your own motifs, graphics, and clip art. We'll be working with vector graphics in Fresco, so everything you create is scalable and product-ready. And in this era of AI-generated art flooding the market, there's something really special (and valuable!) about creating authentic, hand-drawn work that's uniquely yours.

No Adobe Fresco experience required! I'll walk you through, and you'll leave with 3-5 illustrations you can actually use. Plus, the replay is available for 30 days so you can revisit and create even more.

This is the first time we're opening up a Creative Lab event for people that are NOT inside the Lab.

You can grab a ticket to attend for $10 and you'll have 30 days to watch the replay. You'll also get a workbook that you can keep! Plus, our workshops are just fun!

IMPORTANT: If you're in the Lab, you have already been invited. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY FOR THIS WORKSHOP!

Hope to see you there!

xx

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