I am so excited to see the lettering I worked on for Hallmark graduation product showing up online and in stores! These money-holder style cards use my “Your Time to Shine” and “Woo Hoo” lettering which tie into a larger collection the talented Mirna Stubbs and I collaborated on.
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April has come to a close and it went SO fast! This was our first full month with Grant and both Dale and I were off work on leave. I will always remember how special it was to have time at home together with our new baby! Family and friends got to come meet Grant and we spent many sleepless nights up with the baby, had pediatrician visits, and enjoyed all the snuggles. We also made it to Reverie, Grace’s musical she wrote and composed, celebrated Easter with family, and celebrated our nephew Graham’s 6th birthday. Here are a few favorites from around the web:
I’m not normally a big coffee drinker (until having a newborn) but this coffee bar and kitchen are dreamy!
While Easter is a whole year away, I’m bookmarking this recipe for next year
This was one of our favorite meals we managed to cook this month
I would love one of these necklaces as a new mom!
Dreamy interior spaces worth admiring
A favorite recent non-baby purchase, a fancy cat fountain for Otto!
And a set I purchased before baby arrived that I’m excited to finally get to wear!
I would love to make these Spring cheese boats for my next party!
A favorite piece I saw for this year’s 36 days of type
Wouldn’t this be fun for summer?
Dale and I are thrilled to introduce our son, Grant Everett Smith. He was born one month ago on 3.24.23 at 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 19.5 in. long. We are so in love and are extremely grateful to Lora for these magical newborn photos that we will treasure forever! Welcome baby boy!
I love how this Grandma lettering turned out for Hallmark Mother’s Day this year!
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This year I will get to celebrate my first Mother’s Day as a mom so I couldn’t help but take a peek a bit early at what Hallmark gifts incorporated my lettering this year. I loved working on these casual script lettering styles for the My Mother’s Garden book and this cute frame!
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I’m writing this a bit in advance, baby boy should be here by the time this posts! We can’t wait to meet him. March was filled with final prep for baby, doctor’s appointments, time with family (Neil visited from Chicago early in the month), dinners with friends (Dinner Club at Ragazza, Sonya’s birthday at Lidia’s, Bamboo Penny’s with Mary, Kam, Megan and Matt, and Tavern with Heather) and finishing up work before my leave. We are SO excited for what April and this Spring will bring!
This month we decided to get a new rug for our kitchen and went with this beautiful one from Anthropologie. While we loved our old one, it unfortunately was pretty worn from the past almost five years.
Right before baby we made these two frozen meals to have on hand. Looking forward to both the stuffed shells and quinoa dish!
I would love to have an entire tea station like this someday!
These wedding photos caught my eye, especially the ones peeking through the grass.
Love the idea of having a keepsake of baby’s hand and foot prints – these shadow boxes from Cowtown Clay are a beautiful option!
While I am a diehard Artifact Uprising fan (and ordered my baby book from them), I also love this option for a first year book from Printique.
A fun video from my Hallmark photo studio friends about turning a card into a gift!
Obsessed with these beautiful pressed flower pieces.