One of my greatest joys is making cards for family and friends. I love using clever doodles or puns to add a personal touch. I recently started documenting the cards I’ve made, some of which are displayed here.

doodle of a man, a woman, and a dog each holding up a sign, which together say GET WELL SOON! This was made for a friend recovering from covid, and the characters are based on a real trio whom the card was from
doodle of a home with a red front door, and block stamped the words "home sweeet home"; this was a card made for friends who bought a new house, which the doodle is drawn to mimic
doodle of the state of Ohio, with the word "obyeo" in script above; the letters "bye" in the middle are made darker. This was a card made for a friend moving away to Ohio.
doodle of a dog with a neon yellow tennis ball in his mouth, with the words "You had To-by the best dog," This was made for a friend who lost their dog, Toby.
a doodle of the outline of a head, wearing glasses, and a doodled brain inside, with the title "There's No One Like You;" the head on this card is meant to resemble the card's recipient; this was made as a congratulations for a well-deserved job prom
a card containing a photograph of a man holding out his arm, holding a doodle string connected to paper cutout balloon that has the number "30" on it; under the balloon, it says "Years of Wexcellence." This was made for a 30th birthday celebration, t
doodle of a bouquet of flowers, with the words "BIRTHDAY blooms" drawn next to it
a card containing a baby's footprint, and block stamped "oh baby" above; this was made for a baby shower
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this card says "INDULGE, any way you like," with a doodle of a donut with a candle in it; this was made for a donut lover's birthday
doodle of an ostrich wearing a blue and purple party hat, with the words "have an awesome birthday;" this was made for a friend who loves ostriches
a doodle of three items with words next to each, indicating a description of what each doodle is; these doodles are a toilet with the word "loo" next to it, a car with an arrow pointing to it's trunk with the word "boot" next to it, and an eggplant w
the word "tubular" is doodled in a script here, and is meant to look like it was made from a bike tube; this was given to a friend to thank him for lending a bike tube in a time of need
a doodle of a Pimm's glass with all the fixings--orange slice, mint, ice cubes, strawberries, and cucumbers--with the words "birthday Pimm's above; made for my friend who makes delicious Pimm's cocktails
doodle of a unicorn with some magical looking sparkles, with the words "year of the unicorn" script below it; this was made for a friend's birthday, wishing her a most special year ahead
doodle of the letters "con-" with a doodle of a tent, effectively a rebus puzzle that says "content"; this was made to express content life of campers
a papercut out illustration of a tomato, with the words "we're all just trying to figure it out" above it, and in parenthesis "(fruit or vegetable?)" below it; this was made to send to a friend during the quarantine era of the pandemic
a doodle of a mountain bike doing a wheelie, with it's front tire being lifted, and the words "hope your birthday's wheelie fun" next to it; this was made for a friend who loves to mountain bike
a doodle of a beekeeper, wearing a bridal veil and with an engagement ring emblem on their beekeeper suit, with bees flying around her and the words "bride to beekeeper" above; this was made for a beekeeper on her bridal shower
a doodle of a pot on a stove burner, with magical sparkles coming out of the top and the words "something good is cooking..."; this was made to celebrate a friend's engagement
a card that simply say "hi, I miss you, k bye" in calligraphy on it; a simple sentiment