billboard designer... say what!

Yep, that is correct! For the past ten months I have been working with Tri-County Mental Health Services in Kansas City, Missouri. They told me about a new campaign that they wanted to launch and asked if I was available to design the logo (see logo below). Well, by the end of it, I was able to create not only a logo for them but also postcards and a billboard. Yes, I just said BILLBOARD. I jokingly told my friend that designing a billboard would be big, and she in turn she responded, "approximately 50 feet big!"

The billboard design, for all of you who don't live in KC.

Not only was it a big design, literally, but it was a great new medium for me. Because I won't be able to see the billboard in person (unless some really nice readers want to donate money for a plane ticket to Kansas City, just kidding), my friend Elise is going to take a picture and send it to me.

Currently the new campaign, Parent Up, can be seen at www.parentupkc.com. But if you live in the KC area, you might see other products with the logo --- Elise sent me a picture (below) of all the boxes that keep coming in with Parent Up paraphernalia: pocket folders, magnets, coasters, t-shirts, chip clips, pens, etc., which all have the Parent Up logo pictured below. Cheers! 

no excuses

No excuses. I have no real reason why I haven't blogged this year, but here we go! Better late than never, right?

What I've been doing since the holidays:

• Painting, a lot actually. Paper, cardboard, and whenever I can get my hands on canvas.
• Cleaning. There is only so much my apartment can hold. I have loaded up 5 trash bags of clothes to donate... some are from my freshman and sophomore year of college. Why I even brought them up to New York, who know? 
• Working. At least half a dozen clients keeping me busy. Not a lot of free time, but I'm definitely not booked to the max.
• Did I mention painting? 

mini wrapping party

Christmas presents beginning to get wrapped. Everything made it to New York that I need before heading to the south this weekend. Most of the wrapping paper that I made will be in my suitcase since I can't wrap and carry on large boxes, especially since my mom's gift is over three fee tall. 

First present wrapped to go under the tree --- Merry Christmas to the Willett's! Happy Wrapping!

what i love at christmas time

Baby, it's cold outside! Well, except in New York, its nearly 60 degrees today!

Yummy noggin time! My family makes granny's (my great grandmother) eggnog every year on the eve of Christmas Eve. I pour in the cream and Mickey pours in the half and half and we all watch to see if Dad can split the egg yoke and whites on over a dozen eggs without messing up (pretty much my favorite part of the evening). 

My two favorite Christmas movies! 

wrapping paper

I haven't blogged in a few days due to my duty as an elf, and a resourceful elf at that. I have been designing a web site for a client which has taken up most of my time, but after I finished the first round of design concepts I needed to chill out a bit. This past June I bought a roll of butcher paper to make envelopes for invitations to my sister's bachelorette party. I only used about three or four feet but I had to buy the whole roll. So to repurpose the rest of the roll, I've been creating my own wrapping paper for Christmas. Below are a couple things I have done so far, but there are more designs in the works. 

Thought I would give you guys a sneak peek. Hope your weekend has been as enjoyable as mine has. Nothing beats Christmas movies and painting. Cheers! 

The first and third images are not this bright, and I personally like it better in real life rather than digitized. 

love is in the mittens

Last year I fell in love with these...

Which Santa kindly placed in my stocking...

And this year, I've fallen head over heels with these...

 

Hey Santa, can ya hear me? 

bible nights

Have you read the chapter Jeremiah? This month I'm reading/studying Jeremiah and today reincorporated what my parents told me (and my bro-in-law wrote in calligraphy in my sketch book) --

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you home and a future." -- Jeremiah 29:11

Words of wisdom from Him.