Spring time greeting cards!

I made some new designs & put them on greeting cards! I will be releasing more new card designs in June too, for more occasions & more variety. I LOVE greeting cards. I LOVE stationary. I LOVE snail mail. and I LOVE writing notes to people I love! Having a great design on the front of a card is a unique gift- you're sending art AND love to someone! It makes me so happy. So here are some new greeting cards for this season! birthday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Congratulations (perhaps for graduation season?), and some pretty thank you notes. Links to each card under each photo!

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Buy: Happy birthday: sunflowers.

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Buy: mother's day: baby snuggles.

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Buy: father's day: shoulder rides.

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Buy: congratulations: stepping stones.

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Buy: thank you notes: classy.

I really love how these came out! Simple but sweet is my favorite, and always illustrative. I'm really into sketch style with pops of color.

You can also buy a custom set of any 4 cards right here

To view my art prints, visit my Etsy shop!

xo, Michelle

My art on a t-shirt!

I got to be a part of something so special on Monday night. My long time friend, Dani Kerry, worked really hard and is super talented, and she released an EP of original music! About a month ago, she asked me to design a shirt for her release party! I want to tell you about it! IMG_5155* edit_800

Her album (EP) release party was on Monday at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney (which is like, hello, a big deal). Because I designed the shirts, I worked the merch table for her show. It was so insanely busy! Non-stop people buying shirts & CDs! I had to have my sister & mom help me toward at the end! It was a ridiculously huge success, and it was crazy to see so many people buying my art on a shirt! I’ve never done anything like that before. It was amazing. Dani performed her music and some cover songs, and I watched from the back at the merch table like a proud mom. She is a natural performer and sounded so good, and it was just so cool to see a friend I’ve known for over 10 years doing something she loves, in front of so many people.

(It was all very inspirational as a different kind of artist. I saw so many ties to what makes someone successful in a creative field: obviously talent, but also a lot of practice, some business sense,  tons of hard work, a passion for it, and a drive/determination/gusto to make it happen. You have to really want it. There are so many talented people, but to actually make things happen is a whole other challenge.)

So here are some concept sketches and the final t-shirt design I made! I really loved doing this because before I decided to create Mary & Luna, I wanted to do cover art for musicians’ albums. So this was right up my alley!

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Dani’s music is very lyrical and emotional. I gathered inspiration from her lyrics and her photoshoot for the album, but mostly just from the feeling I got when I listened to her sing. I actually started sketching this design before I even saw her photoshoot, so when I saw her beachy/gloomy photos, I knew I was on the right track!

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Here's what the merchandise table looked like. Dani told me to set up my artwork so I could get more exposure.

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And lastly, here's Dani up on stage:

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I’m so glad I was a part of making Dani’s dream happen. I love being involved in bigger creative projects.

Go follow Dani Kerry’s Facebook page  :)

xoxo, Michelle

Valentine's Day cards are here!

I'm so proud of these sweet cards dedicated to love. 

5 different designs, and a choose-your-own-pack of any 4 cards you want!

Click each photo to be taken to each individual listing in my Etsy shop!

 

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Inside: "Happy Valentine's Day."

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Inside: "Happy Valentine's Day."

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Inside: "I love you for that."

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Inside: "...and I love you sooo much!"

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Inside: "...and I love you sooo much!"

View my shop or buy them here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaryAndLuna

xo, Michelle