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Re-sharing this piece from last Holiday Season because I’ve been so busy working to meet my upcoming deadline for all the book three content. I cannot wait to share the title, cover, and some content details soon!⁣⁣
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Meanwhile, 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘬 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 is out December 28th!⁣⁣
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And later this month is also the one-year anniversary of when 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 book came out.⁣⁣
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Shout out to my amazing publisher @better_day_books. What a whirlwind few years it’s been working with the BDB team and the @schifferpublishing team as well. They’re the BEST of the best. Truly!⁣⁣
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I’ve also been prepping my educational content for the coming year. ⁣⁣
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One of the main things I’ve focused on the past few years is coming up with original lettering styles to share in my books. Throughout 2025, I plan to help you develop this skill, too!⁣⁣
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In each monthly newsletter, I’ll share a worksheet-based challenge for you to create a lettering style based on a single letter.⁣⁣
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If that stresses you out too much, you can get the “trace-to-learn” the style workbook and guide I’ve made for that month. ⁣⁣
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I have all twelve months of 2025 planned out with super fun challenges and styles! In January, the lettering style is a stacked beveled serif called Optimist. ⁣⁣
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Today, I finished up a blog post called “7 Tips for Creating New Lettering Styles” that outlines my process, so you can use it too!⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞) 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩!⁣⁣
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The challenge, video lesson, workbook option (printable PDF and Procreate formats), and tips hit inboxes January 1. ⁣⁣
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P.S. Any guesses about book three?! Here’s a hint: 📚✏️🖍️🤓

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This piece is inspired by all the fae fantasy books I’ve been reading this year and the faerie doors all over the grounds of the hotel from our trip to Ireland a few years ago. ⁣
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Swipe for more details and a process video.⁣
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To create artwork like this in Procreate, you’d essentially use all the same steps from the free 90-minute video lesson on slide three.⁣
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If you have any questions, let me know!

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