January 01, 2013
Happy 2013! This week's doodle is coming to you one day early.
The photo in the background was taken at Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park. I traveled there over the holidays and it is simply breathtaking!
2012 was a huge year for Happy Cactus Designs and the company grew by leaps and bounds. I'm very excited about what 2013 has in store and can't wait to dive into new projects in 2013!
December 12, 2012
This week's Christmas song inspired doodle comes from one of my favorite holiday tunes - Walking in a Winter Wonderland. This doodle is best viewed while listening to the Bing Crosby version!
November 19, 2012
The week of Thanksgiving is upon us! Time to prepare for feasting and family! This week's card is a Thanksgiving card I designed featuring hand lettering and an illustration of autumnal vines.
I used a color palette of warm fall colors including mustard yellow, deep blue, firey orange, turquoise, and bold pink.
October 24, 2012
This week's doodle - an exercise in hand-lettering - was inspired by a quote from Tina Seelig, who serves as Executive Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. I just finished Seelig's book, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World and boy, was it chock full of amazing insight and advice about tackling creative challenges, achieving success, and coping with failure. This particular quote resonated well with me as there is so much uncertainty when you start your own venture and you have a choice to embrace the uncertainty and see it as an opportunity or to run from it. I can't wait to start her latest book, inGenius.
October 08, 2012
Did you know Happy Cactus Designs can create custom personalized stationery using any of our patterns?
Here's an example of a recent design we did for Christina using our "Zinnias" pattern.
These flat note cards for Victoria used the "Corazon" print on the back.
Any pattern or floral design you see here on the website can be used to create a flat or folded note card. We have so many fun and beautiful fonts to work with, and also offer custom hand lettering. Check out more custom projects here. And don't forget, we're always happy to work with you on an entirely custom and unique project. Email us at hello{at}happycactusdesigns.com for more details on custom and personalized stationery.
August 06, 2012
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July 18, 2012
I stumbled upon the music of The Lumineers about a month ago and their first full-length album has quickly become my summer soundtrack. Their folk rock sound is pretty infectious - think long ballads, foot stomping, hand clapping...So for this week's doodle, I took some lyrics from their song "Ho Hey" and worked on a little hand lettering. The background is a picture from the magical Cannon Beach, Oregon, that I took last summer. Here's the original music video if you are looking for a little blog reading soundtrack.