Just a mama enjoying life with her family in sunny San Diego.
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Every weekend for the past month I’ve been making myself practice lettering and work more in Illustrator. It’s been so calming to work on my own pieces and further my skills and also equally awesome discovering new tools I had never used before. I love using this blog to try out new things creatively and think I’ll start making these for fun pieces appear on the blog a lot more often.
There’s been a lot of talk about traveling lately and it has me so excited for 2014. I’m currently in the midst of planning a small girls trip to the Bahamas for the end of May and looking at flights for Aaron and I to visit Seattle + possibly Yellowstone at some point! Aaron and I have come to realize that in the almost 6 years of us being together, we’ve rarely traveled anywhere that didn’t involve visiting family. Which is totally okay but I’m so ready to take a trip just him and I to a place we’ve never been, no itinerary and just eat our way through the city. I cannot wait!
Love this so much! can’t wait for you to share more 🙂 And so excited to hear about the trips in 2014
Thanks Corina!!! 🙂
I’ve been experimenting a lot with type latley too, more so off screen tho. I find it difficult to do hand lettering on the computer, I guess I’m not fully used to using a tablet.
I live in vancouver and have been down to Seattle a few times, for us it’s always made a really nice and chill weekend trip 🙂
No giiiirl! Try using the tablet more! It’s a life save 🙂
lovely type! I especially love the “J”
Thanks Rashi! Means a lot from you!<3
Very nice! And yes, come to Seattle! 🙂
I’m trying! 😉
Love it, V! That J is killin’ it.
Thanks Liz!<3
Love the lettering! Girl, you are a star. And wow, that bahamas trip sounds fantastic! You guys are going to have a ball!
Awh thanks Julia, you are so sweet. Love you lady! <3
love it! And so excited to travel as well this next year! It is always nice to get away and explore somewhere new – it also happens to be INSPIRING for the creative spirit.
Have a great day Vanessa!
You too Alecia <3!
I totally agree! I usually take about 1-2 hours a night for myself to practice hand lettering and calligraphy! And I’m so excited for your Bahama’s trip next year! I just got back from Puerto Rico and want to go somewhere else in the Caribbean already!
Practicing at night is a good tip! I’ve only been making time on the weekends as of now. So excited for our trip too! 🙂
This is gorgeous!
I’ve been handwriting an awful lot lately, working on my lettering & even just the to-do lists at work are looking nicer every day!
It’s great isn’t it?? I want to write out all the things 😉
Vanessa! Love this. The texture works so well with the flourishes. I’m so into the feminine-but-still-kinda-rough thing lately. so good!
Thanks Maggie!!!! <33
Love this! travel away 🙂
looks awesome!! i’ve been trying to get over my dislike for illustrator & use it more often, heh.
I love this! Hand lettering is so fun. Jake and I usually visit family for our vacations too so I would love to travel to a new place. I’ve heard lots of good things about SEATTLE.