A both bright and dark floral I painted for Crate Paper’s “Wild Heart” craft line.

Just a little exploration in hand-painted pattern making! I was inspired by my niece Cambpell, who was in a squid phase at the time.

A floral I illustrated for Crate Paper.

Fair scene illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

A swans in a pond pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper and American Crafts.

A floral with hip birds I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Good Vibes” craft line.

A festive holiday village pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Fa La La” craft line.

A floral I illustrated with one of my favorite little flowers, Lily of the Valley. illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

This was an immense joy to illustrate! It was tricky getting the right texture so this would look like agate rock, but I’m happy with how it turned out. I illustrated this for Crate Paper’s “Flourish” craft collection.

Lil heart faces I drew for Crate Paper’s “Heart Day” craft line.

A painty texture I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Good Vibes” craft line.

These were so fun to come up with! Luggage stickers I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Here & There” craft line.

Painted greenery pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Here & There” craft line.

A pattern I illustrated, inspired by old wallpapers, for Crate Paper’s “Flourish” craft collection.

This was one of my favorite lines to work on, drawing these carousel critters was a hoot! Patterns made for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

Drybrush paint I pieced together as a pattern for Crate Paper’s “Good Vibes” craft line.

This was a very fun design to come up with! Rug design for Crate Paper’s “Chasing Dreams” craft collection.

Some basic patterns I painted for Crate Paper’s “Wild Heart” craft collection.

Floral illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

A wallpaper-inspired pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

Unused plaid pattern developed for for Crate Paper’s “Chasing Dreams” craft collection. But I really liked it, I’d love to have a dress out of this kind of plaid.

A garden scene pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Chasing Dreams” craft collection.

A butterfly wing kaleidoscope pattern I drew for Crate Paper’s “Wild Heart” craft collection.

Palm pattern I painted for Crate Paper’s “Wild Heart” craft collection.

A flourishy pattern I drew for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

Tropical leaves and flowers I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Chasing Dreams” craft collection.

Pattern inspired by fancy old-timey greenhouses. I illustrated this for Crate Paper’s “Flourish” craft collection.

This was a lot of fun to draw, imagining the view of crop fields from an airplane window! I illustrated this for Crate Paper’s “Here & There” craft line.

A mandala design I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Here & There” craft line.

Unused tile pattern, inspired by Palm Springs, that I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Chasing Dreams” craft collection.

I don’t do a lot of graphic design, but putting together this news sheet was one of the most fun days I had while working at American Crafts. Page created for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

Cotton candy drawn by coworker Jen Simmons, Ferris wheel drawn by coworker Cassidy Demkov.

Some copyright-free images used on this page (Frame around unicorn, Swan image, little carousel, Tent scene image, ice cream)

Taped up flowers I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Flourish” craft collection.

Played around with stripes and turned them into plaids for Crate Paper’s “Heart Day” craft line.

Hot air balloon pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Carousel” craft line.

A lips pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s Valentines craft line “Main Squeeze.”

Unused lil dashes I painted as a pattern for Crate Paper’s “Chasing Dreams” craft collection.

Little floral for Crate Paper’s “Main Squeeze” craft line.

A few of the critters I drew for Crate Paper’s “Main Squeeze” craft line, made into a pattern.

Floral pattern I illustrated for Crate Paper’s “Flourish” craft collection.