Joanne's Blog

New Zenspirations® Care-Moji Stickers!

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This Sunday I awoke with a powerful Easter image in my head, and felt compelled to bring the design to life. Instead of reaching for my ‘morning journal’, I reached for my iPad Pro & Apple Pencil. Using the Procreate program, I lettered and colored He Is Risen,.

A Time for Renewal

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Springtime is all about rebirth & renewal, and since it’s the last week of March, I wanted to share April’s Zenspirations® Word of the Month: Renew, which I lettered with an Apple pencil in the Procreate program on my iPad Pro.

A Cyber Farewell

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The miracle of Cyberspace is that we can connect with people all over the world. Sometimes on-line relationships blossom into close friendships. While we usually don’t get to visit with our CyberFriends as often as we do with our local friends, the heart connection is real..

Butterfly Greetings: New Care-Moji® Collections!

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As part of my commitment to making a difference in the world, I try to create ways for people to reach out in love and kindness, to acknowledge and celebrate milestones, and support one another during life’s difficult moments. So I’m delighted by the initial response to my.

My Prayer Journal is Here!

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There’s nothing more exciting than getting samples of something you’ve put your heart and soul into… so, needless-to-say, I’m REALLY excited to share that My Prayer Journal is here ahead of schedule! I am truly delighted with both the price and the quality– only $7.99 for a 128.

A Hopeful March

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HOPE you’ll all like the Zenspirations® Word of the Month art I created for March:

Click the link below to download your FREE Zenspirations HOPE page.

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I haven’t seen many examples of January’s Discover and February’s Listen pages;.

Be the Light in the Darkness

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Once again our nation is reeling in the aftermath of another senseless massacre. This time, 17 promising lives in Parkland, Florida were cut short.

I have always believed that when you have the ability to make a difference, you also have the responsibility to make.

A Great Reason to Celebrate!

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After more than 30 years as a greeting card designer, I still get a thrill out of getting new card samples. So naturally I was delighted to get a box from Design Design this week, filled with some of the cards I worked on last year.  Here’s a.

The Bible Journaling Jumpstart Challenge!

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This year on February 14th, in addition to celebrating Valentine’s Day, I’ll be celebrating the first anniversary of my book, Complete Guide to Bible Journaling: Creative Techniques to Express Your Faith. Some of you know that six months after the book was published I launched a companion.

Learning to Listen

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The free downloadable ‘Zenspirations® Word of the Month’ page for January featured the word Discover, and I am hopeful that it sparked moments of reflection which led to some new discoveries. The piece below is from one of my morning journals on this theme:

A Lettering Evolution

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Last week I came across a marvelous video produced by the Getty Museum, featuring the work of master calligrapher Thomas Ingmire, and master bookbinder William Anthony. The video showcases the step-by-step process of making a manuscript book, from preparing the parchment, to making ink, cutting.

Daring to Dream

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Every January I blog about one of my personal heroes–Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. — whose work has always inspired me. I share his dream of living in a world where we judge people on the content of their character, rather than on the color.