This card is one my favorites I’ve ever had to make because it’s of my good friend, Daniel Usenko. Custom ordered by someone to thank Daniel for his help, I found it to be so amusing to finally put him in paper form since he has been one of my biggest motivators in my stationery business — and I never once thought of thanking him by cutting him out of paper myself. Why does someone else always come up with the best ideas?! His paper self is all dressed up in one of his signature outfits — a gingham shirt, black shorts, and his New York Yankees cap.

Not every custom card of mine goes crazy with lots of detail. When a custom order for a baptism congratulations card came through, I had one simple idea: the fellow standing in water wearing a traditional baptism robe. And yes, congratulations Paul!