Hello! I'm Monica! I'm a graphic artist, stay-at-home-mom, and the owner of Lemonade Design Studio. I had been a graphic artist working in an office for several years when I happily left behind my career to stay at home to raise our newborn son, Oliver. Unfortunately, a couple years later my husband was notified that his teaching position of 10 years was being eliminated due to budget cuts. We panicked, we cried, we wondered what the future would hold for our little family that lived so frugally off this one salary.

We chose to see this as a blessing. A challenge. A new opportunity. A chance to tap into my creativity, my design experience, and my college degree in painting and drawing. I decided that if life was going to give us lemons... I would make Lemonade Design Studio.

My husband found another job, and I found my dream job! I absolutely love what I do and am so happy how life just worked out like this. We had another little boy, Elliot, and am forever grateful that this allows me to stay home to raise both or our boys. They inspire me daily.

I love to come up with new and completely unique design ideas. I do most of my work at night after my boys are in bed, which works great for me because that's when my ideas just keep coming - although I often can't sleep until I get the ideas out!

I absolutely adore designing and customizing my invitations, Christmas cards and announcements for my customers... I get to be just a tiny little part of some of the happiest times for these families, and I'm always so honored that my shop was chosen for that! I would love to design something for you!