Welcome to nlightn notecards

nlightn notecards was created 2019 from a deep love and belief in the profound power of connection through the timeless art of handwritten notes.

Give the gift of the written word

In such a digital forward age, the act of sending and receiving a thoughtful card (with beautiful artwork!) is a unique and memorable present.

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Monthly Musings

  • Summer Fun

    Being an artist means you can make stuff up. This is a fantasy fish, not Carp. The common carp is drab, olive green and brownish yellow. On a quest to find images that would evoke a sense of peace, calm… Continue reading

    Summer Fun

  • More then a good egg

    My Father’s Day cards of late, lean on the humorous side. You may recall The Fungi? This year, I was attracted to creating a watercolor egg and decided to use it as a Father’s Day card. Then the fun began.… Continue reading

    More then a good egg

  • Procrastination? Distraction?

    Seriously!? 9 months?! It’s been since August 2024 when I last posted. While I have been watercoloring and creating art, I have not been writing about it. I have dropped on to my blog page several times, stared at it,… Continue reading

    Procrastination? Distraction?

  • Pearls of Wisdom

    While the pearl is created as a result of some irritant or foreign object introduced into the oyster, there was noting irritating about creating this watercolor. It was a delightful project – a gift for a friend – and the… Continue reading

    Pearls of Wisdom