Hello everyone -

I hope this holiday season has started off beautiful and festive for you. I wanted to drop in and share some updates, feature some of my favorite recent projects (something I am hoping to do monthly) and of course coordinate my final giveaway for the year!

First some updates regarding health/course release schedule

I mentioned last November that I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease: Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s been quite a change this year for me having to step back drastically from work due to my health. I haven’t’ been able to create as many classes this year or work nearly as much as I would like. I’ve mainly been focusing on classes and a book project along with just trying to manage my chronic illness. I've also been doodling my feelings and sharing those on my Teepublic shop 😂

A fun little doodle from my mental health journal that I turned into a tee design

I’ve been dealing with multiple acute flare ups this year that have set me back and I’ve been dealing with one for the past 2 months that has left me using a cane and may end up with a change in my meds to get it under control. I have some upcoming scans and the like to see what is going on and I am trying to stay positive! But I did want to let everyone know what is going on since my course release schedule has dropped drastically this year. With that being said, I have been trying to focus on getting to a healthy place and working on finalizing my book project that I hope to have complete by the New Year. This means I will not have a new class published until after January 2026 (likely that month or February). Even though I am not publishing a new course until after the new year, I will still be sharing updates here on Skillshare and social media. Feel free to keep up with me on Youtube, Instagram or Facebook :) Or if you are an email person - you can join my email list here.

Course Project Features

Now that that is out of the way 😅 I wanted to feature something that truly is the reason why I teach. One of the best parts of teaching, is seeing people getting excited about learning a new skill and being able to bring that skill to life through a creative project. One of the things I am most thankful for this year is all of you out there. Students who have joined a class, shared a project, connected online and were able to learn and grow. So, with that being said, I am hoping to share student projects in a monthly feature moving forward. Below you will find a round up of some fantastic projects from a variety of my classes that caught my eye over the last few months!

Tyanna McDowell - 10 Graphic Design Eras | 1920s

Angela Bertram - 10 Graphic Design Eras | 1920s Peacock

Skillshare Member - Pattern design in Affinity V1 (iPad) | Poinsettia print

Julie Ruthen - Learn to Create Digital Stickers in Affinity Designer 2 (iPad) | Cute pink stickers

Taylor Ralli - Scrapbooking in Procreate | Family Trip

B D - Scrapbooking in Procreate | The Forgetful Goldfish

Louise Duggan - Scrapbooking in Procreate | Snuggle with a friend

These are all projects from some of my more recent courses as well as a few older ones where students are still enrolling and learning. Thank you to all of you who have submitted projects in courses!

Some Creative Stuff

If you are looking for any inspiration for some simple holiday crafts or courses to take during these colder months indoors, check out some of the linked classes and YouTube videos from me below!

1. Feeling crafty? Check out my take on Vlogmas from a few years back: Craftmas! I shared simple and fun creative tutorials on YouTube throughout the month of December.

2. Looking for a creative way to document your holiday memories? Check out my class: Digital Scrapbooking in Procreate

3. Want to create your own digital planner for the new year? You can start with this class: Design a Digital Planner in Affinity Publisher 2 (iPad)

4. Make some fun digital stickers to go with your new planner in Affinity Designer 2 on the Desktop

5. Need some design inspiration? Check out: 10 Design Eras in about 10 Minutes

6. Want to get into pattern making this year? Here’s a course in Affinity Designer 2 and another about creating patterns in Procreate!

A Fun End of Year Giveaway!

As a special thank you for your continued support this year, I wanted to do one last giveaway before the end of the year. I am giving away a full year of Skillshare premium to TWO lucky winners.

(Image by Don Agnello)

HOW TO ENTER

I am making it as simple as can be to enter. All you have to do is share a new project in ANY of my classes between today 11/25/2025 and 12/30/2025 11:59PM. For an EXTRA entry, leave a review in any class you have taken! That’s it! I will make sure to announce the two winners on New Years Eve (12/31/25 ) at 11AM CST!

I hope you all have a lovely holiday season! I will check back in next month :)

Jen Veguilla-Lezan

Jenny Veguilla-Lezan

Latinx Designer & Illustrator

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