What an experience this has been! 🤩

This challenge took me a few more days to complete than I’d planned (because, let’s be honest, I wanted to give each cover all the love I possibly could!). I’ve spent countless hours glued to my iPad, experimenting, learning, and pouring everything I had into these 31 book covers. Probably not the healthiest choice, but definitely one of the most rewarding ones. 😅

I’ve learned so much through this challenge, and not just about lettering, but about storytelling through book cover design. The variety of prompts Aurelie created was such an incredible, thoughtful mix that naturally lent itself to different genres and moods. Exploring all of them through book cover illustrations was an absolute joy!

This challenge has honestly been one of the most exciting parts of my year. It’s helped me reconnect even more deeply with my love for books and illustration, and given me space to really express what I love creating most.

And to top it all off, I’m beyond thrilled (and still a bit stunned) that I’m one of the three winners of this year’s challenge! 🥹✨ It truly feels like the cherry on top after weeks of hard work and sleepless nights!

I’m so grateful for everyone in this amazing community for all the support, encouragement, and inspiration along the way. Seeing everyone’s creations and cheering each other on has been such a highlight. 💜

This challenge is wonderful—I’ve participated in it for the past two years.

It’s really tough, and you end up completely exhausted, but it’s led to some of my best professional connections and the best contracts, since I got noticed because of it!

Hooray for Aurelie and the Lettering Style Challenge! Plus, the community for this challenge is really cool.

I honestly can’t believe I made it here. When I started this challenge, I didn’t expect to see the end—not after battling a two-year-long creative block. But who knew this was exactly what I needed to revive my creative spirit? 💫

This month has been such a rollercoaster—from struggling with conceptualization and time management to experimenting with styles I’d never even heard of. I wrestled with tricky color palettes, lettering styles that made me want to quit halfway, and the exhaustion that comes from creating every single day… Yet somehow, I did it.

And in the process, I learned so much more than just lettering techniques:

✨ To trust the process, even when it feels messy.
✨ That consistency beats perfection every single time.
✨ That deadlines aren’t always the enemy—sometimes they’re exactly the push you need.

But more than the art, it’s the people who made this journey special. I’ve met some amazing new friends and fellow artists—I think I finally found my lettering tribe. 🖋💖

Thank you @aureliemaron and @letteringstylechallenge for hosting such a wonderful challenge and giving me the opportunity to feel the love and support of the community! 🥰

I almost didn’t join this lettering challenge because I thought I couldn’t do it. But God I’m glad I did.

Having just one day for each piece forced me to let go of perfectionism. No time to redo things, no Ctrl + Z. So I had to trust myself, my decisions and stop being afraid of mistakes.

I soon realised that creativity is not about talent. It’s about practice, patience and showing up everyday.

Painting daily made me more present. When I was creating, I wasn’t thinking about the past or the future. It was just me, the brush and the present moment.

And even though it was chaotic sometimes, I learned a lot. I’m proud I didn’t give up even when I really wanted to.

It’s been such a joy to take part in this challenge again this year, reconnecting with familiar faces and meeting new ones along the way.

I’m always amazed by how creativity thrives within limitations and this time, I wanted to tell a little story about exactly that. 🌈

I hope you enjoyed following it as much as I enjoyed creating it!

I had so much fun this October doing the lettering style challenge. October is always a super busy month for me but I always make time for this challenge because I know it’s gonna give me some pieces of art I’m super proud of!

A big thanks to @aureliemaron for hosting @letteringstylechallenge every year and for giving us a little extra time this year to prepare by releasing the prompts in August—it was much appreciated!

I love how I can see my progress each year and how I continue to get better! I did random stuff the first year I participated in 2023, movies in 2024 and now TV shows in 2025… what will I do next year? Lol 😅