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What started out as an intention to be more creative 1 day a week, Creative Thursday was established in 2004; featuring the work of L.A. Artist + Illustrator + Author, Marisa Anne Cummings ~ bringing beauty to your home, and joy to your days.
This creative planner is TOTALLY awesome, just as was the previous one that I am currently using!!
I plan on using my latest purchase at the start of 2026, as my current planner from Marissa will carry me through December of 2025.
Why did I buy this newest one when I don’t yet need it?? I have LOTS of reasons:
* I love the set up and format!
* Marissa’s creative planners allow the artist to clearly map out weekly, monthly, and yearly goals, tasks, dreams, priorities, meal planning, reasons for gratitude, and WINS!
* There are places for note taking, sketching ideas, creative inspiration, & possibilities!
* The artist can see months at a glance and my personal favorite: habit tracking!! 👏
** Most importantly, I purchased this beautiful creative planner (with Marissa’s cheery, gorgeous art on the cover) because it is a LIMITED edition, and I would be SO upset if it SOLD OUT before I got it!
*** OH!!! And did I mention that it was packaged with the GIFT of Marissa’s own STICKERS, a personally SIGNED one (🥰👏), a deck card, and a post card of Marissa’s art?!?!?!!!
I was so excited to see one of Marissa’s stickers on the outside of my packaging (“I am a thriving artist”), that I CUT IT OUT and saved it too!!!
This planner is a MUST for every thriving artist who wants to blossom even further in the growth of his/her business!
With delight & great appreciation,
Maureen McGann
Love the Creative Planner! This tool is already assisting me in keeping art plans organized! Extremely helpful!
I LOVE it!!! The way it’s designed and set up will be a game changer for me. Thank you Marisa 💗
I loved the Guardian Angel ornament in the arched glass frame. I have hung it on my tall wire tree that stays up all year round with my collection of ornaments and hanging crystals. My tree is a beautiful daily uplifting sight for me to enjoy and the Guardian Angel adds such a sweet touch to my much loved collection. I'm very pleased with the angel. Thank you.
I’m SO happy I ordered a T shirt! The summit was so amazing and I learned so much!!! The shirt will be a loved reminder 😊 Plus, it’s very soft and adorable!
Love the joy this shirt brings me! I enjoyed and learned so much from the 2024 Shiny Squirrel Summit! Marissa put together incredible artist that helped me out of my comfort zone and I love exploring new crafts! My Shinny Squirrel Tee reminds me of that terrific week! Thank you!
Thanks so much Marisa for the cheerful painting!! I love the little animals and bright bands of colors!! ✨💐☺️🌻 I also take your message in the painting's title to heart every time I see it!! 💛
Thanks so much Marisa for your adorable art!! 🙏 The solstice painting cheers me everyday! ✨💛🥰 It reminds me to go outside for my vitamin D in the sunshine and not take light forgranted ❤️🌞
Thanks Marisa for the beautiful little painting! I hung it in my kitchen nook and I love seeing the animals gathered together to witness the moon crossing the path of the sun! It is a nice reminder that we are part of a planetary system, and can mostly take it for-granted that the sun is there in the sky every day ✨💛🌻 The little spotty snowy owl is my new favorite character, since I watched you paint him in one of our painting classes 🖤 ❄️🦉
Came fast with a lovely note, good quality
Honestly it’s so much more than just a sticker, it’s a wonderful magical friend to keep me company from the note board as I work
Recently my purchase, the Shiny Squirrel Summit Sticker, arrived all the way from the US to Germany. Thank you Marisa and Nico for making it happen, even though it's 'just' a little sticker. Service was TOP and it came with a sweet little personal note <3 the sticker of course is like expected, very shiny and very cute and will now continue to inspire me until the next summit. It may seem a little bit crazy to get a little sticker from the USA to here, but to me it's not just a sticker. Thank you
This was a cheery gift to myself, and it is everything I hoped, PLUS some amazing extra touches... so thoughtful and beautiful!
I love everything I have ever purchased from Creative Thursday. This print brings me such joy!
Thanks for the adorable Christmas ornament! Lovely packaging and hand-written note! ✨🤍🎄
