So today is Maki's birthday! I had been patiently waiting for it this year as I wanted to try something different.

Last year, I wrote a big post about how much I loved her and how much of a role model she was for me, along with some graphics I had done to gift her.

This year, I'm showing my love and appreciation for her with a painting! I only recently got back to drawing, I restarted in December. I had a lot to catch up, skills-wise. But I busted my butt off to get better and made this piece. It took me 3 weeks to complete but I'm super proud of how it turned out and I'm happy to be able to present such a grand gift to her this year~

Scouting wise, on SIF, I was able to get not only the bday lim but yet another UR from the BT scouts!

Was able to idolized a few cards as well~ And! I'm now able to form 2 full teams of her URs!

SIFAS-wise, even though I couldn't get any new Maki cards, I'm still happy enough I have these 3 since, initially, I had no Maki URs at all~

So, happy birthday, Maki!!! Thank you for always being a source of inspiration, strength and happiness for me~