Lettering with all the color, doodles, and joy — and almost none of the rules.
Whimsical lettering is what happens when you let perfectionism off the hook. Few rules, loads of colour, plenty of doodling — and a style that looks gorgeous on cards, scrapbook pages, and art journals. Beginner-friendly, but plenty here for seasoned letterers too.
THE WHIMSICAL LETTERING CLASSLettering with very few rules and lots of fun.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Turn plain handwriting into whimsical, doodled lettering
Build your own one-of-a-kind doodled alphabet
Embellish letters with doodles, lines, and circles
Make words cascade, wind, and dance across the page
Letter beautifully with supplies you already own
Make your own lettering tools from cardstock
Ditch the rules and actually have fun on the page
Lettering isn't hard — it just takes practice. Start small, play often, and watch your journals, cards, and scrapbook pages come alive with color and personality.
Whimsical lettering is the easiest place to begin. Few rules, lots of color, plenty of doodling — and it looks gorgeous on everything from art journal spreads to handmade cards. Beginner or seasoned crafter, there's room here to play.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Nothing fancy — just four things:
Paper
A pencil
A ruler
Coloring supplies — whatever you already have
Start with what's on your desk. You can always add more once you know what you love.
Why an online class?
Why an online class?
Online courses are so much fun because you can learn at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home. May we suggest a tasty beverage and pajamas? Perhaps on your favorite chair? Or even in your studio at our craft table? You can take online classes anywhere you want!
You have lifetime access to the video course and can come back to watch it and rewatch it anytime you want.
You can ask as many questions as you want on the course page and I will always do my best to answer your questions as best as I can.
Join a fun community of makers and creators and share your work and learn from others!
Hi I’m Mahe Zehra a.k.a MZ Welcome to my Whimsical World!Hi, I’m Mahe. I was self-schooled. The greatest thing my parents ever taught me was how to learn on my own.
I’ve been teaching myself hard things since I was ten years old. I grew up in Lahore, in a household where nothing was considered disposable. Biscuit tins became sewing kits. Old saris became quilts. I am the daughter of two long lineages of women who saved, mended and repurposed beautifully — not out of necessity, but because waste genuinely offended them.
Twenty-five years on, that’s the foundation of everything I make or do. MZ Creates is where I teach the soulful art of making meaning from what you already have — old envelopes, tea-stained paper, ticket stubs, the pretty bits of an ordinary life. I’m a Certified Zentangle Teacher and the author of over twenty books on paper craft, journaling and mixed media. I teach the way I was taught — by being trusted to figure it out. I won’t lecture you. I’ll sit beside you and show you that you can do this. Because you can. [ Read my full story ]