Go Tell it On the Mountain

 

I feel like I am late starting on Christmas cards this year, but I finished three today.  Started is good. Thankfully, I have lots left from last year.

Still Inspired

I thought I was finished with the Christmas cards, but I continue to be inspired by grids and what is in my stash.

I love these little stamps by Studio G but I've never figured out how to use them.  It turns out they go nicely on this paper that I love but couldn't figure out either!

Puzzle Stamps

I've always loved Magenta images, and their puzzle stamps are among my favorites.  

 It was this photo from growveg.com that inspired me to get out the puzzle stamps.  

This photo is inspiring me still to do some other things - but Christmas cards first!

Six More!

This is today's output from the card factory. 

Glitter Book

 

These trees are made from glitter paper - perfect for the sparkly season!

Speaking of Grab Bags

 

Years ago (at Eatons department store!), I bought a grab bag of postage stamps.  The bag included some Christmas stamps, and they inspired these mosaic cards.

Christmas Cards

 

I started my 2023 Christmas cards recently, hoping to reduce the "deadline pressure" that I felt last year.  

I'm using all kinds of fun paper that I never had inspiration to use before.  This matching cardstock and decorative paper was part of a "grab bag" that I bought years ago.  Unfortunately, there wasn't enough of the card stock to make cards out of, but suddenly I had the idea to use them for trees! 

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

 

Memories of Winters in Palm Springs

 

We're not in Palm Springs this year, but during Vancouver's current cold snap, I have been fondly remembering our Christmases there. 

Silver Boughs

 

I've never had a silver Christmas tree, but some people do enjoy them!

Christmas Cards

 

I've been playing around with Christmas cards lately.  I say "playing around" because I've been experimenting with designs.

These two  in pots came from a Cee Cee Creations YouTube video.

This next one is my favorite so far; I made a few of these.

Merry Christmas!

 

Getting Started for Christmas 2021

It's too late to mail any more Christmas cards, but I can get a start on 2021.  These are more of the designs I traced using a Posca Paint Pen.  The first background is acrylic paint on old book paper, created when I cleaned off my brayer during a gelli printing session.

The next two are mounted on gelli prints.  I enjoyed using handmade paper so much that it just might be time to gelli print on the wrong side of my remaining scrapbook paper!

 

Loving Them For the Gel Prints

 

I made a few more Christmas cards using the designs I traced with a Posca Paint Pen.

I really enjoyed making them using gelli prints for the backgrounds.  I was able to use some dark prints that I haven't found other uses for; I guess red is only a colour I use at Christmas.  Also, the prints were too dark or busy to stamp directly onto, but perfect for contrasting with the white border around the Christmas motif.  Now I want to get out my gelli plate again!

When is a Peel-Off Not a Peel-Off?

 

I don't think you can buy these Christmas peel-offs any more, but I love the designs so I traced them with a Posca paint pen.  At first I used carbon paper and a stylus to transfer the design to cardstock, but my very crafty sister suggested using a light box.  It worked like a charm - I was able to see through the cardstock and skip a step.

And In Another Colour

 

The Christmas Card Factory is Still Open

 

Happy Holiday Art

Santa's elves have been busy making cards!  They all took Joanne Sharpe's Art Sparks 5:  Happy Holiday Art and made a selection of bright, cheerful cards.

Peace on Earth

 

Kuretake Watercolor, Folded Pen

This is my homework for the Bensgothic program we enjoyed at the Westcoast Calligraphy Meeting last month.  Our assignment was to letter a Christmas saying.

Lettering Lyrics - Part 4

Fintec Pearlescent Watercolor

It really is blue, as you can see in this little video: