Birthday Cards

 

For my eldest niece and her stepmom, both April birthdays.

For my niece's I used the card sketch here.

Greeting Card Idea

 From an old sketchbook, here's an idea for greetings done on watercolor backgrounds:

Happy Birthday

 

Published

 

I'm cleaning out some old magazines, including those I was published in.  I'm trying to decide whether digitizing is enough or whether I should create a portfolio of originals...

Any thoughts?

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.

Hawaiian Ginger

Aloha!

My sister challenged me to make a card from this stamp of a ginger flower.  She also suggested that I include the dots that I used on the previous cards.  I'm thankful for this suggestion; I was thinking it was going to be a little bare but I had no ideas about what to add.  

I used chalk inks for these - on both I used olive for the leaves and stem.  On the the top card I used rouge for the flower, and on the bottom one, wisteria.

Creativity and Making Choices

 

It is much easier for me to start the creative process if I begin by limiting my choices.  I wanted to make some "guy cards" - what we cardmakers call cards suitable for men and boys.  It has been awhile since I printed some trucks, but with my huge selection of wonky drawings, how did I choose which to print?

I have a file which has a few folded cards all ready cut and folded, so I dipped into that and found two brown cards that have been there for far too long.  That limited my choice of trucks by color - perfect.  The card below is going to my nephew for his birthday, and the one above will go in the box for when I need a card quickly. 

 

Feeling Blue

Cardmaking

Dreaming of Spring