...I used to make these pen and ink doodles in my notebooks all the time when I was in high school - I love the way the ink smells and the way it stains your hand as you're working on it...
...I've done some pen and ink drawings since then - but they're always with black ink - mostly I draw with pencil (and some charcoal) - I know you're still waiting on the pen & ink of your house Lee and I'm still working on it (maybe by Christmas - you've only been married a year - right?)...
...when I was in high school I always used blue ink...
...so when I got to thinking about this year's Christmas card this idea popped into my head - it's a manger scene that I saw on a bulletin cover sometime in my past - only done in blue ink...
...I love the feeling of 'shift' when I start working on a drawing - it's a definite change in perception (I'm a very left brain person - very lingual - so when I switch to a right brain visual function I can really feel it)...
...very peaceful and unhindered by the day to day - it's really hard to explain...
...I'm pretty happy with the way it's turning out - Scout absolutely loves it...
...I definitely should have used some thicker paper - this was just regular card stock and I should have used a nice thick watercolour paper...
Our family picture will go in the white space and I'll just have 100 or so printed as regular 4x6 pictures - so this will be a very frugal Christmas Card if I wait until one of the big Photo printing companies does a 9¢ or 10¢ per print sale and I'll have all my cards printed for less than $10.00 - I make the 4x6 envelopes out of scrap office paper so those are free as well
Wow, what talent! Those are beautiful cards. :)
ReplyDeletewell, it will be neat to get that...the surprise will be the photo, i suppose!
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I think your card is lovely! You are incredibly talented! You make your own envelopes?! Wow. :) xo Angela
ReplyDeleteBeautiful drawing. The recipients of those cards are very lucky.
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful! I wish I could do something so clever for our Christmas card; I get tired of the same old photo card year after year. I think that prints at Snapfish.com are always 9 cents.
ReplyDeleteyour card is going to be so pretty! i love the lettering! very nice.
ReplyDeletei'm making our cards this year, too, i think . . .
and we found, cut, and put up our tree on sunday . . . we'll decorate it throughout the week.
happy Advent season to you.
Wow. You should etsy those! That's prettier than any card I've seen in expensive card shops!
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
ReplyDeleteYou should look into winkflash--I think 8 cents is their standard for 4x6 prints but you can often get coupon codes for 6 cent prints. Plus I think you get a whole bunch free when you first sign up.
Such a sweet card.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful and very special.
ReplyDeleteI didn't set out to make a "family" card, but there was definitely a recurring theme, this year! :) (I liked the style, so just kept repeating it.) :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!!
The card is lovely and made more special since it is handmade with love :0)
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I love to make our cards and love getting handmade ones too. Very creative and oroginal.
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented!! What a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun! I love reading your description of your creative process and enjoy your lovely drawing. :D
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is fantastic! I wish I could draw! Your cards are going to be BEAUTIFUL!
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