Today I have a Christmas card, but this one doesn't use Shady Tree Studio images. Although you'll still see a lot of STS, and find all the latest news here, I think I'll be sharing some of my other cards on this blog, too :) . Like most of you, I'm sure, I have stamps from all over ~ variety is the spice of life, right?!
I've also begun another blog, which I'll link you up to another time, where I'll be sharing other art adventures with you as well.
So now. . . a Christmas card a la Hero Arts:
When I saw this Hero Arts stamp set at Ellen Hutson LLC
I just had to have it!!
The cardstock is A Muse and the patterned paper is from
Basic Grey's Nordic Holiday.
Basic Grey's Nordic Holiday.
This is also the first image I colored on
It was a joy to use Copic markers on this surface ~ it blends beautifully:
I love him leaping for holiday joy :) .
The snowflake is from the A Muse die and I used a glue pen to add glitter.
You'd think with all of this time "off," I would have a stockpile of cards made, but alas not so. I have been working on new drawings and also taking care of some long overdue projects around the house.
I want to close today by sharing a blog post by Holly from Eat Cake Graphics. I admire her ~ she's a generous, creative soul. And I really like the encouragement she shares here that would apply to anyone with creative dreams: Sprinkles of Thought . I can totally relate to this ~ it wasn't easy to sit down and even make a card after being away from it for awhile. And some other pursuits are even more challenging. Any artistry carries with it some level of risk ~ the whole process can mess with your mind if you let it. Thanks to Holly for talking about it so eloquently :) .
Hope to keep climbing that slope and see you back here real soon!! Thanks for stopping by :) .
This is such a cute Hero Arts image Nancy, I saw one on an SCS gallery upload yesterday and it made me smile. I like your simple layout and nice background paper to go with the deer and the big snowflake makes the perfect finish.
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